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Thursday, June 20, 2024
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"Choosing The Jesus Way"
Message
summary:
We
live in a very
fallen world
where fewer
and fewer
people
practice the
Golden Rule.
We, as
followers of
Christ, light
up the world
when we
individually
and
corporately
practice the
golden rule.
Let us choose
the Jesus way.
Listen to our message on your audio player.
We
have been
enjoying and
convicted by a
song by Phil
Wickham titled
"The Jesus
Way" which
presents a
series of
choices we
have in life
and then the
Jesus way of
response.If you hurt me, I will forgive
And if you hate me, then I will lo--ve you
I choose the Jesus way
Included
in Jesus’
Sermon on the
Mount it
easily stands
out as a
simple
principle for
thinking not
only of
oneself but
also treating
others fairly.
I learned it
as, “Do
unto others as
you would have
them do unto
you”
(KJV). The
NASV reads, “In
everything,
therefore,
treat people
the same way
you want them
to treat you,
for this is
the Law and
the Prophets".
A similar
expression of
the Golden
Rule is found
in Philippians
2:4, “Each
of you should
look not only
to your own
interests, but
also to the
interests of
others"
(Philippians
2:4).Spurgeon notes that "the law and the prophets are here condensed into a single sentence. This is the Golden Rule, a handy rule, a perpetually-applicable rule, useful in every condition, and it never makes a mistake".
Consideration of others is the practice of the Golden Rule in the small details of life; beginning in the home and extending to all relationships.
But by God’s transforming grace we can all do something in our little corner of the world. Today, in our speech and in our actions, let us keep this Golden Rule attitude foremost in our hearts; “In humility consider others better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).
We live in a very fallen world where fewer and fewer people practice the Golden Rule. We, as followers of Christ, light up the world when we individually and corporately make the Golden Rule our way of life. Let us choose the Jesus way not only intentionally but also by default.
And if you chain me, I'll sing His praise
And if you kill me, my home is Hea--ven
For I choose the Jesus way
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, You
have placed
Your children
in a world
where people
push and shove
to be first.
Because of
their
self-importance
they clamor
for
recognition
and will stop
at nothing
until they get
what they want
in life, good
or bad. But
You’ve called
us to view
life from a
perspective
that considers
others as
important as
ourselves. We
are to have a
humble
attitude that
puts You
first, others
second and
ourselves last
in everything
we do. In our
humanity this
is impossible,
but as we are
being
transformed
into the
likeness of
Your Son,
Jesus, we
become more
like Him. Our
love and
consideration
for others
grow and we
apply the
Golden Rule to
our lives
where we do to
others as we
would have
them do to us.
May this
relationship
rule guide us
as we make
decisions that
affect
others.
Help us to
have the mind
of Christ in
all that we
do.
Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"The
Jesus Way"
Watch
on YouTube
Phil Wickham
"Behold
Our God"
Watch
on YouTube
The Bontrager
Family Singers
This
family singing
group is
coming to our
own
neighborhood
on Sunday
evening June
23, 2024 at
6:00 PM,
just one road
over
at the
Brubaker Farms
493 Musser
Rd., Mount
Joy, PA. It
will be a free
will offering.
The location
is
in
a beautiful
setting in
the meadow on
this side of
the creek in
the photo
below. Bring
lawn chairs.
Brooksyne will
be there.
(Stephen has a
prior
commitment to
speak to a
men's group
that evening.)
Brubaker Farms Mission Statement: "Our mission is to glorify the Lord through the stewardship of our team, animals, community, and the environment".
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