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Proverbs 12:25 Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. (NLT) Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (NLT) 5 Steps To Wipe Out Worry 1. Take it to the Lord in prayer Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank h...

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV) 1. Cause of fear 1 Samuel 17:9-11 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other....

1 Kings 19:1-4 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4...

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. (NLT) Proverbs 13:20 Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. (The Message) Matthew 7:20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. (NIV) 3 Fruits of Fools 1. Fools tear down 1. Tear people down by constantly arguing and fighting Proverbs 18:6–7   Fool...

“DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER” Mark 8:14-21 (NIV) The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.” They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.” Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no...

1 Kings 17:7-16 (NIV) 7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” 10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you...

Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (NLT) John 10:12   A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. (NLT) 2 Dangers Of Scattered Sheep 1. Scattered sheep g...

Daniel 9:1-4 It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. 2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the Lord, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.[. (NLT) 1. Recognize we are in a spiritual battle Daniel 9:3-4 So I turned to the Lord God an...

Last Days: Hell 3 Major Questions About Hell 1. Is hell real? Revelation 21:8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars— their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” (NLT) 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lo...

Refreshed Proverbs 11:25 (ISV): A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. Proverbs 11:25 (NIV): A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Psalm 107:35 (NIV): He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs AMOS 9:11 (NIV): In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter— I wil...

Heaven Revelation 21:1-4 - Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.  2  I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.  3  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the peop...

1. Great White Throne Judgment 2. Judgment Seat of Christ Romans 14:10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. (NIV) 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (NIV)...

2 Major Differences Between The Rapture And The Second Coming Of Christ 1. The Rapture happens before the tribulation. The Second Coming of Christ happens after the tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV) Revelation 7:14 I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of th...

Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (NIV) Negative effects of worry: 1. Worry affects us physically. 2. Worry affects us emotionally. 3. Worry affects us mentally. 4. Worry affects us spiritually. Matthew 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach...

Psalm 31:15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. (NIV) Acts 17:26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. (NIV) Psalm 102:13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appoin...

1. What is the rapture John 14:3 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. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 15:51–52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we wil...

Seven Ways the Church Gets Ready for the End – Part 2 1. Return to your first love - (Ephesus) 2. Remain Faithful – (Smyrna) 3.  Resist Compromise - (Pergamum)   Revelation 2:14-15 - Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual imm...

1. The church age 2. The rapture of the church Rev 4:1-4 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there...

Is This the Beginning of The End? 6 Signs This is the Beginning of The End 1. Deception is increasing Matt 24:4-5 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. (NIV) Matt 24:11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. (NIV) 2. Disaster is increasing Matt 24:6-8 You will hear of wars and...

Today I want to talk to you about Good News From The Storm. 1. You don’t have to be afraid of the storm Mark 4:38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” (NIV) Mark 4:39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. (NIV) A. Get us throug...

How you view things will determine how you do things! Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (NIV) Six 50/20 Lessons During Difficult Seasons 1. Attitude is everything 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every t...

People's Church of OKC is a multi-cultural church designed with you in mind. Senior Pastor, Herbert Cooper.

Good News: Live Again 1. God doesn’t always come when you want him to but He’s always right on time John 11:3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick. (NIV) John 11:5–6 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, (NIV) Job 30:20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up...

John 11:4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” (NIV) John 11:14-15 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” (NIV) 6 “So That’s” 1. To get your attention Deuteronomy 4:34–35 Has any god ever...

Psalm 91:1-12 (NIV) Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and ra...