Sunday's Message, May 23, 2021 - Grace: The Power to Respond
Hello Family of God,
This past year we have seen a group of people labeled first responders rise up and observed what it took for them to hold this label, responding to unknown situations not because they were the best but because they were chosen. This next installment on 'Grace' tells us there is a present power made available for us to be responders.
God Bless!
Scripture References & Highlights
Prayer for 2021: This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.
In Jesus' Name
CHALLENGE:
- Find a scripture with grace in it.
- Substitute the word "power" for grace.
- Ask Holy Spirit to help you live out the scripture this week how He sees fit.
Message Scriptures
- Romans 10:3-21
- vs. 17, faith is birthed in a heart that responds to God's anointed utterance of the Anointed One. (The Passion Translation)
- Romans 11:5
- God's grace empowers his chose remnant. (The Passion Translation)
- James 1:19-25
- being responders not just hearers
- not responding puts un in jeopardy of falling prey to deception
- not responding puts us in jeopardy of forgetting our divine origin (identity)
- responding to the truth of what we hear causes us to be strengthened and experience God's blessing in all we do
- Romans 8:5, 14
- impulses of the Holy Spirit to pursue spiritual realities, or adoption as children of God, doing what pleases God
- Romans 10:13
- experience a new life
- Revelation 3:14-22
- rid ourselves of any unbelief
- cry out for the new life in Christ
- till the soil of our hearts
- 2 Timothy 4:2-5
- proclaim the Word of God and stand upon it no matter what (The Passion Translation)
- Definition of respond - to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done
- Tuesday's Bible Study points on responding...
- God desires full commitment, not indecisive, nonresponsive, deceptiveness; justifying our excuses for not responding
- Is there a real interest to work to bear fruilt? Or respond to Jesus?
- The season is not an excuse to not respond. God the same God over the times and seasons (Acts 1:7)
- Responding to God, the Keeper, is key through prayer and intentional thoughts that build trust
- Our response to God allows us to grow. Our lack of response hinders our growth
- Fruit is the by-product of responding to Jesus
- God's love for us and our response to that love reflecting that relationship to others as we abide in Christ
Reflections
- How many of us did the challenge from last week?
- Are we yet responding to the impulses of the Holy Spirit?
- Are we responding to the Word of God or the messages that are coming?
- How many of us do the same thing (read the Word) but are not responding or engaging with the Word?
- Why are we not responding?
Key Takeaway for the Body
- Let us be messengers prepared to go out because we believe in the message and respond
- It's not about responding to circumstances or how many situations but responding to God who will navigate us through every opportunity, circumstance, or situation He sends our way.
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/
Ephesians 1:17-19, 3:16-17
Philippians 1:9-11
Colossians 1:10-12
Worship Highlight
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