Winter white out…

Winter white out…

Romans 11:17 17 …some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,

2 Peter 1:5-8 LB But to obtain these gifts, you need more than faith; you must also work hard to be good, and even that is not enough. For then you must learn to know God better and discover what he wants you to do. 6 Next, learn to put aside your own desires so that you will become patient and godly, gladly letting God have his way with you.

2 Peter 1:5-8 LB 7 This will make possible the next step, which is for you to enjoy other people and to like them, and finally you will grow to love them deeply. 8 The more you go on in this way, the more you will grow strong spiritually and become fruitful and useful to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 6:40 …everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Ephesians 4:11-13 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become, mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Rhythms

Dallas Willard “Am I “a disciple” or only “a Christian” by current standards?”

Examples of Disciplines:

Examples of Disciplines: Of Abstinence: Solitude Silence Fasting Frugality Chastity Secrecy Sacrifice    1 Peter 2:11 abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

Examples of Disciplines: Of Abstinence: Solitude Silence Fasting Frugality Chastity Secrecy Sacrifice    Of Engagement: Study Worship Celebration Service Prayer Fellowship Confession Submission

SABBATH

SABBATH rest

Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

REST Shabbat Sabbath Stop!

The TRINITY: the first CommUNITY

First Commandments: Fill the earth Care for the earth Enjoy the fruit of the earth (except 1 tree) Enjoy the fruit of your labors- REST 

The BELOVED: invitation into CommUNITY

“The sabbath opens creation for its true future. Jurgen Moltmann “The sabbath opens creation for its true future. On the sabbath the redemption of the world is celebration IN ANTICIPATION. The Sabbath is itself the presence of eternity in time, and A FORETASTE of the world to come.”

SABBATH

Fruit tells us about the roots…

Exodus 16:21-30 Pg. 47

Dorothy Bass “To act as if the world cannot get along without your work for one day in seven is a startling display of pride that denies the sufficiency of our generous maker.”

PSALM 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.     I will be exalted among the nations,     I will be exalted in the earth!”

NOW WHAT?  “Come and Follow Me!”

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

CommUNION