His Gardens
Fred Michaux
John 1:1-3
Opening
-What are some of your favorites when it comes to Easter?
-tell story of picking daffodils as a child with my mother in her gardens...
Introduction
This Easter Weekend, not only are we celebrating what He did, but where it happened...when Jesus raised Himself from the dead, He was saying to us, ''Remember Me in My gardens!''
Could I suggest to you this weekend that it is no coincidence that the tomb in which Jesus lay was in a garden...can I suggest to you this weekend that his first appearance after His resurrection was being mistaken as a gardener... ''Remember Me in My gardens!''
As we find Jesus in His Gardens, we hear who He beckons us to be! (three gardens, three calls, three decisions)
Eden...be a creator
-John 1:1-3/Genesis 1:26 (Eden)
-Jesus the creator...''And God said...'' (9 times - Genesis 1:3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26,29)...Jesus is saying to you, to me...what are you creating? When our story is written, what will be our ''He/She said _________'' legacy?
-the creative power of our words...a key part of ''the image'' of God in us!
1. Proverbs 18:21a (life)
2. Matthew 12:34-37 (account)
3. Isaiah 50:4 (timely)
-What if we could replace every unkind word spoken in your life...how many times would your name come up in the lives of others doing this same exercise...let us spend some time with your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your classmates, your co-workers...what if we gathered all the counselors in this region and took their case load...replaced every destructive moment with a creative moment...they would all be working at Starbucks tomorrow!!!
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Fred Michaux
John 1:1-3
Opening
-What are some of your favorites when it comes to Easter?
-tell story of picking daffodils as a child with my mother in her gardens...
Introduction
This Easter Weekend, not only are we celebrating what He did, but where it happened...when Jesus raised Himself from the dead, He was saying to us, ''Remember Me in My gardens!''
Could I suggest to you this weekend that it is no coincidence that the tomb in which Jesus lay was in a garden...can I suggest to you this weekend that his first appearance after His resurrection was being mistaken as a gardener... ''Remember Me in My gardens!''
As we find Jesus in His Gardens, we hear who He beckons us to be! (three gardens, three calls, three decisions)
Eden...be a creator
-John 1:1-3/Genesis 1:26 (Eden)
-Jesus the creator...''And God said...'' (9 times - Genesis 1:3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26,29)...Jesus is saying to you, to me...what are you creating? When our story is written, what will be our ''He/She said _________'' legacy?
-the creative power of our words...a key part of ''the image'' of God in us!
1. Proverbs 18:21a (life)
2. Matthew 12:34-37 (account)
3. Isaiah 50:4 (timely)
-What if we could replace every unkind word spoken in your life...how many times would your name come up in the lives of others doing this same exercise...let us spend some time with your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your classmates, your co-workers...what if we gathered all the counselors in this region and took their case load...replaced every destructive moment with a creative moment...they would all be working at Starbucks tomorrow!!!
-(insert a sto ...
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