Coastal Community Church

God WANTS you to hear His voice even more than you DESIRE to hear it. How to HEAR God’s voice through OTHERS. Proverbs 12:15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. The most TANGIBLE way to hear from God is through PEOPLE. I Kings 12:4-5 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” Rehoboa...

God WANTS you to hear His voice even more than you DESIRE to hear it. The most EXCITING way you can hear from God. I Kings 19:12 And after the fire came a GENTLE WHISPER. Sometimes God speaks LOUDLY, but often He speaks through a WHISPER. The most exciting way to hear from God is through the PROMPTINGS of the HOLY SPIRIT. John 16:7 But in fact, it is BEST for you that I GO AWAY, because if I don’t...

God WANTS you to hear His voice even more than you DESIRE to hear it. The most PERSONAL way to hear from God is through PRAYER. Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” How do you pray to hear from God? Matthew 6:5 And WHEN you pray… Luke 5:16 But Jesus often withdrew to...

GOD WANTS you to hear His voice even more than YOU DESIRE to hear it. Romans 12:2 Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. We often allow the NOISE of this world to deafen the VOICE of God. Is God’s voice the LOUDEST voice in your life? The CLEAREST way to hear from God is by getting into GOD’S WORD. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 MSG Every part of Scripture is Go...

Side Effects of Nostalgia “_____________ will never be as Good as is was” ECC 7:10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. PHIL 3:13-15 one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are mature...

Matthew 1:20-21 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people...” JESUS - lesous Hebrew: YESHUA Hebrew verb: yasha (to RESC...

Christmas is a season for a MIRACLE. The Miracles of Christmas: 1. The ANNOUNCEMENT Luke 1:26-30 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with yo...

Luke 2:8-9 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  Luke 2:10-12 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born t...

Isaiah 54:2-3 AMP “ Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children]; Always about people Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them; Lengthen your tent ropes And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground].Make solid what you already have because when you steward well 3  “For you will spread out to the right and to the left; And your descendants will take possess...

What is multiplication in a spiritual sense? It’s a little hard to define but it simply means supernatural exponential growth. 8+8=16 but 8x8=64. The Bible uses words like progress, expansion, increase, overflow. So, let’s do a quick walk through the Bible and look at a few different multiplication verses... Genesis 1:28 - Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth a...

You have no idea what God may PRODUCE through a SINGLE SEED PLANTED in faith. Genesis 12:1-3 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. Genesis 15:1-2a Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect...

LEGACY is the impact or impression you leave behind in OTHERS. Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same pr...

The poor live for TODAY . The middle class live for RETIREMENT. The wealthy live for LEGACY . Judges 2:7-8, 10-11 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.   Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110.   After that generation died, another genera...

LEGACY is where my LIFE lives on. “The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized within the lifetime of the opportunity.” Leonard Ravenhill How do I LIVE so my life outlives me? Isaiah 54:2-3 “Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children]; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them; Lengthen your tent ropes And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground]. “For y...

Believe God’s Best Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Are your WORDS affirming your BELIEFS? Get in POSITION 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. The best POSITIO...

Luke 22:39-52 (NIV) 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him an...

How do I live with irrational generosity? For not From 1. God is GENEROUS. Generosity is the heart of God. John 3:16 // For God so loved the world that He GAVE... Romans 8:32 // Since he did not spare even his own Son but GAVE him up for us all, won’t he also GIVE us everything else? Matthew 7:11 // “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your F...

Your life is ALWAYS moving in the DIRECTION of your STRONGEST thoughts. Thoughts - Beliefs - Identity - Actions You can’t have a POSITIVE life with a NEGATIVE mind. You can’t live God’s BEST LIFE with a BROKEN soundtrack in your mind. Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will i...

Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)  You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust + Steadfast mind = Perfect Peace Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and he will d...

It is OKAY to not be OKAY. “We were never designed for the sedentary, indoor, socially isolated, fast-food laden, sleep deprived, frenzied pace of modern life.”—Stephen Ilardi-The Depression Cure Lamentations 3:17-20 NIV I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.   So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”   I remember my affliction and my wan...

Philippians 4:4-6 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything  In 2019, TWO out of THREE Americans said they were anxious or extremely anxious.  91% of high school and college students report consistent and significant levels of ANXIETY associated with stress. Anxiety isn’t SIN, it is a SIGNAL...

Ephesians 4:1 (NIV): As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.   Why we carry the name? Romans 5:7-8 (TPT) Now, would anyone dare to die for the sake of a wicked person? We can all understand if someone was willing to die for a truly noble person. But Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost...

IN THIS FAMILY: we do LIFE TOGETHER. You will live relationally by DEFAULT or by DESIGN. “If you look at the people in your circle and don’t get inspired, then you don’t have a circle, you have a cage.” --Nipsey Hustle ACTS 16:22-24 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. They were severely beaten, and then they were th...

IN THIS FAMILY: SAVED People SERVE People. Ephesians 2:10 NIV For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. John 13:1, 3-17 It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his...

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. IN THIS FAMILY: We LIVE GENEROUSLY Am I GENEROUS? Proverbs 11:24-25 "One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself get refreshed."...