back to indexBerean Community Church Sunday Service 09/15/2024
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First of all, this week is our all church praise and prayer. 00:10:03.300 |
And so we won't be having our regular Bible study, 00:10:12.300 |
And again, the shuttles will be running for parking, 00:10:17.300 |
it's probably best if you came a little bit earlier. 00:10:24.300 |
which is on a Sunday at 9.30 in the Youth Chapel. 00:10:48.300 |
And so this is not a sign-up to participate in that. 00:10:56.300 |
where you'll be assigned anywhere from 20 to 25 people 00:11:00.300 |
to come and to celebrate Thanksgiving together 00:11:02.300 |
on that Sunday, there is a sign-up table outside. 00:11:05.300 |
So if you walk outside, as soon as you'll run into that. 00:11:12.300 |
So if you're willing to do that, please go and sign up. 00:11:23.300 |
This is, again, obviously a replacement for Halloween. 00:11:26.300 |
And so they need volunteers to help for that, that night, 00:11:30.300 |
and to set up and, you know, various things that's happening. 00:11:39.300 |
or running some of the games, if you can go and volunteer. 00:11:44.300 |
So if you're walking out and you want to volunteer for that night, 00:11:57.300 |
As you're walking out, you'll see it hanging on the wall. 00:12:18.300 |
that we may corporately worship you in one voice. 00:12:22.300 |
And I pray that you would continue to strengthen our community, 00:12:31.300 |
that we would be worshipers who will worship you in spirit and in truth. 00:12:41.300 |
that we be strengthened, that we would worship, 00:12:46.300 |
that it would be an act of worship and thanksgiving, 00:12:50.300 |
that it may be multiplied for the sake of your kingdom. 00:13:42.300 |
Let us all rise and let's spend a few moments 00:23:44.300 |
However, I had a very false understanding of God 00:23:51.300 |
"If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord 00:23:54.300 |
"and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, 00:24:00.300 |
was somewhat believe that Christ died for me, 00:24:04.300 |
But everything in that relationship was superficial, 00:24:06.300 |
and though I'd always heard that Jesus died for my sins, 00:24:09.300 |
nothing meant anything to me about why he did it 00:24:12.300 |
and how great his love was to pay that sacrifice. 00:24:15.300 |
I used to think I was saved simply because I believed 00:24:22.300 |
But deep down, I doubted whether God even existed. 00:24:34.300 |
and during the week I lived no differently than a nonbeliever. 00:24:40.300 |
I still convinced myself that I was somehow saved. 00:24:43.300 |
However, two years ago, my family changed churches. 00:24:53.300 |
I realized that the path of a real Christian is narrow 00:25:01.300 |
After that service, I felt very conflicted in my heart, 00:25:04.300 |
knowing that I was living with a false identity 00:25:14.300 |
where I could maintain my passive knowledge of God 00:25:31.300 |
and I finally understood the weight of Jesus' death on my life. 00:25:35.300 |
I felt guilty that I had lived so long for myself, 00:25:38.300 |
and for the first time I understood my sinfulness. 00:25:41.300 |
I asked myself, "Why would Jesus want to save someone like me, 00:25:56.300 |
I'd always thought that faith had to be justified by works. 00:26:02.300 |
and that Jesus died for me while I was still lost and confused, 00:26:08.300 |
A holy God never stopped loving me despite my sin. 00:26:18.300 |
and in this I found what it truly means to be a Christian-- 00:26:23.300 |
who understands that they're a terrible person 00:26:27.300 |
but is saved by an unyielding and unconditional love 00:26:34.300 |
to unite myself in Christ's death and resurrection 00:26:36.300 |
as someone with a real relationship with God, 00:27:04.300 |
...you understand when you go into the water, 00:27:11.300 |
At that time, you can praise the Father, the Son. 00:27:57.300 |
that they may go into the surrounding villages 00:28:38.300 |
and the broken pieces which they had left over 00:29:15.300 |
And so, we've been looking at the Gospel of Luke, 00:29:18.300 |
and Jesus' primary thing that he's been doing 00:29:21.300 |
up to this point is to identify his credential. 00:29:52.300 |
what he was doing, to identify his credential. 00:30:05.300 |
that after walking with him for so many years, 00:30:30.300 |
"Who is this man that even the demons are terrified?" 00:30:48.300 |
He has power over nature, he has power over demons, 00:31:35.300 |
That's something that needs to be into the Gospels, 00:31:39.300 |
But of all the miracles, this is the miracle. 00:31:44.300 |
it's out of the many miracles that he performed, 00:32:08.300 |
anywhere from a year and a half to two years. 00:32:15.300 |
where he has thousands of people following him 00:32:20.300 |
he begins to turn his attention toward Jerusalem. 00:32:28.300 |
but his focus now begins to be on his disciples. 00:32:54.300 |
not that he wasn't performing any kind of miracles, 00:34:07.300 |
"and welcoming them, he began speaking to them 00:34:16.300 |
They just came back from a long mission trip. 00:34:58.300 |
This is quite a trek to get to the other side. 00:39:00.300 |
Now, that was about four or five homeless people, 00:39:25.300 |
Some of you guys who've been here for a while 00:39:27.300 |
and we had it until we were about 400 people, 00:39:39.300 |
and part of the reason why we stopped doing that, 00:39:57.300 |
different people were going at different times, 00:40:07.300 |
and just utter chaos for about an hour and a half 00:40:33.300 |
They followed Him out into the desolate place 00:40:43.300 |
the first thing that we have to ask ourselves 00:40:50.300 |
and we had about 240 singles who met over the weekend, 00:40:55.300 |
and one of the biggest things that needs to happen 00:41:16.300 |
where are these 1,000 people going to get in the cars 00:41:25.300 |
without thinking about food with young children, 00:41:28.300 |
and they come, and Jesus is ministering to them, 00:41:40.300 |
So this is not an organized mob, an organized group. 00:41:46.300 |
This is not a conference where you have people organized, 00:42:05.300 |
I want you to understand the condition of the disciples. 00:42:13.300 |
The whole reason why they're on the other side 00:42:15.300 |
They just came back from a long mission trip, 00:42:17.300 |
and Jesus was taking them aside to get some rest. 00:42:27.300 |
So can you imagine how tired they must have been? 00:42:50.300 |
because they're always pushing to try to get through the door 00:42:54.300 |
and get glasses or get some sort of treatment. 00:43:02.300 |
was wrestling with the crowd for four, five, six hours. 00:43:25.300 |
because I want you to understand the state of mind 00:43:34.300 |
and they see all these people and children running around, 00:43:39.300 |
"Now the day was ending, and the 12 came and said to him, 00:43:50.300 |
"Well, they were so concerned about the people. 00:44:17.300 |
that they may go into the surrounding villages 00:44:26.300 |
they're pretty irritated with the crowd, right? 00:44:34.300 |
He's like, "Jesus, everybody's touching you." 00:45:23.300 |
He said, "No, you give them something to eat." 00:45:25.300 |
"We have no more than five loaves and two fish, 00:48:47.300 |
Is he really going to take care of our needs?" 00:59:23.300 |
But the reason why he was probably highlighted 00:59:56.300 |
I actually had a pastor friend many years ago 01:00:09.300 |
And he said, "I think God can use me in Japan." 01:00:29.300 |
Well, that pastor no longer walks with the Lord. 01:01:05.300 |
Don't you think it would be much more effective 01:02:04.300 |
I mean, that goes against everything that I hear. 01:06:52.300 |
"And God is able to make all grace abound to you 01:07:35.300 |
"that we would be called the children of God." 01:07:54.300 |
You know what's interesting about all of this? 01:08:02.300 |
that they wanted to forcefully make him king. 01:08:09.300 |
They may have seen and heard about his miracles. 01:08:54.300 |
and he realizes that they don't really believe him. 01:10:02.300 |
and the waitress doesn't treat you correctly, 01:10:18.300 |
You know, I came here trying to park the car, 01:10:21.300 |
and these guys weren't telling me where to go. 01:18:07.300 |
eternal and a deep, deep love of God the Father, 01:18:20.300 |
the aroma of Christ wherever you send us this week.