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Pastor Stephen leads us through a time of prayer using the hexagon method on the Lord's Prayer

Praying for Provision Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father has committed to care for us. We aren’t wrestling crumbs out of a reluctant hand but, rather, confessing the bounty of a generous hand. The essence of the prayer is really an affirmation of the Father’s care. Because our provision is His priority.” - Max Lucado 1. Jesus invites us to ask for help. Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and...

In this guided prayer Richmond Campus Pastor Jon Barron leads us through a time of prayer for those who are close to us but far from God.

Our Father Matthew 6:5-15 (NIV)   1. Our Father adopts us into his forever family.   Ephesians 1:5   2. Our Father disciplines us for our good.   Hebrews 12:7-11   3. Our Father gives good gifts.   Matthew 7:9-11

Matthew 4:1-11 (NIV)   1. There is always a time of preparation before the plan. 2. The assuredness of temptation.   1 John 2:16 (ESV) For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world Hebrews 4:15 (ESV) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in ever...

This is a short guided prayer led by Lead Pastor Allen Bonnell to help you spend a few minutes thanking God for the blessings in your life. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with wh...

A Rewritten Story Matthew 3:1-17 Repentance: think different →  feel different → do different 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. (2 Corinthians 7:9-1...

Matthew 2:13-23 1. Jesus is our deliverer. 2. The pain in the world will one day be comforted. 3. Jesus was cursed for us.

MagiQuest Matthew 2:1-12 Numbers 24:17 “I see him, but not now;     I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob;     a scepter will rise out of Israel. Isaiah 60:1-6 ESV Arise, shine, for your light has come,     and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,     and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you,     and his...

The Son of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 1. The character of Joseph. 2. The charge to Joseph. Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” 3. The courage of Joseph.

The Unfolding Plan of God Matthew 1:1-11, 16-17 Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born,     to us a son is given,     and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called     Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. God uses imperfect people for his perfect purposes. The legacy you leave is more important than the heritage you received.  The genealogy o...

Freedom to be Generous  Matthew 25:14-30 (ESV)   Greed begins where contentment ends. Debt accrues where Greed prevails.   James 4:1-4 What causes and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do...

Freedom From Debt Matthew 6:25-34 Greed begins when contentment ends. Proverbs 22:7 “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 1. Seek God. Psalm 24:1 Of David. A psalm. The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” 2. First His Kingdom. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together an...

Greed - a selfish and excessive desire for more. 1. Greed is a heart issue. “Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.” Thomas Aquinas Proverbs 23:4-5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;     do not trust your own cleverness. 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,     for they will surely sprout wings...

Keep Calm in Troubling Times November 5, 2023 Philippians 4:1-9 • There are different levels of anxiety. • Some temperaments are more prone to worry than others. • There is a difference between anxiety & concern. • We worry about different things but most of us struggle in one area or another. The Command: “Do not be Anxious.” • Worry is a Sin because it is Harmful to us. • Worry is a sin because...

His Word > My Experience Be aware when there is dissonance.  Identify the truth in the bible. 3. Anchor your thoughts and actions to the truth found in the bible. Why am I here? ------ purpose  Why is there so much pain in the world? ------ problem Am I loved? ------ plan Psalm 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in families, 

The Need (Esther 4:1-7) The Cost (Esther 4:8-11) The Plan (Esther 4:12-14) IV. The Response (Esther 4:15-17)

Spiritual Contributor > Spiritual Consumer Ephesians 2:1-10 You have a purpose beyond yourself. Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every livin...

A Church of LifeGroups Acts 2:4242 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to m...

Authentic Community > Independent Living Show me your friends and I will show you your future. Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Acts 9:26-28 26 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He t...

Forging Friendships 2 Timothy 4:9-22  “We are born looking for someone looking for us.” Curt Thompson Main idea: Friendship is forged by grace and love as we do life together.   (Read through the passage commenting as we walk through it) 9 Do your best to come to me quickly, 10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and T...

Running Through the Tape 2 Timothy 4:6-8 1. Present situation Phillippians 1:3 “I have the desire to depart and be with Christ.” Romans 8:18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Charles Spurgeon, “To come to thee is to come home from exile, to come to land out of the raging storm, to come to rest after long labor, to come to t...

How is your faith? Are you focused on the Creator or his creation? What does your faith cause you to do? We should all look for ways to Inspire Equip Pray Give Go Send

Tell Everyone 2 Timothy 4:1-5 Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18. 2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the wo...