The (un)Known

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Grayson Example

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How does being fully known by God influence my thoughts about the unknown?

1 Corinthians 8:3 NKJV

But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

Ephesians 1:4 NKJV

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

1 Peter 2:9 NKJV

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

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Fully Known, Fully Called.

Matthew 4:18–20 NKJV

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Being a fisherman requires faith.

God can take you and do something uniquely brilliant for the Kingdom of God.

Answering the call is one our greatest challenges.

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God is ready to transform your yes into something miraculous.

Fully Known, Fully Loved

John 3:16–17 NKJV

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

We can’t fully understand the expression of God’s love unless we understand the sacrifice.

Knowing that we are fully loved helps us love others.

1 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 13:13 NKJV

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Life is all about relationships.

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Fully Known, Fully Commanded

Matthew 28:19–20 NKJV

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

HOW?

Acts 1:8 NKJV

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

By the power of the Spirit, we can go and we can make.

Why Tampa Bay?

3.2 Million People

7th Fastest Growing City in the US

20th Least Religious City in the US

STORY OF KONA

TWO YEARS AGO

Southwesterly wind that often bring to dry places.

ONE YEAR AGO

Isaiah 43:19 NKJV

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

KONA CHURCH reveal.

Fully Known, Fully Called.

Fully Known, Fully Loved.

Fully Known, Fully Commanded.

We should never be afraid to trust a known God with the unknown.

Finish Grayson’s story.

You are fully known by God so step into the unknown boldly.

Closing

10 Years Ago - Saying Goodbye to Family and Friends

What we are doing.

1 Year Ago - Prophecy

2 Years Ago - DreamStory of Our Life