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Introduction What gets your attention. Are you the type of person who is easily distracted by the many distractions around you? The popular movie called “up” had a dog character who would bring about a pop culture phrase called Squirrel. This showed us the idea how easily, even the faithful man’s best…

FearLess Matthew 10:26–33 ““So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known . What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the…

8 We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. 9 We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it. 10 “Men,” he said, “I believe…

"A prisoner about to be executed asked to be brought before the sultan. Granted, in pleading for his life, he said to the sultan, 'If you will spare me for a year, I will teach your favorite black horse to talk.' Intrigued by the idea, the sultan accepted this proposition, and the prisoner was returned…

How do we get past judging, being critical, hasty, condemnation? We live in a Kingdom. God is the King of that Kingdom The church is the body of that Kingdom Christ is the head of the body Within this body, we operate as Family Matthew 7:12 (KJV 1900) 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that…

Psalms equips us to walk the way of life through praise and lament. What way are you walking? What way do want to walk? 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord , and…

The man without purpose is like a ship without a rudder. Thomas Carlyle Purpose of Heart is the idea that we live our lives with a specific purpose and direction Our purpose is not merely a fleshly purpose but rather, a much larger spiritual purpose....a purpose with a more far reaching eternal purpose…

1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: We must understand that life is short for humanity. 10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.…

What can we assume about James from his introduction of himself in verse 1? To whom is James writing and how does he refer to them ? ( James 1:1-2 ) James tells his readers to, “count it all joy when ye fall into divers (various) temptations (trials),” . Discuss your own experiences and how you have…

5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord , “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called:…

Responding to the Government This is another significant area of Christian response. We’ve considered how Christians should respond to others (12:14-16), to evil (12:17-21), and now to the government. This is in tune with discerning the good, acceptable, perfect will of God (12:2), and in tune with relating…

Imperfect Perfection 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 28 And we know that for those who…

Under New Management Message 2 Set Your Mind Romans 8:5-8 Me: The Power of Positive Thinking It was the first thing I thought of as read today’s passage This book was written in 1952 It’s still available on Amazon for 8.99 Think a positive thought to drown out a negative thought. Repeat “If God be for…

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And…

Experts say that the most important thing in life is to know what you believe and what you want to die for. In other words, a purpose driven life is a meaningful life and a happy life. However, not every purpose is a good one, or a good enough one. The terrorists are purpose driven too. They know what they want to die for, but we all know that they die for a terribly wrong purpose. Let's look at what Jesus taught us about what we must die for.

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

What do you find satisfaction from in life? New car? Scratching the Vibe Hobbies? Deer mount (but that was two years ago) Eating at your favorite restaurant? (but I am hungry for breakfast just hours later) What does really satisfaction look like? What does it mean to be truly content? Contentment means…

Last week we saw how some wise men from the east saw a star in the sky and discovered that a king was born in Israel. They followed the star to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem where they met the Savior face-to-face. Now they may not have known the significance of this birth. They did not know all of…

All Is Hevel 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time…

Mentoring Matters Titus 2:1-15 When?! Who Has Impacted My Life? Formally? Informally? Positively? Negatively? When it’s - Personal - Purposeful - Primary What Voices Am I Listening To? What examples am I looking to? Who Am I Standing With? Mentoring Matters Titus 2:1-15 Central Truth: Living Out Truth…

Intro 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 From…

E xtrinsic verses Intrinsic Motivation E xtrinsic: not apart of the essential nature of someone or something. coming or operating from outside. 1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion. 2. being outside a thing; outward…

(S) — I don’t consider myself a very courageous person Rafting — Parasailing Easy way/Hard way/Middle Following Jesus was never meant to be easy — Jesus’ lived courageously Cruel world — Tempted — Rejected — Suffered — Tempted — Cross Jesus didn’t give his disciples some sales pitch, “hey come follow…

Jesus went to the Gentiles Garasenes – East side of the Sea of Galilee, one of the Decapolis, mostly Greek Gentiles A naked, chain-breaking, cave-dwelling, demon-possessed man confronted Jesus. He had been driven into isolation after breaking out of confinement. He was a fugitive and an outcast, trying…

Happy Thanksgiving! I think we get to say “Happy Thanksgiving all week” this week and “Merry Christmas” the entire Month of December, don’t you agree? thanksgiving is a time of counting our blessings, and saying what we’re thankful for around the table with friends and family. But, in our broader culture,…