Keeping Score: Part 6-Who's Counting
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September 15, 2024
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fifteen Year Anniversary Service, September 29th
This year, OneLife turns fifteen years old! We want to celebrate all God has done and look forward to all God is going to do! On Sunday, September 29th, both campuses will be meeting together for one service at 10:30 am at the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. This will be an amazing Sunday that you don’t want to miss. So mark your calendars and invite a friend to join you!
Stay Connected Through the OneLife App
From watching services, to Micro Church discussion guides, to online giving, family resources and more - the OneLife app has everything you need to stay connected with our church. The app is also available on Apple TV and Roku so you can watch services on your TV at home! Download the mobile version of the app on your phone by going to onelifeknox.com/app on your phone’s web browser. And on Apple TV and Roku simply search the app store for “OneLife” and look for our logo.
RightNow Media
If you have ever wanted to grow in your walk with Jesus but weren’t sure where to start then we have a great resource for you. RightNow Media has over 25,000 biblically-based videos for small groups, families, students, leadership development, and much more. Our subscription allows us to share this resource with you free of charge. You can download the app on Roku and Apple TV as well as access their website at rightnowmedia.com. To sign up simply write “RightNow Media'' as well as your email address on your connection card and we will send you a link.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
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GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
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START TALKING
When have you "kept score" one way but someone else was "keeping score" completely differently? Maybe it was a gift that you just knew they would like or a job where you thought you were failing or succeeding but your boss was measuring it differently?
START THINKING
Read 1 Samuel 16:1-3.
This story is built upon a profound trust in God before Samuel even gets to Bethlehem to meet with Jesse and his sons. What was that foundation of trust? What does this teach us about Samuel? How does this apply to what would be needed from Samuel in the verses ahead so that he would choose the correct son to be king?
Read just the first sentence of 1 Samuel 16:4.
Why is this so important?
Now read the rest of 1 Samuel 16:4.
What foreshadowing do you see in this verse regarding how this entire episode will ultimately connect us to the Gospel? Why did the elders in the town tremble when Samuel arrived? (hint...read 1 Samuel 15:33 or all of 1 Samuel 15!)
START SHARING
Read 1 Samuel 16:5-7.
When have you taken one look at a circumstance or situation and thought you knew exactly what was best or even what God wanted, but He made it clear that was not the case? How did you know it wasn't God's plan even though at first you thought it was?
How have you experienced that people look at what is seen but God looks at what is unseen? How does this phrase resonate with or speak to or challenge you: "The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them."
Read 1 Samuel 16:8-11. Then read Malachi 3:2-4.
How does this passage relate to this idea of sifting and what Samuel went through and what we will often go through, too? When has God sifted you or put you through the "refiner's fire" through a process where each time you thought you knew what was best he revealed to you that He had another plan or got rid of the impurities holding you back? What did you learn through that process?
When have you experienced the reality that God is often the God of the underdog? How did this give God glory? How did that require only God to be God rather than you or someone or something else getting the credit for making it happen?
START DOING
What do you need to do so that you can let God be the one that keeps score and reveals to you what is best in your life? What is one practical step that you sense the Spirit leading you to take this week so that He can be the one that counts and keeps score?
Because Samuel let God take him through this process, it ultimately laid the foundation for Jesus to come and save the world! What might be the "ripple effect" of your own life allowing God to be God and learning to let what matters to Him be what counts to you?
START PRAYING
Pray for the practical steps that each person gave above. Pray for the ripple effect of Kingdom impact to be far greater than any of us can imagine as we all pursue seeing as God sees and counting what God counts. Pray that each of us would have the humility of Jesse to not fight when God reveals that He has a different plan, even when that different plan doesn't seem to make sense.
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CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
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MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
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WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
September 15, 2024
Sermon Page
YouVersion
Sermon Slides
_____________________
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fifteen Year Anniversary Service, September 29th
This year, OneLife turns fifteen years old! We want to celebrate all God has done and look forward to all God is going to do! On Sunday, September 29th, both campuses will be meeting together for one service at 10:30 am at the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. This will be an amazing Sunday that you don’t want to miss. So mark your calendars and invite a friend to join you!
Stay Connected Through the OneLife App
From watching services, to Micro Church discussion guides, to online giving, family resources and more - the OneLife app has everything you need to stay connected with our church. The app is also available on Apple TV and Roku so you can watch services on your TV at home! Download the mobile version of the app on your phone by going to onelifeknox.com/app on your phone’s web browser. And on Apple TV and Roku simply search the app store for “OneLife” and look for our logo.
RightNow Media
If you have ever wanted to grow in your walk with Jesus but weren’t sure where to start then we have a great resource for you. RightNow Media has over 25,000 biblically-based videos for small groups, families, students, leadership development, and much more. Our subscription allows us to share this resource with you free of charge. You can download the app on Roku and Apple TV as well as access their website at rightnowmedia.com. To sign up simply write “RightNow Media'' as well as your email address on your connection card and we will send you a link.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
_____________________
GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
_____________________
Bottom Line: Learn to let God keep score of all that counts.
1 Samuel 16:4-7 NLT
1 Samuel 16:4-7 NLT
So Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What’s wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?”“Yes,” Samuel replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too.When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the LORD’s anointed!”But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
1. People count what is seen.
God counts what is unseen.
God counts what is unseen.
1 Samuel 16:8-11 NLT
Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the LORD has chosen.”Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the LORD has chosen.”In the same way all seven of Jesse’s sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
2. Sifting is a process to find what really counts.
1 Samuel 16:11-13 NLT
1 Samuel 16:11-13 NLT
Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the LORD said, “This is the one; anoint him.”So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
3. God is often the God of the underdog.
___________________START TALKING
When have you "kept score" one way but someone else was "keeping score" completely differently? Maybe it was a gift that you just knew they would like or a job where you thought you were failing or succeeding but your boss was measuring it differently?
START THINKING
Read 1 Samuel 16:1-3.
This story is built upon a profound trust in God before Samuel even gets to Bethlehem to meet with Jesse and his sons. What was that foundation of trust? What does this teach us about Samuel? How does this apply to what would be needed from Samuel in the verses ahead so that he would choose the correct son to be king?
Read just the first sentence of 1 Samuel 16:4.
Why is this so important?
Now read the rest of 1 Samuel 16:4.
What foreshadowing do you see in this verse regarding how this entire episode will ultimately connect us to the Gospel? Why did the elders in the town tremble when Samuel arrived? (hint...read 1 Samuel 15:33 or all of 1 Samuel 15!)
START SHARING
Read 1 Samuel 16:5-7.
When have you taken one look at a circumstance or situation and thought you knew exactly what was best or even what God wanted, but He made it clear that was not the case? How did you know it wasn't God's plan even though at first you thought it was?
How have you experienced that people look at what is seen but God looks at what is unseen? How does this phrase resonate with or speak to or challenge you: "The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them."
Read 1 Samuel 16:8-11. Then read Malachi 3:2-4.
How does this passage relate to this idea of sifting and what Samuel went through and what we will often go through, too? When has God sifted you or put you through the "refiner's fire" through a process where each time you thought you knew what was best he revealed to you that He had another plan or got rid of the impurities holding you back? What did you learn through that process?
When have you experienced the reality that God is often the God of the underdog? How did this give God glory? How did that require only God to be God rather than you or someone or something else getting the credit for making it happen?
START DOING
What do you need to do so that you can let God be the one that keeps score and reveals to you what is best in your life? What is one practical step that you sense the Spirit leading you to take this week so that He can be the one that counts and keeps score?
Because Samuel let God take him through this process, it ultimately laid the foundation for Jesus to come and save the world! What might be the "ripple effect" of your own life allowing God to be God and learning to let what matters to Him be what counts to you?
START PRAYING
Pray for the practical steps that each person gave above. Pray for the ripple effect of Kingdom impact to be far greater than any of us can imagine as we all pursue seeing as God sees and counting what God counts. Pray that each of us would have the humility of Jesse to not fight when God reveals that He has a different plan, even when that different plan doesn't seem to make sense.
___________________
CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
_____________________
MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
_____________________
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
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