What's God's One Thing For You in 2020

WHAT’S GOD’S ONE THING FOR YOU IN 2020?

LUKE 10: 38-42

January 12, 2020

Luke 10: 38-42 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

 

 

 

I want to live saying I’m glad I did not I wish I had.

 

 

Let’s think about one thing we can do; not intend; to move us nearer to God in 2020.

 

 

 

God hopes we'll develop a greater fear of inaction than of failure, because then, we’ll experience with wide-eyed excitement what it’s like to cruise, doing what we were made to do.  Bob Goff

 

 

Luke 10: 41-42  And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

 

 

 

Too many of us live life like we’re on a leash, and someone else is in control. We do what’s urgent, not what’s important. Too many important things are being sacrificed on "the altar of the urgent"!

 

 

 

What’s one thing we can do in 2020 that Jesus will be glad and we will be glad we did in our

 

1.FAMILY The better our relationship with Jesus is the better we will be at family relationships. 

 

 

What’s one thing you can do this year to help your family be more of what God wants it to be.

• Pray together- at breakfast or at night- but also at opportune times- traveling, when someone is hurting or sad, before ball game, siren

• Read God’s word together

• Attend church together- talk about it.

• Spend time together- Date night

• Compliment each other- encourage each other

• Play together- find something that each family member enjoys

• Celebrate God moments- answered prayer, things in nature (Joel’s art song), God conversations or opportunities to pray with someone

• Ask waitresses if you can pray for them (John’s family connection with waitress- made her something)

 

2.FRIENDS

 

 

 

“If you have to choose between your plans and your loved ones, go with the sure thing and choose love.”

Bob Goff

 

Who is one person that you are going to pray for this year to come to Christ?

 

 

3.FAITH

 

I want to encourage you to do something not intend something. 

 

 

Here are some things that people have said have helped them grow.

• Daily time with the Lord.

• Pick out a Bible reading plan

• Come to Sunday School

• Attend church regularly

• Tithe and give joyfully

• Read 5 Christian books this year and start tomorrow

• Say something about Jesus to someone weekly

• Begin to pray out loud- by yourself, with family, in SS, in church, etc

• Take notes on sermon or QT and review them

• Find a place to serve others- prayer leader in SS, 

• Speaking up in SS and youth group

• Listen to Christian music- and sing along - loudly if you like

• Journal and/or write out your prayers

 

 

 

 

 

Too many of us live life like we’re on a leash, and someone else is in control. We do what’s urgent, not what’s important. Too many important things are being sacrificed on "the altar of the urgent"!