What do you think?
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What do you think?
What do you think?
Welcome
Welcome
Opening prayer
Opening prayer
James 4: 7
James 4: 7
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Offering
Offering
Doxology
Doxology
Worship Song
Worship Song
Worship Song
Worship Song
Junior church
Junior church
Joys and concerns
Joys and concerns
Worship Song
Worship Song
Apostles Creed
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth;
creator of heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord
I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;*
was crucified, died, and was buried;*
He descended to the dead
He descended to the dead
on the third day he rose again
on the third day he rose again
he ascended into heaven,
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand the Father
is seated at the right hand the Father
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
and the life everlasting.
Amen
Amen
Let us Pray
Let us Pray
Lord it’s me again. Dear Lord, we submit all of our deepest thoughts to you. Please help us to cooperate with you as you continually renew our thoughts and attitudes. Please let your name be glorified in our lives, and let us be the men and women you called us to be.
Lord it’s me again. Dear Lord, we submit all of our deepest thoughts to you. Please help us to cooperate with you as you continually renew our thoughts and attitudes. Please let your name be glorified in our lives, and let us be the men and women you called us to be.
Amen
Amen
I want to start out with a video today the video is a scene from a Rocky movie. In this video I want you to look at Rocky the father as God and the son as us as they interact.
I want to start out with a video today the video is a scene from a Rocky movie. In this video I want you to look at Rocky the father as God and the son as us as they interact.
Video
Video
What do you think?
What do you think?
Dear Friends, everything we say and do starts in our thoughts. This is why it is said that you are what you think. When we truly come to terms with this, we see how imperative it is to let God’s Holy Spirit lovingly and powerfully renew our minds, thoughts, and attitude. When we submit our thoughts to God, the devil flees, God is glorified, and our joy is full. So when we fill our thoughts with the word our lives become more fulfilling. When we listen to the Holy Spirit our lives are full of the love of the lord. As we spoke last week about the Holy Spirit interceding for us, we have the path to having Christian thinking to help us be more Holy. We all understand the fact that the Lord ask us to fill our minds with his word which will help us full fill our call. I would like to share a story with you about a man named Ray.
Dear Friends, everything we say and do starts in our thoughts. This is why it is said that you are what you think. When we truly come to terms with this, we see how imperative it is to let God’s Holy Spirit lovingly and powerfully renew our minds, thoughts, and attitude. When we submit our thoughts to God, the devil flees, God is glorified, and our joy is full. So when we fill our thoughts with the word our lives become more fulfilling. When we listen to the Holy Spirit our lives are full of the love of the lord. As we spoke last week about the Holy Spirit interceding for us, we have the path to having Christian thinking to help us be more Holy. We all understand the fact that the Lord ask us to fill our minds with his word which will help us full fill our call. I would like to share a story with you about a man named Ray.
"God sent His Angel
to Help Me"
This is my true life story. It starts with my being down on my luck in Los Angeles and ending up homeless for 3 1/2 years sleeping in alleyways, the subways, homeless shelters, in abandon buildings, and just on the sidewalks of Los Angeles.
"God sent His Angel
to Help Me"
This is my true life story. It starts with my being down on my luck in Los Angeles and ending up homeless for 3 1/2 years sleeping in alleyways, the subways, homeless shelters, in abandon buildings, and just on the sidewalks of Los Angeles.
One frigid night I was trying to sleep in between some office buildings in the city of Toluca Lake, but because I had not eaten in three days, I could not get to sleep. I was suffering so much, and I was so hungry that I said to myself that if I didn't get any food today, I was going to get it over with by killing myself.
One frigid night I was trying to sleep in between some office buildings in the city of Toluca Lake, but because I had not eaten in three days, I could not get to sleep. I was suffering so much, and I was so hungry that I said to myself that if I didn't get any food today, I was going to get it over with by killing myself.
So I got up around 6 am and hid my sleeping bag in the bushes, and it also was a very foggy day. I remember thinking to myself that if I could just get $3.45, it would allow me to go over to the red building breakfast place on riverside blvd. and get breakfast to eat, but where and how could I get the money. $3.45 at that time in my life was like trying to get $1,000. I started walking down the alley in the thick fog, and out of nowhere and an older man with a cane came walking toward me, stopped, and said hello. I spoke back to him, and then he turns towards the direction he just came from and tells me that there is some money by the tree in the direction that he just came from by the red bricks on the left side of the alley. He then tells me that he can't get the money because he can't bend down due to his bad back. I was so excited that I started walking pass him about five or six steps, and then remembered that I didn't say thank you, but when I turned back to say thanks, he was gone. I tried my best to find him by going up and down the alley, but he had just vanished. He was walking more slowly than an old Turtle with that cane, so how could he disappear like that.
So I got up around 6 am and hid my sleeping bag in the bushes, and it also was a very foggy day. I remember thinking to myself that if I could just get $3.45, it would allow me to go over to the red building breakfast place on riverside blvd. and get breakfast to eat, but where and how could I get the money. $3.45 at that time in my life was like trying to get $1,000. I started walking down the alley in the thick fog, and out of nowhere and an older man with a cane came walking toward me, stopped, and said hello. I spoke back to him, and then he turns towards the direction he just came from and tells me that there is some money by the tree in the direction that he just came from by the red bricks on the left side of the alley. He then tells me that he can't get the money because he can't bend down due to his bad back. I was so excited that I started walking pass him about five or six steps, and then remembered that I didn't say thank you, but when I turned back to say thanks, he was gone. I tried my best to find him by going up and down the alley, but he had just vanished. He was walking more slowly than an old Turtle with that cane, so how could he disappear like that.
So I went to the location that he told me about and found the tree in someone's front yard. I walked over to the tree and looked, and looked and nothing was there at all, so I gave up and walked across the street, but a little voice in my head told me to go back to the tree and try again.
So I went to the location that he told me about and found the tree in someone's front yard. I walked over to the tree and looked, and looked and nothing was there at all, so I gave up and walked across the street, but a little voice in my head told me to go back to the tree and try again.
So I turned around and went back to the tree and got on both knees. On the ground spread all around the tree were those red woodchucks that people put down, but as I looked again for the money, I saw nothing. That was it, and I had made up my mind, today was the day that I was going to kill myself.
Weak, tired, cold, and still sleepy, I got up and made my way across the street again. But again that small voice spoke to me and said, go back and try one more time, so I turned in the middle of the street and went back for one last try.
So I turned around and went back to the tree and got on both knees. On the ground spread all around the tree were those red woodchucks that people put down, but as I looked again for the money, I saw nothing. That was it, and I had made up my mind, today was the day that I was going to kill myself.
Weak, tired, cold, and still sleepy, I got up and made my way across the street again. But again that small voice spoke to me and said, go back and try one more time, so I turned in the middle of the street and went back for one last try.
As I made my way back to the tree, I had a quick vision of myself jumping off an office building somewhere or of jumping off the freeway overpass in Burbank.
As I made my way back to the tree, I had a quick vision of myself jumping off an office building somewhere or of jumping off the freeway overpass in Burbank.
When I got to the tree again, I got down on both knees and looked, but saw nothing. But just then that small voice said to me, why don't you take your hands and move some of the red woodchucks out of the way, and so I did, and to my great surprise, there were some coins.
When I got to the tree again, I got down on both knees and looked, but saw nothing. But just then that small voice said to me, why don't you take your hands and move some of the red woodchucks out of the way, and so I did, and to my great surprise, there were some coins.
After quickly garbing up the coins and heading across the street to count it, and to my happiness, the total amount was $3.45, just enough for my first meal in three days and saving my life!
After quickly garbing up the coins and heading across the street to count it, and to my happiness, the total amount was $3.45, just enough for my first meal in three days and saving my life!
Now I know you saying there is no way this could happen. But my question is do we have such little faith that we don’t believe our God is capable of sending the holy spirit in the form of an old man to give us exactly what we need? You see when we are in tune with what the lord is saying sometimes he gives us answers we are asking for. But when we do not pray to him and connect with him we are unable to hear what he is trying to saying. This is Just another reason we need to pray for help, and for thanksgiving, to learn when the lord is talking to us. To many of us only go to him when we need something. We need to create a relationship with him. Lets think about when we spend time with our best friend. After a period of time with them we begin to know how they will respond and how they feel about situations we encounter. This is the same with God. If we spend the amount of time with him we will be able to understand when he is speaking to us. we will be able to tell the difference between our thoughts and when God is speaking to us. You see the more we pray the more our relationship grows with God and allows us to hear what direction the Holy Spirit is guiding us in. as we prepare to start another week what do you think the Holy Spirit saying to you?
Now I know you saying there is no way this could happen. But my question is do we have such little faith that we don’t believe our God is capable of sending the holy spirit in the form of an old man to give us exactly what we need? You see when we are in tune with what the lord is saying sometimes he gives us answers we are asking for. But when we do not pray to him and connect with him we are unable to hear what he is trying to saying. This is Just another reason we need to pray for help, and for thanksgiving, to learn when the lord is talking to us. To many of us only go to him when we need something. We need to create a relationship with him. Lets think about when we spend time with our best friend. After a period of time with them we begin to know how they will respond and how they feel about situations we encounter. This is the same with God. If we spend the amount of time with him we will be able to understand when he is speaking to us. we will be able to tell the difference between our thoughts and when God is speaking to us. You see the more we pray the more our relationship grows with God and allows us to hear what direction the Holy Spirit is guiding us in. as we prepare to start another week what do you think the Holy Spirit saying to you?
Amen
Amen
Doxology
Doxology
Final Hymn
Final Hymn
walk to the back
walk to the back
Benediction
Benediction
