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The Sermon On The Mount. The stuff of worry. 1) The choice. I will choose to turn up the volume of______Jesus________ in my life. Mathew 6:19- 34 19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your...

Intro: - "Look where you want to go!" - Blessed to be a blessing. - What are you hungry for? - What's my volume at? Matthew 6: 5-15 5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behin...

Why are you angry?  There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.  Proverbs 14:12 “But I warn you–unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!” Matthew 5:20 What does Jesus say about anger?  “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If...

The adventure of a countercultural kingdom.  1) Learning to do good. Matthew 6:1-4 “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have...

Sermon On The Mount Life in a Counter-Cultural Kingdom Intro: The Invitation of Jesus  Matthew 5: 46-47  46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 If you are kind only to your friends,* how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. 48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.  1) liv...

Intro: Happiness in a secular age Matthew 5:1- 16 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.  3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,*  for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.  4 God blesses those who mourn,  for they will be comforted.  5 God blesses those who are h...

Intro: The story we find ourselves in. Jonah 4 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroyin...

Jonah 3:1-10  Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” 3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.* 4 On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” 5 The people of Nin...

1) Running from the call The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”  3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on boar...

Intro: God's Call.  Jonah 1 The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”  3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went...

1) The greatest story ever told. i.) It all points to Jesus. Luke 24:44- 47 (NLT) 44 Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise...

Have you ever doubted God? Who was Thomas? Disciple Matthew 10 Courageous, loyal, devoted John 11 Loves clarity John 14 What Jesus said to Thomas John 20:24-29 Thomas’ crisis of doubt…grace and space One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into th...

Names of God Yahweh Mekadesh The Lord who makes you holy  Reading Scripture. "To from you more than inform you" Exodus 19:5-7 5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of I...

El Roi - The God who Sees Intro: People of Grace and Freedom Mark 10:13-16 13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.  14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those wh...

1) The Apocalypse Revelation 21:1–8 (NLT):  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.  3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will liv...

Jehovah Raah  “ The Lord is my shepherd”.  Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd;     I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows;     he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength.     He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk     through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid,     for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff     p...

Genesis 2  9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil... 15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in t...

1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Galatians 6:2-3 Isaiah 11:10

1) A fathers gift. Matthew 6 : 9 Pray like this:  Our Father in heaven,  may your name be kept holy.  10 May your Kingdom come soon.  May your will be done on earth,  as it is in heaven.  11 Give us today the food we need,*  12 and forgive us our sins,  as we have forgiven those who sin against us.  13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,*  but rescue us from the evil one.*  2) Identity defining...

Intro: " Your best free life." 1 Peter 4:1- 11 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.* 2 You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. 3 You have had enough...

1 Peter 2:11-12 (NLT) 11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. 12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world 1) New Citizenship  Rights  Pri...

Enlarge your house; build an addition.   Spread out your home, and spare no expense!   Isaiah 54:2 Prashan De Visser is Founder & President of  Global Unites , a movement across 13 countries and counting that seeks to equip youth to transform societies by promoting hope, non-violence and reconciliation. He has received the Points of Light award from the queen of England for his exemplary volun...

1Peter 1:13-25 (NLT) 13 So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14 So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, j...

1Peter 1: 1-9  This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.  I am writing to God’s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.* 2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more an...

“ The Great Commission ”   Matthew 28:18-20 4.7.24 Jesus came and told the disciples, “I have been given all authortity in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of th...