SMC Podcast (Pray Reach Disciple)

St.Marys Church Georgia

St.Marys Church is a Bible-believing church bound to the story of Jesus. We want to lead people to know and love Jesus with such passion that the go share his story with the world. Our goal is to make disciples of Jesus who change our world. We exist for people to honor God, know Jesus, have a community of friends, become disciples, and reach our world. Pray Reach Disciple

  1. 02/14/2022

    Fresh Start Part III | Let go of It...

    I) Introduction How can we ensure next time won’t be like the last time! We are focusing on our spiritual life but what we are going to discover can be applied to any area of one’s life (finances, relationships, career, etc.). We learn from our mistakes in the areas that matter least (games, hobbies, sports, etc.). We repeat our mistakes in the areas of our lives that matter most (faith, relationships, etc). Illusions Experience makes me wiser! Experience alone does not make you wiser.  (Evaluated experience makes you wiser.  Evaluation of one’s experience can be a game-changer)  James 1:2 “Count it all joy . . .”  Count means to evaluate Since I know better, I’ll do better! Knowing better ≠ doing better. Knowing better ≠ the ability to do better. Time is your enemy! Time is not your enemy, it is your friend. Leverage time to work for you by pausing long enough to evaluate and heal. Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”  God is doing something and God is going to leverage my past for my good.  We must: Take Responsibility - One must own one’s role in one’s negative history.  Therefore, one must pause long enough to own one’s responsibility. Renewed Mind – Romans 12:2 “What were you thinking?”  Regret and resolve are not enough to live differently – one must renew one’s mind. Let Go of it

    Fresh Start Part III |   Let go of It...
  2. 01/25/2022

    SMC Podcast Pursuing Relationship Part IV

    Before I get started today, I want to start with a small experiment or exercise.  Let’s play pretend and imagine that you have 30 days left to live?  This may seem morbid or even uncomfortable, but I promise I’m going somewhere. So just for the sake of this imagine as if you only have 30 days left. Now that you’ve got this idea in your head let me ask you a few questions. What will you do now? What will you do now that you have 30 days to live? Are your priorities different? Will your conversations be different? But the main question I want to ask you is: Will you love differently NOW because you only have 30 days to live? Will you love differently?  Will you love completely? Will you love completely and how do we even do that? Jesus talks about loving completely in the passage we will read this morning found in mark 12. But let me set the scene as to what’s going on right before our scripture. Jesus is among some crowds, and He is teaching about the authority He has from Heaven (Mark 11:27-33),  He presents the Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Mark 12:1-12),  He speaks about giving and taxes (Mark 12:13-17),  and He speaks about marriage and Heaven (Mark 12:18-27).  Jesus is teaching the crowds and in the midst of the crowds, the Pharisees and Sadducees were asking questions and were trying to trap Jesus.  It was during these trapping and sly questions that a person genuinely seeking an answer comes up to Jesus. Let’s read. MARK 12:28-34 “One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: ’Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ’Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these." 32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.” A teacher of the law came and asked a genuine question. In Jesus’s teaching, we find the answer to ‘how we love completely.’  Jesus points out three aspects of love that when combined form a complete love for our lives.  Jesus teaches that we should love God, love others, and love ourselves. These three are components of complete love. I. LOVE GOD COMPLETELY Full Sermon Notes Support Us Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Email

    SMC Podcast Pursuing Relationship Part IV

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St.Marys Church is a Bible-believing church bound to the story of Jesus. We want to lead people to know and love Jesus with such passion that the go share his story with the world. Our goal is to make disciples of Jesus who change our world. We exist for people to honor God, know Jesus, have a community of friends, become disciples, and reach our world. Pray Reach Disciple