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Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918 and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated.

and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated.

On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war.

and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated.

On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war.

On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war.

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I

Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.

Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably

Let us give honor and a minute of silence to pray for all our veterans

The Armed Forces of America is the greatest army in the world

We feel secured and we exercise freedom because of the man and woman willingly wearing those boots to serve and protect our great nation

The church is not just a “Family”, it is not just a“Company”, but also it is an “Army”

The church is a “family”, not just a “family”, but “everlasting family”

1 Chronicles 12z

The moment you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior you become part of the “universal church”

It is not sufficient for you to just be part of “the” church, but you must also belong to a “local church”

The church is a “company” because the Bible tells us to be responsible stewards and to maintain order

The corporate aspect of being a church is the element needed to properly conduct church affairs with utmost integrity and professionalism

That is why we have our Board of Elders to provide not just spiritual guidance, but also leadership and administration

Take a listen to what Paul said in…

In the Bible said that all authority, in other words government

Clearly, our church is subjected to the rules, laws and regulations of this land, and so the corporate side of our church sees to it that we are compliant with those governing rules

And also the church is an “Army”

The basic process in an army is recruitment, training, stationing (being assigned on a particular base), and eventually “deployment”

The biblical language for these are… recruitment is evangelism.... training is discipleship… stationing is fellowship and deployment is ministry…

You will earn enormous amount of crafts and skills being in the military

Soft skills are the abilities you gained by working in a formally structured, disciplined environment

Being in an army, you also acquire communication skills.

When I say communication here, I mean it in the plainest, non-technical sense.

This doesn’t have anything to do with being able to work a radio.

These communication skills are the kind you develop from just being able to effectively talk to the variety of people you encountered in the service

Being in an army also teaches you the ability to “plan”

Being skilled at planning doesn’t just mean knowing how to make a plan and sticking with it.

It also means knowing how to adjust the plan to unforeseen circumstances.

The ability to plan well means recognizing when a plan isn’t working, not panicking when a plan has to be discarded and being able to think of a new, effective one on the spot.

Planning under pressure!

In an army you also learn “problem solving” skills

Problem solving skills can be used to do many different types of things.

I’m not talking about the ability to solve a word problem in math class.

I’m referring to the ability to identify the central conflict in a situation and calmly assess and implement a variety of solutions

There are many abilities that you could master being in an army/military

You can master the art of flexibility, teamwork and integrity

Speaking of Abilities

Christ Reveals Abilities Form Them (us)

CRAFT - Christ Reveals Abilities For Them

OUR ABILITIES ARE FROM GOD

Chosen

Filled

Skills

Craft

In the book of Matthew, particularly in Chapter 13 you can find several parables

Jesus loved to use parables when teaching

Are simple stories used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

They are earthly stories with heavenly meaning

After telling them these parables, Jesus went back to His hometown

TEXT: | A Prophet Without Honor

To hear the message of God you have to approach the Bible without your personal biases

To hear the message of God you have to approach the Bible without your personal biases

You must come on a clean slate ready to receive God’s Word (Logos-something said) and absorb the “Rhema” (utterance) from the Holy Spirit

Briefly let me tell you something about “Logos” and “Rhema”

If you’ve been a christian for a while now, it is most likely that you’ve heard these words before…

I did study on these words and I’d like to share with you my conclusion, I hope I had enough time to show how this conclusion was derived, but you may go ahead and be like the Bereans, study for yourself to cross examine if what I’ve been teaching you are true

From the way how the greek words “logos” and “rhema” was used in the Bible, it is my conclusion that Logos is a word (spoken/written) given generally, while Rhema <rhema> is a word (spoken/written) given specifically.

That is why you hear believers say very often that, they read exact same scripture (logos) several times, and gets different message (rhema) each time they read it

What can we notice from our text for today?

When studying the word (logos) and hearing the message (rhema), you must learn how to ask the right questions… what, when, where, why, who and how?

What: Jesus’ encounter with his town mates

Where: Jesus was in His hometown - Nazareth

Who: His town mates and very likely his own family

When: After his teaching in parables, when he receives the terrible news that John the Baptist has been executed

Why: To preach the gospel and save his own people

Why:

How: Jesus was teaching the people in their synagogue

What can we notice from our text for today?

There was a lot of questions

Jesus receives honor wherever He goes, except when he comes home

His town mates and some members of His own family rejected His message and claims

Miracles are equated to faith

While I was digging deep into these passage, my “rhema” from the Holy Spirit are the “Abilities” of the Lord

Christ Reveals Abilities For Them (us)

Christ Reveals Abilities For Them (us)

The synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, gave us strong reasons to believe that Jesus was a carpenter

It takes a whole lot of skill sets to be a carpenter

Jesus, the Son of God could have come on earth as a king… but He chose to come as a carpenter, why?

Because...

Christ Reveals Abilities For Them

It takes a whole lot of skill sets to be a carpenter

Jesus showed them, and He is showing us, that we have God-given abilities that we must use in the ministry

When Jesus picked His disciples, each one of them had their own God-given abilities, their own skills, their own crafts, before they were called into the ministry

Most of them were fishermen

Matthew 4:19-19

Luke was a doctor (), some were tax collectors…

The Bible was not clear of what was the abilities of Judas, but he was entrusted to handle the finances of their ministry… He must have been astute on numbers, otherwise other disciples won’t entrust their money to him

Paul was a “Tentmaker”

God gave them those “Abilities”, and Jesus picked His disciples to use their abilities into ministry.

What about you?

What

What are your God-given Abilities that you can use for ministry?