Yesterday's worship was filled with scripture and singing that focused us toward the power of the Holy Spirit. A great offertory was shared by Allyson Crane, who sang "Above All". Pastor Bud then shared a message to challenge us out of our comfort zones. Here are a few of the points:
Text: Matthew 14:22-33
I. Confront the fear
- Gen. 12:2, 22:17; Num. 13:27-33, 14:2-4
- all they had to do was obey, God would do the rest
- people would rather remain slaves than to face the fear of the unknown
II. Learn to focus on Jesus
- Peter was fine until he looked away from Jesus
- Mark 10:19-31
III. Be willing to fail
- everything is an experiment when it's new
- are we willing to take a few bumps and bruises to follow God?
WHAT IS YOUR COMFORT ZONE??
- money?
- hold back potential talent/ ability
- relationships?
- how you think?
- your favorite church pew?
** The most important day of the week for the church? EVERYDAY. The church is not contained in a meeting. We are to be active at all times!
** Comfort zones keep us from becoming all that God wants us to be
How will you respond to God's call to get out of the comfortable?????
April 16, 2007
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