CAN I REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

APRIL 2, 2023

No Other Like Jesus, As We Pray, I Will Bow To You, Worthy Is The Lamb

Look at your palm or hand. What can you do with it that can make a positive difference in someone’s life this week?

(READ 2 KINGS 22-23 AND 2 CHRONICLES 34-35)0

ACTS 7:20-25

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David, nor did he turn aside to the right or to the left.

2 CHRONICLES 34:31-33

31 Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord to walk after the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant written in this book. 32 Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand with him. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. Throughout his lifetime they did not turn from following the Lord God of their fathers

PARAPHRASE IT!

Restate the verse in your own words.

TALK ABOUT IT!

  • What did you like about these verses?
  • What did you learn about God?
  • What did you learn about people?
  • What did you learn about a making a difference for God?
  • What did you learn about following Jesus?

POINT IT OUT!

INTRO

(2 Kings 21:1-2, 19-21, 2 Kings 22:1-2, Chronicles 34:3)

I. CHANGE STARTS WITH GOD IN YOU

(2 Kings 22:3-13 Deuteronomy 17:18-19, Deuteronomy 28:1-5, 41, 49-52)

II. COMMIT TO GOD’S WORD

(2 Kings 22:14-20, 2 Kings 23:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3)

III. CLEAN OUT IDOLS

(2 Kings 23:4, 10-13, 2 Chronicles 35:3)

IV. CELEBRATE GOD’S GRACE

(2 Kings 23:21-23, 25, 2 Chronicles 34:33, John 3:16-17)

APPLY IT!

Based on this lesson on “CAN I REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?”, write down your action point to apply what you learned. Make it your “I will…” statement and follow the S.M.A.R.T. guideline to come up with a do-able action point.


Simple
Measure
Appropriate
Realistic
Time-bound

“I will_____________________________________

SHARE IT!

Who will you share these truths to this week?

PRAY CARE SHARE IN ACTION

Pray for our hearts to change so that we can be change makers and for people’s hearts to change—to turn away from sin and towards God.
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can, as long as ever you can (John Wesley).
Share your testimony and the gospel to others this Holy Week.

I. Thanksgiving

  • Worship God for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do in our lives.

II. Country and the World

  • Upright and moral governance of public servants; repentance and salvation for government leaders and citizens for a Christ-centered Philippines.
  • God’s help and comfort for Turkish and Syrian people devastated by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
  • War in Ukraine to end, loss of lives prevented; tension in East Asian and Middle East countries to stop.

III. Church

  • That CCF Members would honor and love God and make disciples.
  • Elders, pastors, dleaders, and families (holy, humble, harmonious, happy, heart-working).
  • Ministries and churches expansion worldwide.

IV. CCF Facilities

  • Worship and Training Center
  • Prayer Mountain

V. Personal Concerns

  • Deeper intimate relationship with God.
  • Righteous living.
  • Salvation of family and friends.

2 CHRONICLES 34:33

Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel and made all who were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. Throughout his lifetime they did not turn from following the Lord God of their fathers

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