{"id":3210,"date":"2012-10-21T04:04:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T08:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2012-10-23T22:04:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T02:04:34","slug":"god-gives-us-the-power-to-go-a-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2012\/10\/god-gives-us-the-power-to-go-a-sermon.html","title":{"rendered":"God gives us the power to go–a sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>God can give us the power to go<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Acts 1:8\u2013Teacher Appreciation<\/p>\n

Central Theme:\u00a0 God wants us to tell people about Jesus not matter where we are.<\/p>\n

Introduction\u2013I can tell where I have been last week by the receipts in my pocketbook.\u00a0 Pull out a couple of receipts and tell about where you were.\u00a0 Even if I did not have these receipts to remind me and as a record, God knows what I was doing.\u00a0 He has a record.\u00a0 Every place I go I need to realize that God was with me and there were people there who are hurting.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have a member read Acts 1:8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tell the story of Paul and Barnabus<\/p>\n

A. They were missionaries who went from place to place starting churches and telling people about Jesus.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>B.\u00a0 There are several books written by Henry Nowen, a Catholic priest who went to live with mentally challenged people.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Everyone loves these books.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 But there are not many people who are like our teachers, Sam, Danielle, and Dan.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0They have gone to live and work with people who are mentally challenged. \u00a0Then they come each Sunday to teach you about the Lord. \u00a0All of our teachers are people who take your well-being seriously. \u00a0Doing what our teachers do will change people\u2018s lives.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0It will change the people they serve and their own lives.<\/p>\n

II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God wants us to reach to others and help them.<\/p>\n

A. We can reach out to our family.<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0 We can reach out to our friends and people we know on the bus or the van.<\/p>\n

C. We can reach out to the professionals who work with us.<\/p>\n

A. They have lives and they hurt sometimes too.<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0 Pray for them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>III.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We may not be able to go to foreign countries; but we can pray for the people who are working with us.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Sometimes they are giving up much to help us.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: \u00a0 \u00a0 We should be willing to go and willing to pray for those who are ministering to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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