“19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; (Matthew 28:19–20a) [AMP] Because you are a Christian … … you are on a special mission. “Jesus said…
Sermon Outline Five Mistakes That Made Jonah Miserable That Can Make You Miserable, Too: He allowed his prejudice to get in the way of his mission. “Arise and go to Nineveh …” (Jonah 1:2 emphasis added) [ESV] He tried to ignore his Mission. “But Jonah rose to flee …” (Jonah 1:3a emphasis added) [ESV] He resented God’s plan when it didn’t fit his plan. “Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so…
It’s true that successes and failures can both teach you. But it’s actually wiser to learn from the experiences of others. Why? Because then you don’t have to go through all the pain or all of the difficulty.
“ 16 From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” (2 Corinthians 5:16-17 )
“ 1 There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; 3 a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build; 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;…
Jesus: “ 7 The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says: 8 I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no…