{"id":15448,"date":"2024-05-05T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=15448"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:23:42","slug":"a-call-to-devotion","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/a-call-to-devotion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Call to Devotion"},"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\/1AXlxwhRSvteFMQBJ6ZOXnYF3Wb_1IzNx\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>R<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>D<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Malachi 1:6-14<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>C<\/b><b>O<\/b><b>N<\/b><b>S<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The call of the book of Malachi is to live as his people, even when times are tough.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Israelites have returned to Jerusalem but are still under foreign rule.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They have rebuilt the temple but there has not been a spiritual revival in the land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">God speaks to his people reminding them that growth in numbers or a greater influence in the world is not what He wants.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>God desires hearts that are fully devoted to Him so He reminds them they are loved, they are chosen, and He has not forgotten them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As we dive into this new series, may we be challenged to live as his people because God will never leave or forsake us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Look forward to worshipping with you on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Pastor Tim Sreedharan<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>P<\/b><b>R<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Y<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Father, help us to look to the cross to see the surpassing greatness of Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For if we understand what you have done for us, we can, through the power of the Spirit, live with a whole hearted devotion toward Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIndeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.\u201d ~ Philippians 3:8 ~<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>D<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>V<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>N<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>G<\/b><\/span> <b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>P<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">How has the priesthood shown contempt toward God?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As you read this text, how have the priests lost their devotion to follow God?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Why does it matter that God cares more about the state of our heart than our actions?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If God desires hearts that are fully devoted to Him, where do you struggle to be fully devoted?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What should we do when we don\u2019t feel like we are living with a whole hearted devotion toward Christ?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malachi 1:6-14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":15437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[149],"ctc_sermon_series":[563],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[525],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15448"}],"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=15448"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15464,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15448\/revisions\/15464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=15448"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=15448"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=15448"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=15448"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=15448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}