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Philippians 2:1-8 (NIV) 1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves....

Luke 18:1-8 1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don...

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself...

“Unless the Lord builds the house…it’s builders labor in vain.” Psalm 127:1 Week 1. The Gospel Defined in your house. Week 2. Importance of Prayer in your house. Week 3. Building healthy Relationships in your house. Week 4. Setting appropriate Boundaries in your house. Week 5. Experiencing Biblical Community in your house. Week 6. Living on Mission for Jesus Christ in your house and beyond. 1 Thes...

21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." 24 For t...

God Must Be the Center of Your Marriage Genesis 1:27-28a (NIV) 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28a God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number…” 2. We Need to Understand and Accept our Differences as Men and Women. 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 (NIV) 1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a...

Marriage Priorities 1. God 2. Spouse 3. Children 4.5.6. Family, Work, Church, Extended Family But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23...

11When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12the Lord appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. 13“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to dev...

Main Thought: The Lord is very aware…of the heart behind my prayers. 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3 Year after year this man we...

Father, (Heavenly Dad) You are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, amen. (Max Lucado in Before Amen) Main Thought: Fervent Prayer precedes great movements of God. “The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will to His.” Tim Keller Acts 12:1-18 1 It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending t...

Luke 11:1-4 (NKJV) 1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." 2 So He said to them, "When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgiv...

Baptism “Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrec...

1. What are the basic unifying beliefs that Christians hold about the end times? 2. What are the points of debate (about Secondary issues) among Christians about the end times? 3. How should I respond as a believer to end times doctrine? ______________________________________________________ 1. What are the basic unifying beliefs that Christians hold about the end times? “God, in His own time and...

Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. 13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in th...

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “I am the way…I am the truth…I am the life…and no one comes to the Father…except through me.” John 14:6 1. Who is God? God is incomprehensible to the human mind. 1 I will exalt you, my God the Ki...

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Mark 1:27-39 27 “The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him.” 28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee. 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, an...

1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing." 3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips. 5 LORD, you have assigned me my por...

26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel...

1. Develop a plan to financially support Second. 2. Commit to serving in at least one area. 3. Listen for the 3 Nots! • Not in Church • Not Going Well • Not Prepared For... (3 Nots are courtesy of Andy Stanley)

Samson was his own worst enemy: God allowed Samson to become weak for God’s purposes… God made Samson strong again for God’s glory and God’s plan. 1. God allowed Samson to become weak for God’s purposes. 4 Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. 5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, "See if you can lure him into showing you the s...

Judges 13:24-25 (NIV) 24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the LORD blessed him, 25 and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him… Judges 14:1-4 (NIV) 1 Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife." 3 His father and mothe...