REVIEW • This Christmas season is a time to remember – we are such forgetful people • Who our God is: He loves us, wants to save us and to be with us • How He works: He starts with small things, He uses insignificant people and places, He works in our corrupted world, He […]
Recap The Christmas story reveals to us who God is: 1) A God who loves us 2) A God who wants to save us 3) A God who wants to be with us Tonight, we are looking at the Christmas story and discussing what it reveals to us about how God works. 1) God works […]
Review Gods plan to remember – celebrations – church services –relational discipleship groups The world can cause us to get distracted and end up in the fog of forgetfulness Our hope – get the meaning out of Christmas that is provided – for all you can squeeze out of it God reveals in the scriptural […]
Review: Multiply: Week 3 of 3 ● Week 1: Lord, all that I have is yours… do with it what you want! ● Week 2: Lord, I am yours… do with me what you want! ● Week 3: The Art of Celebration – Praise the One who is generous to me! The Art of Celebration: […]
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had […]
REVIEW Talking about our identity as God’s people, especially, in light of election season and how divided and hostile or pervasive politics are right now How do we be God’s people in the midst of challenging circumstances Last week -Royal Priests access to God – Jesus made a way for direct access to the Father […]
1 Peter 2:9 (NLT) 9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Week 1: You are […]
1 Peter 2:9 (NLT) This passage is amazing in a couple really cool ways… 1) It summarizes the whole narrative of the Bible. God CHOSE the people of Israel to be His people from whom the Messiah (Jesus) would come. He established a covenant with a man named Abraham and promised Abraham that through his […]
1 Peter 2:9 (ESV) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Matthew 6:33 (ESV) But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all […]
1 Peter 1:18-21-For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom […]
Review Context for 1 Peter Why this series Holy Nation Last week – you are chosen for …Gods possession with a purpose –to declare Next week the job description for a citizen of the Kingdom of heaven 1 Peter 2:4–12 (NIV) 1. This week –Chosen for a Royal priesthood –Gods plan from the beginning You […]
Last week – we spoke about the spiritual battle we face – we wrestle not against flesh and blood – the big 3 the devil uses Deception B. Distraction C. Discouragement What I learned in Kenya when I was there –tribalism over Kingdom Ephesians 6:10–13 (NIV) Context – What was happening in the world when […]
Ephesians 6:10-12 (NLT) — John 10:10 The devil has strategies on how to destroy you, your family, your business, your reputation, your relationships…and you Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)—For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, Our enemy is not other people: Other churches/denominations Spouse/kids/parents/roommates Boss/co-worker/employee/neighbor/government v. 12b—but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, […]
The Disciple’s Journey – Week 5 of 5 Every believer is a disciple and is called to make disciples. The vehicle that God uses to grow us to be more like Jesus is relationship. This week: Spiritual Realm (Ephesians 6:10-20) S.O.A.P. – One Way to Study Scripture Due to the many baptism celebrations today, we […]
Review: Tree rings –Abide –Church-Home- Work Isaiah 50:10–11 (NLT) — 10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God. 11 But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves […]
Review Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV) “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let […]