12/6/15 Faith to Obey God's calling: Full Service

Today's Scripture

Mathew 14;22-32

²² Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. ²³ After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, ²⁴ and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 

²⁵ Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. ²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”they said, and cried out in fear.

²⁷ But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”²⁸ “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

²⁹ “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. ³⁰ But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

³¹ Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

³² And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. ³³ Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Luke 1;26-28
²⁶ In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ²⁷ to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”-------- 

These two sets of scriptures have something in common:  the acceptance by faith, and the willingness to act on faith.  Acceptance and action, when God orchestrates us, is powerful, beautiful and amazing.

Are we available for God’s use?  Are we willing vessels?   Each of needs to post this question to ourselves.  If we are not, what’s getting in the way? 

We cannot quantify with numbers the people we could reach, but are not because we get stuck in the, “I can’t do that”, and, the, “That’s Crazy” mindset.

The following video is the full morning worship in which Pastor Scott explains this concept in detail.