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Big Idea: Worship is LIFE Ascribing to God His Worth through our LIFE L - Loves (the affections of our heart) I - I (Self) (offering the entirety of our life to God as a willing, daily sacrifice) F - Finances Family Future E - Everything

Big Idea: We Have a Mission 1. What is the mission of the Church? 2. Why is it important for the Church to stay on Mission? 3. How can the Church accomplish this Mission to stay on point?

Big Idea: The Gospel is Love Born in a Manger & Displayed on a Cross 1. The Son of Man is Fully Human Empathizing With Our Weaknesses 2. The Son of Man is Fully God Living the Sinless Life We Could Not 3. The Son of Man is Freely Offered Gifting Eternal Life to All Who Believe

Big Idea: The Gospel is Great Joy for All Who Believe Pursuit of Joy 1. What Does It Mean That Jesus Is the Christ? 2. Why Does Peter's Personal Profession of Christ Matter? 3. Is the Pursuit of Christ Worth the Cost?

Big Idea: The Gospel Brings Peace Transforming and Cleansing the Sinful Heart Peace Robber #1 - Pursuit of Rules over Pursuit of God Peace Robber #2 - Bending God's Commands Rather Than Joyful Obedience Peace Robber #3 - Accepting Behavior Modification Instead of Radical Heart Transformation

Big Idea: The Gospel is Hope for the Hopeless 1. Hope Rises From The Ashes of Broken Expectations 2. Hope Rises in God's Divine-Human Cooperative 3. Hope Rises From God's Public Display of Divine Power

Big Idea: The Gospel Overpowers the Demonic Realm 1. The Devil and his demons seek to destroy mankind 2. The demonic realm is rightly fearful of God and His power 3. Demonic Possession is real 4. Satan and his demons destroy everything they touch 5. Jesus brings physical and spiritual deliverance and calls us to share the same

Big Idea: The Gospel Displaces Fear with Faith. 7 Truths of Mark 4: 1. God's will is not an absence of storms 2. Experience is not a substitute for relationship 3. Storms are designed to draw you to God not drive you from Him 4. Storms are meant to shape us not break us 5. Storms are revealing of both God and you 6. Who is in your boat is more important than what is outside your boat 7. God brings...

Big Idea: The Gospel is entrusted to the unqualified and undeserved. 1. The recruitment process (Mark 3:13-15) 2. Who did Jesus recruit? (Mark 3:16-19) 3. The ministry impact of these men? - Embraced the Mission of Jesus (Matt. 28:19-20) - Many came to faith because of the work of the Holy Spirit through them - Today we have the Gospel because of their faithfulness and willingness. -Their names wi...

Big Idea: The Gospel calls me to live among sinners with a redemptive mission. 1. Jesus intentionally spent time with known sinners (Mark 2:13-14) 2. Jesus welcomed sinners into his presence and life (Mark 2:15-16) 3. Jesus brought Gospel hope to helpless sinners (Mark 2:17)

Big Idea: The Gospel is greater than its messengers.

Big Idea: Jesus is Good News 1. Author: John Mark 2. Date of writing: 50 AD 3. Shortest of the four Gospels The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

Big Idea: To Bless Israel is to be Blessed; To Curse Israel is to be Cursed 1. God is the Father and Founder of Israel Genesis 12; Deuteronomy 7:7-9; Exodus 4:22 2. God as Father Provides, Disciplines & Protects Israel 3. God Has a Future for Israel Jeremiah 30:3; Revelation 21:10b, 12b

Big Idea: God’s Providence is Seen Even in Judgement 1. Observation 2. Interpretation 3. Application

Big idea: The Rainbow is God’s Promise Written in the Sky The Rainbow is a Reminder of… 1. God’s Holy Hatred of Sin 2. God’s Protection and Salvation 3. God’s Ongoing Plan for Mankind

Big idea: You Can Trust God’s Word Fully and Completely 1. Big Boat - God Spares the World 2. Is There Enough Time and Muscle to build Noah’s Ark? 3. Is there enough room for food and animals on Noah’s Ark? 4. Will it float? 5. Global Flood - God judges sin 6. Why all the death? - Fossil record and fossil fuels 7. Where did all the water go? - Grand Canyon and Bent Rocks 8. How did this get here?...

Big idea: God’s Provision Spares Us From God’s Wrath Wickedness of Man was great… God’s Wrath Must Be Poured Out On Wickedness … But Noah Found Favor; God’s Grace Provides Safe Passage for the Righteous

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Big idea: Study God’s Word Deeply and Skillfully Keys to interpreting difficult or unclear passages: Key #1 Consider the context Key #2 Interpret unclear passages in the light of clear passages Key #3 God’s Word never contradicts itself Key #4 It’s okay to have unanswered questions

Big Idea: Don’t Skip the Genealogies All of God’s Word is Profitable 1. Genealogies Demonstrate the Historicity of the Bible 2. Genealogies Remind us that People Matter To God 3. Genealogies Showcase God’s Providence In History

Big Idea: Anyone who rejects God and His instructions is on a path for destruction. 1. God’s Word came to fulfillment against Cain and his lineage. (Genesis 4:12; 16-17) 2. Cain’s lineage rebelled against God’s Word. (Genesis 4:18-24) 3. God remained faithful to His Word. (Genesis 4:25-26; 3:15)

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Big Idea: Guard Your Heart for Out of it Flows the Stuff of Life Questions: 1. Where did Adam and Eve’s children find spouses? 2. What was wrong with Cain’s offering? 3. How was Cain’s rebellion different from his parents? Takeaways: 1. Where the heart goes the hands are sure to follow. (Proverbs 4:23; Luke 6:43-45) 2. Repent Early; Repent Often (Psalms 51; 1 John 1:9) 3. Don’t confuse God’s mercy...

Big Idea: Sin is the curse, Christ is the Cure. The Curse of Sin 1. Serpents were brought low (3:14) 2. Satan is the perpetual enemy of mankind (3:15) 3. Satan is a defeated enemy (3:15) 4. Women experience pain in childbearing and birth (3:16) 5. Women will struggle with headship in marriage (3:16) 6. Men will experience struggle and toil in their labor (3:17-19) 7. Physical death enters the huma...