The Way: Week 4 June 7, 2009, Sunday
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This week Paul preached from the 1st chapter of Acts. Here are some of his points…
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— The Way: How it Began—
- The church was “jump started” by an appearance of the risen Jesus.
- It was by the strength they gained after seeing Him, that they were able to go into all the world.
3 Things Jesus told them in the 1st chapter:
1. Wait on the Holy Spirit
-So what’s so important about waiting on the Lord?
— We are powerless to act without Him.
— We will fail if we act without him.
2. Don’t count the days (v 7)
— Don’t ask the wrong questions when serving God.
— We should ask How instead of when…
3. Be my witness (v 8)
— What is a witness: The Greek word is martureo, this is the word where we get “martyr”.
— How far are you willing to go to stand by your convictions?
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How are you living the Way?
The Way: Fellowship June 2, 2009, Tuesday
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Acts 2:42, 46
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.
Fellowship just might be the favorite pastime for church goers. However if we want to start living a lifestyle that reflects God (also called the Way) then we are going to have to start rethinking our fellowship. Sunday I talked about how fellowship is more than just the food . . . it’s about relationships. We have to start realizing that fellowship is an opportunity to touch each other’s lives. Food has changed from a way to get people to fellowship to what fellowship is all about. Think about it, when was the last time you had someone over that didn’t involve a meal? Can you even think of a time? We can see in Acts 2 that the people were devoted to fellowship (and before you think it, I know that both verses above talk about “breaking the bread”) but also notice that Luke lists fellowship separately in verse 42. This tells me that fellowship is more than “breaking bread“. Yes, a meal time is a good way for us to meet and not have anything else going on . . . but ask yourself this question: What would happen if I looked for other ways to have fellowship?
Living “The Way” is doing everything you can to reflect God . . . let’s start making that true through our fellowship
The Way: Week 3 May 31, 2009, Sunday
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Today we continued our series entitled “The Way”. Throughout this series we will be talking about how we can model our lives around the same principles that the 1st Christians did in the book of Acts.
Today we talked about 4 outcomes of living that type of lifestyle. Each of the next 4 days I will further discuss the 4 outcomes presented in this mornings message. So, come back and dialogue with me about each topic. Until then here are some highlights from todays service.
- I loved when Hillarie reminded us that worship is a choice.
- It was awesome to stand in the back and witness people worship freely (even some with raised hands). That’s what I’m talk’n ’bout!!!
- Remember that “the Way” is a lifestyle choice . . . and this lifestyle runs counter to society.
- Yes, service is all about other peoples’ needs . . . who cares what you have. Does everybody around you have everything they need?
- How devoted to prayer are you?
- I could tell that God was moving in peoples’ hearts this morning and that pumps me up. Watch out Lampasas!!!
- Discipleship is a necessity! If you’re not willing to learn more about God . . . then you should ask yourself this question: Do you really know who He is?
- The Way is all about relationships.
What did God do in your heart today? Let me know. I would love to hear what God has started showing you through this series.
