Life Group family:
Those were comforting words from God to the Israelites, and us, in chapter 43. Words of protection, love, steadfastness, comfort, control, holiness, etc.
Those words were for a group in captivity (Israelites) back then, and are for groups in captivity today such as the 30 million people involved in human trafficking today. 80% of them are female. 50% of them are children. God can deliver them as he delivered the Israelites.
I enjoyed the discussion on the trial imagery that God and Isaiah brought in this chapter. We are His witnesses and must tell others about God. We can do this by the way we live, but that has to be combined with us telling people how God loves us and how we have been changed by living for Him.
We can also do this by how we live and act while being tested by the water and fire (as Isaiah described in verse 2). We should have hope, living for the eternal, and still finding ways to love and help others.
My challenge to you this week is to spend some quiet time and ask God to show you the worries (water/fire) which you need to give away to your sovereign Lord. Then share with your spouse and family.
Be intentional.
Travis
LIFE GROUPS: You don’t have to be a member of the church to join one of Lake Pointe’s small groups called Life Groups…it’s “the church within the church”. Life Groups are made up of people with similar ages or family structures meeting together for: •Living For Others | Mission/Ministry •Interactive Bible Study •Fellowship •Encouragement This is where real, life-enriching relationships can form and develop.
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Weekly Challenge 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Life Group,
I really enjoyed preparing and leading this lesson. The main topic was loving each other and the power of community.
We also talked about living in unity and not causing dis-unity. This reminded me to go back and read through Ephesians 4 several times this week along with Hebrews 12:18.
Ephesians 4 has been our Life Group descriptive chapter on living in community for several years. Words jump off the page to me when reading about bearing with each other in love, we are unified because of our savior, each of us in community have different roles, it is time to mature and grow, be intentional, deal with issues between believers early, don't sin when you get angry, be wholesome in your speech, uplifting, not gossiping and judgmental. Love, Love Love.
Also, here is the link to the crazy story of neighbors escalated feud over a Facebook post.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/feuding-neighbor-fence-hand/story?id=27884426
Be intentional this week.
Travis
I really enjoyed preparing and leading this lesson. The main topic was loving each other and the power of community.
We also talked about living in unity and not causing dis-unity. This reminded me to go back and read through Ephesians 4 several times this week along with Hebrews 12:18.
Ephesians 4 has been our Life Group descriptive chapter on living in community for several years. Words jump off the page to me when reading about bearing with each other in love, we are unified because of our savior, each of us in community have different roles, it is time to mature and grow, be intentional, deal with issues between believers early, don't sin when you get angry, be wholesome in your speech, uplifting, not gossiping and judgmental. Love, Love Love.
Also, here is the link to the crazy story of neighbors escalated feud over a Facebook post.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/feuding-neighbor-fence-hand/story?id=27884426
Be intentional this week.
Travis
Monday, March 24, 2014
Life Group Weekly Challenge -Love
Life Group Family:
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Once again John picked up the call to love in 1 John 4:7-10. We counted 9 mentions of the word love in these 4 verses.
One commentary states that the primary meaning of the word love in scripture is a purposeful commitment to sacrificial action for another. This definition is a perfect fit for the story we read and the video we watched.
My challenge to you this week is to look up the following verses, as a family, and write down what the passage teaches about love in action.
• Acts 4:34-37
• Philippians 1:4-7
• 1 Thess. 2:11-12
• 1 Timothy 5:1
• John 13:12-15
• Philippians 2:3-4
• Romans 2:9-11
How are you going to be Love in Action this week?
Be intentional.
Travis
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Once again John picked up the call to love in 1 John 4:7-10. We counted 9 mentions of the word love in these 4 verses.
One commentary states that the primary meaning of the word love in scripture is a purposeful commitment to sacrificial action for another. This definition is a perfect fit for the story we read and the video we watched.
My challenge to you this week is to look up the following verses, as a family, and write down what the passage teaches about love in action.
• Acts 4:34-37
• Philippians 1:4-7
• 1 Thess. 2:11-12
• 1 Timothy 5:1
• John 13:12-15
• Philippians 2:3-4
• Romans 2:9-11
How are you going to be Love in Action this week?
Be intentional.
Travis
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