 Living For Adventure with the Spirit of God ●Filled and energized by the Holy Spirit ●Led Into Adventure ●Restricted Adventure ●Adventures in Prayer ●Adventures in Spiritual Gifts ●Adventures in Spiritual Conflict  Living For Adventure with the Spirit of God ●Filled and energized by the Holy Spirit ●Led Into Adventure ●Restricted Adventure ●Adventures in Prayer ●Adventures in Spiritual Gifts ●Adventures in Spiritual Conflict

Adventures in Spiritual Service Living For Adventure

 Living out your baptism ●Died with Christ ●Raised up together with him to live in newness of life ●Living beyond yourself  Living out your baptism ●Died with Christ ●Raised up together with him to live in newness of life ●Living beyond yourself

I. Enthusiastic Service  Romans 12:1 ●I plead with you ●Give your bodies to God – because of all He has done for you ●This is truly the way to worship Him  Romans 12:1 ●I plead with you ●Give your bodies to God – because of all He has done for you ●This is truly the way to worship Him

●John 4: (NLT) 23But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

 Romans 12:9-11 ●Honor each other (NASB – Prefer others before yourself) ●Never be lazy ●Work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically ●(NIV – keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord) ▪Most say “keep my spiritual fervor by serving me”  Romans 12:9-11 ●Honor each other (NASB – Prefer others before yourself) ●Never be lazy ●Work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically ●(NIV – keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord) ▪Most say “keep my spiritual fervor by serving me”

 1 Peter 4:10-11 ●Variety of gifts ●Use them to serve one another ●Bring glory to God through Jesus  1 Peter 4:10-11 ●Variety of gifts ●Use them to serve one another ●Bring glory to God through Jesus

II. Values Choice and Outcome  Haggai – an application for our time ●It’s time to rebuild my house ●You’ve neglected mine for the sake of your own (you live in luxurious houses while mine lies in ruins) ●Results - Look at what’s happening to you ●Fruitless works and dissatisfied ●Go to the hills, bring down timber and rebuild my house  Haggai – an application for our time ●It’s time to rebuild my house ●You’ve neglected mine for the sake of your own (you live in luxurious houses while mine lies in ruins) ●Results - Look at what’s happening to you ●Fruitless works and dissatisfied ●Go to the hills, bring down timber and rebuild my house

●The people began to obey God’s message ●The Lord sparked the enthusiasm of the people ●They began the work on September 21 st ●The people began to obey God’s message ●The Lord sparked the enthusiasm of the people ●They began the work on September 21 st

●Remember this house in its former splendor? ●Now in comparison it must seem like nothing at all ●But now the Lord says – (God’s perspective) ▪My Spirit remains among you ▪I will fill this place with glory ▪The future glory of this temple will be greater than its past glory ▪In this place I will bring peace ●Remember this house in its former splendor? ●Now in comparison it must seem like nothing at all ●But now the Lord says – (God’s perspective) ▪My Spirit remains among you ▪I will fill this place with glory ▪The future glory of this temple will be greater than its past glory ▪In this place I will bring peace

●Results of obedience ▪Look what was happening before you began to lay the foundation ▪Promise – from this day onward I will bless you ●Results of obedience ▪Look what was happening before you began to lay the foundation ▪Promise – from this day onward I will bless you

III. Opportunity to Build the Lord’s House  My appeal – I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you  Building the Kingdom  My appeal – I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you  Building the Kingdom

 Opportunity – God’s adventure in spiritual service  Events and On-going ●This Thursday evening pot luck meal – camp conquest families outreach and introductions to the ministries of PFC (including gift food box)  Opportunity – God’s adventure in spiritual service  Events and On-going ●This Thursday evening pot luck meal – camp conquest families outreach and introductions to the ministries of PFC (including gift food box)

●Wednesday evenings starting in October ▪Catered meals ▪English classes ▪Youth ministry ▪Children’s ministry ▪Nursery ▪Adult studies possibilities – Spanish and English ▪GKGW ●Wednesday evenings starting in October ▪Catered meals ▪English classes ▪Youth ministry ▪Children’s ministry ▪Nursery ▪Adult studies possibilities – Spanish and English ▪GKGW

●Wednesday, September 3 rd – Back-to-school bash ●Sunday, September 21 st – Motorcycle rally “they began the work on the house of their God on September 21 st.” ●Wednesday, September 3 rd – Back-to-school bash ●Sunday, September 21 st – Motorcycle rally “they began the work on the house of their God on September 21 st.”

 Serving with enthusiasm that God gives  Keeping your spiritual fervor serving the Lord  Not for you, but by you – or for you, but indirectly so ●Blessing ●Satisfaction  Serving with enthusiasm that God gives  Keeping your spiritual fervor serving the Lord  Not for you, but by you – or for you, but indirectly so ●Blessing ●Satisfaction

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