July 2, 2023
Series Overview: The purpose of this new series of messages beginning today is to shine a scriptural light on God’s heart for your life’s journey. In fact, that’s why the local church exists! Journey Church exists to help you follow Christ in every step of your journey through life. You’ve been given one life to live and we want to help you live that life with blessing at every step, as God designed your journey to truly be.
Salvation is the wedding.
Spiritual growth is the marriage.
Spiritual growth is accomplished through
Prayer connects you to His voice and His presence.
JOHN 10:27 AMP
The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me;
I know them, and they follow Me.
JEREMIAH 33:3 AMP
Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.
ISAIAH 30:21 AMP
Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
JOHN 14:26 AMP
But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.
PSALM 16:11 AMP
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
NAHUM 1:5 NLT
In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt like wax…
God’s word connects you to an ability to discern the good God is trying to give you and the bad the enemy is trying to give you.
HEBREWS 5:13-14 NIV
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
ACTS 16:16-18 NLT
One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”
18 This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.
The unexamined life is not worth living. —Socrates
You betta check yo-self before you wreck yo-self. —Ice Cube
You don’t grow without a plan to grow.
EPHESIANS 4:11-14 AMP
And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed…pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], 12 [and He did this] … to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ. 14 So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea]…
Allow the Holy Spirit to help create a plan of commitment to Him and His word to anchor you in life’s most unforgiving of seas.
Closing thought…
Be encouraged to use today’s message as an invitation to pursue a life that lives out the message you just received. We also invite you to (if you already haven’t) invite Christ and His forgiveness over your life, giving you eternity with Him. We sincerely pray today’s talk has blessed you and becomes your experienced reality!
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