07 Jul “Taste and See” – All Locations
For this week’s Announcements please visit: (waterschurch.org/events):
NEW ENGLAND LOCATIONS:
North Attleboro is hosting a Serve Team Appreciation for our Serve Team Members! Please register by clicking the link below so we can plan for food and activities! Please read the details on the registration and pass it along to your group members who serve!
Abundant Hope Baby Clothes Collection: Collection for Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resources Center: We’re partnering with Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center to collect toddler clothing sizes 12m to 3T. They provide critical support for local families, from unplanned pregnancy counseling to parenting aid, all free of charge. Due to an unprecedented demand, the Center is in emergent need for new baby and toddler clothing. Let’s show our community the love of Christ. Please drop your new clothes donations in the giving boxes at all New England locations beginning this Sunday.
Abundant Hope Fundraiser: This fundraiser will be in September. We are asking Life Groups to participate by donating a themed basket for the silent auction. Please have donations in by July 21. You can bring them to your location and we will send them to NA.
Waters Academy Open House: Thursday, July 18 at 6:00p and Saturday, July 20 at 2:00p.
PAT BARRET CONCERT INFO:
There are a limited number of General Admission tickets available at the NA Campus bookstore and there is a church presale discount available online through 10am Monday, June 17th.
REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
(CLICK HERE: WATERS CHURCH EVENTS)
July 13 Women’s Breakfast 10-12 – New England Only (16+)
NEW BOOK BY PASTOR TIM: “ENDING EMPTINESS” now available in our Lobbies, Kindle, and Nook endingemptiness.com
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Reminders:
✳ Please regularly check your Planning Center profiles for requests to join your life groups, remove members from the list that no longer attend, or add members not listed. Please ensure that you have added no-reply@churchcenter.com to your email contacts so that you do not miss an email from Planning Center and encourage your members to do so as well. This will ensure you do not miss a member request or any emails that come from the Planning Center site. Thank you!
Waters Class Schedule:
- 1st Sunday: Discover Waters – after 1st service
- 2nd Sunday: NO CLASSES
- 3rd Sunday: Connect Class – after 1st service
- 4th Sunday: Baptism Class – after 1st service
Waters Help: Need marriage and family care or have a group member in need of marriage and family care? Click here: help resources page or visit waterschurch.org/help
Location Text Alerts:
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| Norwood | Text “subscribe” to 781 762-3357 | |
| Apollo Beach | Text “subscribe” to 813 642-6979 | |
| Woonsocket | Text “subscribe” to 833 241-4837 | |
| Southcoast | Text “subscribe” to 508 809-3490 | |
Key Verse: Psalm 34
Ice breaker
Q. What is something you want to do before the summer is over?
There is something about tasting and seeing food that although it may smell good and look good, when you take a bite, it actually does not taste that good.
We have all tasted bad food and some of us have tasted bad experiences like bad interactions with family, or have tasted hurt, depression, pain, or hardships. Not all tastes are good and not everything tastes the same.
But, when you taste something good, you want to share it.
Q. Can you share an instance in your life where you experienced a situation that looked promising but ended up being a letdown? How did you navigate through that disappointment?
Context on David
Can be read in 1 Samuel 16 but not necessary as the context is below:
David, a young shepherd boy and a musician, was anointed to be the next king of Israel. After killing a giant with a sling and a stone, Saul, the present king, started paying attention to David and became jealous. He was so jealous that he wanted to kill David who was also his son-in-law.
David hid in a cave and there he wrote this:
Psalm 34:8 (NIV)
David tasted and saw that God was good! In the cave, David was making an invitation to us to experience something he personally experienced.
The invitation to taste and see can only come from a personal encounter in your life. There are some things you can only experience yourself, others cannot experience it for you.
Q. What experience have you tried to relate to others that you had difficulty convincing them of how good or bad it was because they had not experience it themselves?
How can I taste & see GOD?
1. I can taste God through TRUSTING Him.
David was running for his life and still he blessed the Lord at all times.
Q. David trusted God even while he was running for his life. How do you think trust in God helped David during such a challenging time?
Proverbs 3: 5-6 ESV
This verse urges us to place our life and our complete rust in God rather than other people.
Others can pray for us, but we cannot depend on them to do the miracle for us. We need to trust God with everything. By trusting Him, we are acknowledging His sovereignty and are assured He will lead us on the right path and give us wisdom. We cannot look for answers on our own, we need to trust God and not trust our instincts.
You can only trust someone when you spend time with them. You can’t trust Him if you don’t spend time with him.
David spend time with God and trusted him.
Q. Reflect on Proverbs 3:5-6. What are some practical ways you can trust God more in your daily life, especially during difficult circumstances?
How can I taste & see GOD?
2. I can taste God through PRAYING.
Praying is simply communicating. No fancy words are needed to communicate with God. He is more concerned with our hearts than our words.
1 Peter 5:6 ESV
Luke 18:1-8
Pray with persistence.
Luke 18:9-14
Be humble in your prayers.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray continually.
Praying once a week is not enough. You need to make time for God to get closer to God.
Q. Discuss the parables in Luke 18:1-8 and Luke 18:9-14. How do these stories illustrate the importance of persistence and humility in prayer?
How can I taste & see GOD?
3. I can taste God through WORSHIPPING.
Worship is not limited to a specific time or place. Worship is not just a music style, it is a lifestyle. It is saying to the Lord that you are going to put your desires aside.
We worship with our thoughts and in doing things we don’t want to do.
Romans 12:1-2 ESV
Q. Romans 12:1-2 talks about offering our bodies as living sacrifices and renewing our minds. How can you incorporate worship into your daily routine beyond traditional practices?
We saw Lemmy eat a delicious cake. We know it was delicious because he told us. We cannot truly know what it was like to eat the cake because we did not eat it to see that it tasted good.
It was so good, he shared it with others.
Same with God, when we experience Him for ourselves, we want to share Him with others.
Q. Can you share a recent personal story where you felt compelled to share your experience of God with others? How did that impact your relationship with God and those you shared it with?
Sermon in a Sentence:
In order to FULLY TASTE and SEE God’s goodness, I need to go DEEPER in Him while ALSO finding REFUGE in Him.
Challenge: If you are not someone who prays in public, practice praying short prayers with others.
Challenge: Spend more time with God this week than you did last week.
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