Remembering Christ: Finding God in Everyday Moments
Summary
In the sermon, I emphasized the importance of remembering the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the gift of salvation. I highlighted that the command to remember appears more frequently in the Bible than the command to obey, indicating our tendency to forget the significant aspects of our faith amidst the busyness of life. I urged the congregation to remember the privileges we have because of Jesus, the gift of salvation, and the promise of eternal life. I also explained the significance of communion, reminding everyone that it is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus, who took on our sins and endured shame out of love for us.
In the second part of the sermon, I shared my personal journey of seeking God in the little moments of everyday life. I confessed that I had been struggling to see God in my daily life and shared my prayer for the mission trip: "God, please help us see you in the little moments every single day." I recounted how this prayer was answered during the mission trip, where I saw God moving in various moments, from worship sessions to fellowship over pancakes. I concluded by encouraging the congregation to look for God in their everyday lives, as He is woven into all creation.
Key Takeaways:
- The command to remember is more frequent in the Bible than the command to obey, indicating our tendency to forget the significant aspects of our faith. ([18:01])
- Communion is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus, who took on our sins and endured shame out of love for us. ([21:37])
- Seeing God in the little moments of everyday life requires intentional seeking and a conscious effort to recognize His presence in all things. ([38:23])
- Authentic worship can occur in the most ordinary settings and circumstances, as experienced during the mission trip. ([42:43])
- God is woven into all creation, and recognizing this can help us see Him in our everyday lives. ([54:23])
Study Guide
Main Points from the Sermon:
1) The speaker emphasizes the importance of seeing God in the little moments of everyday life. He shares his prayer for a mission trip, "God, please help us see you in the little moments every single day." This prayer was born out of a moment of self-reflection and a longing to experience God in the mundane, everyday moments just as he did when he first gave his life to Jesus. #!!38:23!!#
2) The speaker shares his realization that he had stopped seeing God in everyday moments. He expresses his longing to experience God in the ordinary, not just in the extraordinary or "big" moments. He acknowledges that he had become desensitized to God's presence in his daily life. #!!42:43!!#
3) The speaker shares experiences from the mission trip where he saw God moving in small, everyday moments. These moments included worship sessions in a parking lot, students inviting others to join in games, and making pancakes early in the morning. He emphasizes that these were authentic, real moments where he could see God moving. #!!46:34!!#
4) The speaker reflects on why he was able to see God moving so much on the mission trip and why he had stopped seeing God move in his everyday life. He concludes that he had stopped looking for God in the small moments. He expresses a desire to see God moving like this all the time. #!!50:50!!#
5) The speaker shares his commitment to intentionally seek and look for God in all the little moments every single day. He challenges the listeners to choose where they will see God in their lives moving forward. #!!54:23!!#
Bible Passages for Group Reading:
1) Romans 1:19-20
2) Colossians 1:16-17
Discussion Guide:
Observation Questions:
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Devotional
Day 1: Seeing God in the Little Moments
God is present in every aspect of our lives, not just in the grand, miraculous events, but also in the mundane, everyday moments. It's easy to overlook His presence when we're caught up in the busyness of life, but when we intentionally seek Him, we can find Him in the smallest details - in the beauty of nature, in the laughter of a child, in the kindness of a stranger. This is a reminder to slow down, to be present, and to seek God in every moment of our lives. [38:23]
Psalm 139:7-10 - "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths
Quotes
1. "Sometimes we just have to remind ourselves, even when things are not going great in our lives, that God is always doing great things. Amen. He is in the works of doing great things just because that is who he is." - 06:15
2. "For me, the prayer that I had started praying over this trip was a very short, modest prayer. Just God, please help us see you in the little moments every single day. That was the prayer. That was the prayer that I prayed for this mission trip weeks and weeks out leading up to us leaving, praying this over our students, over the leaders, over everybody." - 38:23
3. "I could see God moving in each of these moments and just so many more throughout the week. It made me start to wonder why I was able to see him moving so much on this trip. And why I had stopped seeing him move this way for so long." - 50:50
4. "I wanted to have what was going on on this mission trip. I wanted to have that here every single week, every single day in the normal life when I'm going the lawn, when I'm taking out the trash, when I'm watching the dishes, whatever it is, I wanted to have those moments in just my everyday normal life." - 54:23
5. "It was in reading and studying these passages that I realized that the only reason I had stopped seeing God the way I used to is simply because I had stopped looking for him." - 54:23
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