Sermon 4-15-07 Post easter One – Confirmation John 20:19-21
This will preach. This is an amazing moment
But not because of the disciples
Jesus was dead. The disciples were hiding in a room in fear
Now he is risen and they are still hiding in fear
He appears to them. Gives them hope and confidence. Receive the Holy spirit
How do yo know when you are touchted by the holy spirit?
Holy spirit is speaking to us when he moves us off of dead center
Sometimes it takes more than knowing you should change
· I am a bad marriage counselor
· You did what? Stop doing that…………..
Sometimes you have to open yourself to that touch from above…….
Sometimes it takes the Holy Spirit to speak to us to help us truly change
Pontoon boat discussion 2 years ago
Men, there is something that maybe you should be doing
I am asking you in the name of Jesus Christ to step up and be leaders
What should we do….I don’t know, but ask the questions
He sends them out…where did they go?
They went out to give their lives for the sake of the gospel---
We are an Easter people. We are changed
Easter is not simply to become nice, kinder consumers of this world,
But we are called to leave our world of comfort and touch a dying world for Jesus
Nothing wrong with living an average life if that is your potential
To be average is acceptable if that is your potential that god gave you
To be below average is acceptable if that is the extent of your abilities
But how sad it is to be can’t think of anything more sad than to be filled with possibility and opportunity and live an average, mediocre life
To have within you the seeds of greatness and shrink back from them to become one of the crowd
Sometimes people do this
They see inside themselves possibility and they are frightened
Because it is hard to excel
Hard to excel, to follow dreams
Hard to believe in who you are
And in who god has made you
Sometimes people don’t want to stick out…they shrink back, hide in the stuff
Engage in strange behavior because they are hiding from what God has called them to do or be
Track coach……….Brinkman, you are dogging it
Dear Christian
You don’t have the right to hold yourself back from fulfilling your potential
If God has blessed you, then you have a responsibility to allow the power of the Holy Spirit to????
We are an Easter people. We are changed
Not simply to become nice, kinder consumers of this world,
But we are called to leave our world of comfort and touch a dying world for Jesus
Any takers………..What would that look like?
Be a nicer, kinder person
Take sack lunches to Westport
Make food for the needy
Fold clothes in grace place
30-day missions
Long-term life missions
You’ve been a giver, become a goer
Somewhere for you, there is a Call into the ministry
More time for work of Christ, less time for my interests
Believe and dream great things for God and take responsibility for them
Talking to friend
Telling me how
How god was scratching, itching at that place where heart is begin to soften
[Where is that place for you?]
Certain situation, didn’t want to participate----Certain group he did not want to help
God was asking nagging chasing
He couldn’t say no
Gripped by god, seized upon
He began to open his heart and life
To reach these people
He didn’t care about for his own sake, in his own mind
Living outside of himself
To help someone one in need
Friends-You can live an extraordinary Christian life
Some of you will live and die and never have money, ever
Never be famous, ever
But every single one of us can live an extraordinary x life
Can chose to live in ways that common avg people,
people who are satisfied with mediocrity
Will say, O my gosh
Look at that person, look at what they are doing
Hear, Listen to the Holy Spirit
Not for what is easy for you
Not for what makes you feel good but
For what is hard for u---For What breaks you
For What makes you dependent on him
Someday I hope you can look in mirror---who is this person
I am doing what does not come naturally to me
This is not who I normally would be
But God compels me
I have to do this thing
I have to be about this thing
So we can give ourselves away in extraordinary fashion-------Amazing
Conclusion-------Jesus told his disciples----“Receive the holy spirit”
This is amazing…………
As the father has sent me, so I am sending you. Receive the Holy Spirit
This will preach. This is an amazing moment
But not because of the disciples
Jesus was dead. The disciples were hiding in a room in fear
Now he is risen and they are still hiding in fear
He appears to them. Gives them hope and confidence. Receive the Holy spirit
How do yo know when you are touchted by the holy spirit?
Holy spirit is speaking to us when he moves us off of dead center
Sometimes it takes more than knowing you should change
· I am a bad marriage counselor
· You did what? Stop doing that…………..
Sometimes you have to open yourself to that touch from above…….
Sometimes it takes the Holy Spirit to speak to us to help us truly change
Pontoon boat discussion 2 years ago
Men, there is something that maybe you should be doing
I am asking you in the name of Jesus Christ to step up and be leaders
What should we do….I don’t know, but ask the questions
He sends them out…where did they go?
They went out to give their lives for the sake of the gospel---
We are an Easter people. We are changed
Easter is not simply to become nice, kinder consumers of this world,
But we are called to leave our world of comfort and touch a dying world for Jesus
Nothing wrong with living an average life if that is your potential
To be average is acceptable if that is your potential that god gave you
To be below average is acceptable if that is the extent of your abilities
But how sad it is to be can’t think of anything more sad than to be filled with possibility and opportunity and live an average, mediocre life
To have within you the seeds of greatness and shrink back from them to become one of the crowd
Sometimes people do this
They see inside themselves possibility and they are frightened
Because it is hard to excel
Hard to excel, to follow dreams
Hard to believe in who you are
And in who god has made you
Sometimes people don’t want to stick out…they shrink back, hide in the stuff
Engage in strange behavior because they are hiding from what God has called them to do or be
Track coach……….Brinkman, you are dogging it
Dear Christian
You don’t have the right to hold yourself back from fulfilling your potential
If God has blessed you, then you have a responsibility to allow the power of the Holy Spirit to????
We are an Easter people. We are changed
Not simply to become nice, kinder consumers of this world,
But we are called to leave our world of comfort and touch a dying world for Jesus
Any takers………..What would that look like?
Be a nicer, kinder person
Take sack lunches to Westport
Make food for the needy
Fold clothes in grace place
30-day missions
Long-term life missions
You’ve been a giver, become a goer
Somewhere for you, there is a Call into the ministry
More time for work of Christ, less time for my interests
Believe and dream great things for God and take responsibility for them
Talking to friend
Telling me how
How god was scratching, itching at that place where heart is begin to soften
[Where is that place for you?]
Certain situation, didn’t want to participate----Certain group he did not want to help
God was asking nagging chasing
He couldn’t say no
Gripped by god, seized upon
He began to open his heart and life
To reach these people
He didn’t care about for his own sake, in his own mind
Living outside of himself
To help someone one in need
Friends-You can live an extraordinary Christian life
Some of you will live and die and never have money, ever
Never be famous, ever
But every single one of us can live an extraordinary x life
Can chose to live in ways that common avg people,
people who are satisfied with mediocrity
Will say, O my gosh
Look at that person, look at what they are doing
Hear, Listen to the Holy Spirit
Not for what is easy for you
Not for what makes you feel good but
For what is hard for u---For What breaks you
For What makes you dependent on him
Someday I hope you can look in mirror---who is this person
I am doing what does not come naturally to me
This is not who I normally would be
But God compels me
I have to do this thing
I have to be about this thing
So we can give ourselves away in extraordinary fashion-------Amazing
Conclusion-------Jesus told his disciples----“Receive the holy spirit”
This is amazing…………
As the father has sent me, so I am sending you. Receive the Holy Spirit
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