Central Assembly
April 2, 2023 | Rev. Josh Seaman | Prequel to Easter
Luke 19:11 ESV
Live with anticipation: Jesus is coming back!
But invest, live, serve, and dream like it will take Him your lifetime to return.
Luke 19:12-13a (ESV)
A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants…’
1. Identity: You are God's person...
Luke 19:13b (ESV)
...he gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Engage in business until I come.’
1. Identity: You are God's person...
2. Purpose: Conducting His business...
Garden City by John Mark Comer. How to discern God's "calling."
Ask lots of questions:
1. What are you passionate about?
2. What are you good at? (and bad at?)
3. What does the world need?
4. Does it make the world a more Christ-like place?
5. What are the open doors in your life?
6. What is God blessing?
7. What are the people who know you saying?
8. What is the Spirit stirring in your heart?
Luke 19:15, 17b (ESV)
When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business..‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
1. Identity: You are God's person...
2. Purpose: Conducting His business...
3. Outcome: Faithfully until He returns
Are you being faithful?"
"Success is defined by performance. Faithfulness is defined by constancy. Success is defined by accomplishment. Faithfulness by devotion. Success is defined by achievement. Faithfulness by commitment. Success is defined by attaining a goal. Faithfulness by being true to a promise." - Marilyn R. Gardner
Conclusion: Are you willing to risk being my loyal servant in a hostile world that opposes me?