Alice Drive Baptist Church Podcast

God With Us in the Busyness Guest Speaker: Dr. Pastor Brian Saxon Matthew 2:1-12 People who missed the Christ of Christmas King Herod: He missed Him because of jealousy. The Religious Leaders: They missed Him because of indifference. The Inhabitants of Jerusalem: They missed Him because of religion. The Romans: They missed Him because of idolatry. The People of Nazareth: They missed Him because of...

Guest Speaker: Dr. Pastor Brian Saxon Matthew 1:18-25

Guest Speaker: Dr. Pastor Brian Saxon Isaiah 7:14, 9:6

1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 Matt Sprinkle Sermon Notes: • When is Jesus coming back? • He’s coming back! • Live as people who are awake • 1 Thes 5:12-13 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. • Accept them. Appreciate them. Love them. Obey...

Our Song for Giving Thanks Psalm 100 Brian Saxon We shout, serve, and sing (vv. 1-2) We acknowledge God (v. 3) We enter His presence with worship (v. 4) We never forget God is good (v. 5)

Pastor: Kevin Buynak Sermon Notes: · Jesus is over everything! · 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. · How does Jesus describe himself? (put the next 3 verses on one slide) John 10:30 – “I and my father are one” John 14:9 – “He who has seen me has seen the Father” John 8:58 – “Most assuredly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!” · 16 For by him all things wer...

Sermon Notes: · Philippians 1:3 - 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. · 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. · Joy means having a deep sense of well-being knowing that Go...

Sermon Notes: · Jesus loves me this I know, this I know, for the Bible tells me so… · The Bible is God telling us what is important to know about him and his story. · 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – All scripture is God-breathed and is profitable for teaching, rebuke, correction, and discipline in rightness, 17so that the man of God may be sufficient for every good work, completely outfitted. · All scripture...

Sermon Notes: · 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – Know this: in the last days there will be a dangerous season. 2People will self-lovers, lovers of money, braggarts, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, without truth, promoters of quarrels, without self-control, untamed, haters of good, 4traitors, reckless, conceited, pleasure lovers rather than God-lovers. 5They have a for...

Sermon Notes: · Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know; fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go. · Before we argue about the little stuff, let’s get the big thing right. · 2 Timothy 2:8 -8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. · Do you ever focus more on your problems than on Jesus? · Think about Jesus before you think about your problems. · Praise sets the stage....

Sermon Notes: · Are you actually listening? · Deuteronomy 6:4-5: 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. · Shema = pay attention, listen closely, focus, respond, take heart, obey · Hearing Correctly leads to action · “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” · “You shall love the Lord yo...

Sermon Notes: · Dallas Willard – Joy is a deep sense of well-being, knowing God is for us and is at work on our behalf. · How do we know we are a church of joy? · Acts 16:22-24 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was comma...

Sermon Notes: · How many hoops do I have to jump through? · What’s the hoop? · Jesus did not give us a hoop to jump through, but an invitation to follow him. · Clean up first, then be forgiven. · Acts 13:44-45 - 44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was...

Sermon Notes: · Are you living in the power of the Spirit? · As a church, are we living in the power of the Spirit? · Acts 8:4 - 4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. · The Spirit gives courage. · A Church of joy has courage. · Acts 8:5 -5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. · The Spirit leads us to break barriers. · A Church of jo...

Sermon Notes: o Dallas Willard – Joy is a deep and pervasive sense of well-being, of knowing and trusting that God cares for us and is working for our good. o Are we a joyful church? o A church of joy focuses not on us, but on Jesus. o My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. o Acts 2:22a – Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God t...

Sermon Notes: · Where do you look for answers? · Personal Feelings/Instincts · Popular Culture · Social Media & Influencers · Peers/Friends · Family Traditions · How do you cut through the chaos of a broken world with wisdom that actually works? · (Psalm 37:1) “Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!” (ESV) · Our default is to fret and envy. · —How much of your li...

Sermon Notes: · Pray God will send the resources needed to do His work. · Give as God directs you. · Matthew 24:36 - 36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. · The hardness of the human heart. · Revelation 9:20-21 - 20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they d...

Sermon Notes: · Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again, Rejoice! · What did we learn? · Admit we are powerless. · Realize God is greater than us and he can restore us to sanity. · We make a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God. · We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. · We admit to God, ourselves, and another person the exac...

Sermon Notes: · The Spiritual Approach (to alcoholism) was useless as any other if… you kept it to yourself.” · Matthew 16:25 - For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. · We share our experience with others. · Mark 5:7 – He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! Swear to God that you won’t...

Sermon Notes: · The eleventh step: Improve our conscious contact with God. · How you think about God matters. · 15And let the peace of Christ referee in your heart… · Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. – John 14:27 · Peace is a rest of will that comes from divine assurance about how thing...

Sermon Notes: · Philippians 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again, Rejoice! · You Press On · True Joy is found in Christ, knowing Him and His righteousness · Philippians 3:12-13a 12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13a Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own · “Mat...

Sermon Notes · Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again, Rejoice! · Make a list of people we harmed and become willing to make amends to them all. · Forgive others; receive forgiveness. · Matthew 6:12 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. · True forgiveness leads us to forgive. · Matthew 6:14-15 - 14 For if you forgive other people when they si...

Sermon Notes: · Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again, Rejoice! · Admit we are powerless. · Realize God is greater than us and he can restore us to sanity. · We make a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God. · We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. · We admit to God, ourselves, and another person the exact nature of our wrong...

Sermon Notes: · Where do you find joy when the ups and downs of life are far more than you can handle? · How is your joy level? · God is calling us to embrace the life he has for us. To do that we have to embrace the darkest moments and follow him through. · The Psalms are uniquely suited to foster communion with God. They give voice to our hearts. - Dane Ortland · We often believe that if we are...

During this special summer tradition, Pastor Clay Smith answers questions from our congregation.