AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

PASTOR SHIMOTA, LETHBRIDGEBUILD A MINISTRY TO PEOPLE

THE HOT TUB EXPERIENCELOVE PEOPLE/ CITY LIFE CHURCH.CAFOUNDATIONS OF THE GIFT OF HOSPITALITY

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JUMP IN AND GET TO KNOW US!

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BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF WITH US!

NO PRETENSE. WE LIKE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE, BECAUSE GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU!

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HOT TUBBING IS AN INVITATION

INVITE PEOPLE INTO A FRIENDSHIP

INVITE PEOPLE INTO A CONVERSATION

INVITE PEOPLE INTO A CIRCLE OF RECOGNITION

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THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH STRUGGLING GOING ON IN THE LIVES OF BELIEVERS THESE DAYS ...

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All over the Body of Christ, people are struggling to receive the benefits that belong to them – IN JESUS!

They are struggling to live free from sin, sorrow, fear and any other part of the curse.

SOMETIMES LIFE COMES TWO AT A TIME!

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THERE’S GREAT NEWS!Jesus has done the STRUGGLING for

us.He had to fight and defeat every demon in

hell to secure the benefits of our redemption.

He had to battle sin, shame and death itself to purchase our VICTORY.

The struggle is over.Jesus finished it! 7

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THE HOT TUB EXPERIENCE IS A GREAT TIME TO BREAK THE NEWS!

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The Hot Tub Experience refers to an environment of trust and calm.

A HOT TUB HAS WARM WATER IN IT!

THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IS IMPORTANT.

WARM WATER IS INVITING!9

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CLOSE FELLOWSHIP MEANS BEING VULNERABLE – DO WE REALLY CARE?JOHN 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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ANTICIPATE PEOPLE’S NEEDS

Assume that they would like to join in if they could.

Assume that they have been put in our path.

Assume that they want respect and acceptance.

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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Matthew 22:37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, , Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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WELCOME

EVERYBODY! Matthew 5:43

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 5:46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 13

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WE ARE NOT AFFECTED WE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE WORLD!BY THE WORLD!

We have the divine nature of God within us.

We love the people of the world, not their sin.

We are the SALT of the earth.

We are everywhere! 14

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LOVE WARMS THE BODY OF CHRIST

YOUR KINDNESS AND WARMTH WILL DISSOLVE IN GOD’S HOT TUB.

IT WILL AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE, HEALING AND PRESERVING THEIR HEALTH,

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IF YOU BELIEVE IT WILL.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WORKING IN OUR LIVES

EPHESIANS 3:20

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ON BEING AUTHENTIC

JESUS SAID TO WATCH THE FRUIT.

THE PRODUCTION OF FRUIT TELLS THE STORY.

TREES NEED EACH OTHER TO PRODUCE IT.

THE HEALTHY TREES PRODUCE FRUIT.

THE TENDED TREES PRODUCE MORE FRUIT.

GALATIANS 5: 22, 23

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THE KINGDOM OF GOD OPERATES BY LOVE.

(HOT TUBBING IS WHAT WE DO BEST)

Mark 12:33

And to love him (GOD) with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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ACTS 28:10

“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

Who do we care for first? Why? 19

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APPRECIATE THE PERSONALITIES OF OTHERS!

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THE VARIETIES OF FRUIT TREES ARE GREAT.THE VARIETIES OF FRUIT TREES ARE GREAT.

REAL FAITH IS NOT ASHAMED!

2 Samuel 6:17-20 David was not ashamed of the truth! He didn’t want to use armour he had

not tested. David did not have misplaced faith! He had faith in God.

WHEN THE WATER GETS HOT, HAVE FAITH IN GOD.

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STOP WORRYING ABOUT GETTING TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE

1 Samuel 17:25DAVID DECLARED THE END BEFORE THE

BATTLE!

HE PREFERED TO GO ALONE RATHER THAN HAVE WAFFELING UNBELIEVERS WITH HIM.

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OPPORTUNITIES TO MINISTER IN THE HOT TUB

1 Peter 4:10 (New King James Version)

10 As each one has received a gift,

minister it to one another, as

good stewards of the manifold

grace of God.23

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WE MUST CO-OPERATE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO PRODUCE HIS

FRUIT

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,

peace, longsuffering, gentleness,

goodness, faith,

 23Meekness, temperance: against such

there is no law.

 24And they that are Christ's have

crucified the flesh with the affections

and lusts.

 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk

in the Spirit.

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WE MUST DEVELOP FRUIT.

Matthew 7:16Matthew 7:16You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?

Matthew 7:20Matthew 7:20Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

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THE PRAYER OF A HOT TUBBERTHE PRAYER OF PAUL THE APOSTLE

14For this cause I bow my knees unto the

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and

earth is named,

 16That he would grant (ME), according to the

riches of his glory, to be strengthened

with might by his Spirit in the inner

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THAT WE WOULD OPERATE IN FAITH

 17That Christ may dwell in (OUR) hearts by faith;

that (WE), being rooted and grounded in love,

 18May be able to comprehend with all saints what

is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

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KNOWING LOVE

 19And to know the love of Christ, which

passes knowledge, that (WE) might be

filled with all the fullness of God.

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 20Now unto him that is able to do

exceeding abundantly above all that we

ask or think, according to the power that

worketh in us, 28

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GLORY

 21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ

Jesus throughout all ages, world without

end. Amen.

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FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD ... THAT HE OPENED UP HIS HEART AND GAVE.

HE GAVE THE BEST HE HAD. GOD DIDN’T REDUCE THE AREA OF HIS LOVE,

IT WAS FOR THE WORLD. HE MADE A WAY FOR US TO HAVE

EVERLASTING LIFE –ZOE LIFE – DIVINE LIFE THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF GOD’S NATURE.

GOD GAVE US LIFE JUST WHEN WE LEAST DESERVED IT!

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WHY DON’T WE STOP STRUGGLING AND SIT BACK AND REST ?

WHY SHOULD WE STRUGGLE TO RECEIVE FROM A GOD WHO LOVES US SO MUCH?

WHY SHOULDN’T WE RECEIVE HEALING, PROSPERITY, OR ANY OTHER BENEFIT OF REDEMPTION ... WITH SIMPLE FAITH?

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CLASS DISCUSSION:

READ ROMANS 8:32 “Will also freely give us all things”

Can you be certain of this? Do we have every right to take with

boldness all the good gifts that belong to us as God’s children?

How do we relax from our efforts, accept God’s Word, receive it (take it) and claim it?

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THE REASON SO MANY CHRISTIANS ARE STRUGGLING IS BECAUSE .............

They haven’t believed the LOVE OF GOD for themselves.

They mentally assent to it. They talk about it.

But deep down in their spirit, they can’t be sure.

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LET GO OF YOUR FEAR! LET GO OF YOUR DOUBT THAT GOD CAN AND WILL LOVE

YOU!

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IT IS TIME TO JUST RECEIVE THE LOVE OF GOD!

SOMETIMES, OUR FAITH FALTERS, BECAUSE FAITH

WORKS BY “LOVE”

LOVE IS TO FAITH WHAT AIR IS TO TIRES.

SPIRITUALLY, SOME CHRISTIANS HAVE GONE FLAT!

WE MUST PUT OUR LOVE FOR GOD FIRST. 35

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YOU CAN’T EARN GOD’S BLESSING!

NO AMOUNT OF STRUGGLING WILL GET YOU MORE BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.

THE MAN IN MARK 10, WAS WILLING TO DO MORE TO EARN MORE ETERNAL LIFE POINTS.

“JESUS BEHOLDING HIM, LOVED HIM.” (21)

THE MAN DIDN’T DO IT OUT OF LOVE.36

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THE MAN DID NOT WANT TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING HE HAD WORKED FOR!

DO WE WANT TO WORRY OVER, PROTECT, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN EVERYTHING WE WORKED FOR ?

OR CAN WE PRAISE GOD FOR WHAT

HE HAS DONE IN OUR LIVES.

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THE MAN TURNED AWAY IN TENSION AND PAIN.

He could have said: “I see that you love me, Lord. You want to

bless me. You would never make a poor man out of me. You would never lead me into failure. You have been good to everyone who reached out to you.

I trust your love! I am crawling into the HOT TUB with

You, God! 38

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REST IN GOD’S WORD. HE LOVES YOU!

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PUT YOUR STRUGGLING DAYS BEHIND YOU!

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find REST unto your souls

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NOBODY LIKES SURPRISES

IN THE HOT TUB!The mind does not like The mind does not like surprises in our lives.surprises in our lives.

The mind creates a The mind creates a FALSE PEACE for us.FALSE PEACE for us.

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FALSE PEACE IS BEING IN FALSE PEACE IS BEING IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING!CONTROL OF EVERYTHING!

When we are in control of every detail of our lives, the mind enters a NEUTRAL ENERGY SPACE.

When your mind is in neutral, no more decisions have to be made immediately (or you decide not to decide).

When we are in this state of false peace, we continue to have CONFIDENCE IN OURSELVES.

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WHAT IS TRUE PEACE?John 14; 27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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PEACE COMES AT THE MOMENT OF PEACE COMES AT THE MOMENT OF CRUSHING EMOTION. IT CHANGES CRUSHING EMOTION. IT CHANGES

EVERYTHING.EVERYTHING.“Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”John 20:18-20

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CAN MONEY GIVE US CAN MONEY GIVE US PEACE?PEACE?

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THE HOT TUB EXPERIENCE IS ...LETTING THE HOLY SPIRIT WORK IN US

A GENUINE INTEREST IN OTHERS

RESTPEACEFAITH

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YOU CAN MAKE A BIG SPLASH WITH US!

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FAITH