We just thank you Lord for your word to us, that the word just dwell richly in our heart right now.
Perhaps there's someone here, and you have not yet given your life to Jesus Christ. You've not yet recognized the life you're living is a life separate from God. It's a life driven by emotions and pressure and demands and the culture of the world. It's actually driven by sin. Sin is the separation of our life from God. It's those things that separate us from a loving father who cares about us, who wants to invest in our life, has a destiny for us. In one decision, you could change the direction of your life. That decision is to turn away from a self centered life, a life directed by what you want, and turn to Jesus Christ, asking him to forgive you, and give you a fresh start.
Is there anyone willing to make that decision today? God loves you. He's made a way for this to happen. He invites you just to respond. You don't have to fix everything up. You come as you are to Jesus Christ. God has invested much. He's given the life of his only son, to rescue you, and set you free from what's gripping your life; so you could become a child, a child of God, part of a royal family, given a fresh start.
What is stopping you saying yes to that? Is it what people think? Is it fear? What is stopping you responding to God's invitation? Why don't you just make the decision right now? I will respond to Christ today. I feel a pull on my life. I know the Holy Spirit is speaking to me.
Maybe you know in your heart that you got offended, or turned back, or you've just neglected your life with God, and the path you've taken is actually not a very productive path at all. You say: God, I want to return to you today.
Perhaps for others, you felt God challenge you to become a builder - a builder of your own life, builder of marriage, builder of family, builder in your area of business, in the area of your finances, a builder in the area of relationships, a builder of the area of your house group, small fellowship group, a builder of the church, in some area and way being a part of a team, helping build a place for God to inhabit. God's spoken to you about that?
Father. I just thank you for each person here today. I thank you for a great family of people. I thank you for wonderful people, so varied and so different, so gifted, so wonderful. I thank you Lord for the journey. You've got us on to fill us with your life and presence. Lord, we honor you and thank you today in Jesus name. Everyone said: amen!