And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” Luke 4:42-43 What are you passionate about? We give time to those things that we are passionate about. If you are passionate about sports, you will take the time to watch or participate in sports. You know everything there is about that sport (s). If you are passionate about your yard, you take the…
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Pray For The World
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect. James 5:16 Do you have a group of people that you can have them pray for you? As believers, we need to pray for one another and share where we are struggling. For through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. Ephesians 2:18 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus, our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. Ephesians 3:…
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Joins God’s Purpose
“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. John 4:35 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” John 5:17 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38…
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Have A Heart For The World
“for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him, for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things!” Romans 10: 12-15 Let’s read Matthew 28:18-20, “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to…
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Mission To The World
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Let’s jump right into scripture today! Read John 20:21, Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” and 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 which says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come. Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: That is, in Christ, God…
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Know The God Of The World
“He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 What is this verse saying to you? What can we learn about Jesus from this verse? There are two thoughts in this one verse. Be still and know that I am God, and I will be exalted. Do you know the first part of this verse? I don’t know a woman who doesn’t know this verse when they are a Christ-follower. Men, on the other hand, I don’t know if this is a verse that hits their hearts like it does with women. What does…
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We Have A Mission
But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher? Romans 10:14 A mission. You and I are on a mission for or with God. How was the first time you heard the gospel message? Or at least it stood out to you? I know being raised in the church, I have listened to it through Sunday School, children’s church, and my parents. I remember that my attention to Jesus being my savior was listening to a record player of puppet singing songs about God and giving the salvation message at…
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Gifted to Serve One Another
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; Romans 12:6 Read 1 Peter 4:10-11: Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11: There are different…
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Members of One Another: Part 2
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized be one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason…
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We Are Members Of One Another
for we are members of his body. Ephesians 5:30 Read the following passages. Romans 12:1-5: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing, and perfect will. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment,…