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Covenant 3/21/2021 Dave Dunson Genesis Gen. 21:1 - 22:18; Gen. 15:6

Identity 3/7/2021 Jaron Scott  Ephesians 1 Discussion Questions 1. Answer the question “who are you?” How much of your answer is about you as an individual, and how much is about the relationships that form you. 2. What are some we could recognize and live out through our Christian community in the church? How could that change our experience with each other and with God? 3. What are some “normal”...

Highland Park Christian Church Tulsa, Oklahoma February 14, 2021 Brian Jennings “We are led by the Spirit to freedom.” Core 41 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1 I. Some worship the world. James 4:1-4 Romans 8:5-6 2. Some worship the law. Romans 8:2-3 The law can point out our failures, but it can’t build character. The law can tell us what is ri...

Pursuing racial justice doesn't get us into the Kingdom, but it demonstrates that the Kingdom is in us. Sermon Notes, Resources, Discussion Qs To act justly is to do what is right in God’s eyes. Isaiah 1:17 - “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.” Micah 6:8 “And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and...

Review: -We join God’s mission. -We Sabbath in God’s presence. -We seek God’s wisdom. -We invite God to change us. “Sooner or later, the stuff we ignore will explode when we least expect it.” (Rich Villodas) James 1:13-25 The word for “transfigured” in the original Greek New Testament was metamorphoo (meh tah mor PHAW oh). It is from this same word that we get the word “metamorphosis,” a complete...

3 - Sabbath Rest (1/17/21) 2:20 Update!!! Deeply Formed Life – Redwood Tree. Roots. God gives blessings. Sabbath Rest is one of them. The Sabbath is a set aside time of unhurried delight with God. It’s an invitation to a life not dominated and distorted by overwork. Jesus remembered the Sabbath, but not in ways that the religious leaders always liked. They’d created their own rules. They were ridi...

A lot of us feel like our lives have shipwrecked. Paul understood this feeling - for real. There's good news: what's bad for our plans might be good for God's mission. Notes 1. Don’t panic. Paul literally shook-off the snake. What do you need to shake-off? "Flexibility is a superpower" (Carey Neiuwhoff). “Adaptability the most important trait for churches in the 21st century to learn” (David Gibbo...

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Week 3 of 4 O Come All Ye Faithful Love (Matthew 2:14-20) Brian Jennings; 12/20/20 Adoration is a response to love. What is a way that you adore Jesus? What’s the worst news Herod could possibly imagine? Matthew 2:1-3 (14-15) We don’t know much about the Magi. They traveled a great distance. Not weeks; but months or years. It’s worth it. Jesus is King; O Come Let Us Adore Him. Matthew 2:4-8 (16-18...

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Notes: FOCUS: Exodus 40-48 Characteristics of Yahweh that give context to this vision: All-Powerful and Never Ending (Exodus 3, Revelation 21-22) Promise Keeping and Never Fails (Exodus 3, John 2:19,21, Hebrews 10:19, John 4:13-14) Abolitionist (entire book of Exodus) Natural response to knowing that He is Yahweh: Awe, wonder, humility, temporary shame, sorrow that leads to salvation (2 Corinthian...

Be bound in unity for God's glory (Ez. 37:15-28) When has the unity of others attracted you? When has the disunity of others propelled you? Can you recall an overview of history for the Israelites that sets the stage for Ezekiel 37? -Gen-Judges (Abraham, Moses, the Judges) -The Kings: Saul, David, Solomon -Then the nation splits into Northern & Southern -Generations of fighting each other, sinning...

HIGHLAND PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH Ezekiel: Receive and proclaim the breath of life (Ezekiel 37:1-14) November 15, 2020 Brian Jennings Big Idea: God gives life to the dead and hopeless. Fear is connected to hopelessness. When has this been true for you? How do you picture the valley of dry bones? What was God trying to communicate? What made the difference between bodies put together and people with l...

God calls us to be holy, but that's only possible through Christ's holiness.

Church Bells: “Sent” PLUS Ezekiel 1 - 2: “Sent” Blessing.... Eat... Listen... Learn...Sent What is something that’s been taken away from you during this Pandemic? How had Ezekiel’s world been ripped away? There is 1 phrase in the book of Ezekiel. It first shows up in ch. 6 and then over and over and over and over again. “And they will know that I am Lord.” Brainstorm some events (good or bad) in w...