Everyday Together With God

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message titled Everyday together with God!-----SERMON NOTES:Set aside God time is priceless, but everyday life together with God is the goal. But know this, the LORD has set apart the godly for himself. Psalm 4:3 ESVEveryday closeness is not only possible, it's God’s plan! One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” Luke 5:1-5 NLTObedience positions us in the presence of God and is a setup for the supernatural!And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. Luke 5:6-11 NLTAfter leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where he found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged. Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them. Luke 4:38-39 NLTThe everyday burdens you carry, you don’t have to carry alone. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all. Ephesians 4:4-6 NLTAll of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 NLTPursuing God‘s purposes with passion requires a power you only get from God. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. 2 Peter 1:3-4 NLTIf all you ever need from God is forgiveness you’re not living into your full potential.Serving isn’t just a front row seat, it’s life up-close and in the game with God. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not to be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for many who are held hostage.” Mark 10:43:45 MSGServing is a beautiful pathway to a deeper place in God’s presenceFor in him we live and move and exist. Acts 17:28 NLT................