Fellowship Church - Prairieville, LA

Follower: There is More to Life | John 10:1-18 Fully know. Fully known. We must be fully known by the Lord to fully know the Lord. The goodness of God is the cause of all that is good. Our faithfulness is the result of (not the reason for) God’s goodness. Rightfully owned. A rightful purchase and a rightful place. Faithfully following. We follow, not to be good for God, but because God is good. Fu...

The Value of the Price Matthew 19:1-12 Marriage is sacred. God’s design is God’s desire. One flesh is sacred – it has a high value and a high price. “One with” requires “all of”. One flesh means: -we do not hide -we do not withhold -we do not withdraw -we do not without Value the one. When we value oneness, we honor the price.

The Price of Right – The Forgiven Factor Matthew 18:21 -25 Forgiveness pays forward. Forgiven people forgive people. If you are forgiven, you are different. Repentance causes the desire for restitution, not the requirement. Keys to True Forgiveness: 1. Trust the goodness of the God. 2. Ask from an honest place. 3. Believe God’s forgiveness is real and is enough. 4. Allow God to help you see as he...

Dealing with Sin. Matthew 18:15-20 This is about Reconciliation. (not retaliation). Desiring to continue and grow in a personal relationship with someone. This is about Sanctification. (not satisfaction). Desiring that someone continues and grows in their personal relationship with Christ. Questions we should ask ourselves? (Offender) Why are they sharing this with me? Is it biblical? Are they rig...

Matthew 18:10–14 (ESV): The Parable of the Lost Sheep True humility thinks of others and not just oneself. (Philippians 2:1-4) We are all like sheep. Live in persistent pursuit of God's will. Who's your one? _________________ What can cause one to wander away and be lost? 1. Curiosity and/or being enticed. 2. Lacking a sense of belonging. Beware of these pitfalls: 1. Complacency 2. Recipro...

Drastically Practical Change Matthew 18:7-9 The more we love Jesus the more we hate sin. In the fight against sin, it’s time to get drastic. Stop the pattern. Stop choosing temptation. Drastic and Practical Change: Leave Break up Throw away Do without Lock up Give up Speak out Expose it Be counted Replace it

The Measure of Faith / Matthew 18:1-6 GREATNESS is not a RACE. GREATNESS is CHOSEN but not CHASED. Turn - REPENTANCE is a REQUIREMENT. Repentance is a COMPLETE CHANGE in WHO, HOW, and WHAT we are. Faith: UNHINDERED and UNMEASURED trust. Faith is an INNOCENT, not FOOLISH, trust. DISHONORED trust DESTROYS. IMMEASURABLE DESTRUCTION is caused by those who ABUSE UNMEASURED TRUST.

Matthew 17-24-27 God's provision is about LOVE not OBLIGATION Gods provision is for YOU but it’s not about YOU. If the Lord is truly our PROVIDER, we embrace the COST of doing what is RIGHT

Conquering Mountains Matthew 17:14-21 Everyone comes down from the mountain. (Matthew 17:14-16) We are deceived into believing that the way things are right now is how they will always be. (Matthew 17:17-20a) Limited desperation leads to limited faith. Your success can become an enemy to your dependence on God. (Matthew 17:20b-24) All things are possible, not because of the depth (size) of your fa...

Matthew 17:1-13 - Signs to Never Forget 1. There is a difference between hearing and experiencing 2. We cannot encounter Jesus without being affected 3. Jesus stands ALONE – Listen to Him 4. Proper expectation comes from proper understanding

Signs: Signs Too Clear to Miss Matthew 16:24-28 Real Truth about Jesus Following: -Denial gets draining. -Dying becomes difficult. -Following is mostly fun. Signs I am Serious about Jesus: 1. Losing myself yet beginning to like myself. 2. Leaving my life yet loving my life. 3. Knowing I’m in without knowing what I’m in for. 4. Being dissatisfied with where I am yet satisfied where I am.

The Signs We Don’t See Matthew 16:21 -23 & 17:22 -23 & 20:17 -19 The key to visibility is availability. We seek out what we are set on. Why do we miss the Lord’s signs? 1. We don’t want to go where God is going. Right action does not always mean right direction. 2. We have already planned where we are going. What do you count most – your costs or God’s gifts? 3. We don’t want to do what Go...

Signs: Seeing what is Revealed Matthew 16:13 -20 The Most Important Question: Who do you say Jesus is? Jesus you are the Christ – the Promise of Salvation. Jesus you are the Son of God – the Power of Salvation. Jesus you are Savior and Lord – the Person of Salvation. Signs of the Spirit-Revealed Life There is battle between thought and truth. Our thoughts do not become truth, but truth can become...

Signs: See the Sign Right There Matthew 16:1-12 A little off ends up lost. We stop straying when we accept truth that changes wrong. Signs of Straying Seeking signs instead of truth. Looking for desires instead of promises. Hearing what I want instead of what God said. Seeking what feels good instead of what is right. Controlling instead of changing. Are my expectations built upon my Savior or is...

Overcoming the Cycle of Defeat | Romans 5:1-11 Facing troubles through faith causes endurance. Facing troubles without faith causes bitterness. Enduring troubles through faith builds authentic character. Bitterness without faith causes hardness and deceitfulness. Authentic faith through troubles builds hope. Hardness without faith causes despair and darkness. Hope wins. Despair and darkness lose.

Romans 8:1-17 The Problems and Promises of IF If you have the Spirit, you are in Christ because, if you are in Christ, you have the Spirit. The Problems: -Self-Minded -Hostile to God -By unrighteousness, cannot please God -Bound to Sin -Bound to Death -Spirit of Slavery -Spirit of Fear -Heir of Flesh (Self) -Powerless over sin and wrong The Promises: -Spirit-Minded -Humble before God -By Christ’s...

We Are Now Champions | Romans 8:31-39 Victory in Christ is… Personal Spiritual Purposeful What more could God do than what God has done? Suffering and struggle happen. Struggling is not losing; it is a part of winning. Victory is not about the obstacle; it is about the obedience. Live in the win.

We Have Been Championed! Romans 5:1-11 Now that we have been declared righteous, God will direct me towards righteousness, so that my life will display righteousness. A relationship of grace that provides peace and access. A relationship of hope that provides promise and purpose. Hope is certain because of: -the deposit of His Spirit. -the demonstration of His love. -the death of His Son.

Romans 6:1-11 Dominion belongs to the Champion. The victory is personal…and it is ours. We live in victory… Therefore we live from victory… Therefore we live for victory. How we consider ourselves is how we consider Christ.

Matthew 15:21-28 Truth is true. Let truth be true. Love is love. Let love be love. The Lord is the Lord. Let the Lord be Lord. Great faith is a faith of confession – a faith that speaks up. Great faith is a faith of action – a faith that stands tall. Great faith is a faith of submission – a faith that kneels low.

Matthew 15:9-20 There is no substitute for INTIMACY with God The two biggest barriers to intimacy are ISOLATION and PRIDE Jeremiah 17:5-10 Where do I start? Humbly CONFESS Invite God to EXAMINE your HEART Make the CHANGES Tell someone who you TRUST

A Personal Touch Matthew 15:1-9 Root to Truth. Tie to Truth. Test to Truth. Am I actively becoming what I am not?

A Personal Touch | Matthew 14:34-36 / 15:29-31 A touch from Jesus will change everything, but everything will change with a touch of Jesus. Am I fully trusting in Jesus or simply trusting from Jesus? The relationship between faith and grace is real. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of reward, not return. Faith costs; grace buys. The currency of the Kingdom of God is grace, not faith. The work of th...

Matthew 14:22 -36 How do we experience the goodness of God in the bitterness of life? Faith is not safe. Keep seeing Jesus. Stepping out means stepping on. More than minimum. What type of follower do I want to be? Am I where Jesus told me to be doing what Jesus told me to do?

Matthew 14:1-21/15:32-39 How do we experience the sweetness of God in the bitterness of life? Just. Just is enough. Injustice never justifies Weariness does not justify unfaithfulness. Just bring to Jesus just what you have. Start serving without seeing.