GBC Community Update: Jesus disciples learned from Him by willingly doing what He said.

Good morning!  Hope you’re making this a great week.  It’s so nice to see things starting to open up again. We had our first in-person youth group session last night since the lockdown and it was great. I can’t wait for Sunday!
 
We’re Meeting on Sunday!
If you were out to our Sunday services prior to the lockdown you’ll be familiar with our Coivd protocols.   They haven’t changed so we should hopefully be able to get up to speed on them quickly.  That being said, I would encourage you to read the outline on our website that reviews them all. We want to do what we can to be compliant not just because we’re supposed to but also because this is a great witness to the community around us. May we let our lights shine by how we do this!
 
 
Join us on Sunday!
If you’re not able to come out or don’t feel comfortable attending in purpose, no problem, you can continue to join us on our livestream Sunday.  I’m continuing our series on Jesus I AM statements and this week I’m looking at his powerful and impactful declaration: “I AM the way, the truth and the life”.  Why is this statement so controversial in the world around us?  Find out on Sunday!
Remember, you can connect through our website www.guelphbiblechapel.ca  our YouTube channel as well as Facebook LIVE
 
 
Thought for the day:  Jesus disciples learned from Him by willingly doing what He said. 
Okay, I have to confess, this is a tough one for me. It’s easy to KNOW what Jesus would have us do, we just read our bibles, but to actually DO what he says is tougher.
So, an important, critical really, aspect of Jesus teaching that He continually emphasized with His disciples was to do what he’d taught them. He expected His followers to put what He taught them into practice in their lives. He wanted His disciples to apply the truth of what He instructed — and He wants His followers to continue that today.
 
This principle too is included in the Great Commission which we looked at on Tuesday: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” The word “observe” in this passage does not mean “to see” or “to look.” Rather, it means “to do” or “to implement.”
 
There are several earlier passages in the gospel that underscore this same idea. It’s obvious that Jesus expects His disciples to put what He taught them into practice. Is this an easy concept to understand? For sure!  It’s a lot harder to do, though. It takes effort, purposing and choosing to do it.  Jesus reminds us to ‘take up our cross’ every day. We do that through doing what he says. This takes discipline, which is at the root of what it means to be a disciple.  Give it a try. You will fail at times but keep at it and you’ll find one day, through the power of the Holy Spirit, you’re not just doing it, you’re growing in the process!
 
In His grip,
Pastor Chris