Alright, so it’s been a few weeks but nonetheless here we are with another version of the “Friday Four”. Like always four things that are or have been running through this bald head of mine. Lets start a little dialogue here. After reading give me your take…
1.) Change
So our “Change is Necessary” series is over but our need to change never ends. After over 2 months of studying, preaching and applying the idea of change to my own life I’m learning that I’m just beginning to scratch the surface of change. My prayer is that I never lose sight of God’s desire to not leave me where I’m at…
6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
And that involves change…
Don’t let change become the bad word that keeps you from Him completing that good work in you.
2.) Here’s What I Know… – Perry Noble
“…I simply know…
#1 – I was lost!
#2 – Someone invited me to church! (Romans 10:14-17)
#3 – I heard the Gospel there!
#4 – Over time it changed my heart!
#5 – And, until this day it continues to change my thinking!
#6 – I want everyone on the planet to have this experience!!!
#7 – The majority of the planet is NOT having this experience, including some of the people we are in relationship with!
I read this yesterday and well, you need to read the full article (HERE) to get the big picture, but here’s my point. We all have a ton going on in our lives, but if you take a minute I think you’ll realize what I realized yesterday that…
#1 – YOU were lost!
#2 – Someone invited YOU to church! (Romans 10:14-17)
#3 – YOU heard the Gospel there!
#4 – Over time it changed YOUR heart!
#5 – And, until this day it continues to change YOUR thinking!
#6 – YOU SHOULD want everyone on the planet to have this experience!!!
#7 – The majority of the planet is NOT having this experience, including some of the people YOU are in relationship with!
This should change the way we look at some things. Does anyone else get excited at the fact that the Gospel or Good News that brought you to Christ wants to work through you to bring others to Himself.
3.) Home for the Holidays -
Like I said earlier our “Change” series is over and to say that I’m excited about what’s next would be an understatement.
This week we’re diving into our “Home for the Holidays” series and you’re not gonna want to miss a single week of this series, and you really don’t want to come alone.
4.) My son is turning 9 -
Next Friday our little guy will be “9″ like I said before I can’t believe that God would allow us to partner with him to raise these boys!
I love how we spent an entire month or so on Change, and the very next series is the Gospel! What’s more life changing then what Christ did on the Cross for us?! In the New Testament, I have really only found two rules that Christ has laid on our hearts; Love God with ALL your heart, and to love your neighbor as yourself! Im excited for that realization to push it’s way through to all of our hearts! To have that be our focus, everything else falls into place! If we focus on what He did, that HE was the ultimate example of that love, then how can we NOT change?! It doesn’t matter essentially how many hours you spend reading your bible, or how much you pray, or what good deed you’re doing if you’re doing them for the namesake of Change. If you truly love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as you love yourself; you won’t be able to keep your nose out of his word, you won’t ever stop speaking to Him, and worshipping Him, and you won’t be able to help but to be a generous giver! I pray that everyone who hears these messages has this concept weaved into the lace of their hearts!