Seaside Church Sermons & Media

Seaside Church

Weekly sermons and Media from the Sunday Gatherings.

  1. Sep 27

    Stories of God's Work in Our Lives

    After finishing 2 Samuel and before we start 1 Peter this fall, we are going to pause and listen to some of our brothers and sisters share about what God is doing in their lives and how they see Him working in the world around them. Luke 24 tells the story of two disciples walking along the road to the village of Emmaus. This happened the same day that Jesus was raised from the dead. As they walked and talked, Jesus joined them. Scripture says the disciples were kept from recognizing him. Jesus walked and talked with them for 7 miles. When they arrived at the village, the disciples urged Jesus to stay, and he did. When Jesus broke bread with them, the disciples’ eyes were opened, and they recognized that it was Jesus. And then Jesus vanished. Like the two disciples in the story, sometimes we don’t see where God is working around us. Sometimes Jesus is teaching us things, and we don’t realize it. We don’t always recognize when the Lord is speaking to us. Sometimes we go about our lives and easily miss what God is doing. Stories are one of the best teachers. It’s no coincidence that the Bible’s primary style is narrative – telling the stories of people who have gone before us. We learn from their successes and failures. We learn about their experience with God. Similarly, when we hear each other's stories of triumph, struggle, and God’s goodness, it draws us together. It grows our collective faith and reminds us that we are all walking this same road together with Jesus. So, this morning we'll hear several stories that are different from each other, but at the core is the same story: God’s people walking with Jesus. Each of these stories is a part of OUR story as WE all walk through life with Jesus together.  This is important, so we are taking time in our Sunday gathering to do this now, which is great. But I want to encourage us to do this more often, wherever we are. We need to build the habit of sharing our stories and experiences about Jesus with each other.

    Stories of God's Work in Our Lives

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Weekly sermons and Media from the Sunday Gatherings.