Blessed to be a Blessing
Speaker: Paddy Gleave
Series: Being the BLESSING
Scripture: Genesis 14:17-24
Sermon Highlights
"In God's kingdom...there is no self‑reliance.
We are meant to lean on each other in loving, self‑giving relationships.
In God's kingdom, status does not come from job titles and money and wealth,
but by being a servant."
"We must resist dehumanising other human beings, which is so tempting in our culture,
which is so quick to label people negatively or scapegoat people for our problems."
"Being the blessing is being united in Christ and sharing the blessing with each other"
"God can and wants us to be Eden to Bath and the UK,
to bring life and peace and safety and security and sharing."
"Anyone can be part of our church family...all are one in Christ."
"We must not look to make our name great,
however tempting it is in a culture which is all about performance."
"You are all chosen by God as a blessing, as heirs of Abram.
This is your status. God sticks by us and is patient. So, choose the blessing."
Home Group Questions
1. How do you interact with the city of man but stay authentically a citizen of God’s city?
2. What is your attitude to wealth and property?
3. Being honest, when have you labelled other people negatively and dehumanised them? How do you resist the temptation to pick sides in our contemporary political life with all its divisions?
4. In a culture where people look to self promote and show off achievements how do you keep acknowledging that God is behind all you do and the tasks you achieve?