Clovis Hills - Weekend Messages

I. THE CALL FROM THE GRAVE "When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!' The dead man came out..." John 11:43-44a Only Christ's voice has power over spiritual death (cf. John 5:25) “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. John 6:44 Augustine noted: Jesus called Lazarus by name, lest...

Galatians 5:16-26 NIV 1. WHAT SELF-CONTROL REALLY MEANS Greek word: "enkrateia" = strength from within  Not gritting teeth and trying harder  Allowing God's power to control your life  Illustration: You're the caboose, not the engine  QUOTEABLE: "You don't need more willpower; you need more God-power." Not achieved through willpower Fruit that grows when connected t...

In our age of instant everything—instant texting, instant coffee, instant results—we've largely forgotten the power of the slow, steady work of faithfulness. We swipe when relationships get difficult, quit when jobs get challenging, and abandon commitments when they stop feeling convenient. We live in a culture that has trained us to expect immediate gratification and to move on the moment thi...

1. UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL GOODNESS  I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. Romans 15:14Goodness Is More Than Being Nice Greek word agathos: Active benevolence that seeks others' welfare Goodness confronts what's wrong and promotes what's right Kingdom Principle: God's goo...

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness , goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Gala...

PRAYER IS THE WORK Pastor Mark Lee | Vantagepoint Church Luke 11:9 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Mark 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours. Matt 21:22 – If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Acts 7:55 – full of the Holy Sp...

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭34‬:‭4‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Patience is trusting God’s timing instead of demanding your own.” “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ What This Means: • P...

1. PEACE WITH GOD  "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1 The Problem: Sin separates us from God The Solution: Jesus bridges the gap The Result: No more guilt, no more shame, no more fear of judgment Do you have peace with God or peace with your sin. Some people think it means that I am okay with God now…...

God's joy isn't just a nice feeling - it's the fuel that powers you through life's greatest challenges. (law Lost for 60-100 years) They found it rebuilding the temple, Ramifications of no law is people just did what they wanted… what felt right, what seemed right. Nehemiah 8:2-10 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy , peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gent...

Galatians‬ The best use of life is love. 1 Corinthians‬ 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. The best expression of love is time. 1 Corinthians‬ The best time to love is now. Matthew 22:34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: ...

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” k 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.  16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the...

SERMON NOTES “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places,...

Amazing Grace: What We Don't Deserve For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV Grace Is More Common Than You Think (Common Grace) He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Matthew 5:45 (NIV) Grace is Mor...

Soul Winning: Church, I can say with confidence, that God’s will for all men, all women, for all of us, who will profess Christ as Lord, it’s all about soul winning.  Matthew 4:21-22 says, And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat...

Acts 2:1-4, 14-18, 21; 2:22-24, 32-33, 36-39, 42-47 Point #1 “The Pentecost Event”  Acts 2:1-13 The Pentecost event was accompanied by 3 supernatural signs:  sound (blowing of a violent wind), sight (tongues of fire which came to rest on each of them and speech (filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues or languages as the Spirit enabled them).  Languages…      The miracle of...

1.   Centered.  Centered on Jesus’s Command. “All authority has been given to me”   Jesus, the risen Savior, is taking His rightful place as King.  Before He ascends into heaven He gives His marching orders. 2.   Open Jesus tells us to be open to wherever God calls us. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Sam...

1.   The Reliability of God’s Word The first question in the Bible was about the reliability of God’s word. “Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals the Lord God poihad made.  He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” – Gen. 3:1 Let’s look at the reliability of God’s word. Consistency -         66 Books -         Written over 1,50...

Hebrews 11:32-40 NIV 1. Faith’s Power through Scripture 32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets….. Earlier in this chapter the author commends multiple biblical heroes including Noah, Abraham, Moses and others. Here at verse 32 he says there’s not enough time to continue although there are many more....

SERMON NOTES Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe? But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:31-33 NLT...

SERMON NOTES 4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. 7 Also...

The World Has Been a Mess Briefly Explain The Fall of Man in Genesis 3 and free will. Evil is real:  Richard Foster says, “God becomes a reality when he becomes a necessity.”  Dark valleys make God more real to us.  The world is not how it was designed to be. “No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.” C.S. Lewis We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned...

Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[ a ]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he w...

“Tychicus will tell you all the news about me.  He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.  I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.  He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.  They will tell you everything that is happening here.  My fellow pri...

1.   Be devoted to Prayer He will ask the Church to pray specifically for opening doors in order that he may be able to preach the gospel even though he is in chains (v.3).  But first, he asks the Church to be watchful and thankful while praying.  When I think of Paul’s request to be watchful, I think of a lifeguard canning the ocean making sure that nothing is wrong or under attack.  Thankfulness...

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