April/26/ 2015
Time Capsule
Part 1
Passion
We are a new school church with some old school values.
What is passion? A strong and barely controllable emotion.
Key thought: The fire that burns in us is changing the world around us.
Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal but keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord.”
Deuteronomy 6:1-3 “These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, 2 and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. 3 Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.”
verse 4-9 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a] 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
3 passions we want to pass down to the next generation.
1. A community worth having:
Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.”
2. A standard worth achieving
Deuteronomy 6:5 “you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.”
3. A faith worth reproducing
verse 7 “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children.
verse 7b “Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”