WINNER

Focal verse for the year:

And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there…
But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace. —Acts 20:22, 24

WINNER: How much does God care about me?

Jesus wept. —John 11:35

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” —John 11:1-4

Jesus wept because of His relationship to His friends.

Now when Jesus came… —John 11:17

Jesus wept because of His great love.

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” —John 11:33-36

Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, … —John 11:39
…”wait a minute…”

How to accept God’s care

Abandon average

MEASURES
Have I prayed today?

Have I shared Jesus with others today?

Am I closely connected to a group?

Am I serving as I am gifted?

Am I generous with all I have?

Have I been changed by God today?

Am I helping someone become more like Jesus?

Respond to His voice

Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” —John 11:40

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