Summer at BC
God in the Neighborhood // Jim Santangelo
August 15, 2021
BC Boardman
God Has You Right Where He Wants To Use You
God’s Great Commandment
Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” New Living Translation
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul,and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. New Living Translation
Matthew 22:39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” New Living Translation
Loving God With All We Have
Matthew 6:33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. New Living Translation
“If we put first things first, we will enjoy second things in their proper place; BUT if we put second things first, we will lose out on both.” - Jerry Root, Sacrament of Evangelism
Loving Our Neighbor as Ourselves
1 John 4:20 …If we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? New Living Translation
Find a Way to Serve
Ephesians 2:7 Now God has us where he wants us… 10 He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing. The Message
Galatians 5:13 …Don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. New Living Translation
Recognize Interruptions are Invitations
Practice Hospitality
“The easiest entrance into a neighbors life is a simple deed done with kindness.”
- Steve Sjogren, Conspiracy of Kindness
Romans 12:13 ...Always be eager to practice hospitality. New Living Translation
Romans 16:23 Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. New Living Translation
3 John 1:1 This letter is from John, the elder. I am writing to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth. New Living Translation
3 John 1:5 Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. 6 They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God. New Living Translation
Different Gifts Can Bring the Same Results
Romans 12:6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. New Living Translation
God Saw this Neighborhood Coming
Psalm 139:16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. New Living Translation