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06.14.03.red
"
. . . if they keep quiet, the rocks will cry out. "
Luke
19:40
NIV
Do
screaming rocks
speak
for you?
Did
you know . . .
that your body is made up of
10
TRILLION cells . . .
and
each of those cells have DNA
(Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
which
is a molecule consisting of two long chains
of smaller molecules twisted into a double helix
. . .OK! so what?
well,
if you uncoiled each DNA helix
it would stretch over 6 feet long!
.
. .and if you placed all of the stretched out DNA strands
that are in your body and put them
end-to-end . . .
they
will span from one end of the solar system to the other!
"We
are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians
2:10
Just think -
there's a plan made by God with your name on it,
and you've been wired by Him to make a unique difference.
You
are not an accident.
Do you belong
to this awesome God
who you were made by and made for?
. . . God made
you for His honor and glory . . .
Anything you
do that brings pleasure to God
is an act of worship.
Praise
Him!
God
is like . . .
. . .a 4-wheel drive vehicle--
He can get you through muddy areas
.
. . a high performance race car--
He's got the power
.
. . leather seats--
He sticks to you when it gets hot
.
. . a Shelby-- He's Fast and Furious
.
. . good headlights--He lights the Way
He knows where you are going,
and can "steer" you in the right direction
Praise
Him!
Are you a monument
to His honor?
What is a monument?
Main Entry:
mon·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'män-yu-ment
(1) : a lasting evidence, reminder,
or example of someone or something notable or great
There is a story
in the Bible about Jacob.
He was on a journey to find a wife.
He stopped to sleep and had a dream.
In his dream, God promised him
protection and prosperity.
When Jacob woke
up, he said,
"GOD
is in this place--truly.
And I didn't even know it!
Incredible.
Wonderful.
Holy.
This is God's House.
This is the Gate of Heaven."
Genesis
28:16-18
NIV
And
he took the rock that he had used as
a pillow and poured oil over it and
made a monument to God.
Later,
Jacob used rocks to build an altar.
He called
it a "witness heap" (Genesis
31)
Making monuments
to honor God is a practice
that God encouraged.
God told Joshua
to take river rocks gathered from the bottom
of the Jordan River that He had parted so that the
Israelites could enter the promised land.
They were used
to build a monument, a reminder,
of the power of the Lord.
We build monuments,
reminders,
of significant events in our nation's history.
Ray gives us a little
history lesson about
the "General"
monument in Ringgold, Georgia.
A
living monument
Aron shares
a significant "God Moment"
that he experienced in San Diego.
All
who proclaim that Jesus is the Son of God
have God living in them,
and they live in God.
1
John 4:15
NLT
Do you share
the power of God through your life?
How do you praise
him?
Luke, chapter
19--
It was the last
week that Jesus had on this earth
before the drama of Calvary.
Jesus entered
Jerusalem on a donkey.
"the
whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God
in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus,
"Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
"I tell you," he replied,
"if they keep quiet, the rocks will cry out."
Luke
19:35-40
Do screaming
rocks
speak for you?
How can you
keep
the rocks from
screaming out for you?
Praise
Him!
All
who proclaim that
Jesus is the Son of God
have God living in them,
and they live in God.
1
John 4:15
NLT
Be
a living Monument for God
bring in your box of junk for the parking lot team challenge
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Resource
List for 06.14.03
The
Holy Bible (Message, NAS, NCV, NIV, NLT)
online
The
Miracle in the Mirror
by Ron Hutchcraft
read
the devotional
The
Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
get
the book
Running
A.M.O.K.: Screaming Rock by Dave Weiss
A.M.O.K.
website
Youth
Group Trust Builders, Denny Rydberg
buy
the book
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