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Message Notes:

1. TODAY - Connecting With Friends

2. Staycation
3. Summer Blues
4. Yard Work
5. Quality Time

Truth Is:
- There is a 0.0296% chance that your child will become a professional athlete.
- There is a 0.0086% chance that your child will become a famous celebrity.
- There is a 100% certainty that your child will stand before Jesus.

MAIN IDEA:

Pursuing community with other believers is a byproduct of our love for Jesus.

The question is not who is there for me … But who can I be there for.

Acts 2:42-47
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. NIV

Acts 4:32-35
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. NIV

Matthew 16:18
Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[a] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell [b] will not conquer it. NLT

Church (Ekklesia) = Gathering of People

John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love (not attend, not sit, not by an event) one another. NIV

Forgive One Another (Ephesians 4:32)
Accept One Another (Romans 15:7)
Care For One Another (Galatians 6:2)
Encourage One Another (Hebrews 3:13)
Submit To One Another (Ephesians 5:21)
Bear With One Another (Colossians 3:13)
Restore One Another (Galatians 6:1)
Carry One Another’s Burdens (Galatians 6:2)
Love One Another (John 13:34)

MAIN IDEA:

Pursuing community with other believers is a byproduct of our love for Jesus.

The question is not who is there for me … But who can I be there for.

1. Vulnerability

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. ESV

2. Personal Responsibility

Galatians 6:9-10
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. ESV

3. Hurry Sickness

Matthew 11:28
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. NLT

MY GOAL AS YOUR PASTOR:

That everyone who considers Oasis their home would be connected in 2 ways:

A Serve Team and A Small Group

Hebrews 10:24-25
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. NLT

CHALLENGE:

Are you connected to a serve team and a group?

If you are, are you making an effort to have real Ekklesia with them?

If you prayed the prayer to start fresh with God today text “startagain” (one word) to 97000 so we can connect with you and help you take the next steps in this amazing decision.

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