Kenji covered the initiation of the Abrahamic covenant last night (11:27-12:20). His opening question was:
”What is the best decision you have ever made?”
He then went on to describe how when we initially make decisions, we don’t always know the full implication and the extent of God’s blessing for following His will. For example, Abraham was told to leave his family and his home and follow God. When Abraham chose to follow God, he could not fathom the magnitude of God’s blessing, namely the birth of a nation, Israel. He also blessed Abraham with worldly wealth and favor among men, but that was secondary to the larger blessing.
To wrap up, we discussed how we can discern God’s will. The sources of this are: God’s Word, the Spirit’s leading, and the council of fellow believers.
In light of that,
1. What’s the best decision you ever made (aside from trusting Christ)?
2. What decisions are you currently struggling with that you need to seek wisdom?
Here are some major decisions I have dealt with for quite a whiles:
1)Whether I can really believe God can give me peace like it says in the bible.
2)To seek healing for the emotional scars of my past
3)Not to let my past dictate my future
4)Daily choosing to love others to the best of my ability (as difficult as that sounds)
Comment on JP’s sermon 1/7/07-
I thought it was great that JP explained more in depth the importance of communion in yesterday’s sermon. I kinda felt like for me that it was getting too routine, and I was just doing it out of habit. Now I can understand more clearly the magnitude of this act, and the consequences of not treating it appropriately.