When God tests us, when God puts a test before us - he presents us with a choice, an opportunity - an opportunity to see God move, and opportunity to grow our faith - to see something amazing
And the test for us is: what will we choose?
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Join Pastor Lydia as she uncovers 2 big lies that could be holding you back your Awesome Blessings from God. Continuing our slow walk through Luke’s Gospel and the family tree of Jesus - today we look at the life of Jacob.
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Our relationships define us - in ways that are obvious and subtle
We define ourselves based on our relationships - a husband, a pastor, a boss - our identity is closely linked to our relationships
Which means, when a relationship is healthy, it has a positive impact on our identify and our definition of ourself
And when the relationship is not healthy - it can have a negative impact
What if, the unhealthyness in the relationship comes not from the other person, but from you. From what YOU say, how YOU act, YOUR attitudes and YOUR behaviours… You will see in todays message, how that also has a negative impact on you - on your sense of identity and your definition of yourself.
Who you are - your identity and sense of self - is affected by how you treat other people just as much as by how other people treat you.
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Can you imagine the tabloid headlines on uncovering that family line for Jesus?
I LOVE that God turns what we imagine in our self-righteous minds on it’s head.
If you have been made to feel unworthy or unusable by God because of your past or even because of your present status in life; It’s time for you to change that mindset over yourself.
TIME TO GET INTO YOUR REHAB
And… if you are guilty of discounting someone from ministry potential – you also need some Rahab rehab thinking today.
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The downstream is what happens later…
You have no idea - we can not imagine what will happen downstream when we do the right thing today - the results of what we do, in God’s hands, are more than we can imagine
Don’t discount the downstream - as hard as doing the right thing today may be, don’t discount the downstream blessings it will unlock
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The sons of Jesse are rejected one by one… until he seems to run out of sons… Samuel asks if there are any more sons… It’s like the story of Cinderella isn’t it? The shoe does not fit any of these… is there anyone else?
And the answer, just like in Cinderella, is “oh well I guess there’s the insignificant one out doing the low, menial tasks”
Do you ever feel INSIGNIFICANT?
There’s no such thing in the life of a Christian! YOU, like DAVID have been chosen!!
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Don’t be surprise by opposition - don’t be discouraged if things get hard, it doesn’t mean you are doing anything wrong - it probably means you are doing something right - something worth opposing!
This opposition - it’s not what it seems - there were other things going on, out of sight…
God loves you - and so do we!
God chose you to be loved before you ever did anything lovable or deserving. In this message from Mark on Valentine’s Day - learn what it means to be loved by God.
Jesus Promises to fill all of us who choose him with his Holy Spirit – he gives us substance!
Our Purpose is to live as spirit filled wheat in this world - No matter whether we are crushed or planted we will produce something of greater value or sustenance for others!
What should we do? This is a good question we should ask ourselves - if you are a follower of Jesus - how are you living out the command of scripture to … lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Eph 4:1 (NLT)
It can be frustrating to know you are in the right place but your “time has not yet come” Timing is important
Learn how to position yourself so you will be ready to step into you purpose at the right time.
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Never look at your circumstances or your situation and think that they prove God is not working for your good
Don’t make assumptions about what God’s blessing is supposed to look like
God causes All things work together for the good of His people - whether or not we understand what is happening
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