Your Why

Your Part Matters

2nd Harvest Recap

2nd Harvest Recap

18 of us

We sorted 6,587 lbs of apples and bread

We helped create 5,489 meals for those in need

In July we will be doing a VBS day camp for the community

More to come on that later tonight

In August I will be casting vision for one of our partners Convoy Of Hope

Feed One Campaign

Just 10.00 a month can change a kids life

The goal - That all of us jump in - more to come on that later

Joel and Crystal Kruse

Pray

Worship

We are Gathered Here today to Grow closer to Jesus and Then GO live it out amongst our worlds and week.

Roles, Titles, and Fit

Leadership is not a stage

Impact is not a microphone

Purpose is not a title

Ferrari Pit Crew

22 Guys working together perfectly

Each guy had his own role

Some would say a MUNDANE role

In this video I want you to pay attention to the guy at the bottom right of your screen.

Watch Video

Did you catch one of the four guys?

His role - Pull the tire off (Thats it)

His Response to this assigned role

He approached his role like a world champion class athlete - the best of the best

The Catch?

No one will ever know his name on ESPN - No autographs or endorsement deals.

He’s dressed just like the other 21 pit crew guys

Red suit - red helmet - spy life!

The WIN (Whats Important Now)

He knows that hes’ doing his absolute best to play his role as well as he can

More importantly HIS team knows - His family knows

Your PART Matters

Summer Focus

Reflect on who you are

Who you want to become

And HOW your going to get there

Our Church

On who we are

Where we want to go

How we are going to get there

Space coming in 2020 (Do you believe)

Every one of you. Every person involved in a local church has a part to play

The Tension

So many of you sit back and think “They got it”

We think people with titles or roles got it covered

I am not needed

I am not equipped

I am not good enough

I have no idea what I am doing

The Truth

You were created by God in HIS image. Which means you were gifted with talents that can play a critical role in helping further God’s Kingdom.

Go back to the Ferrari pit crew

The WIN (Whats Important Now)

The tire guy knew he was giving all had to his role

His team knew it…His family knew it

Thats what matters most!

The Question

What roles are you playing in your life?

Are you playing it with the intense HUMILITY, COMMITMENT, and MASTERY as our tire friend was?

Pause - Refocus

Before we get too deep into the HOW of our roles in our lives and here at church lets back all the way back to the beginning and focus on THE WHY.

The pit crew guys - (Win the race - Thats the why)

Every second counts - dropped tire - lose

For us in our roles in our lives

Share the love that has been shared with us from God

To know that we are loved and to live that way!

Tonights Focus

Rediscovering your WHY

That YOUR part matters

For your personal life

For your role here at The Gathering

Remember

You were created by God in HIS image. Which means you were gifted with talents that can play a critical role in helping further God’s Kingdom.

The Goal

In all that we do. The goal is to simply seek attention from God while we serve others - not the other way around.

We did not serve 2nd Harvest for there sake

We did it for the kingdom

We did it so that we could create an environment where we could share and others could experience the Love of Jesus in a creative way. (That is the purpose of The Gathering - of all we do!)

Listen to my talk two weeks ago on that exact subject

Sermon on the Mount

The Why and How on life

Jesus spoke to people about trying to get attention, even for “spiritual” things. In , Jesus says, “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Jesus then speaks about giving to the poor, prayer, and fasting. There were religious people during the time of Jesus who would announce when they would give to the poor, so that everyone would see them give (v. 2). Or they would pray very loudly to make sure everyone could see how spiritual they were (v. 5). And when they would fast, they would disfigure themselves, so that everyone would know they were fasting (v. 16). Jesus told the people to give to the poor and not expect any recognition (vv. 3–4), to pray in private (v. 6), and to fast without making it obvious (vv. 17–18). Now, Jesus didn’t say this so that people wouldn’t give in public or pray out loud but to emphasize that the attention we seek should be from the Lord

Jesus spoke to people about trying to get attention, even for “spiritual” things.

In , Jesus says,

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

Jesus then speaks about giving to the poor, prayer, and fasting.

There were religious people during the time of Jesus who would announce when they would give to the poor, so that everyone would see them give (v. 2).

Or they would pray very loudly to make sure everyone could see how spiritual they were (v. 5).

They would fast, they would disfigure themselves, so that everyone would know they were fasting (v. 16).

Jesus told the people to give to the poor and not expect any recognition (vv. 3–4)

To pray in private (v. 6), and to fast without making it obvious (vv. 17–18).

Now, Jesus didn’t say this so that people wouldn’t give in public or pray out loud.

Jesus wanted to emphasize that the attention we seek should be from the HIM.

Recognition from man means nothing

If that is your why or end goal you are setting yourself up for failure.

No platform, job title, salary, square footage, amount of likes, certain relationship with that special someone, retirement plan

1. Everyone has a part to serve in the church. But if we have a view that the focus should be on what can be seen, we will only view those who have a public ministry (worship team, teaching, or otherwise being onstage) as being important. God wants our service, no matter what it is, to be for others and the attention that we might seek to be from him.

The Message

Everyone has a role at home and to serve in the church.

But if we have a view that the focus should be on what can be seen, we will only view those who have a certain title as being important.

God wants our service, no matter what it is, to be for others and the attention that we might seek to be from him.

What roles are you playing in your life?

Are you playing it with the intense HUMILITY, COMMITMENT, and MASTERY as our tire friend was?

As Jesus was hoping the Disciples would and ended up doing?

Dad, Mom, Wife, Husband, Friend, Brother, Sister, Student, Neighbor, Stranger.

Reflect on that right now (INVITE THE BAND UP)

Communion

Take this time to come forward

Pray at the altar by yourself or with your family

Ask for forgiveness from God for caring about mans acceptance

Remember

Seek HIS acceptance this week!

You were created by God in HIS image. Which means you were gifted with talents that can play a critical role in helping further God’s Kingdom.

Worship

What does this mean for our church

July 27th

VBS

All hands on deck

A chance to serve our community

A chance to create environments where others can experience the love of Jesus.

22 pit crew members doing all kinds of jobs to make it happen

Contact me and Amanda about how to get signed up

TriTheGathering.Com (Click Volunteer)

The Gathering

Greeters

We want to Greet people with EXCELLENCE!

Would you sign up for once a month!

Pull that tire off with so much passion!

Remember

You were created by God in HIS image. Which means you were gifted with talents that can play a critical role in helping further God’s Kingdom.

Your PART Matters

Pray