Joining God at Work -
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Matt. 28:16-20
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Our view of God is too small when we ask God what is His will is for me. It is then that the Gospel becomes about me.
When I ask God what are He is doing in the world that I could be part of - the Gospel becomes about God and His glory and not about me.
There is great joy and freedom in our lives if we can commit to “make disciples as we are going”-
Married or single -
How big is your God - are you allowing him to do exceeding, abundantly beyond anything that you can ask or think. Paul says that this God is worthy of all of our praise and glory.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Great Commission is not about me asking god where He wants me to go. I will be going. Who is from state or country other than FL or US. Who of you expects to live the rest of your life right here in FL.? (Ask them) What are some things that could result in you moving? Ask them - job, marriage, natural disaster, war/military.
Great Commission is not about me asking god where He wants me to go. I will be going. Who is from state or country other than FL or US. Who of you expects to live the rest of your life right here in FL.? (Ask them) What are some things that could result in you moving? Ask them - job, marriage, natural disaster, war/military.
As you are going and you will be going all of your life. - When you think of “going” don’t think of geography. Think of following after the heart of God. He is at work in the grocery store, nail salon, classroom, break room at work, China, Albania, Syria. Where is He going and that’s where I want to go?though this could be referring to another state or country it could also mean that as you join God where He is at work. That then is done 1 day at a time. Opportunities present themselves and God speaks to us through His word, through others, through circumstances - etc and then the HS confirms what it is that we are hearing. You will be going your entire life - He will reveal His plans for you
AS YOU ARE GOING AND IF YOU WILL SEEK AFTER HIM WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
As you are going - though this could be referring to another state or country it could also mean that as you join God where He is at work. That then is done 1 day at a time. Opportunities present themselves and God speaks to us through His word, through others, through circumstances - etc and then the HS confirms what it is that we are hearing.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
God is always at work - Our job is to join Him where He is at work.
Act out the story.
Cast of Characters - Jerry, Robbie, Norbu, Marci and Rich. Ask for 5 volunteers - 1 gal and 4 guys.
Jerry - first in his family to go to college
Robbie - small town outside of Wichita - dad sold insurance
Rich - farm boy from Nebraska. Very introverted when I first met him
Norbu - Buddhist from Tibet who went to college in China. distance between his city and city where he studied would be the distance from LA to NYC. (about 2800 miles)
Marci - rural OK - father teacher, coach and bi-vocational pastor.
(Isn’t is interesting that Norbu was an evangelist as he went.
HE IS THE ONE WITH POWER - All authority(power) was given to Jesus. What are the things that God is doing in and around you that are impossible for you to take credit for. Things that you would probably not even think about doing because they are so far out of your realm of thinking. They are exceeding abundantly beyond tyou thought or imagination.
HE WILL BE WITH US - If we join with him. He is with us always, even to the end of the age. When we are in a deep place of discouragement - He is with us.
Moscow story - Tashkent to Kiev:
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.
See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
When we are overwhelmed with the relationship or task at hand - He is there.
When we are overwhelmed with the relationship or task at hand - He is there.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
The first and most significant question tonight is “Who is Jesus to You”
Psalm 139:1-
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
Psalm 139:1-
The first and most significant question tonight is “Who is Jesus to You”
Is He your Lord and Master? That simply means that you seek after God with all of your heart, soul, strength and mind.
If so, it is as you obey and follow Him (as you are going) that He will orchestrate all of the events of your life for your good and for His glory.
If so, it is as you obey and follow Him (as you are going) that He will orchestrate all of the events of your life for your good and for His glory.
Simply put - it means saying yes before you know the question.
Are you willing and eager to make disciples as you are going. Our role in making disciples may be a prayer or a word spoken.
Peggy has been such a challenge to me - watching the natural and bold way that she is ready to speak about the Lord in everyday situations - - Lady unable to view her pictures on a recent cruise. (Saw her as we departed the ship and went and hugged her next.)
Are you asking for Him to show you His will - I can