How To Have Your Best Staycation
August 8, 2021 / Christian World ChurchHow To Have Your Best Staycation
Luke 24:49-52 – (49) “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.” (50) Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. (51) While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. (52) So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.
Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Why is At the Movies such a good time to invite?
Matthew 13:1-3 – (1) At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. (2) In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. (3) Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories.
Jesus was a storyteller
Matthew 13:34-35 – (34) All Jesus did that day was tell stories—a long storytelling afternoon. (35) His storytelling fulfilled the prophecy: “I will open my mouth and tell stories; I will bring out into the open things hidden since the world’s first day.”
With Jesus, a FULL HOUSE always wins!!!
Luke 14:23 – So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
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