Be Hope Church

KEY POINTS - Wherever you are – there you are! - Only God sees your heart : what others may reject, God’s hand anoints. - Maybe you are where you are because you often allow the wrong people to decide what God can and can’t do in your life. - The presence of your insufficiencies does not signify the absence of God. - Start where you are!

KEY POINTS - God has good plans for us. We can live in the plans knowing that they are good – not easy, but good. - God’s purpose is going to happen. Are you willing to be a part of it? You can be enthusiastic like Isaiah or you can be bitter and angry like Jonah. - We sometimes fear being willing to say “Here I am” because he will ask you to go somewhere or do something. - We are called to go and...

KEY POINTS - Wherever the Holy Spirit is, something powerful happens. - When God gives you a vision, resistance is part of starting something new. - What may feel like a distraction, God is using to refocus our faith. - God’s presence is what takes you beyond your ability.

KEY POINTS - It’s difference that draws us together. - The opposite ends of your life experience are what others find attractive in faith. - Sometimes not being chosen is what you need to appreciate the power of being chosen. - When you forget that God chose you, you can’t hold the tension of the old you and the new you. - Baptism isn’t our arrival, it’s the beginning.

KEY POINTS - We want our physical reality to accommodate our spiritual distress. - The only thing that can accommodate our mess is the grace of God. - The grace of God is that He loves our mess. - Humiliation leads to hiding. - We buy the lie that isolation will bring healing from humiliation. - God loves people that are willing to believe that a messy something is better than a perfect nothing.

KEY POINTS - Emotion produces little to no change – just saying sorry isn’t enough. - God isn’t interested in your “sorry”. - An invitation to repent is an invitation to become something brand new. - When you change your mind, your faith is no longer about knowing all the answers. It’s about “who’s next?” - We can experience the Kingdom of Heaven here and now. - Only the mighty work of God can cha...

KEY POINTS - We define human beings as “good” or “bad” based on one event. - Seeing others’ mess is Satan’s way of reminding you of your own struggle – it’s the stronghold he uses to make you feel dismissed from the love of God. - Jesus holds the tension between grace and truth. - You need the truth of your brokenness so you can understand your need for His grace. - Forgiveness has no favorites. “...

KEY POINTS - Some of your relationships may be pulling you away from your calling and your identity. - Change craves change. - “thelies” = “God’s best offer” - Some people in your life don’t want the help, they just want the attention. - You can’t save people who don’t want help. - Run with the winners. Faith is when you start wanting what God wants for you.

- Maybe you’re walking with God, but still doing the things you wish you wouldn’t – you relate to Peter. - The only thing you have control over is yourself. - The baggage we carry is meant to make us better. - Holy means healing. - Our baggage is where God works. - Be aware of your reactions. Ask yourself 5 questions: 1. What happened? 2. What am I feeling? 3. What is the story that I’m telling my...

KEY POINTS - We enter into relationships thinking that people will fix us. - We have a God-shaped hole in our hearts that we try to fill with people. - Our true identity comes only from God. - With Christ, we are made whole.

KEY POINTS - God’s impact is not limited to your generosity, but our level of generosity controls the amount of light we shine. - Giving is an opportunity. Giving in love is a sacrifice. Sacrifice without love leads to scarcity. - Oftentimes, our worry gets in the way of God’s work. Don’t let your worry block the world from God’s blessing. - The difference between those who live generously and tho...

KEY POINTS - We often ask God to move us forward into the future, but don’t allow Him to train us for it. - There are some walls in your life that need to fall. - Our view of God changes our view of everything. - You can’t see what you want to see unless you get a new view.

KEY POINTS - Be intentional parents. - Favor comes/is before behavior. - Faith-filled, intentional parents believe favor takes priority before right behavior. - Stepping up and becoming intentional fathers will confront the brokenness and leave a powerful legacy in the lives of our sons.

KEY POINTS - Sometimes God’s future is in the fulfillment of the successor. He may give you a vision and ask you to lead and invest in it, but you may never see the rewards of it. - There are 5 rules to life that faith will teach us: Life is hard. You’re not important. Your life is not about you. You are not in control. You’re going to die. - God’s story continues through the people you empower. -...

KEY POINTS - What we pass on to others impacts their life. - We are all followers (disciples) of something. - Others can tell what we follow by what we love with all of our heart, soul, and strength. - When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we carry it with us wherever we go.

KEY POINTS - The key to your success is God’s word. - “Choose it or lose it” - God’s word connects our life to God’s power.

KEY POINTS - God has freed you from captive to calling. - God’s plan is where He planted you. Don’t worry about the “whether” – take possession of it! - Sometimes God’s calling comes with unfavorable conditions, and that’s the greatest thing holding you back. - Following God wholeheartedly is when you place the calling of God over the conditions of your life.

KEY POINTS - Grace is the unmerited favor that is given to us by God. - What others may see as useless, God sees as love and sacrifice. - It is the work of the Lord to choose grace with other people. - Grace is easy to accept and hard to extend.

KEY POINTS - Worship is our “why”. - Without knowing “why”, “what” will always get in the way. - Worship is when we faithfully and gratefully respond to a holy God, no matter WHAT is happening. - Lifted hands signifies victory and it signifies surrender – and surrender is where our greatest victory happens.

KEY POINTS - Front row is where the battle is won. - Front row people recognize that they’re in a fight. - Front row people are relentless.

KEY POINTS - Generosity is a lifestyle, not a limitation. - It’s the tangibles in our lives that project the way we want to be perceived. - There’s no limit to what God can do when you decide to live generously. - Generous people don’t give from abundant wealth, but the anticipated work.

KEY POINTS - The insight to invite is the weight. - Weight signifies the incoming work of God. - One of the greatest ways to champion someone’s faith is as simple as an invitation. - Put on weight – invitation begins with your story.

KEY POINTS - The church should never be outpaced. - In God’s Kingdom, the highest seat takes the lowest form – a servant. - When you’re in pursuit, you have the heart of a servant. - Bearing your cross isn’t a status symbol. It’s an identity marker of your purpose. - True hope is relentless for the hopeless.

KEY POINTS - The “solitary place” in your life is the tragedy that leaves you breathless. - Compassion is the gift from God that makes you feel forgotten. - Hope is the ability to see the redemptive side of the story. - The miracle is the breath between tragedy (“He is not here”) and the redemptive side (“He is risen!”)

KEY POINTS - “There” doesn’t exist because “there” is always changing. - We compromise our values, our character, and our integrity to get “there”. - There is only “here”. God has already given us everything we need and more. - The inheritance we receive is the power of God.