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Jesus said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End.”
Rev 22.13
the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End.”
Rev 22.13
EDGE 4 – Autumn 2004
Living Life to Full
Welcome
Have a drink! Chill! And ask this question…
Living Life to Full
Welcome
Have a drink! Chill! And ask this question…
“If you could ask God for anything and he would give it to you whatever it was – what would you ask for and why?”
Worship
What people have inspired you? (Living / Dead, Famous / known to you)
What people have inspired you? (Living / Dead, Famous / known to you)
- Share responses, thank God for those people
Word
Read Philippians 4:10-
“I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little” v11
In Sneak Magazine, 13th January 2004, Robbie Williams said “Money has nothing to do with happiness”
Why do we always want more things?
In the comic strip "Dennis the Menace," Dennis is looking through a catalogue saying, "This catalogue's got a lot of toys I didn't even know I wanted."
It has been said “It is difficult to save money when your neighbours keep buying things you can't afford.
It has been said “It is difficult to save money when your neighbours keep buying things you can't afford.
Why are we not satisfied with what we have?
The story is told of young Charles Darwin that one day he was eagerly holding one rare beetle in his right fist, another in his left and then suddenly he caught sight of a third beetle that he simply knew he must have for his collection. What to do?
In a flash he put one of the beetles in his mouth for safekeeping and reached for the third beetle with his now free hand. But the mouth-imprisoned beetle squirted acid down Darwin's throat - so that in a fit of coughing he lost all three beetles.
In a flash he put one of the beetles in his mouth for safekeeping and reached for the third beetle with his now free hand. But the mouth-
“I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little” v12
What is the secret for living when we have little? (Not an issue for most of us)
What is the secret of living when we have lots?
Come on… get practical, get real!
What is the secret of living when we have lots?
Come on… get practical, get real!
Witness
New things starting soon…
Pray for these things: that they will attract people, and be a great witness for Jesus,
Pray that this is also true for you!