Encountering God through Others - September 23
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 23 September 2018
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
People are messy. We are difficult and challenging. And because of that no church is perfect. But there must be some reason Jesus desires for us to be unified and be one. Today we’ll explore how and why it’s important to encounter God through other people. May your wounds be healed, and your heart be opened to how God wants to use others to lead you to him.
Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 18:19-20, and today's worship is For The One by Brian & Jenn Johnson.
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| 0:00.0 | People are messy. We're difficult and challenging and it's because of that that no church is perfect. |
| 0:11.0 | But there must be some reason that Jesus desires for us to be |
| 0:15.7 | unified and be one. Today we'll explore how and why it's important to encounter |
| 0:21.7 | God through other people. |
| 0:24.0 | May your wounds be healed and your heart be opened |
| 0:27.3 | to how God wants to use others to lead you to Him. |
| 0:31.3 | Welcome to the First of Team Podcast. |
| 0:34.0 | Our scripture for today. |
| 0:37.0 | Our scripture for today comes from Matthew 18, 19 through 20, where Jesus says, |
| 0:50.0 | again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for |
| 0:56.3 | them by my father in heaven. |
| 0:59.2 | For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them. |
| 1:04.0 | One of the most impactful ways that God reveals himself is through others. |
| 1:12.0 | Jesus Tadas in Matthew 18, 19 through 20. is through |
| 1:15.0 | 20. 20. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything that they ask, |
| 1:20.0 | it will be done for them by my father in heaven for where two or three are gathered in my name |
| 1:26.5 | There I am among them |
| 1:29.5 | We can learn |
| 1:34.3 | alone. In relationship with others, we learn about God's heart for unity, |
| 1:40.3 | grace, humility, and love in new and powerful ways. |
| 1:47.0 | In fellowship, we encounter people with various giftings, |
| 1:51.0 | perspectives, and past experiences that are different than our own. |
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