EPISODE · Nov 26, 2023 · 35 MIN
Thank You Notes Pt. 3: The Value of the Vessel - 11/19/2023
from The Naz Church Podcast · host The Naz Church
Pastor David Morrison John 6:3-13, Matthew 26:26-29 John 6:3-13 (NLT) * Can you imagine what this scene must have looked like? 5,000 people! * The disciples didn’t even have food. * But a little boy offers his 5 small rolls and 2 fish. John 6:11 (NLT) * Jesus gave thanks or said grace. * This prayer was powerful. It took a boy’s lunch and fed thousands with it! Why is it important to give thanks before we eat? * When I do this, I am reordering my priorities. I am realizing that: * I am not the source of my sustenance. * I am not alone. * I am blessed. * I belong at this table. John 6:12-13 (NLT) * When Jesus gave thanks, He was saying “God use me.” The value in that moment was in the vessel. * You see, a vessel is most beautiful and valuable when it is used! When there is a vessel willing to be used, God can take the not-enough and turn them into more than enough. Jesus was a vessel of the grace of God, so when we receive God’s grace, we also become ones that share it. It begins with a prayer of gratitude: a prayer of thanks. * Gratitude is an act of faith. Gratitude recognizes that I am not the source, I am simply the vessel and however God sees fit to use my life, I can know that nothing is going to be wasted. Matthew 26:26-29 (NIV) * This Thanksgiving Week, we felt it important to share in a sacrament together. * In fact, the word for this sacrament is Eucharist or Communion. * Jesus, the night He was betrayed, gave thanks! Communion means Thanksgiving. When we celebrate, we are sitting around the table of the Lord, that all are welcome at, giving thanks by this act of worship. Just as Jesus fed people’s stomachs to teach them a spiritual truth, we have a physical element of Christ body and blood...that when we receive, we receive His love and grace! I wonder when Jesus gave thanks what He was thankful for? * For providing the way for grace. * For people to pass it to. * For people to share this time with. * For God’s answered promises. * For God’s provision. * For God’s faithfulness. You are the vessel. Vessels all come in different sizes, colors, and shapes, each with their own stories; but it is through Christ that we can be filled with the Holy Spirit and show others the life God calls them to.
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Pastor David Morrison John 6:3-13, Matthew 26:26-29 John 6:3-13 (NLT) * Can you imagine what this scene must have looked like? 5,000 people! * The disciples didn’t even have food. * But a little boy offers his 5 small rolls and 2 fish. John 6:11 (NLT) * Jesus gave thanks or said grace. * This prayer was powerful. It took a boy’s lunch and fed thousands with it! Why is it important to give thanks before we eat? * When I do this, I am reordering my priorities. I am realizing that: * I am not the source of my sustenance. * I am not alone. * I am blessed. * I belong at this table. John 6:12-13 (NLT) * When Jesus gave thanks, He was saying “God use me.” The value in that moment was in the vessel. * You see, a vessel is most beautiful and valuable when it is used! When there is a vessel willing to be used, God can take the not-enough and turn them into more than enough. Jesus was a vessel of the grace of God, so when we receive God’s grace, we also become ones that share it. It begins with a prayer of gratitude: a prayer of thanks. * Gratitude is an act of faith. Gratitude recognizes that I am not the source, I am simply the vessel and however God sees fit to use my life, I can know that nothing is going to be wasted. Matthew 26:26-29 (NIV) * This Thanksgiving Week, we felt it important to share in a sacrament together. * In fact, the word for this sacrament is Eucharist or Communion. * Jesus, the night He was betrayed, gave thanks! Communion means Thanksgiving. When we celebrate, we are sitting around the table of the Lord, that all are welcome at, giving thanks by this act of worship. Just as Jesus fed people’s stomachs to teach them a spiritual truth, we have a physical element of Christ body and blood...that when we receive, we receive His love and grace! I wonder when Jesus gave thanks what He was thankful for? * For providing the way for grace. * For people to pass it to. * For people to share this time with. * For God’s answered promises. * For God’s provision. * For God’s faithfulness. You are the vessel. Vessels all come in different sizes, colors, and shapes, each with their own stories; but it is through Christ that we can be filled with the Holy Spirit and show others the life God calls them to.
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