Church notes - 18th October 2020

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Mark 10:13 - 16

John 3:16

Matthew 11:28 - 30

Expectations
This is a season in which we need to encourage each other.

Matthew 11:28 - 30
We need to grow in our relationships. With Christ. And with others who know Him.

Ephesians 4:11 - 15

When we are in a storm, Jesus is our Rock.

1. We grow when we feed on God's word.
We can have confidence in Him.

Acts 20:32
We need to spend time each day studying the Word.

2. We grow from different learning experiences.
Personal quiet time - personal study.
Sunday service and sermon.
Small group/home group.

Hebrews 10:24, 25

3. We grow when we develop spiritual habits.
We sow a thought and reap an act. We sow an act and reap a habit. We sow a habit and reap a character. We sow a character and reap a destiny.

John 13:17

1 Corinthians 9:25

Habit of weekly large group worship.
Habit of small group fellowship.
Habit of a daily time alone with God (Reading the Bible and Prayer).
Habit of memorising God's Word.

Acts 2:46

4. We grow when we help each other grow.
Romans 1:11, 12

5. We grow when we expect to grow.

6. We grow when we commit to grow.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Jeremiah 29:13