Woodland Community Church

DEFINITION OF MAGNIFY To enlarge in fact or in appearance To increase in significance To extol, glorify, or proclaim WHEN TO MAGNIFY GOD We are made to magnify God at all times HOW TO MAGNIFY GOD We are made to magnify God by being with others We are made to magnify God by sharing with others WHY MAGNIFY GOD We are made to magnify God because He sees, cares, loves, and forgives us.

1. Have a passion to KNOW God (vs. 12-13) 2. Be determined to WALK with God (vs. 14-17) 3. Grow in your faith to TRUST God when life is hard. (vs. 18-23)

1. We are to be like-minded. 2. We are to be sympathetic. 3. We are to love one another. 4. We are to be prepared to give an answer for our hope.

1. We are to be like-minded. - We have the mind of Christ - We desire to be like Jesus - We desire to fulfill His purpose

1. We are in a war. 2. We are to live correctly in the world.

1. God Looks at our Heart 2. Anointing vs. Appointing - Anointing- How God has Blessed You - Appointing- The Position to take action 3. Answer the Call where He has placed you

1. A willing heart is a game-changer.2. Let’s shema the Shema.3. Let’s make our time count.4. Let’s invest in the next generation.5. Let’s Identify the five.

1. We are in a battle. (vs.11) A. Good and evil are at war. (11) Evil = sinful desires. Do what’s best for me. Good = serving desires. Do what’s best for others. B. The temptation is to place more value on ourselves than others. It’s a battle in the mind and in the heart. C. The plan is to live such good lives that they can’t deny God’s love. (12). 2. We are to live correctly in the world. (13) A....

Holy = Have a spiritually pure quality. “Being spiritually pure.” Having no faults. When will we be holy? 1. I prepare myself to meet Jesus face to face. (vss.13-14). A. I have a hope of being with Jesus at his coming. I want to be prepared to meet him. B. I remain alert, knowing that work of the enemy to influence me to fail. He’s trying to get me to fail. – he tempts me. – He wants me to make se...

1. We are to live with abundant grace and peace (vs.2). Go wants us to have abundant grace and peace. A. We have grace when we remember we experience God’s unconditional love. - Grace = giving something undeserved. Also being shown goodwill. Also means the spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them by remembering that we are loved. B. We have peace when we are not in confli...

1. His Power to resurrect gave people hope of eternal life. 2. We can have confidence in our belief that the resurrection occurred.

1. We had something that was controlling us before Jesus 2. We need Jesus to provide relief 3. We experienced relief because of what Jesus did for us 4. We have a story to tell

1. I need light to reveal who I am2. I need to be aware of my calling to sow seed3. I need to be aware of my calling to provide relief

1. We are called to be alert and defend our faith 2. We need to build each other up 3. Jesus will show us where to go

Margin is having excess. 1. God must be our God. 2. We create Margin when we become Passion Givers

We need light to reveal our darkness. (21-22). My sin need to be disclosed so that I can do something about it. His word begins to grow in us unexplainably. (26-29) What starts as something small changes and becomes influential. (30-32). More birds can perch on it’s branches. The sign of our growth is our faith. (35-41). It’s in how we react in a storm.

1. Path Seeds (15). Those who don’t listen to God’s Word. 2. Rocky Seeds (16-17). They accept it for what it does for them. When they are asked to sacrifice for it, they turn away. 3. Thorn Seeds (18-19). They love what the world offers more than the relationship with God that He offers. Worries and deception become seed chokers. 4. Good Soil Seed (20). They hear it, accept it and do what it says....

They spend time with Jesus. (7 – they withdrew with him; 14 – “they might be with him.”). They helped him as he helped others. (14) The got a boat. They share Good News. (14). They preach. They help people experience transformation (15). They were also given the ability to cast out demons. What the demon possessed lived for, they no longer lived for.

We can prioritize rules. It brings attention to my abilities. There were strict rules for the sabbath. I want to be seen as the best rule follower. We can prioritize people. It is to meet their needs. (25-26). We understand God’s priority. (27-28). The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. God made the Sabbath for man to remember God and to remember their calling to represent Him. It...

Mark 2:1-121. 1. Being changed requires faith. (5). 2. Our need is for our sins to be forgiven. (5). 3. We need a savior to experience forgiveness. (6-11). Our experiencing forgiveness leads to praise. (12).

Mark 2:1-12) 1. Being changed requires faith. (5). 2. Our need is for our sins to be forgiven. (5). 3. We need a savior to experience forgiveness. (6-11). Our experiencing forgiveness leads to praise. (12).

1. He healed the demon possessed (23-25). 2. His healing others gave him a reputation (27-28). 3. His helping others brought more people to him. (29-34). 4. He was capable to serve because he prayed. (35-37). 5. He didn’t lose focus of his purpose. (38-39). 6. He was successful in his purpose because he was willing. (40-42). 7. People can’t keep Good News silent. (43-46).

Connor Long, High School Pastor, takes us into scripture about how our "busy lives" keep us away from our relationship with Jesus and how taking a sabbath is a commandment.

Fishers of men proclaim the good news (vs.14; Matthew 4:23).  He taught, he preached and he healed. 2. Fishers of men lead others to believe good news (vs.15).  3. Fishers of men direct others toward a new lifestyle (vs.15).  4. Fishers of men cast their nets (vs.16).  We identify were they are .  We build relationships .  We meet the needs .  We proclaim the good news . We give an opportunity to...