NLC Fayetteville

"Just stay faithful to the process and you will be pleased with the result." - We need God's Grace - We need God's Word - Be faithful to God no matter what - Do not forfeit obedience for opportunity Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Where did God meet you? What did He rescue you from? Where would you be today without Jesus? What has God done in your life? I'll stop: - Expecting non-believers to act like they believe. - Judging people because they sin differently I do. - Pointing out the lost & begin pointing them to Jesus.

1. Hold Onto And Trust God’s Word 2. Hold Onto And Trust God’s Provision 3. Hold Onto And Trust God’s Timing 4. You Can Still Have Hope In The Drought

1. See A Need & Meet A Need 2. “I Can't Do Everything, But I Can Do Something” 3. Stay Focused On God 4. Remove The Rubble & Rebuild 5. Rebuild The Low Wall First 19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us...

1. I Must Admit That I’ve Lost It 2. I Must Acknowledge Where I Lost It 3. Expect God To Restore It 2 Kings 6:1-7 The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” 3 Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with y...

God’s Holiness Is Beyond Comparison God’s Presence Illuminates Our Sinfulness God’s Grace Calls Us To Something Greater

- God is painting a picture of His loyal & unwavering love for broken people - Pride opposes God & God opposes pride - There is a door of Hope called Grace

Human excuses melt in the presence of God. Give careful thought to your ways. God’s best comes from putting God first. There is no such thing as "Perfect Conditions." Build His house! Haggai 1: 3-8 3 Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” 5 Now this is what the Lo...

- Godly Wisdom comes from consulting God - It pleases God when we ask Him for Wisdom - When we lose our desperation for the Lord, we lose our intimacy with Him!

Why Didn’t God Answer My Prayer? 1. Maybe you have a Broken Relationship. 2. Maybe you have the Wrong Motives. 3. Maybe you don’t Believe God will do it. 4. Maybe God has Something Different. 1 John 5:14-15: This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we aske...

•Put God First •Fast & Seek His help •Remind yourself of Who God is •Be honest about your Weakness & Needs •Keep your eyes on Him  GOD GIVES REST ON EVERY SIDE

Trusting God in the Lions Den.

MATTHEW 5:14 -16 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

1 Corinthians 1:27-31 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom...

• Isaiah 43:18, “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past” • Philippians 3:13-14, “Forget those things which are behind” • 2 Corinthians 5:17, “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here” • Isaiah 43:25, “I am He who blots out your sin for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins”

Philippians 4:4-9 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 Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brot...

Victory comes by endurance. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with ENDURANCE the race marked out for us…” Hebrews 12:1

"Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call ‘humble’ nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody.  Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him. If you do dislike him it will be because you feel...

Philippians 1:3-5  “I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…”

Mark 8:17-21 17 Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied. 20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thou...

Isaiah 40:31  “Those who HOPE in the Lord will renew their strength….”  1 Peter 1:21 " Through Christ you have put trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead…” Proverbs 13:12  “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”

Join in as guest speaker Aaron Burke encourages the church in what Jesus shared as the greatest of all commands.

There are just two times in scripture the word "marveled" is used in this way to describe how Jesus reacted to a situation; Mark 6 is one of those times!