THE STORY Matthew 2:1-12 1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3 King […]
Selfishness & Pride Introduction • As a church, we have a vision and mission – mature disciples • Remember -the five spheres: This series is a home sphere series the last one was the world sphere – Everyone has a home –no matter your marital status • In Christ, we find the plans and the […]
Goals and Prioities Vision and belief determines my priorities. “Like the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God, we do not see ourselves – blessed riddance. […]
Unforgiveness and Resentment Resentment is a complex multi-layer emotion made up of anger, fear, hurt, disappointment, shame, envy and disgust. • Resentment usually starts with some form of real or perceived hurt or envy. 1 Samuel 18:6-8 (HCSB) As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out […]
Hope and Joy Review: The Gospel (Good News) For something to be resurrected it had to be dead. What does resurrection means for us? • Hope: expectation with certainty • Joy: great gladness, happiness, and delight Hope and joy in money, economy, job, position, possessions, health, strength, people, self, leaders… Resurrected hope and joy! Romans […]
Hope and Joy Isaiah 30:18– So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help. REVIEW • Resurrected Gospel • Joy & Hope DEFINITIONS Joy – a feeling of great pleasure […]
Hope and Joy • The greatest resurrection has to do with life, but other things can be resurrected as well – Financial situations, Relationships, HOPE AND JOY • When Jesus came on the scene he resurrected hope and joy in the people who were looking for a Messiah. Most Jews in Jesus’ day did not […]
Resurrected implies something is dead The gospel is the story of good news – juxtaposed to bad news It was good Our choice – we get to make one Not good –death –what kind of death The choice God made 1. He had heaven already –He wanted heaven with us 2. He chose to allow […]
ALL IN on life hunting, sports, parenting, work, relationships, health, outdoors, risk taking, coffee, cooking What’s something in life you’re all in on? Not ALL IN playing it safe, reserved, cautious, hesitant, distant, spectator, sidelines, uncommitted, etc. What’s something you’re involved in but not necessarily fully committed to? […]