Four Corners Church Sermon Podcast

Acts 2:41-47 Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. - to God’s Word It is truth that transforms your life. Knowledge did not ‘awe’ them, changed lives did. - to community / strong and active relationships Real fellowship is always inconvenient. It takes commitment and prioritizing. - to worshipping together remember...

Acts 2:14-21 The Holy Spirit is for a gift for everyone in the family. - Holy Spirit doesn’t skip over the little ones, God includes the little ones in His plans. - Do not wait for your kids to grow up before you prioritize their encounter with the living God. - Your job is to prepare the soil of their hearts to receive His Spirit now. Acts 2:22-36 The Holy Spirit has a purpose and that is to shin...

Acts 2:1-15 Acts 2 begins, “When the day of Pentecost had fully come…” - Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot, a festival commanded in Leviticus 23, celebrated 50 days after Passover. - It marked the wheat harvest—a thanksgiving for God’s provision—and it commemorated the giving of the Law at Sinai. - Jews from every nation under heaven gathered in Jerusalem to remember God's covenant. - On this Penteco...

WHO: Luke wrote both the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts - the beloved physician (Colossians 4:14) - a fellow laborer (Philemon 1:24) - with Paul in his last days (2 Timothy 4:11) ‘We’ and ‘they’ passages in Acts show that Luke joined Paul in Troas (acts 16:10-11), remained at Philippi (Acts 17:1), joined Paul again as Paul went back to Troas (Acts 20:1-6), went with Paul to Rome as Paul was i...

Acts 1:1-5 1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,  2  until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.  3  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4  And while staying...

1. Same Boat – New Ears. 2. Obey First – Understand Later. 3. Come And Eat – Continuous Intimacy 4. Real Love For Jesus -– Requires Action 5. Following Jesus Costs You Something – But It’s Worth It

Luke 24:13-16 You can be physically alive and spiritually aloof. Jesus is right there. They see Him but they do not ‘see’ him.’ Luke 24:27 How did Jesus Teach the Bible? - There is morality in the Bible, but it is not primarily about morality. - There is religion and tradition and history, but it is not primarily about the culture of the time. - There are miracles and the supernatural in there, bu...

If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, Christianity crumbles. If He did, it changes everything. - Jesus really died. No one survives Roman crucifixion. - The grave was secure. Pilate posted Roman guards at the tomb to prevent tampering. - The body was missing. An empty tomb, with folded laundry, demands explanation. - Hundreds saw Him alive. Twenty years later, Paul wrote, “Go ask the eyewitnesses.”...

Ben talks us through Luke 22:31-71.

1. Preparation – Introduction : Luke 1-2 2. Preaching—Jesus and His mission : Luke 3-9 3. Parables—Journey to Jerusalem : Luke 10-19. 4. Passion—Jesus’s final week in Jerusalem : Luke 20-24 Jesus Christ came to SAVE (Luke 19:10). BIBLE: B - Boldness in Christ
 I - Identity in Christ
 B - Brotherhood in Unity
 L - Leadership through Service
 E - Endurance in Faith
 Luke 22 + John 13: 1. Jesus Desir...

Luke 20:1-2 Authority of Jesus vs All Other Authority Luke 20:14-19 Temple Worship (heart) Has Fallen Apart 1. Chief Priest and Scribes attempt to pit Jesus against Rome to get rid of Him (Luke 20:20-26). 2. The Sadducees act in bad faith by asking about the resurrection from the dead while they do not believe in the resurrection (Luke 20:27-44). 3. The Scribes know the Scripture in their heads, b...

Luke 19:45-48 Luke 20:1-8 The Temple Cleansed Because of … Love, pure and undefiled love. James 1:27 Love of a Holy God is priority 1 in a cleansed temple. - Thieves should not feel comfortable in the presence of a holy God. - The disordered temple is cleansed to make it a place where the truth is not in competition with anything else. - Goal: For God to be exalted, to be truly seen, and heard, an...

Luke 19:28–34 2 Time of year: Passover Location: Mount of Olives Bethpage / Bethany Jerusalem Temple 1. Jesus Christ is Lord! 2. Jesus Christ is King! 3. Jesus Christ is Savior!

Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance for their children’s children.   God’s Purposes for Money :: Money is a tool.   Proverbs 3:5-10   1. A tool to shape my heart.   2. A tool to bring me joy as I meet the basic needs of my family.   3. A tool to bless me with some of my wants.   4. A tool to allow me to give generously and cheerfully.   5. A tool grow the Kingdom of God.   6. A tool to...

How do you emotionally heal from a hurt? The Hurt Cycle 1. Experience hurt 2. Interpret what happened 3. Respond 3 Responses in Proverbs 1. Evil - justify hurting others out of your hurt; scorched earth. 2. Foolish – ignore, blame shift, excuse make, deferred life maintenance until pain is gone 3. Wise – seeks God and wise counsel to interpret the root causes, solutions, management.

Your Tongue Is A Weapon—Use It Wisely

The Bible Warns Us Against: A Cold Heart – (Matthew 24:12) A heart that becomes apathetic, indifferent, or lacking in love. An Unclean Heart – (Psalm 51:10) A heart tainted by sin, in need of renewal and purity. A Double Heart – (Psalm 12:2) A divided heart that lacks full devotion to God. A Hard Heart – (Proverbs 28:14) A heart that is stubborn and unyielding to God’s guidance. A Proud Heart – (P...

The Lord to King Hezekiah…. “Put your house in order, because you are going to die,” (Isaiah 38:1 NIV). Life and death are a major theme in the book of Proverbs. “life” and “live” - 56 times “death” and “die” - 20 times You preach your own funeral… your choices, words, attitude, behavior, relationships are the sermon of your life.

10 Biggest Money Lesson In Our Marriage: 1. Money matters are spiritual matters. 2. In marriage, like in life, money can become “power” and that is dangerous. 3. Our basic plan on paper beats our all the amazing ideas in our heads. 4. You can’t out give God. 5. Where there is deception and lies, the devil is trying to kill, steal, and destroy. 6. $5 here and there equals lack everywhere. 7. Our gi...

Understanding Work as Worship 1. God works :: work is godly. Genesis 2:2 2. Work is now cursed - the curse of sin has turned work into toil. Genesis 3:17-19 3. Work is not sacred and secular, but workers can be sacred and secular. Colossians 3:23-24 IDEAL TEAM MEMBER (Patrick Lencioni) A Humble Team Player A Relationally Smart Team Player A Hungry Team Player

Grow in your faith… the fear of the Lord. Get good (and quick) at walking in forgiveness Develop a close Friendship Get serious about having fun together.

How did Jesus remain healthy while he was regularly surrounded by unhealthy people? How will you?

2025 will be the BEST year of your life IF it is your BEST year spiritually. Three keys for a spiritually significant 2025: 1. Your heart would be SOFTENED. 2. Your faith would be STRETCHED. 3. Your walk would be STRENGTHENED.

What difference would it make if you saw Jesus more completely this Christmas? 1. Consider the unrealized, long-awaited hope of ancient voices. Isaiah 9:6-7 2. Listen to the private ponderings of a humble man and a young woman. Matthew 1:18-21, Matthew 1:26-37 3. Peer into a stable that became a make-shift child delivery room. Luke 2:4-7 4. Pay attention to the action in the usually sleepy fields...

INTEGRITY OF HEART: 1. God loves the coming generation more than you do. 2. The coming generation already has a Savior - and you are not it. 3. The coming generations needs a Savior - and you can’t be it for them. 4. Success for the coming generation is not for them to ‘succeed.’ 5. We succeed when the coming generation finds their Gospel-aligned mission in the world. 6. The local church can help...