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Partnership Forum – April 9, 2022
The Power of an Invitation
John 4:27-30 27 Just then his disciples returned and were
surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you
want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”
28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the
town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever
did. Could this be the Messiah?” 30 They came out of the town and made their
way toward him.
1. She was
first invited by __________ to drink and __________ __________ __________ . vs. 14 but whoever drinks the water I give
them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a
spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
After one sip of Jesus she could not keep the drink to herself.
2. She __________
her life. Vs. 28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the
town and said to the people, She became
a LifeChanger
3. She used
her newfound __________ and __________ the whole city. Vs. 29 “Come, see a
man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
4. She __________
what they __________ about her. Vs. 29…told me everything I ever did.
5. The power
of her invitation had an __________ Vs. 30 They came out of the town and
made their way toward him.
Life Application: Break
into groups 15 min
· Who
have you invited? (get a total number in your room)
· When was
the last time you invited? (all answer)
· Have you
invited people into a relationship with you first? Why/how? (anyone in the room that has done
this, discuss their why/how – 2 minutes)
· What can
New Life/you do to use the power of invitation this week, this year? (brainstorm
things and record them)
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Location |
Neighborhoods
covering in order |
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Belleville |
Subdivision off of Old
Collinsville Rd – Fox Creek @ Columbia Ave; Subdivisions close by Whiteside; Subdivision
across from SWIC (across Greenmount) w/ duplexes and houses |
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Fairview/Swansea |
Savannah Hills Subdivision And the subdivision across from
Savannah Hills including townhomes; The Fountains; Ashland Meadows (off of
Old Collinsville Rd by bowling alley) Or subdivision of your choice in
Swansea |
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O’Fallon |
Southview Gardens; And
apartments behind southview; And houses around the ofallon park; new subdivisions
across from Sports park; Prairie
Crossing ·
Arbor
Green/Huntington Chase Homes ·
Brookside
estates houses and the apartments |
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Shiloh |
Richland Prairie; 3 subdivisions
on Greenmount closest to WC to the right; Greenmount Apartments next to
moto mart and dobbs intersection Ashford Farms (off of
greenmount) |
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Lebanon/Troy |
Keck Subdivision next
to the church; Turtle Creek; Braiswood Estates subdivision |
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YOUR CITY |
YOUR SUBDIVISION!!! |
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Rules of
Canvassing
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Do not put anything in the postal mailboxes
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Have to be 2x2 at all times; No confrontation with
anyone. If they don’t’ want it keep
moving
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If “no solicitation” is posted anywhere do not approach
house
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Do not go into anyone’s home; If people in the
yard/porch – put it in their hand; All conversation brief
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For ease of coverage, park your car at a spot in the
neighborhood – go up one side with door hangers, cross the street walk back
down the other side of the street and then move the car to the next large
section and repeat.
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YOU KNOW ARE STREAMING OR WHO DON’T LIVE IN THE AREA – SPECIFICALLY INVITE THEM
TO JOIN US!
§ Come as you are
from where you are to CONNECT to our Community of LifeChangers, to GROW in
order to change YOUR life, and to GO change the lives of others!
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§ It’s an enhanced
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Eight Steps to
Becoming An Intentional Man
1. Be generous with your time and talent
and treasure
o
Give
and it will be given to you – Luke: 6:38 38 give and it will begiven to
you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together and running over, will be poured into you lap. For with the measure you use, it will be
measured to you
o God is not mocked – Galatians 6:7 7
Be not deceived; God cannot be mocked. A
man reaps what he sows
2. Never miss an opportunity to improve
yourself –
o 1 Corinthians 11:28 11 Everyone
ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup
3. Pursue relationships that will make you better,
iron sharpens iron
o Proverbs 27:17 17 As iron sharpens iron, so
one person sharpens another
4. Study the word like our life depended on
it. Study to show thyself approved
o
2 Timothy 2:15 15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth
5. Encourage other men and tell your story
o Act 15:12 12 The whole assembly became silent
as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God
had done among the Gentiles through them
o John 1:45 45 Philip found Nathaniel and told
him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the
prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
6. Be willing to serve at any level to be great at
all levels
o John 13:6-9 6 He came to Simon Peter, who
said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7Jesus replied, “Your do
not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 “No,” said
Peter, “you shall not wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you
have no part of me.” 9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but
my hands and my head as well.”
7. Lead follow or get out of the way.
o
Genesis 2:22 22
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he
brought her to the man.
o
Genesis 3:9 9
But the Lord called to the man, “Where are you?”
o
Ephesians 5:33
33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and
the wife must respect her husband
8. Know who you are and whose you are
o
Fearfully and
wonderfully made
§ Psalms 139:14 14 I praise you because I am
fearfully a nd wonderfully made; your works are wonderful well.
§ Genesis 2:7, 20 7 Then the Lord God formed a
man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life, and the man became a living being. 20 So the man gave names to all the
livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam, no
suitable helper was found.
o
Live, move and
have your being
§ Acts 17:28 28 ‘For in him we live and move
and have our being.’ As some of your won poets have said, ‘We are his
offspring.’
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Change Your
Thoughts Why evaluating your thoughts is crucial to healthy leadership |
How often do you consider the impact of your thoughts? Thoughts
are powerful. Your perception of truth is what is true in your life. Our
thoughts become our reality. Satan understands this human tendency and he seeks
to exploit it by replaying negative and untrue thoughts in our minds over and
over.
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"You're not good enough."
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"You're a failure."
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"No one really cares about you."
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"You can't do it."
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"God is ashamed of you."
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"People will never trust you."
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"You're stupid."
When we hear things like this in our heads enough, we start to
believe them; we adopt them as our reality. Even though these statements are
complete lies, we believe them as if they were true.
Romans
12:1 (NLT) says, "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let
God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you
will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and
perfect."
Notice,
changed thinking comes first. Once the way we think is changed, we'll be able
to know God's will for our lives. So focus on these bits of God's truth and
allow him to change your thinking:
You're not __________.
There will always
be people who __________. get it.
Sheep bites won't __________. you.
God __________. in you.
There are people in
your church who __________. and __________. you.
It's __________. it!
1. When
are you most likely to experience negative thoughts?
2. How
does belonging help in dispelling negative thoughts?
3. How
do you normally handle negative or unhelpful thoughts? How might you handle
them in a more helpful or healthy way?
4. Who
in your life helps you have a realistic view of things? Who in your life might
help you keep your negative thoughts in check?
Sermon Notes:
Pericope: Numbers
13:30-33 - 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We
should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
31 But
the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they
are stronger than we are.” 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad
report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored
devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33
We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim).
We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to
them.”;
Ps.
78:4 - We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next
generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and
the wonders he has done.
Sermon
Text: Ps. 78:4 - We will not hide them from their
descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds
of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
Sermon
Title: What’s Next
Matthew
28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Acts
2:42 – 47 - 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to
fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43
Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the
apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in
common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They
broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising
God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their
number daily those who were being saved.
Matt
16:18 - And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Point 1: Warfare
strategy Vs 29a - 29 The Amalekites
live in the Negev;
2 Cor.
10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power
to destroy strongholds
Vs. 31
– 32 - 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those
people; they are stronger than we are.” 32 And they spread
among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They
said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw
there are of great size.
Matthew
11:12 - From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has
suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.
Vs 28
- Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large
and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
Vs. 33 - We seemed like grasshoppers in our
own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”
Point 2: We must take the Initiative Vs 30 Then
Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take
possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
32 And
they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had
explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All
the people we saw there are of great size.
14:1-4
- 1Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out,
and that night the people wept. 2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses
and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in
the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! 3Why
is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and
children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to
Egypt?”
4So
they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
Verse
30 - 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should
go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
John
1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has
been made.
Eccl
1:9 - …and there is nothing new under the sun.
14: 4So
they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
Point
3:
Storytelling time Psalms 78: 44 We will not hide them from their
descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds
of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
Matt
16:18 - And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
Life
application
1. Attend the seminar when I breakdown new initiatives
2. Reflect on what has worked and hasn't worked
3. Keep the faith.
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Pericope:
Leviticus
23:9-14 - 9 The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to
them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest,
bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. 11 He is to wave
the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is
to wave it on the day after the Sabbath. 12 On the day you wave the sheaf, you
must sacrifice as a burnt offering to the Lord a lamb a year old without
defect, 13 together with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the
finest flour mixed with olive oil—a food offering presented to the Lord, a
pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter of a hin of wine. 14 You
must not eat any bread, or roasted or new grain, until the very day you bring
this offering to your God. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the
generations to come, wherever you live.
Sermon
Text: Leviticus 23: 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them:
‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring
to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest
Sermon
Title: Next
Level Generosity
BP: Move the hearers to give first
fruit
Review:
What is First Fruit? The
significance of this holy day, like most other biblical festivals…
When is it given? The feast of the
first fruits were held consecutively on the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
days of the first month of the Jewish calendar. "Then
the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them,
‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest,
then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the
priest'" (Leviticus 23:9–10).
How is it
given? Lev. 23:9-10 - "Then the Lord spoke to Moses,
saying, 'Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land
which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in
the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest'"
Why did
they do it? Gen. 4 – Cain and Abel - 3 In the course of time Cain brought
some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.
Examples of First Fruit – Romans
11: 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then
the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Ex. 22: 29 “Do not hold back
offerings from your granaries or your vats. “You must give me the firstborn of
your sons.;
Neh. 10: 35 “We also assume
responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits
of our crops and of every fruit tree.
2 Chr 31: 5 As soon as the order
went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new
wine, olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a
great amount, a tithe of everything.
1 Cor. 15:20 But Christ
has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen
asleep.
James 1:18 He chose to
give us birth through the word of truth that we might be a kind of firstfruits
of all he created.
The impact of first
fruit –
Makes the whole holy - Romans 11:16 - 16If the part of the dough
offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is
holy, so are the branches.
· Pleases God - Jer.
2:3 - Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who
devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,' " declares the
LORD.
Place of first fruits – Matthew
6:3333 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
First Fruit Giving – Lev. 23:9-24
· Exodus 22:29 - 29
"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. "You
must give me the firstborn of your sons.
Results of First Fruit/Tithing – Blessing upon
Blessing
Proverbs
3 – 5 Trust in the LORD
Context: It is imperative that we address
the time or when in the text. Genesis…Exodus…Numbers…Leviticus…Deuteronomy…Joshua
Now we
can teach the why of this text which reveals the points…
Point 1: Dependency – Matthew 6:33 But seek
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you.
Point 2: Declaration
– Deut. 26:1-5 - When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving
you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2 take
some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the
Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the
Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name 3 and say to the priest in
office at the time, “I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to
the land the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” 4 The priest shall take
the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord
your God. 5 Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a
wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there
and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.
Point 3: Delivers
on His Promises – Deut 28:1-8 - If you fully obey the Lord your God and
carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set
you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you
and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
3 You
will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4 The
fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of
your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
5 Your
basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
6 You
will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
7 The
Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated
before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in
seven.
8 The
Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to.
The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
Life Application:
1. Give your
first fruit
2. Join a
LifeGroup
