Balancing Ministry N' Work

Trying something new... instead of writing a manuscript for my notes, I am trying out using an outline instead. 1.      Introduction a.       Been praying about where to go next. b.      Maybe the hardest book in the Bible to understand and teach. c.       We are going to walk verse by verse through all 22 chapters. d.      Path is not mapped out.                                                     i.      Holy Spirit and the Word will lead. 2.      Ok to disagree. a.       We may not agree on all aspects, especially as we look at the end times. b. ...

Who’s your one is an evangelism tool being promoted by the North American Missions Board and thought it would be good for us to take a look at it. The larger of the two cards you received will be our guide or outline this morning. The first point listed is to Remember Your Purpose . We were created to Love God and told that loving Him is the greatest commandment, followed by Loving Others. Both of which should lead us to be witnesses and make disciples. “ 18  As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen.  19  “Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”  20  Immediately they left their nets and followed him.” – Matthew 4:18-20 Jesus called out to Peter and Andrew to follow Him, and they did. Jesus told them that He will make them fishers of men. As we are called to follow Jesus, ...

A lot of challenges over the last year, but we have a lot of things to celebrate and to be thankful for in addition to our Lord’s Resurrection. While we celebrate what Jesus did, we need to remember that day, that act, is something that impacts every day of our lives and has a profound impact on our Eternity. “ 24  On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.  2  They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.  3  They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  4  While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.  5  So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground. “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.  6  “He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee,  7  saying, ‘It is necess...

Good Evening… tonight we are going to take a look at some words written roughly 790 years before our Lord hung on that cross.   Isaiah 52:13-53:12 “ 13  See, my servant will be successful; he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.” Through the prophet Isaiah God the Father proclaims that the Servant, Jesus, will be successful in everything that He sets out to do. He will come to this earth, He will live a sinless life, He will pay for our sins, and He will defeat death. Jesus will be ‘greatly exalted’, meaning He will be praised, He will be lifted up, He will be given the name that is above every name.   “14  Just as many were appalled at you— his appearance was so disfigured that he did not look like a man, and his form did not resemble a human being—” Saying that Jesus was not treated like a man, is likely a significant understatement. He was severely beaten, and it would have been hard to look at Him after the beating took place. “ 15...