My pastor spoke about the 10 lepers last Sunday and how only one was thankful to Jesus. As I reflect on this, I wonder why it is that only 1 out of 10 showed gratitude to Jesus. We are like 10 lepers who get used to what we don’t have — healing. We get used […]
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Matthew 16 – Daily Surrender
Today is my retreat reflection. 2 words jump out to me from the retreat – surrender and love. Pastor Don talked about God’s love and our need to surrender in his earlier messages. How God bought us at a price by the blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore he owns us and we must surrender ourselves […]
Acts 2
Discussion Questions: 1) What is the mindset behind the response recorded in v.13? 2) What is the tone of Peter’s sermon? 3) Do you think it is possible to live today like they did in the first century church (vv. 42-47)? What are some barriers? They have had too much wine. A crowd of God-fearing […]
The Kingdom of God: Power, Urgency, Opposition
This is the final part of this four-part series. 10. The kingdom of God is power. Power = loving relationships. Love is not talk. It is not niceness. 11. Urgency of proclaiming and responding to the kingdom of God. Cost of following Christ. Following Christ involves proclaiming kingdom of God urgently because that is the […]
Kingdom of God: Banquet
Intro: Summarize first 6 observations. Title: All I Really Need to Know About Kingdom Living I Learned in Kindergarten Read Title and Kindergartner piece. Robert Fulghum – writer of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” Robert Fulghum was born in 1937, and grew up in Waco, Texas. In his youth he […]
Kingdom of God: Forcefully Entering
Intro: Summarize first 3 points Part I: When did the kingdom of God begin, what is the kingdom of God, how do I enter the kingdom of God? 1. The kingdom of God is near – that’s what Jesus announces during his earthly ministry. The kingdom is not quite here until the resurrection and then […]