Istrouma Ascension Podcast

Help "Help for Financial Health, Part 3" Proverbs 6:6-8 Key Verse:  Go to the ant, O sluggard;  consider her ways, and be wise.  Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 1. The Saving of Money a. R ecommendation  of it Go to the art, 0 sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.  without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she pr...

Help "Help for Financial Health" 1 Chron. 29:10-17 Key Verse:  “But who am i, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly?  For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you… I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness.  (In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and not I have seen your people, who a...

Son of God “Keep Calm and Carry On ” Mark 16:1-7 Key Verse: And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed.  You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.  He has risen;  He is not here.  See the place where they laid him.  But go, tell his disciples and Peter that is gong before you to Galilee.   There you will see him, just as he told you”. (Mark 16:6-7) 1.  Because of Jesus’ c ross And he said to the...

Son of God “This is my House ” Mark 11:15-17 Key Verse: And he was teaching them and saying to them,  “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” (Mark 11:17) 1.  His a uthority  over God’s house a.  Is p ersonal b.  Is p assionate 2.  His a ction  in God’s house a.  Is c ontrolled b.  Is c orrective 3.  His a im  fo...

Son of God “The Heart of the Matter is the Heart ” Mark 7:1-8 1.  Let’s examine our l ips a.  Are we a ctive  in worship? b.  Are we a uthentic  in worship? 2.  Let’s examine our l ove a.  Are our hearts d istant ? b.  Are our hearts d istracted ? 3.  Let’s examine our l ife a.  Have we a bandoned  the commandments of God? b.  Have we a dhered  to the traditions of men?

Son of God “He  Still  Stills the Storms” Mark 6:45-52 Key Verse:  But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I.  Do not be afraid” (Mark 6:50b). 1.  Jesus s ends  us into the storm a.  His i nsistence b.  His i ntent 2.  Jesus s ees  us in the storm a.  He is a ware  of our struggles b.  He is a ttentive  to our struggles 3.  Jesus s aves  us through the storm a.  He stilled th...

Son of God “The Giver of Every Good Gift” Mark 6:30-44 Key Verse:  But he answered them, “You give them something to eat” (Mark 6:37a). 1.  Jesus gives r est a.  Rest is a n  important thing b.  Rest is n ot the most  important thing 2.  Jesus gives r esponsibility a.  By His c ommand b.  Based on His c ompassion 3.  Jesus gives r edemption a.  He meets the t emporal  need  b.  He meets the t imel...

Son of God The Tragedy of a Missed Opportunity Mark 6: 1-6 Key Verse: “And he could do no mighty work there, except tat he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.  And he marveled because of their unbelief.  And he went about among the villages teaching” (Mark 6:5-6). 1.  Tremendous o pportunity a.  Hear of His w isdom b.  Hear of His w orks 2.  Two o ptions a.  R eceive  Him b.  R ej...

Son of God  Liberator Mark 5: 1-20 Key Verse.  “…Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has den for you, and how he has had mercy on you” (Mark 5:19). 1.  There’s no p lace  beyond His concern a.  He is concerned for n eighbors b.  He is concerned for n ations 2.  There’s no p ower  above his control a.  The enemy’s power is d estructive b.  The enemy’s power is d efeated 3.  Ther...

Son of God Best Fried Forever Mark 2:13-17 Key Verse:  And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.  I came not to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17). 1.  Jesus is a friend who c_______________ a.  His call is d____________ b.  His call is d___________ 2.  Jesus is a friend who c__________ a.  We celebrate to p________...

Son of God Amazing One Mark 2: 1-12     Key Verse:  And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Mark 2:5).   1.  His p reaching  is amazing   a.  Because of the c rowd   b.  Because of the c ontent   2.  His p ardon  is amazing   a.  For its p riority   b.  For its p artners   3.  His p erception  is amazing   a.  He s ees  what’s in our hearts   b.  He...

Key Verse : And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased” (Mark 1:11).   1.      God loves J esus a.      The r eality of God’s love for Jesus b.      The r easons for God’s love for Jesus 2.      God, through Jesus, loves u s a.      He s ent him to us b.      He s acrificed him for us 3.      We should love J esus a.      We must r evere him b.      We must r...

“Accepting the Challenge to Go” Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and said to them,  h “All authority  i in heaven and on earth has been given to me.   19  j Go therefore and  k make disciples of  l all nations,  j baptizing them  m in 2   n the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,   20  teaching them  o to observe all that  p I have commanded you. And behold,  q I am with you a...

proc.cess We glorify God by making disciples of all nations Our disciple making process; Connect….Grow….Serve….Go SERVE CENTRAL PASSAGE:  Philippians 2:1-11 &  Philippians 2: 3-5 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from  f love, any  g participation in the Spirit, any  h affection and sympathy,  2  i complete my joy by being  j of the same mind, having the same love, being in f...

proc.cess We glorify God by making disciples of all nations Our disciple making process; Connect….Grow….Serve….Go GROW Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for  he who promised is faithful.  And  let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,  not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and  all the more as you...

pro.cess We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. Our diciple making process: Connect...Grow...Serve...Go Connect Act 2:42-47 One Avenue, two purposes 1.  Connect with God through Christ 2.  Connect with one another

pro.cess Key Verse:  Go therefore and make disciples of all  actions, baptizing the  in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.  (Matthew 28:19-20). Mission statement: We g lorify G od by m aking d isciples of a ll n ations.   1.  C onnect 2.  G row 3.  S erve 4.  G o

Unbroken:  The Story of Hope The Promise of His Return Titus 2:11-14 Link to sermon transcript available asap http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_201301229_Transcript.pdf 1.  G race in the past a.  The a ppearance of grace b.  The a vailability of grace 2.  G odliness in the present a.  Grace teaches us to stop b.  Grace teaches us to s tart 3.  G lory in the future a.  Jesus will r eturn b.  J...

Unbroken:  The Story of Hope Joseph and Mary Matthew 1:18-25  A confused w orld  A clear w ord  A complete w illing response

Unbroken:  The Story of Hope David and Bathsheba Matthew 1:1-6 Link to sermon transcript available asap http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_201301215_Transcript.pdf 1.  a m ess-up a.  C omplacent 2 Sam. 11: 1-2 b.  C urious 2. Sam. 11:3 c.  C aught 2 Sam. 11:  4-5 2.  A c over-up a.  I ncremental b.  I neffective 2 Sam. 11: 2-7 3.  A w ake-up a.  R ebuke 2 Sam. 12:7a b.  R esults 4.  A m ake-up...