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Luke 5:17-26 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.  18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.  19 When they could not find a way to do this because...

Luke 5:1-11 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.  2 He saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.  3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4...

Genesis 1:27-28 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth . . . God created people.  Then God created sex.   Sex is God's idea and invention. Sex existed before sin. Sex has been affected by sin.   1 Corinthians 6:12-20 "I have the right to...

Luke 4:14-30 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unroll...

Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"   God care...

Luke 3:1-14 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.    The word comes in the wilderness.   Solitude in the wi...

Luke 2:36-38 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher.    She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.    She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.    Hunger, Heart, Habits   What you hunger for is related to your heart and revealed by you...

Luke 2:41-52 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.  42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.  43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.  44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they b...

Luke 1:46-56 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.  From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his...

John 14:1-4 1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?  3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  4 You know the way to the place where I am going."   Luke...

Luke 1:39-45 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.  41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!  43 But why am I so...

Above and Beyond Goal:   Every person who loves NCC praying for and participating in Above and Beyond.     James 1:16-18 aDon't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first...

Frame It Why do I feel this way?   Philippians 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in...

Vibes: Surprise Frame It Why do I feel this way? James 4:13-14 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Funnel It Where should I direct it? Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth mo...

Psalm 63:3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.   Vibes:  How to Experience (An Emotionally Healthy) Life with Jesus   Love   Frame It Why do I feel this way?   You have the capacity to feel love, and the capability to give love because you are created in the image of the One who is love.     Funnel It Where should I direct it?   Mark 12:30-31 30 Love the Lord your God...

Vibes: How to experience (an emotionally healthy) life with Jesus   Disgust   Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. Frame It...

Vibes: How to Experience (An Emotionally Healthy) Life With Jesus   Fear   Frame It Why do I feel this way?   Proverbs 29:25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap . . .    Self-Worth = Performance + the Opinion of Others "The Search for Significance" by Robert S. McGee   Funnel It Where should I direct it?   Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and ins...

Vibes: How to Experience (An Emotionally Healthy) Life With Jesus   Shame   Proverbs 11:2 Too much pride can put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble. Genesis 3:1-13 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from...

Emotions aren't bad - they're built-in.    God is emotional - we are created in the image of God.   Mark 3:5  He looked around at them in anger . . .   ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14:29‬ ‭NLT‬‬ "People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness." ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭2:11-12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their ha...

Emotions aren't bad - they're built-in.  God is emotional - we are created in the image of God. When it comes to emotions, we are tempted to make ties to lies. False Identities   Matthew 4:1-11: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God...

Vibes: How to Experience (An Emotionally Healthy) Life With Jesus   Emotional Ties   Emotions aren't bad - they're built-in.    God is emotional - we are created in the image of God.   When it comes to emotions, we are tempted to make ties to lies. False Realities   1 John 2:15-17 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.  16...

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Cameron Lee NCC Community Pastor   1  Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2  A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3  He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4  So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. NEW PERSPECTIVE 5  When Jesus reach...

Ian Allen Family Ministries Coordinator   Leviticus 26:10 You will still be eating last year's harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new. Acts 11:1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. Acts 11:2-5 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him".  They said, "'You went into t...