170409 AM Responsiblity and Opporturnity
| Responsibility & Opportunity What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?. That’s the question we will seek to answer this morning. Through the example of Rahab and Ruth, we will see how they both felt the responsibility of service and took the opportunity to act. Their trust in God and their actions led them to a future they could not have predicted. Joshua 1:6,9 ; Joshua 2:1,6 ,8-14,2 3-24; Joshua 6:22-25 Judges 21:25; Ruth 1:1; Ruth 1:6-18; Ruth 4:13,1 6-17; Matthew1 : 1-6 A: RAHAB AND RUTH FELT RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR FAMILY B: RAHAB AND RUTH WERE PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACT C: GOD TURNED SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT WOMEN INTO SIGNIFICANT WOMEN #1: EACH ONE OF US HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR________________________ Matthew 25:14-30 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! #2: EACH ONE OF US HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO CHRIST’S__________________ 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” #3: EACH ONE OF US HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO _____________________ Ephesians 4:11-16 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith Hebrews 10:24-25 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another” I have a responsibility to my God and the body of Christ. Therefore, I will make the most of my opportunity to serve other members by: _________________________________________________________________________________ |