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CHEW ON THIS: Bring It! (Part 2)

April 2, 2012 in Bring It!, Chew On This, Video with 0 Comments

John 15
1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the
gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that
doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches
that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3
You have already been pruned and purified by the
message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will
remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it
is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful
unless you remain in me.
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches.
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce
much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me.
Remain in my love. 10 When you obey my
commandments, you remain in my love, just as I
obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his
love. 11 I have told you these things so that you will
be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!

Acts 2
42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and
to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s
Supper), and to prayer.
43 A deep sense of awe came over them
all, and the apostles performed many
miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all
the believers met together in one place and
shared everything they had. 45 They sold
their property and possessions and shared
the money with those in need. 46 They
worshiped together at the Temple each
day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and
shared their meals with great joy and
generosity—47 all the while praising God and
enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And
each day the Lord added to their
fellowship those who were being saved.

When the church punts on your PREFERENCE… you lose your PASSION

Matthew 26
14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve
disciples, went to the leading priests 15 and
asked, “How much will you pay me to betray
Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of
silver. 16 From that time on, Judas began
looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

UNLOCK GOD’s INTENT
Acts 4
20 We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”

Matthew 28
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

The ‘filling of the Spirit’ is the emptying of everything else

1 Corinthians 3
2 I had to feed you with milk, not with solid
food, because you weren’t ready for anything
stronger. And you still aren’t ready, 3 for you are
still controlled by your sinful nature. You are
jealous of one another and quarrel with each
other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by
your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people
of the world? 4 When one of you says, “I am a
follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow
Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the
world?

1 Corinthians 4
20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power.

1 John 2:19 (ESV)
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

UNLOCK Your INVITE

CHEW ON THIS: BRING IT! (Serve)

March 27, 2012 in Bring It!, Chew On This, Video with 0 Comments

John 13
3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.
6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”
8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!”
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”
9 Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”

God SERVES you

James 1
16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.
17 Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us
from God our Father, who created all the lights in the
heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting
shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us
his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his
prized possession.

God GIFTS You

Romans 12
3 Because of the privilege and authority God has
given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think
you are better than you really are. Be honest in your
evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by
the faith God has given us.4 Just as our bodies have
many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so
it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one
body, and we all belong to each other.
6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for
doing certain things well. So if God has given you the
ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as
God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others,
serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If
your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it
is giving, give generously. If God has given you
leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.
And if you have a gift for showing kindness to
others, do it gladly.
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love
them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is
good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection,
and take delight in honoring each other.

John 13
12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe
again and sat down and asked,“Do you
understand what I was doing? 13 You call me
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because
that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to
wash each other’s feet. 15 I have given you an
example to follow. Do as I have done to you. 16 I
tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their
master. Nor is the messenger more important
than the one who sends the message. 17 Now
that you know these things, God will bless you
for doing them.

GO with the FLOW

Matthew 20
25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You
know that the rulers in this world lord it over their
people, and officials flaunt their authority over those
under them. 26 But among you it will be different.
Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be
your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first
among you must become your slave. 28 For even the
Son of Man came not to be served but to serve
others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

LEGGO MY EGO!!!!