Uniquely Passioned

Sunday, June 20, 2021 Sermon Notes: “Uniquely Passioned”   Ezekiel 36:26-28 NIV <p>26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.</p>   “We are created by God with sacred worth, called by God’s sacred word, and commissioned to God’s sacred work.”   Spiritual Gifts — Heart — Abilities — Personality — Experience   “Our purpose in life is to pursue our passion in such a way that it produces passion and praise in the lives of others.”   “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” - Revelation 3:20 NIV   "Vocation is where your greatest passion meets the worlds greatest needs.” - Frederick Buechner   “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman   BLESSING May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God the Father, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit - go with you now and always. AMEN.   DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS "Uniquely Passioned" Week of June 21-26 MONDAY Luke 15:1-7 TUESDAY Luke 15:8-10 WEDNESDAY Luke 15:11-31 THURSDAY Mark 4:26-29 FRIDAY Matthew 25:14-30 SATURDAY Luke 7:36-50   PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK: Gracious and Loving God, We give thanks to You — For the passion of your Son Jesus Christ, Who hung on a cross, For all of our hurts, habits, and hangups, Who was broken to heal our brokenness, Who died so that we might have life. Help us to pursue those things For which we have been uniquely passioned, So that we might point people to You, In such a way that it produces passion in others, And brings praise and glory to Your Name. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.   OBSERVATION (“What?”) Wha