Jesus & We - Compassion Wkn
Jesus & We • Sermon • Submitted
0 ratings
· 9 viewsSeven billion people occupy this tiny slie of history. And it's not by accident. God chose our generation to move them into a more dynamic relationshiop with Jesus Christ. That's our mission. We have the opportunity to make a difference - but He doesn't want us to do it alone. Find out how in Jesus and We.
Notes
Transcript
Sermon Tone Analysis
A
D
F
J
S
Emotion
A
C
T
Language
O
C
E
A
E
Social
VIDEO 4:00 Asti’s Story
Intro:
I - Review series...
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
God’s heart for kids -
God’s heart for kids -
14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”
Today’s goal is to child sponsorship through a world partner called Compassion International. Today is about children who are living in extreme poverty around the world — and what Jesus & We, can do something reach out to individual children in DR, Honduras, one by one, and help to change their stories.
Currently approx 140 BCCers sponsor one or more kids. As a staff (insert staff photos) We are not asking you to do something that we currently are not doing.
I want to thank you for being obedient to God’s Word by changing you sponsored child’s story and give you an opportunity to to sponsor a child.
Ill - If I were a dad in the DR. I would want to guy on the platform to...
(Cheryl) Solomon the writer of Proverbs would agree -
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
ensure justice for those being crushed.
Proverbs 31:8
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them.
(2 Looks)
(2 Looks)
Look @ Poverty’s Story
An estimated 101 million primary-school-age children worldwide don’t attend school.
About 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 per day, making them extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, illness, food shortages or instability of any kind.
22,000 children die each day due to conditions of poverty.
Look @ Biblical Scripture
3 “Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Matthew 25:
35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
(Mark) Our obedience to biblical scripture can change poverty’s story. It can also change our story.
(Scroll 5 pictures in rotation of our kids)
Sponsoring two children in Uganda has changed our two sponsored kids and Cheryl and I. In 2012 I was diagnosed with Male Breast Cancer while in Uganda on a trip to visit them. I anticipated going back in 2013 and couldn’t wait to hug Peninah and carry Sharif on my shoulders. There was nothing more humbling than to hear her speak in broken English, “I’ve been praying for your total healing.”
Their growth in the past years had been amazing.
I don’t know the details of Peninah’s or Sharif’s future but they have a path of hope!
Ill - Chris Dauster’s story, my sponsor leaks. (We need a picture of Chris & his kid)
(Cheryl) What does child sponsorship look like?
Asti was served through a Christ-centered, church-based center in the neighborhood where they live.
Asti was known by her name and received opportunities for education, health, and personal development.
Most important of all, Asti learned about Jesus and saw the love of God expressed to him in a very practical way.
Your role as a sponsor can be a very special one. You can share your love through prayers, letters, send a birthday gift, Christmas gift, and help your child feel loved and valued. You can also visit.
(Mark)
I want to make a DYNAMIC difference with a group of people that want to make a DYNAMIC difference at a time that will make a DYNAMIC difference.
Jesus & WE > Jesus & ME
EMPOWERED by Jesus WE must be the church that KIDS would miss if WE weren’t here.
>>> Let’s MOVE
Song: Do something!
20 sec Asti’s The Wait Is Over Transition video
Today, I want to invite you to sponsor a child of your own. This kid’s story can be personally changed through your love, prayers, letters, and support. Along the wall you will see 300 child sponsorship packets. Please take one and sit back down and fill out the paperwork. When finished take it to the back table.