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I Wish I Would’ve Known Then What I Know Now Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. (NKJV) 1. I wish someone would’ve told me Proverbs 10:21   The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. (NIV) Isaiah 5:13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their mult...

Exodus 17:8-13 While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. 9 Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”10 So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the t...

Luke 2:8-11 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you...

Good God: I Will See The Goodness Of God Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (NIV) Psalm 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. (NKJV) Psalm 27:13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. (NIV) Hebrews 11:6 And...

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (NIV)  Psalm 103:2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits (NIV) Deuteronomy 6:12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. (NIV) 5 Consequences of Spiritual Amnesia 1. We stop obeying God’s commands and laws Deuteronomy 8:11 Be c...

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (NIV)  James 1:16–17 Don’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. (NIV) James 1:25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do...

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (NIV) 1. We doubt the goodness of God James 1:16–17 Don’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. (NIV) 2. God is good Psalm 119:68 You are good and do only good; t...

Genesis 1:14   Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. (NLT) Genesis 8:22 "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." (NIV) Genesis 2:2–3 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seven...

Matthew 6:31-32 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. (NIV)   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...

2 KINGS 5:1-4 (NIV)  Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 2  Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife.  3  She said to her mistres...

Speed Kills: The Silent Killer Proverbs 18:12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor (NIV) Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. (NIV) Isaiah 14:12–14 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, “I will...

Exodus 18:13-16 - 13  The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.  14  When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?” 15  Moses answered him, “Because...

Luke 10:40-42 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.  Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be take...

1. Creates stress  2. Cancels joy and peace 3. Crushes productivity  4. Corrodes connection    Luke 10:38–42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came...

2 Kings 13:14 Elisha came down sick. (MSG) 2 Kings 13:14 It was the sickness of which he would soon die. (MSG) When God Doesn’t Do It For You KEEP POUNDING 2 Kings 13:14-15 14 Elisha came down sick. It was the sickness of which he would soon die. So Jehoash king of Israel paid him a visit. When he saw him he wept openly, crying, “My father, my father! Chariot and horsemen of Israel!” 15 Elisha tol...

Judges 6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. (NIV) Judges 6:6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the LORD for help. (NIV) 1. God always chooses and uses people Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” (NIV) Judges 6:14 The LO...

Judges 3:15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (NIV) 3 Lessons From A Left Handed Deliverer 1. God wants you to embrace your uniqueness Genesis 1:27 God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he cre...

2 Critical Components To A Comeback 1. God specializes in comebacks Exodus 3:1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. (NIV) Exodus 3:2-4 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it...

Deuteronomy 28:43-48a (NLT) 43  “The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker.  44  They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail! 45  “If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you...

1 Samuel 17:4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! (NLT) 1 Samuel 17:8–11   Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 9  If he is able to figh...

1. Our way is never better than God’s way  Jonah 1:1-4 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish...

Genesis 37:5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. (NIV) Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (NIV) Proverbs 29:18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful. (NLT) 5 Obstacles That Stand In Between You And Your Dream 1. Details stand between you and yo...

The Power of a Moment Generation Z: Born 1995-2015 – Currently ages 7-27 74% of teens say they experienced loneliness. 66% experienced high anxiety. 60% of them experienced depression. 35% of US teens reported suicidal ideation. We believe that Gen Z will be set free 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (NIV) The Power of a Moment...

Luke 10:25–37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answe...

Acts 15:1–2 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question...