MyCalvaryLife

- Sexuality is not an UNTOUCHABLE topic in the bible - How it began: Sex was given to us as a BEAUTIFUL GIFT of God How it went wrong: God's gift was CORRUPTED causing sexual immorality - How it can be redeemed: Jesus wants to RESTORE our broken sexuality - What is my takeaway?: Pursue WHOLENESS and HOLINESS

- Big Idea: We are image BEARERS not DESIGNERS - The Problem: The reflection of God's image in us has been DISTORTED by sin - The Solution: The broken reflection of God's image in us is RESTORED by Jesus - Final Thought: We have an inherent DIGNITY and DESTINY

- Big Idea: There is an EVERLASTING life for EVERYONE there will be a great JUDGMENT - Everyone has a FREE WILL - There will be an eternal PUNISHMENT and an eternal PRIZE - Final thought: Hell is entirely AVOIDABLE and heaven is entirely DESIRABLE

- The truth of God is PERSONIFIED in Jesus - The truth Of God is very INTERACTIVE - The truth of God will be EXCHANGED - The truth of God is ultimately UNTOUCHABLE

- BROKENNESS was a magnet to Jesus - COMPASSION was his driving force - TRANSFORMATION was his legacy - SENDING was his ambition

- The well is where we go to when WE ARE IN NEED - Initially, it is HARD WORK to dig the well - The more we go to the well, THE EASIER it is to draw from the next time - The well is not just for us, but for FUTURE GENERATIONS

- Beware of the LEGALISTIC loaf - Beware of the UNHOLY loaf - Beware of the FORGETFUL loaf

- Pitfalls of flawed prosperity: 1) A LOVE OF MONEY - Pitfalls of flawed prosperity: 2) A DEPENDENCE ON HAPPINESS - Pitfalls of flawed prosperity: 3) AN APPETITE FOR EASE - Pitfalls of flawed prosperity: 4) A CRAVING FOR SAFETY - Pitfalls of flawed prosperity: 5) A LOVE OF SELF

- The most important battle you will fight in exile is the battle for your PERSONAL DEVOTION - Personal devotion will attract BLESSINGS and BATTLES - Personal devotion shouldn't waver in the face of SANCTIONS or SACRIFICE - Personal devotion sets the stage for divine OUTCOMES

- There is a propensity for PROFANITY - Heaven is never on HOLIDAYS - The renaissance of RIGHTEOUSNESS - The WRITING is on the WALL - The RESILIENCE of righteousness

- Your faith will be TESTED in EXILE - The exercising of your faith will attract OPPOSITION - There is a direct connection between the COST of and COMMITMENT to your faith - The testing of your faith is BIGGER than YOU - The testing of your faith reveals the SOURCE of your TRUST

- Response #1: Aim to understand the times - Response #2: Choose your battles carefully - Response #3: Don't cave in your own character - Response #4: Wait for your own time to flourish

- There is an open invitation for all to be filled with the Holy Spirit - Trust Issue #1: Trust His divine PROMISE - Trust Issue #2: Trust the divine DELAY - Trust Issue #3: Trust the divine ENCOUNTER

- Trusting Jesus's claims is a choice made in FAITH more than FACT - Trust Issue #1: Being unwilling to ACCEPT the claims of Jesus - Trust Issue #2: Being unwilling to BELIEVE the claims of Jesus - Trust Issue #3: Being SLOW to believe the claims of Jesus

- God wants you to have a meaning-full life - There is a TIME for everything - There can be JOY in all things - There should be ETERNITY in our HEARTS

- God is interested in shadowing the work of our hands and the will of our hearts

- Jesus' victory made it possible for humanity to be reunited with God - Jesus won victory over SIN - Jesus won victory over the WORLD - Jesus won victory over the POWERS OF EVIL - Jesus won victory over DEATH

- The problem with divine perfect: EXCLUSION - The impossibility of divine perfection: INADEQUACY - The fulfillment of divine perfection: CRUCIFIXION - The outcome of divine perfection: INCLUSION

- Jesus offers everyone and anyone ACCESS to God - A Thief: Access to the CONDEMNED - A Soldier: Access to the CONDEMNING - Nicodemus: Access to the RELIGIOUS - Disciples: Access to the ABSENT