Grand Parkway Baptist Church

I Kings 8:1-21, 54-61  1. Presence Why is God’s presence so important… a)  God’s presence is an indication of God’s pleasure.  b)  God’s presence distinguishes us as God’s people.  “Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.” And he said, “My presence will...

Matthew 28:16-20 The church is not an audience to be entertained; it is an army to be empowered. The large crowd will not change the world. The mobilized force of Spirit-filled believers will. -JD Greear  1. If you want to hear from God.  You have to obey what he says.  2. If you are doubting run to Jesus not away from Jesus.  3. We are all called to Go.  Every Christian here is either a missionar...

1 Timothy 6:2-19 1. The prosperity gospel is nothing new, v. 3-5 2. Contentment is the goal, v. 6-10 Two kinds of poor Christians referenced here… contented poor, v. 7-8  covetous poor, v. 9-10 3. Preachers should be an example, v. 11-16 a) ethically, v.11 b) doctrinally, v. 12 c) experientially, v. 12 -2 Timothy 1:1 Besides me, here is a list of people you should look to in order to see what this...

My Body: Sportsmanlike Conduct 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 1. Win! (By giving up) v. 19 - “For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.”  A. Win the religious v. 20 - “To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.”...

The “M” Word:  My Marriage/Relationships Ephesians 4:17-32 Introductory matters... 1) callous- “to cease to feel pain or grief, apathetic”  2) sensuality- “unbridled lust, excess, shamelessness” Three important phrases: "that is not the way you learned Christ!" “assuming that you have heard about him” “you were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus” Six characteristics of my relationsh...

Philippians 3:1-11 1. Reminds yourself of some things, v. 1-2 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” -Proverbs 18:21 2. Define Christianity biblically, v. 2-3 A Christian is someone who’s life is characterized by three things… a) worship by the Spirit of God b) glory in Christ Jesus c) put no confidence in the flesh “For no one is a Jew who is m...

Luke 7:36-54 Define... a) Proportionality is the quality of corresponding in size or amount to something else. b) The perfect tense in Greek is used to describe a completed action which produced results which are still in effect all the way up to the present.  How to become more loving… 1. Think about your sinfulness and your actual sin 2. Think about what you deserve for your sin You did not wait...

Isaiah 8:11-9:7 1. God is a God of restoration, v. 1-2 2. God will do it again, v. 3-4 “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath    remember mercy.” -Habakkuk 3:2 3. We won’t always have to trust ourselves, v. 5 4. God’s solution to the problem is God, v. 6 "When the house of David was told, “Syria is in...

Messianic Expectation  prophet greater than Moses  king greater than David  priest greater than Aaron  servant suffering more than Israel sage wiser than Solomon  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” - Romans 15:13  HOPE DEFINED “…waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God...

Genesis 11:1-9 1. God designed us to live in unified oneness, v. 1 2. We were not designed for self-worship, v. 2-4 84 percent of Americans believe that “enjoying yourself is the highest goal of life.” 86 percent believe that to enjoy yourself you must “pursue the things you desire most.” 91 percent affirm this statement: “To find yourself, look within yourself.” Six commandments of self-worship…...

Genesis 7:1, 8:1, 9:1 Objections to the Flood… a) Now some say that the flood was limited. b) Why would God punish all those innocent people? c) Why wouldn’t God give those people a chance?  1. A Godward people, 7:1 “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your w...

Genesis 6 What God Is Doing On The Ark 1. Our response to life is determined by the lens through which you see it, v. 1-7 2. God is constant in His nature, v. 5-7 Three important attributes of God… a) immutability b) impassability c) infinite Two false views of God… 1) a God who suffers 2) a stoic God who is indifferent 3. God tells His story through people, v. 8-10 Three things about Noah… a) a r...

Genesis 4:1-16 -Genesis 4:1-2 -Leviticus 3:16 -Leviticus 22:20-23 -Amos 5:21-24 -1 Samuel 15:22 1. God wants your heart, all of it, nothing held back -Hebrews 11:4 "Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay."  1 John 3:11-12 2. The more alienated you get from God the more you will fear man. -Proverbs 15:12...

Genesis 3:14-24 1. There is a consequence for sin, v. 14-19 Sin has three components: a) theological- against God b) relational- affects someone else c) personal- affects us serpent-  cursed in his mode of movement, enmity with the seed of the women woman- pain at childbirth, unhealthy desire to usurp husbands authority. man- work will now be difficult, you will experience death “Therefore, just a...

Your are not so hopeless that you’ll be forgotten. You are not so weak that you’ll be forsaken.  You are not so sick that you can’t be healed. Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Introductory observations… 1. Everything spiritual seeks a physical medium/means by which to express itself. 2. The goal is not denial but doubt. The liar seeks to sow doubt about three things…    a) doubt about God’s word- “Did God actually say…”    b) doubt about sin’s consequence- “You will not surely die.”    c) doubt about God’s motive- “For God knows…”  3. Adam & Eve are mutually respons...

Genesis 2:15-25 1. God designed us for meaningful labor, v. 15 2. God designed us for responsible freedom, v. 16-17 Four words/phrases to notice… a) “the Lord God” b) “commanded” c) “may surely eat” d) “die" 3. God designed us for a satisfying relationship, v. 18 Two characteristics of this relationship… a) our spouse is to have prominence and priority, v. 19-23 b) an absence of shame, v. 25...

Genesis 2:1-3 Return to Design: Work and Rest 1) God is a Worker v. 1 Ephesians 2:10 Hebrews 1:3b 2) God Designed You as a Worker  Gen 1:28 Ecclesiastes 3:13 1 Thess 4:11 5 practical reasons God gave the gift of work (1) to serve people  (2) to meet our own needs  (3) to meet our families needs  (4) earn money to help others  (5) to love God  Your Work Matters to God, Sherman and Hendricks Eph 6:7...

Genesis 1 1. God existed before anything was made, v. 1 Three possibilities for anything that exists… a) it is self-created b) it is eternal c) it is created by something that is eternal  - Colossians 1:17 Two questions everyone has to answer… a) creation- how did everything you see get here? b) coherence- what holds it all together? 2. Creation is communication, v. 3 The progression of God’s comm...

1 Kings 18:21  1 Kings 18:46 1 kings 18:37 What happens when God doesn't do what you want him to do? What happens when God does not meet your expectations? 1 Kings 19:1-8 Isaiah 55:8-9 God is going to answer your prayers exactly the way you would answer them if you knew everything he knew and were as wise as him 1 Kings 19:9-17 God has got this.  He is in control.  He is sovereign  “God alway...

Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Genesis 3:17 Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life How do you know you are making work an idol: Work is the primary so...

Genesis 12:1-4 1. Obedience is often disruptive “Obedience is the thing, living in active response to the living God. The most important question we ask of this text is not, 'What does this mean?' but 'What can I obey?' A simple act of obedience will open up our lives to this text far more quickly than any number of Bible studies and dictionaries and concordances.” ― Eugene H....

Acts 3:1-10 This day ends with three things... -a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit -their fellowship was strengthened -they were emboldened to share the Gospel 1. Missional living is about being intentional in the every day, v. 1 2. Missional living involves actually seeing the world around us through the lens of God’s capacity, v. 2-3 3. Missional living involves knowing what has you, v. 6 When y...

Community: The Context of Becoming Hebrews 10:19-25 1. Community is available because of Jesus, v. 19-22 2. Community is plural, v. 24 “Left to ourselves, we will get it partly wrong, but we won’t feel wrong, because we’ll be partly right. But only partly. Truth without grace is harsh and ugly. Grace without truth is sentimental and cowardly. The living Christ is full of grace and truth. We cannot...

Romans 1:8-17 1. Associates well with the Gospel                  disassociation…..deconstruction…denial 2. Understands the capacity of the Gospel 3. Trusts the content of the Gospel How is it revealed… a) from faith -Romans 3:19-25 Notice a few things from this passage… 1) everybody in the world is accountable to God 2) you can be justified in your sight but not in God’s sight 3) our sin doesn’t...