This week's message is from guest speaker Adam Jones. Adam is the youth minister at Georgetown Church of Christ Located in Georgetown Ohio.
“The Umbrella Of Comfort”
o “Just calm down!” story
• Genesis 11:27-28
• Genesis 11:29-30
• Genesis 11:31
o Acts 7:2 tells us God called Abram before he left Ur
o Ur was a comfortable place to leave – the move was because of faith, not comfort level
o Terah knew of Abram’s call but settled in a comfortable place along the journey
• Genesis 11:32
o When we camp in our comfort and settle for less than God’s call, we die with our potential
o The LAST thing you want to do is to die with potential
• Genesis 12:1
• Genesis 12:2-3
o God wants to bless His people but His blessings ALWAYS come with a call to be uncomfortable
• Genesis 12:4
• Genesis 12:5
o They arrive at the “Promised Land” but the rest of Abram’s life was filled with repeated calls to be uncomfortable – calls to leave the familiar so he can experience the best blessings
• Story of my journey as a preacher
• “If you’re unwilling to be uncomfortable, you’ll eventually be unfaithful.”
• Matthew 21:18-19a
o The fig tree was absorbing God’s blessings – rain, nutrients, sunshine, shade – but not producing any fruit
• Matthew 21:19b
• “When God invests in you, He expects fruit.”
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