Beginning Time
Alone with God (Youth)
Sunday, March 24,
2024
He was talking and acting as if the whole
idea of the temple was to point to him. He was talking as if everything the
temple pictured was actually coming true now that he was around. He was
claiming that in him his life, his teachings, his body, his actions heaven
had finally invaded earth.
What happens when heaven invades earth?
Sins get forgiven.
Outcasts get taken in.
Nobodies become somebodies the poor in
spirit become blessed; Simon becomes Peter the Rock.
Human beings receive divine purpose: Go
into all the world and preach the gospel.
The cross seemed to put all such talk at
an end. But then came the story of the resurrection,
in which the ultimate invasion of earth by heaven was said to have happened.
To the great question behind this book
Who is his man? came at last- with difficulty, with reluctance, with great
joy an answer. He must be, people said, something more than just a man.
Humanity and divinity somehow intersect in this one man. He became like us so
that we might become like him.
All of the wonders that we have been
exploring through this book turned out to find their fullest expression in him:
all roads meet; all threads are woven together in the tapestry of this life.
Heaven is not overlapping earth. Anybody
who wants to get in on it can. People invite this man into their lives, and
heaven starts invading earth through them. Paul said, You yourselves are Gods
temple. In other words, Jesus woke something up started something new, so that
now heaven can invade earth through ordinary human beings.
God wants his will to be done on earth as
it is in heaven. God wants a new map of the world. It doesnt require money,
degrees, status, looks, talent, connections, or clout. In fact, those probably
get in the way as often as they help. Anyone can be part of this
Then, once again, the temple is at the center of life. An
ordinary human being becomes the nexus where heaven is invading earth.
John
Ortberg, Who Is This Man pp. 200f (2012)
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
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Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
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Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
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Focus on those who
need salvation.
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Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
Your
Purity before God.
Worship and give thanks to God for everything
(be specific).
Bible Adventure
● Read and think and imagine John 20:1, 2
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Meditate on this passage in the
Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus on the need to
grow and become like Jesus.
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Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
The Presence of God in your life.
Worship and give thanks to God for
everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
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Read and think and
imagine John 20:3-9
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Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus on those who
need healing.
●
Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
The Passion of God in
your life.
Worship and give thanks to God for
everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
●
Read and think and
imagine John 20:10-13
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Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
THURSDAY
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus on the
missionaries all over the world Monica Padilla Trueman, Colorado Christian
Services
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Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
The Power of God in your life.
Worship and give thanks to God for
everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
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Read and think and
imagine John 20:14-18
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Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
FRIDAY
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus on giving thanks
for Creation.
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Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
Gods Freedom in your
life.
Worship and give thanks to God for
everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
●
Read and think and
imagine John
20:19-31
●
Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus on life all
around you.
●
Petition Talk with God
about your life and needs.
Gods Hope in your life.
Worship and give thanks to God for
everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
●
Read and think and
imagine John
20:1-18
●
Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.
SUNDAY
Quiet yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer
●
Confession Confess
your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
●
Intercession Pray for
other peoples needs and lives.
●
Focus Talk with God
about church and worship today at WLCF.
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Petition Ask God to
help you worship Him today.
Bible Adventure
●
Read and think and
imagine John 20:19-31
●
Meditate on this passage
in the Bible.
Write Journal what God taught you today.
Close with prayer. Go with God
into your day today.