Super Heroes

If you could have any super power you wanted, what would you choose? Why?
When you think of the tv/movie super heroes of our day, what is their main focus? They are focused on the good of the people around them.
God in flesh could have had any super power he wanted. He could fly like the birds if he wanted to or run as fast as a cheetah or...Why did he harness himself for us? Do you think he would have had more followers had he shown them he could fly or time travel? I'm not sure that he would have. Like we talked about last week, Jesus message was so challenging that even most of the people who saw his miraculous acts didn't continue to obey and live as disciples.
What "super powers" did he have?
Healing - even without contact he could heal.
Raising from the Dead.
What do his miracles have in common? They are others centered. He came to express God's love for us.
As we take on the challenge to walk as Jesus did (1 John 2:6) what do you think your life should look like? Just as his life was others centered, so should our lives be. We should be looking for ways to comfort the broken hearted and bring his love to the world. And when we do this, Jesus says we will do greater things than him.

John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

This is hard to believe, but I believe we can do greater things than him with faith and numbers because he was only one man and we are many with him in each of us if we obey. You want to be a super hero and do greater things than Jesus, you must have faith in him. What does that look like?

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see

You say, I don't have much faith?

Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

You want faith, get into the Word! You want to make a difference in this world and be a super hero for God, get into the Word. We are offering you the opportunity to dig deeper in your personal relationship with God. We are happy to be a support to you in your journey and hope you will take advantage of the opportunity we are giving you and God is giving you!

James 2:14-19 14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.18But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. 19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Does your life show your faith? When you are tempted to cheat on the test, what is your response? When you are tempted to curse at the person who cut you off in traffic, what is your response? When you are tempted to have an impure relationship with your significant other, what is your response?

Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

We can either live our lives for God in submission to his will and seeking to live an extraordinary life (a super ordinary life) serving him or live a life for ourselves and miss the Kingdom of God.