Encountering God through Others
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 24 June 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
People are messy. We are difficult and challenging. And it’s 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 When We Praise You by Matthew Zigenis.
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As believers, we want a real connection with God every day, not just on Sunday. We want the peace and passion that comes from living with God, not for God. But when Monday morning rolls around we’re left thinking:
“Now what?” “How do I find and keep a daily connection with my Creator on my own?”
At First15, we know that meaningful worship isn’t just for Sunday. Every believer should be able to find a daily connection to God with fresh worship created specifically for their weekday.
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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 unified and be one. |
| 0:18.0 | Today we'll explore how and why it's important to encounter God through other people. |
| 0:24.1 | May your wounds be healed and your heart be opened to how God wants to use others to lead you to |
| 0:30.3 | him. Welcome to the first of teen podcast. |
| 0:58.4 | Our scripture for today comes from Matthew 18, 19 through 20, where Jesus says, again, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, |
| 1:04.8 | it will be done for them by my father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, |
| 1:14.8 | there I am among them. One of the most impactful ways that God reveals himself is through others. |
| 1:22.2 | Jesus taught us in Matthew 18, 19 through 20, again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything that they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. |
| 1:29.5 | For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them. We can learn aspects of God's heart through others that we simply can't |
| 1:37.8 | learn alone. In relationship with others, we learn about God's heart for unity, grace, humility, and love, |
| 1:48.0 | in new and powerful ways. In fellowship, we encounter people with various giftings, perspectives, |
| 1:55.5 | and past experiences that are different than our own. And in community, we discover God's heart to use |
| 2:03.3 | others for the building up, healing, and sharpening of ourselves. James 5 13 through 16 says, |
| 2:12.8 | is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you suffering, let him pray? Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you |
| 2:21.8 | sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him, anointing him with |
| 2:28.2 | oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. |
| 2:37.7 | And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another |
| 2:44.5 | and pray for one another that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power |
| 2:52.6 | as it is working. |
| 2:56.3 | God longs for you to give yourself fully |
| 2:58.9 | to the community around you. |
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