Prepared for Purpose: Trusting God's Timing and Provision
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"Come on, why don't y 'all put your hands together for our young people, I pray. Come on, why don't y 'all put your hands together for our young people, I pray. See how God can use you or see what's being provided so that you can be blessed and you'll see how God wants to work for you. Come on, proceed with our announcements now. Good morning," [00:29:57]
"And I know y 'all looking like, I got my own cornbread recipe. I see it on your face. Well, whatever it is you have, one of the things we know is that both music and meals have been a part, a cornerstone of who we are. We'll talk about that. We want to make sure we keep that, keep that a part of who we are. How many of y 'all had some real good conversations around the table? You learned some things and gained some wisdom. Amen. So, again, we want to hold that as part of our cornerstone." [00:44:12]
"One of the things that we know is that our world is as has always been, just kind of up and down, topsy -turvy. And as we go to this moment of giving, we come honoring God. And so we give for so many reasons. We give because we trust God. We come because we believe God's word, that the tithe is at 10%. And there are so many areas of life that you can withhold. Hold, you can maybe hold back on. One thing you don't want to do is hold out on God. How many of y 'all know God keeps applying for you no matter what you go through? Come on, anybody? Yeah, not just financially, but he does it holistically." [00:44:12]
"Philippians 419 is a scripture we stood on month after month, week after week, year after year. Our church is 40 years plus, 41, so decades we stood on this. And it says, and my God will meet all of your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Listen, you're giving your 10 % and stewarding the 90 % and then giving over and beyond an offering. It's one of the many ways that we are able to experience, not God blessing us, but experience how much God has for us holistically. It's not just money giving, money giving back. It is your connection with him. It is one of the ways that we operate in our faith. We give, not because we have, but we have because we give." [00:44:12]
"First of all, we ask that you would multiply our giving. We ask that you would help our hearts understand what our hands are doing. They're more than just releasing money, releasing a card or releasing an envelope. God, we are giving over to you all that we struggle with, all that we challenge with. We're giving to you, God, the blessing from the gifts you've given us, the physical ability you've given us, the mind that you've given us. So now, take it as seed. Grow it for your kingdom building so that lives are changed and ministry can be going forward and programs can be built and communities can be blessed. We believe you will do it. And so we thank you in advance. We ask this prayer and this blessing over our giving and every giver. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Amen. Come on, let us worship God and give and receive our young people as they lead us." [00:44:12]
"Listen, we have been walking through purpose. We have been trying to find purpose, repurpose, align purpose. This week we've been activating purpose. And I want to kind of stay in that vein today, looking at John chapter 21. John chapter 21. Now, I'm going to be honest. We're going to read a little bit, but we're going to try to break it down. John 21. We're going to start at verse 1, and we're going to conclude at verse 14." [00:58:44]
"John 21, beginning at verse 1, and we're concluding at verse 14. Amen. You there already? I got there quick. You there? If you're with us online, type it in the chat. If you're with us on site, just remind me that you have it so you can read it later on this week. Come on, what book you in? John. John, what chapter? 21. 21, we'll start reading at verse 1, and stop at verse." [01:00:12]
"Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, Friends, haven't you any fish? No, they answered. He said, Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple, whom Jesus loved, said to Peter, It is the Lord." [01:01:52]
"As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, It is the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around him, for he had taken it off and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals, there with fish on it and some bread." [01:02:15]
"Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish you have just caught. So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, Come and have breakfast. None of the disciples dared ask him, Who are you? They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples, after he was raised from the dead. You may be seated. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. There are a number of verses we're going to highlight." [01:02:15]
"Verse 9 says, When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals, there with fish on it, and some bread. We've been talking about purpose, realigning purpose, activating purpose, living out your purpose. I want to maybe just kind of tag our time together. I want to talk about you being prepared for purpose. That's it. You are prepared for purpose. You are prepared for purpose. It's you Sunday, so I have a self -title. I just want to shout out, Let Them Cook." [01:02:15]
"Come on, somebody, somebody real quick, just shout out, Let Them Cook. Let Them Cook. Father, we thank you for this time, and we pray. Pray, first of all, that everything we've experienced already, the God that... our spirit soak that in. We want to leave here still echoing that you have melodies from heaven that trouble will not last always. We want to leave here, God, still lifting up our voices in song. We want to leave here knowing that our prayers have been answered. We want to walk out with answers to our solutions, answers to our problems, healing for our hurts. God, we want to walk out knowing that we've been with you. We showed up the church and we're excited about being among the people, but God, we want to know we've got a word from you to hold on to, something that will encourage us, something we can share with others, something that will keep us focused, not on everything, but on what you called us to. So, Father, now in the name of Jesus, I pray that all of who I am be decreased so you get honor and glory from this moment. You've used our young people. You've sung through our praise and worship team. You've sat us around people, God, who know how good you are. Now, God, take this moment. Teach us your will. Show us your way." [01:02:15]
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"And I know y 'all looking like, I got my own cornbread recipe. I see it on your face. Well, whatever it is you have, one of the things we know is that both music and meals have been a part, a cornerstone of who we are. We'll talk about that. We want to make sure we keep that, keep that a part of who we are. How many of y 'all had some real good conversations around the table? You learned some things and gained some wisdom. Amen. So, again, we want to hold that as part of our cornerstone." [00:44:12]
"One of the things that we know is that our world is as has always been, just kind of up and down, topsy -turvy. And as we go to this moment of giving, we come honoring God. And so we give for so many reasons. We give because we trust God. We come because we believe God's word, that the tithe is at 10%. And there are so many areas of life that you can withhold. Hold, you can maybe hold back on. One thing you don't want to do is hold out on God. How many of y 'all know God keeps applying for you no matter what you go through? Come on, anybody? Yeah, not just financially, but he does it holistically." [00:44:12]
"Philippians 419 is a scripture we stood on month after month, week after week, year after year. Our church is 40 years plus, 41, so decades we stood on this. And it says, and my God will meet all of your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Listen, you're giving your 10 % and stewarding the 90 % and then giving over and beyond an offering. It's one of the many ways that we are able to experience, not God blessing us, but experience how much God has for us holistically. It's not just money giving, money giving back. It is your connection with him. It is one of the ways that we operate in our faith. We give, not because we have, but we have because we give." [00:44:12]
"First of all, we ask that you would multiply our giving. We ask that you would help our hearts understand what our hands are doing. They're more than just releasing money, releasing a card or releasing an envelope. God, we are giving over to you all that we struggle with, all that we challenge with. We're giving to you, God, the blessing from the gifts you've given us, the physical ability you've given us, the mind that you've given us. So now, take it as seed. Grow it for your kingdom building so that lives are changed and ministry can be going forward and programs can be built and communities can be blessed. We believe you will do it. And so we thank you in advance. We ask this prayer and this blessing over our giving and every giver. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Amen. Come on, let us worship God and give and receive our young people as they lead us." [00:44:12]
"Listen, we have been walking through purpose. We have been trying to find purpose, repurpose, align purpose. This week we've been activating purpose. And I want to kind of stay in that vein today, looking at John chapter 21. John chapter 21. Now, I'm going to be honest. We're going to read a little bit, but we're going to try to break it down. John 21. We're going to start at verse 1, and we're going to conclude at verse 14." [00:58:44]
"John 21, beginning at verse 1, and we're concluding at verse 14. Amen. You there already? I got there quick. You there? If you're with us online, type it in the chat. If you're with us on site, just remind me that you have it so you can read it later on this week. Come on, what book you in? John. John, what chapter? 21. 21, we'll start reading at verse 1, and stop at verse." [01:00:12]
"Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, Friends, haven't you any fish? No, they answered. He said, Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple, whom Jesus loved, said to Peter, It is the Lord." [01:01:52]
"As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, It is the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around him, for he had taken it off and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals, there with fish on it and some bread." [01:02:15]
"Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish you have just caught. So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, Come and have breakfast. None of the disciples dared ask him, Who are you? They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples, after he was raised from the dead. You may be seated. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. There are a number of verses we're going to highlight." [01:02:15]
"Verse 9 says, When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals, there with fish on it, and some bread. We've been talking about purpose, realigning purpose, activating purpose, living out your purpose. I want to maybe just kind of tag our time together. I want to talk about you being prepared for purpose. That's it. You are prepared for purpose. You are prepared for purpose. It's you Sunday, so I have a self -title. I just want to shout out, Let Them Cook." [01:02:15]
"Come on, somebody, somebody real quick, just shout out, Let Them Cook. Let Them Cook. Father, we thank you for this time, and we pray. Pray, first of all, that everything we've experienced already, the God that... our spirit soak that in. We want to leave here still echoing that you have melodies from heaven that trouble will not last always. We want to leave here, God, still lifting up our voices in song. We want to leave here knowing that our prayers have been answered. We want to walk out with answers to our solutions, answers to our problems, healing for our hurts. God, we want to walk out knowing that we've been with you. We showed up the church and we're excited about being among the people, but God, we want to know we've got a word from you to hold on to, something that will encourage us, something we can share with others, something that will keep us focused, not on everything, but on what you called us to. So, Father, now in the name of Jesus, I pray that all of who I am be decreased so you get honor and glory from this moment. You've used our young people. You've sung through our praise and worship team. You've sat us around people, God, who know how good you are. Now, God, take this moment. Teach us your will. Show us your way." [01:02:15]
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