bullseye
If my heart was a target, this morning's message hit the bullseye.
It's been so refreshing sitting and listening rather than standing and preaching during my summer sabbatical. Pastor Joel spoke about the miracle in Acts 3. I won't retell the story, but here are a few observations that really struck me:
He talked about "driving on empty." When you're on empty you only do the bare necessities. You turn the AC off to conserve energy. You coast as much as you can because you don't want to run out of gas. The same is true spiritually. If we're driving on empty we're coasting. Maybe the way to say it is this: you can't give what you don't have. Peter and John coulnd't give him any money. But Peter say, "What I do have I give you." And the man was healed.
Pastor Joel said, "Sometimes our assets can hinder us." What if Peter and John had just given the beggar a few alms to soothe their conscious? They prayed for a miracle because they didn't have anything to give him materially! Fascinating. Sometimes the more we have the less we have to give. Think about it.
The message was a powerful way to end our On Mission series.
It's been so refreshing sitting and listening rather than standing and preaching during my summer sabbatical. Pastor Joel spoke about the miracle in Acts 3. I won't retell the story, but here are a few observations that really struck me:
He talked about "driving on empty." When you're on empty you only do the bare necessities. You turn the AC off to conserve energy. You coast as much as you can because you don't want to run out of gas. The same is true spiritually. If we're driving on empty we're coasting. Maybe the way to say it is this: you can't give what you don't have. Peter and John coulnd't give him any money. But Peter say, "What I do have I give you." And the man was healed.
Pastor Joel said, "Sometimes our assets can hinder us." What if Peter and John had just given the beggar a few alms to soothe their conscious? They prayed for a miracle because they didn't have anything to give him materially! Fascinating. Sometimes the more we have the less we have to give. Think about it.
The message was a powerful way to end our On Mission series.
1 Comments:
The Missions Week was Awesome! I was so challenged and inspired by all of the speakers, and Pastor Joel topped it off! My tank is full!!!
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