Sunday August 21, 2016

Some notes from Sunday's service: 

Something to Think About 

Believe
Treasure?
Lottery?

Thomas said unless I see myself I will not believe. 

We all the time believe in things we can't see
Air, gravity, fragrances of ours, audio waves. 
God protects us from seeing what's all around us all the time. 
Romans 18
We can't see God in person but nature shows us there is an invisible God. 

Roxann Spicer
Not many of us can speak in front of people 
The power of God allows us to. 

People don't like taking risks for fear they will get hurt. Physically or emotionally. 
Every relationship takes risk. 
Marriage is a risk every day. 
Love is a risk but the right kind of risk. 
Elijah was a man familiar with risks: 
1 Kings 17:1-7 
1 Kings 17:8-24
1 Kings 18:1-40
1 Kings 18:41-45

Elijah goes out in power and authority! He leaves something behind that is bigger than himself. He didn't start there - He had to grow into the man he was. BY RISK!
God is always going to be there. 

God redeems what idols, broken, discarded. 

2 Cor 5:16-21
2 Cor 5:18-40

We are ambassadors for Jesus Christ. 

We will only experience the fullness of God when we risk. 

When all of us walked through this door we took a risk. We didn't know what would happen. 

We have to get up and go and take more risks in the Lord. 
Get up from our safe place and let God use you. 
God restores, 
gives value
God takes what is old and broken and makes it new. That's what He did to each one of us.