Encouraging, Empowering & Equipping Ordinary Christians To Live Powerful Missional Lives!
In Acts 8:26-40 we have an amazing story about an ordinary christian by the name of Philip who was used by God in an amazing way. From it we learn some powerful principles for shining the Light of Christ brightly in our part of this dark world. Watch and see what you might learn.
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In order to shine the Light of Christ brightly in our part of this dark world we must learn to forgive one another. Forgiveness is the proof that we really love and love is the proof that we really know Christ! Watch this video and be encourage to forgive those that have hurt you.
Today we are going to learn about God’s Way For Dealing With Anger. Our text is found in Genesis 4:1-15.
"Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.” Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” But the Lord said to him, “Not so[e]; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
The bad attitude that Cain had was jealousy. He was jealous that his younger brother had his sacrifice accepted by God when his wasn't. There are all kinds of bad attitudes that we can develop but if left unchecked anger will quickly develop from it.
Don't think that your anger goes unnoticed by God! He not only notices it but will also calls us out on it and warn us about it.
Anger is a seed from which sin can be birthed. When we are angry we make Godless choices.
Don't think that you can use your anger as an excuse that God will accept for the sin you committed. Anger is no defense for sinning in the sight of God. Even though you were angry God will hold you accountable for the sin.
Every can learn to manage their anger so that it doesn't control them. How many times have we been in a heated argument with a family member when all of a sudden the phone rings and instead of screaming and yelling when we answer the phone we change our tone and calmly say, "Hello, can I help you?"
You see we do have the ability to control our anger, it's just a matter of if we are willing to or not.
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Through an event in the life of Paul we are going to learn that part of a powerful Missional Life is having the kind of faith in God that can encourage others! When people look at us, hear us speak and listen to what we say about Jesus Christ do they find encouragement?
When we begin to live an intentional life on mission with Christ we will begin to experience some circumstances that will literally blow our minds! As we encounter those circumstances, impossible circumstances, questions will begin to fill our minds! Questions like:
We are going to look at just one little statement Jesus made to a woman while he was out on mission. In that statement holds the key to answer this important question! Take a few moments and watch it NOW!
We believe that ordinary christians are God primary choice for doing His extraordinary work. Throughout scripture we see God choosing to use everyday people to join Him on His mission of raising up, training up and unleashing them to become rapidly reproducing disciple makers. The Ordinary Christians intends to join God in that pursuit.
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