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Series: Stories Joseph’s Turn to Trust Christmas in July!  ~~Pray Dillon dance lessons for his birthday gift VIDEO “I feel like you’re trying to lead!”  Don’t let overthinking, timing, or temptation make you detach from or distrust God.  Joseph is a man who has a brain, he was obviously a skilled carpenter, has been entrusted with a wife and now needs to make it all happen.  When you put your trus...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. 1 Kings 19:1 NLT 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.” Elijah was afrai...

Title: The Lavish Love of the Father. Scripture: Luke 15:20 Parable defined. A parable is, literally, something “cast alongside” something else. Jesus’ parables were stories that were “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. Prodigal defined A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.                                      Having or giving something on a lavish scal...

Matthew 14:22-24 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. John 16:33, which s...

We do missions because we are the Kings kids on a mission!  The Word became flesh and blood, moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes… like Father, like Son, generous inside and out, true from start to finish. John 1:14 MSG  You show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on t...

Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:4-5 NLT But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and...

God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NLT - - Husband, Wife, Brothers, Sisters, Aunties and Uncles, etc… He (Jesus) makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4:16 N...

Honor the Place That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.  Hebrews 9:1-3...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! -- SUNDAY'S NOTES -- Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you. Luke 6:37 ESV The biblical approach to having plenty, is to intentionally share what you have. Recognize the Call Not called d...

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. 1 John 3:1 ESV So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together,...

Jesus tomb time was a setup for the greatest victory in History. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 NLT The central reason Jesus came was to restore life and relationship. Dying to Self Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there....

Broken relationships mark the lives of the lost and unfortunately sometimes the found. Our connections and interactions with others should represent the way God relates to us. Make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient enduran...

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lordʼs favor. Luke 4:18-21 ESV For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 ESV Freedom is an unattainable myth without the M...

Generosity - Giving more of something of value or virtue, than is strictly required or expected. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Hebrews 13:16 ESV When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. Luke 12:48 NLT Generous living and giving are ho...

Contentment - Freedom from worry or restlessness: - A peaceful perspective. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me str...

Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT How to Trust God Directive # 1 - Follow the Instructor and H...

In your hearts revere Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV - - It’s His church, not ours. - No good without Him!  The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 ESV When we exclude Jesus we set ourselves up for drama, disappointment, and ultimately disaster.    Faith is neither depend...

God’s gift of forgiveness is the doorway to restoring every other destiny He has for us.  Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”  In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it,...

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 ESV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Growth and change are chal...

Even if we’re ready to change and grow, there will still be obstacles we have to overcome. He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 ESV I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. Psalm 18:29 NLT Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through...

Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT Change and growth are choices that we’re graced to choose.  You must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18 NLT People who refuse to change and grow, will spend an entire life dying without ever really living. We’re often ready for some...

We’re so glad you are here! Thanks for checking out Sunday's message! ---- SUNDAY'S NOTES ---- There is value in moments for remembering! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2 ESV The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases. Lamentations 3:22 NLT We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to his...

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. Isaiah 9:6 NLT Christmas doesn’t have to be merry from an earthly perspective to be amazing! (Linus is queue) And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by nigh...