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God For You part 3 HEALED + WHOLE Romans 8:31b-32, 37 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? 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? 37… we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:28 (NLT) 28 And we know that God causes everythi...

God for Your Freedom Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. John 8:30-42 30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him. 31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33...

God For You Part 1: For Your Breakthrough Romans 8:31 (NLT) – If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Isaiah 58:8-9 (NKJV) – Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘H...

Un$trapped: Biblical Wisdom on Money Part 3: The Generous Life Three Characteristics of a Generous Life: 1. Trust 1 Kings 17:12 (NLT) – “I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son an...

Un$trapped: Biblical Wisdom on Money Part 2: Stewardship not Ownership Matthew 25:14-15, 19 (NIV) – “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey….19 “After a long time the master of those servants...

Un$trapped: Biblical Wisdom on Money Part 1: Who is First? Matthew 6:24 (MSG) – “You can’t worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you’ll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can’t worship God and Money both. Matthew 6:21 (NIV) – For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The First is Given by Faith on the First THE FIRST… Proverbs 3:9-10 (N...

Advice from the future: Pursue Peace with Others Matthew 5:9 (NLT) 9 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. How do we actively pursue peace? Hebrews 12:14-15 (NLT) 14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the gr...

Dear Younger Self: A Letter from Your Future Part 4: Take a Risk Three Truths about Risk: 1. Risk Exposes Our Excuses • The Untimely Death of Her Parents • The Unpredictable Nature of the King • The Undeserving Opposition of Haman Esther 4:11 (NLT) – “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited...

Dear Younger Self: A Letter from Your Future Part 3: Choose Your Friends Wisely Proverbs 11:30 (NLT) – The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. Three Qualities to Help You Choose Your Friends Wisely: 1. Relational Warmth 1 Peter 4:9 (NIV) – Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 2. Life-Giving Words Proverbs 11:9 (NLT) – With their words, the godless...

Dear Younger Self: A Letter from Your Future Part 2: Put God First Revelation 2:2-4 (ESV) – “‘I know your works, your toil, and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But...

Dear Younger Self: A Letter from Your Future Part 1: Let Go of Yesterday Stephen Blandino Exodus 1:11, 13 (NLT) – So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor….the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy. How to Let Go of Yesterday: 1. Embrace a New Identity Exodus 14:11b-12 (NLT) – “Why d...

Wonder: Recapturing Christmas Part 2: The Enemies of Wonder Three Enemies of Wonder: 1. Jealousy Matthew 2:1-3 (NLT) – Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” King Herod was deeply disturbe...

Wonder: Recapturing Christmas Part 1: The Response of Wonder He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. —Luke 2:5-7 (NLT) Four Ways to Respond...

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin’? Loneliness 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” —Genesis 2:18 (NLT) 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. —John 10:10 (NIV) 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them....

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin? Insecurity EJ Brown

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin'? Depression 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. —1 Kings 19:1-2 (NLT) Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Be...

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin'? Uncertainty About the Future The Lord now said to Moses, 2 “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” 3 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran. —Numbers 13:1-3 (NLT)...

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin’? Anxiety Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) The “Anxious for Nothing” Blueprint Don’t + Do = Peace 1. Do...

Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin’? The Fear of Failure Peter’s Failures: Failure #1: Faithlessness Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?” —Matthew 14:31 (NLT) Failure #2: Rebuke But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!” 23 Jesus...

The Sheep Need a Shepherd Guest Speaker - Pastor Jacob Jester 35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 He said to his disci...

“Fundamental Attribution Error.” The Fundamental Attribution Error is when we attribute another person’s actions to their character or personality, but we attribute our own behavior to external circumstances outside of our control. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. —James 3:16 (KJV) The word “ENVY” comes from a Greek word “zelos,” that means a fierce desire t...

“Christian churches, in this case, became a place where people organized resistance to oppressive state governments and a refuge to those fleeing persecution. Even at the cost of suffering attacks and terrorism themselves, African-American churches along with their allies in mainline Christian denominations brought honor to the faith they held. More: their example of conscience motivated political...

FORFORTWORTH Reach Your One And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.” —Jeremiah 29:7 (NLT) Our vision is to see cities transformed by equipping people to KNOW CHRIST, experience community, and influence culture. Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus ha...