10 Tweets

Here's last weekend's sermon in 10 Tweets, Marvel's & Wonders: Miracles of Jesus, "Feeding of the 4000"

1/ Are rich people meaner, more self-absorbed & less generous than poor people?

2/ Can rich people be influenced to be as generous as poor? Yes. Much as Jesus grows generous hearts in this text.

3/ Jesus helps us see with new eyes. They are sheep without a shepherd (Mark 6:34)

4/ This is your mission. They are your mission field.

5/ Researchers showed rich people a brief film on child poverty to get them to give as much % as poor.

6/ Jesus asks us to give something. "How many loaves do you have? ...And he took the 7 loaves."

7/ Monopoly experiment....Do you have a clear sense of your advantages? Your responsibility with those advantages?

8/ Do you imagine Jesus was thinking, 'If I only had 7 loaves, I could feed this crowd.' Then why ask?

9/ Jesus takes our something & multiplies it. The biblical benchmark for that something = 10%. Can't imagine? Than start wherever you can.

10/ Jesus: "Why talking about bread? Don't you remember? Do you not yet understand?"

Behind the Scenes

Hi Five Oakers: Here are some of the things going on behind the scenes at Five Oaks:

// Kids Praying/Playing: Two Mondays a month, that what kids (9-12) gather to do, praying for the prayer requests of other kids from the weekends, and having some fun together. It's the brainchild of one of the kids themselves.

// North Woods: That's where a group of current 6th-7th graders will go this summer as a new "Milestones" experience. Signups are going on right now for that and for two youth mission trips.

// Personal Notes: The "Written Word" Invite team starts writing personal notes to first-time Five Oaks guests starting next week.

// Twenty-seven: That's how many people are participating in chronological Bible reading plan with me. It's an experiment of sorts. Invitation were only for people who have done the SOG class with me. Next year we'll consider going bigger on this. One of the best parts is the Facebook group interaction that goes along with this. If this interests you, be looking to join us in 2016.

// Twenty-eight: That's how many are already signed up for the winter Story of God session. That's the most we've ever had at this point in the registration process.

// Tru Coming: To our church for the Twin Cities Tru gathering (that's the curriculum we use with our kids in Sunday school).