Fletcher Church

Live w/ Dignifying Empathy for the Lost . . . I. Remember Honor and Gentleness even when it is Not Deserved ! (1-2) II. Remember Past Blindness and be Humbled by it! (3) III. Remember Pure Mercy from Jesus when we Didn’t Deserve it! (4-7) Practical Implications o How’s your empathy to others? Those different from you? o How can you intentionally cultivate humility and compassion? o How can you dee...

Grasping Grace makes us Zealous for Godliness . . . I. By Grace we Have Been Saved , and the World is Offered Salvation ! (11) II. By Grace we Hate Sin and Pursue Righteousness as we Actively Wait for the Return of Jesus! (12-13) III. By Grace we are Redeemed and Purified to be the People Treasured by Jesus! (14-15) Practical Implications o Have you Received the Gospel Invitation? o Do you hate an...

The Gospel is Adorned when Applied to Every Context . . . I. Older People, live in Maturing Godliness and Invest in the Next Generation! (1-3) II. Younger People, learn to Live out the Gospel in Everyday Stuff of Life! (4-8) III. Workers, pursue Faithfulness in Attitude and Action to your Boss and Company! (9-10) Practical Implications o The Gospel Alone Saves/Changes: o Where do you see Measurabl...

Beware of False Teaching and False Living . . . I. We Silence False and Empty Teaching to Protect the People around Us! (10-11) II. We Rebuke False Teaching and Living so that Restoration can Happen! (12-14) III. We Display the Genuineness of our Faith by our Gospel Good Works ! (15-16) Practical Implications o Believe and Evidence the Gospel: o Commit to Speaking Up: o Pursue Growth in Gospel Liv...

In Christ You Are Truly Free...

Follow Blameless Leaders towards Blamelessness . . . I. Do they Love and Lead their Families in a way that Helps you Love and Lead yours? (5-6) II. Do they have Personal Character that Encourages Growth in your own Character? (7-8) III. Does their Devotion to the Word Challenge you to Conviction & Devotion to the Word? (9) Practical Implications o Charges to Micah/Anna o Pursue a Deeper Intima...

Genuine Faith must Lead to Growing Godliness … I. Check for the 3 Essentials : Saving Faith, Growing Knowledge, & Applied Godliness! (1) II. Build on the Hope of Eternal Life Promised by God and Proclaimed by Faithful Teachers! (2-3) III. Model Multiplying Discipleship based on the Parent/Child Relationship! (4) Practical Implications o Check for the 3 Essentials: o Be Faithful as a Son, Peer...

Conflict until the Coming Age . . . I. A Historical King as a Prototype for Coming Anti-Christ & His Abominations! (11:21-45) II. Ongoing Tribulations as a Prototype for Coming Great Tribulation and Final Judgment! III. A View and Framework for End Times Events! o The Rapture of the Church (?; 1 Thess 4:16-17) o Great Tribulation (Rev 6-18) o The Return of Christ (Rev 19:9-18) o The Millennial...

Chris Harris updating church on Peruvian Missions

Angelic Conflict Influences Human Events . . . I. Encounters w/ God should Undo us! II. There is Demonic Resistance to God’s Work in the Lives of His People! III. The Conflict in the Spiritual and Earthly Realms will Continue until the End! Practical Implications o How do you need to expand or adjust your understanding of the Spiritual Realm? o How can you incorporate fasting into your Spiritual h...

Pray that God will Restore the Ruins around You . . . I. Meditation and Adoration Create a Heart Posture for Genuine Prayer! (1-4) II. All Encompassing Heartfelt Repentance opens us to God’s Lavish Mercy ! (5-15) III. Prepared Hearts pour out Requests for Redemption’s Full Effect ! (16-19) Practical Implications o Survey Your Life: o Open the Book and Gaze at God: o Set Aside some Time to Confess:

( Dan 11:36-37, 12:1-3;Rev 13/17/19/20; Mrk 14:61-64; Ps 2:6-9 ) God will Gloriously Triumph at the End of the Age . . . I. The Anti-Christ will be Worshipped by All People, except God’s People who he will Oppress ! II. God will Judge Anti-Christ and His Followers before Instituting His Eternal Kingdom at the Return of Christ! Practical Implications o How is your worship focused and flourishing? o...

( Dan 11:36-37, 12:1-3; 2 Thess 3:3-12; Rev 13:1-14, 19:20, 20:11-15 ) God will Gloriously Triumph at the End of the Age . . . I. History is the Context for the End of History! II. The Anti-Christ will Boast and Blaspheme ! III. God, unphased, will Judge the Anti-Christ and all his Followers, while the Saints enter Eternal Life ! Practical Implications o Is your Name in Jesus’s Book? o How does Go...

Finish Faithfully for the Glory of God . . . I. Intimacy w/ God should Lead to Integrity and Impact at Work! II. Godliness and Excellence may well put a Target on your Back! III. Strong Private Faith is Required to stand in the Face of Public Pressure and Temptation! IV. Long Term Faithfulness will be Noticed and Make a God Glorifying Difference! Practical Implications o Apply your faith by Workin...

Christ Calls Us to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples...

The Resurrection Secures for us a Living Hope!

Our Idols are Most Powerless when we Need them Most . . . I. Misplaced Worship Leads to Foolish and Destructive Choices! II. Idols Can’t Answer when Answers are Most Needed! III. God’s Spirit and Our Faithfulness can Distinguish us in our Work! IV. Pride and Idolatry Destroy; While Faith and Humility Lift Up! V. Every Life will be Judged . . . But by What Measure? Practical Implications o What hij...

God is Sovereign Over All, All we Have is Given By Him . . . I. A Praise Testimony is the Proper Response to God’s Work in Our Lives! II. Neutral is a Dangerous Place to be Spiritually! III. God uses Pagan Regiemes to give Stability, Security and Provision to the World! IV. God’s People must Faithfully Serve w/ Distinction in Pagan Places! V. God Humbles the Proud! VI. Our Greatness for who’s Glor...

Our Lives are Determined by the Direction of Our Worship … I. The World is Constantly Inviting us to Idolatrous Worship! II. What Makes us Distinct Often Makes us Hated! III. God Can, Does but Doesn’t Always Deliver from Anything we Face (Faith & Humble Acceptance)! IV. God’s Glory Often can be Vindicated and Seen through our Trials! Practical Implications o What hijacks your worship most ofte...

God's Forever Kingdom IS Coming... I. The Kingdoms of this World are All Temporal ! II. God Gives Rulers their Scope, Glory and Authority ! III. God’s Kingdom will Triumph and Last Forever ! IV. God’s Active Involvement in our Lives can Lead to Increased Influence for His Glory! Practical Implications o Have you met this Saving King? o What makes you long for the Kingdom to come? o What kingdom ha...

What Difference Does it Make if God is Real . . . I. Hopeless: Our Abilities and Resources have Major Limitations ! (1-11) II. Confidence: God Hears and Acts ! (12-23) III. Hope: God is Involved Now and Holds the Future! (24-30) Practical Implications o Develop Your Abilities but Depend on God: o Pray About Real Stuff of Life w/ Faith: o Know God is with you and for you:

God Can be Trusted so Commit to Distinctiveness . . . I. Draw the Right Lines at the Right Times ! (8) II. Be Willing to Stand in Places where Only God can Uphold You! (9-16) III. Do Your Best while Fully Relying on God’s Favor! (17-21) Practical Implications o Make your Commitments Now: o Watch Your Lines: o Believe and Act:

How to De-Christianize People, and What to Do about It … I. Remove the Cultural Symbols that Attach to Christianity; But we Cling to a Better Hope ! (1-2) II. Immerse Us in a Secular Culture & Worldview ; But we Saturate in the Word ! (3-5) III. Strip Out Our Basic Identity ; But we Root Our Identity in Christ! (6-7) Practical Implications o Be Defined by Jesus: o Watch Your Intake & Take...

The Elements Picture Our Great Savior and Salvation!

***NOTE: Silent from 13:40-31:40 mark.  Be Hopeful, God is Sovereign and Working out His eternal plans despite appearances and opposition . . . I. God is Good and is Sovereign over Individuals, Empires and History! (1:2; 2:19-21; 4:24-25; 5:18) II. God is Able to Care for, Protect and Sustain His Own! (1:9, 17-21; 2:12-16; 3:16-18, 26-28; 6:19-28) III. We are Empowered to Be Faithful no Matte...