Arise Church with Brent Simpson

1. The power of parables is in the pursuit of understanding. vs11-15 2. You have an advantageous position in your pursuit. Vs 16-17 3. The soil of your heart will determine your ability to receive understanding and operate in the Kingdom. Vs 18-23

Remnants can be a symbol of what once was, and can be again. Romans 11:1-5 Across America, many have accepted a WATERED DOWN version of Christianity. There is a remnant! 1. Remnants are (often) forged during difficult times. -The faith of Daniel was forged, tried, and tested, amidst the extreme conditions of Babylon. -We are now living in a digital Babylon Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:15-20 2. Remnants fo...

DO YOU KNOW HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW? Familiarity breeds comfort. We need to learn to live on the edge of our incompetence/ ignorance. WHAT IF THERE IS MORE THAN WE’RE EXPERIENCING? - Have we gotten so accustomed to ordinary that we stopped hungering for the extra-ordinary? ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE? Ephesians 3:8-9 Hunger is a sign of health. 1 Peter 2:2-3 In the natural you get hungry by not eating. In...

1. We live in a time of dry bones. The Tailbone Christian: Who just sits, and lets everybody else do the ministry in the church. - The Fingerbone Christian: Who are always pointing their finger at everybody else, not taking responsibility for their own actions. They blame everybody else for the circumstances they find themselves in. - The Jawbone Christian – Who runs off at the mouth … who puts hi...

People of The Presence | ARISE CORE VALUE: WE VALUE GOD'S PRESENCE : GOD'S PRESENCE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - PERIOD! Exodus 33:15-16 1. God's Presence brings life to the church -When we get away from God's presence, we try to complete in the what was started in the Spirit Psalm 127:1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 We don't lack revival because we...

We want every person in this region to experience God! Great things start small. What if God sends great awakenings through the conduit of small pockets of renewal, and these small pockets must then be stewarded by us in order to grow into the mature revival we seek? What if the great revival we cry out for has already been sent to us…but we didn’t recognize it because it was in a seed form? But s...

Thanks for listening! Stay connected with everything that is happening at ARISE Church: https://linktr.ee/myarisechurch_ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matthew 7:7-8 2 Kings 4:8-16 1. Keep the flame of hope alive! We have to walk in confidence, filled with faith, knowing the truth of Jesus’ words in Mark 9:23 which says, “All things are possible...

-God entered our world so that we could enter his. -The beauty of Immanuel is not that He rescues us from every hard time, but that He is with us in every hard time. 1. God’s will for your life is rarely a straight line. -God’s plan for your life sometimes looks more like a maze than a straight path. -Trying to find God’s will and doing the right thing can be confusing. 2. God may be advancing His...

We are in this battle SPIRIT VS FLESH Galatians 5:17 "For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want." WHAT YOU CULTIVATE IN YOUR LIFE WILL GROW ARE YOU FEEDING THE FLESH IN YOUR LIFE OR THE SPIRIT? Galatians 5:19- 21 "When you follow the desires of your sinful nat...

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit The fruit is singular of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 1. God’s character is good. Can you be good without God? The world’s standard of goodness is actually just being better than the person next to you. God has a different view of goodness. Mark 10:17-18 Now as He was going out on the roa...

Fruition means to be brought to COMPLETION At Arise, we value Growth: If you’re not growing, you’re dying. Philippians 1:6 , Galatians 5:16-25, 1 John 4:16, 1 John 4:7-8, 1 Corinthians 13:2-3 The GIFTS of the Spirit are designed to function with the FRUIT of the Spirit. 1. FRUIT GROWS FROM THE INSIDE OUT -The Fruit of the Spirit IS the character of God in you. -Fruit is designed to bring about mor...

(Mark 5:1-20) BIG IDEA: Jesus changes EVERYTHING…and uses us! Jesus SHOWS up (Mark 5:1-6; 1 John 4:4) Reject all fear Jesus SPEAKS up (Mark 5:7-13; Matthew 8:16; 29) Don’t use RITUALS with rules…use your RELATIONSHIP with the REDEEMER Jesus STEPS up (Mark 5:14-17; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Corinthians 2:11) The Holy Spirit gives us WHAT we NEED when we NEED it! Jesus SETS up (Mark 5:18-20) Don’t OUT-SOURCE t...

Matthew 12:43-45 1) Your soul is a house The property of our soul that once belonged to us for our purposes pursuits and pleasures now belongs to God for His glory and our good. 2) Your House Needs to be guarded 3) Your House Needs an alarm system If we aren't careful, a foothold will turn into a strong hold Ephesians 6:12 REFLECTION QUESTIONS: What are the consequences of not believing in the dem...

Matthew 10:1, 5-8, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 10:17-20 1. Demons exist. - A world that no longer believes in demons will be subject to the reign of the demonic. 2. We have been given authority over the demonic. 3. We should be exercising our authority over the demonic. The remedy for the flesh is crucifixion. The remedy for the demonic is expulsion. 4. When darkness comes to your door, shine a light! Ref...

3 Steps to help you handle stress and anxiety: 1. Come To Jesus -Stop doing the thing that stresses you out. -Stop feeding your insecurity -The root of our anxiety is separation from God 2. Follow Jesus' Lead -Implement God's plan for your life -God doesn’t take you out of trouble, but gives you strength to make it through the trouble. -You cannot be overwhelmed with stress at the same time you ar...

TOPICS COVERED: -Saying yes to God is saying no to your self identification. -Sometimes all it takes to fall into temptation is a look and a decision. - Can someone be gay and Christian? -When people are desperate and already compromised they are ripe for deception. -Militant Christianity -Christians are accused of being hateful for holding a position they must hold.

Five stages of change 1. Pre-Contemplation 2. Contemplation 3. Preparation 4. Action Stage 5. Maintenance John 15: 1-11 ' “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I al...

Jeremiah 17:9 " The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" 1 John 2:15 -17 "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass awa...

1. COSMOLOGY PROVES THE EXISTENCE OF A HIGHER POWER 2. BIOLOGY DEMANDS AN INTELLIGENT DESIGNER 3. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE POINTS TO A LOVING GOD ALL OF THESE ARE ANSWERED WITHIN A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Reflection Questions: What stood out to you most from today’s message? Is there a place in my life where I have been searching for confirmation and not truth? Is there something I have believed simply beca...

John 14:1-7, Luke 5:17-26 1. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 2. THE ENIGMA IN LIFE 3. THE EVIDENCE FOR CHRIST 4. THE EXAMPLE FOR US Reflection Questions: What stood out to you most from today’s message? Have you been guilty of trying to fit two conflicting puzzle pieces together? What evidence do you have for Christ? Are you sharing it?

Prayer is the best solution! Philippians 4:6 2 Kings 19:14 Ephesians 5: 18-20 Psalms 34:1

1. Movement #1: SUBMIT James 4:7; James 1:8; Mark 9:23 There is no such thing as HALF commitment. Anything you SUBMIT to CONTROLS you. 2. Movement #2: STAND James 4:7; Ephesians 6:11 When I RESIST the enemy RUNS Resist the devil by: o REJECTING all lies…John 8:44 o RESOURCING your weakness…1 Corinthians 10:13 o REINFORCING spiritual disciplines…Psalm 119:1-6 o REMINDING yourself of God’s word…Luke...

Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 18:21; James 3:1

James 1:19-25 Proverbs 17:28; Galatians 5:16 James 2:14-16 Matthew 10:7-8