Family Church Waterlooville

The Parable of the Good Samaritan encourages us to reach out to the people God places in our lives and to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their lives. 

We need to give honour to God, receive honour from God and to also give honour to whom God says it is due. The purpose of honour is that God would be glorified.

We are called to be imitators of Jesus who displayed the perfect example of serving the disciples at the Last Supper. God has given us every gifting and talent required to fulfill His plans and purposes in this season. Having a servant-heart is about being fully committed to the cause of Christ.

As children of God, we love and value our Saviour Jesus Christ. He is the Chief Cornerstone and we, the church, are the living stones, connected to Him. Jesus being central to our lives, our very being, should impact us in every area of our lives, both personally and corporately. In Him we live and move and have our being...

We looked at understanding the value of our values and how they influence our direction and establish who we are.

As children of God we are called to be imitators of our generous Father God, and as such, we should be intentional and deliberate in our giving, always looking for opportunities to be a blessing to others, motivated by love. God's principle of seedtime and harvest is applicable not only to finances but can be applied in every area of our lives. 

At salvation God gives us a pure heart by replacing our heart of stone for a heart of flesh. Looking at the life of Jacob and the transformation he experienced, an encounter with God is what is required for us to maintain an undivided heart, and one that is loyal to Him.

There are a number of things we can do in order to guard our hearts, and to enjoy a peace-filled heart on a daily basis. We need to receive the peace which Jesus has made available to us, as we surrender our will to His.

In the Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast, we see the impact that Beast's bad heart had on himself and his household. How we live our lives and the choices we make this side of the last petal falling / the silver cord being severed, matters. God is looking for authenticity in our hearts and fruit in our lives.  

Final in the series of looking at the need to supplement our faith with the virtues that Peter shares with us in 2 Peter. The focus on today's message are the final two virtues, brotherly kindness and love and how we need these as the garment with which to clothe ourselves while we are ever increasing in the other virtues.