What do you do when you heard God call your name? Would you answer? Would you run? Would you pretend you didn’t hear Him and go about life as usual?
In The Gathering service this week, Gabe Holloway, Director of Youth Ministries, is preaching. Together we’re going to examine what it means when God calls your name. This is Gabe’s last Sunday with us. He’s headed to Asbury Seminary in
Get out of the Boat, Part 2
July 25, 2010
From the time I was very young, I heard the story of Jonah in the Bible. I remember pictures in children’s books of Jonah in a boat, inside the belly of a whale. He had a candle in his hand and he looked around at this situation with great wonder and uncertainty.
I don’t remember learning as a child how Jonah came to be inside the belly of the fish. What was he doing in the water in first place? It is great that God protected him from the ocean, but how did he get there?
Sunday, July 25, we’ll examine how Jonah came to be there. We’ll also talk about the time that Jonah knew that he had to GET OUT OF THE BOAT. I wonder if we might find ourselves (or have found ourselves previously) needing to get out of the same boat Jonah left.
If you want to read it for yourself, read the story of Jonah in the Old Testament. You’ll find it in the book of…Jonah. It is just four short chapters. Then, I encourage you to compare that to Paul’s statements in Philippians 3:7-11. As always, you can listen to the messages on our website: www.fairhopeumc.org/mediapulpit or on iTunes.
I love the story of Peter in the New Testament. Peter was a key part of his family’s fishing business. One day, he was cleaning up the boats, just as he had done every other day and he sees a different sight. Someone new has moved to town and this new person, Jesus, is teaching a large group of people. The crowd is so large that Jesus borrows one of Peter’s boats to use a speaking platform.
The encounter that follows changes Peter’s life. He abandons the only life he has known and begins to follow Jesus. But that’s not the most amazing part. The most amazing part is when Jesus tells Peter to GET OUT OF THE BOAT. Jesus tells Peter to step out of a perfectly good boat and walk to Him. What did Peter know or see that he would get out of the boat for? What would it take for us to get out of our boats? This week let’s examine what it would take. Be sure to read it yourself. You’ll find the story in Matthew 14:22-33.
You can hear this message at www.fairhopeumc.org/MeidaPulpit or on iTunes
What do you do when you heard God call your name? Would you answer? Would you run? Would you pretend you didn’t hear Him and go about life as usual?
In The Gathering service this week, Gabe Holloway, Director of Youth Ministries, is preaching. Together we’re going to examine what it means when God calls your name. This is Gabe’s last Sunday with us. He’s headed to Asbury Seminary in
Get out of the Boat, Part 2
July 25, 2010
From the time I was very young, I heard the story of Jonah in the Bible. I remember pictures in children’s books of Jonah in a boat, inside the belly of a whale. He had a candle in his hand and he looked around at this situation with great wonder and uncertainty.
I don’t remember learning as a child how Jonah came to be inside the belly of the fish. What was he doing in the water in first place? It is great that God protected him from the ocean, but how did he get there?
Sunday, July 25, we’ll examine how Jonah came to be there. We’ll also talk about the time that Jonah knew that he had to GET OUT OF THE BOAT. I wonder if we might find ourselves (or have found ourselves previously) needing to get out of the same boat Jonah left.
If you want to read it for yourself, read the story of Jonah in the Old Testament. You’ll find it in the book of…Jonah. It is just four short chapters. Then, I encourage you to compare that to Paul’s statements in Philippians 3:7-11. As always, you can listen to the messages on our website: www.fairhopeumc.org/mediapulpit or on iTunes.
I love the story of Peter in the New Testament. Peter was a key part of his family’s fishing business. One day, he was cleaning up the boats, just as he had done every other day and he sees a different sight. Someone new has moved to town and this new person, Jesus, is teaching a large group of people. The crowd is so large that Jesus borrows one of Peter’s boats to use a speaking platform.
The encounter that follows changes Peter’s life. He abandons the only life he has known and begins to follow Jesus. But that’s not the most amazing part. The most amazing part is when Jesus tells Peter to GET OUT OF THE BOAT. Jesus tells Peter to step out of a perfectly good boat and walk to Him. What did Peter know or see that he would get out of the boat for? What would it take for us to get out of our boats? This week let’s examine what it would take. Be sure to read it yourself. You’ll find the story in Matthew 14:22-33.
You can hear this message at www.fairhopeumc.org/MeidaPulpit or on iTunes
