Beginnings, Part 2 "Salt and Light and Cocaine"

SERMON NOTES:  

Matthew 5 13 “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world…  In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Interview Notes:
 

 

 

Philippians 3 … many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…

Philippians 3 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ9 and be found in him … … I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,

Takeaways:  (What is God saying to me?)

Awareness –                      What is God making me aware of today about my broken world as well as how the Kingdom of God is breaking through?


Encouragement –            How did God encourage me in my faith walk as I listened today?

      
Challenge –                       
How is God challenging me in my faith today?

 

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Monday:  Philippians 3:17-21
Tuesday:  Philippians 2:1-11
Wednesday:  Philippians 3:7-16
Thursday:  Matthew 5:13-16
Friday:  Philippians 2:12-18
Saturday:  Psalm 67