winterOIL Day 1 Notes

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Woooo~ Welcome to OIL babyyyy~
First day... pretty easy 'cause there was what, only one sermon? =P
It was a very good sermon to start with however =]

I also promise to TRY to make my notes in-depth and helpful for your blessings, growth, and reference =]

Cool.

Evening Worship - Rev. Young Kim (Amazed by Him.)

Mark 1:21-34

Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit

²¹They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²²The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. ²³Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, ²⁴"What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!"

²⁵"Be quiet!" said Jesus sternly. "Come out of him!" ²⁶The evil spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

²⁷The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him." ²⁸News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

²⁹As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. ³¹So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

³²That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. ³³The whole town gathered at the door, ³⁴and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

So. How is our (your) relationship with God? (PN: Mine is a slow growth =])
Mark, is the Gospel of ACTION (Hence, it was mainly written for the Romans, who loved that kind of stuff. Lawl.) We see Jesus, and what he did; and what he did, reflected who he was (is).
Hrm. This year, 2010, let's be amazed.
THIS IS JESUS and I! I am AMAZED.
Why? Something was different when he was speaking and sharing... Rabbi's used to quote other Rabbi's and that would 'cause people to say "Ooooo~"
But Jesus, taught the word of God, as IT WAS; THE WORD OF GOD. As if God was saying it to YOU! We re-use other preachers information... but there is such power when GOD'S WORD is preached. POWER is released... These people listening to Jesus heard the voice of God.

So.

"God, I want to hear your voice. We want to be amazed, experience Jesus, lifted up through scripture."
Every day and every night we can be amazed!
It is like learning a... LANGUAGE.
We need to study the VOCAB. learn the GRAMMAR. There are IDIOMS! and HUMOR! And we also need to know the CULTURE.
In this way... we can communicate... and know someone deeply, truly deeply.
The Language of God... it has promises, covenants, meanings... we need to memorize it and study the scriptures!
You can... have a relationship without a language... but it can really only go so far...
Some people love language... but don;t know the culture or the people...
Language is learned IN ORDER TO DEVELOP relationships.
We want to develop a relationship... to love, to listen to, to follow Jesus Christ.
This language... is a means to an end.
The end? Is a spiritual exchange with the authority of God.
We cannot be lazy... God is speaking to US! We need to speak his language.

There is... a spiritual manifestation.
There is... a spiritual realm that Christ is Lord over.
We need to link to this spiritual side.

We need to Pray. In His name. There is such power in his name.
Is it a Charismatic prayer when we pray in his name? Or is it a Biblical prayer?
Most miracles are for a purpose... Sometimes the validate God, but here... why?
Because of Compassion... for a physical experience.
"God we want you to heal him. I want to experience you in my healing."

...maybe we could do more than nyquil.

Be amazed by God. All Day Erryday.
Pray. In His name.

PN: I do realize now that I left out a bunch of stories...

Like how he always takes Tylenol as soon as something bad happens... and then one day he found his son praying for his wife.
And like how Demons are all around us... but we might fret for no reason... Espeically because there are so many germs in a glass of water we drink... our stomach will take care of it =]
Hrm...

Let's experience God... yaknow? Learn the language... talk to him... communicate with him... We will be amazed... and come closer to him... to know him more and more and more.
'Cause he is Good. He is God.

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