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[Ecclesiastes 3:1] For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Life isn't random _______________, it's a series of _______________. [Ecclesiastes 3:2-8] A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. [3] A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. [4] A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to g...

[Matthew 5:21-22] “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not ______________. If you commit ______________, you are subject to ______________.’ [22] But I say, if you are even ______________ with someone, you are subject to ______________! If you call someone an ______________, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the f...

[Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 NIV] The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: [2] "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." [3] What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Don't spend your life pursuing things that have no ______________ ______________ or significance. [Ecclesiastes...

You are the __________ of the earth and the __________ of the world! Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. What Does Salt Do? * Salt creates ________________ * Salt ________________ * Salt ________________ * Salt ________________ Matthew 5:14-16 “You are t...

We aren't made to do life ______________.   [Psalm 92:12-15 CSB] The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. [13] Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. [14] They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, [15] to declare, "The LORD is just; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."   We don&#39...

Matthew 5:1-12 (NIV) Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. He said: The beatitudes aren't _______________ for how to gain blessings. Makarios: supremely blessed, ___________________, well off. Your negative feelings about your situation does not __________________ God's blessing. We want our situat...

[Matthew 20:25-28] But Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. [26] But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [27] and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. [28] For even the Son of Man came not...

Genesis 13:8-13 Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! 9 The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” 10...

[Romans 10:12] Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.   Generosity isn't just an act of _________________; it's an act of _________________.   [1 Timothy 6:17-19] Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly...

Jonah 1:1-4 The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” 3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to e...

Bible is a collection of ________ books by over ________ authors ________ year span.   Is God's word a ________________________ in your life?   ___________________ God's Word.   [Psalm 119:105] Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.   You can't ________________________ as a follower of Jesus without being in Scripture.   God ________________________ to us primari...

2 Kings 18:1-7 Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 3 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. 4 He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pi...

Worship is what __________________ our spiritual life.   [John 4:23-24] But the time is coming--indeed it's here now--when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. [24] For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth."   We need a __________________ of worship not just an...

He had wealth and wisdom but found it all to be ________________. Three Things that Contributed to Solomon's Downfall. 1. Solomon craved ________________. Deuteronomy 17:16-17 “The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’ 17 The king must not take many wives for himself, becau...

[Matthew 6:33 NIV] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.   When you put God ______________ He will help you with ___________________ else.   [Revelation 2:1-5 NIV] "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. [2] I...

Judges 13:5 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines. Samson was an incredibly _________ man with an incredibly _______ will. The 3 Attitudes that Make Strong Men WEAK. 1. ____________. I ____________ it. Judges 14:1-3 One day when Samson was in Tim...

[Proverbs 19:21] You can make many plans, but the LORD's purpose will prevail. Life's detours are part of a ___________________ plan. [Ephesians 3:20] Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Our ___________________ is limited, but God's isn't. [John 16:33] I have told you all this so th...

Hosea 1:2-3 When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.” 3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son. Hosea's...

[Isaiah 60:1-3] "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. [2] Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you. [3] All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.   [John 1:4-5] The Word gave life to everything that was created,...

We all have a deep longing of what home ___________ be. Luke 2:10-11 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11  The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! Jesus brings joy for __________ people. Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by fait...

Hope has a way of turning up when we need it the ________________.   [Matthew 4:16] the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined."   Hope often shows up when we ________________ ________________ it.   We _____________ _________ because we lose hope.   [Psalm 39:7] And so, Lord, where do I put my ho...

1 John 3:1-3 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as...

[Isaiah 9:6-7] For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [7] His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Ar...

[Isaiah 53:3-5] He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. [4] Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! [5] But he was pierced for our rebellion, c...

With Christ, ___ _______ an overcomer! Romans 8:31-32 (NIV) If God is for us, who can be against us? 32  He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36  As it...