Love should grow in knowledge Philippians 1:9
Mature love knows everyone needs God’s grace
Love should grow in discernment Philippians 1:10
Growing love reaches beyond differences
Love should produce fruit Galatians 5:22
Love serves, helps, reaches and gives
Love outlives tragedy, even in a cold world it still shines. People are searching for something. They need love, kindness, compassion and grace! When love grows, walls come down, and people come to Christ. Allow people to not just hear about Jesus, from you, let them feel him, through you!
Saved People Save People Luke 19:10
Jesus saves ordinary people 1 Corinthians 1:27
God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called
Jesus uses saved people Mark 5:19
Transformation gets attention
Jesus sends saved people Matt 28:19
He doesn’t intend for this to stop with you
Jesus didn’t pull you out of the fire to watch others burn. Someone’s miracle is connected to your obedience to God. If you stay silent, someone may stay lost!
Purpose in The Middle of The Mess 2 Corinthians 12:9
God Meets You In The Middle Of The Mess
God is not waiting for you to get your life together- He’s waiting on you to bring Him the pieces
God Turns Breaking Points into Turning Points
Your breaking is not the end, it’s the place where God begins to move
God Turns Your Pain Into Purpose
Your weakness becomes your testimony
Today, someone is this thinking their weakness disqualifies them. But your weakness is actually positioning you. Because when you’re weak, you pray differently. When you’re weak, you worship differently. When you’re weak, you depend on God. And, God does His best work when you depend on HIm!
Right On Time Jeremiah 17:5-6
Trusting human strength leads to spiritual dryness
When we try to do life without God leading us, things start to fall apart
Going our own way always leads to frustration
People don’t abandon God overnight, they just slowly start doing things their own way
Trusting God brings blessings at the right time
Worrying has never solved a problem, but trusting God does
By All Means, Save Someone!
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NLT 19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in the blessings.
Paul was willing to give up his own comfort and preferences to reach more people. Paul became “all things to all people so that some might be saved.
The message is simple: put the mission first, even if it costs you something!
