Harvest Bible Chapel Rochester, NY - Matthew: Recent Episodes
Pastor Brandon Capuano
Jesus Christ mandates forgiveness Forgiveness must be immediate, total, and unilateral. Forgiveness is what we do:
Because rationalizations are foolish Because failure is so destructive Because God’s forgiveness demands it Because the alternative is terrifying
- Peace with GOD requires ACTION from God and FAITH from me.
- Peace with OTHERS requires a HUMBLE EXAMPLE from God, and HUMBLE ACTION from me.
- Peace with MYSELF requires PROMISES from God and TRUST from me.
2 CORRECTIONS:
1) Trust, not trick 2) Needs, not greeds
2 APPLICATIONS:
1) Give it, don’t covet 2) Wait for it, Don’t demand it
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Am I a HYPOCRITE? A HYPOCRITE is someone who PORTRAYS himself to BE what he is NOT.
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Am I a hypocrite before MAN?
- Am I a hypocrite before GOD?
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Jesus is the promised king: What do you expect from Him?
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Jesus is the king who came: Are you bowing to Him?
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Jesus is the King who reigns: What do you call Him?
Jesus and I are tempted with:
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Self-Reliance: Trust myself and not God
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Self-Satisfaction: Presume upon God’s grace
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Self-Exaltation: Steal the throne of God
Harvest Rochester
Burn Your Mask Jonathan Walters
- 84% of millennial aged non-Christians know a Christian personally
- 15% of millennials notice a positive difference in the lives of those friends
- 51% of self professed Christians admit they have attitudes and actions characterized by self-righteousness or hypocrisy
- 14% (only 1/7) claim to represent attitudes and actions consistent with Jesus “It’s a lot easier to point fingers at how the culture is immoral than it is to confront Christians in their comfortable spiritual patterns.” - David Kinnaman “Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind,” - Robert Kurzban The sin (of hypocrisy)is in thinking that who others think you are matters a great deal more than whom God knows you to be.” - Kevin DeYoung Hypocrisy is the mask of public virtue that hides private vice [Rom 2:1 ESV] Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. [Matt 23:12 ESV] Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Hypocrisy is consistently revealed by the absence of authentic humility. Hypocrisy is less about the actions you see and more about the heart you don’t Hypocrisy is an infection of the heart Fear shames us into believing that we will be found out Pride drives us to exert our own ability, control, and accomplishment Self-indulgence enables us to wallow in the mud of our secret sins and guilty pleasures
[Rom 5:5 ESV] and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. [2Tim 1:7 ESV] for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. The Holy Spirit is... Power - the antidote to our fear and shame Love - the remedy to our pride, control, and greed Self-control - the cure for our self-indulgence There are no masks with God - Recognition - God, the hypocrisy I despise in others lives in my heart. Redemption - God, I am desperate for the healing forgiveness found only in You Reliance - God, I cannot do this on my own, heal my heart, today and tomorrow. What mask are you wearing? ____________________________. Burn it.
- Jesus freed me from my slavery to sin (v13-15)
- Jesus has promised me a future without tears (v16-18)
- God gave me His certain word for my uncertain life (v19-23)
Daily Word Resources http://jamesmacdonald.com/teaching/devotionals/ (App) https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/daily-devotionals (App) www.matthewhenry.org www.youversion.org (App)
1A. The True King has returned (v1-2)
And you must decide if you will…
1B. Fight for your throne (v3-8) 1C. Give up your throne (v9-12)
Who Should I Serve? Luke 17 : 7-10
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Do not expect God to serve you before you serve Him.
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Do not expect immediate return for service.
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Service is your obligation to Christ.
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All genuine service is for the Lord (Matthew 25:34-40)
What is baptism? Is baptism a matter of obedience, or spiritual maturity? Who should be baptized? Who should not be baptized? What happens to me when I am baptized? Is God pleased? Do I hit a higher spiritual plane? So many questions, and God's Word has answers for all of them.