Last night we continued in our series “Foundations”. We are looking at what God intended the church to be. We have looked at several topics including money, worship, and last night we continued and looked at the topic of service. Last week we introduced the idea of texting questions during the sermon with the idea of continuing the conversation… So here we are. Week two of continuing the conversation.
Check out the video below.
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So as promised, here are some of the questions that we received at the five last night.
What is the mark you think you are leaving? Is it the mark that you want to leave?
In order to answer this question you should look at the lives of the people around you… How are you affecting/impacting them? Are you building into others lives in a positive way? I suppose that those are the questions you should ask yourself and then based upon your answers, go ahead and figure out if it is the mark that you were desiring to leave!
Every person will be leaving different marks than the other. God has made each one of us unique and so we will naturally be affecting the lives of people in uniquely different ways. Do not feel like you need to compare yourself to someone else.
Do you think the Lord already knows what mark we will leave and if so are we capable of changing that?
I love this question! Thanks for asking it. Yes, I believe that God knows what mark we will leave. I believe that God is sovereign and omniscient. SO, yes, I believe that God knows everything about our life and the decisions that we will make.
I believe that God knows the potential that each one of us has. What we do with our potential is up to us. God has given us free will and that means that we can choose what we are going to do, or what we will not do. So, yes, we have the ability to change the marks that we are making. If you are unhappy with the ones you are making right now, step it up… You can change. God has given you some incredible potential.
I’m really excited by these questions! Keep them coming!
~Peter
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Serving, what an important foundation. I hope that I am leaving the mark that God wants me to. I think that as believers it is important to know and understand that God is always working in our lives to glorify Him. Sometimes at least for me it is difficult to tell what seeds I have planted, but to remain faithful to Him in all situations.
I certainly believe as well that God does know what Mark we will leave.
Glad to hear things went well on Sunday night.
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The image of the pebble hitting the water is absolutely what I think of when I think of leaving a mark. It can be the most insignificant thing to us that we do that makes the most impact on the people around us. I believe that is why it is important that as believers we do what we can to show Christ in all we do. It isn’t always easy to walk the talk, but I think there is an abundance that we can teach in that as well. Showing grace to one another, and to ourselves. Showing that we can be human, make human mistakes, and still come before Christ and have him love us just as much.
I know that God sees so much potential in all of us… He knows what we are capable of, what we can be if we stand firm in Him. The awesomeness of that is just so exciting and overwhelming to me… to think what He could use me for… how He can use me to his Glory. And to be able to put aside my human desires to LET Him use me…