In this continuation of the series “Encountering the
Stranger” we will talk about our call to identify with the Stranger, Alien and
Foreigner. Because of Israel’s experience in Egypt and as wanderers on the face
of the earth, they were called to treat the foreigner among them as one of
their own. It is through identifying with the plight of another that we are
able to empathize and assist them. As Christians, we too are called to
recognize our ‘alien’ status on earth, living as Kingdom of God people while here
on earth.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
Hebrews 13:1-3 "Encountering God in the Stranger"
In this message we’ll be looking at passages where God shows
up as a stranger. Hospitality was a big deal to the Jewish people and it should
be a big deal for Christians as well. We never know when we might Encounter God
in a Stranger.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Nehemiah 1:1-4, 2:17-18 Divine Direction: "Faith to Start"
In this final segment of “Divine Direction” we’ll focus in on
the need to “begin”. You don’t need the faith to get to the finish, you just
need the faith to ‘start’. You certainly won’t finish something you don’t
start. We’ll be looking how Nehemiah’s burden for Jerusalem turned into divine
direction for him to begin something new.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Acts 20:22-24 Divine Direction: "Trust the Process"
We’re called pay attention to and follow the Spirit’s
prompting in our lives. Yet this prompting does not come with ‘certainty’. If
you’re not living with a little uncertainty—you’re not living with faith. Also,
just because you’re following God’s plan doesn’t mean you won’t experience
resistance. In fact, when we follow God’s direction we can expect resistance,
but internally and externally. We are not called to be ‘successful’, but to
‘obey’. In obeying, we can have complete confidence in God’s plan for us.
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