Fletcher Church

Endure by Staying Mindful of the Coming Kingdom . . . I. It gives us a Warning about Rejecting God and His Word! (25-26) II. It reminds us of Our Future Consolation and the World’s Future Condemnation! (27) III. It challenges us to a Present Life of Gratitude and Worship! (28-29) Practical Implications o How have you responded to being confronted in past? How can honor God w/ response the next tim...

Endure by Remembering we Enjoy a Better Covenant . . . I. In the Old, God’s Holiness was Terrifying and Inaccessible to Sinful People! (18-21) II. In the New, God’s Grace in Jesus Welcomes us to a Glorious Spiritual Reality! (22-24) Practical Implications o How do/can you represent God in the places of your life? o What obstructs your sight of the spiritual reality? o What can you list to invite a...

Community is Required for Endurance and Growth . . . I. Straighten Up and Keep Running so Others can be Strengthened by your Faithfulness! (12-13) II. Urgently Pursue Peace with Others and Holiness that Enhances your Fellowship with God! (14) III. Watch Over others so they Live in Grace not Bitterness or Worldly Desires! (15-17) Practical Implications o What in your life is wearing you down? o Whe...

The Certainty of the Resurrection Requires us to Respond . . . I. Truth 1: The Cross, Resurrection and Ascension were Necessary for our Forgiveness! II. Truth 2: The Scriptures Illuminated by God are Necessary to Point us to Christ! III. Responses: Faith, Missions, and Worship flow out of Genuine Saving Encounters w/ Jesus! Practical Implications o Have you repented and believed? o What part can y...

God’s Training Program Produces Endurance and Holiness . . . I. Giving Ongoing Serious Thought to Jesus Keeps us from Wearing Out! (3-4) II. Reframing our Perspective on Trials can Cement our Assurance of God’s Fatherly Love for us! (5-8) III. Responding well to Trials Unlocks their Maximum Benefit in our Lives! (9-11) Practical Implications o What competes w/ Christ as the treasure of your life?...

Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God Is Worthy Because He Is the Only One Able . . . I. To Reveal God’s Decrees as Reigning King! (1-5) II. To Restore Humanity to God by His Redeeming Blood! (6-10) III. To Receive the Praise of All Creation Reserved for God! (11-14) Application Questions o What is your view of Jesus? o Has the blood of Jesus redeemed you? What has Jesus saved you FROM? What has He saved...

Run your God Given Race by Faith and with Endurance . . . I. Don’t be Slowed Down by Dead Weight or Sin! (1) II. Keep the Pace until the End by Fixing your Gaze on Jesus! (2) Practical Implications o What are some neutral things in your life that sidetrack your walk w/ Christ? o What sin clusters might God want to work through with you now? o How has shame affected your life, self, God? o How can...

Faith Trusts that God can do the Unimaginable . . . I. Like fight for us in the Face of Major Obstacles; so that we can Simply Walk Faithfully. (30) II. Like Adopt as Children those who were Enemies; so we can now Put our Faith in Action! (31) Practical Implications o If you really believed this, how would you respond differently today? o What are some things that take functional control of your h...

Seeing Christ Uproots You from the Pull of the World . . . I. Making You Defiant, So You Can Leave a Legacy of Faith! (23) II. Reorienting Your Treasure, So You Choose God’s People over This World’s Comforts! (24-26) III. Stirring Up Enduring Worship That Replaces Paralyzing Fear with Active Faith! (27) Practical Implications o Who has your allegiance? o Who has your treasure? o Who has your gaze?

Display your Faith by Continuing in the Face of Uncertainty … I. Leaving the Comfortable and Known for the Unknown with God! (8-10) II. Waiting with Persevering Fitful Faithfulness! (11-12) III. Living as Strangers on Earth because we are Looking for a Better Home! (13-16) Practical Implications o How comfortable is your Christianity? Why? o What would full faithfulness to Jesus look like right he...

By Faith we are Saved from the Coming Judgment . . . I. We see the Extent of Depravity and the Beautiful Glory of God’s Grace ! (4) II. We see Widespread Warning but Precious Few Believe and Act! (5-6) III. We see Universal Condemnation but God’s Security for those He Declares Righteous! (35-39) IV. We see the Need for Ongoing Grace in our Worship and Weakness ! (Gen 8:20ff; 9:18ff) Practical Impl...

A Few Things to Devote Yourself to This Year... I. Devote Yourself to Meaningful Time in the Word Daily! Four Keys Read Meditate Memorize Apply II. Devote Yourself to Genuine Community! III. Devote Yourself to Hospitality and Shared Meals! IV. Devote Yourself to Meaningful Prayer Times in Private and in Groups! Practical Implications What is your plan for more consistent time in Word/prayer? What...

God’s Glory is Seen in Christ’s Birth as . . . I. He Moves an Empire to Fulfill Thousands of Years of Prophecy! (1-7) II. He Displays Himself most Clearly in Grace by Sending His Only Son! (8-14) III. He Evokes a Response of Worship, Meditation and Mission! (15-20) Practical Implications o What are some ways/reasons you struggle to believe God’s power? o How can you cultivate the practice of medit...

In All the Details of Christmas, Don’t Miss Who Jesus Is… I. Jesus Is the Forever King from the Tribe of Judah Who Will Rule on the Throne of David! II. Jesus Is the Promised Seed of Abraham, Whose Kindly Rule Will Bless All the Nations! III. Jesus Is Emmanuel, the Virgin Born Son of God, Uniquely Qualified to Rescue the Nations! Application Questions for the Christmas Season . . . o What is the u...

Praise God for Jesus’ Birth Because . . . I. Jesus brings Salvation from our Truest Enemy and Ultimately All Enemies! (67-71) II. Jesus Restores Our Original Purpose of Holiness, Intimacy and Service! (72-75) III. Jesus Lights the Path to Living at Peace w/ God! (76-79) Practical Implications, For the Christmas season . . . o How can you cultivate more abiding in Christ and holiness in life? o How...

God’s heart for the nations is primarily bent toward grace… I. Who would be perfectly just to judge our sins! (Joshua 6:15-17a) II. Who delights to extend grace to the least deserving! (Joshua 6:17b) III. Who uses the weak to write His story of redemption! (Joshua 6:24-25; Matt. 1) Practical Implications 1. Do the priorities of your life prove that you love your neighbors & the nations? 2. How...

Give Thanks for God’s Covenant Love . . . I. Which Floods our Souls w/ Mercy! (1-5) II. That leads Him to Work to Make things Right and Make Himself Known! (6-10) III. Which Fills Him w/ Immeasurable Fatherly Compassion on our Frailty! (11-14) IV. That Gives Eternal Promises to People w/ Brief Passing Lives. (15-22) Practical Implications: o What should a Christian response to unrighteousness and...

Give Thanks for God’s Covenant Love . . . I. Because He gives your Soul a Feast of Abundance! (1-5) II. Because He is Merciful in Revealing Himself to us! (6-9) Practical Implications o Where are you searching for satisfaction? o How can you develop a personalized bank for truth to speak to your soul? o How can you foster consistent intentional conversations w/ your soul?

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Faith is Essential to a Life that Pleases God . . . I. By it, We see the Sacrifice that Makes us Righteous! (4) II. By it, We Walk in Relationship to God, while Knowing He is Working Ultimate Good! (5-6) Questions to Consider o What areas are your most prone to drift into self-centeredness? o Looking at your actions, words and emotions; what do they point to as some of ruling desires of your heart...

You Can Have a Faith that Perseveres . . . I. Faith’s Working Definition Inspires Courage and Hope! (1-2) II. Faith’s Tangible Example Reveals God as Sovereign and Good! (3) Practical Implications o What are some ways you could expand you view beyond self and circumstances? o What things most easily hijack your hope? o How can you gain more silent exposure to creation?

Healthy Leaders are Essential for Healthy Disciple-Making Churches . . . I. Elders Oversee the Spiritual Work of Serving the Word to God’s People! (1-7) II. Deacons Lead the Spiritual Work of Serving the Tangible Needs of God’s People! (1-7) Practical Implications o What are some ways you are gifted? How are you stewarding your gifts for the church (formal & informal)? o What tangible ways cou...

God satisfies your soul . . . I. When you’re in the desert and are thinking of returning to the slavery of sin! (Desert-Where) II. By providing Spiritual water that tastes better and lasts longer than the pleasures of the world! (Rock-What) III. By giving you access to His presence through the sacrifice of Jesus! (Staff-How) Application Questions o Are you satisfied in your soul? Why/Why not? o Wh...

The Lord’s Supper is a Celebratory Feast of Grace . . . I. As Self-Centered People in a Sea of Self-Seeking we waste our Lives on Slop! (11-16) II. The Generous Father welcomes Sons who will See and Celebrate His Grace! (17-32) Practical Implications o How do you view the Father? o What has your journey to the far country then to Christ been like? o What is stopping you from a posture of feasting...

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