33live

This week at 33 live there was a guest speaker from Syracuse, NY; Pastor Rich. Pastor Rich has served faithfully as a youth pastor for seventeen years at his home church. The topic of his message was “God yearning for you.” It was an incredible blessing to have Pastor Rich with us; he not only brought the Spirit of God with him, he also brought a new perspective on spending time with God.

One of most commonly asked question is, “What is my purpose here?” As a Christian, we have the answer, and it is to have a relationship with God. However, as our guest speaker put it, there are two parts to an individual’s purpose. Number one is to “Love God.” Number two is to “Reach people.” These parts, which often get thought of as separate, should be thought of as steps. In other words, you can’t reach people without first loving God. So, where do you start? In such simple words Pastor Rich says, “Just accept the invitation to the banquet table.” The metaphor used was the one that God has prepared a feast for you, which He has. But imagine: instead of food to feed the body, it is food to feed your spirit.

The message continues with this: if you want more joy, it’s waiting for you at the table, or if you have too much stress and you feel alone, come to the table, to God, and He will be your strength and never leave you. So, what could be keeping you? There are three main things: time, shame, and familiarity. A quick statistic that will blow your mind is that people spend almost a decade of their life watch the TV, but the average Christian spends ten minutes per day with God, which adds up to only seven months of his/her life with God .

Study it for you self:

Jer. 29:11                       Mathew 22:36

Mathew 6:33                   Revelations 3:14-21

Psalm 23:5-6                  Exodus 34:14

Psalms 139:17                Eph. 1:17

James 4:5                      Luke 7