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Clint Ware: Why God Hates UmbrellasPodcast - iTunes -Subscribe Why God Hates Umbrellas                                    I. His Grace Is Much Like Rain (and he wants us to get soaked and stay soaked A. Constantly poured out on all (I Tim 2:1-4) 1 st - Prevenient grace gives us a taste of what we were meant for       2nd - Justifying grace washes away the filth of original sin when we trust Jesus 3rd - Sanctifying grace refreshes and renews believers as we grow               ~ this is the active presence of God in our lives               ~ God Renews All Christians Everyday               B. The ``Means of Grace``            ~ the ways God has revealed for us to get soaked ~ Works of Piety (everyday expressions of our love for God)  Prayer, Searching the Scriptures, Holy Communion, Fasting, Christian Fellowship,  Healthy Living, Christian reading ~Works of Mercy (everyday expressions of our love for God)              Doing Good, Visiting the Sick, Visiting the Imprisoned,  Feeding & Clothing those in need, Earning + Saving + Giving all one can,  Seeking Justice for all, Opposition to Oppression of the poor and outcast  II. Those Things That Block the Rain (Isaiah 59:l-2)           A. Isa 59:l - He is more than willing and able to:                       ~ forgive and save us                       ~ listen and hear our prayers             B. Isa 59:2 - Our sin creates a block or separation                       ~ he hides his face and withdraws His presence                       ~ he will not or does not or chooses not to hear            C. Why would he do that? LOVE                       ~ he knows sin is bad + sin hurts + not what is best                       ~ he draws back to help us understand that we are headed the wrong way III. A Closer Look at the Umbrella A. Sins of Commission  ~ the stuff we do that we know he told us not to do B. Sins of Omission ~ the stuff we don`t do when we know we should (James 4:l7) IV.  How to Throw an Umbrella Away A.      Decide that if God says it's bad . . . it is, and if God says its good . . . it is.                          ``Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,`` (Isaiah 5:20) B. Ask to borrow his eyes (``help me to see the sin my life``) C. Ask to borrow his heart (``help to hate my sin the way you do``) ~ GOD HATES SIN SO MUCH BECAUSE HE LOVES US SO MUCH D. Now take a good honest look at your heart and life. E. Trust that what God says about you is truer than what anyone else has ever said. ~ if he says you can be free from that sin then you can be (John 8:34-36) F. Resist the devil, throw that umbrella away, and enjoy the rain every day. 

Clint Ware: What's In Your Heart? Podcast - iTunes -Subscribe I.   I Can't Believe I Said That A. Have you ever had one of those moments when you lost control of your mouth?     ~Afterward you say to yourself, "Where did that come from?"       ~(I usually would not say things like that)  B. Jesus taught  that when you speak, you reveal what is in your heart (Matt 15:18-20)   II.  How to Check Your Heart Condition:  A Five  Point  Check Remember To T H i N K   1. Is What I Say Timely  (Eph 5:15-16)   A.  Take a minute and think         - WHAT needs to be said that would be the right thing to say?         - HOW can I say this best so that it will be received?         - WHEN would be the best time to bring this up?                 ~ when others aren't around maybe? 2. Is What I Say True?   Eph 4:25     A. If you aren't sure - just don't say it         - how much damage is done by people talking about stuff they don't really know about         - when you say the words "I THINK..." be sure that you have, otherwise you aren't being honest   B. Two things we should say more often:         - "To be honest I have not given it much thought"         - "I DON"T KNOW" 3. Is What I Say Helpful?    Eph 4:29   A. Tearing down others is threefold folly         1. You hurt the one spoken about without giving them opportunity to explain or defend         2. You fill the one listening with negative feelings, thoughts, and emotions  3. You relive and refresh the wrong or misunderstanding, giving it more life and power (In reality you end up looking the worst)                            (No one like to be around someone who tears down others all the time) 4. Is What I Say Necessary  (Eph 4:15)   (Luke 17:3-4)    (Proverbs 27:5-6)    A. Truth - Love =Hurt                   - Even if you are right, if you say it without love, you are wrong   B. Love - Truth =Sin continues (Hurt)           - Many times remaining silent is not loving (it is most often the easy way out) 5. Is What I Say Kind?  Thes 5:14-15   A. Seems childish but this is a really important part of your heart check.         - unkind words (often spoken in haste) do damage         - not based on what others have done to us         - not justifing meaness using the circumstances of the moment         - we do what is right just because it is right   Remember To T H i N K  

No, really. She is! Check out Kathy as she prepares to marry a couple in Queens.

Clint Ware: Would Jesus Really Say That? Podcast - iTunes -SubscribeMATT 13:47  "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a  net  that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.  48  When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.  49  This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous  50  and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.   Matt 25:31  "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.  32  All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.  33  He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left 34  "Then the King will say to those on his right, `Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world....................41  "Then he will say to those on his left, ` Depart  from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels..

Clint Ware: Hospitality III – Practical Hospitality Podcast - iTunes -Subscribe I. What Should Hospitality Look Like Today?   A) What people expect from hospitable people:   - they would be nice , welcoming, caring “smiling”  - they would make an effort to talk to me beyond just saying “hello” and shaking my hand (firmly) - they would make eye contact with me and be genuinely interested in me - they would make it a point to include me   B) The motive behind the hospitality is important - most of the time people are nice when they want something - worldly motive vs. churchy motive vs. Kingdom motive   C) Kingdom Minded Hospitality - Because God loves them …we will love them. and has charged us with being: an authentic representation of Himself,  an authentic representation of Jesus an authentic representation of  the Gospel (I Peter 4:8-10)   II. How can we best do it?   A) Be nice (for Jesus)   B) Talk to strangers (for Jesus)   C) Give it some thought (make a plan) (for Jesus) - if you don’t make a plan you won’t  ~ How can I be more hospitable in my day to day life? (for Jesus) ~ How can I use my home to be hospitable? (for Jesus) ~ How can my family become more hospitable? (for Jesus)   D) Focus on the people not you performance. (for Jesus) III. Helpful How-to’s on Hospitality   A) Facts about strangers or visitors (especially in church) - they naturally feel uncertain and insecure - they don’t know what happens next - they are searching for something - they usually decide whether they will come back within 10 minutes   B) Put yourself in their shoes (what are they thinking?) - will anyone like me here? - is anyone here interested in knowing me - “is this Jesus thing for real”

Clint Ware: Hospitality - Part 2 Jesus and the Church Podcast - iTunes -Subscribe Hospitality II: Hospitality, Jesus, and the Church I. Welcoming Friends vs. Welcoming Strangers ~ has the word welcome been worn out? ~ in Greek ~ philoxenia - Hospitality brother + stranger  (to treat the stranger as a brother or family) ~ ancient world viewed hospitality differently (they felt an obligation ) ~ American cultural understanding  has also changed - less and less personal and personable - less and less hospitable and welcoming ~ God commanded it of His people because it is an expression of His character(Duet 10:17-19)   II. Jesus and Hospitality ~ *New Testament Greek verb translated “showing hospitality”    - to show hospitality - xenodocheo  xeno - stranger  + docheo -  banquet  (to set a banquet for a stranger)  ~ Jesus taught that showing hospitality would be one of the main evidences that we       knew Him. Matthew 25 :33-40 ~ Jesus’ example - a contrast to the Pharisees and religious leaders Pharasees - shunned or rejected the children, woman, poor, sick, unclean, vs. unrighteous,  if you didn’t keep the mosaic law correctly (in their eyes)…  Jesus - who did he spend his time with, welcome, and  seek out? children , women, poor, sick, unclean, unrighteous,  sinners, (Mark 2:16-17 ) III. The Early Church  and Hospitality  ~ foundation teaching ( Rom 12:13-18) ~ based on an authentic representation of Jesus  II Cor5:18-20 - If we say we are a Christian, then we represent Jesus - When people look at us, they expect to see a people who  - are holy like Jesus… loving like Jesus …hospitable like Jesus IV. How Will We Respond? ~ What will we do in light of what we see here? ~ Will we take up the mantel of hospitality in the name of Jesus Christ? ~ Will we seek out more and more ways to integrate what the Bible says? 

Clint Ware: Hospitality - Part 1 The Hunt Podcast - iTunes -Subscribe Hospitality Part I: The Hunt Lets play a little Jeopardy! Once regarded as a virtue ,widely believed to be a mutual obligation of all people  to help one another,  especially the stranger What is Hospitality? The Hunt for Hospitality in History 1st Century Mediterranean  Understanding (the way everybody grew up) - a community responsibility - the honor of you community was at steak when travelers came  GREEK (main language of the day)  the word for hospitality  philoxenia brother + stranger -- to treat the stranger as a brother or family Our cultural understanding 80 years ago? Someone new moved into the area? Everyone knew their neighbors (a since of community) When friends or family came to town, everyone spent the night Today  (lets look at the trends of our culture) - full service restaurants - down  - Fast food  restaurants - up  - social evening with the neighbors - down  - having friends over to play cards - down  - Having friend over for dinner - down  Life has become less and less personal over time Face to face - over the phone - email - text messages  - our culture almost seems to push into an individualistic mindset - we don’t even mind the fact the nobody knows their neighbors - free time + me time TV - just me and my TV  (how many of us feel like we know the characters on our favorite shows better than we know most of the people in our life?) Online - a poor substitute for community since you don’t have to be you  IS THIS A PROBLEM? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? -  WHERE DOES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOSPITALITY COME FROM?  OUR CULTURE Lets look to some other possible sources of understanding Jewish understanding   TURN TO Genesis 18:1  The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.  2  Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.  3  He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.  4  Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.  5  Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way--now that you have come to your servant."  "Very well," they answered, "do as you say."  6  So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. "Quick," he said, "get three seahs of fine flour and knead it and bake some bread."  7  Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.  8  He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.   God commanded this of his people no less 24 times Deuteronomy 10:17  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.  18  He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.  19  And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.  Hospitality as an expression of  His character Next week we will explore how Jesus taught and modeled Ho0spitality and how that was incorporated into the early church Then we will look at the practice aspects of hospitality for us today and how we might incorporate what God says into our lives

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