The Event - Day 16

Well, it's day 16 of The Event and to start things off I have to say that God is amazing! Yesterday we had at least one person accept Christ at church, which is the best possible way to start off another week of the Christmas season. I am so thankful that there is another soul that will be exist eternally with God in heaven and those of us who are believers. 


On the other side, I am reminded of how many people that I know and love who don't know Christ as savior. I am compelled to pray more again today for the lost and to beg God for His powerful hand of mercy to work in our community. 


As we continue through this week I have posted the Spiritual Focus section of our card below. Thanks again to Pastor Jim for keeping our hearts and minds headed in the right direction. 


Spiritual Focus: “Immanuel-God with us.” To go along with the Spiritual Challenge for this week, we want to encourage you to go deeper into Scripture and help you apply the things we talk about on Sunday mornings.  Pray that God would reveal Himself through His Word and then answer the following questions:

1.   Read Matthew 1:17-25 again.  What is the one thing you learned from rereading the Scriptures or from the Sunday sermon that you didn’t know before?


2.   With your family, look up the following verses that make it clear that while Jesus was fully God, He was also was fully human. Which of Jesus’ human characteristics helps you relate to Him best?

a.   Philippians 2:7-8

b.   Isaiah 53:3

c.    Luke 19:41

d.   Mark 4:38

e.   John 4:6

f.     Luke 22:44

g.   Hebrews 2:14

3.   What is the definition of incarnation/Incarnation? How does it differ from reincarnation?


4.   Look up 1 Timothy 1:15.  Why is the Incarnation so important to our faith? In other words, what was the purpose of the Incarnation?  


5.   What do the following verses say about God being with us today?

a.   Matthew 28:18-20 ______________________________________

b.   John 14:15-17        ______________________________________

c.    John 16:7-8, 13      ______________________________________
d.   Hebrews 13:5-6     ______________________________________