A Chain Reaction

Here is a chain reaction that goes with Making Impact:

The sent will preach
The preached to will hear
And the hearers will believe

LOVE

I LOVE God:


Love
Obey
Value
Encourage

Making Impact Continued

After the sermon, the praise team played this song. And it with right with the sermon. :)
(I LOVE THIS SONG!!!) :)

We Are  

 by Kari Jobe

Every secret, every shame
Every fear, every pain
Live inside the dark
But that's not who we are
We are children of the day

So wake up sleeper, lift your head
We were meant for more than this
Fight the shadows conquer death
Make the most of the time we have left

(Chorus)
We are the light of the world
We are the city on a hill
We are the light of the world
We gotta, we gotta, we gotta let the light shine
We are the light of the world
We are the city on a hill
We are the light of the world
We gotta, we gotta, we gotta let the light shine
Let the light shine, let the light shine

We are called to the spread the news
Tell the world the simple truth
Jesus came to save, there's freedom in His Name
So let it all break through

Chorus

We are the light
We are the light
We are the light
So let your light shine brighter
We are the light
We are the light
We are the light
Jesus, You are the light
You are the light
You are the light
We will lift You high and shine, shine, shine

Chorus

We gotta shine, we gotta shine
Let the light shine
(X2)

Making Impact

This morning, there was a very good sermon at church. Here are the sermon notes I got from it. Some of the verses weren't in the sermon but I thought of as I was taking notes.

I.  Demonstrating Authentic Faith.
    A. Acts 16:25-30--Paul and Silas were praising God even though they were in jail.
    B. In Paul's trials we saw God's grace and power.                --2 Corinthians 12:9b-10
    C. Paul saved the jailer's live. From where he would spend eternity and from from hi own sword.

II. Acknowledging Him To Others.
    A. Give your verbal testimony to others.
    B. Acts 16:31-33--The jailer's household was saved. 
    C. Romans 10:14-15--Teach others the gospel. Love those people for who they are! 
         Exodus 4:10-17

III. Persevering In Mission.
      A. Romans 5:35--They kept going because their suffering brought perseverance.
      B. FOLLOW JESUS!!! --Matthew 25:19-20.
           TEACH OTHERS!!!--Romans 10:14-15
      C. They sang in the darkest part of the night--AND THEIR LIVES...JOY!!!! :)

Here are the verses from the sermon:

Romans 16:25-34 

25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”29The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. 

 

2 Corinthians 12:9b-10

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 

 

Romans  10:14-15

14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Exodus 4:10-17

10Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”

11The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

13But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”

14Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”

Matthew 28:19-20

 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”