Surfside Community Fellowship

3 WAYS JESUS’ SACRIFICE SHOWS HE LOVES YOU 1) LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO TAKE YOUR PLACE Luke 23:18-25 NIV -HAVE YOU ACCEPTED HIS FREE GIFT? 2) LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO SUFFER FOR YOU Luke 23:33-38,39-43 NIV - ARE YOU WILLING TO SUFFER FOR HIM? 3) LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO BRING YOU TO GOD Luke 23:44-49 NIV - HAVE YOU ACCEPTED YOUR ACCESS TO GOD?

JESUS UNDERSTANDS YOUR SORROW 1) THE SORROW OF BETRAYAL Luke 22:4-6,47-48 NIV - SURRENDER YOUR PAIN TO JESUS 2) THE SORROW OF FAILURE Luke 22:31-34,54-62 NIV - CONFESS YOUR FAILURES TO JESUS 3) THE SORROW OF BEING ATTACKED Luke 22:63-71 NIV - REMEMBER,GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH AND IS WORKING

THREE PRIORITIES IN THE END TIMES 1) TRUST GOD FOR WISDOM, NOT WORRY  Luke 21:10-19 NIV - SURRENDER YOUR WORRIES TO CHRIST 2) ANCHOR YOUR HOPE IN HIS PROMISES Luke 21:27-33 NIV - MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE AND ETERNITY 3) REFOCUS, WATCH, AND PRAY  Luke 21:34-36 NIV - PRAY EXPECTANTLY, NOT FEARFULLY

HOW TO SEEK THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS 1) SEEK THE DIVINE WISDOM OF JESUS  Luke 20:1-8 NIV - ASK FOR THE WISDOM OF CHRIST 2) SEEK THE PRIORITIES OF JESUS Luke 20:21-26 NIV - SEEK THE PRIORITIES OF CHRIST 3) SEEK TO KNOW JESUS AS GOD Luke 20:37-44 NIV - SURRENDER TO JESUS AS SAVIOR AND LORD

HOW TO FIND THE JOY OF OBEDIENCE 1) SEEK TO SACRIFICE FOR GOD Luke 19:1-4 NIV 2) SEEK TO PLEASE GOD Luke 19:32-35 NIV 3) SEEK TO BE TRANSFORMED Luke19:8-10 NIV

1) REMEMBER WHAT JESUS DID Philippians 3: 12 NIV 2) LEAVE THE PAST TO PERSUE THE FUTURE Philippians 3:13-14 NIV

WHY GOD’S GIFT IS THE GREATEST 1) IT’S A GIFT OF LOVE John 3:16-17 NIV 2) IT’S AN ETERNAL GIFT John 1:1-5 NIV 3) IT’S A GIFT OF HIS PRESENCE Matthew 1: 20-23 NIV

LESSONS FROM THE FIRST MANGER GUESTS 1) THERE’S JOYFUL NEWS FOR ALL Luke 2:8-11NIV DO I KNOW THE GOOD NEWS FOR ALL? 2) I NEED TO RESPOND TO THE TRUTH Luke 2:16-18 NIV - DO I HAVE DELAYED OBEDIENCE? 3) I NEED TO THANK AND PRAISE GOD Luke2:19-20 NIV

THE PERFECTION OF GOD’S SURPRISES 1) GOD’S PERFECT TIMING Luke 2: 1-3 NIV ARE YOU OPEN TO GOD USING YOU TODAY? 2) GOD ALLOWS PERFECT STRUGGLES Luke 2:4-7 NIV -ARE YOU TRUSTING GOD IN THE STRUGGLES? 3) GOD’S PERFECT MESSAGE Luke2: 8-14 NIV -ARE YOU EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF CHRIST?

THREE THANKFUL TRUTHS ABOUT SURPRISES 1) EMBRACE GOD’S SUPRISES Luke 1: 26-38 NIV HUMBLE YOURSELF AND TRUST GOD 2) MULTIPLY JOY BY SHARING -ARE YOU TRUSTING GOD IN THE STRUGGLES? 3) GOD’S PERFECT MESSAGE Luke2: 8-14 NIV -ARE YOU EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF CHRIST?

THREE THANKFUL TRUTHS ABOUT FAITH 1) PRACTICE SMALL BUT GRATEFUL FAITH Luke 17: 5-6, 11-19 NIV TAKE TIME TO BE THANKFUL DAILY 2) SEEK HUMBLE AND REPENTANT FAITH Luke 18:9-14 NIV CONFESS ANY PRIDE OR SELF PROMOTION 3) RECALL YOU ONLY NEED CHILDLIKE FAITH Luke 18:15-17 NIV -ASK FOR THE FAITH OF A CHILD

WHY DOES GOD LOVE THE LOST? 1) GOD REJOICES OVER REPENTANCE Luke 15:1-7, 10 NIV THANK GOD FOR WANTING TO KNOW YOU 2) GOD LONGS FOR US TO COME HOME Luke 15:11-12, 17-24 NIV HELP OTHERS FIND THE WAY HOME 3) THE FOCUS IS ON ETERNITY Luke 16:25-31 NIV

3 AREAS WHERE WE CAN REPENT AND OBEY 1) REPENT FROM THE DESIRE TO BE HONORED Luke 14:7-11 NIV SEEK TO HONOR CHRIST WITH YOUR LIFE 2) REPENT FROM SELFISH GIVING Luke 14:12-14 NIV GIVE UNSELFISHLY ESPECIALLY TO THE WEAK 3) REPENT FROM LOW SACRIFICE CHRISTIANITY Luke 14:26-33 NIV - SURRENDER ALL AREAS TO CHRIST

HOW TO MOVE FROM WORRY TO FAITH 1) PRAY EXPECTANTLY Luke 11:1-4,8 NIV READ GOD’S WORD DISCOVERING HIS POWER 2) PRAY PERSISTANTLY Luke 11:9-13 NIV KEEP HOPING AND ASKING WHILE WAITING 3) REFOCUS ON GOD’S PROVISION Luke 12:22-32 NIV - RECOGNIZE GOD’S POWER AND BLESSINGS

HOW TO DEVELOP THE PRIORITIES OF CHRIST 1) PREPARATION AND OBEDIENCE Luke 12:35-37, 40 NIV BE OBEDIENT TO HIS WILL DAILY 2) REPENTANCE AND GRACE Luke 13:1-5, 8-9 NIV 3) PURSUING AND KNOWING HIM Luke 13: 22-27 NIV - FOLLOW BY SURRENDERING TO HIS WORD

THE DISTRACTIONS OF BEING AND DOING 1) MANY THINGS OR THE MAIN THING? Luke 10: 25-29 NIV - PRAISE AND CONTINUALLY THANK GOD 2) KNOWING OR GOING? Luke 9:30-37 NIV - YOUR GIFTS TO BLESS OTHERS 3) THE URGENT OR THE IMPORTANT? Luke 10:38-42 NIV - DAILY TIME IN HIS WORD/PRACTICING HIS PRESENCE

WHAT DOES IT COST TO FOLLOW JESUS? 1) SACRIFICING WHAT I HAVE TO HIM Luke 9:10-17 NIV 2) TAKING UP MY CROSS DAILY Luke 9:21-26 NIV 3) HUMBLING MY HEART IN HIS PRESENCE Luke 9:44-48 NIV

HOW TO GROW IN THE POWER OF JESUS 1) GROW BY PREPARING YOUR HEART Luke 8: 4-8, 11-15 NIV 2) GROW BY FACING THE STORMS Luke 8: 22-25 NIV 3) GROW BY WALKING IN FAITH Luke 8: 42b-48 NIV

HOW TO OVERCOME DOUBT TO WALK IN FAITH 1) RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS Luke 7: 1-10 NIV 2) IF YOU DOUBT, REMEMBER GOD’S MIRACLES Luke 7: 20-23 NIV 3) ABANDON ALL TO WORSHIP JESUS Luke 7:37-38, 44-50 NIV

THREE WAYS THAT JESUS CALLS US 1) THE CALL TO TRUST HIM FULLY Luke 5:3-7 NIV 2) THE CALL TO ENDURE Luke 5:18-21 NIV 3) THE CALL TO WALK IN FAITH Luke 5:22-26 NIV

THE PARADOXES OF HAPPINESS 1) HAPPINESS COMES FROM ETERNAL FOCUS Luke 6:17, 20-21 NIV 2) GIVE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE Luke 6: 27-28, 31, 37-38, 41-42 NIV 3) GOOD FRUIT IS FROM A HEALTHY HEART Luke 6:43-45 NCV 4) THE FOUNDATION MATTERS THE MOST Luke 6:46-49 NIV

HOW TO PREPARE FOR CHRIST IN YOU 1) REPENT AND RECEIVE FORGIVENESS Luke 3: 3-6 NIV 2) BE AUTHENTIC AND SHARING Luke 3: 7-14 NIV 3) HUMBLE YOURSELF AND POINT TO JESUS Luke 3: 15-18 NIV

RESPONDING TO TEMPTATION 1) TEMPTATION OF WRONG DESIRES Luke 4:3-4, 9-13 NIV   2) TEMPTATION TO ONLY SPEAK LOVE Luke 4:22 NIV 3) TEMPTATION TO CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER GOD Luke 4:42-44 NIV

THREE WAYS TO TRUST IN GOD’S TIMING 1) ACT WHEN IT’S TIME FOR RESOLUTION Esther 8: 3-6 NIV 2) OBEY DURING THE TIME OF REDEMPTION Esther 9: 16-17 NIV 3) DON’T NEGLECT TIME FOR REJOICING Esther 9: 20-22 NIV

TRUTHS ABOUT SOWING AND REAPING 1) CONSEQUENCES TAKE TIME Esther 7:1-4 NIV 2) WE REAP WHAT WE SOW Esther 7:5-8 NIV 3) WE REAP MORE AND LATER THAN WE SOW Esther 7: 9-10, 8:1-2 NIV