Sermons About Little-people:-big-god
Little Church: Big God
Today we finish our series Little People: Big God. We've seen over the past several weeks that God loves to call ordinary people to extraordinary lives. In today's passage, we see that God loves to do this because it keeps things in proper perspective. It forces us to recognize that God is God and that we are not. It keeps all the attention on Jesus and His sufficiency. It gives God all the glory. God has called each of us to extraordinary lives. He desires each of us to walk in faith and trust Him. He calls each of us to do things that are beyond our abilities because when He helps us to do these things it will show off His power.
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The Wealthy Widow
This week, we look at an unnamed widow in Mark 12:41-44. While she was poor according to the standards of this world, in God's economy she was rich in faith. She stands as a beautiful example of a person abandoning themselves in faith and dependence upon God. She teaches us that we can trust and rest in God's provision and love; and that God is not concerned with the portion of what we have to offer Him as much as the proportion. God does not need anything that we have to offer Him so He is not easily impressed by the size or amount of it. He is, however, pleased with the motivations and desires that drive us to offer unto Him. This wealthy widow demonstrates for us a pleasing faith offering unto our Heavenly Father.
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Zaccheus: Life's Little Loser
This week, we look at Zacchaeus. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone sins. Sometimes those sins can seperate us from others and leave us feeling alone and useless. Zacchaeus was a guy who betrayed everything he was and everyone he knew. He was looked down on by everyone in his community because of who was and what he had done. But Zacchaeus didn't want to stay that way. So when Jesus came, he did whatever he could do in the hope of finding some help. Jesus refused to see him the way that everyone else saw him. Jesus say him with compassion, love and grace. To Jesus, it doesn't matter who you are or what you've done. If you are willing to repent and put your trust in Jesus, He is willing to Adore you as you are, to Alter what you do, and to Accept you as His own. What Zacchaeus was: One. He was Scorned - Tax Collector (19:2) Two. He was Sinful - Wealthy (19:2) Three. He was Short (19:3) What Jesus did: One. Jesus Sensed Zaccaeus' Needs (19:5) Two. Jesus Sought Zacchaeus out (19:5) Three. Jesus Saved Zacchaeus -(19:9)
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Daniel: An Orphan's Obedience
The central thought of this series is that God does not call us because of what we have to offer Him, rather; He calls us because of what He has to offer us. This week, we look at the person of Daniel in Daniel 1:1-17. In this story, we see a powerful illustration of the reality that God loves to take the weak things, the small things, the broken things, and use them as His intstruments for His glory. 1. His World was Rocked. 2. His Will was Resolved. 3. His Walk was Rewarded.
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