Rooted in The Way
Speaker: John Roberts
Date: February 26, 2023
Text: John 15:1-5; John 14:1-6
Series: #4. Rooted and Resilient: Living a vibrant, winsome, and non-anxious presence in a troubled world.
Introduction
Walking the virtual labyrinth…
- What did you feel with it?
- Where there any tensions? What were they?
God often invites us on a journey to only God knows where!
Think about the times in scripture that God calls people to an adventure with no real clarity about how it’s going to work out?
Noah – Genesis 6 & 7
Abraham –– Genesis 12 - 22
Children of Israel and the City of Jericho – Joshua 6
Gideon –Judges 6 – 7
Think about the invitation of Jesus to his disciples…
Follow me… Matthew 4
What are you Seeking? Come and see… John 1:35ff
Jesus sends out the 72 – Luke 10
In our pilgrimage through this life with God the destination IS GOD.
John 15:1-5
Abiding:
A – Allowing Access:
B – Be Still, Be Present:
I – Invitation:
D – Dialogue:
E – Expectation:
John 14:1-6
Conclusion
Take a few minutes to ABIDE…
You can enter this in any part of the ABIDE acrostic…
Questions for Reflection:
- Do you have questions? What are they?
- Is there anything discomforting to you about an exercise like this? What?
Project for the coming Week:
- Plan some time for the specific purpose of abiding each day… could be 5 minutes… 50 minutes… or maybe you have the luxury of spending a whole day…
- Join us in reading the book Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul In These Turbulent Times by John Eldridge: Introduction & Chapter
We will start “30 Days to Resilient” in the Pause App on March 6th and go through Easter.
