Sunday, October 08, 2006
Oct. 8 - Recap - Todd M. JOhn 10:10b
The question: What was the last meal you ate that made you full? Apparently Manny's steakhouse was a big hit. Maybe we need to have an outing this winter?
Teaching:
JOhn 10:10b "Abundant Life" is connected to the paradigm that Jesus set forth in John 9:3-5. Jesus says to his disciples that the blind man was healed to show God's work in his LiFE and we should get busy doing that work God has for us becuase time is running out.
John 10:10b is also connected to JOhn 10:9b, which says, Those who come in through the gate(Jesus) will have life and they can come in and go OUT and have pasture.
Abundant LiFE is not just about recieving or coming in the gate but leaving back out the gate to find "pasture"...Although I didn't say this today but "pasture" is a symbol of land that one would occupy. I would liken that to a ministry that you take up whether that be in a soup kitchen or having your neighbors over for dinner.
Then we looked at John 20: ???, the story of doubting Thomas and how that connects to abundant life. Does Doubt play a role in abundant life? or should we have the answers?
This line of thought maybe random but led me to think about other ways we might need to look at abundant life differently like in Politics, Health, Wealth and even how we use the word "Blessing"
My Challenge was to watch how you use the word "blessing" this week and ask yourself whether or not you are talking about Abundant LiFE?
Lynn Camp shared a 5 min. testimony about how she is challenged by her affluence and how she thinks Jesus has been shifting her paradigm. See you mid-week.
-LiFE
Teaching:
JOhn 10:10b "Abundant Life" is connected to the paradigm that Jesus set forth in John 9:3-5. Jesus says to his disciples that the blind man was healed to show God's work in his LiFE and we should get busy doing that work God has for us becuase time is running out.
John 10:10b is also connected to JOhn 10:9b, which says, Those who come in through the gate(Jesus) will have life and they can come in and go OUT and have pasture.
Abundant LiFE is not just about recieving or coming in the gate but leaving back out the gate to find "pasture"...Although I didn't say this today but "pasture" is a symbol of land that one would occupy. I would liken that to a ministry that you take up whether that be in a soup kitchen or having your neighbors over for dinner.
Then we looked at John 20: ???, the story of doubting Thomas and how that connects to abundant life. Does Doubt play a role in abundant life? or should we have the answers?
This line of thought maybe random but led me to think about other ways we might need to look at abundant life differently like in Politics, Health, Wealth and even how we use the word "Blessing"
My Challenge was to watch how you use the word "blessing" this week and ask yourself whether or not you are talking about Abundant LiFE?
Lynn Camp shared a 5 min. testimony about how she is challenged by her affluence and how she thinks Jesus has been shifting her paradigm. See you mid-week.
-LiFE
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My eyes and ears are heightened this week to the word 'blessing'. We (as humans) are quick to decide and label a situation "good news or bad news". We think "good news" must be a blessing from God. "Bad news" must not be. But our perspective is SO Limited!Here's a story: A poor but WISE man in a small village had a son and 1 horse. One day the horse ran away. The town's people said, "oh such bad news!" The wise man replied, "good news, bad news, who knows?". The next day the horse came back and following it were another dozen wild horses. "Such good news!" The townspeople said. "good news, bad news, who knows", replied the Wise man. The next day, the man's only son was out breaking in the wild horses and was trampled, loosing his ability to walk. "Such bad, bad, news" said the townspeople. "Good news, bad news, who knows?" Replied the man. The NEXT day, the military came through recruiting all the able bodied young men to go fight in the war. The man's son stayed home and did not loose his life in battle as the other boys in the town did... Good news bad news, who knows? God knows! We should stop pretending we know WHAT to label a situation (a blessing, a curse???) seems to me just about anything can end up a blessing if it's under God's sovereignty. And really, what's not?
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