Pathway Church

PASTOR BRIAN BENNETT NOTES [Hebrews 11:4-5]     Walk it out: a God _______ walk will _______ our _______ [Hebrews 11:4-5; Genesis 4:1-4]     Walk it out: a ______________walk will choose _______ over _______ [Genesis 4:5-8; Galatians 5:16-17]     Walk it out: a _______ _______with Jesus is a _______ _______ [Hebrews 11:5; 12:24-29]     Next Step Questions: Will you step into a closer walk with Jes...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes [Hebrews 11:1-3]   Faith follows: _________ the object of my faith _________ how I live [Hebrews 11:1; Psalm 36:9]   Pathway is a multi-generational church that: Lives by _________ Lives with _________ Lives with _________   Faith follows: generations following by faith is the __________________ [Hebrews 11:2; Deuteronomy 10:11]   Pathway is a multi-generational church t...

Pastor Brian Bennett Message Notes [James 5]     Showing up:  by letting go of worldly ______________ for Jesus’ _______and _______ [James 5:1-6; Matthew 6:19-24]   Guilty pleasures and wrong priorities:  o   Guilty of _______ riches (5:2-3) o   Guilty of cheating others (5:4) o   Guilty of a _______ _______ (5:5) o   Guilty of taking advantage of the righteous (5:6)   Showing up:  by letting go o...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes [James 4]   The “friend zone”: God commands us to ________ the world and ________ Him [James 4:1-5; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18]   • What messes up our friend zone? o Our ________ o Our ________________   The “friend zone”: God’s grace grows when we come to Him _______ [James 4:6-10]   • What fixes our friend zone? o Our ________, resistance, and drawing near o ________ rather...

PASTOR BRIAN BENNETT NOTES Mother’s Day: “A life of favor” [Ruth]   A life of favor with God and with others changes lives and _______ _______ [Luke 2:52]   _______ leads to favor with God and with others     Finding favor in all of life:   Naomi: favor with God and with others brought _______through life’s _______ [Ruth 1:11-22; Hebrews 12:15; Romans 8:28]     Ruth: favor with God and with others...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes  [James 3]   The “seasoned” _________ into the _________ [James 3:1-2; 1 John 1:7-9]   The “seasoned” _________ their tongue [James 3:3-12; Matthew 15:11;17-19]   When the source is _________, we get “salty” results: [James 3:13-16] Source:__________________and _________ _________ (3:14) Symptoms:Arrogant, dishonest, worldly, unspiritual, demonic  (3:14-15) Results:Disor...

Pastor Nate Swearingen Notes [Hebrews 11:6 & James 2:14–17] 1. _____________ faith [1 John 3:17 & James 2:18–20] 2. _____________ faith [James 2:20–26] The statement is intellectually true, but it doesn’t proceed far enough. A person must believe in God to be a Christian, but not everyone who acknowledges the existence of God has made a commitment to Jesus Christ. — Holman New Testament Commentary...

MESSAGE NOTES [James 2:1-13]     Are you “free to see” or “out of focus” and “playing favorites”?  [James 2:1-4; John 3:16; 1 Samuel 16:7]   A definition of partiality: prejudging someone, either positively or negatively, based on…     Why should “Christians” be “free to see”? [James 2:5-11]    James gives three reasons to be “free to see”:   o   Theologically God is _______ (1 Corinthians 1:26-29...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes:   [James 1]   Faith in Jesus leads to lifestyle changes __________: [James 1:2-18]   Jesus changes our __________and  “__________”  (1:2-4) Jesus changes who we __________for wisdom        (1:5-8) Jesus changes our __________                               (1:9-11) Jesus changes who we “__________”                      (1:12-15) Jesus changes our __________              ...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes  Notes:   Like No Other: “Power like no other” [Romans 1:16-17; John 3:16-18]   Jesus walked in a power like no other and He is _______ _______ [Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18]   What is the “Gospel”? [John 3:16-18; Romans 6:23]   What is a “Christian”? [Romans 1:17; Habakkuk 2:4]   Jesus walked in a power like no other and He is _______ _______with:   The power to ____...

Pastor Brian Bennett Notes Notes:   Like No Other: “Praise like no other” [Luke 19:28-46; 1 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 14:11-15]     Praise ____________ us by:  [1 Peter 2:9; Luke 19:28-38]     P:      ____________ my heart properly R:     ____________ my gaze A:     ____________ His goodness  I:       ____________ thanking God S:      ____________ how He shows out E:      ____________ others    What we __...

Pastor Nate Swearingen Notes:   Not God. God is different. On the first Easter Sunday, instead of promises full of emptiness, God gave us emptiness that is full of hope.   John Chapter 19 & 20   First, let’s examine the empty cross.   THE EMPTY ________   The empty cross promises_____________.  Hope Like no other!   THE EMPTY _________   What about you? When you’re in John’s position, what do you...

Pastor Brian Bennett  Notes: [Nehemiah 8:1-12; Philippians]   The Spirit awakens His people to ________ and to find ________ in Him (Nehemiah 8:1-12)   The “Church” is a witness to the victory of Christ by:   • Confessing victoriously: Jesus is ________ in me (Phil. 1:6)   • Confessing victoriously: Jesus gives my life ________ and meaning (Phil.1:21-26)   • Confessing victoriously: Jesus grants m...

Pastor Brian Bennett   Notes: [Jeremiah 29:5-14; 2 Corinthians 5:12-21]   Four ways bridge builders live for God in every season by:   • Living _________ (Jer. 29:4-6) • Seeking _________ (Jer. 29:7) • _________ up the truth (Jer. 29:8-11; Luke 7:29-35) • Growing in _________ (Jer. 29:12-14)   How we become bridge builders:    • We live for an _________ of one (2 Cor. 5:12–13)   • We live under th...

MESSAGE NOTES Seeking Shalom Together: “We are Wholly His”  Speaker: Dr. Brian Bennett   Notes: [Acts 17:16-34]     God uses “life” to bring our _______ _______ into _______ _______: [Jeremiah 29:4-7]   I am is _______ and I am _______ _______ [Acts 17:16-21]   When we are wholly His: Jesus _______ our “_______ _______” [Acts 17:22-31; 2 Corinthians 10:13-18]   Four “identity issues” we all have:...

Pastor Randy MIller   Notes:   Seeking Shalom Together:  “WE ARE FAMILY” [Colossians 3:12-17]   What is Biblical Togetherness?   ______ together, serve together, _________ together, grieve together, eat together, laugh &  play together, _________ together, stand together, DO LIFE TOGETHER!   5 BENEFITS OF TRUE TOGETHERNESS . . .    God uses Togetherness to bring ____________ & _____________ – Col....

MESSAGE NOTES Characteristics of a Spirit-led Church: (Acts 9:31) • __________ • Strength • Encouragement • Growth • __________ Spirit-led leaders lay down their __________ and follow the Spirit’s __________: [Acts 9:1-30] • The Spirit-led Saul to: o A new __________ for God o A new __________ with Jesus o A new __________ to witness • The Spirit-led Ananias to overcome __________ • The Spirit-led...

Sunday, February 12, 2023 Seeking Shalom Together: “We are Christ-Centered”  Speaker: Dr. Brian Bennett   Notes: We are Christ-Centered: shalom _________ becomes shalom _________ through Jesus [Jeremiah 29:7; John 14:26-27]   We are Christ-Centered: _________ with Jesus and living out of the _________of Him [Acts 3:6-10; 4:1-4] • Wherever Jesus is _________there is power ready to be _________   We...

Sunday, February 5, 2023 Seeking Shalom Together: “It’s Just the Beginning”  Speaker: Dr. Brian Bennett   Notes: [Jeremiah 29:4-14]   It’s just the beginning:  live freely for God’s ________ even in cultural ________ [Jeremiah 29:4-6]   It’s just the beginning:  seek ________ together and you will find ________ [Jeremiah 29:7]   It’s just the beginning:  ignore the ________ and listen to God’s ___...

Sunday, January 29, 2023 Finding Freedom in Real Life: “Fasting through a Breakthrough”  Speaker: Rev. Handel Smith   Notes: [Isaiah 58:1-14]   1)    We fast so that we can seek God to know Him to follow His _________________  Isaiah 55:8-9.     2)    We fast so that we make God-directed ________________________.   3)    We fast so that we have a general sense of _____________________ with God.   ...

Sunday, January 22, 2023 Finding Freedom in Real Life: “Who Will You Become?”  Speaker: Dr. Brian Bennett   Notes: Finding Freedom IRL: “Who will you become?” [Isaiah 58:8-12]   Jesus’s plan for your life is to ________ you  to become ________ [Isaiah 58:6-9] • We are under new “________” (Galatians 2:20) • We are then “________” more like Him (Galatians 5:16-25)   When you ________ become His the...

Dr. Anthony Graham    Finding Freedom: “Consecrate a fast” [Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 6:16-18]   The _______ of Fasting [Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 6:16] We need times of fasting for _____   _____   (Joel 1:14) We need times of fasting for _____   _____   (Joel 2:12; James 4:10 We need times of fasting for _____   _____   (Acts 13:2)     The _______ of Fasting [Matthew 6:16-18] Arise from our _____(Joe...

Pastor Brian Bennett    MESSAGE NOTES Finding Freedom: “(Y)our Identity in Christ” [Isaiah 58:6-7; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 25:34-40] Jesus solves (Y)our current _________ _________ [Romans 8:1-11] (Y)our identity in Christ grows as we let Jesus __________________ the _________and bring us life (“Zoe”) [Isaiah 58:6-7] · 5 Habits that keep us filled with life (“Zoe”): 1. Love and __________________ (...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Finding Freedom: “New Year = New Approach” [Isaiah 58:1-5; 2 Corinthians 3:15-18; Luke 5:33-39]    To find freedom, we turn to Jesus and the ­­­­­_______ _______ [2 Corinthians 3:15-18] What we turn to determines what we _______ _______.  What we are _______ to determines what can change.   Prayer and fasting are old _______ that lead to a new _______ [Isaiah 58:1-5] True f...

Dr. Brian Bennett    Unwrapping: Joy [Luke 2:10-12; John 15:7-11]     Luke 2:10-12 Jesus is the ________ gift that brings ________ for all people   Jesus is our ________ and ________   John 15:7-11   ________ in Jesus fills us with joy A daily personal relationship with Jesus is our greatest gift Joy comes as we “abide” by trusting, praying, and obeying   Next Step Questions: Are you abiding in Je...