Bible Study - October 20, 2020

 Loved of God,

Tuesday's message brought by Bro. Landon compelled us to understand God's grace for serving others.  Search the scriptures below and allow Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts.

  

Enjoy!

Scripture References & Highlights

Message Scriptures:

• Opening Scripture:  Acts 2:42-43
• Mark 6:30-44
• set apart in a desert place to rest
  
  
  
• Jesus was moved with compassion
• Jesus had them examine what they had to give
• there was plenty left over
• Mark 8:1-9
• crowd in the wilderess lacking provision
• crowd kept to a point of need (physically) to show forth that He was a provider
• Mark 12:41-44
• pennies, in our society, are devalued
• the widow gave less than a penny and it was enough to move God
• Mark 12:30
• love the Lord with all thy heart
• Mark 10:20-22
• was not willing to give all that he had
• 1 Cor. 15:10
• Paul responded and was compelled by love; faith takes our eyes off ourselves and places them on Christ working in us
• Acts 27
• the sailors acted upon the Word they received from Paul
• Hebrews 10:36-37
• seek God's will before receiving the promise
• 2 Chronicles 20:12
• we look to you God for help
• they were instructed to worship wholeheartedly for the battle was not theirs
• Romans 12:1-2
• giving our bodies to Him to come to the unity in spirit.  it is a daily fight that Christ has already wonn but it requires us to give up our bodies
• willingly lay or lives down for Christ allows us to come together as a body
• dying down in the natural increases the supernatural

Nuggets for the Week

• When you don't have much to give...
• don't look at what you don't have but what you have in order to serve
• sometimes we discount/disqualify what we have to offer neglecting to look at Christ, our Provider

Reflections

• Is it easier for me to give when I have a lot? or not enough?
• It's a matter of the heart
• What have you done with what I have given you?
• When you don't know what to do seek God's counsel?

 Key Takeaway for the Body 

• God doesn't withhold all of Himself
• Let us serve without getting caught in the trap or comparison
• If the widow compared what she gave with others she could have been discouraged or withhold her offering or what she had to give
• comparing against others can increase fear or diminish the beauty of what others have to give
• God commanding us is the same as compelling us to meet the need knowing that He has already made provisions (resources) and the ability (grace) to do
• Having a willing ness to respond and give it to God, He provides
• He is going to teach us how to move or not move by faith
• Unity in serving (there's a flow in serving) - function together, serve others, esteeming each other, seeing God in each other
• we can miss Jesus (grace) by comparig to others, offer up what Christ has given to us

Prayer Time

In your times of prayer this week (9am,12noon, and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures located below and in the article 7 Verses and 7 Prayers for your Pastor/

Isaiah 53:1-5 

Ephesians 6:11

Philippians 1:6

Worship Highlight