13 Oct JIM SHEKLETON | WOONSOCKET
Key Verse: 1 CORINTHIANS 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRUK OR TREAT: October 26 for both campuses. from 1-4p. Sign up to register your Trunk. The more the merrier! Let’s make this fun for our community. This is a great outreach opportunity! Go to the Events page on the HUB to register for either campus.
LIFE GROUP LEADER MEETING: November 4 from 6-8:30p . Go to the Events page on the HUB to register.
DEEP END PODCAST: Tuesday nights at 7:00p.. Come out and be a part of the audience. You can get your free tickets HERE
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-deep-end-with-tim-hatch-season-3-acts-tickets-69301718305
TEAM NIGHT: October 16 at 6:30! Come out and learn something new. Encourage your members to start serving and get involved in what is happening here at Waters! We will also be putting together Operation Christmas Child boxes if you are interested, come on out and help put over 400 boxes together!
CLASSES; Baptism class is every 4th Sunday of the Month. at 11:30 / Growth Track runs the first 3 Sundays every month at 11:30 – this is a one and done registrants only need to attend one session / Starting Point runs every 1st and 3rd Sunday at 11:30 – details and descriptions can be found on the registrations which are located under Events on the HUB.
PROVIDENCE RESCUE MISSION: We go out there as a team on the 4th Sunday of every month to minister, cook and serve. See Christ MacEwen (chris@waterschurch.org) if your group is interested in helping on a given Sunday.
CHRIS McCLARNEY NIGHT OF WORSHIP is on Sunday, October 20! Get your tickets here for only $15 and grab some for your friends and family too! Chris is from Jesus Culture! https://waterschurch.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/302313
1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV
Paul writes to the Corinthians, a messed up church with messed up Christians. The Corinthians, at some point, had many questions for Paul and sought answers on living lives as Christians. Paul responds with this letter, it begins with Paul addressing divisions and disorder within the church. After addressing that, he provides answers to each of their questions. Demonstrating, the REAL cause of the issues is the division and disorder and that following a response to their questions won’t actually resolve their issues.
The resolutions to the issues they experienced would be resolved when their actions reflected to the magnitude of their salvation through faith in Jesus. They needed to separate from the lives they were once accustomed and allow the Holy Spirit to make their lives reflect Jesus.
God works through the willing and equips those called to His purposes.
Q. Can you think of a time God used you because of your willingness? How has God equipped you for the calling on your life?
Pastor Jim told us how he was messed up like the Corinthians, he was a Christian but didn’t know what it meant to be a Christian and the true impact of Jesus’ actions in his life. He didn’t know the meaning and magnitude of Jesus’ actions: Jesus washed away Jim’s sin (inside and out) and pronounced him blameless, without punishment because he took the punishment for his sin.
This scripture explains 3 variations of cleansing of sin: external, internal and publicly without punishment
1. I AM HERE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WASHED.
Acts 22:16 ESV
Q. Have you been baptized and if not why? After being baptized, did you feel or realize your sins were washed away?
External washing away of sins, as though out of sight from God! It is similar to cleaning dirty hands as the dirt is not longer visible after washing.
Jesus removes the weight and filth of my sin.(Scavenger Hunt #1 – BE THE FIRST LIFE GROUP LEADER TO SHOW UP AT TEAM NIGHT WITH A MEMBER OF YOUR GROUP WHO HAS NEVER BEEN TO TEAM NIGHT BEFORE AND INTRODUCE ME TO THEM)
Q. Can you share a time when you confessed your sin and felt a weight was lifted?
1 John 1:9 ESV
2. I AM HERE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN FREED FROM GUILT.
We are free from the guilt and sin. Our guilt resides in our head and heart, but we are internally cleansed of our sin.
Jesus removes the internal damages of my sin.
God just doesn’t do surface cleaning, he cleans the unseen areas of ourselves.
Q. How has God freed you internally (guilt, anxiety, fear depression etc.)?
2 Timothy 2:21 ESV
God uses the willing. If anyone cleanses (those willing to cleanse themselves)..he will be a vessel (used by God).
3. I AM HERE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES.
Jesus removes the punishment of my sin and announces the righteous.
If we place our faith in Jesus and He cleanses us in these ways: externally, internally, and publicly without punishment, that should that change the way we walk, talk, care for others, etc.
This should that change the way we boast about His great work.
This is something that should bring us joy, gratefulness, humbleness, and eagerness to share with others….not a mundane spirit or mundane life.
Q. How has this changed you? Is there an area of your life that reflects God’s great cleansing work that’s taken place?
MAKE TIME FOR PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP.
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