Sunday Morning 11/22/2020

The Church - Part 10 Matthew 10:16-23 NKJV John 16:16-33 NKJV Their recipe: Loss Mourning Faith/Hope/Trust God's Word Gathering/Togetherness/Faithfulness Adversity Threats/Persecution Clarity of Mission/Purpose Instability/Confusion/Division in Culture Prayer Acts 4:32a NKJV I. When we have faith, faithfulness, and the right foundation our lives funnel to unified passion and purpose. Philippians 1:27 ESV It's deciding to be aware of the circumstances, and to feel the real emotions, yet CHOOSE to focus on truth; and CHOOSE to, by faith, follow that truth, versus focusing on the circumstances, and getting swept away in emotion. Acts 4:32b NKJV II. When we have unified passion and purpose, we experience Spirit-induced and Spirit-infused community and not communism. Acts 4:34-37 NKJV When we are all on the same page, with the same mind and the same heart, which equates to the same purpose, and same passion, then community will occur. John 17:14-23 NKJV Acts 4:33 NKJV III. When Spirit-induced and Spirit-infused community exist great power for witnessing and great grace falls on all.