Well, my brother has been serving as the interum youth pastor at a church in South Carolina this summer. So went down to visit and spend time on the beach too. We also went to church with him Sunday morning. So here’s a SS from SC.
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My Chains are Gone - Awesome song by Chris Tomlin!!!
The Georgains Quartet – They did a marvelous job in the service.
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Mark 6:7-13, 30-31; Luke 9
Disciples = Followers = Believers = Disciple-Makers
The Israelites were God’s chosen people. They were to be God’s disciples and to make more disciples that would follow God. However, they became disciples of other gods, man-made gods, and started making disciples for these false gods instead of for the one true God. (A cross or fish or any “representation” of our Lord could also become a false god.) … In today’s day and age we are God’s chosen people. We are to be His disciples and are to encourage others to became disciples. Bur we do the same thing that the Israelites did. We began to follow false gods. Thst doesn’t necessarily mean statues or other people. It could be money, cars, sports (mine was soccer for the longest time), any type of electronics, or even your family. Basically, a false god is anyone or anything that you put even with or above God on your list of priorities.
Normally, when we really follow God, we get a ”spiritual high” but then we get a “spiritual low” when we stop following God. If you’ve ever been repelling than you know that it is much easier and faster to go down the side of the cliff than it is to climb up it. … As disciples, God has invited us to go on a journey with Him as the guide. It can seem rough quite often and very exhausting, but He has equipped us with everything necessary to make it to the top of the mountain. He has given us a helmet and let us choose who we tie ourselves too in case someone falls, but we are all somehow connected to Him through all the ropes, But if someone you are directly tied to decides to go repelling or just falls of the mountain than you are likely to fall too unless you have become strong enough in your Faith that you (and probably a few others together) are able to pull that person back up, onto the trail. … Sometimes you might be the one that falls or decides to repel. The descent may be “fun” with all the adrenaline while it lasts, but if you hit pointy rock or something, well, ouch. That would hurt. But the Guide won’t let you do any major damage to yourself unless you just flat-out run away and get rid of all your equipment.
Some people may be uncomfortable going on this journey and I can’t really blame them. Even Jesus’ twelve disciples were uncomfortable with the idea at first. This is when true faith comes in. If you aren’t comfy going on this journey than just take confidence in the Guide and equipment He has given to you. Take the equipment and use it. …Maybe you get scared when walking near a cliff even with the provided equipment. It’ll happen,. Just watch your step and make sure you continue to follow the guide. Doing these two things correctly will ensure your safety.
All the time we are on this journey, there is someone right beside us to teach us about everything we see as we go by it. All the beautiful flowers, magnificent animals and even the horrid vines. … Sometimes we may come to a plateau and remain at that altitude for a while. While on this flat area we will meet more teachers, people who have gone further up the trail and come back to us all the glorious and also dangerous encounters that we might have along the way until the next plateau. But these teachers need to continue on their journey too. So other disciples take a turn and teach the new travelers that come by the plateau for a while.
Wow. That was a much different spin on the sermon than usual. The pastor did a great job preaching, I just put a weird spin on it when I typed it up. … video
Disciples = Followers = Believers = Disciple-Makers
The Israelites were God’s chosen people. They were to be God’s disciples and to make more disciples that would follow God. However, they became disciples of other gods, man-made gods, and started making disciples for these false gods instead of for the one true God. (A cross or fish or any “representation” of our Lord could also become a false god.) … In today’s day and age we are God’s chosen people. We are to be His disciples and are to encourage others to became disciples. Bur we do the same thing that the Israelites did. We began to follow false gods. Thst doesn’t necessarily mean statues or other people. It could be money, cars, sports (mine was soccer for the longest time), any type of electronics, or even your family. Basically, a false god is anyone or anything that you put even with or above God on your list of priorities.
Normally, when we really follow God, we get a ”spiritual high” but then we get a “spiritual low” when we stop following God. If you’ve ever been repelling than you know that it is much easier and faster to go down the side of the cliff than it is to climb up it. … As disciples, God has invited us to go on a journey with Him as the guide. It can seem rough quite often and very exhausting, but He has equipped us with everything necessary to make it to the top of the mountain. He has given us a helmet and let us choose who we tie ourselves too in case someone falls, but we are all somehow connected to Him through all the ropes, But if someone you are directly tied to decides to go repelling or just falls of the mountain than you are likely to fall too unless you have become strong enough in your Faith that you (and probably a few others together) are able to pull that person back up, onto the trail. … Sometimes you might be the one that falls or decides to repel. The descent may be “fun” with all the adrenaline while it lasts, but if you hit pointy rock or something, well, ouch. That would hurt. But the Guide won’t let you do any major damage to yourself unless you just flat-out run away and get rid of all your equipment.
Some people may be uncomfortable going on this journey and I can’t really blame them. Even Jesus’ twelve disciples were uncomfortable with the idea at first. This is when true faith comes in. If you aren’t comfy going on this journey than just take confidence in the Guide and equipment He has given to you. Take the equipment and use it. …Maybe you get scared when walking near a cliff even with the provided equipment. It’ll happen,. Just watch your step and make sure you continue to follow the guide. Doing these two things correctly will ensure your safety.
All the time we are on this journey, there is someone right beside us to teach us about everything we see as we go by it. All the beautiful flowers, magnificent animals and even the horrid vines. … Sometimes we may come to a plateau and remain at that altitude for a while. While on this flat area we will meet more teachers, people who have gone further up the trail and come back to us all the glorious and also dangerous encounters that we might have along the way until the next plateau. But these teachers need to continue on their journey too. So other disciples take a turn and teach the new travelers that come by the plateau for a while.
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Wow. That was a much different spin on the sermon than usual. The pastor did a great job preaching, I just put a weird spin on it when I typed it up. I actually typed it in the back-seat of our mini-van at 10 or 11 at night, using the middle seat as a desk. And sorry I didn’t get all the verses in with the text. … I’ll try to get a video of the actual sermon. I’d love to be able to post a video of the actual sermon each week… I’m working on that.
Well, they used to post the sermons on their website, but they haven’t put this one up there yet.
Jason religion, Sunday Sermon
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