SoMi / Online
I Have Enough
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It's Time to Grow Up

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Introduction (2 minutes)

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Reflect

Ask Crew members to share their favorite points from the talk. What phrase or moment did they relate to the most?

Icebreaker: Reflection or Conversation Starter or Virtual Icebreaker (5 minutes)

For your icebreaker, choose from the options below. Have Crew members unmute themselves to share.

Conversation Starters (Choose One)
  • What's something you did this week that you feel proud of?
  • What did you eat for breakfast?
  • Name the best book you’ve ever read.
  • What’s your morning routine?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
  • If your life was a story, what would the title be?
Virtual Icebreakers (5 minutes)

Preaching Game - Choose random items and allow individuals to find ways to encourage others using that item. (Pick 2-3 volunteers)

Show-and-Tell - Pick an object in your home that has significance for you, something with a funny story behind it, anything unique, or something you've used to simply pass the time.

Crew Discussion

La resta divina

Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr.

Continuing the Conversation
VOUSCon 2023: Reflect

VOUSCon was nothing short of a miracle! We're still praising God for all He did. Reflection builds gratitude. Spend the first few minutes of Crew sharing a testimony or reflection from VOUSCon 2023.

Continuing the Conversation
Last Crew's Call to Action

God calls for us to forgive while maintaining boundaries necessary to steward and nurture our souls. This week, lean in to the wisdom of Solomon and study the book of Proverbs to help you develop tools for cultivating Godly relationships while asking God for the courage to forgive. Don’t forget to check out additional resources at https://www.vouschurch.com/care.

Escritura

Hechos 5:1-11 NVI
Un hombre llamado Ananías, con su esposa Safira, también vendió una propiedad. 2 En complicidad con su esposa, se quedó con parte del dinero y puso el resto a disposición de los apóstoles. 3 —Ananías —le reclamó Pedro—, ¿cómo es posible que Satanás haya llenado tu corazón para que mintieras al Espíritu Santo y te quedaras con parte del dinero que recibiste por el terreno? 4 ¿Acaso no era tuyo antes de venderlo? Y una vez vendido, ¿no estaba el dinero en tu poder? ¿Cómo se te ocurrió hacer esto? ¡No has mentido a los hombres, sino a Dios! 5 Al oír estas palabras, Ananías cayó muerto. Y un gran temor se apoderó de todos los que se enteraron de lo sucedido. 6 Entonces se acercaron los más jóvenes, envolvieron el cuerpo, se lo llevaron y le dieron sepultura. 7 Unas tres horas más tarde entró la esposa sin saber lo que había ocurrido. 8 —Dime —le preguntó Pedro—, ¿vendieron ustedes el terreno por tal precio? —Sí —dijo ella—, por tal precio. 9 —¿Por qué se pusieron de acuerdo para poner a prueba al Espíritu del Señor? —le recriminó Pedro—. ¡Mira! Los que sepultaron a tu esposo están a la puerta y ahora te llevarán a ti. 10 En ese mismo instante ella cayó muerta a los pies de Pedro. Entonces entraron los jóvenes y, al verla muerta, se la llevaron y le dieron sepultura al lado de su esposo. 11 Y un gran temor se apoderó de toda la iglesia y de todos los que se enteraron de estos sucesos.

Punto Principal

No hace falta ser un genio para saber que las matemáticas son lógicas. Siguen una fórmula: dos más dos siempre es igual a cuatro. Pero ¿alguna vez has notado que las matemáticas de Dios no siempre suman? ¡Son milagrosas! Con Dios, cinco panes y dos peces alimentan a cinco mil personas. Con Dios, uno hace huir a mil, pero dos hacen huir a diez mil. La historia de Ananías y Safira es un poderoso recordatorio de la seriedad del pecado. Es una historia difícil, pero resalta un aspecto importante de la gestión divina: Dios suma, multiplica y resta, y aunque pueda no tener sentido en el momento, la resta divina hace espacio para la multiplicación divina.

Dios quita lo que creemos necesitar para darnos lo que realmente necesitamos

1. La Resta es para corrección

La mayoría estaríamos de acuerdo en que queremos más cosas buenas en nuestras vidas. Si no tenemos cuidado, las cosas incorrectas pueden empezar a arraigarse. Como malezas en un jardín, Dios quita a las personas, lugares y cosas que no deben estar allí. Es con bondad que Dios, el maestro jardinero, nos corrige: cuando lo incorrecto se elimina de nuestras vidas, se crea espacio para que crezcan las cosas correctas.

Todo lo que ocultamos de Dios nos consumirá desde adentro
Dios corrige porque le importamos
La resta divina es una preparación para un impacto mayor

Dios poda para que florezcas

¿En qué aspecto de tu vida sientes que Dios actualmente te está refinando para el crecimiento?

2. La Resta es para Protección

Como un escultor que talla partes de un bloque de piedra para revelar una hermosa estatua, Dios talla partes de nuestras vidas para formarnos en una obra maestra. La resta divina es frecuentemente una medida de protección, manteniéndonos a salvo del daño. No es la ausencia de peligro lo que nos mantiene seguros, sino la presencia de Dios. En Él, no tenemos miedo, en cambio, podemos estar en reverencia y admiración de Su gloria.

Jesús es el gran pastor que protege a sus ovejas
La corrección de Dios es para nuestra protección
Temer a Dios significa tomarlo en serio

Si no tenemos temor del Señor, seremos dominados por el miedo

¿Cómo has visto la mano de protección de Dios en tu vida como el gran pastor?

Resumen

La resta divina puede ser dolorosa pero siempre tiene un propósito. En Zacarías 13:9, Dios dice: "Pero a esa parte restante la pasaré por el fuego; la refinaré como se refina la plata, la probaré como se prueba el oro." La resta de Dios elimina impurezas, refinando nuestro carácter y haciéndonos más valiosos. La historia de Ananías y Safira es un recordatorio de la seriedad del pecado. Su falta de reverencia llevó a su muerte. Cuando elegimos vivir en reverencia al Señor, vemos Su poder y aprendemos a caminar en Sus caminos. A veces Dios quitará lo que crees que necesitas para revelar lo que realmente necesitas. Confía en que cuando Dios resta, te está preparando para algo mucho mejor de lo que puedas imaginar.

Llamado A La Acción

Esta semana, reflexiona sobre algo que Dios pueda estar restando de tu vida. Escribe en un diario una oración pidiéndole que te ayude a entender las cosas, comportamientos o personas que Él necesita eliminar para hacer espacio para la multiplicación divina.

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Crew Leader

Introduction (2 minutes)

Use the Zoom chat feature to keep everyone connected. As people join in, ask for their first and last name, email address, and where they are tuning in from. Save the chat as an attendance record.

Reflect

Ask Crew members to share their favorite points from the talk. What phrase or moment did they relate to the most?

Icebreaker: Reflection or Conversation Starter or Virtual Icebreaker (5 minutes)

For your icebreaker, choose from the options below. Have Crew members unmute themselves to share.

Conversation Starters (Choose One)
  • What's something you did this week that you feel proud of?
  • What did you eat for breakfast?
  • Name the best book you’ve ever read.
  • What’s your morning routine?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
  • If your life was a story, what would the title be?
Virtual Icebreakers (5 minutes)

Preaching Game - Choose random items and allow individuals to find ways to encourage others using that item. (Pick 2-3 volunteers)

Show-and-Tell - Pick an object in your home that has significance for you, something with a funny story behind it, anything unique, or something you've used to simply pass the time.

Crew Discussion

It’s Time to Grow Up

Pastor Manouchka Charles

Continuing the Conversation
VOUSCon 2023: Reflect

VOUSCon was nothing short of a miracle! We're still praising God for all He did. Reflection builds gratitude. Spend the first few minutes of Crew sharing a testimony or reflection from VOUSCon 2023.

Continuing the Conversation
Last Crew's Call to Action

God calls for us to forgive while maintaining boundaries necessary to steward and nurture our souls. This week, lean in to the wisdom of Solomon and study the book of Proverbs to help you develop tools for cultivating Godly relationships while asking God for the courage to forgive. Don’t forget to check out additional resources at https://www.vouschurch.com/care.

Scripture

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭5:12-14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.”

Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity….” ‭

Additional Scripture References: ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭9‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel‬ ‭16:13‬ ‭NIV‬, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 17:15, ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17:38-40‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Main Idea

Have you ever tried to run a long distance? If you have, you know that it requires real and consistent training to achieve your goal. No matter what your intention, without training, you may find it difficult to arrive at the finish line. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. In the same way, our journey of faith is one of endurance. Training at every stage of our development is important. Time does not dictate maturity, but our training will. You can be old and immature, and young and mature. It’s not about arriving, but simply starting. We can trust that God will give us everything we need at the time that we need it. We’re not delayed, we’re destined!

If you want to win the battles of life you need training.

1. You Are Set Apart

Our becoming comes from our believing. Do you believe that you’re called? That you’re chosen? That you’re cared for by God? Securing our identity in Christ allows us to develop and mature with him. If we don’t know who we are, we will never know who we can be. You’re not like the world, you’re not like everyone else, you’re not missing out.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. [1 Peter 2:9]

What God has for you is for you
You can’t be like what you are called to lead
It’s not about being more gifted, it’s about being more disciplined

You are not delayed, you’re being developed.

In what area do you find it difficult to believe what God says about you?

2. You Are Growing

You are called and chosen by God. You are anointed but may not yet be appointed. Maturity prepares you to steward what God has called you to. An untrained David could never beat Goliath. He was able to fight appropriately because he had trained for years. Spiritual maturity is the process of becoming more Christ-like in character, attitude and behavior. You can’t go where God’s taking you without maturing along the way. 

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” [1 Samuel 16:7]

Time will not dictate your maturity, your training will
The mark of maturity is not just hearing the word, but listening to what the Word says
Although you might have not walked in it yet, you are it

If you never train, you will never become

What are you doing today to mature for tomorrow?

Summary

Availability unlocks the door of maturity in our lives. King Saul was supposed to fight but David made himself available for growth. His willingness to embrace the season he found himself in and make himself available to be developed allowed him to step up when he was called upon. Are you open to maturity? Are you open to growth? Are you open to change? The world will try to put on fear, insecurity, and failure. Pick up courage, security, and peace. God’s strength is with you as you daily surrender to Him.

Call To Action

Reflect this week on how you are investing your time to mature. Commit to spend time in one of these 5 areas:

  1. Dedicated time to prayer 
  2. Time off of social media
  3. Sabbath/Rest 
  1. Reading the word
  2. Serving others 

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