Begin With Prayer
September 11, 2022

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20

3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
1 Corinthians 15:3-8

• We

on what we have .

“Work out the salvation that God has given you with a proper sense of awe and responsibility. For it is God who is at work within you, giving you the will and the power to achieve his purpose.”
Philippians 2:12

So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
2 Corinthians 5:20

“Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” —Saint Francis of Assisi

• Relax. Your role is to B.L.E.S.S., it’s the Spirit’s role to

and a heart.

8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me.
John 16:8,9

“Evangelism is just one beggar telling another where to find bread.” —Theologian, Martin Luther

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness…
Luke 4:1

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them…
Luke 6:12,13a

• Prayer is connecting with our God who changes

and connecting with our God who changes .

1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 12:1-3

MY B.L.E.S.S COMMITMENT

  1. Attend the next 4 Sundays.
  2. Read B.L.E.S.S. book assignment each week, found on the TrueNorth app. (You can order the book online here)
  3. Participate in a Journey Group or attend GROUP LINK at 5 pm here on campus the next 5 weeks. (Register for Group Link here.)
  4. Pray for at least 1 person to B.L.E.S.S. with the love of Jesus.
  5. Participate in LOVE DOES week October 9-16, as we B.L.E.S.S. our community.