Parkway Hills Baptist Church Sermons

1. It's time to engage. (7) 2. Believe. (8) 3. Discover the goodness of God. (9-11)

1. Living in Critical Judgment 2. Don't Give Pearls to Swine 3. The Biblical Solution

Guest Speaker, Chris Causey, speaks for our missions emphasis service. Causey is the lead pastor of Encounter Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Generosity Principle 1: We reap what we sow. Generosity Principle 2: Our heart matters. Generosity Principle 3: God provides to you, and through you, for kingdom purposes. How do we choose generosity: Step 1: Get on the ladder Step 2: Move up to percentage giving Step 3: Extravagant giving.

1. Take hold of this thing called money. • Give • Save • Debt • Lifestyle 2. Learn to live right-side up. • Budget • Begin with giving • Save • Evaluate debt • Live within your means 3. Finally, it's not really your money... we are stewards. • You can't love God and money. • Steward what God has given you for Kingdom impact. • You were bought with a price.

1. Looking back at sabbath rest and why it matters 2. Sabbath, clarified and fulfilled 3. Sabbath rest to come 4. Engaging in sabbath rest today • Sabbath is not... • Developing a rhythm of sabbath - Determine when - Remember the purpose - Develop a plan with a purpose - Include family and friends - Check your rhythm of obedience.

Measure 1: Do you know what success looks like? Measure 2: Are you remaining (abiding) in Christ? Measure 3: What practical family rhythms are you establishing? • What do we need to stop? • Challenge 1: Acknowledge that the opportunities are almost endless. • Challenge 2: If your kids make the decisions, you'll likely be overloaded. • Challenge 3: Cultural pressure that your kids are "missing out...

1. Remaining begins with transformation. 2. Develop personal remaining rhythms. • Make it a priority • Spend time in God's Word • Pray • Engage together in biblical community 3. Life in remaining rhythm bears fruit. • Fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23) • Fruit = People • Fruit = Fruit-bearing fruit

1. Your greatest love is in your heart. (v 19-21) 2. Your greatest love is what you look at. (v 22-23) 3. Your greatest love is who you are loyal to. (v 24)

1. When you pray 2. When you fast 3. How do we begin prayer and fasting?

1. Why do you do what you do? 2. When you give... 3. How should we give?

1. The natural response... love your enemy, hate your neighbor 2. Know your enemy... 3. How are we to live toward our neighbor? 4. Why must we love our neighbors?

1. Oaths, vows, and swearing 2. Reject taking oaths 3. Living under oath: • Why is the truth so important? • Commit to living truthfully in all things.

1. God created marriage and is unequivocally pro-marriage. 2. How do we understand the biblical and practical truth of divorce? 3. Responding to challenges and divorce.

1. Adultery 2. Lust—a heart issue 3. God's ways are truly good and always better 4. How do we fight against lust? • Begin with a new heart • Resolve to live in purity • Remove temptation • Proactively fill your mind • Fight together

1. Moving to the Heart 2. Anger Affects Us Deeply 3. Learning to Deal with Anger

The Salty Life The Bright Life Designed for Glory

1. Beatitudes = the Good Life 2. The Upside Down Reality of the Good Life 3. The Upside Down Response to Those who have Found the Good Life

1. Understanding the Authority of the King 2. How Should We Live? 3. The Upside Down Reality of the Good Life