Pathway Church

Father’s Day: “Big Foot” [Genesis 1-3; John 18:1-11; 1 John 4:7-10]     Garden Paradise:  ­­­­­________ + ________  + ________  [Genesis 1-2]   Garden to Grave:  ________  + ________ [Genesis 3:1-11]   Grave to Garden:  Jesus’ death ________ and a ________ to follow [John 18:1-11; 1 John 4:7-10]   Next Steps in Following Jesus’ “Big Foot”:        ________ ________ God the Father              (John...

Pastor Brian Bennett Rediscovering Jesus: “This or that” [John 7]   This or that:  ________ or a ________ with Jesus [John 7:1-31]   Three Signs of a Religious Spirit Rejecting Jesus Fighting ________________                                (John 7:1-9) Fear of ________________                                 (John 7:10-13) Misunderstanding Jesus’ ________________      (John 7:14-31)   This or that...

Pastor Brian Bennett   Rediscovering Jesus: “Unlimited Bread” [John 6] Unlimited Bread: Human _______ submit to a _______God [John 6:1-15] When we bring out “little” to God, He makes “much” of it Jesus’ miracles pointed to the deeper truths about Himself Unlimited Bread: The _______ is greater than the _______ [John 6:25-40; Psalm 37:4; Matthew 5:6] Constant comparisons create a lack of contentmen...

Ryan Brubaker    More about Movement International The Movement International was founded in 2013 with the dream to create a way to make sure every person could have access to the Gospel by planting a church in every unreached village in this generation.  They are now a multi-national church planting movement targeting the most unreached areas of the world. The founders analyzed current strategies...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Rediscovering Jesus: “Bigger than that” [John 4] Bigger than that: _________ and _________ [John 4:1-6] Bigger than that: _________ _________ [John 4:7-9] Bigger than that: _________ and _________ [John 4:10-15] Bigger than that: _________ and _________ [John 4:16-19] Bigger than that: __________________ [John 4:20-24] Bigger than that: _________ [John 4:25-26] Next Step Qu...

Don’t Play…Dough (John 3:30) | Rediscovering Jesus | 5.15.2022 Pastor Nate Swearingen   I MUST ________ GOD’S PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE   I MUST GET RID OF ____________ IN MY LIFE _______ things. Guilt and __________________. __________.   I MUST ______________ MY LIFE TO JESUS COMPLETELY   Next Step Questions What will be your next step?-pathwayvb.com/nextsteps How are you living out God’s purpose in y...

5-8-22 Pastor Brian Bennett    What does “camping” reveal? [John 1:14; Matthew 17:1-13] · Jesus enters in to the everyday and is ________ ________. · Mountain top experiences are a moment not the ________. · From the mountain top to the ________ God’s presence is with us. · See, listen, and ________ to Jesus (and the Spirit’s leading). How does God’s presence make everyday matter? [Galatians 5:16-...

Rediscovering Jesus: “Do whatever He tells you”  [John 2]      “Do whatever He tells you”:  when we ________and ________ Jesus we will experience breakthroughs in life  [John 2:1-6]  Jesus’ and the six signs: Water into wine                         (John 2:1-11)  Healing an official’s son (John 4:46-54)  Healing an invalid             (John 5:1-15)  Feeding thousands            (John 6:5-13)  Heal...

Rediscovering Jesus: “How do you know me?” [John 1]     Pathway’s vision is to “Be the Church”:  restoring, raising up, and reaching out.   “Follow me” becomes “________________” [John 1:43-48]   How do you know me?  Jesus is: the ________ and giver of life [John 1:1-5; Psalm 139:13-16] Jesus is: the ________ Word                                   [John 1:14] Jesus is: the ________ and Messiah    ...

Pastor Brian Bennett  Easter 2022: “Jesus is King” [John 19:1-20; 20:24-29]     A __________ of kingdoms [John 19:1-11] Worldly kingdoms are driven by:  ____________________ Worldly kingdoms are self-protected by: ____________________   A __________ King [John 19:17-20] Jesus’ Kingdom comes through the cross. o   The cross was __________:          John 11:49-53 o   The cross draws __________:     ...

Pastor Brian Bennett  Pathway’s vision is to “Be the Church”: restoring, raising up, and ________ ________ [2 Corinthians 5:14-21] Reaching out: Jesus saves and sends · Jesus ________what others won’t [Luke 19:1-4] · Jesus ________ when others won’t [Luke 19:5] · Jesus ________________with people others won’t [Luke 19:6-7] · Jesus ________ a sinner like _________ [Luke 19:8-9] · Jesus ________ the...

MESSAGE NOTES Pathway’s vision is to “Be the Church”:  restoring, ___________, and reaching out [Matthew 28:16-20]   Raising up generations of Christ followers:  _________ > _________ [Acts 9:1-9]   Raising up generations of Christ followers:  _________ > _________ [Acts 9:10-19]   Raising up generations of Christ followers:  _________ > _________ [Acts 9:26-31]   Next Step Questions:   Will you t...

Be the Church: “Restoring: Embracing the Process” [Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Kings 18:20-19:18] Pathway’s vision is to “Be the Church”: __________, raising up, and reaching out [Ephesians 2:10] Elijah’s “Restoring Rollercoaster”: __________: victories in life [1 Kings 18:20-46] __________: struggles in life [1 Peter 5:8-9; 1 Kings 19:1-8] __________ __________around: [1 Kings 19:9-18] Restoring life: __...

Dr. Brian Bennett    Be the Church: “The Birth of a Vision”  [Proverbs 29:18; Nehemiah 1-2; 1 Peter 2:9]    Vision defined:  God’s ________ ________, and invitation, for His people’s participation  [Proverbs 29:18]    Vision is birthed by ________ ________ and ________ ________  [Nehemiah 1-2:18]  Steps for birthing vision:  ·                Asking the ________ question   ·                Asking G...

3-6-22 Pastor Brian Bennett    Gifted: “Unlocking (Y)our Potential”  [2 Timothy 1:3-7; Romans 12:1-21]     Unlocking your potential is _______ _______.  [2 Timothy 1:3-7]  A definition of character: “the moral and mental features that define a person, whether good or evil. The term also means moral strength, which Scripture regards as something to be highly valued” (Dictionary of Biblical Themes)....

2-27-22 Pastor Brian Bennett    Gifted: “The Word Gifts”  [Ephesians 4:11-16; Romans 12:6-8]        Jesus gives us each at least _________________ to use in helping His _________________ grow in maturity, unity, and love.  [Ephesians 4:1-5, 11-12; Romans 12:6-8]    Word Gifts in Action:  _________________:  Sent ones.  Bring abundant life to new spaces and leave churches in their wake [Acts 4:32-3...

Pastor Brian Bennett  Gifted: “The Power Gifts”     Foundational principles for empowering our spiritual gifts: We provide _________ and the _________ for the gifts to grow in love  [Ephesians 4:1-2; 15-16] We are _________on God and _________on one another    [Romans 12:3-5] All of the gifts are meant to _________ from our relationship with God and be _________ by His love and power [John 15:5; 1...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Gifted: “The Love Gifts” [1 Corinthians 12; Acts 6:1-7]   You’re _________ as a follower of Jesus [1 Corinthians 12:1-7] Your spiritual gifts function _________ and with others in _________ [1 Corinthians 12:12-19] The “love gifts” in action _________ _________for Jesus to _________ [1 Corinthians 12:27-28; Romans 12:6-8; Acts 6:1-7]   Next Step Questions: · Do you know you...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Gifted: “Gifted for Greater”  [John 14:1-14; Ephesians 4:7-16]    A clear vision of Jesus reveals we are gifted for greater:     ·      Jesus ________ the Father and how we can move from _______________Him to really knowing Him.  (John 14:1-11)    ·      Jesus ________ Himself, therefore the Holy Spirit empowering Him is also available to empower each of us as His followers...

Pastor Brian Bennett  Seek First: “Above Affects Below”  [Colossians 3:1-17]    Above Affects Below: __________________ because what you focus on will grow  [Col. 3:1-4; Philippians 4:8-9]      Above Affects Below: __________________for less than God’s best    [Col. 3:5-11; 2 Corinthians 5:16-17]      Above Affects Below: God’s best impacts our __________________  [Col. 3:12-17; Isaiah 55:8-9]   ...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Seek First: “Alive and Growing”  [Colossians 2:6-19]      To be a Christ follower (“Christian”) is to be alive and growing   [Col. 2:6-7; Psalm 1:1-3; Matthew 7:24-27]    Christianity is a ________ (“walk”) that impacts all of life        “Worldly” culture (in any context) is constantly working to compromise our growth  [Col. 2:8-19]    “Sound the alarm!”:    Don’t let anyo...

Pastor Brian Bennett    Seek First: “All Means All”  [Colossians 1:15-29]     Our greatest goal is _________ _________ _________  [Col. 1:24-28]     Our greatest resource is God’s _________ _________ _________  [Col. 1:27-29]    Jesus is the _________ _________ in “all things”   [Col. 1:19-23]    Jesus is all _________ and all _________  [Col. 1:15-18]     Next Step Questions:  Are you becoming bi...

Walking in a Manner Worthy of the Lord Colossians 1:1-14 Nate Swearingen & James Flaming 1. Bearing ________ – Vs. 10 2. Increasing in the ____________ of God – Vs. 10 3. Being ___________ 4. Giving ________ – Vs. 12

Pastor Brian Bennett    The Name: “Fully known”  [John 1:14-18]        Fully known:  __________________   [John 1:14; Exodus 33:7-11]      Fully known:  __________________  [John 1:14]      Fully known:  __________________  [John 1:14; Exodus 34:5-7]      Fully known:  __________________ and relationship  [John 1:15-18; Hebrews 4:14-16]      Next Step Questions:  How does Jesus’ presence impact yo...

Pastor Brian Bennett The Name: “Born of God”  [John 1:6-13]    People “born of God” _______ _______ to His light  [John 1:6-8; Luke 1:39-45; John 1:29-30; Matthew 5:14-16]     Jesus was, and is often, _______ _______  [John 1:9-11; Luke 2:6-7; Acts 5:38-39]  They did not _______ Him  They did not _______ Him    Belief in _______ _______leads to being _______ _______ _______  [John 1:12-13; John 3:...