https://youtu.be/TB3Co8IPgvg
Watch for ways to find common ground
Paul was with people Physically. Some Christians never interact with non-Christians. Paul started where they were at people feel loved when they feel understood.
They feel understood when feel heard.
They feel heard when we listen.
Ask for their story firstWait a few beatsParaphraseAsk clarifying questions
I cannot think of a time that I offended someone when...
https://youtu.be/TB3Co8IPgvg
THE BLIND MEN KNEW WHO JESUS WAS
Eight hundred years before Jesus walked through the streets of Jericho. Jesus' ministry was becoming more and more clear. He was the Messiah.
Isaiah 9:6 6
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,...
https://youtu.be/dqijS9kh71c
THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN
HEAVEN WILL BE BORING
Devil is a liar. (Lucifer) 1 of 3 Archangels created by God, Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer. Angel of Worship, he wanted to be like God, but God cast him down. 1/3 of angles went with him, what we know as demons today.
It is the absence of everything evil and the presence of everything...
https://youtu.be/GJCYiA6majU
"People without You go to Hell"
Righteousness of a Holy God and Indescribable Horrors of Hell. Do not accept Reality of Hell. Never appreciate Glory of Gospel. I gave my life to God because I did not want to go to Hell.
Proverbs 9:10 (NLT)
10 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in...
https://youtu.be/c62s91PSocI
YOU don’t really die!
Physical body dies. Real you does not die, No YOLO. Soul never dies.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and...
https://youtu.be/vNaBMlG60Bo
The fastest way to kill something special is to compare it to something else
“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” – Marquis de Condorcet
The reason you can’t do what someone else can do is you were not called to their purpose, so stop comparing.
There’s a Reason, sometimes God’s prep comes packaged pain. Your purpose is not...
https://youtu.be/yv3YjXdOrP4
If you don’t know something’s purpose, you’ll likely abuse it
Frustrated? Don’t know the purpose, Reason? Why bother?
Bust butt job where no one notices?Fight for marriage spouse doesn’t seem care?Try serve God, do good when everything goes wrong for me?
FIND YOUR WHY and PRAY!
David's purpose
Acts 13:36
This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of...
https://youtu.be/ITGhGplTeLg
People hate pain.
People hate pain w/o a purpose! Pain is a physical sensation, when we feel hurt, it is imperative for our well-being that we find a way to deal with those feelings in a forward-moving way and clear up any confusion.
Bad happens:
Car wreckSpouse cheatsBoyfriend breaks upLose jobBattle cancerTest positiveCovid-19!
People don’t hate pain, The hate pain w/o purpose!
Run marathonsCrossFitGetting...
https://youtu.be/b5aKvlBDUhw
Paul’s dream of preaching in Rome
57 - 58 AD Paul is in Corinth.
Romans 1:10-11 (NLT) 10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. 11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the...
https://youtu.be/nYu6zGSBUQM
COVID-19
It's spreading.Stock market is crashing.People are panicking.
What should we do?
Do not worry about it and assume it is not a big deal or a hoax? Buy extra hand sanitizer toilet paper and prepare for the end of the world?
Life now:
No sportsTravel bansBare shelves
Christians are different. We make decisions different.
Romans 12:2 (NLT) 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of...
