Category: Howard Moore

John 5:19-29 - Whatever the Father Does, The Son Does Likewise

3/8/2021

In Howards sermon on Sunday, he mentioned working on the family farm as a kid. One day a man stopped by when his father was away and asked if he would sell a piece of their farm equipment to him. Howard didn’t feel he could sell that equipment without the ok from his father as they worked as a team and he represented his father. Have you ever gone out somewhere as a representative of your family or maybe even your employer?
Jesus’ claims to divinity were radical and not well accepted by the Jews of the day. Jesus said, "Truly, truly I tell you..." and then he started speaking about his relationship with God his Father. Do you see any examples of the close relationship between Jesus and God his Father in this passage? Where?
Verse 23 says, “all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father.” Is it really a big deal to dishonor Jesus? Why?
What are some ways that people dishonor Jesus?
What’s the message Jesus has for us in his second “Truly, truly” (verse 24)?
Jesus speaks very specifically in this passage that those who have done good are given the resurrection of life and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. Jesus is saying that good works are evidence of true faith and evil deeds are evidence of a lack of faith in him. In what ways can we live a life of faith and good deeds this week? What do you think Jesus had in mind when he said this?

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You Are Blessed To Be A Blessing

3/1/2020

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This message was served up by Howard Moore, a long time friend of Ness Baptist and one of our supported missionaries. His title and the main point of his message was that you have been blessed in order to be a blessing. He said that we are undoubtedly blessed, but with that blessing comes a responsibility to share it and not keep it to ourselves.

So here are a few questions for you to discuss together on the topic of blessing.

Define blessing. Read over the passages Howard used and discern what it means to be blessed? Surely this is not only a material thing, so how do we understand this word?
How do I know if I am blessed? The passages Howard cited discuss blessing as a community thing, not just functioning on the individual level. How would we know if we are a blessed community? Blessing has something to do with receiving what is promised, an inheritance. What do these passages say about what we’ve received?
- 1 John 1:1-5
- Ephesians 1:1-14

So it is safe to say that Jesus is actually the blessing we’ve received! He is beyond material blessing (the presence or the absence of it), beyond emotional, physical, or any other type of blessing, because all those blessings are simply things which he uses to point our attention toward him.
What good news this is! Just one thing is left to figure out though….

How then do we bless others? Howard indicated that this is a priestly role. What does being a priest have to do with administering blessing?
- 1 Peter 2:4‭-‬5

How can you be a blessing this week? How can we support those who have dedicated their lives to this work in other parts of the world? Pick one of the stories from Greater Europe Mission and spend some time praying for the work that Howard and GEM are engaged in.
https://www.gemission.org/pray-articles/the-only-one
https://www.gemission.org/pray-articles/healing-in-a-foreign-land
https://www.gemission.org/pray-articles/in-his-image