2022 Wk 30: Lesson 3 Camp Sunday
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Generosity Moment
Generosity Moment
Bread Upon the Water by Jenny Grein
And there are people who think they're not receveing
Anything from God at all
Oh, they are shaken from their beliving
When they don't see results take quickly fall
But don't you waver and keep on living
In the way God want you to
Don't get discouraged and keep on giving
Soon it will come back to you
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on everyway
Keep on casting
Your bread upon the water
Soon it's gonna come back home on everyway
Good measure pressed down shaken together running over
Soon it's gonna come back home on everyway
Cast your bread upon the waters,
For you will find it after many days.
Be generous: Invest in acts of charity.
Charity yields high returns.
“Keep casting your bread upon the water—
Intro
Intro
CAMP 2.0: Purple Glaze
CAMP 2.0: Purple Glaze
Ceramic pieces painted and yielded in the fire.
Ceramic pieces painted and yielded in the fire.
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
SERIES: MAKING ROOM
Almost 10% of households in the United States are currently renting a self storage unit.
When you think of the number of self-storage units—there are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than there are McDonald's restaurants.
with about 48,500 locations at last count,
that's actually more than three times the number of Golden Arches (14,350).
Review
DISCOVERY 1 —
Discovering that real strength comes through choosing to willfully to live through true weakness.
Led by Peace
Don’t Worry, but Trust the Lord
Guidance by the Holy Spirit
Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
Key Points
Key Points
3 Heroes God Made Strong in Their Weakness
Gideon, Moses, and David:
Investigate / Application
Investigate / Application
Gideon is first introduced in Scripture as hiding from the Midianites in a wine press (Judges 6:11).
Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites.
That’s not his only display of weakness, however.
Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
Not fully believing that he would save Israel, Gideon immediately asked God for a sign that what he was witnessing was Him.
God was patient and granted that to Gideon, who led 10 men to take down Baal’s altar (Judges 6:14-28).
Then Gideon did it again; he asked for another sign,
this time in the form of the wet and dry fleece.
God once again answered Gideon’s request (Judges 6:36-40).
The rest of the Gideon’s biblical account demonstrates his bravery and righteousness.
He had 32,000 men and told them if you were fearful go home leaving 10,000 men to fight.
Therefore, tell the people, ‘Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain and go home.’ ” So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight.
God said, still too many so he took them for a drink at the water.
Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream.
He took an army of 300 valiant men to subdue and eventually overthrow Israel’s foes.
He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it.
When the 300 Israelites blew their rams’ horns, the Lord caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
Once he saved Israel from the Midianites, as God told him initially, the people of Israel wanted Gideon to be king.
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.”
But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you!
Gideon insisted that God should be the sole king in Israel, and that resulted in 40 years of no foreign nation oppressing Israel.
That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land.
Once a frightened warrior hiding in a winepress,
God called Gideon to overcome fear and a lack of faith to be a faithful, mighty commander.
Fittingly, Gideon is included as one of several “heroes of faith” mentioned in Hebrews 11
How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.
Make it personal
Make it personal
DISCOVERY 1 —
Discovering that real strength comes through choosing to willfully to live through true weakness.
Where do you find yourself hiding?
Not trusting God
Not living in His Peace and
Not letting the Holy Spirit led you?
Gideon was fearful, filled with doubt, didn’t trust God...
Nevertheless, God used him in a mighty way — 40 years of peace followed him!
God Word has been spoken and Jesus has brought us into a new covenant—one of grace and still we try to do it on our own.
Closing
Closing
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham.
I have swept away your sins like a cloud.
I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.
Oh, return to me,
for I have paid the price to set you free.”
WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?
PRAYER
Updates
Updates
Doors Open each Sunday 10am except for this coming Sunday...
Joint Service with our Nazarene Family on July 31st
930a Adult Class
1030a Service starts.
Located at 711 N. Okmulgee
MidWeek
The Gospel of Luke Chapter 8
CURRENT SERIES
Making Room: craving the fullness of God 1 Peter 2.2
Men’s Breakfast August 20th
at the First Nazarene Church w/Pastor Dale and the guys