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Ordinary To Extraordinary
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 14, 2014 (message contributor)
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1. Water To Wine.
Contributed on Feb 14, 2014
The first of a five part series on how Jesus takes ordinary stuff the base and turns it into an extraordinary thing. How he will take lives that have nothing to offer, lives washed in doubt and have those people do extraordinary things.
In John’s gospel we find Jesus doing the first extraordinary thing of his ministry, his first miracle. This is a miracle that has a few stumped as it involves the manufacture of wine from water. I get the distinct view that many would not really approve. But this miracle is not just about ...read more
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2. Fruit And Foundations
Contributed on Feb 14, 2014
What occurs when we do what Jesus says, when we put his words into practise? Kingdom stuff, dynamic live changing things occur as we respond and are empowered by the Spirit of God!
Fruit and Foundations: Luke 6:43-49 The Lord’s Prayer ‘“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our sins,, as we also have forgiven ...read more
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3. Forgiven
Contributed on Feb 24, 2014
What a to do, a sinful woman entering the house of a Pharisee, and the performance that she put on at the Rabbis feet, hwy did she show so much emotion? In coming to Jesus her sins were forgiven. In coming to Jesus our sins can also.
Forgiven, Luke 7:36-50 If you've been here over the last couple of weeks you will know that I’ve been speaking on this topic of ordinary to extraordinary. The thing is that as Christians we have encountered the extraordinary in encountering God, we have discovered that by God’s grace ...read more
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4. Jesus Is Extraordinary, How Do We Respond?
Contributed on Mar 1, 2014
Jesus calms the storm on the Lake. This is no ordinary thing, it is extraordinary. How will the disciples react and why did they react the way they did during the storm? From now on how will we react?
Jesus is extraordinary, how do we respond? Luke 8:22-25 He is Lord over all of nature and creation. The Message paraphrase of the Bible tells it this way. 22-24 One day he and his disciples got in a boat. “Let’s cross the lake,” he said. And off they went. It was smooth ...read more
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5. Participate
Contributed on Mar 8, 2014
What is the feast of the Messiah about, long awaited yet they didn't want to attend. So it became open to all who the servants called in.
The parable of the great banquet: Luke 14:15-24 Yeshua said to him, “A certain man made a great supper and he called many.” 17“He sent his servant at the time of the supper to say to those who were invited, 'Behold, everything is ready for you; Come.' “ 18“And they ...read more