{"id":1032,"date":"2016-10-09T16:18:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2016-10-23T22:20:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:20:49","slug":"sermon-october-9-2016-blessed-to-be-a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermon-october-9-2016-blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon \u2013 October 9, 2016: \u201cBlessed to Be a Blessing\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1032-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/oct9-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/oct9-16.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/oct9-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>The Gospel According to Luke<br \/>\nBlessed to be a Blessing<br \/>\nLuke 1:39-56<\/h4>\n<p>The reason for this narrative<br \/>\n\u2022 Verses 39-45 serve to further evidence God\u2019s plan be fulfilled.<br \/>\n\u2022 Verses 46-55 serve as an expression of praise and joy in God\u2019s unraveling plan.<\/p>\n<p>The Magnificat (verses 46-55)<br \/>\n\u2022 Praise, that comes from the very center of being, adjusts the image of God and ourselves to its proper place. \u2013 v. 46<br \/>\n\u2022 God, seen as Savior, should have a tremendous effect on the overall view of life. \u2013 v. 47<br \/>\n\u2022 The blessing of salvation begins with humility. \u2013 v. 48a<br \/>\n\u2022 The evidence of God\u2019s mercy and favor is the blessing of those who live by faith. \u2013 v. 48b<br \/>\n\u2022 God blesses in wholly unexpected ways. \u2013 vv. 49-55<\/p>\n<p>Blessing<br \/>\n\u2022 Blessing is a gift from God to those who exercise faith in him.<br \/>\n\u2022 Christians should never \u201cdo\u201d to receive blessing, but they should live by faith knowing God will bless.<br \/>\n\u2022 Blessings, unearned and undeserved, stand out to the world as gifts to those who exercise faith in Jesus Christ.<br \/>\n\u2022 The purpose of blessing is to bless others. \u2013 Gen 12:2 &amp; 22:18<br \/>\n\u2022 The ultimate blessing is salvation through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Your response\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Praise and rejoice from the very center of your being.<br \/>\n\u2022 Share the blessings of God with others.<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn to share your blessing by fulfilling your role as a member of the body, and then move with the church body as it shares its blessings with the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gospel According to Luke Blessed to be a Blessing Luke 1:39-56 The reason for this narrative \u2022 Verses 39-45 serve to further evidence God\u2019s plan be fulfilled. \u2022 Verses 46-55 serve as an expression of praise and joy in<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermon-october-9-2016-blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/\"><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,21,43,1,10],"tags":[57,79,24,44,13],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-studies","category-members","category-sermon","category-uncategorized","category-worship","tag-bible-study","tag-luke","tag-members","tag-sermon","tag-worship"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1033,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}