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BY GRACENOTEBOOK & DEVOTIONAL

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CONTENTS

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| Encouragement from Pastor Ryan

| By Grace Vision Statement

| By Grace Initiatives

| By Grace, We Bear Fruit

| By Grace, for Good Works

| By Grace, for Hospitality

| By Grace, for Generosity

| By Grace, for Service

| By Grace, for Salvation

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L E T T E R F R O M PA S T O R RYA N

N i n e y e a r s a g o , a l i t t l e g r o u p f r o m m y l i v i n g r o o m s t a r t e d a g a t h e r i n g w h i c h G o d t u r n e d i n t o a

c o m m u n i t y. L a s t y e a r, B Y G R A C E G o d p r o v i d e d t h e m e a n s t o p u r c h a s e a b u i l d i n g t o c a l l h o m e . G o d h a s a l r e a d y d o n e m o r e t h r o u g h u s t h a n w e c o u l d h a v e i m a g i n e d , a n d y e t H e s e e m s i n c l i n e d t o d o m o r e s t i l l . W h i l e m o s t b u y h o m e s t o s e t t l e d o w n , I b e l i e v e G o d h a s p r o v i d e d a h o m e s o w e c a n m a k e m o r e d i s c i p l e s .

H o w w i l l w e f u l f i l l t h i s ? J o h n 1 2 l a y s t h i s o u t c l e a r l y —b y d y i n g t o o u r s e l v e s s o t h a t w e m a y b e a r m u c h f r u i t .

N o w d y i n g t o o u r s e l v e s i s n o t e a s y, e s p e c i a l l y i n o u r c o n s u m e r i s t i c c u l t u r e . Y e t J e s u s a s s u r e s u s t h a t t h i s j o u r n e y i s a g l o r i o u s o n e , f i l l e d w i t h h o n o r, f u l f i l l m e n t a n d j o y f u l p u r p o s e . T h i s w i l l r e q u i r e u s t o s a c r i f i c e t i m e , c o m f o r t , r e s o u r c e s , a n d o t h e r c o n v e n i e n c e s . B u t t h r o u g h i t a l l w e ’ r e p r o m i s e d t o s e e t h e B a y A r e a t r a n s f o r m e d s p i r i t u a l l y i n t h i s g e n e r a t i o n & t h e n e x t .

T h i s b o o k l e t i s d e s i g n e d t o g u i d e y o u r s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y t h r o u g h o u r v i s i o n i n i t i a t i v e . I w a n t t o i n v i t e y o u o v e r t h e n e x t s i x w e e k s t o d i v e i n a n d l e t t h e L o r d s p e a k t o y o u . W e p r a y e v e r y p e r s o n w h o c a l l s R e s o n a t e h o m e w i l l m a k e a c o m m i t m e n t t h a t w i l l i m p a c t g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .

I c a n ’ t t h i n k o f a n y t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n t o d i e t o o u r s e l v e s t o s e r v e o u r L o r d w h o j o y f u l l y d i e d f o r u s . W h i l e o t h e r s f r a n t i c a l l y s t r i v e t o l i v e , I i n v i t e y o u t o d i e t o

y o u r s e l f - t h a t y o u m i g h t B Y G R A C E f i n d l i f e a n d b e a r e t e r n a l f r u i t f o r t h e G l o r y o f G o d .

To g e t h e r, P a s t o r R y a n

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What if God By Grace would allow

Resonate, through fervent prayer, wise

stewardship, clear strategy, bold vision,

and key partnerships to help lead the way

in seeing a true revival in the most

unchurched and the most post-modern

area in the country, as church engagement

in the Bay Area moves from about 5% to

10%. This is the core of our Vision for the

next 10 years, as we long to see a world

awakened to the wonder of God,

Christ’s Gospel, and His Church.

John 12:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat

falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself

alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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Plant Churches BY GRACE Church planting is the single most strategic means we have to multiply new disciples.

VISION INITIATIVES

Multiply Disciples BY GRACE Spirit-led disciples carry out God’s mission in every corner of society and culture.

Pursue Mercy and Justice BY GRACE Reweaving shalom is the hands and feet of the gospel.

• Abortion • Adoption and Foster Care • Racial Reconciliation • Underserved and Disadvantaged

Build a Permanent Home BY GRACE Stepping into what God has for us will require a facility that will facilitate opportunities without limits.

• Special Needs • Counseling • Street Ministry • Deaf Ministry • Children’s Ministry • Academic Center

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secondary goalprimary goal

$3.5M

$2M

PRIMARY GOAL SECONDARY GOAL

That 100% of us would grow in seeing Christ more beautiful and take steps in following Him in all area of our lives.

through fervent PRAYER

humble SERVICE

radical GENEROSITY

$5.5 Million over 1 year

$3.5 Million = operating budget

$2.0 Million = build out fund

M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S

Daily Devotions M - F @12:15pm via livestream

First Fruit Giving April 7th

Worship & Prayer Night March 1st | 7 - 8:30pm

Commitment Sunday March 24th

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B Y G R A C E , W E B E A R F R U I TJ o h n 1 2 : 1 2 - 1 9

S e r m o n N o t e s : S u n , F e b 1 0 t h

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S e r m o n N o t e s : S u n , F e b 1 0 t h

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J o h n 1 5 : 1 - 5 [ 1 ] “ I a m t h e t r u e v i n e , a n d m y F a t h e r i s t h e v i n e d r e s s e r. [ 2 ] E v e r y b r a n c h i n m e t h a t d o e s n o t b e a r f r u i t h e t a k e s a w a y, a n d e v e r y b r a n c h t h a t d o e s b e a r f r u i t h e p r u n e s , t h a t i t m a y b e a r m o r e f r u i t . [ 3 ] A l r e a d y y o u a r e c l e a n b e c a u s e o f t h e w o r d t h a t I h a v e s p o k e n t o y o u . [ 4 ] A b i d e i n m e , a n d I i n y o u . A s t h e b r a n c h c a n n o t b e a r f r u i t b y i t s e l f , u n l e s s i t a b i d e s i n t h e v i n e , n e i t h e r c a n y o u , u n l e s s y o u a b i d e i n m e . [ 5 ] I a m t h e v i n e ; y o u a r e t h e b r a n c h e s . W h o e v e r a b i d e s i n m e a n d I i n h i m , h e i t i s t h a t b e a r s m u c h f r u i t , f o r a p a r t f r o m m e y o u c a n d o n o t h i n g .

D e v o t i o n : M o n , F e b 1 1 t h

R e f l e c t i o n s : J e s u s t e l l s u s t h a t i f w e ’ r e g o i n g t o b e a r f r u i t , w e m u s t a b i d e w i t h H i m . E a c h d a y w e m u s t l i v e c o n n e c t e d t o J e s u s , w a l k i n g w i t h H i m . H o w o f t e n d o y o u f i n d y o u r s e l f r u n n i n g t h r o u g h y o u r d a y r e l y i n g o n y o u r o w n s t r e n g t h a n d p o w e r t o d o t h e r i g h t t h i n g ? Y e s , i t ’ s a c h a l l e n g e t o r e m e m b e r t o a b i d e i n J e s u s . B u t w h a t a c o m f o r t , t o o !

N o t i c e t o d a y … H o w d o y o u s t a y c o n n e c t e d t o H i m e a c h d a y ? A s y o u g o t h r o u g h y o u r d a y, p a y a t t e n t i o n t o h o w y o u d o o r d o n ’ t a b i d e i n J e s u s . A s k H i m t o g i v e y o u a h e a r t a n d m i n d t h a t a b i d e i n H i m .

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e J e s u s a s s o g r e a t w e w o u l d j o y f u l l y d i e t o o u r s e l v e s .

2. P r a y t h a t p e o p l e i n o u r c i t i e s w o u l d f e e l a h u n g e r t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k f o r o u r b u i l d i n g w o u l d g o f o r w a r d w i t h o u t i n c i d e n t o r d e l a y.

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G a l a t i a n s 5 : 1 6 - 2 4 [ 1 7 ] F o r t h e d e s i r e s o f t h e f l e s h a r e a g a i n s t t h e S p i r i t , a n d t h e d e s i r e s o f t h e S p i r i t a r e a g a i n s t t h e f l e s h , f o r t h e s e a r e o p p o s e d t o e a c h o t h e r, t o k e e p y o u f r o m d o i n g t h e t h i n g s y o u w a n t t o d o . [ 1 8 ] B u t i f y o u a r e l e d b y t h e S p i r i t , y o u a r e n o t u n d e r t h e l a w. [ 1 9 ] N o w t h e w o r k s o f t h e f l e s h a r e e v i d e n t : s e x u a l i m m o r a l i t y, i m p u r i t y, s e n s u a l i t y, [ 2 0 ] i d o l a t r y, s o r c e r y, e n m i t y, s t r i f e , j e a l o u s y, f i t s o f a n g e r, r i v a l r i e s , d i s s e n s i o n s , d i v i s i o n s , [ 2 1 ] e n v y, d r u n k e n n e s s , o r g i e s , a n d t h i n g s l i k e t h e s e . I w a r n y o u , a s I w a r n e d y o u b e f o r e , t h a t t h o s e w h o d o s u c h t h i n g s w i l l n o t i n h e r i t t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d . [ 2 2 ] B u t t h e f r u i t o f t h e S p i r i t i s l o v e , j o y, p e a c e , p a t i e n c e , k i n d n e s s , g o o d n e s s , f a i t h f u l n e s s , [ 2 3 ] g e n t l e n e s s , s e l f - c o n t r o l ; a g a i n s t s u c h t h i n g s t h e r e i s

n o l a w. [ 2 4 ] A n d t h o s e w h o b e l o n g t o C h r i s t J e s u s h a v e c r u c i f i e d t h e f l e s h w i t h i t s p a s s i o n s a n d d e s i r e s .

R e f l e c t i o n s : W e a r e c a l l e d t o b e a r f r u i t , n o t p r o d u c e i t . T h e S p i r i t p r o d u c e s f r u i t i n u s a s w e r e l y o n a n d w a l k w i t h H i m .

D e v o t i o n : Tu e s , F e b 1 2 t h

A p p l y t h i s t o y o u r s e l f … W h a t w o r k s o f t h e f l e s h d o y o u s e e i n y o u r l i f e ? W r i t e t h e m d o w n a n d r e p e n t o f t h e m : a s k G o d t o e n a b l e y o u t o w a l k n o t i n t h e s e w o r k s o f t h e f l e s h , b u t b y t h e S p i r i t . T h a n k H i m f o r s e n d i n g J e s u s t o p a y t h e p r i c e f o r t h o s e s i n s , a n d a s k H i m f o r t h e f r u i t o f t h e S p i r i t t o r e p l a c e t h e w o r k s o f t h e f l e s h i n y o u .

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e J e s u s a s s o g r e a t w e w o u l d j o y f u l l y d i e t o o u r s e l v e s .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d b e c o m e a p e o p l e w h o p r a y f i r s t .

3. P r a y f o r 1 0 0 % o f R e s o n a t e t o b e e n g a g e d i n t h e B y G r a c e s e r i e s .

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P h i l i p p i a n s 1 : 3 - 6 [ 3 ] I t h a n k m y G o d i n a l l m y r e m e m b r a n c e o f y o u , [ 4 ] a l w a y s i n e v e r y p r a y e r o f m i n e f o r y o u a l l m a k i n g m y p r a y e r w i t h j o y, [ 5 ] b e c a u s e o f y o u r p a r t n e r s h i p i n t h e g o s p e l f r o m t h e f i r s t d a y u n t i l n o w. [ 6 ] A n d I a m s u r e o f t h i s , t h a t h e w h o b e g a n a g o o d w o r k i n y o u w i l l b r i n g i t t o c o m p l e t i o n a t t h e d a y o f J e s u s C h r i s t .

R e f l e c t i o n s : P a u l l o v e s t h e P h i l i p p i a n c h u r c h , s o h e p r a y s f o r t h e m . H e p r a y s w i t h c o n f i d e n c e , k n o w i n g t h a t G o d b e g i n s t h e w o r k o f r e n e w a l i n u s , a n d G o d w i l l s e e t h e w o r k t h r o u g h . T h e v e r y f a i t h y o u h a v e t o p u t i n J e s u s i s i t s e l f a g i f t t o y o u f r o m J e s u s . H e s t a r t e d a w o r k o f r e b i r t h i n s i d e y o u a n d n o m a t t e r w h a t t r o u b l e s a n d f a i l u r e s y o u h a v e a l o n g t h e w a y, H e w i l l c o m p l e t e i t . N o m a t t e r w h a t y o u c a n c l i n g t o H i m . Y o u m a y b e w e a k , b u t H e i s s t r o n g . H e w i l l c a r r y y o u .

T h a n k G o d t o d a y … T h i n k f o r a m o m e n t a b o u t w h a t i t m e a n s t h a t G o d s t a r t e d s e e k i n g y o u b e f o r e y o u s o u g h t H i m . H e b e g a n

t h e g o o d w o r k i n y o u , a n d H e w i l l c o m p l e t e i t . P r a y a g r a t e f u l p r a y e r t o G o d f o r b e i n g t h e O n e y o u c a n c o u n t

o n a n d p u t y o u r h o p e i n . A s k H i m t o e n a b l e y o u t o p e r s e v e r e w i t h H i m .

D e v o t i o n : W e d , F e b 1 3 t h

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e J e s u s a s s o g r e a t w e w o u l d j o y f u l l y d i e t o o u r s e l v e s .

2. P r a y f o r a m o v e m e n t o f a d o p t i o n i n t h e B a y A r e a , i n t o g o s p e l - c e n t e r e d h o m e s .

3. P r a y f o r G o d t o c a l l p e o p l e t o p l a n t g o s p e l - p r e a c h i n g c h u r c h e s i n o u r r e g i o n .

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E p h e s i a n s 2 : 8 - 1 0 [ 8 ] F o r b y g r a c e y o u h a v e b e e n s a v e d t h r o u g h f a i t h . A n d t h i s i s n o t y o u r o w n d o i n g ; i t i s t h e g i f t o f G o d , [ 9 ] n o t a r e s u l t o f w o r k s , s o t h a t n o o n e m a y b o a s t . [ 1 0 ] F o r w e a r e h i s w o r k m a n s h i p , c r e a t e d i n C h r i s t J e s u s f o r g o o d w o r k s , w h i c h G o d p r e p a r e d b e f o r e h a n d , t h a t w e s h o u l d w a l k i n t h e m .

R e f l e c t i o n s : T h i s p a s s a g e h a s s u c h p r o f o u n d t r u t h i n i t . M o s t o f u s , e v e n a f t e r w e h e a r t h e G o s p e l , a p p r o a c h G o d t h i s w a y : I d o g o o d t h i n g s s o G o d w i l l b e h a p p y w i t h m e a n d a c c e p t m e . B u t t h e s e v e r s e s t e l l u s t h e G o s p e l i s t h e o p p o s i t e . O u t o f H i s g r a c e , G o d h a s c h o s e n t o g i v e u s f a i t h s o w e a r e s a v e d … a n d H e p r e p a r e d g o o d t h i n g s f o r u s t o d o . W e g e t t o w a l k i n t h e g o o d w o r k s G o d m a d e u s t o d o k n o w i n g w e a r e a l r e a d y s a v e d a n d f o r g i v e n . W e d o n ’ t w o r k t o b e a c c e p t e d , b u t b e c a u s e w e a l r e a d y h a v e b e e n a c c e p t e d !

Ta k e i n v e n t o r y t o d a y … W r i t e d o w n e v e r y t h i n g y o u ’ v e d o n e i n t h e l a s t w e e k

t h a t y o u t h i n k g i v e s y o u c r e d i t w i t h G o d . T h e n s p e n d a f e w m o m e n t s p r a y i n g , t h a n k i n g G o d f o r s a v i n g y o u

e v e n t h o u g h y o u t h i n k t h e s e g o o d w o r k s g i v e y o u c r e d i t w i t h H i m .

D e v o t i o n : T h u r s , F e b 1 4 t h

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e J e s u s a s s o g r e a t w e w o u l d j o y f u l l y d i e t o o u r s e l v e s .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t o u r k i d s w o u l d b e t r a n s f o r m e d b y t h e g o s p e l i n o u r R E S k i d s m i n i s t r i e s .

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L u k e 1 8 : 9 - 1 4 [ 9 ] H e a l s o t o l d t h i s p a r a b l e t o s o m e w h o t r u s t e d i n t h e m s e l v e s t h a t t h e y w e r e r i g h t e o u s , a n d t r e a t e d o t h e r s w i t h c o n t e m p t : [ 1 0 ] “ T w o m e n w e n t u p i n t o t h e t e m p l e t o p r a y, o n e a P h a r i s e e a n d t h e o t h e r a t a x c o l l e c t o r. [ 1 1 ] T h e P h a r i s e e , s t a n d i n g b y h i m s e l f , p r a y e d t h u s : ‘ G o d , I t h a n k y o u t h a t I a m n o t l i k e o t h e r m e n , e x t o r t i o n e r s , u n j u s t , a d u l t e r e r s , o r e v e n l i k e t h i s t a x c o l l e c t o r. [ 1 2 ] I f a s t t w i c e a w e e k ; I g i v e t i t h e s o f a l l t h a t I g e t . ’ [ 1 3 ] B u t t h e t a x c o l l e c t o r, s t a n d i n g f a r o f f , w o u l d n o t e v e n l i f t u p h i s e y e s t o h e a v e n , b u t b e a t h i s b r e a s t , s a y i n g , ‘ G o d , b e m e r c i f u l t o m e , a s i n n e r ! ’ [ 1 4 ] I t e l l y o u , t h i s m a n w e n t d o w n t o h i s h o u s e j u s t i f i e d , r a t h e r t h a n t h e o t h e r. F o r e v e r y o n e w h o e x a l t s h i m s e l f w i l l b e h u m b l e d , b u t t h e o n e w h o h u m b l e s h i m s e l f w i l l b e e x a l t e d . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : J e s u s t e a c h e s t h a t h o w e v e r g r e a t o u r s i n i s , G o d w e l c o m e s u s i f w e h a v e r e p e n t a n t , h u m b l e h e a r t s . D o i n g “ g o o d t h i n g s ” t o m a k e o u r s e l v e s a c c e p t a b l e t o G o d i s i t s e l f a p r i d e f u l s i n .

P r a y l i k e t h e t a x c o l l e c t o r … P r a y a s i m p l e p r a y e r : “ G o d , b e m e r c i f u l t o m e , a s i n n e r ! ” A s k G o d t o g i v e y o u t h i s k i n d o f h u m b l e h e a r t .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e J e s u s a s s o g r e a t w e w o u l d j o y f u l l y d i e t o o u r s e l v e s .

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t d i s c i p l e s w o u l d b e f o r m e d a m o n g t h e h o m e l e s s i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s .

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P h i l i p p i a n s 2 : 1 2 - 1 5 [ 1 2 ] T h e r e f o r e , m y b e l o v e d , a s y o u h a v e a l w a y s o b e y e d , s o n o w , n o t o n l y a s i n m y p r e s e n c e b u t m u c h m o r e i n m y a b s e n c e , w o r k o u t y o u r o w n s a l v a t i o n w i t h f e a r a n d t r e m b l i n g , [ 1 3 ] f o r i t i s G o d w h o w o r k s i n y o u , b o t h t o w i l l a n d t o w o r k f o r h i s g o o d p l e a s u r e .

[ 1 4 ] D o a l l t h i n g s w i t h o u t g r u m b l i n g o r d i s p u t i n g , [ 1 5 ] t h a t y o u m a y b e b l a m e l e s s a n d i n n o c e n t , c h i l d r e n o f G o d w i t h o u t b l e m i s h i n t h e m i d s t o f a c r o o k e d a n d t w i s t e d g e n e r a t i o n , a m o n g w h o m y o u s h i n e a s l i g h t s i n t h e w o r l d ,

R e f l e c t i o n s : P a u l r e m i n d s u s w h a t i t i s t o l i v e a s p e o p l e f o r g i v e n b y G o d ’ s g r a c e . G o d g i v e s u s t h e d e s i r e a n d a b i l i t y t o d o g o o d w o r k s , a n d b y l i v i n g t h i s w a y w e s h i n e t h e l i g h t o f C h r i s t t o t h e w o r l d a r o u n d u s .

A s k G o d To d a y … S p e n d a m o m e n t i n p r a y e r – a s k G o d t o g i v e y o u t h e d e s i r e a n d a b i l i t y t o s e r v e H i m t o d a y. A s k H i m t o m a k e y o u s h i n e a s a l i g h t i n t h e w o r l d , p r a c t i c a l l y, t o d a y. W h a t w o u l d H e h a v e y o u d o ?

D e v o t i o n : M o n , F e b 1 8 t h

1. P r a y t h a t w e ’ d b e p r o p e l l e d t o s e r v e J e s u s b y t h e g r a c e H e ’ s s h o w n u s .

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d r a i s e u p c o u n s e l o r s , t o f a c i l i t a t e w h o l e n e s s a n d h e a l i n g .

3. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d p r o v i d e f u l l f u n d i n g f o r t h e b u i l d i n g t h r o u g h r a i s i n g $ 5 . 5 m i l l i o n i n 2 0 1 9 .

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2 P e t e r 1 : 3 - 8 [ 3 ] H i s d i v i n e p o w e r h a s g r a n t e d t o u s a l l t h i n g s t h a t p e r t a i n t o l i f e a n d g o d l i n e s s , t h r o u g h t h e k n o w l e d g e o f h i m w h o c a l l e d u s t o h i s o w n g l o r y a n d e x c e l l e n c e , [ 4 ] b y w h i c h h e h a s g r a n t e d t o u s h i s p r e c i o u s a n d v e r y g r e a t p r o m i s e s , s o t h a t t h r o u g h t h e m y o u m a y b e c o m e p a r t a k e r s o f t h e d i v i n e n a t u r e , h a v i n g e s c a p e d f r o m t h e c o r r u p t i o n t h a t i s i n t h e w o r l d b e c a u s e o f s i n f u l d e s i r e . [ 5 ] F o r t h i s v e r y r e a s o n , m a k e e v e r y e f f o r t t o s u p p l e m e n t y o u r f a i t h w i t h v i r t u e , a n d v i r t u e w i t h k n o w l e d g e , [ 6 ] a n d k n o w l e d g e w i t h s e l f - c o n t r o l , a n d s e l f - c o n t r o l w i t h s t e a d f a s t n e s s , a n d s t e a d f a s t n e s s w i t h g o d l i n e s s , [ 7 ] a n d g o d l i n e s s w i t h b r o t h e r l y a f f e c t i o n , a n d b r o t h e r l y a f f e c t i o n w i t h l o v e . [ 8 ] F o r i f t h e s e q u a l i t i e s a r e y o u r s a n d a r e i n c r e a s i n g , t h e y k e e p y o u f r o m b e i n g i n e f f e c t i v e o r u n f r u i t f u l i n t h e k n o w l e d g e o f o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t .

R e f l e c t i o n s : G o d h a s g i v e n u s , t h r o u g h H i s p o w e r, a l l w e n e e d a n d m o r e . A s w e s t r i v e t o g r o w , a n d r e m e m b e r w h o w e a r e b e c a u s e o f J e s u s , G o d w i l l u s e u s t o b e a r f r u i t f o r H i s k i n g d o m .

M a k e e v e r y e f f o r t … R e a d t h e v i r t u e s i n v e r s e s 5 - 8 . P r a y o v e r e a c h o f t h e m a n d a s k G o d t o g r o w i n t h e m . P i c k o n e , a n d a s k s o m e o n e e l s e t o p r a y f o r y o u t o d a y t o g r o w i n t h a t w a y. W h a t i s o n e w a y y o u c a n e x e r c i s e t h a t v i r t u e t h i s w e e k ?

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1. P r a y t h a t w e ’ d b e p r o p e l l e d t o s e r v e J e s u s b y t h e g r a c e H e ’ s s h o w n u s .

2. P r a y f o r o u r M C ’ s t o g r o w i n r a c i a l d i v e r s i t y a n d r a d i c a l l o v e .

3. P r a y f o r a l e a d e r i n t h e d e a f c o m m u n i t y t o g r o w i n t h e o l o g y a n d v i s i o n f o r a g o s p e l c e n t e r e d d e a f m i n i s t r y.

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1 J o h n 3 : 1 6 - 1 8 [ 1 6 ] B y t h i s w e k n o w l o v e , t h a t h e l a i d d o w n h i s l i f e f o r u s , a n d w e o u g h t t o l a y d o w n o u r l i v e s f o r t h e b r o t h e r s . [ 1 7 ] B u t i f a n y o n e h a s t h e w o r l d ' s g o o d s a n d s e e s h i s b r o t h e r i n n e e d , y e t c l o s e s h i s h e a r t a g a i n s t h i m , h o w d o e s G o d ' s l o v e a b i d e i n h i m ? [ 1 8 ] L i t t l e c h i l d r e n , l e t u s n o t l o v e i n w o r d o r t a l k b u t i n d e e d a n d i n t r u t h .

R e f l e c t i o n s : O u r a b i l i t y t o l o v e o t h e r s s t a r t s w i t h G o d ’ s l o v e f o r u s . W h a t g r e a t l o v e J e s u s h a s , t h a t H e l a y s H i s l i f e d o w n f o r u s . W e d o n o t l o v e a n d s e r v e o t h e r s i n o r d e r t o e a r n G o d ’ s l o v e . I n s t e a d , w e c a n l o v e i n d e e d a n d i n t r u t h b e c a u s e o f t h e w a y J e s u s h a s l o v e d u s .

L e t u s n o t l o v e i n t a l k , b u t i n d e e d a n d i n t r u t h … To d a y, d o o n e t h i n g t o s h o w t h e l o v e o f G o d t o s o m e o n e e l s e . T h i n k a b o u t s o m e o n e y o u ’ l l c o m e a c r o s s t o d a y – w h a t i s a s i m p l e b u t p r a c t i c a l w a y y o u c a n s e r v e t h e m ?

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1. P r a y t h a t w e ’ d b e p r o p e l l e d t o s e r v e J e s u s b y t h e g r a c e H e ’ s s h o w n u s .

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d c a l l y o u n g p a s t o r s t o p l a n t n e w c h u r c h e s i n t h e B a y A r e a .

3. P r a y t h a t p u b l i c s c h o o l s w o u l d r e f e r s p e c i a l n e e d s f a m i l i e s t o R e s o n a t e b e c a u s e o f o u r p o s i t i v e i m p a c t o n t h e m .

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H e b r e w s 1 3 : 1 - 5 [ 1 ] L e t b r o t h e r l y l o v e c o n t i n u e . [ 2 ] D o n o t n e g l e c t t o s h o w h o s p i t a l i t y t o s t r a n g e r s , f o r t h e r e b y s o m e h a v e e n t e r t a i n e d a n g e l s u n a w a r e s . [ 3 ] R e m e m b e r t h o s e w h o a r e i n p r i s o n , a s t h o u g h i n p r i s o n w i t h t h e m , a n d t h o s e w h o a r e m i s t r e a t e d , s i n c e y o u a l s o a r e i n t h e b o d y. [ 4 ] L e t m a r r i a g e b e h e l d i n h o n o r a m o n g a l l , a n d l e t t h e m a r r i a g e b e d b e u n d e f i l e d , f o r G o d w i l l j u d g e t h e s e x u a l l y i m m o r a l a n d a d u l t e r o u s . [ 5 ] K e e p y o u r l i f e f r e e f r o m l o v e o f m o n e y, a n d b e c o n t e n t w i t h w h a t y o u h a v e , f o r h e h a s s a i d , “ I w i l l n e v e r l e a v e y o u n o r f o r s a k e y o u . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : I n r e s p o n s e t o J e s u s ’ s a c r i f i c e f o r u s , w e a r e f r e e d t o l i v e l i v e s o f h o s p i t a l i t y. S o m e t i m e s w e f e a r t h a t w e w o n ’ t h a v e e n o u g h o f w h a t w e n e e d s o w e h o l d b a c k . B u t w e h a v e t h i s p r o m i s e f r o m G o d – H e w i l l n e v e r l e a v e u s o r f o r s a k e u s .

T h e L o r d i s y o u r h e l p e r … Ta k e a m o m e n t t o p r a y o v e r v e r s e s 5 - 6 . A s y o u r e a d e a c h p h r a s e o r t h o u g h t , a s k G o d t o g i v e y o u f a i t h t o b e l i e v e i t , a n d t o s h o w y o u h o w y o u m i g h t l i v e d i f f e r e n t l y i f y o u b e l i e v e d i t t o b e t r u e . T h a n k G o d t h a t H e i s y o u r h e l p e r. W h a t a t h i n g f o r t h e K i n g o f t h e U n i v e r s e t o s a y !

D e v o t i o n : T h u r s , F e b 2 1 s t

1. P r a y t h a t w e ’ d b e p r o p e l l e d t o s e r v e J e s u s b y t h e g r a c e H e ’ s s h o w n u s .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n w o u l d r e s p o n d t o t h e G o s p e l a n d g r o w a s d i s c i p l e s .

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L u k e 1 4 : 7 - 1 1 [ 7 ] N o w h e t o l d a p a r a b l e t o t h o s e w h o w e r e i n v i t e d , w h e n h e n o t i c e d h o w t h e y c h o s e t h e p l a c e s o f h o n o r, s a y i n g t o t h e m , [ 8 ] “ W h e n y o u a r e i n v i t e d b y s o m e o n e t o a w e d d i n g f e a s t , d o n o t s i t d o w n i n a p l a c e o f h o n o r, l e s t s o m e o n e m o r e d i s t i n g u i s h e d t h a n y o u b e i n v i t e d b y h i m , [ 9 ] a n d h e w h o i n v i t e d y o u b o t h w i l l c o m e a n d s a y t o y o u , ‘ G i v e y o u r p l a c e t o t h i s p e r s o n , ’ a n d t h e n y o u w i l l b e g i n w i t h s h a m e t o t a k e t h e l o w e s t p l a c e . [ 1 0 ] B u t w h e n y o u a r e i n v i t e d , g o a n d s i t i n t h e l o w e s t p l a c e , s o t h a t w h e n y o u r h o s t c o m e s h e m a y s a y t o y o u , ‘ F r i e n d , m o v e u p h i g h e r. ’ T h e n y o u w i l l b e h o n o r e d i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f a l l w h o s i t a t t a b l e w i t h y o u . [ 1 1 ] F o r e v e r y o n e w h o e x a l t s h i m s e l f w i l l b e h u m b l e d , a n d h e w h o h u m b l e s h i m s e l f w i l l b e e x a l t e d . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : S o o f t e n w e s c r a m b l e t o m a k e s u r e w e ’ r e r e s p e c t e d . J e s u s t e a c h e s a b e t t e r w a y. T h e r e i s n o t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n b e i n g h o n o r e d b y G o d ; t h a t f r e e s u s t o b e h u m b l e .

F r i e n d , m o v e u p h i g h e r … S p e n d a m o m e n t i n p r a y e r, t h a n k i n g G o d f o r t h e s e a t H e ’ s g i v e n y o u a t H i s t a b l e . P r a y t h a t y o u w o u l d b e s o s a t i s f i e d b y G o d ’ s a p p r o v a l t h a t y o u w o u l d b e h u m b l e a n d s e e k t o e l e v a t e o t h e r s .

D e v o t i o n : F r i , F e b 2 2 n d

1. P r a y t h a t w e ’ d b e p r o p e l l e d t o s e r v e J e s u s b y t h e g r a c e H e ’ s s h o w n u s .

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t h u n d r e d s o f m a r r i a g e s w o u l d b e s a v e d t h r o u g h R e s o n a t e ’ s C o u n s e l i n g C e n t e r.

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A c t s 9 : 1 0 - 1 7 a [ 1 0 ] N o w t h e r e w a s a d i s c i p l e a t D a m a s c u s n a m e d A n a n i a s . T h e L o r d s a i d t o h i m i n a v i s i o n , “ A n a n i a s . ” A n d h e s a i d , “ H e r e I a m , L o r d . ” [ 1 1 ] A n d t h e L o r d s a i d t o h i m , “ R i s e a n d g o t o t h e s t r e e t c a l l e d S t r a i g h t , a n d a t t h e h o u s e o f J u d a s l o o k f o r a m a n o f Ta r s u s n a m e d S a u l , f o r b e h o l d , h e i s p r a y i n g , [ 1 2 ] a n d h e h a s s e e n i n a v i s i o n a m a n n a m e d A n a n i a s c o m e i n a n d l a y h i s h a n d s o n h i m s o t h a t h e m i g h t r e g a i n h i s s i g h t . ” [ 1 3 ] B u t A n a n i a s a n s w e r e d , “ L o r d , I h a v e h e a r d f r o m m a n y a b o u t t h i s m a n , h o w m u c h e v i l h e h a s d o n e t o y o u r s a i n t s a t J e r u s a l e m . [ 1 4 ] A n d h e r e h e h a s a u t h o r i t y f r o m t h e c h i e f p r i e s t s t o b i n d a l l w h o c a l l o n y o u r n a m e . ” [ 1 5 ] B u t t h e L o r d s a i d t o h i m , “ G o , f o r h e i s a c h o s e n i n s t r u m e n t o f m i n e t o c a r r y m y n a m e b e f o r e t h e G e n t i l e s a n d k i n g s a n d t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r a e l . [ 1 6 ] F o r I w i l l s h o w h i m h o w m u c h h e m u s t s u f f e r f o r t h e s a k e o f m y n a m e . ” [ 1 7 ] S o A n a n i a s d e p a r t e d a n d e n t e r e d t h e h o u s e .

R e f l e c t i o n s : H o w t e r r i f y i n g f o r A n a n i a s ! G o d t e l l s h i m t o g o h e l p a k n o w n m u r d e r e r o f C h r i s t i a n s . Y e t G o d h a s c h a n g e d t h i s m u r d e r e r ’ s h e a r t , a n d w i l l u s e S a u l t o w r i t e m u c h o f t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t .

H e r e I a m , L o r d P r e s e n t y o u r s e l f t o G o d a s A n a n i a s d i d . A s k H i m t o o p e n y o u r h e a r t t o g o t o s o m e o n e w h o n e e d s H i m .

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1. P r a y t h a t a s J e s u s s o u g h t o u t a n d b e f r i e n d e d u s , w e w o u l d d o t h e s a m e f o r o t h e r s .

2. P r a y t h a t p e o p l e i n o u r c i t i e s w o u l d f e e l a h u n g e r t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k f o r o u r b u i l d i n g w o u l d g o f o r w a r d w i t h o u t i n c i d e n t o r d e l a y.

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E p h e s i a n s 2 : 1 3 - 1 6 [ 1 3 ] B u t n o w i n C h r i s t J e s u s y o u w h o o n c e w e r e f a r o f f h a v e b e e n b r o u g h t n e a r b y t h e b l o o d o f C h r i s t . [ 1 4 ] F o r h e h i m s e l f i s o u r p e a c e , w h o h a s m a d e u s b o t h o n e a n d h a s b r o k e n d o w n i n h i s f l e s h t h e d i v i d i n g w a l l o f h o s t i l i t y [ 1 5 ] b y a b o l i s h i n g t h e l a w o f c o m m a n d m e n t s e x p r e s s e d i n o r d i n a n c e s , t h a t h e m i g h t c r e a t e i n h i m s e l f o n e n e w m a n i n p l a c e o f t h e t w o , s o m a k i n g p e a c e , [ 1 6 ] a n d m i g h t r e c o n c i l e u s b o t h t o G o d i n o n e b o d y t h r o u g h t h e c r o s s , t h e r e b y k i l l i n g t h e h o s t i l i t y.

R e f l e c t i o n s : J e s u s h a s b r o u g h t p e a c e a n d i s m a k i n g u s i n t o a n e w p e o p l e , t h e d w e l l i n g p l a c e o f G o d o n E a r t h . W e a r e r e c o n c i l e d t o G o d a n d e a c h o t h e r.

H e i s o u r p e a c e … Ta k e a m o m e n t t o t h a n k G o d f o r t h e p e a c e J e s u s b r i n g s . Y o u w e r e o n c e s u b j e c t t o G o d ’ s w r a t h , b u t y o u a r e r e c o n c i l e d b e c a u s e o f J e s u s ’ s a c r i f i c e . T h e n p r a y, a s k i n g G o d t o s h o w y o u w h e r e y o u c a n p u r s u e r e c o n c i l i a t i o n w i t h o t h e r s b e c a u s e o f t h e p e a c e J e s u s b r i n g s .

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1. P r a y t h a t a s J e s u s s o u g h t o u t a n d b e f r i e n d e d u s , w e w o u l d d o t h e s a m e f o r o t h e r s .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d b e c o m e a p e o p l e w h o p r a y f i r s t .

3. P r a y f o r 1 0 0 % o f R e s o n a t e t o b e e n g a g e d i n t h e B y G r a c e s e r i e s .

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M a t t h e w 1 1 : 2 5 - 3 0 [ 2 5 ] A t t h a t t i m e J e s u s d e c l a r e d , “ I t h a n k y o u , F a t h e r, L o r d o f h e a v e n a n d e a r t h , t h a t y o u h a v e h i d d e n t h e s e t h i n g s f r o m t h e w i s e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d r e v e a l e d t h e m t o l i t t l e c h i l d r e n ; [ 2 6 ] y e s , F a t h e r, f o r s u c h w a s y o u r g r a c i o u s w i l l . [ 2 7 ] A l l t h i n g s h a v e b e e n h a n d e d o v e r t o m e b y m y F a t h e r, a n d n o o n e k n o w s t h e S o n e x c e p t t h e F a t h e r, a n d n o o n e k n o w s t h e F a t h e r e x c e p t t h e S o n a n d a n y o n e t o w h o m t h e S o n c h o o s e s t o r e v e a l h i m . [ 2 8 ] C o m e t o m e , a l l w h o l a b o r a n d a r e h e a v y l a d e n , a n d I w i l l g i v e y o u r e s t . [ 2 9 ] Ta k e m y y o k e u p o n y o u , a n d l e a r n f r o m m e , f o r I a m g e n t l e a n d l o w l y i n h e a r t , a n d y o u w i l l f i n d r e s t f o r y o u r s o u l s . [ 3 0 ] F o r m y y o k e i s e a s y, a n d m y b u r d e n i s l i g h t . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : T h e r e i s s o m u c h J e s u s i s c a l l i n g u s t o d o ; w e g e t t o s p e n d o u r s e l v e s , t o d i e t o o u r s e l v e s , f o r t h e s a k e o f G o d ’ s g l o r y a n d H i s m i s s i o n ! I t w i l l d e f i n i t e l y w e a r u s o u t i f w e a r e t r y i n g t o l i v e f o r J e s u s b u t n o t c o m e t o J e s u s . W h a t a g r e a t r e m i n d e r f r o m o u r S a v i o r o f t h e g e n t l e c a r e H e h a s f o r u s .

C o m e t o m e … T h i n k o f w h a t b u r d e n s y o u f e e l r i g h t n o w , a n d a s k J e s u s t o g i v e y o u r s o u l r e s t a s y o u r e l y o n H i s s t r e n g t h i n s t e a d o f y o u r o w n .

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1. P r a y t h a t a s J e s u s s o u g h t o u t a n d b e f r i e n d e d u s , w e w o u l d d o t h e s a m e f o r o t h e r s .

2. P r a y f o r a m o v e m e n t o f a d o p t i o n i n t h e B a y A r e a , i n t o g o s p e l - c e n t e r e d h o m e s .

3. P r a y f o r G o d t o c a l l p e o p l e t o p l a n t g o s p e l - p r e a c h i n g c h u r c h e s i n o u r r e g i o n .

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1 J o h n 4 : 7 - 1 1 [ 7 ] B e l o v e d , l e t u s l o v e o n e a n o t h e r, f o r l o v e i s f r o m G o d , a n d w h o e v e r l o v e s h a s b e e n b o r n o f G o d a n d k n o w s G o d . [ 8 ] A n y o n e w h o d o e s n o t l o v e d o e s n o t k n o w G o d , b e c a u s e G o d i s l o v e . [ 9 ] I n t h i s t h e l o v e o f G o d w a s m a d e m a n i f e s t a m o n g u s , t h a t G o d s e n t h i s o n l y S o n i n t o t h e w o r l d , s o t h a t w e m i g h t l i v e t h r o u g h h i m . [ 1 0 ] I n t h i s i s l o v e , n o t t h a t w e h a v e l o v e d G o d b u t t h a t h e l o v e d u s a n d s e n t h i s S o n t o b e t h e p r o p i t i a t i o n f o r o u r s i n s . [ 1 1 ] B e l o v e d , i f G o d s o l o v e d u s , w e a l s o o u g h t t o l o v e o n e a n o t h e r.

R e f l e c t i o n s : W e l o v e b e c a u s e G o d f i r s t l o v e d u s . T h e g r e a t e s t p r o o f o f H i s l o v e i s s e n d i n g J e s u s t o p a y f o r o u r s i n s . I f w e s e e t h e m a g n i t u d e o f t h i s l o v e , w e w i l l l o v e o t h e r s .

L e t u s l o v e o n e a n o t h e r … T h i n k o f a b r o t h e r o r s i s t e r i n C h r i s t , a n d s h o w t h e m a g l i m p s e o f t h e l o v e y o u h a v e b e e n s h o w n b y J e s u s .

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1. P r a y t h a t a s J e s u s s o u g h t o u t a n d b e f r i e n d e d u s , w e w o u l d d o t h e s a m e f o r o t h e r s .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t o u r c h i l d r e n w o u l d b e t r a n s f o r m e d b y t h e g o s p e l i n o u r R E S k i d s m i n i s t r i e s .

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L u k e 1 8 : 1 8 , 2 2 - 3 0 [ 1 8 ] A n d a r u l e r a s k e d h i m , “ G o o d Te a c h e r, w h a t m u s t I d o t o i n h e r i t e t e r n a l l i f e ? ” [ 2 2 ] W h e n J e s u s h e a r d t h i s , h e s a i d t o h i m , “ O n e t h i n g y o u s t i l l l a c k . S e l l a l l t h a t y o u h a v e a n d d i s t r i b u t e t o t h e p o o r, a n d y o u w i l l h a v e t r e a s u r e i n h e a v e n ; a n d c o m e , f o l l o w m e . ” [ 2 3 ] B u t w h e n h e h e a r d t h e s e t h i n g s , h e b e c a m e v e r y s a d , f o r h e w a s e x t r e m e l y r i c h . [ 2 4 ] J e s u s , s e e i n g t h a t h e h a d b e c o m e s a d , s a i d , “ H o w d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e w e a l t h t o e n t e r t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d ! [ 2 5 ] F o r i t i s e a s i e r f o r a c a m e l t o g o t h r o u g h t h e e y e o f a n e e d l e t h a n f o r a r i c h p e r s o n t o e n t e r t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d . ” [ 2 6 ] T h o s e w h o h e a r d i t s a i d , “ T h e n w h o c a n b e s a v e d ? ” [ 2 7 ] B u t h e s a i d , “ W h a t i s i m p o s s i b l e w i t h m a n i s p o s s i b l e w i t h G o d . ” [ 2 8 ] A n d P e t e r s a i d , “ S e e , w e h a v e l e f t o u r h o m e s a n d f o l l o w e d y o u . ” [ 2 9 ] A n d h e s a i d t o t h e m , “ T r u l y, I s a y t o y o u , t h e r e i s n o o n e w h o h a s l e f t h o u s e o r w i f e o r b r o t h e r s o r p a r e n t s o r c h i l d r e n , f o r t h e s a k e o f t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d , [ 3 0 ] w h o w i l l n o t r e c e i v e m a n y t i m e s m o r e i n t h i s t i m e , a n d i n t h e a g e t o c o m e e t e r n a l l i f e . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : J e s u s ’ c a l l t o d i s c i p l e s h i p i s c l e a r. A n y t h i n g w e p u t i n f r o n t o f H i m h a s t o g o . O u r g o o d d e e d s , o u r p o s s e s s i o n s , o u r f r i e n d s a n d l o v e d o n e s – n o n e m u s t c o m p e t e w i t h J e s u s f o r o u r h e a r t .

D e v o t i o n : F r i , M a r c h 1 s t

1. P r a y t h a t a s J e s u s s o u g h t o u t a n d b e f r i e n d e d u s , w e w o u l d d o t h e s a m e f o r o t h e r s .

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t d i s c i p l e s w o u l d b e f o r m e d a m o n g t h e h o m e l e s s i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s .

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B Y G R A C E , F O R G E N E R O S I T YL u k e 1 8 : 1 8 - 3 0

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1 P e t e r 1 : 3 - 5 [ 3 ] B l e s s e d b e t h e G o d a n d F a t h e r o f o u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t ! A c c o r d i n g t o h i s g r e a t m e r c y, h e h a s c a u s e d u s t o b e b o r n a g a i n t o a l i v i n g h o p e t h r o u g h t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f J e s u s C h r i s t f r o m t h e d e a d , [ 4 ] t o a n i n h e r i t a n c e t h a t i s i m p e r i s h a b l e , u n d e f i l e d , a n d u n f a d i n g , k e p t i n h e a v e n f o r y o u , [ 5 ] w h o b y G o d ' s p o w e r a r e b e i n g g u a r d e d t h r o u g h f a i t h f o r a s a l v a t i o n r e a d y t o b e r e v e a l e d i n t h e l a s t t i m e .

R e f l e c t i o n s : S h o r t a n d s w e e t , t h i s p a s s a g e c r i e s o u t i n p r a i s e t o G o d f o r w h a t H e ’ s d o n e f o r u s ! A n y t h i n g w e h a v e h e r e o n E a r t h c a n a n d w i l l b e l o s t . B u t w h a t w e h a v e b e c a u s e o f J e s u s w i l l n e v e r f a d e .

A L i v i n g H o p e A s k J e s u s t o e n a b l e y o u t o l e t g o o f a n y h o p e y o u h a v e , i n a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n H i m a n d t h e i m p e r i s h a b l e i n h e r i t a n c e y o u h a v e t h r o u g h H i m .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d n ’ t f a l l i n t o t h e i d o l o f t r u s t i n g m o n e y.

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d r a i s e u p c o u n s e l o r s , t o f a c i l i t a t e w h o l e n e s s a n d h e a l i n g .

3. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d p r o v i d e f u l l f u n d i n g f o r t h e b u i l d i n g t h r o u g h r a i s i n g $ 5 . 5 m i l l i o n i n 2 0 1 9 .

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P s a l m 2 4 : 1 - 6 [ 1 ] T h e e a r t h i s t h e L O R D ' s a n d t h e f u l l n e s s t h e r e o f , t h e w o r l d a n d t h o s e w h o d w e l l t h e r e i n , [ 2 ] f o r h e h a s f o u n d e d i t u p o n t h e s e a s a n d e s t a b l i s h e d i t u p o n t h e r i v e r s . [ 3 ] W h o s h a l l a s c e n d t h e h i l l o f t h e L O R D ? A n d w h o s h a l l s t a n d i n h i s h o l y p l a c e ? [ 4 ] H e w h o h a s c l e a n h a n d s a n d a p u r e h e a r t , w h o d o e s n o t l i f t u p h i s s o u l t o w h a t i s f a l s e a n d d o e s n o t s w e a r d e c e i t f u l l y. [ 5 ] H e w i l l r e c e i v e b l e s s i n g f r o m t h e L O R D a n d r i g h t e o u s n e s s f r o m t h e G o d o f h i s s a l v a t i o n . [ 6 ] S u c h i s t h e g e n e r a t i o n o f t h o s e w h o s e e k h i m , w h o s e e k t h e f a c e o f t h e G o d o f J a c o b . S e l a h

R e f l e c t i o n s : N o n e o f u s h a v e c l e a n h a n d s o r a p u r e h e a r t . B u t w e

c a n t h a n k G o d t h a t H e s e n t J e s u s – t h e o n l y O n e w i t h c l e a n h a n d s a n d a p u r e h e a r t , t o a t o n e f o r o u r s i n s a n d

b e o u r S a v i o r.

S e e k H i m t h r o u g h t h i s P s a l m a g a i n . W h a t d o e s e a c h p h r a s e o r v e r s e t e l l y o u a b o u t G o d ? P r a i s e H i m f o r w h o H e i s .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d n ’ t f a l l i n t o t h e i d o l o f t r u s t i n g m o n e y.

2. P r a y f o r o u r M C ’ s t o g r o w i n r a c i a l d i v e r s i t y a n d r a d i c a l l o v e .

3. P r a y f o r a l e a d e r i n t h e d e a f c o m m u n i t y t o g r o w i n t h e o l o g y a n d v i s i o n f o r a g o s p e l c e n t e r e d d e a f m i n i s t r y.

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M a t t h e w 1 3 : 4 4 - 4 6 [ 4 4 ] “ T h e k i n g d o m o f h e a v e n i s l i k e t r e a s u r e h i d d e n i n a f i e l d , w h i c h a m a n f o u n d a n d c o v e r e d u p . T h e n i n h i s j o y h e g o e s a n d s e l l s a l l t h a t h e h a s a n d b u y s t h a t f i e l d .

[ 4 5 ] “ A g a i n , t h e k i n g d o m o f h e a v e n i s l i k e a m e r c h a n t i n s e a r c h o f f i n e p e a r l s , [ 4 6 ] w h o , o n f i n d i n g o n e p e a r l o f g r e a t v a l u e , w e n t a n d s o l d a l l t h a t h e h a d a n d b o u g h t i t . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : L o o k a t t h e e x t r e m e v a l u e t h e s e p e o p l e p l a c e o n t h e t r e a s u r e t h e y ’ v e f o u n d . T h e y s e l l e v e r y t h i n g t h e y h a v e t o g e t i t . J e s u s s a w s i n f u l y o u a s s u c h a t r e a s u r e , H e g a v e u p e v e r y t h i n g j o y f u l l y t o a t o n e f o r y o u r s i n a n d b r i n g y o u i n t o H i s f a m i l y.

Yo u ’ v e f o u n d a t r e a s u r e … P r a y, t h a n k i n g G o d f o r t h e p r i c e H e p a i d t o o b t a i n y o u . A s k H i m t o g i v e y o u e y e s t o s e e t h e g r e a t v a l u e o f H i s S o n a n d H i s K i n g d o m .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d n ’ t f a l l i n t o t h e i d o l o f t r u s t i n g m o n e y.

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d c a l l y o u n g p a s t o r s t o p l a n t n e w c h u r c h e s i n t h e B a y A r e a .

3. P r a y t h a t p u b l i c s c h o o l s w o u l d r e f e r s p e c i a l n e e d s f a m i l i e s t o R e s o n a t e b e c a u s e o f o u r p o s i t i v e i m p a c t o n t h e m .

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R o m a n s 1 2 : 1 - 2 [ 1 ] I a p p e a l t o y o u t h e r e f o r e , b r o t h e r s , b y t h e m e r c i e s o f G o d , t o p r e s e n t y o u r b o d i e s a s a l i v i n g s a c r i f i c e , h o l y a n d a c c e p t a b l e t o G o d , w h i c h i s y o u r s p i r i t u a l w o r s h i p . [ 2 ] D o n o t b e c o n f o r m e d t o t h i s w o r l d , b u t b e t r a n s f o r m e d b y t h e r e n e w a l o f y o u r m i n d , t h a t b y t e s t i n g y o u m a y d i s c e r n w h a t i s t h e w i l l o f G o d , w h a t i s g o o d a n d a c c e p t a b l e a n d p e r f e c t .

R e f l e c t i o n s : I n r e s p o n s e t o t h e g l o r i o u s G o s p e l , w e a r e e n c o u r a g e d “ b y t h e m e r c i e s o f G o d ” t o p r e s e n t o u r b o d i e s a s a l i v i n g s a c r i f i c e t o G o d . T h e w o r d f o r “ b o d i e s ” h e r e i n G r e e k m e a n s “ a l l o f y o u r p e r s o n ” – n o t j u s t y o u r p h y s i c a l s e l f , b u t o f f e r a l l o f w h o y o u a r e – t o G o d . T h i s i s h o w w e w o r s h i p H i m . A s o u r m i n d s a r e r e n e w e d , w e l e a r n t h a t G o d ’ s w i l l f o r u s i s p e r f e c t .

P r e s e n t y o u r s e l f t o G o d … P r e s e n t a l l o f y o u r s e l f t o G o d a s a l i v i n g s a c r i f i c e . A s k H i m t o g i v e y o u a h e a r t a n d m i n d t r a n s f o r m e d b y H i m . A s k H i m f o r t h e c o u r a g e t o g i v e H i m w h a t y o u k n o w y o u s h o u l d .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d n ’ t f a l l i n t o t h e i d o l o f t r u s t i n g m o n e y.

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n w o u l d r e s p o n d t o t h e G o s p e l a n d g r o w a s d i s c i p l e s .

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L u k e 9 : 5 7 - 6 2 [ 5 7 ] A s t h e y w e r e g o i n g a l o n g t h e r o a d , s o m e o n e s a i d t o h i m , “ I w i l l f o l l o w y o u w h e r e v e r y o u g o . ” [ 5 8 ] A n d J e s u s s a i d t o h i m , “ F o x e s h a v e h o l e s , a n d b i r d s o f t h e a i r h a v e n e s t s , b u t t h e S o n o f M a n h a s n o w h e r e t o l a y h i s h e a d . ” [ 5 9 ] To a n o t h e r h e s a i d , “ F o l l o w m e . ” B u t h e s a i d , “ L o r d , l e t m e f i r s t g o a n d b u r y m y f a t h e r. ” [ 6 0 ] A n d J e s u s s a i d t o h i m , “ L e a v e t h e d e a d t o b u r y t h e i r o w n d e a d . B u t a s f o r y o u , g o a n d p r o c l a i m t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d . ” [ 6 1 ] Y e t a n o t h e r s a i d , “ I w i l l f o l l o w y o u , L o r d , b u t l e t m e f i r s t s a y f a r e w e l l t o t h o s e a t m y h o m e . ” [ 6 2 ] J e s u s s a i d t o h i m , “ N o o n e w h o p u t s h i s h a n d t o t h e p l o w a n d l o o k s b a c k i s f i t f o r t h e k i n g d o m o f G o d . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : J e s u s w a s v e r y c l e a r. I f w e w a n t t o f o l l o w H i m ( v. 5 7 ) t h e r e i s a g r e a t c o s t . H e w i l l a c c e p t n o c o m p e t i t o r s ; H e m u s t b e t h e f i r s t p r i o r i t y.

B u t f i r s t … W h a t a r e y o u r “ b u t f i r s t s ” w i t h J e s u s ? W h e r e d o y o u k n o w y o u s t r u g g l e t o p u t J e s u s f i r s t ? S p e n d s o m e t i m e i n c o n f e s s i o n a n d p r a y e r, a s k i n g G o d t o g i v e y o u a f f e c t i o n f o r H i m a b o v e a l l e l s e .

D e v o t i o n : F r i , M a r c h 8 t h

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d n ’ t f a l l i n t o t h e i d o l o f t r u s t i n g m o n e y.

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t h u n d r e d s o f m a r r i a g e s w o u l d b e s a v e d t h r o u g h R e s o n a t e ’ s C o u n s e l i n g C e n t e r.

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B Y G R A C E , F O R S E R V I C EL u k e 9 : 4 9 - 1 0 : 2

S e r m o n N o t e s : S u n , M a r c h 1 0 t h

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J a m e s 1 : 2 2 - 2 5 [ 2 2 ] B u t b e d o e r s o f t h e w o r d , a n d n o t h e a r e r s o n l y, d e c e i v i n g y o u r s e l v e s . [ 2 3 ] F o r i f a n y o n e i s a h e a r e r o f t h e w o r d a n d n o t a d o e r, h e i s l i k e a m a n w h o l o o k s i n t e n t l y a t h i s n a t u r a l f a c e i n a m i r r o r. [ 2 4 ] F o r h e l o o k s a t h i m s e l f a n d g o e s a w a y a n d a t o n c e f o r g e t s w h a t h e w a s l i k e . [ 2 5 ] B u t t h e o n e w h o l o o k s i n t o t h e p e r f e c t l a w , t h e l a w o f l i b e r t y, a n d p e r s e v e r e s , b e i n g n o h e a r e r w h o f o r g e t s b u t a d o e r w h o a c t s , h e w i l l b e b l e s s e d i n h i s d o i n g .

R e f l e c t i o n s : J a m e s s a y s w h e n w e d o n ’ t a c t o n S c r i p t u r e , w e a r e l i k e s o m e o n e w h o f o r g e t s w h o t h e y a r e . W e f o r g e t t h a t w e a r e r e d e e m e d b y t h e b l o o d o f J e s u s t o l i v e a n e w l i f e . W e m u s t d o , a n d n e v e r f o r g e t t h a t o u r d o i n g c o m e s f r o m o u r b e i n g a l r e a d y s e t f r e e f r o m t h e l a w o f s i n a n d d e a t h .

B e d o e r s o f t h e w o r d … W h a t i s o n e w a y y o u c a n b e o b e d i e n t t o G o d ’ s W o r d t o d a y ( t h i s p a s s a g e o r s o m e w h e r e e l s e ) ? A s k G o d t o m a k e y o u a D o e r, a s k s o m e o n e e l s e t o h e l p y o u , a n d t h e n d o i t !

D e v o t i o n : M o n , M a r c h 1 1 t h

1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e f o l l o w i n g C h r i s t a s h i g h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r b u r d e n .

2. P r a y t h a t p e o p l e i n o u r c i t i e s w o u l d f e e l a h u n g e r t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k f o r o u r b u i l d i n g w o u l d g o f o r w a r d w i t h o u t i n c i d e n t o r d e l a y.

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L u k e 1 7 : 7 - 1 0 [ 7 ] W i l l a n y o n e o f y o u w h o h a s a s e r v a n t p l o w i n g o r k e e p i n g s h e e p s a y t o h i m w h e n h e h a s c o m e i n f r o m t h e f i e l d , ‘ C o m e a t o n c e a n d r e c l i n e a t t a b l e ’ ? [ 8 ] W i l l h e n o t r a t h e r s a y t o h i m , ‘ P r e p a r e s u p p e r f o r m e , a n d d r e s s p r o p e r l y, a n d s e r v e m e w h i l e I e a t a n d d r i n k , a n d a f t e r w a r d y o u w i l l e a t a n d d r i n k ’ ? [ 9 ] D o e s h e t h a n k t h e s e r v a n t b e c a u s e h e d i d w h a t w a s c o m m a n d e d ? [ 1 0 ] S o y o u a l s o , w h e n y o u h a v e d o n e a l l t h a t y o u w e r e c o m m a n d e d , s a y, ‘ W e a r e u n w o r t h y s e r v a n t s ; w e h a v e o n l y d o n e w h a t w a s o u r d u t y. ’ ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : S o m e t i m e s w e f o r g e t w h a t a p r i v i l e g e i t i s t o b e G o d ’ s c h i l d r e n , l e t a l o n e H i s f r i e n d s a n d s e r v a n t s . H e o w e s u s n o t h i n g b u t w r a t h , y e t H e g i v e s u s t h e p r i v i l e g e t o s e r v e H i m . A n d t h e n H e r e w a r d s u s , a s i f w e w e r e H i s o w n c h i l d r e n ! H o w c a n w e h a v e a n y s e n s e o f e n t i t l e m e n t w h e n w e s e e t h e t r u t h ?

W e a r e u n w o r t h y s e r v a n t s … A s k G o d f o r a h e a r t t h a t s a y s “ I a m a n u n w o r t h y s e r v a n t , I h a v e o n l y d o n e m y d u t y. ”

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e f o l l o w i n g C h r i s t a s h i g h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r b u r d e n .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d b e c o m e a p e o p l e w h o p r a y f i r s t .

3. P r a y f o r 1 0 0 % o f R e s o n a t e t o b e e n g a g e d i n t h e B y G r a c e s e r i e s .

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G a l a t i a n s 3 : 1 0 - 1 4 [ 1 0 ] F o r a l l w h o r e l y o n w o r k s o f t h e l a w a r e u n d e r a c u r s e ; f o r i t i s w r i t t e n , “ C u r s e d b e e v e r y o n e w h o d o e s n o t a b i d e b y a l l t h i n g s w r i t t e n i n t h e B o o k o f t h e L a w , a n d d o t h e m . ” [ 1 1 ] N o w i t i s e v i d e n t t h a t n o o n e i s j u s t i f i e d b e f o r e G o d b y t h e l a w , f o r “ T h e r i g h t e o u s s h a l l l i v e b y f a i t h . ” [ 1 2 ] B u t t h e l a w i s n o t o f f a i t h , r a t h e r “ T h e o n e w h o d o e s t h e m s h a l l l i v e b y t h e m . ” [ 1 3 ] C h r i s t r e d e e m e d u s f r o m t h e c u r s e o f t h e l a w b y b e c o m i n g a c u r s e f o r u s — f o r i t i s w r i t t e n , “ C u r s e d i s e v e r y o n e w h o i s h a n g e d o n a t r e e ” — [ 1 4 ] s o t h a t i n C h r i s t J e s u s t h e b l e s s i n g o f A b r a h a m m i g h t c o m e t o t h e G e n t i l e s , s o t h a t w e m i g h t r e c e i v e t h e p r o m i s e d S p i r i t t h r o u g h f a i t h .

R e f l e c t i o n s : W e a r e n o t s a v e d b y t h e g o o d t h i n g s w e d o . W e a r e j u s t i f i e d b e c a u s e J e s u s b e c a m e c u r s e d f o r u s o n t h e c r o s s . W e l i v e b y f a i t h i n t h e w o r k o f J e s u s o n o u r b e h a l f . C o n s t a n t l y r e l y o n H i m .

T h e r i g h t e o u s l i v e b y f a i t h … R e a d t h r o u g h t h i s p a s s a g e a n d p r a y f o r G o d t o g i v e y o u t h e f a i t h t o b e l i e v e i t a s y o u t h a n k H i m f o r i t .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e f o l l o w i n g C h r i s t a s h i g h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r b u r d e n .

2. P r a y f o r a m o v e m e n t o f a d o p t i o n i n t h e B a y A r e a , i n t o g o s p e l - c e n t e r e d h o m e s .

3. P r a y f o r G o d t o c a l l p e o p l e t o p l a n t g o s p e l - p r e a c h i n g c h u r c h e s i n o u r r e g i o n .

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1 P e t e r 5 : 6 - 1 1 [ 6 ] H u m b l e y o u r s e l v e s , t h e r e f o r e , u n d e r t h e m i g h t y h a n d o f G o d s o t h a t a t t h e p r o p e r t i m e h e m a y e x a l t y o u , [ 7 ] c a s t i n g a l l y o u r a n x i e t i e s o n h i m , b e c a u s e h e c a r e s f o r y o u . [ 8 ] B e s o b e r - m i n d e d ; b e w a t c h f u l . Y o u r a d v e r s a r y t h e d e v i l p r o w l s a r o u n d l i k e a r o a r i n g l i o n , s e e k i n g s o m e o n e t o d e v o u r. [ 9 ] R e s i s t h i m , f i r m i n y o u r f a i t h , k n o w i n g t h a t t h e s a m e k i n d s o f s u f f e r i n g a r e b e i n g e x p e r i e n c e d b y y o u r b r o t h e r h o o d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . [ 1 0 ] A n d a f t e r y o u h a v e s u f f e r e d a l i t t l e w h i l e , t h e G o d o f a l l g r a c e , w h o h a s c a l l e d y o u t o h i s e t e r n a l g l o r y i n C h r i s t , w i l l h i m s e l f r e s t o r e , c o n f i r m , s t r e n g t h e n , a n d e s t a b l i s h y o u . [ 1 1 ] To h i m b e t h e d o m i n i o n f o r e v e r a n d e v e r. A m e n .

R e f l e c t i o n s : H e i s n o t l i k e a f r i e n d w h o o f f e r s a s h o u l d e r t o c r y o n o r a s y m p a t h e t i c e a r. G o d i s t h e G o d o f a l l g r a c e , w h o h a s t h e p o w e r t o r e s t o r e , c o n f i r m , s t r e n g t h e n , a n d e s t a b l i s h u s . H e h a s d o m i n i o n o v e r a l l t h i n g s , f o r e v e r a n d e v e r.

H u m b l e Yo u r s e l f Ta k e a m o m e n t t o h u m b l e y o u r s e l f u n d e r G o d ’ s m i g h t y h a n d a n d c a s t y o u r a n x i e t y o n H i m .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e C h r i s t a s h i g h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r b u r d e n .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t o u r c h i l d r e n w o u l d b e t r a n s f o r m e d b y t h e g o s p e l i n o u r R E S k i d s m i n i s t r i e s .

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L u k e 1 9 : 2 - 1 0 [ 2 ] A n d b e h o l d , t h e r e w a s a m a n n a m e d Z a c c h a e u s . H e w a s a c h i e f t a x c o l l e c t o r a n d w a s r i c h . [ 3 ] A n d h e w a s s e e k i n g t o s e e w h o J e s u s w a s , b u t o n a c c o u n t o f t h e c r o w d h e c o u l d n o t , b e c a u s e h e w a s s m a l l i n s t a t u r e . [ 4 ] S o h e r a n o n a h e a d a n d c l i m b e d u p i n t o a s y c a m o r e t r e e t o s e e h i m , f o r h e w a s a b o u t t o p a s s t h a t w a y. [ 5 ] A n d w h e n J e s u s c a m e t o t h e p l a c e , h e l o o k e d u p a n d s a i d t o h i m , “ Z a c c h a e u s , h u r r y a n d c o m e d o w n , f o r I m u s t s t a y a t y o u r h o u s e t o d a y. ” [ 6 ] S o h e h u r r i e d a n d c a m e d o w n a n d r e c e i v e d h i m j o y f u l l y. [ 7 ] A n d w h e n t h e y s a w i t , t h e y a l l g r u m b l e d , “ H e h a s g o n e i n t o b e t h e g u e s t o f a m a n w h o i s a s i n n e r. ” [ 8 ] A n d Z a c c h a e u s s t o o d a n d s a i d t o t h e L o r d , “ B e h o l d , L o r d , t h e h a l f o f m y g o o d s I g i v e t o t h e p o o r. A n d i f I h a v e d e f r a u d e d a n y o n e o f a n y t h i n g , I r e s t o r e i t f o u r f o l d . ” [ 9 ] A n d J e s u s s a i d t o h i m , “ To d a y s a l v a t i o n h a s c o m e t o t h i s

R e f l e c t i o n s : Z a c c h a e u s f e l t i n s i g n i f i c a n t a n d h a t e d ; a n d J e s u s w e n t a f t e r h i m . A s a r i c h t a x c o l l e c t o r h e w a s n o d o u b t a g r e a t s i n n e r, b u t J e s u s c a m e t o s e e k a n d s a v e t h e l o s t .

A M e a l w i t h J e s u s … P i c k o n e o f y o u r m e a l s t o d a y a n d s p e n d i t w i t h J e s u s . P r a y t o H i m , t a l k w i t h H i m , l i s t e n t o H i m , t h r o u g h o u t y o u r m e a l .

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1. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d s e e f o l l o w i n g C h r i s t a s h i g h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r b u r d e n .

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t d i s c i p l e s w o u l d b e f o r m e d a m o n g t h e h o m e l e s s i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s .

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A c t s 8 : 2 6 - 3 1 [ 2 6 ] N o w a n a n g e l o f t h e L o r d s a i d t o P h i l i p , “ R i s e a n d g o t o w a r d t h e s o u t h t o t h e r o a d t h a t g o e s d o w n f r o m J e r u s a l e m t o G a z a . ” T h i s i s a d e s e r t p l a c e . [ 2 7 ] A n d h e r o s e a n d w e n t . A n d t h e r e w a s a n E t h i o p i a n , a e u n u c h , a c o u r t o f f i c i a l o f C a n d a c e , q u e e n o f t h e E t h i o p i a n s , w h o w a s i n c h a r g e o f a l l h e r t r e a s u r e . H e h a d c o m e t o J e r u s a l e m t o w o r s h i p [ 2 8 ] a n d w a s r e t u r n i n g , s e a t e d i n h i s c h a r i o t , a n d h e w a s r e a d i n g t h e p r o p h e t I s a i a h . [ 2 9 ] A n d t h e S p i r i t s a i d t o P h i l i p , “ G o o v e r a n d j o i n t h i s c h a r i o t . ” [ 3 0 ] S o P h i l i p r a n t o h i m a n d h e a r d h i m r e a d i n g I s a i a h t h e p r o p h e t a n d a s k e d , “ D o y o u u n d e r s t a n d w h a t y o u a r e r e a d i n g ? ” [ 3 1 ] A n d h e s a i d , “ H o w c a n I , u n l e s s s o m e o n e g u i d e s m e ? ” A n d h e i n v i t e d P h i l i p t o c o m e u p a n d s i t w i t h h i m . ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : P h i l i p e x p l a i n s t o t h e m a n t h a t I s a i a h p r o p h e s i e d a b o u t J e s u s , a n d t h e E t h i o p i a n p u t s h i s f a i t h i n J e s u s a n d g e t s b a p t i z e d . G o d w a s a t w o r k , a n d P h i l i p g o t t o j o i n G o d i n H i s w o r k . G o d w a n t s t o u s e y o u t o b r i n g t h e G o s p e l t o o t h e r s , t o o .

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1. P r a y f o r p e o p l e t o h u n g e r f o r J e s u s , b e s a v e d , a n d b a p t i z e d .

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d r a i s e u p c o u n s e l o r s , t o f a c i l i t a t e w h o l e n e s s a n d h e a l i n g .

3. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d p r o v i d e f u l l f u n d i n g f o r t h e b u i l d i n g t h r o u g h r a i s i n g $ 5 . 5 m i l l i o n i n 2 0 1 9 .

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1 J o h n 1 : 5 - 1 0 [ 5 ] T h i s i s t h e m e s s a g e w e h a v e h e a r d f r o m h i m a n d p r o c l a i m t o y o u , t h a t G o d i s l i g h t , a n d i n h i m i s n o d a r k n e s s a t a l l . [ 6 ] I f w e s a y w e h a v e f e l l o w s h i p w i t h h i m w h i l e w e w a l k i n d a r k n e s s , w e l i e a n d d o n o t p r a c t i c e t h e t r u t h . [ 7 ] B u t i f w e w a l k i n t h e l i g h t , a s h e i s i n t h e l i g h t , w e h a v e f e l l o w s h i p w i t h o n e a n o t h e r, a n d t h e b l o o d o f J e s u s h i s S o n c l e a n s e s u s f r o m a l l s i n . [ 8 ] I f w e s a y w e h a v e n o s i n , w e d e c e i v e o u r s e l v e s , a n d t h e t r u t h i s n o t i n u s . [ 9 ] I f w e c o n f e s s o u r s i n s , h e i s f a i t h f u l a n d j u s t t o f o r g i v e u s o u r s i n s a n d t o c l e a n s e u s f r o m a l l u n r i g h t e o u s n e s s . [ 1 0 ] I f w e s a y w e h a v e n o t s i n n e d , w e m a k e h i m a l i a r, a n d h i s w o r d i s n o t i n u s .

R e f l e c t i o n s : W h e n w e a r e s a v e d , w e ’ r e n o t j u s t s a v e d f r o m h e l l b u t w e ’ r e s a v e d t o a n e w k i n d o f l i f e . T h e t r u e C h r i s t i a n a d m i t s t h e y a r e a s i n n e r a n d r e l i e s o n t h e b l o o d o f J e s u s t o c l e a n s e t h e m . T h e n w e c a n w a l k i n s u c h f r e e d o m . W h e n w e s i n i t i s a n o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k J e s u s f o r w h a t H e ’ s d o n e , a n d t o g o t o H i m .

I f w e c o n f e s s , H e i s f a i t h f u l … C o n f e s s y o u r s i n s t o G o d , a n d t h a n k H i m f o r t h e b l o o d J e s u s s h e d t o p a y f o r y o u r s i n .

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1. P r a y f o r p e o p l e t o h u n g e r f o r J e s u s , b e s a v e d , a n d b a p t i z e d .

2. P r a y f o r o u r M C ’ s t o g r o w i n r a c i a l d i v e r s i t y a n d r a d i c a l l o v e .

3. P r a y f o r a l e a d e r i n t h e d e a f c o m m u n i t y t o g r o w i n t h e o l o g y a n d v i s i o n f o r a g o s p e l c e n t e r e d d e a f m i n i s t r y.

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R o m a n s 1 0 : 9 - 1 5 [ 9 ] b e c a u s e , i f y o u c o n f e s s w i t h y o u r m o u t h t h a t J e s u s i s L o r d a n d b e l i e v e i n y o u r h e a r t t h a t G o d r a i s e d h i m f r o m t h e d e a d , y o u w i l l b e s a v e d . [ 1 0 ] F o r w i t h t h e h e a r t o n e b e l i e v e s a n d i s j u s t i f i e d , a n d w i t h t h e m o u t h o n e c o n f e s s e s a n d i s s a v e d . [ 1 1 ] F o r t h e S c r i p t u r e s a y s , “ E v e r y o n e w h o b e l i e v e s i n h i m w i l l n o t b e p u t t o s h a m e . ” [ 1 2 ] F o r t h e r e i s n o d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n J e w a n d G r e e k ; f o r t h e s a m e L o r d i s L o r d o f a l l , b e s t o w i n g h i s r i c h e s o n a l l w h o c a l l o n h i m . [ 1 3 ] F o r “ e v e r y o n e w h o c a l l s o n t h e n a m e o f t h e L o r d w i l l b e s a v e d . ”

[ 1 4 ] H o w t h e n w i l l t h e y c a l l o n h i m i n w h o m t h e y h a v e n o t b e l i e v e d ? A n d h o w a r e t h e y t o b e l i e v e i n h i m o f w h o m t h e y h a v e n e v e r h e a r d ? A n d h o w a r e t h e y t o h e a r w i t h o u t s o m e o n e p r e a c h i n g ? [ 1 5 ] A n d h o w a r e t h e y t o p r e a c h u n l e s s t h e y a r e s e n t ? A s i t i s w r i t t e n , “ H o w b e a u t i f u l a r e t h e f e e t o f t h o s e w h o p r e a c h t h e g o o d n e w s ! ”

R e f l e c t i o n s : W e a r e s a v e d b y G o d ’ s g r a c e t h r o u g h f a i t h i n J e s u s . W e c a l l o n H i s n a m e , a n d w e a r e s a v e d . B u t a l s o s e e h o w G o d p l a n s f o r t h e w o r d t o g e t o u t – w e a r e s e n t t o p r e a c h t h e G o s p e l t o t h e w o r l d . T h a t i s y o u r j o y, a n d p r i v i l e g e .

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1. P r a y f o r p e o p l e t o h u n g e r f o r J e s u s , b e s a v e d , a n d b a p t i z e d .

2. P r a y t h a t G o d w o u l d c a l l y o u n g p a s t o r s t o p l a n t n e w c h u r c h e s i n t h e B a y A r e a .

3. P r a y t h a t p u b l i c s c h o o l s w o u l d r e f e r s p e c i a l n e e d s f a m i l i e s t o R e s o n a t e b e c a u s e o f o u r p o s i t i v e i m p a c t o n t h e m .

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2 P e t e r 3 : 1 0 - 1 3 [ 1 0 ] B u t t h e d a y o f t h e L o r d w i l l c o m e l i k e a t h i e f , a n d t h e n t h e h e a v e n s w i l l p a s s a w a y w i t h a r o a r, a n d t h e h e a v e n l y b o d i e s w i l l b e b u r n e d u p a n d d i s s o l v e d , a n d t h e e a r t h a n d t h e w o r k s t h a t a r e d o n e o n i t w i l l b e e x p o s e d .

[ 1 1 ] S i n c e a l l t h e s e t h i n g s a r e t h u s t o b e d i s s o l v e d , w h a t s o r t o f p e o p l e o u g h t y o u t o b e i n l i v e s o f h o l i n e s s a n d g o d l i n e s s , [ 1 2 ] w a i t i n g f o r a n d h a s t e n i n g t h e c o m i n g o f t h e d a y o f G o d , b e c a u s e o f w h i c h t h e h e a v e n s w i l l b e s e t o n f i r e a n d d i s s o l v e d , a n d t h e h e a v e n l y b o d i e s w i l l m e l t a s t h e y b u r n ! [ 1 3 ] B u t a c c o r d i n g t o h i s p r o m i s e w e a r e w a i t i n g f o r n e w h e a v e n s a n d a n e w e a r t h i n w h i c h r i g h t e o u s n e s s d w e l l s .

R e f l e c t i o n s : O n e d a y J e s u s w i l l r e t u r n , t h e w o r l d a s w e k n o w i t w i l l c o m e t o a n e n d , a n d j u d g m e n t w i l l c o m e f o r s i n n e r s . W h a t u r g e n c y s h o u l d t h a t g i v e u s t o b r i n g t h e G o s p e l t o t h o s e w e l o v e ?

W h a t s o r t o f p e o p l e o u g h t y o u t o b e ? R e a d v e r s e s 1 1 - 1 3 a n d w r i t e d o w n t h e k i n d o f p e r s o n y o u t h i n k y o u w o u l d b e i f y o u b e l i e v e d t h e m . A s k G o d t o c a u s e y o u t o r e p e n t w h e r e y o u n e e d t o r e p e n t , a n d b e l i e v e w h e r e y o u n e e d t o b e l i e v e .

D e v o t i o n : T h u r s , M a r c h 2 1 s t

1. P r a y f o r p e o p l e t o h u n g e r f o r J e s u s , b e s a v e d , a n d b a p t i z e d .

2. P r a y t h a t w e w o u l d t r u l y b e a c h u r c h o f d i s c i p l e s m a k i n g d i s c i p l e s , b y m a k i n g m u c h o f J e s u s .

3. P r a y t h a t t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n w o u l d r e s p o n d t o t h e G o s p e l a n d g r o w a s d i s c i p l e s .

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R o m a n s 6 : 2 0 - 2 3 [ 2 0 ] F o r w h e n y o u w e r e s l a v e s o f s i n , y o u w e r e f r e e i n r e g a r d t o r i g h t e o u s n e s s . [ 2 1 ] B u t w h a t f r u i t w e r e y o u g e t t i n g a t t h a t t i m e f r o m t h e t h i n g s o f w h i c h y o u a r e n o w a s h a m e d ? F o r t h e e n d o f t h o s e t h i n g s i s d e a t h . [ 2 2 ] B u t n o w t h a t y o u h a v e b e e n s e t f r e e f r o m s i n a n d h a v e b e c o m e s l a v e s o f G o d , t h e f r u i t y o u g e t l e a d s t o s a n c t i f i c a t i o n a n d i t s e n d , e t e r n a l l i f e . [ 2 3 ] F o r t h e w a g e s o f s i n i s d e a t h , b u t t h e f r e e g i f t o f G o d i s e t e r n a l l i f e i n C h r i s t J e s u s o u r L o r d .

R e f l e c t i o n s : A s C h r i s t i a n s , w e h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n s e t f r e e f r o m s i n . W e u s e d t o l i v e a s s l a v e s , b u t w e d o n ’ t h a v e t o a n y m o r e . T h i s f o u n d a t i o n a l t r u t h m u s t n e v e r b e c o m e c o m m o n p l a c e t o u s .

R i s e a n d g o … L i s t s o m e o f t h e s i n s y o u ’ v e c o m m i t t e d , t h a t y o u u s e d t o b e e n s l a v e d t o . T h a n k H i m f o r s e t t i n g y o u f r e e . W h a t s i n s a r e y o u c u r r e n t l y s t r u g g l i n g w i t h ? A s k H i m t o e n a b l e y o u t o l i v e i n f r e e d o m f r o m t h o s e s i n s .

D e v o t i o n : F r i , M a r c h 2 2 n d

1. P r a y f o r p e o p l e t o h u n g e r f o r J e s u s , b e s a v e d , a n d b a p t i z e d .

2. P r a y t h a t e v e r y b l o c k i n y o u r c i t y w o u l d h a v e a f a m i l y l i v i n g o n m i s s i o n f o r J e s u s o n i t .

3. P r a y t h a t h u n d r e d s o f m a r r i a g e s w o u l d b e s a v e d t h r o u g h R e s o n a t e ’ s C o u n s e l i n g C e n t e r.

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