MEMORY VERSE: "Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need" Acts 2:45
NOTES: (v.1-16) God's righteous judgement: "So when you, a mere man, pass judgement on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgement?...5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed."
"13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous."
-(v.17-29)"...if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth--21you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself?"
ACT OF LOVE: Today, my friend Amy Kan and I met up at a Starbucks and spent an hour and a half or so writing encouraging post-it notes to stick on people's cars. Meanwhile, we talked alot about what Christ is doing in our lives and things that He's convicted us of. We had many similar visions for what Christ wants to do in the fellowship, the church, and the entire Christian body. I remember Amy saying once that she feels like the desires that we both share shouldn't just be passed away.
After my art class, we met up at church so that Amy could drive us to the Crossroads, where we would pass out the post-its. We made about 30 post-it notes total, and stuck them to the handles of the car doors. Afterwards, we sat in front of a nearby restaurant and watched people receive their notes haha.
AND THEN...during fellowship, I suddenly remembered Amy's previous statement about not letting what God has convicted us to do pass away. I had an urge to pray with Amy, and felt that God was reminding me of the power of prayer. After fellowship, I asked if I could pray with her about the things we discussed earlier.
While we were praying, God kept filling our hearts more and more with His desires and plans for the fellowship, and we had so much to pray about. At one point, God really broke my heart for the people of the fellowship, so much that I was moved to tears. I don't normally plan on bawling whenever I pray, but I think tonight God really showed me a glimpse of His heart for the lost and the complacent.
All in all, it was a really refreshing experience to be able to fellowship with Amy and to be still before God.
one of our post-its!
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