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"PETER AND THE SHEET (THE BOB DYLAN FACTOR)" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 30: Learning to expect the unexpected and embracing change will lead us into a fruitful life of faith and ministry.
"PETER AND THE SHEET (THE BOB DYLAN FACTOR)" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 30: Learning to expect the unexpected and embracing change will lead us into a fruitful life of faith and ministry.
If you don’t know this story, you can find it in both chapter 10 and 11 of Acts.
https://sundayschool.works/lessons/peter-and-cornelius-acts-10-sunday-school-lesson-and-activities-for-kids/
It’s a crucial part of the story of Luke volume 2.
Things are changing in the work of the Holy Spirit through the church.
Suddenly…hundreds of years of tradition and practice are changing…because Peter had a vision and then saw the Holy Spirit working in a new way.
It’s a great story…both times.
And it’s our story.
The times are always a-changing, aren’t they?
At times it feels like we live in a different world than we did 2 years ago.
Remember pre-pandemic?
Remember gathering close together with other human beings and NOT thinking about what was in the air all around you?
The world is always changing.
The church is always changing.
While God is not always changing, our understanding of God IS.
Do you think the same things about God today that you did 2 years ago? or 10 years ago?
Chance’s are very strong you’ll experience more change in the years to come.
Some people fear change. They resist it. They try and stop it. They get all worked up and paint a picture like the sky is falling when things change.
Change is how it works.
Peter came to know that.
First he stopped being a fisherman…
Then he learned all about a new definition of Messiah…
Then he learned about a new understanding of the power of God in the face of death…
Then he suddenly was able to speak in different languages through the Holy Spirit…
Then he learned he could raise people from the dead…
Then he saw a sheet and blew the whole tradition wide open when he entered the house of a gentile and saw the Spirit at work.
People like Peter, Paul, Aquila, Mary, and many others had to reach a point when they knew change was going to keep coming into their lives and into their understanding of God and into their life of faith in Jesus Christ.
https://youthgroupministry.com/lessons/youth-ministry-lesson-acts-10_1-33-peter-and-cornelius/
The Holy Spirit is ALWAYS bringing change.
Our real joy comes when we can learn to expect the unexpected…
When we can celebrate the new things God is doing…
When we can be open to change and no longer afraid…
The times, they are a-changing…because that’s what time does; it brings change.
We are moving more and more into a future that is closer and closer to what God has already established as accomplished in and through Christ.
If we are to get to that place…then things must change.
So…spend some time in prayer and reflection understanding why you may struggle with change.
It’s okay to struggle—every single biblical character struggled with change.
You are not alone.
But consider the joy and promise that change provides.
Dream about the kind of change that excites you.
Pray for the kind of change that frees you and others for a life more well-lived.
Ask the Holy Spirit to stir you up and move and mold and make you into something new…something your ministry setting needs for today…tomorrow…and then the day after that.
When we can live a life embracing change and welcoming shifts…life begins to get really fun, meaningful, and…heavenly.
https://10bibleverses.com/scripture-quotes/evangelism-scriptures-bible-verses-on-soul-winning-and-evangelism/
Message brought to you be Rev. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum (Student ministry resources available on The Sunday School Store written by he and Lauren Sanford).
Music by The Muse Maker
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