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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Shock & Awe: The Claims of Christ
John 5:17-29
Sunday, 7/3/22
1. Jesus claimed to be equal with God v.17–20
2. Jesus claimed to be the source of eternal life v.21-26
3. Jesus claimed to be able to exhume the dead v.28-29
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, “For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
4. Jesus claimed to be the one who will execute judgment v.22,26-27
5. Jesus claimed to be worthy of exaltation v.23
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Spiritually Disabled pt.3
John 5:9-17
Sunday, 6/26/22
1. Being disabled just isn’t physical but it can also be spiritual
2. Jesus offers us an opportunity to admit we need spiritual healing
3. Hearing and responding to what Jesus says brings spiritual healing
4. Eliminating legalistic man-made regulations brings spiritual healing
5. Having a healthy view of sin brings spiritual healing
Having a healthy view means…
1. Knowing sin has earthly and eternal consequences
Psalm 119:67, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.”
Put both of these verses on the same slide if you can
Galatians 6:7-8, “Do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction.”
Proverbs 14:14, “The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways.”
2. Knowing not everything bad that happens to me is because of sin
John 9:1-3, “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”
3. Knowing Jesus comes to me despite my sin but desires for me not to sin
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Spiritually Disabled pt.2
John 5:9-17
Sunday, 6/19/22
1. Being disabled just isn’t physical but it can also be spiritual
2. Jesus offers us an opportunity to admit we need spiritual healing
3. Hearing and responding to what Jesus says brings spiritual healing
4. Eliminating legalistic man-made regulations brings spiritual healing
Galatians 3:1-3, “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?”
Galatians 4:8-10, “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.”
How to know what to do:
1. Ask if it’s a biblical mandate, if it is, obey what it says.
2. Ask if it’s biblical counsel, if it is, then it’s wise to do what it says
3. Ask if it’s a man-made regulation, if it is, you are free to ignore it.
Colossians 2:16, “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Spiritually Disabled pt. 1
John 5:1-9
Sunday, 6/12/22
1. Being disabled just isn’t physical but it can also be spiritual v.1-5
2 Corinthians 4:3-4, “ If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ.”
2. Jesus offers us an opportunity to admit we need spiritual healing v.6
Psalm 142:1-2, “With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.”
3. Hearing and responding to what Jesus says brings spiritual healing v.7-9
Isaiah 55:1-3, “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live.”
Jeremiah 15:16, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart.”
Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Questions and Answers in a time of suffering?
Various Scriptures
Sunday, 5/29/22
1. Because God sovereignly and willfully causes or sovereignly and willfully allows suffering
2. Because of the freedom to choose
Joshua 24:14, “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.”
Galatians 6:7-8, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
3. Because of sin and the curse
Romans 5:12, “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all have sinned.”
Romans 1:28-32, “And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.”
Genesis 3:17, God said to Adam “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you”
Romans 8:20-22, “All of creation was subjected to God’s curse, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.”
So what do we do for now…
1. Everyday entrust all you have and all you are into the hands of God
Psalm 46:1, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
Psalm 121:1, “I lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
2. Everyday remember this is not my permanent home
Revelation 21:1-4, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and earth had passed away. Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new!”
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
Essential Worship
John 4:20-24
Sunday, 5/15/22
1. Worship isn’t about us nor for us but is for God to ascribe honor to him v.20-21
Romans 12:1, “I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, this is your true spiritual worship.”
2. Worship is about an intimate relationship with God v.22
3. Worship is connecting both intellect and spirit to God v.23-24
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Effective Witnessing pt.2
John 4
Sunday, 5/1/22
1. Avoid meaningless controversy
2. Seek opportunities to have a spiritual conversation
3. Be compassionate despite who they are or what they do
4. Connect with someone right where they are at v. 10-12
5. Stir their curiosity for what you have v.13-15
1 Peter 3:15, “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
6. Take a chance and present the gospel v.25-26
7. Continuously realize spiritual opportunities are all around you v.28-35
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Effective Witnessing pt.1
John 4
Sunday, 5/1/22
How to be an effective witness…
1. Avoid meaningless controversy v.1-3
Titus 3:9, “But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.”
2 Timothy 2:16, “But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene.”
2. Seek opportunities to have a spiritual conversation v.4-7
3. Be compassionate despite who they are or what they do v.7-9