2024 Wk9 Telling my Story 3

Intro

Today we come to the

Table of love,

table of brother and sisterhood,

the table of life,

our table to fellowship and connect.

the Table of God.

Join me as we Give Father all our inabilities, our weakness, and receive his goodness...

Song Set

Trading my Sorrows

Song Set

My Testimony

Make Room

I Speak the Name of Jesus

GENEROSITY/UPDATE

Cafe Hope, doors open at 10am on Sundays.

Finance Small Group Part 2 Kicks off this week.

Hispanic Church Today 2pm!

Easter is Coming—who will you invite?

New series starts in two weeks:

Women Marked by FAITH!

YOU HAVE A STORY

God gave you a story for a reason

Is it hid or is it in plain view?

We can get cynical towards people who are not like us, even pastors.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO RECALL YOUR STORY?

THE STEPS TO CHANGE START WITH NEW THINKING AND WITH PASSION FROM A NEW HEART!

Romans 12:2 NLT

2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Repent

Turn to God with a Listening heart and ear.

Do the first thing He says to do— No matter how odd it might sound.

then Share it with a friend.

HAVE YOU WRITTEN OUT YOUR STORY?

Now is the time

Because people are dying everyday who do not know who Jesus is...

Because there is just one of you and God created you for His purpose...

NOT JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL BLESSED

SO WHY MY STORY?

God HAS BLESSED YOU FOR A PURPOSE.

Here is the blessing...

John 1:16 NLT

16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.

Here is the purpose...

Psalm 67:1–7 NLT

1 May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude 2 May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. 3 May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. 4 Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude 5 May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. 6 Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us. 7 Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.

“May God...”

The focus isn’t “Me”

The focus in the passage is on “God”.

What He will do and How he will be praised.

Count your blessings written in 1897 by

Johnson Oatman Jr., 1856-1922

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Refrain: Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, *Count your many blessings, see what God has done. [*And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.]

Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly, And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold, Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold; Count your many blessings—*money cannot buy [*wealth can never buy] Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small, Do not be discouraged, God is over all; Count your many blessings, angels will attend, Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

LET’S COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS...

PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT GOD’S PURPOSE AND BLESSINGS ARE THESE KIND OF PEOPLE according to David Platt—Radical… “THEY BELIEVE”

“THEY BELIEVE”

They were created for more than a Christian Spin on the American Dream.

“THEY BELIEVE”

Their purpose is deeper and far greater than having a job, raising a family, living a comfortable life, and tacking church attendance on the end of that.

“THEY BELIEVE”

That Jesus has called them to live life at a higher plane and given them a much greater dream.

“THEY BELIEVE”

That God has given them great Grace in order that God may use them to accomplish His glorious, global, God-exalting purpose.

“THEY BELIEVE”

The don’t believe that they have to settle for anything less than radical abandonment to fulfill God’s purpose.

GOD HAS CREATED YOU FOR IMPACT

God as created you and me on a collision course with the World.

We try to dodge this and ask for prayer, but God has you right there in that spot for His purpose.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT DOESN’T IT SOUND BIBLICAL?

Jesus said, “go into all the world” NOT “hid from all the world.”

Jesus says, “Live in me, for me, through me.”

You and I have the answers…thus we need to IMPACT THE WORLD everyday in every way.

DON’T LISTEN TO the old thoughts that you shouldn’t talk about religion and government.

You have the answers

God has blessed you to show the world His mercy and grace.

TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.

2 Corinthians 6:2 NLT

2 For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

SO…

WRITE YOUR STORY

REHEARSE YOUR STORY

TELL YOUR STORY AND

REAP THE HARVEST YOUR STORY WILL PRODUCE.