{"id":13674,"date":"2023-04-16T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=13674"},"modified":"2023-05-20T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T22:14:48","slug":"jesus-heart-for-the-world","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/jesus-heart-for-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus&#8217; Heart for The World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OyT-oq0klF9QAmUKKJEppn55dDLK0yLx\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>READ<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Acts 1:1-11<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>CONSIDER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What scenes and plots come to mind in the Book of Acts?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You may remember the work of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the early church.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe also the places that the Apostle Paul had in his mission journey while spreading the Good News and building up local churches.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Or the persecutions the early church faced when witnessing Christ in their lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How do all these relate to us in 2023?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jesus demonstrates His Mission on earth and extends His Commission to us: to continually press on and be His witnesses to the ends of the world until He comes back!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is our turn to carry on His Mission. Do you capture Jesus\u2019 heart for the world?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jesus calls us to be part of this team and continue to walk on this faith journey.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>With the power of the Holy Spirit and the grace of our Heavenly Father, we TOGETHER can continue to be His effective witnesses on earth!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s get ready and prepare for the journey ahead!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Looking forward to seeing you and worshipping our God together this coming Sunday!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Pastor Karen Leung<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p7\"><b>PRAY<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p8\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear Heavenly Father, may you open our hearts and allow us to be mindful and attentive to your calling and our purpose on earth. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Give us strength and discernment, and recognize your presence in everything we do for your glory\u2019s sake.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Pray that we will see things through your lenses and remind us of your love, grace, and mercy in every step we make.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Forgive us as we sometimes have only focused on the miracles themselves and forgot you are the powerful and gracious God who has done the miracles!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We give thanks to you as we are always precious in your sight!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In Jesus name.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Amen.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p7\"><b>DIVING <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>DEEPER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Download the complete Acts sermon series study guide\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Acts-study-guiderev.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What stood out to you from the sermon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Since Luke &amp; Acts are two parts of the same book, how does the introduction in Luke 1:1-4 connect with the introduction in Acts?\u00a0What does it tell us of the purpose of this book?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If we read Luke 24:45-53 alongside our passage, what does it teach us about who the Holy Spirit is?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What does it mean to be a witness? What does it mean for the Apostles who were with Jesus to be his witnesses?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is the link between the Holy Spirit and bearing witness?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acts 1:1-11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":13662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[108],"ctc_sermon_series":[541],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[517],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/13674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13674"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/13674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13829,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/13674\/revisions\/13829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=13674"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=13674"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=13674"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=13674"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=13674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}