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10-10-80 THE SECOND TEN REVIEW: THE FIRST TEN • If you want to master money, money can’t be your master. • The easiest way to determine if money is your master is whether or not you tithe. • What you do with money, or desire to do with it, can make or break your happiness forever. THE SECOND TEN: PAY YOURSELF “To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy. But godliness with content...

10 / 10 / 80 Week 1 “The one who manages the little he has been given with faithfulness and integrity will be promoted and trusted with greater responsibilities. But those who cheat with the little they have been given will not be considered trustworthy to receive more. If you have not handled the riches of this world with integrity, why should you be trusted with the eternal treasures of the spir...

Teaching Series: Fake News Title: Mirror, Mirror Luke 8:42-48 Fake News: I am defined by my decisions in the past, my present circumstances, and my potential in the future. 42As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,[c] but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, an...

“Lord, teach us to pray”… Luke 11:1 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.   But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward...

FAKE NEWS – Week 4 Fake News: Prayer is our natural response to difficulty Truth: Worry is our natural response to difficulty “Don’t be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. He longs to hear your requests, so talk to God about your needs and be thankful for what has come. And know that the peace of God (a peace that is beyond any and all of our human understanding) will stand...

FAKE NEWS – Week 3 • Fake News: God doesn’t do miracles any more like he did in the Bible “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” John 14:12 “Some people brought to him a deaf man with a severe speech impediment. They pleaded with Jesus to place his hands on him and heal him. So...

The Spirit filled life Fake News – 2 1. Fake News: Our God is a distant and uninterested God. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous...

FAKE NEWS Fake News: I will earn my way to heaven by my good deeds. “When you did amazing wonders we didn’t expect, you came down, and mountains shuddered in your presence! These amazing things had never been heard of before; you did things never dreamed of! No one perceived your greatness. No eye has ever seen a God like you, who intervenes for those who wait and long for you! We have all become...

This is Boring Mark 5:1-20; 7:31-37 (NASB) Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 1They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, 3 and he had his dwell...

Awestruck Isaiah 6:1-8 (NASB) 1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The [a]whol...

FACING THE FUTURE TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY OF FAITH GOD’S SURVIVAL KIT FOR WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS 1. AN ACCURATE REALITY MAP “Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and He will show you the right way.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, wh...

HE BIBLE IN A NUTSHELL OR WILL SERIAL KILLERS BE IN HEAVEN? How good do you have to be to go to heaven? A) Pretty good B) Really Good C) A lot better than a serial killer D) Perfect If you are going to understand the Bible in a nutshell, you have to know something about God that you don’t know. “They do not know God’s righteousness, and all the time they are going about trying to prove their own r...

YOUR WATERSHED MOMENT 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. 3 He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents....

PUSHING THE SELF DESTRUCT BUTTON Whenever someone wrongs you there is a DEBT in your relationship. They owe you. “You OWE me an apology.” “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. But since he [c]did not have the means to repay, his lord...

Are You In Good Hands? (Who covers you?) 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collect...

Freedom from Sexual Captivity John 8:2-11 (ESV) 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone su...

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP NEHEMIAH 4:6,10-14 WHY WE GIVE UP FATIGUE (vs. 10a)"Meanwhile the people in Judah said, `The strength of the laborers is giving out...'" FRUSTRATION (vs. 10b) "... and there is so much rubble..." FAILURE (vs. 10c)"... we cannot rebuild the wall..." FEAR (vs. 11)"Also our enemies said, `Before they know it or see us ... we will kill them and put an end to their work!'"...

WHERE FUNCTION AND MISSION MEET- DON’T WAIT FOR FUNCTION TO DO MISSION We are dysfunctional- DYS-SATISFIED DYS-STRESSED DYS-APPOINTED DYS-COURAGED Don’t confuse simple with easy. ALL FUNCTION STARTS WITH THE TRUTH. 1.THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD. “You shall have no other gods before Me. EX. 20:3 PHILOSOPHER PETER KREEFT-The opposite of theism(belief in God) is not atheism, it is idolatry. “For My people ha...

1. REVOLUTIONIZE MY WORDS. “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’” Matthew 5:37 “Here’s what I want you to do. Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace.” Matthew 6:5 2. REVOLUTIONIZE MY RELATIONSHIPS. “Here is a simpl...

WHAT AN AMAZING TIME TO BE ALIVE! Pastor Mark Shook See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and...

Title: A Father’s Reckless Love Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 ESV 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property i...

Straight to the Heart 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among th...

• You can’t keep doing what you’ve always done and expect different results. “What a wee little part of a person’s life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. All day long, the mill of his brain is grinding, and his thoughts, not those other things, are his history.” MARK TWAIN “Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God...

KEY 1: PRACTICE PROPER BOUNDARIES – KNOW WHERE I END AND GOD BEGINS  I am not God “So now, my beloved, obey as you have always done, not only when I am with you, but even more so when I can’t be. Continue to work out your salvation, with great fear and trembling,   because God is energizing you so that you will desire and do what always pleases Him.” Philippians 2:12-13  God’s work: To give me w...

MOODSWINGERS: Letting Go of the Past Johnie Jones 15 After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him. 16 Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.” “Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said. 17 A...