Defining Moments

On Sunday we shared around the defining moment when Jesus enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11)

It was a defining moment because in the time preceding, His ministry was resisted by the religious establishment; doubted by His disciples and ignored by the political authorities.

Rob Bell puts it this way: when He entered the gates, He could have gone right, with His army and overthrown Pilate but He chose to go left to the Cross. And the world has never been the same.

Right: we can also choose to go right - try and fix things ourselves or we can go left - to allow God control of our lives and we will never be the same!

Awesome!

Attitude

On Sunday we spoke about having a Christan attitude (Luke 6:27-36).

A definition for attitude in this sense is: a visible sign of where we are placed with God!

In this page Jesus challenges us to:
- Love our enemies
- Pray for those who hate us
- Give without expecting anything in return

Possible?

Yes, if we are the place that God wants us to be in

Stewardship 2010

On Sunday we spoke about giving to God - Luke 21:1-4.





Prior to Sunday, I'd spoken to three people at various times during the week. They related how their churches were struggling to meet their financial commitments. This really placed a huge burden in my spirit. Mainly because I believe churches should not be struggling financially.

So, for us three things emerged:
- If we understand God's plan for the salvation of the world, we will readily give (John 3:16-18).


- Giving fulfils the Law (Malachi 3:10).


- Giving allows the church to fulfil it's purpose (Matthew 16:15-20).



Possible, definitely, the widows two coins are proof!

Sometimes

Sometimes it's good to PAUSE!

For most of us, PAUSING is not an option.

We need to be forced ...

- like work says I must go on leave

- or I have to go to a family function away from home

- or my body says it's time

The awesome thing is that God already has that taken care of:

Exodus 20:8

"Remember the Sabbath.."

God knows we need to PAUSE!