Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church

8:15 am and 10:45 am

N e v e r w h a t y o u e x p e c t !

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Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him,

“Do you want to get well?”

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”

But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”

So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”

The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

John 5:1-15 (NIV)

Psychological Law of Gravity

“a person will continue down a path of destructive behavior until the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of changing.”

What you believe, you become.

If you believe you can or you can’t, you’re probably right.

Q1: What would YOU like to change about you?

Q2: What would GOD like to change about you?

Habits become TRUTH

People Don’t Buy Solutionsto Problems They Don’t Have

Jesus confronts a deeper NEED

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Jesus said: Can one blind person lead another blind person? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Luke 6:39

Jesus makes us WHOLE

Jesus said,“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

Rise Up! – Today is the day of your salvation! Inspiration

Rise Up! Today is the day of your salvation! Inspiration

Rise Up! Take up your Mat – Learn from experience!

Rise Up! Take up your Mat!Walk! –Don’t Wait! Take Action!

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Phil 4:13

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Are you Blessed?

Are you ready to be Blessed?

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 1 Timothy 6:17-18 (NIV)

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, an proclaim the year of the Lord’s Favor.” Luke 4:14 (Isaiah 61:1-2)

Side-Effects of Wealth

Rich People Live in DENIAL (Matthew 23:17)

Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10

Side-Effects of Wealth

Rich People Live in DENIAL (Matthew 23:17)

Rich People are plagued with DISCONTENT (Luke 12:18)

Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10

Side-Effects of Wealth

Rich People Live in DENIAL (Matthew 23:17)

Rich People are plagued with DISCONTENT (Luke 12:18)

Rich People are ultimately DESTROYED (Matthew 19:24)

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needlethan for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 19:24

The chief competitor for your heart,

mind and soul is MONEY

The Secret of the Blessed Life is…

A Heart of Generosity

“‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35

A BAG MindsetYou have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! Haggai 1:6 (NLT)

A BAG Mindset

A Basket Mindset“Good will come to your children, and the fruit of your ground, and the young of your animals. Your cattle and flock will have many young ones. Good will come to your basket and your bread pan. Good will come to you when you come in, and when you go out.” Deut 28:4-6

A BAG Mindset

A Basket Mindset“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38 (NIV)

A BAG Mindset

A Basket MindsetI pray if God makes you rich,

God will stretch you from a Bag to Basket Mindset

1. Trust God

2. Trust the Church

3. Trust Yourself

A Bag Mindset

A Basket Mindset

A Barn MindsetThe LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on

everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

Deuteronomy 28:8

A Bag Mindset

A Basket Mindset

A Barn MindsetThe world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. Pr 11:24-25

Are you ready to be Blessed?