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Outline: witness to withness

Witness to withness:
Isaiah, Matthew
Introduction:
1. Repaint and thin no more
2. The craft room, God can be said to be crafty
I. God offers us all opportunity to enter the withered hand
A. Moses experience of withering
B. Jesus heals a withered hand on the Sabbath.
C. My dad was said to be withering away

Ii. Letting the feet of Jesus come alongside.
A. Casting aside shame.
1. More than the bread we eat, woman anointing
2. More than a great act, don't test God.
3. More than need to rule and be in control.
B. Jesus on the cross suffers with us.
C. Jesus offers as he stands beside us to enter the wounds to find out who God is.
D. Mom's peace in raising special ❤️ needs
III. The Holy Spirit calls in a gentle voice join the team.
A. The story of Elijah as it intersected mine.
1. Where are you going? The one loner
2. More work to be done.
B. By the holy spirit we are in this together in partnership to see God's work done and blessings flow.
Conclusion: Let us take time as so many broken people to embody this truth and come on board.
1. Reach up to join God's hand and then embrace the hands of others
2. Let us stand knowing we are not alone
3. Let us pray looking forward to seeing fruit if partnering to lead others to Christ.
Indeed repaint the image of church for others to see and thin no more. Witness to withness.