Pastor Tony Ashmore teaches on Communion: Sharing His Abundance" in this Sunday service.
Communion: Sharing His Abundance
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, January 31, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Communion: Sharing His Abundance
John 1:16 “From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.”
John 10:10 (Message) “…I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.”
(NKJV) “…have it more abundantly.”
John 2:1-9 The wedding at Cana. Turned water into wine—the most expensive tasting wine!
Matthew 14:14-21 Jesus feeds 5000 families.
vs. 20 “They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.”
Matthew 15:32-37 Jesus feeds 4000 families.
vs. 37: “They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.”
Luke 19:1-8 Jesus eats with Zaccheus and salvation comes to his house. One result: abundance.
vs. 8 “…if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
Acts 10:42-48 All of Cornelius household is saved.
Communion should produce similarity. 2 Corinthians 3:18 “…And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” Promises for Goal-Setting
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.”
Ephesians 3:20 “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”
Daniel 9:18 “Listen, my God, and hear…For we are not presenting our petitions before You based on our righteous acts, but based on Your abundant compassion.”
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