Fellowship Church - Prairieville, LA

Hometown Reject Matthew 13:53-58; 14:1-12 Matthew 13:53-57a There’s a danger that comes with familiarity. It can lead to bitterness that leads to unbelief that leads to offense that leads to rejection. Matthew 13:57b How did Jesus handle rejection? He did nothing. Matthew 13:58 The way we perceive Jesus is how we will receive Jesus. Matthew 14:1-12 When you follow Jesus expect bad things & exp...

Matthew 13:44 -46, 51-52 Deeper is simple and seen. The Kingdom is fulfillment, not abolishment. We must sell out to buy in. We buy in with everything yet nothing. See the value of grace; not just the price. See the beauty of joy; not just the benefit. Righteousness only works right.

Deeper is simple and seen. God is in the small. Don’t begrudge the beginning. Be beneficial. Make the place you are planted different. Stay humble. Start here. Start now.

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, 47-50 Deeper is simple and seen. Trust the King with His Kingdom. Quit controlling. Quit expecting perfection. Live with a healthy dissatisfaction. Limit out.

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Deeper is simple and seen. Never underestimate the generosity of God’s grace. God is generous by grace, through grace, and with grace. Salvation causes mission. Mission causes multiplication. Mission and multiplication exist because salvation causes transformation.

Matthew 13:10 -17, 34-35 Simple and Seen. Parables are simple ways to see deep truths. Deeper is condition of heart more than capacity of mind. Deeper is clarity and accuracy. Deeper is learning to learn. Deeper is well-rooted and firmly-founded.

Luke 2:25-38; Ecclesiastes 3 How you see your time will be how you spend your time. Live patiently. Live expectantly. Live to seek. Live to speak. Live faithfully. Live accountably.

Luke 1:37-38 For nothing will be impossible with God. And Mary said, Behold I am the servant of theLord; let it be to me according to your word. Matthew 1:21-23 She will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus for he will save his people fromtheir sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken to the prophet: Behold, the virgin shallconceive and bear a son, and they shall call...

The Stress of Relationships Ecclesiastes 4 The greatest source of stress in our lives is sin. Choose people. Choosing people means preferring another above yourself. (Romans 12:10) Better Purpose – To be better, I need you. Better Production – To do better, I need you. Better Provision – To have better, I need you. Better Protection – To live better, I need you.

The Stress that Stole Christmas - Ecclesiastes 5 The greatest source of stress in our lives is sin. Guard the good. (Eccl. 5:1-7) Protect why you do good. Guard the gain. (Eccl. 5:8-17) Protect how you gain. Guard the gift. (Eccl. 5:18-20) Protect how you see your gifts. We give well when we remember that all gain and good are gifts from God.

Fight Ephesians 6:10-20 (18-20) We need to pray just to make it today. Pray Biblical. Big! Bold! Obedient! Pray Always. Consistent. Persistent. Pray Believing. Specific. Strong. Alert. STAND!

The Sword of the Spirit Eph 6:10-13; 17 Fight to WIN Fight the right BATTLE Fight the right OPPONENT Eph 4:1 The Spirit enables us to... FOLLOW Him KNOW Him See more at fcascension.com !

Stand! (Ephesians 6:10-20) Ephesians 3:14-21 Person...Promises...Providence Faith is trusting the Person, Promises, and Providence of God? Salvation is the position of confidence, access, and boldness in Christ. Faith is knowing what we believe and believing what we know. Faith is knowing who we believe and believing who we know. Am I living in full access to the Person of Christ? Am I acting in f...

Stand! (Ephesians 6:10-20) Ephesians 3:14-21 Person...Promises...Providence Faith is trusting the Person, Promises, and Providence of God? Salvation is the position of confidence, access, and boldness in Christ. Faith is knowing what we believe and believing what we know. Faith is knowing who we believe and believing who we know. Am I living in full access to the Person of Christ? Am I acting in f...

Ephesians 6:10-20 & 5:1-20 Righteousness works. Righteousness works righteousness. Righteousness works righteousness for us. There is no salvation where there is no sacrifice. Righteousness is who we are before righteousness is what we do. Righteousness works righteousness in us. There is no salvation without sovereignty. Security is found in the Lord’s sovereignty. Righteousness works righteo...

STAND! The dangers of duplicity: -double-minded -double-hearted -double-willed Ephesians 4:25-32 Be True: Integrity holds. Integrity is more than not lying. Integrity is intentionally telling the truth. The Battle for True: Fight the fake. Face the real. Think earned not deserved. Our sinfulness is our selfishness. Kill bitterness with kindness. (Resentment) Quench anger with tenderness. Prov. 15:...

Ephesians 6:10-20 Ephesians 4:20-24 Live Ready! Being ready is a way of life – new life. We have to die if we want to live. Schemes we need to See: Duplicity: Live divided. Accusation: Stay accused. Insecurity: Feel unusable. Fear: Walk scared. Discouragement: Think defeat. Doubt: Believe denials.

Ephesians 6:10-20 - Stand! Ephesians 1:16-23 Wealth. Walk. War. Standup: We are in a fight we do not see but we do feel. If we are not wrestling, we are not winning. Stand on: We fight from victory not for victory. We are not taking ground, we are claiming ground Christ has already taken. Stand in: Are you in a posture, place, and position to be empowered with powerful might of God?

Matthew 12:38 -50 Dangers of Unbelief Unbelief is often a subtle danger. 1. Jesus needs to prove Himself again. When we are testing Jesus, we are not trusting Jesus. 2. We seek a cleaned life more than a changed life. Salvation is not found in the ordering of our lives; the order of our lives is found in salvation. 3. Our definition of a disciple is found in how we feel and not in what we do. Disc...

Matthew 12:33-37 Real confession is necessary for real salvation. We will all experience justification or condemnation – the difference is our life confession. Fruit issues are root issues. We cannot hide who we are, but God change who we are. What and how we speak reveals who we really are. Lord, may the fruit of my life match the faith of my mouth.

Matthew 12:22-32 Real life in Christ requires us to keep it real. The fight is real. It is unreasonable to live based on reasoning that is not well reasoned (but we all do). Living divided is deciding to live defeated. We will never see what we are unwilling to see. Neutrality is a deception. The Lord can and will forgive any and all sins except the sin of rejecting the Lord who can and will forgi...

Matthew 12:1-21 Living by faith means not living from fear. The right question is, “Is it right?” Know your faith. Know your faith better than your fear. Make no hindrance. When we make it about rules, we often make what is right wrong and what is wrong right. Desire what is greater. Mercy is greater. Do the good you know. Jesus is the Right. Jesus is our rightly won righteousness.

Matthew 25-30 The kingdom of God is a kingdom upside down.

Matthew 10:34 We do not sacrifice to earn God's approval, but faith does cost us something.

Matthew 10:16-33 Persecution is Personal