Celebrating Life Through a Personal Relationship with God
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "If you got TikTok or TalkTik whichever it is or Instagram or Facebook or social media, it is to declare the glory of God. Period. If you speak to someone in a conversation this week it is to proclaim the glory of God. Sometimes it means just looking at somebody and being kind to them because they don't have anybody that looks them in the eyes. 40% of people in a recent survey said no one ever touches them in a meaningful way. To praise the living God may mean you care for someone and touch somebody and hold somebody that hasn't been lovingly touched. Everything is worship." [01:07:47]
2. "You don't have to live long in Christ. That you start saying. I like being here. But I can't wait. I can't wait to see him face to face. Times of waiting. They're meant to make our focus. Be about heaven. May I ask you a question? What are you waiting on? Jesus said where your treasure is. Your heart will be also. What you're waiting on. Will tell you a lot about what you desire in life." [47:41]
3. "Here's the one reason to really praise God that he forgave you of your sin and changed your life. Is that true about you? You can look at another person and say I can tell you about the love of God in Jesus Christ. He cleansed me. He forgave me. He changed me. Can you do that and be joyful about it?" [01:09:48]
4. "Paul said, don't be ashamed of the good news, the gospel. The gospel that saves people, that changes people's life. The Bible says a lot about celebration. Matter of fact, in Psalm 118.24, would you read this with me? You ready? This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. I've said this psalm for many years, almost every day of my life. This means the festival day. Or it may mean the last day, the day the Lord returns. But that is a truth about every day. Matter of fact, every day you wake up, you can know for sure God created that day. And God has something for you." [28:10]
5. "Christianity is about celebrating. Now, you wouldn't know that. For some of the Christians that we meet. You would think in the morning they started sucking lemons and they're still on them. But somebody who gets to know Christ. Some people who get to know Christ. You'll see it on them. You'll see it in their life. You'll see it in their eyes. You'll see it in their smile. You'll see it in their countenance. Christ will come out of you. It will be the overflow of Christ." [31:24]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I care that we grow in Christ. You can't grow in Christ. If you don't become generous. Can you imagine somebody introducing themselves today. And say hi. I'm a Christian hoarder. I'm a Christian hoarder. I like to hoard things that God gives me. What would you say to him? There's people. The average giving in America. Is now down to 2% Family household. 2% of any kind of outward giving. We're spending on average. 98% of everything. We make on ourselves. Something's wrong. When they leave. They're blessed with all this stuff. And God says this is the way to love. And this is the way to give." [01:00:44]
2. "You learn hope in times of waiting. Hope means confidence. Your confidence is in God not yourself. It's in times of duress. Waiting. Delay. Where he strips you of trusting yourself. And your feelings. And what you see. And your preferences. It strips you of those things. If you're grown in Christ. Over the years. You have learned one thing. My preferences really don't matter much. My opinions don't matter much. It's not that we don't have them. But not one time in my life. Has God said. You know what? I'm going to change my mind. Now that I've heard your side of the story. I didn't think of that. He's never said that to me." [43:23]
3. "Waiting is a part of life. Look at your note sheet. Waiting is a season. You could put a season of delay if you want. Or duress. But it's a season through which the Lord causes you. To turn to him and experience his presence. And his strength. He could answer that prayer immediately. He could answer it immediately. And he says. I withhold no good thing from you. So there's something that he's doing. That's greater than giving. The answer to the prayer. If a person. Doesn't learn that in life. You'll spend most of your life. Hurt and angry. You'll be disappointed. God didn't come through for me. God didn't answer the prayer. God didn't do this. And that will become your focus." [36:23]
4. "I want you to live generously. There's going to be times of waiting. And while you're waiting. Learn to give. Give generously. Of your finances. Your time. Your talents. Your treasures. Your encouragement. Your life to other people. Look at verse 3. Whoever is among you. Of all the people. May his God be with him. And let him go to Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem is the city of peace. They're going back. To live in shalom. God's peace. They're going to go separate themselves. They're going to do their sacrifices. They're going to build the temple. They're going to build the walls back. But all of it is centered around. God has put us at peace with him. Because he's sending his son one day." [49:35]
5. "He said give generously and joyfully. But pick a percentage and start there. So we started out with 5%. I'm telling you. That felt excruciating. You make $300 a month. You're going to school. You're paying for groceries. And I was working two jobs. I worked a job at the school. And I mowed yards in the afternoon. I'd go home. And we'd think about it. We'd pray about it. We're going to bless God's people. And inside I would say. What are you doing? So that's to my. I understand. I just wasn't a generous person. As I grew over the years. It became a privilege. That we went from 5% to 10%. We just aimed at something. Nobody has to do this in the New Testament. You don't have to give any percentage. So we aimed at 10%. And then we got to 10%. And then we said. Let's see if we can get to 20%." [56:26]
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1. "If you got TikTok or TalkTik whichever it is or Instagram or Facebook or social media, it is to declare the glory of God. Period. If you speak to someone in a conversation this week it is to proclaim the glory of God. Sometimes it means just looking at somebody and being kind to them because they don't have anybody that looks them in the eyes. 40% of people in a recent survey said no one ever touches them in a meaningful way. To praise the living God may mean you care for someone and touch somebody and hold somebody that hasn't been lovingly touched. Everything is worship." [01:07:47]
2. "You don't have to live long in Christ. That you start saying. I like being here. But I can't wait. I can't wait to see him face to face. Times of waiting. They're meant to make our focus. Be about heaven. May I ask you a question? What are you waiting on? Jesus said where your treasure is. Your heart will be also. What you're waiting on. Will tell you a lot about what you desire in life." [47:41]
3. "Here's the one reason to really praise God that he forgave you of your sin and changed your life. Is that true about you? You can look at another person and say I can tell you about the love of God in Jesus Christ. He cleansed me. He forgave me. He changed me. Can you do that and be joyful about it?" [01:09:48]
4. "Paul said, don't be ashamed of the good news, the gospel. The gospel that saves people, that changes people's life. The Bible says a lot about celebration. Matter of fact, in Psalm 118.24, would you read this with me? You ready? This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. I've said this psalm for many years, almost every day of my life. This means the festival day. Or it may mean the last day, the day the Lord returns. But that is a truth about every day. Matter of fact, every day you wake up, you can know for sure God created that day. And God has something for you." [28:10]
5. "Christianity is about celebrating. Now, you wouldn't know that. For some of the Christians that we meet. You would think in the morning they started sucking lemons and they're still on them. But somebody who gets to know Christ. Some people who get to know Christ. You'll see it on them. You'll see it in their life. You'll see it in their eyes. You'll see it in their smile. You'll see it in their countenance. Christ will come out of you. It will be the overflow of Christ." [31:24]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I care that we grow in Christ. You can't grow in Christ. If you don't become generous. Can you imagine somebody introducing themselves today. And say hi. I'm a Christian hoarder. I'm a Christian hoarder. I like to hoard things that God gives me. What would you say to him? There's people. The average giving in America. Is now down to 2% Family household. 2% of any kind of outward giving. We're spending on average. 98% of everything. We make on ourselves. Something's wrong. When they leave. They're blessed with all this stuff. And God says this is the way to love. And this is the way to give." [01:00:44]
2. "You learn hope in times of waiting. Hope means confidence. Your confidence is in God not yourself. It's in times of duress. Waiting. Delay. Where he strips you of trusting yourself. And your feelings. And what you see. And your preferences. It strips you of those things. If you're grown in Christ. Over the years. You have learned one thing. My preferences really don't matter much. My opinions don't matter much. It's not that we don't have them. But not one time in my life. Has God said. You know what? I'm going to change my mind. Now that I've heard your side of the story. I didn't think of that. He's never said that to me." [43:23]
3. "Waiting is a part of life. Look at your note sheet. Waiting is a season. You could put a season of delay if you want. Or duress. But it's a season through which the Lord causes you. To turn to him and experience his presence. And his strength. He could answer that prayer immediately. He could answer it immediately. And he says. I withhold no good thing from you. So there's something that he's doing. That's greater than giving. The answer to the prayer. If a person. Doesn't learn that in life. You'll spend most of your life. Hurt and angry. You'll be disappointed. God didn't come through for me. God didn't answer the prayer. God didn't do this. And that will become your focus." [36:23]
4. "I want you to live generously. There's going to be times of waiting. And while you're waiting. Learn to give. Give generously. Of your finances. Your time. Your talents. Your treasures. Your encouragement. Your life to other people. Look at verse 3. Whoever is among you. Of all the people. May his God be with him. And let him go to Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem is the city of peace. They're going back. To live in shalom. God's peace. They're going to go separate themselves. They're going to do their sacrifices. They're going to build the temple. They're going to build the walls back. But all of it is centered around. God has put us at peace with him. Because he's sending his son one day." [49:35]
5. "He said give generously and joyfully. But pick a percentage and start there. So we started out with 5%. I'm telling you. That felt excruciating. You make $300 a month. You're going to school. You're paying for groceries. And I was working two jobs. I worked a job at the school. And I mowed yards in the afternoon. I'd go home. And we'd think about it. We'd pray about it. We're going to bless God's people. And inside I would say. What are you doing? So that's to my. I understand. I just wasn't a generous person. As I grew over the years. It became a privilege. That we went from 5% to 10%. We just aimed at something. Nobody has to do this in the New Testament. You don't have to give any percentage. So we aimed at 10%. And then we got to 10%. And then we said. Let's see if we can get to 20%." [56:26]
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