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Pastor Brendon Wilson
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Fresh Oil
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How is your Oil Level right now? If we looked at your Spiritual Dashboard?
Is your tank spiritually FULL? Or are you running LOW?
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet
the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
So suddenly there’s a Wake Up Call!
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil
and buy some for yourselves.’
Tell your neighbor: GET YOUR OWN OIL! (I got oil for me– you gotta get your own!)
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. (The bridegroom
represents Jesus - So suddenly Jesus shows up!) The virgins who were ready went in with him to the
wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
Imagine those girls banging on the door: OPEN THE DOOR, JESUS! LORD, LET US IN!!
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
- Matthew 24:44
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you
to be with me that you also may be where I am. - John 14:3
5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell
asleep.
You CAN NOT FIGHT today’s battles with yesterday's oil!
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil
and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were
ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
They were shut out! Can you imagine: Jesus slams the door in your face??
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
Imagine those girls banging: OPEN THE DOOR! LET US IN!!
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of
the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. - James 5:13-14
• PRAYER OF SALVATION - Jesus, here I am! I admit... I’m dry! I’ve been asleep! In so many
ways... I’ve ignored you. I’ve compromised with the world. And I’m dry. I want to be anointed...
with fresh oil. Jesus come into my heart! Forgive my sin! (Wash away... the Dirt & the Grime ... the
impurity from my life. Fill me Fresh with your Spirit! Holy Spirit, you have my heart! Jesus, I ask you
for Fresh Oil! Fill me now... with Your Love... with Your Power... Fill Me with your Strength... give
all of me... to all of you. Now & forever! In Jesus’ Name... Amen! Amen! Amen!
PASTOR MATT MOULIERT FROM CROSSROADS CHURCH BRINGS US AN INSPIRING WORD OF HOW GOD WORKED AND IS STILL WORKING IN HIS LIFE.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT LINKS EVERY HUMAN BEING ON EARTH?
ANSWER…SUFFERING
GOD AT WORK
(IN SUFFERING)
I will not die but live and proclaim what the LORD has done
Psalm 118:17
SUFFERING DOESN’T HAVE TO DEFINE YOU
IN SUFFERING GOD GIVES YOU HIS VERY BEST…HIS PRESENCE
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he
will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your
Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up
Daniel 3:17-18
Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t
there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your
Majesty.” 25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed,
and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Daniel 3:24-25
SUFFERING REMINDS US THAT WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL
He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand
camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of
servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
Job 1:2-3
At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship
21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and
the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” 22 In all this, Job did not sin by
charging God with wrongdoing.
Job 1:20-22
SUFFERING MOVES YOUR THEOLOGY
we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and
character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4
SUFFERING WILL END ONE DAY
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or
pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
Revelation 21:4
SUFFERING OPENS DOORS
God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God
with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his
prayers.
Hebrews 5:6 (CEV)
Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to
obey God. 9 Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him
Hebrews 5:8-9 (CEV)
Jesus’ greatest suffering (the cross) was turned into the greatest victory of all (our salvation)
THERE IS ALWAYS PURPOSE IN SUFFERING
IT TAKES ALL OF US
WEEK 4
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NEHEMIAH 3
Builders of the Wall
3 Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
2 The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.
3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.
4 Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs.
5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; 32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
IT TAKES ALL OF US
Nehemiah 3:12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
SOME DID MORE AND SOME DID LESS ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITY
Nehemiah 3:28 Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
Nehemiah 3:13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
EACH WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO REPAIR THE DESTRUCTION AND REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM AND THE WALLS SURROUNDING IT.
Nehemiah 3:20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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BE FREE FROM THOSE THAT WON’T PARTICIPATE
Nehemiah 3:5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
GROW AROUND THEM
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
GOD CREATED YOU WITH YOUR GIFT SET KEYS HERE
LEVITES AND PRIESTS
PERFUME MAKERS
Nehemiah 3:8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
GOLDSMITHS AND MERCHANTS
Nehemiah 3:32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
WORSHIP ONE AND SERVE ONE
Nehemiah 4:15
When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.
16 From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah 17 who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, 18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK?
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YOU HAVE A PLACE ON THE TEAM
Ephesians 4:11-16 (ESV)
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
PLACE
P - PURPOSE
L - LOVE
A - ACCEPTED
C - CHRIST’S BODY
E - EVERYONE
PURPOSE
Ephesians 4:12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?
LOVE
Ephesians 4:15
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron and one man sharpens another
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ACCEPTED
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
QUESTION: WHAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK (LIE, INSECURITY) FROM JOINING A TEAM?
KEYS HERE
CHRIST’S BODY IS PRIORITY
TITUS 2:14 (NASB)
who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Numbers 18:29
29 You must present as the Lord’s portion the best and holiest part of everything given to you.’
EVERYONE
EPHESIANS 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK?
TAKE THE ASSESSMENTS AND SUBMIT IT BACK TO US!
JOIN A TEAM TODAY!!
Pastor Danielle Wilson brings us a message to be on fire for God!
Spiritual formation is the process of being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ for the glory of God and for the sake of others (II Corinthians 3:17-18).
Malachi 1:6-14
6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of me? says the Lord of Armies to you priests, who despise my name.”
Yet you ask, “How have we despised your name?”
7 “By presenting defiled food on my altar.”
“How have we defiled you?” you ask.
When you say, “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”
Psalm 139:23-24
Christian Standard Bible
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.
Matthew 22:37
Christian Standard Bible
37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Malachi 1
8 “When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the Lord of Armies.
Malachi 1
9 “And now plead for God’s favor. Will he be gracious to us? Since this has come from your hands, will he show any of you favor?” asks the Lord of Armies. 10 “I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
11 “My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
These people make a big show of saying the right thing,
but their heart isn’t in it.
They act like they’re worshiping me,
but they don’t mean it.
Revelation 3:15-22
The Message
15-17 “I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant.
Revelation 3:15-22
Christian Standard Bible
15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.
Malachi 1
12 “But you are profaning it when you say, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.’ 13 You also say, ‘Look, what a nuisance!’ And you scorn it,” says the Lord of Armies. “You bring stolen, lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?” asks the Lord.
14 “The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the Lord of Armies, “and my name will be feared among the nations.
2 Samuel 24:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for twenty ounces of silver.
Malachi 3:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s bleach. 3 He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. 4 And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as in days of old and years gone by.
Let’s stand
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Christian Standard Bible
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
IN THIS NEW SERIES PASTOR BRENDON WILSON TEACHES US THAT GOD CREATED US WITH UNIQUE PERSONALITIES AND WITH THAT UNIQUE PERSONALITY THERE IS A PERFECT PLACE IN THE CHURCH FOR YOU TO SERVE!
Lead Pastor Brendon Wilson shows us the amazing things God has done with Fusion Church in 2022
CHRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE
Matthew 2:13–1
13 When they had gone (wise men), an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod.
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Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
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FINDING PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS
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Isaiah 9:6–7 (NIV):
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 26:3–4 (NIV): 3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Jeremiah 33:6 (NIV): 6 “ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV): 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
ETERNAL PEACE COMES ONLY FROM GOD, THROUGH JESUS!
JOHN 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
YOU CAN WORK TO FIND ALL THE PEACE ON THIS EARTH BUT NOT HAVING ETERNAL PEACE IS THE GREATEST TRAGEDYIsaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
APPLICATION:
FOCUS ON ETERNAL PEACE AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TEMPORAL (THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN) PEACE.
John 18:36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
- PHYSICAL PEACE
Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV): 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
YOU CANNOT ATTAIN PHYSICAL PEACE UNTIL YOU FIND ETERNAL PEACE!
Jeremiah 33:6 (NIV): 6 “ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it (Jerusalem); I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
GALATIANS 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS YOU BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK?WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? PRAY AND ASK GOD HOW YOU CAN GIVE TOWARDS THE CHRISTMAS HOPE AND PEACE OFFERINGwww.FusionChurch.cc/GIVEWHO ARE YOU INVITING TO CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES?
FINDING HOPE AND PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS
A LIVING HOPE
1 Peter 1:3–5 (NIV):
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
PRACTICAL HOPE James 2:14–17 (NIV):
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
A LIVING HOPE IS THEREFORE MANIFESTED AS A PRACTICAL HOPE TODAY!
DECEMBER GO GUIDE CHRISTMAS HOPE AND PEACE OFFERING ON DECEMBER 18th through the end of the year. James, the half brother of Jesus challenged us that our living hope faith needs to be manifested in a practical way!
LET'S MAKE INTENTIONAL DECISIONS THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON TO BE THE LIVING HOPE!
A LIVING HOPE IS THEREFORE MANIFESTED AS A
PRACTICAL HOPE TODAY!
THE PRACTICAL ALWAYS LEADS TO THE SPIRITUAL!!!!
SPIRITUAL HOPE The Vision of Fusion Church is to reach people far from Jesus, Equip Christ followers and Go to all the Nations!
1 Peter 1:3–4 (NIV):
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
WE ARE LIVING HOPE DEALERS EACH AND EVERY DAY!
Matthew 6:19–21 (NIV):
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
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PRAY ABOUT WHO YOU CAN INTENTIONALLY ENCOURAGE SPIRITUALLY THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON PRAY ABOUT HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH US FINANCIALLY TO CONTINUE TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE THIS PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL HOPE! FUTURE HOPE “It’s not about ‘what can I accomplish?’ but ‘what do I want to accomplish?’
Brené Brown
2 Corinthians 4:8–10 (NIV):
8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."
The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made. I am a disciple of
Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down,
back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present
makes sense, and my future is secure.
I am finished and done with low living, sight walking,
small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,
chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position,
promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now live by
presence, lean by faith, love by patience,
lift by prayer, and labor by power. My pace
is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my
road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few,
my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought,
compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back,
diluted, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the
presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander
in the maze of mediocrity.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until
Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know,
and work until He comes. And when He comes to get
His own, He will have no problem recognizing me.
My colors will be clear.
APPLICATION
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK? COMMIT TO PRAY ABOUT YOUR PART IN THE HOPE AND PEACE CHRISTMAS OFFERING!
THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE FAITH-FILLED ARROWS TO PIERCE THROUGH YOUR CURRENT REALITY
Genesis 43:15–18 (NIV): 15 ... They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.” 17 The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house. 18 Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
THEY THOUGHT:
Genesis 43:18 (NIV): They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
GOD THOUGHT:
Genesis 43:16 (NIV): When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.”
THEY THOUGHT:
Genesis 43:18 (NIV):18 Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
GOD THROUGH JOSEPH THOUGHT:
“Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.”
Luke 15:22–24 (NIV): 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
2 Corinthians 10
5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO …..
LEARN, KNOW AND STAND ON GOD’S PROMISES
Psalm 16:8–10
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
DISCIPLE YOURSELF WITH YOUR THOUGHTS
MAKE A STAND AGAINST FEAR!
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Psalm 16:8
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
I’M FINE ….. CLEARLY YOU ARE NOT.
PART 2
THE PAIN
GENESIS 42:24 He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again.
Genesis 43:29–31 (NIV): 29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” And he said, “God be gracious to you, my son.” 30 Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there. 31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
Genesis 45:1–2 (NIV): Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PAIN
Genesis 45:4–8 (NIV): 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.
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LEARN TO GRIEVE WELLGRIEVE THAT WHICH IS LOST.GRIEVE THAT WHICH WILL NOT BE.YOU DON'T NEED TO REMAIN A VICTIM. APPLICATION:
WHAT IS A PRACTICAL STEP YOU CAN TAKE THIS WEEK TO GRIEVE WELL?
- LEARN TO COME BACK
Genesis 43:29–31 (NIV):
29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” And he said, “God be gracious to you, my son.” 30 Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there. 31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
- LEARN TO STAND ON THE PROMISES OF GOD
Matthew 7:24-27
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash
THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE FAITH-FILLED ARROWS TO PIERCE THROUGH YOUR CURRENT REALITY!
Genesis 45:4–8 (NIV): 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.
APPLICATION
WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK? WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT? HOW CAN YOU BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK THIS WEEK AND NOT THE SAND?
IM FINE … CLEARLY YOU ARE NOT!
Luke 17:1 (NIV)
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.
(BSB) Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
(KJV)
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy..."
Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city
1) YOU ARE NOT FINE!
Romans 3:23-24 (NIV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
James 4:10 (NLT)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
ROMANS 3 justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
CONCLUSION: WALK IN HIS GRACE
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2) YOUR BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
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2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NLT)
Even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
CONCLUSION: WALK IN HIS GRACE
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
3) DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS IS THE ENEMY’S TACTIC
Hebrews 12:15 (NIV):
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
CONCLUSION: WALK IN HIS GRACE
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
APPLICATION
WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP TODAY?
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHO IS THE ONE PERSON THAT COMES TO MIND RIGHT NOW THAT YOU NEED TO BEGIN A JOURNEY OF FORGIVENESS WITH?
HOW TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE IN GOD
Philippians 1:3–8 (NIV): 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
CONFIDENT
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being CONFIDENT of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 3:4–5 (NIV): Such confidence we have through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.
QUESTION: In what does your confidence lie in today?
HE (JESUS)
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that HE who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
MAYBE SOMETIMES GOD TAKES US OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE SO WE CAN TRUST HIM MORE
JOHN 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the WAY and the TRUTH and the LIFE. No one comes to the Father except through me
GOOD WORK
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a GOOD WORK in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:10 (NASB) We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
CARRY IT ON
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will CARRY IT ON to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING!
1 Corinthians 1:8 (BSB) He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
QUESTION WHERE DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE OR ATTITUDE?
COMPLETION
Galatians 6:9-10 NIV 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
JESUS CHRIST
Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of CHRIST JESUS.
APPLICATION:
COMMIT TO MEMORY THIS WEEK THIS SCRIPTURE Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus
IN WHAT AREAS CAN YOU GROW YOUR CONFIDENCE IN JESUS CHRIST THIS WEEK?
HOW CAN YOU TRUST HIM THAT WHAT YOU SEE IS MAYBE A BAD WORK IS ACTUALLY A GOOD WORK?
BE MY WITNESSES
ACTS 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Luke 24:45 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
YOUR SALVATION IS A WITNESS
Romans 1:16 (NIV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Revelation 12:11 (NIV) They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Revelation 6:9 (NIV) When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.
CHALLENGE: SHARE YOUR SALVATION STORY!
YOUR BAPTISM IS A WITNESS
Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
CHALLENGE: HAVE I BEEN BAPTIZED?
YES OR NO!
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- YOUR STORY IS A WITNESS
ACTS 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
A) SHARE YOUR STORY B) TRUST THE HOLY SPIRIT C) YOU ARE NOT PERFECT, BUT BEING PERFECTED
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS YOUR BEST NEXT STEP THIS WEEK? WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
JOIN US IN PRAYING FOR ALL GOD WILL DO AT FRIENDS AND FAMILY!
HELP, I NEED MY LIFE BACK PART 2
LIFE
L: LIVING I: INTENTIONALLY F: FOR E: ETERNITY
1 Kings 19 19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” 3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
ELIJAH WAS AFRAID RUNNING IS THE WORST ROMANS 8:37 In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM TODAY? “HE LEFT HIS SERVANT THERE” WHILE HE HIMSELF WENT A DAY’S JOURNEY INTO THE WILDERNESS. PRAYED THAT HE MIGHT DIE “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
GET A TOUCH FROM GOD 1 Kings 19:5b All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. GET TOUCHED BY GOD AGAIN 1 Kings 19:7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
APPLICATION POINTS: FEAR IS A LIAR AND IT WANTS YOU TO RUN STOP, DROP AND SURRENDER FILL YOURSELF THEN WALK
HELP, I NEED MY LIFE BACK PART 1
L: LIVING I: INTENTIONALLY F: FOR E: ETERNITY
L: LIVING
Matthew 6:34 ESV “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR LIFE
Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. (13) You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
I: INTENTIONALLY
Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. (13) You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
THEN YOU WILL CALL (big and bold on the screen for all of these)
COME
PRAY TO ME
YOU WILL SEEK ME
FIND ME
SEEK ME
WITH ALL YOUR HEART
F: FOR
WHAT ARE YOU FOR?
Matthew 6:21 (NIV): For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
E: ETERNITY
John 3:15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent
KNOW γινώσκω ginōskō know; understand / be familiar with / one with God
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal
CLOSING CHALLENGE:
YOU CAN GET YOUR LIFE BACK
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
CELEBRATION SUNDAY
Revelation 12:11 King James Version 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,(Jesus) and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
EXODUS 23:14
“Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.
15 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field. 17 “Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.
Exodus 23:15 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread ….. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed
Exodus 23:16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
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Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin,
Exodus 23:16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
Exodus 23:16b “Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering (Rejoicing) at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? HOW CAN YOU CELEBRATE ALL GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE THIS WEEK?
CELEBRATION SUNDAY
Revelation 12:11 King James Version 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,(Jesus) and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
EXODUS 23:14
“Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.
15 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field. 17 “Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.
Exodus 23:15 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread ….. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed
Exodus 23:16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
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Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin,
Exodus 23:16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
Exodus 23:16b “Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering (Rejoicing) at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? HOW CAN YOU CELEBRATE ALL GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE THIS WEEK?
KEEP THE END IN MIND
Proverbs 22:6 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
TAKE DISCIPLESHIP SERIOUSLY
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The average church only has 40 hours a year with a child but the average parent has 3,000 hours every year to influence their child’s life.
KEEP IT SIMPLE: THE FUSION 4
FAITH
FREEDOM
FAMILY
FINANCES
BE A STUDENT JUST LIKE THEM.
Philippians 2:3-4 (ESV)
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Proverbs 22:6 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
2 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV): 18 And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty
REMEMBER TO KEEP THE END IN MIND!
APPLICATION:
WHAT DOES THE END IN MIND LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?
WHAT DO YOU FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING?
WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS CAN YOU TAKE THIS WEEK IN YOUR FAMILY?
SUMMER ROAD TRIP SERIES PART 2
Galatians 5:19-25 (NIV) The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Our lives as disciples should bear proof of and be defined by how we love God and how we love people!
Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV) Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
LOVE IS NOT A SUGGESTION BUT IT IS A REQUIREMENT.
BOTH LINES BELOW ON A SINGLE SLIDE YOU CANNOT LOVE GOD AND NOT LOVE PEOPLE.
YOU CANNOT LOVE PEOPLE AND NOT LOVE GOD.
John 13:34-35 (NIV) A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”' Application Questions: Where do you get your definition of Love from? Who or what defines love for you?
GOD IS LOVE. THEREFORE WE MUST DEFINE LOVE THE WAY HE DOES.
APPLICATION QUESTION: HOW DOES GOD DEFINE LOVE?
GOD’S LOVE IS UNLIMITED
Matthew 5:43-48 (NKJV) “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.’”
GOD’S LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL.
GOD’S LOVE IS UNCIRCUMSTANTIAL.
Romans 5:8 NKJV But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
GOD’S LOVE IS UNSELFISH.
John 15:11-13 (NIV) “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
I John 3:16 NKJV By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
APPLICATION: Is the fruit of love the kind of love that is UNLIMITED - UNCONDITIONAL - UNCIRCUMSTANTIAL - UNSELFISH?
IN ORDER TO LOVE LIKE JESUS WE NEED TO ABIDE IN JESUS!
John 15:5-12 NIV “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
APPLICATION: WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? AM I ABIDING IN JESUS? HOW CAN CAN I DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE OF GOD IN A WAY THAT IS UNLIMITED, UNCONDITIONAL, UNCIRCUMSTANTIAL AND UNSELFISH?
GOD CHASERS
Exodus 24 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as bright blue as the sky.
11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. 12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” 13 Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. 14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.” 15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, 16 and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud. 17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. 18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. (BSB)
Exodus 24 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the God of Israel.
WE HAVE TO BE PRESENCE DRIVEN ….. GOD CHASERS!
11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
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12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. 13 Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. 14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.” Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.” WHO IS YOUR AARON AND HUR? SUMMER CONNECT GROUPS https://bit.ly/3xMNp7g TEXT “JOIN A GROUP” TO 94000 SUMMER SERVE https://bit.ly/3u1Hj3K QR CODE GRAPHIC
15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, 16 and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud. 17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. 18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD ALLOWS THE GLORY TO COME LIKE FIRE! Divert Daily | Withdraw Weekly | Abandon Annually REVIEW: WE HAVE TO BE PRESENCE DRIVEN ….. GOD CHASERS! COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO AN IMPACTING CHURCH WHO IS YOUR AARON AND HUR? SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD ALLOWS THE GLORY TO COME LIKE FIRE! APPLICATION: WHAT POINT SPECIFICALLY SPOKE TO YOU? WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
THE HEART OF THE FATHER
Luke 5:12 12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
LUKE 15:20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him
1) THE EMBRACE OF THE FATHER SPEAKS VALUE
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
VALUE: the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV): 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
APPLICATION: CHOOSE TODAY TO RECEIVE FULL VALUE THROUGH THE EMBRACE OF THE FATHER!
2) THE HEART OF THE FATHER BRINGS CORRECTION
Hebrews 12:4–13 (NIV): It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. 12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
Proverbs 3:11-12 (The Passion Translation) 11My child, when the Lord God speaks to you, never take his words lightly, and never be upset when he corrects you. 12 For the Father’s discipline comes only from his passionate love and pleasure for you. Even when it seems like his correction is harsh, it’s still better than any father on earth gives to his child.
Job 5:17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
DO YOU WANT TO BE BLESSED TODAY?
THEN RECEIVE GOD’S CORRECTION
APPLICATION: Where is God correcting you today?
3) THE EMBRACE OF THE FATHER BRINGS RECONCILIATION
Luke 5:12 12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
TOUCH: take hold of, hold; cling to
ACTS 3:19 (NIV) 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
CLOSING ONE LINE CHALLENGE: CHOOSE TODAY TO RECEIVE THE EMBRACE OF THE FATHER FULLY IN YOUR LIFE!
APPLICATION
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
ARE THERE AREAS IN YOUR LIFE THAT LACK THE FATHERS VALUE?
ANY PLACE CORRECTION IS NEEDED?
CHOOSE DAILY THIS WEEK TO RECEIVE THE EMBRACE OF THE FATHER IN YOUR LIFE!
The Blessed Life Week 6 THE PRINCIPLES OF MULTIPLICATION DON’T EAT THE BLESSING
God is a God who can MULTIPLY resources!
LUKE 9:12-17 (NIV) 12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people.17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- IT HAS TO BE BLESSED TO MULTIPLY LUKE 9:16 (NKJV) Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
BLESSED > BROKEN < MULTIPLIED
JOHN 12:24 (NCV) I tell you the truth, a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to make many seeds. But if it never dies, it remains only a single seed.
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- IT HAS TO BE GIVEN AWAY BEFORE IT CAN MULTIPLY. DON’T EAT THE SEED
Matthew 17:20 (ESV) He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
What if the disciples had eaten it after it had been blessed! LUKE 9:12-17 12 baskets = OVERFLOW …. Are you living in the overflow The bread was blessed and had the potential to multiply, but what if they had eaten it themselves?
AS A CHRIST FOLLOWER YOU ARE BLESSED SO YOU CAN BLESS OTHERS
- TRUST HIM Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
APPLICATION: WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? TAKE THE CHALLENGE TO TRUST GOD WITH THE FIRST (THE TITHE) WHERE THIS WEEK CAN YOU TRUST GOD MORE?
The Blessed Life Week 5 AM I GENEROUS?
JOHN 12 (NIV) Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
TWO QUESTIONS:
(1) WHY DID SHE WANT TO GIVE SUCH A GENEROUS GIFT TO THE JESUS?
(2) AND WHY DID IT BOTHER JUDAS SO MUCH?
THERE ARE TWO HEARTS REVEALED IN THIS PASSAGE:
A generous heart and a selfish heart
The subject of giving revealed both hearts!
- THE ENEMY OF GENEROSITY
Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Luke 16:11 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
APPLICATION: WHAT IS STOPPING YOU FROM GENEROSITY?
- THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF GENEROSITY
2 Corinthians 8:5 … they first gave themselves to the Lord ...
The most extravagant gift you can give to God is yourself!
There are 3 levels of giving: • Tithes, Offerings, and Extravagant Offerings!
Where did Mary she get this generous heart?
- THE REWARD OF GENEROSITY
Mark 14:8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.
Mark 14:9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
God is an extravagant rewarder!
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
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Luke 16:11 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
Happy Mother’s Day 2022!
I want to throw some confetti for all the women in the house today!
I love confetti!
When I think of confetti, I think of JOY, CELEBRATION, HAPPINESS!
The definition of Confetti
Small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the Joy and happiness of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year’s Eve party.
We immediately think of confetti in terms of celebration - we are celebrating something wonderful in our life!
But do you know what confetti is?
paper - shredded paper! Not even a full sheet of paper! It is torn from a full sheet of discarded paper…. Paper that has been recycled, re-purposed
I heard a lady named Maghon Taylor on a podcast share about her small business…
She owns a company called “All she Wrote Notes” and She is a hand letterer or does calligraphy as a profession - her company has partnered with national retailers such as Neiman Marcus, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Anthropologie and Swoozies
This is what she said….
I mess up writing all day - misspell something….. a letter or word and it doesn’t look beautiful
I started turning all of my mistakes into confetti…..
I take the scrap paper and I run it through the shredder and it makes the most beautiful confetti that you have ever seen
Then she said this….
You can turn your mess, your mistakes and the hard parts of your life into confetti -
If you look at confetti, that is what it is - it is the scrap paper - the cast away - it is trash -
It is just re-packaged - and now it has a really cool job and living a beautiful life
Can you relate?
Look at these beautiful bright colors -
and maybe you are sitting here thinking BRIGHT COLORS, JOY, CELEBRATION, HAPPINESS - those are words that do NOT describe my life -
I want to propose to you because Satan has tried to take, to steal, to rob the very color out of your life - the joy out of your life but before this message is over, my prayer is that you will leave with new perspective that your brokenness is your very joy!
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Amplified Bible
11 He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.
A song that I love called: YOU MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS
The lyrics say this:
All this pain I wonder if I'll ever find my way I wonder if my life could really change, at all All this earth Could all that is lost ever be found? Could a garden come out from this ground, at all? You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the dust
Genesis 2:7 Amplified Bible 7 then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being
I think confetti represents who God is and the Gospel message -
We were made for beauty - we long for beauty - another word for profound beauty is the glory of God!
Romans 3:23 says that we have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God
we really screwed this whole thing up and He sent His one and only son to rescue us!
Turn to your neighbor and say - “sinner? Me too”
Sin shatters beauty - sin eradicates the glory of God!
I am not sure how you view the Bible, but I see it as a biography of really screwed up, messed up people - like when I want to use an example… it is impossible for me to pick one when there are so many….
So I figured one of the reasons you come to church is to increase your Bible knowledge so get ready for a quick course in Theology 101 - are you ready?
Here are a few Mess ups of the Bible:
The Apostle Paul - used to be called Saul…. a ruthlessly intent on stopping the growth of Christianity at any cost by putting them in prison, destroying churches and even overseeing their murders. That is until God revealed Himself to Saul on the road to Damascus and his life would forever be changed and transformed
Tamar - left her family at a young age to marry into the family of Judah. In these times, a woman’s value was determined by her offspring, but she was unable to conceive with her first husband so she married his brother - he refused to conceive with Tamar so Tamar then married a third brother and was still unable to conceive. Faced with fear of being childless and destitute, she set out for justice. Dressed as a prostitute, she coerced her father-in-law, Judah, to have sex with her and she bore twin sons. One of the sons was the ancestor of King David - a direct lineage to Christ.
Simon Peter - he denied even knowing Jesus not just one time but 3 times - let alone being a disciple who shared the last Supper with Jesus…. Jesus forgave Peter and reaffirmed his faith and Peter continued to share the Good News until his death Jonah - God told him to go to Nineveh and preach repentance and Jonah told God NO and ran away - while finding himself in the belly of a large fish, he repented and begged God to save him. The Lord listened and he went on to Nineveh to spread God’s message to the Ninevites - they repented and God Did not destroy them Adam, the first man, was a blame shifter who couldn’t resist peer pressure Eve, the first woman, couldn't control her appetite Cain, the first born human being, murdered his brother Noah, the last righteous man on earth at the time, was a drunk who slept in the nude Abraham, the forefather of faith, let other men walk off with his wife on 2 different occasions Sarah, the most gorgeous woman by popular opinion, let her husband sleep with another woman and then hated her for it. Lot, who lost his father early in life, had a serious problem with choosing the wrong company Job, supposedly a contemporary of Abraham and the epitome of faith, suffered from the nagging of a faithless wife Isaac - who was nearly killed by his father, talked to his wife into concealing their marriage Rebekah - the first “mail order bride” turned out to be a rather manipulative wife Jacob - who out wrestled God, was pretty much a pathological deceiver Rachel - who wrote the book on love at first sight, was a nomadic kleptomaniac Reuben, the pride and firstborn of Jacob, was a pervert who slept with his father’s concubine Moses, the humblest man on the face of the earth had a very serious problem with his temper Aaron - who watched Jehovah triumph over Pharaoh, formed an abominable idol during an apparent episode of attention deficit disorder or perhaps colossal amnesia Miriam - the songwriter, had sibling jealousy and a greed for power Samson, who put Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura to shame, was hopelessly enmeshed with a disloyal wife—and ended up taking his own life. (Judges 16) Eli, who ruled over Israel, was a hopelessly incapable father who lost his sons to immorality—and to an untimely death. (1 Samuel 2, 4) Saul, the first and powerful king of Israel, was apparently a psychotic with manic bursts of anger, episodes of deep depression and traces of paranoia, too. He committed suicide. (1 Samuel 16, 18, 19, 31) David, the friend of God, concealed his adultery with a murder. (2 Samuel 11) Solomon, the wisest man in the world, was arguably the world’s greatest sex addict with 1,000 sexual partners. (1 Kings 11) Hosea, an incredibly forgiving man, grappled with the pain of a wife who could be described as a nymphomaniac. The prophets, even as they spoke for God, struggled with impurity, depression, unfaithful spouses and broken families.
So, what Is your story? I think you are sitting in good company but maybe Embarrassment, shame, insecurity, sorrow have you in a prison
My life story is trauma, brokenness, abuse, hurt, deep pain... you can’t see that anymore because He has redeemed it!
We were made for beauty Sin eradicates beauty
BUT
[(Beauty + sin) + the gospel] = confetti
Psalm 103:9-18 The Message (MSG)
6-18 God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet. He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs. As high as heaven is over the earth, so strong is his love to those who fear him. And as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins.
He has turned all of my brokenness into an unshakable confidence that I know to whom I belong which defines who I am!
YOU ARE not a mess anymore, YOU ARE confetti!
God has a plan for you that is far greater than you can imagine
Oh you could just keep going on like you have been - feeling like a fraud, hiding
But…. You were not made to live small or depressed or oppressed or anxious - you were made to be confetti!
You are broken AND he wants to redeem your beauty
How do you find the confetti popper that is living on the very inside of you?
You need to know who you are!
Who is creating your Identity? Other people? Yourself? Your circumstances? Your feelings? OR THE WORD OF GOD?
Is the confetti popper on the inside of you OR are you chasing an external confetti popper?
You are IMAGO DEI which means that YOU are made in the image of God
YOU ARE
Loved - DEEPLY AND UNCONDITIONAL Known - YOUR HAIRS HAVE BEEN COUNTED Chosen - YOU ARE HERE TODAY! Seen - HE SEES YOU - HAVE YOU FELT HIM TODAY - because HE has HIS EYE on you! Accepted - NOTHING CAN SEPARATE YOU FROM THE LOVE OF GOD
The confetti popper is in your hand - you control it…. I can’t make you pull the trigger - I can’t tell you to put your pain, your mistakes, your secrets through the paper shredder and allow the love of God, the Grace of God to heal it all - I can’t do it for you! Today you are going to have to muster up your own courage to trust God, to surrender to His Will and plan!
You were made to Bear the Image of God - you are an Image Bearer!
PLEASE STAND TO YOUR FEET
As you leave here today, you are going to receive a confetti package…..
This is yours to keep - I pray that today, this week, this month…. You will begin to think about your life - you will hear the words of your savior speak to you and say -
Jeremiah 1:5 5 I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born.
Psalm 139:16 Christian Standard Bible 16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Jeremiah 29:11 New International Version 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Let me tell you about my confetti package and what I do with it….
I pour it over my head and let it drip all the way to my toes - because I am not supposed to standing here today - the enemy put a bullseye on my life as a child and did everything he could to take me out - I should be shredded discarded pieces of papers that amount to nothing but trash…..
But there is a song that I love to sing that causes my internal confetti popper to go off that says….
I've got a river of life flowing out of me! Makes the lame to walk, and the blind to see. Opens prison doors, sets the captives free! I've got a river of life flowing out of me!
Or Isaiah 61 says it like this: (This will be my ending prayer - I will pray Scripture over them)
61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
That is another way of saying confetti!
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE HEART The Blessed Life Week 1 SERVICE DIRECTOR: PLEASE HAVE A COPY OF THE BLESSED LIFE ON THE SPEAKING TABLE PLEASE LUKE 6:45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Luke 6:38 ... For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Deuteronomy 15:7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, Deuteronomy 15:8 but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.”
- DEAL WITH A SELFISH HEART. Deuteronomy 15:9 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
APPLICATION: IN WHAT AREAS DO I FIND MY HEART MOST SELFISH?
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DEAL WITH A GRIEVING Deuteronomy 15:10 “You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.”
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DEVELOP A GENEROUS HEART. Deuteronomy 15:14 “You shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord has blessed you with, you shall give to him.” LUKE 6:30-36 30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. 32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, [a]hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
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DEVELOP A GRATEFUL HEART. Deuteronomy 15:15 “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.” APPLICATION: IN WHAT AREAS OF MY LIFE CAN I BE MORE GRATEFUL THIS WEEK? REVIEW: DEAL WITH A SELFISH HEART.
- DEAL WITH A GRIEVING HEART.
- DEVELOP A GENEROUS HEART.
- DEVELOP A GRATEFUL HEART.
APPLICATION: HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH YOUR SELFISH HEART THIS WEEK?
ARE YOU GRIEVING IN ANY AREA THAT YOU NEED TO BRING BEFORE GOD?
HOW CAN YOU THIS WEEK BEGIN TO DEVELOP A GENEROUS HEART?
HOW CAN YOU BE GRATEFUL DAILY THIS WEEK?
FOR GOD SO LOVED NEW JERSEY
JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
We want to personalize this,
For God so loved New Jersey that he sent his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him must not perish but have eternal life.
THE CROSS OF JESUS IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER
ROMANS 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
ROMANS 3:25 (NLT) 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.
This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
JOHN 10:10 [NLT] 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. [ASV]
I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. [AMP] I have come so that they may have life, life in its fullest measure. [CJB]
APPLICATION: ARE YOU LIVING IN ABUNDANCE, IN THE OVERFLOW AND TO THE FULLEST MEASURE?
THE PROBLEM WE ARE NOT LIVING IN ABUNDANCE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SPIRITUAL EYES OR OUR SPIRITUAL EYES HAVE BECOME HAZY.
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SOLUTION: TO HAVE SPIRITUAL EYES WE NEED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
WE ALL NEED A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
JOHN 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
1 Corinthians 2:9–10 (NIV): “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
— 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
No eye has seen - abundance No ear has heard - overflow No mind conceived - fullest measure
THE CROSS OF JESUS IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER
CHALLENGE: TODAY, IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TOWARDS JESUS, PLEASE TURN (REPENT) AND START MOVING TOWARDS HIM.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
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WHAT’S MY PART IN EASTER?
Matthew 21:1–11 (NIV): 21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5 “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” 10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” 11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Zechariah 9:9 (NIV): 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
WE ARE BEING SENT BY JESUS TO PREPARE THE WAY
YOU ARE JESUS’ DISCIPLE! (participator)
MATTHEW 21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
B. YOU ARE BEING SENT -
APPLICATION:
HOW CAN YOU HELP JESUS PREPARE THE WAY THIS WEEK?
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- WE ARE TO BE OBEDIENT TO JESUS
MATTHEW 21:6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them
INSTRUCTED … only use of this along with [ συντάσσω ] Matthew 26:19 (NIV): 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
MATTHEW 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.
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APPLICATION: WHAT HAS JESUS INSTRUCTED YOU TO DO THAT YOU ARE NOT DOING?
BE OBEDIENT TODAY!
- WE ARE TO PARTICIPATE WITH JESUS IN STIRRING THE WATERS
Matthew 21:10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
STIR: σείω seiō shake; stir up; set in motion
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WE ARE TO BE OBEDIENT TO JESUS
WE ARE TO PARTICIPATE WITH JESUS IN STIRRING THE WATERS
APPLICATION: How can you prepare yourself this week for Jesus?
In what areas do you need to be obedient to Jesus?
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FOLLOWING THE ROAD OF JESUS TO THE CROSS
John 11:54 (NIV): 54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples
TO WORK THROUGH GRIEF Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.
TO PREPARE FOR A MAJOR TASK Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit Into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
RECHARGE AFTER HARD WORK MARK 6:30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
BEFORE MAKING AN IMPORTANT DECISION Luke 6:12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
IN A TIME OF DISTRESS LUKE 22:39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. John 11:54 (NIV): 54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples
TO WORK THROUGH GRIEF TO PREPARE FOR A MAJOR TASK RECHARGE AFTER HARD WORK BEFORE MAKING AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN A TIME OF DISTRESS
APPLICATION: WHICH POINT PERSONALLY RESONATED WITH YOU? HOW CAN YOU WITHDRAW AND CONNECT WITH JESUS DEEPER THIS WEEK? PRAY ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GIVE TOWARDS THE EASTER RESURRECTION OFFERING
Lessons from the Wilderness
Exodus 24:1–7 (ESV) Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” 3 Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” 4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. 6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
1 Corinthians 11:23–28 (NIV): 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup
CHANGE: make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.
replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).
Lessons from the Wilderness
- MARK THE ENDING.
Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider1 he has thrown into the sea.
- DEAL WITH THE “MURMURING.”
Philippians 2:14-16 14 Do everything without murmuring or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO DECISION MAKERS.
Exodus 24:1 (ESV) Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.
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CAPITALIZE ON THE CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY OF THE WILDERNESS.
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RESIST THE URGE TO RUSH AHEAD.
EXODUS 32:1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.”
- UNDERSTAND THAT “WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP” IS SPECIAL.
ESTHER 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
APPLICATION: WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHICH OF THESE SIX PRINCIPLES SPEAKS TO YOU?
HOW CAN YOU APPLY AT LEAST ONE PRINCIPLE TO YOUR LIFE AND LEADERSHIP THIS WEEK?
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FIND GOD, FIND LIFE
Proverbs 8:35 (NIV): For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
1) FIND GOD
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart
Jeremiah 29:12 12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”…
CALL COME PRAY YOU WILL FIND GOD FIND RESTORATION
APPLICATION: WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TODAY TO FIND GOD?
2) FIND LIFE
LIFE: LIVE INTENTIONALLY FOR ETERNITY
Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Mark 8:36–37 (NIV): 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
APPLICATION: HOW ARE YOU DOING LIVING INTENTIONALLY FOR ETERNITY?
LIFE: LIVING INTENTIONALLY FOR ETERNITY REQUIRES A ROADMAP.
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3) RECEIVE FAVOR FROM THE LORD
Job 33:26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being
Jeremiah 29 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”…
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? ARE YOU EFFECTIVELY LIVING FOR ETERNITY? IF NOT, MAKE A DECISION TO START TODAY IF YES, HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO BUILD A DEEPER FOUNDATION?
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES UPON YOU. AND YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES, TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT ME EVERYWHERE — IN JERUSALEM, THROUGHOUT JUDEA, IN SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. ACTS 1:8
MAKING THE NAME OF JESUS GREAT IN THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD
GREATEST GROWTH IN CHRISTIANS: NEPAL- HINDU CHINA- COMMUNIST SAUDI ARABIA-ISLAMIC QATAR- ISLAMIC OMAN-ISLAMIC YEMEN- ISLAMIC MONGOLIA- BUDDHIST CAMBODIA- BUDDHIST BAHRAIN- ISLAMIC
- WHO IS JESUS COMMANDING TO GO?
“EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.” ROMANS 10:13
HOW, THEN, CAN THEY CALL ON THE ONE THEY HAVE NOT BELIEVED IN? AND HOW CAN THEY BELIEVE IN THE ONE OF WHOM THEY HAVE NOT HEARD? AND HOW CAN THEY HEAR WITHOUT SOMEONE PREACHING TO THEM? ROMANS 13:14
AND HOW CAN ANYONE PREACH UNLESS THEY ARE SENT? AS IT IS WRITTEN: “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS! ROMANS 13:15
- WHY…TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
WHEN ESTHER’S WORDS WERE REPORTED TO MORDECAI. ESTHER 4:12
- WHAT’S STOPPING US FROM GOING?
COMFORT AND COMPLACENCY TIMING, GOING PREMATURELY OR DELAYING TACTICS DISTRACTIONS FOCUS ON WHAT GOD HAS TOLD YOU TO DO
- HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT?
HOLY SPIRIT
AND TEACHING THEM TO OBEY EVERYTHING I HAVE COMMANDED YOU. AND SURELY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE. MATTHEW 28:20
WE ARE NOT ALONE, EMPOWERED
KEEP YOUR LIVES FREE FROM THE LOVE OF MONEY AND BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, BECAUSE GOD HAS SAID, “NEVER WILL I LEAVE YOU; NEVER WILL I FORSAKE YOU.” HEBREWS 13:5
PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS WE NEED HIS POWER
WE ARE DESTINED TO FULFILL THE MANDATE OF JESUS TO BE WITNESSES IN EGG HARBOR, NEW JERSEY, AMERICA AND ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
YOU STILL NEED TO SHOW UP! Even though the battle is not yours
2 Chronicles 20:15–17 (NIV): 15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’ ”
DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED
VAST ARMY
Psalm 27:3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
FOR THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS BUT GOD’S
DAVID AND GOLIATH 1 Samuel 17:47 (NIV): 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
EXODUS 14:13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
TOMORROW MARCH AGAINST THEM Judges 7:19-22 (NIV) 19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled. 22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled
TAKE UP YOUR POSITION
STAND FIRM
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
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SEE THE DELIVERANCE THE LORD WILL GIVE TO YOU
Matthew 13:15-16 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you
APPLICATION: WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? WHAT BATTLE DO YOU NEED TO TRUST GOD WITH? WHERE DO YOU NEED TO TAKE UP YOUR POSITION IN THE BATTLE? WHERE DO YOU NEED TO HAVE EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR?
VISION SUNDAY
PROVERBS 29:18 (AMP) Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].
Without prophetic vision people run wild, but blessed are those who follow ⌞God’s⌟ teachings. (GWT)
JOHN 21:11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.
1) THE STATE OF THE CHURCH
Matthew 16:18 (NLT) Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
PRINCIPLE: WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE TO REACH THOSE THAT HAVE NEVER WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH
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LUKE 12:48b (NIV) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN GOD DO, LAYS A RUNWAY FOR WHAT HE WANTS TO DO!
3) WHAT’S NEXT?
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHURCH We are building the foundation together!
Matthew 16:18 (NLT) Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
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APPLICATION
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE MORE WITH THE VISION GOD HAS GIVEN FUSION CHURCH?
HOW CAN YOU SEE YOUR VISION AND PURPOSE FULFILLED? Find some time this week to work on your own vision/purpose.
DON’T BE CAUGHT BEING A SLAVE WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE FAMILY
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Ephesians 2:18–22 (NIV): 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
SPIRIT OF SLAVERY
Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household
a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
Verb work excessively hard. (toil, grind, sweat)
1 Corinthians 7:21–24 (NIV): 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
BOOK RESOURCE: Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost https://amzn.to/35h9bHN
SPIRIT OF A SERVANT
A person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
a devoted and helpful follower or supporter.
Matthew 20:28 (NIV): 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Psalm 31:16 (NIV): 16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
SONSHIP & DAUGHTERSHIP
Romans 8:15–17 (NIV): 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY A SLAVE SPIRIT? Romans 8:15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;
RATHER …. You have been ADOPTED!!! “the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Verse 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
Ephesians 1:5–6 (NIV): 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
Application
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? GET IN A GROUP KEEP TAKING STEPS TOWARDS LIVING IN SONSHIP AND DAUGHTERSHIP
HOW TO CULTIVATE FREEDOM
Galatian 5:1 (NIV) It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
(MSG) Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.
1 Corinthians 16:13–14 (NIV): 13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
Ephesians 6:10–18 (NIV): Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN: WHAT: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
WHO: 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
HOW 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
APPLICATION: WHERE DO YOU NEED TO BE TAKING A STAND RIGHT NOW IN YOUR LIFE?
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
WHY 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
WHEN 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
CONCLUSION: OUR FREEDOM ISSUE IS NOT AGAINST PEOPLE
CLOSING ONE LINE CHALLENGE: STAND FIRM
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING TO YOU? WHERE DO YOU NEED TO STAND FIRM [DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND] WITH YOUR FREEDOM JOURNEY COMMIT TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR A FREEDOM GROUP IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH ONE THIS SEMESTER
HOW TO CULTIVATE OUR FAITH
CULTIVATE: To break up the soil in preparation for new growth. To tend. To grow
VISION + VALUES = ON MISSION!
ROMANS 12:3b “...as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith”
HEBREWS 11:6 (NIV): 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
HOW DO WE BREAK UP OUR SOIL (CULTIVATE) TO GROW OUR FAITH IN 2022?
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1) FAITH HAS TO BE TESTED!
Genesis 22:1–3 (NIV):
22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey.
James 1:2 Count it all JOY when you come into various tests and trials!
James 1:22–24 (NIV): 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
1 Peter 1:7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
IN FACT SOMETIMES GOD EVEN GIVES BLESSINGS AS A TEST TO SEE WHAT WE DO WITH IT.
Exodus 16:4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.
APPLICATION: WHAT IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW IS A FAITH TEST?
2) FAITH GROWS BECAUSE YOU EXERCISE IT
James 2:17 (NIV): In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:20 (NIV): 20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless
James 2:26 (NIV): As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Galatians 5:6 (NIV): For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
James 2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
FAITH IS ALWAYS IN ACTION …. IT’S ACTIVE
NO ACTION = NO FAITH
FAITH IS FOLLOWED BY ACTION
FAITH IS ALWAYS WRAPPED IN LOVE
APPLICATION
What is the Holy Spirit saying to you? Choose to commit to the Daniel Fast and Prayer to cultivate your faith. Where does your faith need to INCLUDE action this week?
CULTIVATE 2022
Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
CULTIVATE 2022 To break up the soil in preparation for new growth. To tend. To grow
- to prepare land for the raising of crops cultivate a field.
BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD, Daniel Fast 2022 https://www.fusionchurch.cc/danielfast/ Monday, January 10th - Sunday, January 30th
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Application: Tell someone about it to hold you accountable.
WHOSE CONFIDENCE IS IN HIM. Psalm 18:29 With your help I can advance against a troop with my God I can scale a wall.
Application: Where in 2022 do you need to cultivate your confidence in God?
THEY WILL BE LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATER THAT SENDS OUT ITS ROOTS BY THE STREAM. Psalm 1:1–3 (NIV): 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
Deuteronomy 29:18 (NIV): Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.
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IT DOES NOT FEAR WHEN HEAT COMES;
ITS LEAVES ARE ALWAYS GREEN
IT HAS NO WORRIES IN A YEAR OF DROUGHT
AND NEVER FAILS TO BEAR FRUIT. Matthew 7:20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them
APPLICATION: WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? COMMIT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DANIEL FAST 2022 THIS YEAR TAKE COURAGE AND BECOME A CONNECT GROUP LEADER FOR 2022 HOW CAN YOU CULTIVATE YOUR FAITH PRACTICALLY IN 2022?
HOW DO I FIND TRUE REST?
Hebrews 4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
7 Areas of Rest Available to You: Spiritual Rest Physical Rest Mental Rest Emotional Rest Sensory Rest Creative Rest Social Rest
R. RETURN E. ETERNAL S. SABBATH T. TRUST
1) RETURN
Zechariah 1:3 (NIV): 3 Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.
RETURN = motion back in direction of point of departure
QUESTION: TO FIND TRUE REST, IN WHAT AREAS DO YOU NEED TO RETURN TO GOD?
2) ETERNAL
John 10:28–30 (NIV) 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV): 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
QUESTION: ARE YOUR EYES FIXED ON THE ETERNAL OR THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD?
3) SABBATH
Exodus 31:15–17 (NIV) 15 For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. 17 It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’
Mark 2:27 (NIV) 27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE A 24HR PERIOD OF FOCUSING ON GOD IN YOUR WEEK?
WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS DO YOU NEED TO TAKE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN 2022?
4) TRUST
Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
A PRAYER FOR THE OVERWHELMED Jesus, I'm tired. My body is fatigued, my soul is weary, and my mind is full of anxiety, I need Your peace. I need to feel the comfort of resting in Your love, the contentment of trusting in Your goodness, and the joy of experiencing Your presence. I choose today to lay my burdens down at Your feet. I choose to stop long enough to remember You are with me on this journey. I choose to return to Your ways and return to your rest. Open my eyes to see beauty in all You have created. Open my heart to see You in every gift I enjoy. Pour into the empty places in my life until in exchange the overwhelm for Your overflow. Amen.
APPLICATION
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AN INVITATION TO PEACE
Psalm 23:4 (NIV): 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
DARK VALLEY = FEAR WITHOUT JESUS
DARK VALLEY = NO FEAR WITH JESUS
Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
1) YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME.
PSALM 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
A STAFF LEADS IN COMFORT
A STAFF DEFENDS IN COMFORT
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Zechariah 11:7–11 (NIV):
7 So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock. 8 In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them 9 and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.”
10 Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11 It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.
Psalm 3:6–8 (NIV): 6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. 7 Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. 8 From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
. APPLICATION: Is there something or someone right now that you are using for ‘comfort’ versus looking to Jesus for comfort, leadership and defense?
2) HE REFRESHES MY SOUL
Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO ME? WHERE HAVE I ALLOWED COMFORT ACTIVITIES TO REPLACE THE PEACE OF GOD IN MY LIFE? WHAT ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD I BE MAKING THIS WEEK IN THIS AREA DANIEL FAST | Monday, January 10th - January 30th
AN INVITATION TO WEEP
John 11:33–35 (NIV): 33 When Jesus saw her (Mary) weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept. (lamented)
Luke 19:41–44 (NIV): 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it
WEPT - δακρύω dakryō to weep; shed tears; with tears; to weep for; to flood (ugly cry) ; to be tearful; be all in tears; lament; to be wept for
1) JESUS CHRIST WAS REALLY AND TRULY MAN
John 1:1–5 (NIV): 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2) HONEST GRIEF = LAMENT
Psalm 38:9-11, “All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.”
Psalm 130:1, “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice!”
Psalm 6:3 “My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?”
3) JESUS TAKES HIS GRIEF AND TURNS IT INTO ABUNDANCE John 11:21–26 (NIV):
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Psalm 42:7, “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.”
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APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO ME WHERE AM I STUCK IN MY GRIEF (VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH) AND HOW CAN I MOVE THROUGH IT WHAT COULD BE THE ABUNDANCE THAT GOD IS BRINGING THROUGH THIS?
AN INVITATION TO MOVE … and why people resist moving!
Numbers 9:15-23 15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up,the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire. 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. 19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order and did not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.
WHY PEOPLE RESIST MOVING
MOVING OR CHANGE IS NOT SELF-INITIATED Numbers 12:1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard this ROUTINE IS DISRUPTED
Isaiah 55:8-9 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord. 9. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
CREATES A FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN Numbers 9: 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MOVE IS UNCLEAR IN OUR EYES
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 55:8-9 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord. 9. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
FEAR OF FAILURE MIGHT ARISE Elbert Hubbard said the greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
THERE IS A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE LEADER
Numbers 11:4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed.
MOVING MIGHT MEAN PERSONAL LOSS
MOVING REQUIRES ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT
Numbers 9:21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out.
CONCLUSION: GET A WORD FROM GOD AND WALK IN IT!
APPLICATION:
IN THIS HECTIC SEASON HOW ARE YOU FEEDING YOURSELF SPIRITUALLY FIRST [THE WORD] DO YOU HAVE KEY, MATURE WISE CHRISTIANS SPEAKING TRUTH INTO YOUR LIFE? IF NO, PRAY FOR GOD TO BRING THOSE PEOPLE INTO YOUR LIFE AND BE WILLING TO LISTEN TO THE TRUTH WHAT IS THE WORD (FROM GOD) THAT YOU NEED TO GET THIS WEEK?
Psalm 90:1–2 (ESV): Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
HEBREWS 13:15 ESV Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
WE PRAISE GOD FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE. WE WORSHIP GOD FOR WHO HE IS.
EXODUS 15:11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
PSALM 86:8-10 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. 9 All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. 10 For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.
ISAIAH 40: 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
GOD IS GOD. THAT ALONE SHOULD INSPIRE OUR WORSHIP. AND IF NOT...WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT OF GOD?
IF YOU TRULY KNOW GOD? YOU’LL WORSHIP GOD HE IS BEAUTIFUL 1 CHRONICLES 16: 29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. HE IS LOVE: 1 JOHN 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins HE IS GLORIOUS: GLORIOUS IS DEFINED AS “MARKED BY SPLENDOR, POSSESSING AND DESERVING HONOR + FAME, SOMETHING THAT COMMANDS PRAISE” PSALM 86:8-10 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. 9 All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. 10 For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Psalm 92:1–5 (ESV): It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, Isaiah 6:1–5 (ESV): In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. SATAN’S OFFENSE ISAIAH 14: 12-14 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! 13 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ SATAN WANTS FEW THINGS MORE THAN TO PERVERT THE PURPOSE + INTENTION OF WORSHIP… BE WEARY OF THE TRAP… GOD DOES NOT EXIST FOR OUR GOOD PLEASURE IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE HEART (KEYS HERE) 1 SAMUEL 13: 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” THE HEART OF WORSHIP BY MATT REDMAN (CCLI #: 2296522) When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come longing just to bring something that's of worth that will bless your heart. I'll bring you more than a song for a song in itself is not what you have required. You search much deeper within through the way things appear. you're looking into my heart I'm coming back to the heart of worship and it's all about you, it's all about you, Jesus. I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it when it's all about you it's all about you, Jesus
ALL IN WEEK 3
FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING IN MY FINANCES
Proverbs 3:5–10 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
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1) IT’S NEVER ABOUT MONEY BUT MY HEART
Matthew 6:21 (NIV) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (mammon)
JESUS UNDERSTANDS MONEY IS TRULY ABOUT THE HEART
JESUS GIVES US PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN IS TEMPORARY, BUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ETERNAL
APPLICATION QUESTION: WHO HAS YOUR HEART, GOD OR MONEY?
2) BUDGET IT
Luke 14:28 NLT “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
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APPLICATION: DO YOU HAVE BIBLICAL GIVING AS A BUDGET LINE ITEM?
WHERE DOES IT FALL ON YOUR BUDGET?
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3) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST FRUITS
JESUS WAS GOD’S FIRST FRUIT
1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
The Hebrew word for first fruit is bikkurim—literally translated to “promise to come.” The Israelites saw these first fruits as an investment into their future. God told them that if they brought their first fruits to him, he would bless all that came afterward.
WHAT ARE THE PROMISES TO COME IN YOUR LIFE? __________________ __________________ __________________
THE FIRST BLESSES THE REST
Romans 11:16 “If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.”
Malachi 3:6–12 (The Message): 6–7 “I am God—yes, I Am. I haven’t changed. And because I haven’t changed, you, the descendants of Jacob, haven’t been destroyed. You have a long history of ignoring my commands. You haven’t done a thing I’ve told you. Return to me so I can return to you,” says God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “You ask, ‘But how do we return?’ 8–11 “Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day. “You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’ “The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.” The Message of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. 12 “You’ll be voted ‘Happiest Nation.’ You’ll experience what it’s like to be a country of grace.” God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so.
CONCLUSION: IF YOU ARE NOT ALL IN WITH YOUR FINANCES THEN YOU ARE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FINANCES
CLOSING ONE LINE CHALLENGE:
YOU CANNOT OUTGIVE GOD, BECAUSE HE HAS ALREADY OUT GIVEN YOU
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHO’S ECONOMY WILL YOU TRUST IN TODAY?
CHOOSE TODAY TO TRUST GOD WITH THE FIRST FRUITS OF YOUR FINANCES
All IN Halfway is no way to live
Week 2
Matthew 25:14–30 (NKJV): 14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
1) WHOSE IS IT? 1) WHOSE IS IT? HIS!
Matthew 25:14–30 (NKJV): (the words of Jesus) 14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
1 Chronicles 29:14 (NIV): 14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
Psalm 24:1–4 (NIV): 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. C. S. Lewis said: Every faculty you have, your power of thinking or of moving your limbs from moment to moment, is given you by God.
APPLICATION:
DO YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT YOUR TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURE ARE ALL IS?
2) FAITHFUL OVER LITTLE ALLOWS US TO BE FAITHFUL OVER MUCH
MATTHEW 25:20 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
The Kingdom of God is based on principles.
There is ORDER in the Kingdom
Focus on ORDER over blessing
APPLICATION Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NKJV): 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Text JOINATEAM to 94000 or SCAN QR CODE
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3) IF YOU DON’T STEWARD IT, YOU LOSE IT
MATTHEW 25
24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
WHERE IS FEAR KEEPING YOU BACK?
WHAT IS GOD’S, THAT YOU ARE HIDING IN THE GROUND?
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? CHOOSE TO JOIN A TEAM TODAY DECIDE TO TAKE STEPS TO FULLY SURRENDER YOURSELF IN HIS TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURE FOR YOUR LIFE!
ALL IN Halfway is no way to live WEEK 1
ALL IN WITH OUR: TIME TALENTS TREASURE
1) JESUS WENT ALL IN
MATTHEW 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. LUKE 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
LUKE 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
LUKE 4:19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
Jesus went all in for you, are you willing to go all in for Jesus?
MATTHEW 11:28 (ESV) Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
JOHN 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
2 PETER 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2) WHAT’S STOPPING YOU?
MATTHEW 16:24 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
DENY YOURSELF
TAKE UP THE CROSS
FOLLOW JESUS
MATTHEW 16:25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? IN WHAT AREAS OF TIME, TALENT OR TREASURE DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE HOLDING BACK? IN WHAT PRACTICAL WAYS CAN YOU CHOOSE TO DIE DAILY AND PICK UP YOUR CROSS?
HEBREWS 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,
“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR LIFE BACK?
1) TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER JESUS
Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
TIME
CONSIDER
ENDURE
JAMES 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
2) DO NOT GROW WEARY AND LOSE HEART
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Deuteronomy 20:3 3 He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them.
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3) HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE ENCOURAGING WORDS
HEBREWS 12:5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you…
CONCLUSION:
HOW DO I GET MY LIFE BACK?
THROW OFF EVERYTHING THAT HINDERS US
FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS
DON'T GROW WEARY BECAUSE OUR BREAKTHROUGH IS COMING
Galatians 6:9 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
HOW CAN YOU MAKE TIME THIS WEEK TO NOT GROW WEARY AND LOSE HEART?
HOW CAN YOU BE REMINDED OF GOD’S ENCOURAGING WORDS THIS WEEK?
HEBREWS 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
HEBREWS 12 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
FIXING YOUR EYES ON JESUS
Philippians 3:13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
HOW DO I FIX MY EYES / GET MY LIFE BACK?
FORGET WHAT IS BEHIND
STRAIN/FOCUS ON WHAT’S AHEAD
PRESS ON
GOD HAS CALLED YOU THROUGH CHRIST JESUS
YOUR EYES
Psalm 25:15 15 My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
19 See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
20 Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
Psalm 72:3 ESV Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.
ON JESUS
FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM HE ENDURED THE CROSS
Deuteronomy 31:8 8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
SCORNING IT’S SHAME SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR LIFE BACK?
FIX YOUR EYES UNWAVERINGLY ON JESUS DEVELOP EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR FIND ENDURANCE AND JOY BECAUSE OF THE CROSS
CLOSING APPLICATION
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
HAVE YOUR EYES DRIFTED OFF OF JESUS?
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO GET YOUR EYES BACK ON JESUS?
HEBREWS 12:1-3 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
1) WHAT’S YOUR DIRECTION?
Hebrews 12:1b (NIV) ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
Galatians 2:2 (NIV) I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain.
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1 Corinthians 9:24 (NIV) The Need for Self-Discipline 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
APPLICATION: ARE YOU RUNNING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
⬚ YES NO ⬚
ACTS 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
2) THROW IT OFF
Hebrews 12:1 ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
WHAT IS CURRENTLY WEIGHING YOU DOWN?
IF GOD IS FOR YOU, WHO CAN BE AGAINST YOU? .
ROMANS 8:31 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
ACTS 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
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APPLICATION: WHAT IS ONE WEIGHT THAT YOU CAN THROW OFF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE POWER AND STRENGTH OF JESUS!
3) I AM NOT ASHAMED!
Paul had said: I am not ashamed of the gospel . . . Romans 1:16
I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear.
I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."
APPLICATION WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK THIS WEEK? WHY?
GOD’S GOT THIS
INTRO:
GOD’S GOT THIS - SALVATION
[Rom 10:9-13 NLT] 9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. 11 As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced." 12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. 13 For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved."
THE GREATEST AREA OF TRUST IS SALVATION!
GOD’S GOT THIS - OBEDIENCE
SALVATION & OBEDIENCE ARE INEXTRICABLY JOINED TOGETHER.
[Mat 7:21-27 NLT] 21 "Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' 23 But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.' 24 "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."
DISOBEDIENCE IS NOT AN OBEDIENCE ISSUE IT IS A TRUST ISSUE!
GOD’S GOT THIS - PERSONAL CHALLENGES
[Mat 7:24-27 NLT] 24 "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."
GOD’S GOT THIS - FAMILY CHALLENGES
GOD’S GOT THIS - TODAY CHALLENGES
[Mat 6:25-30 NLT] 25 "That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 28 "And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
NOT TRUSTING GOD SAYS MORE ABOUT OUR VIEW OF GOD THAN IT DOES ABOUT OUR VIEW OF OUR CHALLENGES!
CONCLUSION: What is the Holy Spirit saying to you? What area of trust is a difficulty for you? Have you placed your faith & trust in Jesus as your
THE MISSING INGREDIENT PART 2
HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAK TO ME?
Zechariah 4:6 (NIV): So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAK TO ME?
THE BIBLE
When we say the Bible is infallible, we mean that God’s Word is incapable of error. Because God is perfect, so is His revelation of himself. God’s Word will accomplish exactly what God wants it to, “My word that comes from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please and will prosper in what I send it to do” (Isa. 55:11).
The inerrant Word of God
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PRAYER & FASTING James 5:14-16 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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CORPORATE CHURCH GATHERINGS
WORSHIP
John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
This worship can take place only in and through Jesus: he is the true temple (2:19–22), he is the resurrection and the life (11:25).
SILENCE
PSALMS 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
PEACE Philippians 4:7 (AMP) And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].
TIME, TALENTS & TREASURE
LUKE 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over[with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”
WISE BELIEVERS
EPHESIANS 5:21 Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
APPLICATION:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU?
WHAT ACTION STEPS CAN YOU TAKE THIS WEEK TO BE LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE
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THE MISSING INGREDIENT
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Zechariah 4:6 (NIV): So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
(not needed in app) Zechariah 4:6 (NIV): So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘NOT by might NOR by power, BUT by my SPIRIT,’ says the Lord Almighty.
1) THE CHURCH’S MISSING INGREDIENT
Zechariah 4:6 (NIV): So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
Hosea 1:7 | Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the LORD their God, will save them.”
MATTHEW 18:20 KJV "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
It can be an ingredient, BUT NOT THE RIGHT ingredient
This world will give you many ingredients as a SUBSTITUTE for the RIGHT ingredient!
2) YOUR MISSING INGREDIENT
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Acts 1:8 NIV “But you will receive power (the missing ingredient) when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.””
Witnesses are the KEY WORD HERE.
KEYS HERE
HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAK TO US?
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Zechariah 4:6 (NIV): So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty
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1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
WHOLE: with integrity, whole, complete, undamaged, intact, blameless / entire, without defect
WHOLE SPIRIT
1 Thessalonians 5:23 May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
GREEK: Πνεῦμα pneuma: blowing, breathing; breath, (life-)spirit
Colossians 1:13-14 MSG
“God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He’s set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much, the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating.”
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WHOLE SOUL
ψυχή psychē
personality
Hebrews 4:12 12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to divide soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
MIND | WILL | EMOTIONS
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WHOLE BODY
1 Corinthians 9:25-27 AMPC
Now every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in all things. They do it to win a wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither. Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary. But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming…
1 Thessalonians 5:23 “.....be kept blameless (focused) at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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WHY: BLAMELESS
1 Thessalonians 3:13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
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1 Thessalonians 5:24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
APPLICATION:
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SUMMER ROAD TRIP
COMMUNITY REQUIRED Road trips are no fun by yourself!
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
V11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
OVERPOWERED
JOHN 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
1 PETER 5:8 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
JOHN 10:10 (b) I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
DEFEND THEMSELVES (COMMUNITY)
Connect Groups Breed Community
Mark 10:9 (NKJV) “...what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Acts 16:25-26 (NKJV) 25 - “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” 26 - “Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.” -
You Need The Right People in Your Life
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NKJV) “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (MSG) “By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.”
Invite the Lord to be the Third Cord in Your Union
NOT QUICKLY BROKEN
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
ISAIAH 42:3 (NIV) A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
ISAIAH 42 1-4 (THE MESSAGE) “Take a good look at my servant. I’m backing him to the hilt. He’s the one I chose, and I couldn’t be more pleased with him. I’ve bathed him with my Spirit, my life. He’ll set everything right among the nations. He won’t call attention to what he does with loud speeches or gaudy parades. He won’t brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won’t disregard the small and insignificant, but he’ll steadily and firmly set things right. He won’t tire out and quit. He won’t be stopped until he’s finished his work—to set things right on earth. Far-flung ocean islands wait expectantly for his teaching.”
APPLICATION POINTS:
What is the Holy Spirit saying to you?
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Romans 12:1-2 12 1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
2 CORINTHIANS 10:5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
If God didn’t say it, I don’t have to claim it.
Exodus 4:10-12 Moses raised another objection to God: “Master, please, I don’t talk well. I’ve never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer.” 11-12 God said, “And who do you think made the human mouth? And who makes some mute, some deaf, some sighted, some blind? Isn’t it I, God? So, get going. I’ll be right there with you—with your mouth! I’ll be right there to teach you what to say.”
Judges 6:11-12;14 11-12 One day the angel of God came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, whose son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress, out of sight of the Midianites. The angel of God appeared to him and said, “God is with you, O mighty warrior!” 14 But God faced him directly: “Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven’t I just sent you?”
Genesis 41:39-40 39-40 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “You’re the man for us. God has given you the inside story—no one is as qualified as you in experience and wisdom. From now on, you’re in charge of my affairs; all my people will report to you. Only as king will I be over you.”
My situation doesn't define my significance. My doubt doesn't define my destiny. My perspective doesn’t define my purpose. My failures don’t define my future. My insecurity doesn’t define my identity.
TAKEAWAYS: Recognize Respond Remind
3 THINGS TO KEEP YOUR ROAD TRIP ON COURSE
DON’T COMPARE YOUR ROAD TRIP TO SOMEONE ELSE’S
JACOB + ESAU
“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” Genesis 25:23
“Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[e]) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.” Genesis 25:29-34
“Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.” Hebrews 12:16-17
“I just overheard your father talking with your brother, Esau. He said, ‘Bring me some game and fix me a hearty meal so that I can eat and bless you with God’s blessing before I die.’ Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I’ll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you’ll take it to your father, he’ll eat and bless you before he dies. Genesis 27:7-10
“But Mother,” Jacob said, “my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin. What happens if my father touches me? He’ll think I’m playing games with him. I’ll bring down a curse on myself instead of a blessing.” 13 “If it comes to that,” said his mother, “I’ll take the curse on myself. Now, just do what I say. Go and get the goats.” Genesis 27:11-13
HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT OR TO GET THE BLESSING SOMEONE ELSE HAS
TRUST THE ROAD TRIP PLAN THAT THE LORD HAS UNIQUELY MADE FOR YOUR LIFE
DON’T MAKE YOUR ROAD TRIP AN IDOL
LEAH + RACHEL
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[b] for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.” Genesis 29:31-32
EACH WOMAN BEGAN TO MAKE AN IDOL OUT OF WHAT THEY LACKED
THEIR LACK TURNED TO BITTERNESS
DON’T USE THE WRONG NAVIGATION SYSTEM
CHOOSE THE RIGHT NAVIGATION SYSTEM MEANS INVITING IN PEOPLE WHO ARE WISER, WHO HAVE BEEN DOWN THE ROAD AND SUCCESSFULLY GONE BEFORE YOU
CHOOSING THE RIGHT NAVIGATION SYSTEM MEANS BEING INTENTIONAL + TRANSPARENT WITH THE LORD
JONAH
(KEYS)
PRODIGAL SON + OLDER BROTHER
“For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.” Luke 15:24
Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ Luke 15:25-30
THE SAME GRACE THAT KEPT THE OLDER SON OUT OF TROUBLE IS THE SAME GRACE THAT BROUGHT THE OTHER ONE HOME
THE OLDER SON WAS JUST AS LOST AND ESTRANGED AS THE YOUNGER SON, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS LIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HIS FATHER.
YOUR NAVIGATION IS OFF WHEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE IS OFF
Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.
The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They’re full of formulas and programs and advice, pedaling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don’t fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Matthew 6:6-13
BEING IN HIS PRESENCE REALIGNS OUR PERSPECTIVE AND FORTIFIES OUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
APPLICATION
What is the Holy Spirit saying to me? What areas of my road trip am I comparing with someone else's? Am I making the “destination” an idol? Am I using the wrong navigation system?
Proverbs 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
1) NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH THE CORRECT DESTINATION
The GREATEST Navigation System is still the BIBLE
2 TIMOTHY 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1 Corinthians 16:1 NLT “Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia.”
APPLICATION: CHOOSE TO TRUST THE BIBLE TODAY! 2) THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED IN (HOLY SPIRIT) JOHN 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever.
WHY: Detours Dead ends Discouragement (traffic)
1 Samuel 30:6 6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
8 and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans (directions) in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails
APPLICATION
What is the Holy Spirit saying to you? Are you using the navigation system for your road trip of life? Is your navigation plugged in?
HOW DO I SHARE ABOUT JESUS?
The vision of Fusion Church is to REACH people far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations, often across the street.
GOD CARES FOR EVERYONE
1 TIMOTHY 2:4 (for PP please make sure the bolded words are bold or underlined on the center screen) “who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
JOHN 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
JOHN 3:16 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
GOD’S GOAL FOR EVERYONE IS ETERNAL LIFE!
GOD CARES SO WE SHOULD CARE
JAMES 2:16 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
APPLICATION: How can you care for someone this week to show them Jesus?
- YOUR STORY IS THE BEST STORY
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
APPLICATION: WHO COULD YOU SHARE YOUR JESUS STORY (TESTIMONY) WITH THIS WEEK?
- YOU ARE A PART OF HIS STORY - SO SHARE IT!
Revelation 12:11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
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- TRUST GOD’S TIMING, NOT YOUR TIMING
Isaiah 55:11 So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
CHALLENGE:
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYING TO YOU
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT HIGHLIGHTING NOW IN YOUR LIFE?
WRITE DOWN THEIR NAMES AND BEGIN TO PRAY FOR THEM USING THE MY 5 CARDS CHOOSE TO SHARE YOUR JESUS STORY THIS WEEK AND TRUST GOD FOR THE RESULTS!
In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Danielle Wilson of Fusion Church teaches about vulnerability and humility through Matthew 18!
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth FSN Young Adults Instagram: @fsn.youngadults Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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Have you EATEN or SOWN your seed?
In week 4 of our series, "JOY FULL", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church teaches through 2 Corinthians 9 about how our JOY in giving determines our maturity, trust and obedience.
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth FSN Young Adults Instagram: @fsn.youngadults Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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A real encounter with Jesus’ love kicks hate out of the room!
In this third message in our series, "JOY FULL", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church walks us teaches us that in order to have an encounter with LOVE, we need to sit with Love (Jesus), hear Love and receive Love!
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth FSN Young Adults Instagram: @fsn.youngadults Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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In this first message in our new series, "JOY FULL", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church walks us through three areas where we can refocus ourselves and find JOY when we don’t have it!
fusionchurch #brendonwilson #joy #joyful #jesus #forsouthjersey #churchonline #truth #freedom
To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth FSN Young Adults Instagram: @fsn.youngadults Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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If we are not in the Bible studying it, memorizing it, soaking in it, how are we going to know the Lord’s mindset and have his motivation?
In this first message in our new series, "JOY FULL", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church walks us through three areas where we can refocus ourselves and find JOY when we don’t have it!
fusionchurch #brendonwilson #joy #joyful #jesus #forsouthjersey #churchonline #truth #freedom
To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth FSN Young Adults Instagram: @fsn.youngadults Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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To know where you are going, you need to know the Truth...
In the last message of our series, "The Red Letters of Jesus", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church walks us through John 14 and CHOOSING to anchor ourselves to the Truth!
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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Considering Jesus gives us the ability and power to forgive!
In "Bait + Switch: Finding Freedom from Offense", Pastor Brendon Wilson of Fusion Church walks us through Ephesians 6 and uses the examples of 3 biblical accounts to help us bridge the gap between REALITY vs EXPECTATION.
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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How are you dealing with criticism?!
In "Bait + Switch: Coping with Criticism", Pastor Ernest Grant of Accelerate Church walks us through five steps of handling criticism!
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To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all over South Jersey click here: https://fusionchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving
Fusion Church exists to REACH those far from Jesus, EQUIP Christ followers and GO to all the nations. This is the vision of Fusion Church, led by Pastor Brendon Wilson and based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ with multiple locations. —— Stay Connected
Fusion Church Website: https://www.fusionchurch.cc Fusion Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fusionchurchnj/ FSN Youth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWUcn2hmQkx4Uvwj10ytZQ _ Fusion Church Instagram: @fusionchurch.cc FSN Youth Instagram: @fsn.youth Fusion Kids Instagram: @fusionkidz Imago Dei Instagram: @imagodeiwomen _ Pastor Brendon's Instagram: @BrendonWilson Pastor Danielle's Instagram: @DanielleWilson2
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In this message, Pastor Brendon goes through the hidden traps that are everywhere! Enjoy this second part of our brand new series, Bait and Switch!
Jesus died on the cross as the greatest act of love that has ever been known to man-kind. Because of this ultimate sacrifice, the Holy Spirit is within each of God's children...but why do we need Him? Join us as Pastor Brendon Wilson takes us through the why behind the what!
In this message, Pastor Brendon Wilson introduces us to three Young Communicators who each preach a short sermon on our Fusion Four Values. Our Young Adult and Youth Director, Tanner Rigdon, our Creative Director, Abigail Pease, and our Cumberland County Coordinator, Jason Hernandez.