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My Anxious ThoughtsIntro: Psalm 139:231 Kings 19:1- 9 When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. 2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.” 3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a t...

“My Anxious Thoughts”Luke 10: 38-4238 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my...

He Has Risen! Where life begins. Luke 24But very early on Sunday morning* the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. 5 The women were terrified and b...

Journey to Easter - Good Friday Let us reflect on the cross!

Where life begins What causes you to be moved? Luke 1928 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it a...

Journey to Easter On our way to where life begins 1) Get past my own certainty. What limitations do I put on God? Luke 18:31-3431 Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up toJerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true. 32 He will be handed over to the Romans,* and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon. 33...

Romans  The Good News That Changes Everything Intro: Romans 8:31- 34 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with hims...

The Road to Glory - Romans 8:17-30 What makes you groan? Our Incredible Future   And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. Romans 8:17-18   Groans to Glory   For all creation is...

Romans 8 9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) 10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life* because you have been made right with God. 11...

Romans The Good News That Changes Everything Intro: What are the operating principles? Romans 8:1-7So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power* of the life-giving Spirit has freed you* from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature.* So God did what...

Romans  The Good News That Changes Everything  Intro : Where are you headed, and how will you get there? Romans 7:4-5 4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. 5 When we were controlled by our old nat...

Romans  The Good News That Changes Everythin g. Intro: "Who are you and what are you doing here?" Romans 6:14-23 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.  15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don’t you realiz...

Romans The Good News That Changes Everything. Romans 6:1-13 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. A...

The Hope of the Gospel The Good News We have been given peace (justification) Romans 5:1-2, 6-10 Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Character is formed...become like Jesus Hope...we experience God’s love The cuts make the key What are the cuts, wounds, failures, hurts in your life? What...

Romans 8 The message of hope. Intro: The excitement builds! Romans 8 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with hims...

Romans The good news Intro: What is the problem with the world? Romans 5:1-11 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace* with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. 3...

The New Year Into The Adventure Intro: Number one Goal for the year ______connection___________ 1) Connection through His word: 2 Timothy 14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation t...

“Imitators” Ephesians 4:32 – 5:2 December 29th 2024 Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. ~ Ephesians 4:32-5...

"The Joy Of Hope" Luke 2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He trave...

The Joy of Hope The emotion of Christmas...joy But the angel reassured them. “Don't be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:10 The good news of great joy But the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem,...

Hope is a person Intro: The Stories of Christmas Where do we find our hope this season? John 1 1-5 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,* and his life brought light to every...

Hope is Here “The Promise of Hope” 12.1.24 “They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown into darkness… Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not...

Getting ready…today is your last sane moment What is the one thing no one has? Why we don’t have it Genesis 3 “Did God really say...?” “You won't die!...your eyes will be opened...you will be like God...” The woman was convinced...she wanted the wisdom it would give her... Genesis 3:1,4-6 But what if… They ended up calling the place Kibroth Hattaavah (Graves-of-the-Craving). There they buried the...

Love: Be Curious...Don't Judge The Golden Rule Do to others as you would like them to do to you." Luke 6:31 "Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them!" Luke 6:31-The Message "If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do go...

Sermon On the Mount Life in a counter-culture kingdom 1) Learning to need Jesus in everything. Matthew 7:1-6 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others.* The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.* 3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye* when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying...