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Living With Urgency – John 4:35-38

Mar 10

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Friends,

What a wonderful time of worship this past Sunday!  We were tremendously blessed by NAMB missionaries Pedro and Marisa Sanchez and their family.  Taking a cue from the theme for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, I preached on John 4:35-38 and looked at how we should be “Living With Urgency.”

I challenged us to think about how we could and should live with a greater urgency towards our neighbors and around the world.  And perhaps the starting point for this is thinking more urgently about how we are living our own personal faith and witness.  And so, Living With Urgency, we should be motivated to 1) Have compassion/be burdened for our neighbors, 2) Guard our personal witness and be Christ-like to ALL people, and 3) Support, encourage, and give for our missionaries.  How will you respond?

Download and listen to the sermon here:  Living With Urgency – Rev. Bryon LePere

Scriptures referenced:

  • John 4:35-38
  • John 4:35
    • Matthew 9:37, Luke 10:2, 2 Corinthians 6:2
  • John 4:36
    • Matthew 13:37, Isaiah 9:3
  • John 4:37
    • Mark 4:1ff
  • Matthew 9:36
  • Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 4:7
  • Colossians 4:5, Matthew 5:14-16

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Ridiculous Love – John 4:13-15

Mar 1

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Friends,

What a great time of worship this morning!  Despite the weather, many came out and were witness to one of our young people coming forward for baptism.  Give God the glory for what He has done this day!

We read through the story of Jesus talking with the woman at the well in John 4.  As you read through the text, notice that he “had to go through Samaria”, a place Jews avoided, yet Jesus was obedient.  He spoke with a woman that likely no one else would, and she was certainly trying to avoid contact with her timing of coming out to the well!  But, in contact with the Messiah, her life was changed as you she was able to drink of the living water that God offers us all in Christ Jesus.

As I examined the text, it brought several questions to mind as we think about our Missions Ministry.  I want to share these questions with you, and I invite your answers and/or response.  God Bless!

  • Is your heart for missions/our direction for missions based on obedience to the leading of God or of our own personal/emotional drive?
  • How often do you/we avoid ministering to someone because of our own biases/feelings?
  • Does anyone avoid worship/other church events to avoid public scrutiny?
  • We’ve grown in the past few years, but how much of our resources have we expended meeting physical needs, and how much on spiritual needs?
  • How many people have we given water to only to leave them thirsty soon after?  What kind of water are we serving?

You can download the sermon here: Ridiculous Love, pt. 2 by Rev. Bryon LePere (~30 mb)

Scriptures Referenced:

  • John 4:4-15
  • John 4:4-6
    • Nehemiah 13:28
    • Exodus 34:6, Deuteronomy 4:31, Luke 1:50, 19:1-10, John 8:3-11, Ephesians 2:1-6
  • John 4:7-12
    • John 4:17-18
    • Genesis 33:18-19, Joshua 24:32
  • John 4:13-15
    • John 7:38
    • Ezekiel 36:25-26
    • Psalm 42:1, Isaiah 12:2-3, 44:3, 55:1, Zechariah 13:1
    • Psalm 36:9, Isaiah 35:7, 49:10
    • Jeremiah 2:13, 17:13
    • John 4:28
    • Revelation 7:17, 21:6

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