#289 Impact Verbs We Value, Series# 3, CONNECT

#289 Impact Verbs We Value, Series# 3, CONNECT
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

“Transforming lives to IMPACT their world.”  Impact Verbs We Value

FOLLOW
John 10:27   “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”

Pharisee Message: Change and you can join us.
Jesus Message:  Join me and you can change.

DISCOVER
I believe people are driven in our culture because they have never found rest in the answer to these two questions:    Where did I come from?    Why am I here?

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”     

When you know where you come from and why you are here you can live intentionally and freely!
1 Peter 4:10  “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”

PICTURE “CONNECT”

PICTURE    On March 10, 1974, Lt. Hiroo Onada last World War II Japanese soldier to surrender.
“Nothing pleasant happened in the 29 years in the jungle.”

PICTURE   Christopher Knight  “I became very introspective … without others I found no need to define my self … I became irrelevant.”    He didnʼt find himself he actually lost himself!!!

Christopher Thomas Knight (born 7 December 1965), also known as the North Pond Hermit, is a former hermit who lived almost without human contact for 27 years in the woods in Maine.[1] He survived by committing approximately 1,000 burglaries against houses in the area,[2] or approximately 40 per year. Apart from the fear and notoriety his many burglaries created in the local area, Knight’s unusual life also attracted widespread international media reports upon his capture.
Knight entered the woods in 1986, aged 20, without saying goodbye to anyone, and was captured during a burglary in 2013. His only human contact in that time was one exchange of a trivial greeting with a hiker.   “Hi!”

59 One Another Commands In New Testament.   21 Involve “Love.”
John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

The Old Covenant had Old Commandments.  The New Covenant has a New Commandment.
Love :– Sacrificially ascribing infinite worth to another.   CONNECT … Itʼs not optional!

Day off … no plans … I’m just going stay in my PJ’s and no shower … won’t brush my teeth!  Beau … sniff turns His face from my … don’t judge me …

Hebrews 10K18-25 NLT  “And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heavenʼs Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place …
“…And since we have a great High Priest who rules over Godʼs house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christʼs blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”

Connecting Is Mandatory!
1. Together We Approach   “…let us go right in to the presence of God…” vs.22
Revelation 5:9 “…your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.”

ILLUSTRATE: Dream: Micheal and I in heaven … Father …“ Buenos Dias Compeneruos … Mi casa Sou Casa
DON’T PROJECT YOUR PERSONALITY / OPINIONS / BIAS ON GOD … GOD WOULD BE LIKE ME
Told me this morning “If God Be For You Who Can Be Against You!!!

Acts 20:20  “…how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,”

2. Together We Stand vs. 23 “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm,”
Holding on is a group activity!!! Hold on to each other as we hold on to the promises.  He is FAITHFUL!!!

ILLUSTRATE: Beau …loves to play catch … doesn’t let go of the ball or whatever … multiple things … BUT HE HAS A GRIP!   We have to hold tightly as a group!!!  We will get it together!!

3. Together We Act vs 24 “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.”
Join me in… Help me with…  This has worked for me...

RANKER (website)… List of top annoying pet peeves   My Top Five Annoying Things
#5 talk in movies   #4 cutting in lines   #3 People who don’t pick up after dog    #2 People who drive slow in fast lane   #1 guys who don’t wash hands when pee in public restroom … how do I get out? 

TIM AND PAM  … Sat around and thought of ways to get me in my destiny … Two Babie

4. Together We Remain vs.25 “…let us not neglect our meeting together…”
Social media is NOT real human interaction. Itʼs edited!!! How many of you have secretly unfollowed me?
Real relationship are good and messy.
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:6 “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

1 Peter 3:8 “Love one another deeply, from the heart.”
1 Corinthians 13:2 “…if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didnʼt love others, I would be nothing.”

John 13:35  “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

CONNECT!!

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