Good morning,
How to thrive in ‘25 brings us to bearing one another’s burdens. We will look at four areas: Physical, relational financial, and spiritual.
How to Thrive in ‘25
Bear One Another’s Burdens
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)
INTRODUCTION: We live busy lives. Work, school, church, gym etc. Interruptions. Do you see a need and meet them?
RELATIONAL
Ruth goes with Naomi (Ruth 1:16-18)
“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.18 When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.”
Ruth provides for Naomi (Ruth 2:17-18)
“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.”
Result Naomi taken care of and Ruth is in the line of Christ. (Ruth 4:17)
“And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-4)
“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.”
Financial
Women’s mite She gave of her want (Mark 12:41-44)
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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