Storyside Church

Romans 4 19 Abraham was almost one hundred years old, so he was past the age for having children.  Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham was well aware of this, but his faith in God never became weak.  20 He never doubted that God would do what he promised. He never stopped believing. In fact, he grew stronger in his faith and praised God. [ERV] Don’t Stop Believing Romans 4 19 Abraham was...

2 Timothy 1:7 — For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. What are some boundaries that are needed in your life?  1 Kings 19 3 Elijah was afraid. He got up and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba of Judah, he left his servant there.  4 But he himself traveled for a day into the desert. He came and sat down under a juniper tree. There he asked...

1 Kings 19 1 When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal.  2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”  3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant t...

Biological  Psychological  Social  Spiritual  Even strong people struggle some times.   Cognitive Security We built walls to protect our cities, developed locks to secure our homes, and created firewalls to guard our data. But what about protecting our minds? Seasons Exposure Threats  Impulses  Isolation  Insecurities  1 Kings 19 1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed...

Seasons of Life Exposure / Experiences Threats / Tomorrow  1 Kings 18:1 — After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” 1 Kings 18:21-22 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then fo...

Pith’owm Exaiphnēs Acts 7:58-59 Then they cast him (Stephen) out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Acts 8:1 — And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were a...

If everything’s important, nothing’s important. If everything’s a priority, nothing’s a priority. — Craig Groeschel    You must have a strategy or a plan.   Keep your goals a priority in your life.   Addition / Subtraction   Calendar / Schedule  62%  “My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me: and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” Who we are i...

What comes to your mind when I say Christmas time? “We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the sun, but because of Him who made it." Celebrate Christ’s Birth Celebrate Christ’s Death  Romans 12:18 — If it is possible, as much as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men.   As much as it depends on ME.  The Gift of Serving Philippians 2:4 — Don’t be interested only...

Ephesians 5:19-20 Encourage each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord. Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Always Thankful  We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary.  — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gratitude is the memory of the heart. We give thanks not because life i...

Matthew 28:20 — Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything that I have told you to do. You can be sure that I will be with you always...

“I’m thankful for — The Church” The Church is a place where broken people find a perfect Savior. Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in hea...

The Gift Of God John 3:16 — For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Ephesians 2:8-9 — God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Matthew 1:21 — She wil...

We are ALL givers.  There are two great days in a person’s life — the day we are born and the day we discover why.  Am I generous with my time?   Am I generous with my words? Am I generous with my talents? Am I generous with my finances?   Am I generous with grace/forgiveness?   Standard of Living Standard of Giving  Proverbs 11:25 —The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselv...

Luke 10  25 Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?”  26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you understand from it?”  27 The man answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ Also, ‘Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.’”  28 Jesus said,...

What In The World?  Matthew 5  13 You are the world’s seasoning, to make it tolerable. If you lose your flavor, what will happen to the world? And you yourselves will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.  14 You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see.  15-16 Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so t...

1 Peter 5:8 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:3-4 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:3-4 (NIV) 3 For though we live in the worl...

1 Corinthians 13 11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.  12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 13 Three th...

What is the Holy Spirit stirring in me? 1 Samuel 17:29 — David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?” Revival is not churches filled with people, but people filled with the Holy Spirit. We might as well try to hear without ears or breathe without lungs, as to try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in our hearts.  — D.L. Moody  A revival is nothing else than a new begin...

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.  — Dietrich Bonhoeffer  Every evil act tends to harden man’s heart, that is, to make him more evil. — C.S. Lewis Romans 12:21 — Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Hebrews 11:3 — We believe in God, so that is how we know that God made the world by his word. The thi...

Colossians 2:7 — Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. We were never meant to just visit God’s presence — we were meant to be planted in His presence.  Mark 4 3 “Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.  5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much s...

Luke 5:11 — And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. We must FORSAKE and FOLLOW.  All to Jesus I surrender,  All to Him I freely give;
 I will ever love and trust Him, 
In His presence daily live. 
I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior,  I surrender all. All to Jesus I surrender,
 Humbly at His feet I bow;
 Worldly pleasures all...

Acts 19:11 — God worked powerful miracles by the hands of Paul.  Revelation  Response Rejection Reception  Am I open to God in my life? Am I open to MORE of God in my life? Acts 18 24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, born in Alexandria, who was an eloquent man and powerful in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.  25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John, but be...

Matthew 9:28-29 Jesus went inside, and the blind men went with him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to make you see again?” They answered, “Yes, Lord, we believe.” Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “You believe that I can make you see again, so it will happen.” Luke 5:13 — Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappe...