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My Hour Has Not Yet Come

TELLING GOD’S STORY

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill Him. But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to Him, ‘Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.’ For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.”

John 7:1-5 (NIV)

“Jesus said to them, ‘My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.’”

John 7:6 (ESV)

“I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Philippians 1:20-21 (NIV)

“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”

Romans 14:8 (NIV)

1. WE MUST KNOW OUR PURPOSE.

“...We will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

Ephesians 4:15b (NIV)

2. WE MUST BEAR A HARVEST FOR THE LORD.

“It was not you who chose Me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. This I command you: love one another.”

John 15:16-17 (NABRE)

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”

Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)

“You make all the plans you want but ultimately God is in control of where history is headed, and God has a plan and a purpose. God has never made a person He doesn’t have a purpose for.”

Rick Warren

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:

  • Seek God to know His direction for my life.

  • Get more information about our next Baptism Day on April 17th - Easter Sunday.

  • Sign up for the Spring Session of Groups by texting NEXT to 432.200.9141.

This week’s Reading Plan and blog/podcast:

  • YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan: “Spiritual Purpose” (3 days)

  • Blog and podcast: “Telling God’s Story–FAQS (Part 1)”

 
Telling God's StoryDr. John Gerlach