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Bullies are everywhere. at work, at home, your neighbor, in church, in your head and heart. Don’t let situations put you back in bondage. 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” You are free indeed. Aggressive behavior Passive aggressive…

Bullying is painful, but God's purpose is GOOD

The followers of Jesus have been confronted by bullies since the very beginnings of the church. But why? And how should we respond? Join us as we explore Acts 4, the first encounter between bullies and boldness for the church.

Jack Handey, known for his odd sense of humor frequently expressed in an old Saturday Night Live segment titled "Deep Thoughts," wrote an equally odd book entitled Fuzzy Memories . In it Handey relates the story of a bully who demanded his lunch money every day when he was a child. Because Handey was…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. The subject of bullying has become a major focal point in our society in recent years. Various studies suggest that either one in four or one in five teenagers will experience bullying. A whole new form of etiquette - called netiquette…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It has been a very eventful week around here but this moment - here with all of you as we prepare to dig into God’s inerrant, inspired Word is certainly one of the highlights of my week. Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church - we are blessed and thankful that you have chosen to join us here this morning. We’ve been in the book of Colossians for the last 13 weeks and we’re just now, this morning, reaching the midpoint of this great book. The church of Colossae…

Woe to the Chaldeans Recap of Habbakkuk thus far: Pronunciation of Habakkuk: Hahv a kook Habakkuk’s conversation with God is recorded. First, a complaint, “How Long?” He is tired of seeing iniquity, destruction, violence, strife and contention. He feels God is letting things slide, that he is allowing…

Introduction Do you ever compare yourself to people who are out there doing great things for God and think, “God could never use me like that. I’m not courageous. I’m not a natural leader, I don’t have much talent, and public speaking makes me want to throw up.” That makes you just like Abraham the cowardly…

Introduction Well it’s a new year and like most of you, it is always a fresh way to set some new boundaries, goals, re- alignments in your life. This year, one could say, that I was forced to set new ways of doing things. The flood forced me to look at life differently. I entered this year into a different…

Legalism is just a foolish, state of make believe. God provides the ture means of maturity.

Everybody has a sinful nature – I do, you do, everybody does. We’re all born with an innate ability to do the wrong thing. Because of that, because sin entered the world, everything in the world is broken – the weather’s broken, the economy’s broken, every family is broken, every body is broken, every…

Based on Hebrews 5:11-14 God calls us to graduate from milk to solid food which means we must learn and grow in our faith together. Marking the beginning of Confirmation which is a commitment to eat solid Spiritual food

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted…

Instanty Obedience always beats lavish gifts!

The Right Fight 7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s. How do you see things? What a question Paul ask. He has just told the Corinthian church about the…

If you love Me, then obey my commands Coaching - simple ideas, repeated until they become instinctive Jesus is preparing himself and his disciples for his death, and he is coaching them on how to live. Simple instructions - repeated until they become instinctive As the Father has loved me, so have I…

29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Bullies, mean people, not being…

Intro Good morning, everyone! We’re doing something different this morning. Dr. Dave Waller and I are going to co-teach this passage. It’s something Dave and I have talked about doing for a while and this passage really suits this format well. For those of you who don’t know Dave, Dave and Gwen are members…

Submitting to direction from a wise & caring Shepherd enables us to positively traverse unknown circumstances.

Recap: #1 Gird Loins with Truth You gird your loins with truth by staying in the place where you know the truth of who you are and who He is. He is good and He loves you. What does He specifically like about you? Remember this in all times of your life #2 Breastplate of Righteousness You put on the breastplate…

Introduction Sermon Series: Doormat Christianity - We struggle with feeling like others are walking all over us as Christians There is a great scene in the first Spider Man movie, where Peter Parker is first grappling with obtaining his powers. He is in the cafeteria and ends up enraging the school bully.…

Introduction Perception Defined Immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment Job Interviews (what we taught students) Strangers (test with kids and ice-cream truck) Personality Assessment - There’s always one that’s…

Christ Changes Our View of the World Becoming what we are designed to be, when we really connect to the idea of a new life in Christ, changes us in more ways than we can imagine. When we sacrifice ourselves to God, the Holy Spirit begins a work in us, to make us holy and acceptable. As our minds are…

Ephesians 4:11-15 · Today we wrap up our series on being Rooted in Christ. · We have talked about being Rooted in God’s Word · And the importance of Good ground · We talked last week about having a Rooted Family. · And Today I want to wrap it up talking about us as a church. · If we want to grow, we…