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How To Help Your Church:
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Be ______________ (3 John 13-15)
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Be ______________ (3 John 1-2)
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Be _____________ (3 John 3-4)
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Be ________________ (3 John 5-8)
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Be ________________ (3 John 3-4, 11-12)
How To Hurt Your Church:
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Be ___________ (3 John 9)
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Be _____________ (3 John 9)
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Be _________________ (3 John 10, Matthew 25:31-46)
Memory Verse: Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. - 3 John 11 ESV
We Recognize a Brother Or Sister in Christ By Their Relationship to the ___________ (2 John 1:1-3)
__________ In The Truth (2 John 4-6, Galatians 5:22-24)
Love and truth are two sides of the same ________
________________ Of The Truth (2 John 7-11)
God doesn’t call us to _________ or ______________ anyone outside of God’s Will
_______________ Around The Truth (2 John 12-14)
We Recognize a Brother or Sister in Christ by their Relationship to the _____________
Memory Verse: I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. - 2 John 4 ESV
Being An Overcomer means we have hope for a New _____________ (John 16:33, 2 Peter 3:13)
Being An Overcomer means victory over ________ and ____________ (1 John 2:14, Revelation 12:11)
Being an Overcomer means we are free from the fear of ____________ (Revelation 2-3)
Three Ingredients for Thriving in a Messed Up World…
___________ From God (1 John 5:4-5)
New Birth Comes ___________ Then Faith ___________ (1 John 5:1)
Faith is Not the Result of Psychological Manipulation But of Supernatural _______________ (Ephesians 2:8-9)
________ For God (1 John 5:2-3, John 14:15)
A _____________ Faith is a Faith That Loves God, Loves Others, And Obeys His Commands
God's Commands Are Not Given To Us In Order To Kill Our Joy But To ____________ Our Joy!
________________ In God (1 John 5:6-12)
Our Assurance Is _______________ in the Testimony of Jesus.
Memory Verse: For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 John 5:4 ESV
Behind Every Teaching is a __________ At Work (1 John 4:1)
We Must __________ the Spirits to Discern What It True (1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Three Tests To Discern the Spirits…
- The ______________ Test (1 John 4:2-3)
Who Does the Teacher ___________? (John 16:13-14)
What Do They Teach About __________? (1 John 4:2-3, 13-15)
We Must Be ____________ But Not ____________ of False Teaching (1 John 4:4, Romans 8:11)
- The ______________ Test (1 John 4:5-6)
Who Do They ___________ To? (1 John 4:5, Proverbs 18:17)
Who Are They ______________ For? (1 John 4:6)
If You Know God, You Will Listen To The ______________
- The ___________ Test (1 John 4:7-21)
False Teaching Is Not Simply False Doctrine, but also False _____________ (1 John 4:7-21)
We Don’t Simply Need These Tests To Discern The ____________ Of Others, We Need These Tests To Discern The Truth Of Our Own ______________
Memory Verse: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 John 4:1 ESV
______________ are false teachers who are opposed to Christ in their life and teaching by rejecting His authority. (18)
The ______________ are not the last few days of human history, but refer to the time between the first and second coming of Jesus. (18, 2 Timothy 3:1)
- ________________ From God's Community (19-20)
The Holy Spirit has given us divine knowledge to know the ____________.
- _____________ of Biblical Truth (21-25)
To recognize the counterfeit, you need to know the _____________.
- __________________ Attempts to Deceive (26-27, 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 4:2-5)
Even as the kingdom of darkness has a scheme to deceive you, the kingdom of God has given you a gift to _______________ you.
Memory Verse: Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. - 1 John 2:18
_____________ Your Sin (1:5-10)
Sin is any _________, _________, or ____________ that is opposed to God and His Word.
_________ Of Your Sin (1:9-10)
___________ Your Sin (1:9)
_________ In A New Direction (1:7, 2 Corinthians 7:10-11)
_____________ the Forgiveness of Your Sin (2:1-2)
Jesus is Our _____________
Jesus is Our _____________ (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus is Our _____________
____________ to Walking with God (2:3-6)
__________ God Means __________ His Word (3-5)
__________ with God Means Being _____________ by God (5-6)
Memory Verse: He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. - 1 John 2:2 ESV
________________: Jesus Came Into the World (1 John 1:1-2, John 1:1-5, 14, 5:18)
________________: His Followers Have Written To Us (1 John 1:1-2, John 20:24-29)
____________: The Experience of Faith (1 John 1:3-4, 1 Peter 1:8-9)
Three Questions To Ask…
Do you Know about God or Do You Truly Know God?
Is Jesus Simply a Means to an End or is He the Source of Your Life?
What Will You Do With Jesus?
How Should The Church Serve the Youth In Our Body?
Four Principles for The Local Church…
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____________________: Your Kids Belong to _______ (Deuteronomy 6:4-7, Ephesians 6:4, 4:11-14)
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____________________: Making Disciples of All Nations ____________ Making Disciples of Children and Students! (Matthew 28:18-20, Ephesians 6:1-3)
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___________________: The Church and the Family _________ the Same Goal! (Ephesians 6:1-4)
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___________________: Student Ministry _____________ Teaching and Life Investment. (Titus 2:2-8, 1 Corinthians 11:1)
Four Applications For the Local Church…
- _____________ How We View Youth In Our Church
Every Student Is A…. ____________ Or ___________ Disciple of Jesus
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____________ a Youth Ministry With Purpose and Direction
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___________ Parents To Be Faithful Stewards
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______________ Students Into Every Area of Service
Memory Verse: Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4 ESV
Main Idea: God Brings ____________ Out of ______________ (Genesis 50:20)
Three Plot Twists In Joseph and Jesus...
1) The ____________ Became a New ________________ (50:22-26)
2) The Act of ___________________ Became The Opportunity for _______________________ (50:15-21, Luke 23:34, Acts 2:22-24)
3) The _________________ Became ________________ (50:1-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, Philippians 1:21, Romans 8:28)
Memory Verse: As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
- Genesis 50:20 ESV
___________ _____________ is evidence of the Inspiration and Divine Origin of God's Word.
The __________ Of Israel (28-33)
The ___________ Of Israel (1-28)
The _________: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Benjamin
The _________: Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph
The _______________: Judah
The _______________ Of Israel (8-12)
The Offspring of Judah Will be Like ______________ (49:8)
The Offspring of Judah Will Be a ____________ (49:9-10)
The Offspring of Judah Will Reverse the _____________ (49:11-12)
Memory Verse: The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. - Genesis 49:10 ESV
Main Idea: God Proved _____________ In the Famine
God ________________ For Israel Through Joseph (47:1-12, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29)
God _______________ Egypt Through Joseph (47:13-26)
God _______________ a Nation Though Jacob (47:27-31, Hebrews 11:10)
Memory Verse: And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” - Genesis 47:9 ESV
I Have Truly Forgiven When I Am Pursuing ___________________ Not Revenge. (1-6)
I Have Truly Forgiven When I Have a Perspective Of ________________ Not Pointlessness. (6-20)
I Have Truly Forgiven When I Have a Posture of _____________ And Not Battle. (21-28)
All Our Forgiveness Must Be Rooted In The Fact That God Has ____________ Us (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
I Need To Forgive: _________________
Memory Verse: For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. - 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV
Recap: Three Questions Joseph Is Answering Through Testing His Brothers...
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Have the Brothers Betrayed Anyone Else? (Genesis 42)
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Do the Brothers Have the Same Motives for Money and Revenge? (Genesis 43)
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Would the Brothers Do it Again If In the Same Situation? (Genesis 44:1-13)
How Judah Points Us To Jesus...
Judah ________________ Their Guilt (44:14-17)
Judah ________________ For Mercy (44:18-29)
Judah ________________ Himself As A Substitute (44:30-34)
Memory Verse: For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. - 1 Timothy 2:5-6 ESV
The Need for Mercy (Genesis 43:1-15)
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The Provision of Mercy (Genesis 43:16-34)
________________ (43:16-17, 30-31)
________________ (43:23-34)
________________ (43:34)
Memory Verse: May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
Genesis 43:14 ESV
Ingredient 1: _____________ (42:1-5)
Ingredient 2: _____________ (42:6-17)
Ingredient 3: ____________________________ (42:18-25)
Ingredient 4: _____________________ (42:26-34)
Ingredient 5: ___________________________ (42:35-38)
Memory Verse: Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Genesis 41:51-52 ESV
Main Point: God's Timing Displays God's _________________
God Displayed His _______________ Over Egypt (41:1-8, 16, 25, 28, Isaiah 40:15)
God Displayed His _____________ To Egypt (41:28-36, 53-54)
God Displayed His _________________ to Joseph (41:38-44, 50-52)
Memory Verse: Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV
Main Point: God was using the prison as __________________ for fulfilling His promises.
God Was Preparing His ___________ (Genesis 40:1-7, Acts 17:26)
God Was Preparing His _________ (Genesis 40:5-19)
God Was Preparing the ________ (Genesis 40:20-23)
God is using suffering in the present moment to prepare you for ___________ in the future. (Hebrews 12:10-11)
God is using suffering in the present moment to prepare you for _________ in the future. (Romans 5:3-5)
God is using suffering in the present moment to prepare you for ___________ in the future. (2 Corinthians 4:17-18)
Memory Verse: I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 ESV
How To Be Successful While You Suffer (Genesis 39)
True success is _________________ wherever God has you.
Don't ________, Fear God (Genesis 39:1-9, Proverbs 3:5-7, Psalm 1:1-3, Joshua 1:8)
Don't ______________, Live With Integrity (Genesis 39:6-20, Proverbs 29:25)
Don't ___________, Serve Others (Genesis 39:21-23, 12:2-3)
“He is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Memory Verse: His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. - Genesis 39:3
Ruin and Redemption (Genesis 38)
How to Ruin Your Life
Doing What Feels _________ (1-5)
Doing What Makes You _________ (6-11)
Doing What Keeps You ____________ (12-19)
How To Redeem Your Life
____________ Your Sin (20-26)
_____________ To The Savior (27-30)
Memory Verse: Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
- Matthew 1:2-3
From Favorite Son to Foreign Servant (Genesis 37)
Dysfunctional Families Have Always Existed...
Family Dysfunction is _______________ to the Storyline of Genesis (Genesis 3:15, 37:1)
Because of what happened in the ______________, there is dysfunction at your dinner table and at your Christmas get together.
Dysfunction continues into the _____________ generation of the book of Genesis (37:1-2)
The Decline of Joseph...
Joseph was the ________________ Son (37:2-11)
Joseph was ______________ by His Brothers (37:12-35)
Joseph ________________ for a Purpose (37:36)
Joseph points us to ___________________ (Genesis 50:20)
There is a Greater Beloved Son who was Betrayed by His Brothers to Accomplish the Purposes of God.
Memory Verse: Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. - Genesis 37:3
Back To The Basics: Studying The Bible
What is the Bible?
The Bible is _____________ Revelation Written Through ______________ Authors. (Matthew 22:29-32)
The Bible is ___________, ____________, and _______________ (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Three Foundations For Bible Study:
We Must Study the Bible As a ____________ (Matthew 22:29-32)
We Must Study the Bible as __________ Book That Is All About Jesus (Luke 24:44-47)
We Must Study the Bible With a Posture of _____________ and ________________ (Psalm 119:18)
Three Important Questions To Ask To Go Deeper:
What Is Happening _____ The Text? (Considering Vocab, Syntax etc…)
What Is Happening ______________ The Text? (Author, Audience, Historical Context)
What Happened _______________ Of The Text? (Commentaries and Perspectives From Church History)
Five Important Questions To Make Application:
S- Is there a _______ to Avoid? (1 Corinthians 10:6)
P- Is there a _______________ to Claim? (2 Corinthians 1:20)
E- Is there an ________________ to Follow? (Romans 15:4)
C- Is there a _______________ to Obey? (Psalm. 19:7-11)
K- Is there ________________ About God to Believe? (Psalm 111:2)
Memory Verse: Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. -Psalm 111:2 ESV
Giving Thanks With A Whole Heart (Psalm 138)
Main Idea: God Calls His People to Give ___________ With Our Whole Hearts.
Give Thanks For _______ God Is (v. 1-2)
God's ________________ (v. 1)
God's ________________ (v. 2)
Give Thanks For ___________ God Has Done (v. 3)
Give Thanks For _________ You Are (v. 4-6)
Give Thanks For What God Has ______________ (v. 7-8)
Memory Verses: I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. - Psalm 138:2 ESV
Main Idea: We Are Called To Be __________________ In Good Works
Steadfast In ________________ (3:1-5)
Pray For the God's Word to _________________ (3:1, Acts 6:6-7)
Pray for God's ____________________ (3:2-3, Acts 8:1, 4)
Pray for __________________ in God's Work (4-5)
Steadfast At ___________ (3:6-18)
Work Gives _____________________ (3:6-9, 13-15, Genesis 2:15, 3:19)
Work __________________ (3:10, 1 Timothy 5:8, Colossians 3:23-24)
Work Encourages ___________________ (3:11-12, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12)
Memory Verses: Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12
Main Idea: The Holy Spirit Gives Us Five Ways to Prepare For the Worst
Be _____________, Not Alarmed (v. 1-2)
Be _____________, Not Surprised (v. 3-5)
Be ______________, Not Hypothetical (v. 6-7)
Be ___________________, Not Consumed (v. 8)
Be ______________, Not Just Learners (v. 9-17)
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Do Not Love _____________ More Than God 's Word (9-11)
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Do Not Love _______________ More Than God's Word (13-15)
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Do Not Love Your _____________ More Than God's Word (16-17)
Memory Verses: So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 ESV
Making Sense of Suffering (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
God's _______________________ in Suffering (1-5)
In Suffering, God is _______________ You
In Suffering, God is _______________ You (1 Peter 4:12-14, John 15:1-2)
_____________ For The Suffering (5-10)
Jesus Will Come Again to ___________ and _______________
____________________ For the Suffering (11-12)
Memory Verses: To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. - 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 ESV
Main Idea: God’s __________ Living God’s __________by God’s _________________
_______________________ God's Way (12-13)
Leadership Must Be ______________________ & _____________________
How Can We Recognize Good Leadership?
Look at their ________________
Look at their ________________
Look at how they ________________
_______________________ God's Way (14-15, 25-28)
We Must Be _________________
Admonish: Telling Someone What They __________ To Hear Even If It May Not Be What They Want To Hear.
We Must Be _________________
_______________________ God's Way (16-22)
God’s People Live a _______________ Life
God’s People Have ________________Discernment
God’s People Live With _____________ Holiness
God’s Church Can Only Live God’s Way By God’s ____________________ (23-24)
Memory Verse: Do not quench the Spirit - 1 Thessalonians 5:19 ESV
“Clarifying Confusion about Jesus' Second Coming" (Part 2)
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
Main Idea: We are Not Called to Know _____________ Jesus Will Return but We Are Called to ________________ Today In Light of His Return
Two Foundational Truths...
Jesus Will Come At an _____________ Time (1 Thess 5:1-2, Matthew 24:36, 43)
Jesus Will Come At an _____________ Time (1 Thess. 5:1-3, Matthew 24:37-44)
How to Live Today In Light of His Coming...
_____________ In the Light Don't Hide In the Dark (5:4-5, 1 John 1:5-6)
_____________ Sober Don't Slumber (5:6-8)
_____________ For Jesus Don't Panic about the Future (5:9-10)
_____________ One Another Don't Live In Fear (5:11, Revelation 21:5)
Memory Verse: For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. - 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 ESV
Two Senses of God’s Will… (Deuteronomy 29:29)
God’s _____________ Will
God’s _______________ Will (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
God’s Will is That We Walk in Holiness, Godliness, and _________________
God’s Will For Your ________________________ (1Thessalonians 4:3-8)
God Cares About Your _____________ (4:4- 5)
God Cares About ________________ (4:6)
God Cares About Your __________________ (4:7-8)
God’s Will For Your ________________________ (1Thessalonians 4:9-10)
Love is Defined By What God Has _________________ (4:9, John 13:34, 1 Corinthians 16:14)
Love Is Defined By Serving ____________________ (4:9)
Love is Worth __________________ In (4:10)
God’s Will For Your ________________________ (1Thessalonians 4:11-12)
Work Is Valuable Because We Can Live __________________ (4:11)
Work Is Valuable Because We Can Stay To ____________________ (4:11)
Work Is Valuable As a Good _____________________ (4:12)
Do in the Present what God has revealed in His Word and He Will Bring You to What He Hasn’t Revealed For Your _________________
God's Will is that you Would Know _____________ by Grace Through Faith, Experience Salvation, and Walk in the Power of the Holy Spirit.
Memory Verse: For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality - 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV
Genuine Relationships: God's People Living Together God's Way
Genuine Relationships Must Be _________________ (2:17-3:1)
__________________ presents a challenge to forming Genuine Relationships.
Genuine Relationships are ______________
Genuine Relationships Must Be Filled With _________________ (2:19-20, 3:6-10)
We need to pay more attention to what God is doing in His _____________ than what the devil is doing in the world.
Genuine Relationships Must Aim Toward ______________________
(3:1-5, 5:11, Acts 14:21-22)
To encourage means to build up others faith in order that they might stand ______________
Genuine Relationships Are Ultimately ______________________ (3:11-13)
Eternal Relationships means we better get used to ______________ because we got a long time to spend together.
Eternal Relationships should cause us to consider our most important relationship: our relationship with ________________ (John 13:1; 15:15, Romans 5:8)
Memory Verse: so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. - 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV
Genuine Ministry is Founded on _________________ (2:1-2, 14-16)
Genuine Ministry Marked With ___________________ (2:3-6)
Genuine Ministry Done With _____________ (2:7-12)
Genuine Ministry Seeks Genuine _____________________ (2:13, 1:9)
Memory Verse: And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. - 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV
7 Prayer Priorities From the Apostle Paul… Pray for ___________ That Strengthens (1:1, Acts 17:1-5) Pray for __________ That Labors (1:2-3) Pray for ___________ From The Word (1:4-6, 2:13) Pray for _________________ In Affliction (1:6) Pray for ______________ In Suffering (1:6-7, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4) Pray for ____________ To The World (1:8-9) Pray for the ____________ of Jesus (1:10) Memory Verse: We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2 ESV
The Local Church is Governed by _______________ (Acts 20:28, Colossians 1:15-18)
Jesus is the Senior ___________ of the Church
The Local Church is Led By _____________
What Do Elders Do?
Elders ___________ The Church Through Teaching (Acts 20:17, 28-32)
Elders ___________ The Church Through Leading (Acts 20:28)
Three Requirements for Elders…
Men With a ____________ (1 Timothy 3:1)
Men With ________________ (1 Timothy 3:2-7)
Men Who __________ (1 Timothy 3:5, 5:17)
The Local Church is Served By _____________ (1 Timothy 3:8-13)
What Do Deacons Do?
Deacons Do Not Lead the Church, Deacons __________ The Church
Two Requirements for Elders…
People With _______________ (1 Timothy 3:8-13)
People With _______________ (1 Timothy 3:9, Acts 6:1-7)
With Ministry Carried Out By __________________ (Ephesians 4:11-12)
What Do We Do With This?
- Get in the Game: Pursue Biblical _________________
- Get Qualified: Pursue Biblical ____________________
- Take The Lead: Pursue Biblical ___________________ (1 Timothy 3:14-16)
Memory Verse: Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. - Acts 20:28 ESV
Central Point: God Desires True _____________________
5 Questions Jesus Answers….
What is Worship?
Worship is _________________: Every Act of Obedience a Believer Does in Jesus Name (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Worship is an _______________: God's people gathered together to give praise to God (1 Corinthians 14:26, Hebrews 10:25)
Who Can Worship?
__________________ Who Has Trusted Jesus as Their Savior and Lord (John 4:12-14, 22)
Where Do We Worship?
With God's _________________ (John 4:21-24, 14:6, Ephesians 2:22)
When Should We Worship?
The Time to Worship is not Later and not Past, but Always ______________ (John 4:23-24)
How Do We Worship?
True Worship is by the _______________ (John 3:5, 4:13-14, 24, 7:37-39)
True Worship is Rooted in the ______________ (John 6:63, 14:26, 17:17)
Five Ways to Worship Together in Spirit and Truth...
__________ the Word! (Ephesians 5:19-21)
__________ the Word! (2 Timothy 4:1-2)
__________ the Word! (1 Timothy 4:14)
__________ the Word! (Acts 2:42)
__________ the Word! (Romans 6:4)
Memory Verse: God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” - John 4:24 ESV
Disciples grow in community marked by
_____________________ & ______________________
Two Pillars of a Growing Christian Community...
____________________: Life With God as Followers of Jesus
Followship Means ____________ God’s Word Together
____________________: Life With One Another as Followers of Jesus
Fellowship Means _______________ Together Through Hospitality
Fellowship Means _______________ One Another Through Prayer
Life Groups exist because disciples grow best in groups marked by Fellowship and Followship.
Sign Up For a Life Group on the Bulletin Board in the Lobby!
Memory Verse: And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. - Acts 2:42 ESV
Two Senses of The Church…
The Church is _______________ (Ephesians 5:25, Hebrews 12:22-23, Matthew 16:18)
The Church is _______________ (1 Corinthians 1:1-2, 16:1)
The Definition of the Church...
A Local Church is a group of Christians who regularly gather together with a Common ___________ in Christ, a Common _______________ to one another, and a Common ______________ to extend the gospel to the world.
A Local Church is a Group of Christians who regularly gather together… (Matthew 16:18, Acts 1:13-15, 1 Corinthians 11:18)
...with a Common Faith (Matthew 7:24-25, Ephesians 2:19-20, 4:4-6)
...with a Common Commitment to One Another (Matthew 16:19, 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 12:14-20)
...with a Common Mission to extend the gospel to the world.
Applications:
To the Church: Your Investment in the Local Church is _______________
To the Church-Less: Stop claiming to love Jesus while rejecting His ____________
To the Church-Hurt: No one has experienced more church hurt than ______________ and He ain't given up on her yet! (Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation 19:6-9)
Memory Verse: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 ESV
Esau's ______________ (36:1-8)
His Babel-Like ___________ (Genesis 10, 36:1, 37:1)
His Ishmael-Like _______________ (Genesis 36:2-5)
His Lot-Like ______________ (Genesis 36:6-8)
Esau's ______________ (36:9-43)
You Can Have Worldly Success Yet Not Be ______________ By God (Romans 2:4-5)
You Can Have Worldly Success Yet Not Be _________________ By History (Ecclesiastes 2:18-23)
You Can Have Worldly Success Yet Not ______________ Death (Matthew 13:44, Psalm 16:11, 84:10)
Memory Verse: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 ESV
Central Point: You Become Like Where You _________
The ______________ of Dinah (1-12)
The ______________ of the Family (13-31)
What Do We Do With a Passage Like This?
Our Biggest Problem is Sin ___________ Us
The Ultimate Solution is God's Word ___________ of Us (2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 12:1-2)
Memory Verse: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. - Romans 12:2 ESV
"Forgiveness"
(Genesis 33)
The Foundation of Forgiveness: ________________ (Genesis 33:1-3, 27:29)
The Goal of Forgiveness: ________________ (Genesis 33:4-9, Romans 12:16-21)
The Means of Forgiveness: ________________ (Genesis 33:10-11, Ephesians 4:28)
The Reality of Forgiveness: ________________ (Genesis 33:12-16)
The Truest Forgiveness: ________________ (Genesis 33:17-20, Matthew 18:21-35, Colossians 3:12-13, 1 Timothy 1:15-16)
I Need To Reconcile With: __________________________________
Memory Verse: Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. - Colossians 3:12-13 ESV
Jacob's Striving with _________ (32:1-21)
Jacob Makes a ___________ to Meet Esau (32:1-8)
Jacob ____________ To God For Help (32:9-12)
Empowered by God's ___________ Faithfulness (32:9)
Empowered by God's ____________ Promise (32:9-10)
Empowered by God's ____________ Deliverance (32:11-12)
Jacob Sends ________________ To Esau (32:13-21)
Jacob's Striving with __________ (32:22-32)
The Fight He Tried to Avoid From Esau, He Got from ____________ (Hosea 12:3-6)
Through the Wrestling, God was _____________ Jacob.
God's ____________ For Your Life Will Never Come Apart From __________
Memory Verse: Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” - Genesis 32:28 ESV
The ______________ is a paradigm for Jacob’s Story, the Nation's Story, and Your Story.
An Exodus is God's ________________ of His people from slavery to a wicked master by His power for His glory.
What Does Jacob Have to Do With Israel?
- Genesis was written by __________________ to the nation of Israel around 1440 BC
- Jacob is the _____________ of the nation.
- There are a number of ________________ between Jacob and the nation. (Genesis 30:30, 31:6-7, 16, Exodus 3:7-8, 9:16)
In the Life of Jacob…
God's _________________ of Jacob
God was at work in the sufferings of Jacob, in the sufferings of Israel, and in __________ sufferings.
God's _________________ with Jacob (Genesis 31:3, 5, 11-13, Exodus 3:12)
God Promises to Be With _______! (Matthew 28:20)
God's _________________ of Jacob (Genesis 31:22-29, 42-55)
God's _________________ Over Laban's gods (Genesis 31:19, 30, 33-35)
What Does It Mean to Glorify God? (1 Corinthians 10:31)
To say to the world, "God is ___________!"
Jesus Redeemed Us Through an _________ (Luke 9:30-31)
Memory Verse: If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night. - Genesis 31:42 ESV
"Multiplying Sons and Multiplying Flocks"
(Genesis 29:31-30:34)
What They Intended to _______________
God Intended to _______________
God Multiplies Jacob's ______________
(Genesis 29:31-30:24)
___________ Sons (29:31-35)
___________ Sons (30:1-8)
___________ Sons (30:9-13)
___________ Sons (Part 2) (14-21)
___________ Son (30:22-24)
God Multiplies Jacob's _______________
(Genesis 30:25-43)
God Was Going to Keep His Promise of Land, Seed, and ____________________
God's Promises Never __________
Memory Verse: God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. -Genesis 28:3 ESV
Jacob's __________________ (29:1-12)
Jacob's Self-Confidence in His ___________________ (29:1-6, James 1:17-18)
Jacob's Self-Confidence in His ___________________ (29:7-8)
Jacob's Self-Confidence in His ___________________ (29:9-12)
Laban's ________________ (29:13-30)
Jacob's __________________ (13-20)
Jacob's __________________ (21-30)
The Warning: Your _________ Will Find You Out!
The Lesson: __________________ Is the Pathway to Life! (Matthew 16:24, 1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 5:6)
Memory Verse: Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you - 1 Peter 5:6 ESV
Central Point: God Shows His Grace to a Work in ________________
God Blesses Jacob the ______________ (Genesis 28:1-9)
God Blessed Jacob as a New ____________ (Genesis 28:1-2, 4-5)
God Blessed Jacob as a New _________ (Genesis 28:3)
God Blessed Jacob as a Foreshadowing of ________________ (Hosea 12:2-6, 12-13)
God Builds a Stairway to _____________ (Genesis 28:10-22)
________: Mankind arrogantly trying to climb their way to God (Genesis 11:1-9)
________: God graciously revealing Himself to an arrogant and sinful Jacob (Genesis 28:12)
Jacob Awakes to Build a ____________ and Make a ___________ (Genesis 28:18-21)
Most of us will not encounter God through a dream, but all of us can encounter the One who ___________ this dream. (John 1:47-51)
Memory Verse: And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” -John 1:51 ESV
Central Point: Disaster Comes When We Choose ______ Way Over ________ Way
Esau's Rebellious _____________ (Genesis 26:34-35)
Rebekah's Rogue __________ (Genesis 27:1-17, 25:13, 27-28)
Jacob's Rotten _________________ (Genesis 27:18-25)
Issac's Reckless ______________ (Genesis 27:26-46)
God's Relentless ______________ (Isaiah 46:9-10, Proverbs 19:21, Genesis 50:20, Acts 2:22-23)
Memory Verse: Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. - Proverbs 19:21 ESV
Like Father, Like Son (Genesis 26)
Issac Received the Same _____________ (Genesis 26:1-5, 23-25)
Just Like Abraham, Issac was promised _______________________________________ (Genesis 12:1-3, 15:1, 22:17-18)
Genesis 26 isn't simply full of promises some ancient believer could claim, they are promises _________ can claim. (Galatians 3:13-14)
Issac Told the Same _______ (Genesis 26:6-12, Psalm 37:1-7)
Issac deceived in order to achieve protection, but Issac gets protection by letting the ___________ come out!
Issac Encountered the Same ___________
(Genesis 26:18-33)
Issac and his servants were blessing the nations with the water of ___________
(John 4:13-14, Revelation 22:17)
They sealed their covenant by celebrating a ____________
Memory Verse: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14 ESV
Grace Makes All The Difference
(Genesis 25)
The Children of ________________ (Genesis 25:1-18, Romans 9:6-9)
The Children of ________________
(Genesis 25:19-34, Romans 9:10-13)
The Son of ___________________
(Isaiah 60:5-7, Matthew 2:1-11, Galatians 3:29, Revelation 21:22-25)
Memory Verse: This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. - Romans 9:8 ESV
The Bachelor: Genesis Edition (Genesis 24)
Five Movements….
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P_________ (24:1)
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P_________ (24:2-9, 34-41)
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P_______ (24:10-28, 42-49)
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P_____________ (24:29-33, 50-61)
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P___________ (24:62-67)
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____________ Issac In Present Suffering
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____________ Abraham's Past Faith
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____________ in Another Promised Son
Memory Verse: And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!” - Genesis 24:60 ESV
The Death of Sarah
(Genesis 22:20-23:20)
I Abraham: We Learn How To ________
- Abraham Lived By __________ (Genesis 22:20-24)
- Abraham Lived With ______________ (Genesis 23:1-4)
- Abraham Lived _____________ (Genesis 23:5-20)
II Sarah: We Learn How To _________
- Sarah Died in ____________ (Genesis 23:17-20, Hebrews 11:11)
- Sarah Died ________________ (1 Peter 3:1-6)
- Sarah Died Without ____________ (1 Peter 3:5-6)
Memory Verse: For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. 1 Peter 3:5-6 ESV
Jehovah Jireh
(Genesis 22:1-19)
Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will _________________
The Lord Provided a ______________ (Genesis 22:1-8, Leviticus 16, Isaiah 53:3-5, 7, 10)
Jesus is a Better ________________ (John 1:29, 1 John 2:2)
The Lord Provided a ______________ (Genesis 22:9-14)
Jesus is a Better ________________
(John 3:16,
The Lord Provided ______________ (Genesis 22:15-19, Romans 4:13)
"Third Day" Salvations: Genesis 22:4, Exodus 19:11, Joshua 1:11, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Jesus is a Better ________________ (Romans 8:32, 35-39)
Memory Verse: He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:32 ESV
Same Song, Different Verse
(Genesis 20:1-18)
"Chiasm" in the Life of Abraham...
- 11:27–32, Genealogy of Terah
- 12:1–9, Promises Given
- 12:10–20, Sister Fib 1
- 13–14 Lot
- 15 Covenant Promises
- 16 Hagar and Ishmael
E. 17, Covenant Promises
D. 18–19, Lot
C. 20:1–18, Sister Fib 2
B. 21–22, Promises Realized
- 22:20–24, Genealogy of Nahor
Central Point: Fear God Not ________
Two Kinds of "Fear"...
- Servile Fear: God as ____________ (Matthew 25:24-25)
- Filial Fear: God as _____________ (Hebrews 12:9-10, 28-29)
Abraham's Fear of ______________
A Familiar __________ (Genesis 20:1)
A Familiar __________ (Genesis 20:2, 12-13)
A Familiar __________ (Genesis 20:11)
Three Reasons to Fear God...
His ________________ of the Heart (Genesis 20:3-7, Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 12:4-5)
His ________________ to Intervene (Genesis 20:6, 9-10, 17-18)
His _______________ to Bless (Genesis 20:14-16 Genesis 12:3, Romans 4:1-5)
Memory Verse: I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” - Genesis 12:3 ESV
Lot and His Daughters
(Genesis 19:30-38)
The Fall of ________ (Genesis 19:30)
Sin Will Always Take You Further Than You ________________
The Plot of His ______________ (Genesis 19:31-36, Jeremiah 17:9)
And the result was that though God judged all of Sodom except Lot and his daughters, Sodom was reborn in their very lives. - R. Kent Hughes, Genesis: Beginning and Blessing, 284
The Birth of Two ____________ (Genesis 19:37-38)
There is a Seed of Light…
Moab > Ruth > King David (Ruth 4:18-22)
Ben-Ammi > Naamah > King Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:21)
The Savior of the world came through Moabite and Ammonite women (Matthew 1:1-7, Genesis 50:20)
What Are We To Think About Lot? (2 Peter 2:7-9, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior. - John Newton
Memory Verse: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? - Jeremiah 17:9 ESV
Sodom and Gomorrah
(Genesis 19:1-29)
REAP: Read, Examine, Apply, Pray
READ: Genesis 19:1-29
EXAMINE:
Lot's Holy _____________ (19:1-3)
Sodoms Wicked _________ (19:4-11)
"Know" (Genesis 4:1, 19:5, 8)
Lot's Rescue and Sodom's ______________ (19:12-29)
APPLY:
Sodom is a Call to Flee _____________
Sodom in the _____________ (Isaiah 1:10, Jeremiah 23:14, Ezekiel 16:49-50)
Sodom in the ________ (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13)
Sodom in the _____________________ (2 Peter 2:6-10, Jude 7)
Objection: "But Jesus Never Said a Word about Homosexuality!"
Jesus Defined _____________ (Matthew 19:4-6)
Jesus Defined _____________ (Matthew 15:18-19)
Jesus Defined His ________________ (John 1:1)
Sodom is a Warning to our ___________ (Psalm 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:33)
Sodom is a Warning of _____________________ (Luke 17:28-30)
Sodom is a Warning to ______________ (Luke 17:31-33, 9:62)
Sodom is a Promise of ______________ (2 Peter 2:6-10, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
PRAY
Memory Verse: So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived.
Genesis 19:29 ESV
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom (Genesis 18:22-33)
Five Questions To Take A Deep Dive….
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What Is The Context?
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God Made a Promise to Abraham and a Prophecy about __________________ (Genesis 18:20-21)
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What Does This Passage Teach Us About God?
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God is ______________ (Genesis 11:5, 18:22-26)
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God is ______________ (Genesis 18:22, 27-33, Matthew 11:28-30)
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What Does This Passage Teach Us About Humanity?
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Humanity is ________________ (Genesis 18:20, Romans 3:10-18, Jude 7)
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How Does This Passage Point Us To Jesus?
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Consider Abraham’s _____________________ With God (Romans 3:25-26)
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Consider Abraham’s _____________________ Before God (John 17:20, 24)
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What Response Should This Passage Prompt In Me?
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Passionate, Persistent ___________________ (Matthew 7:7-11, Genesis 19:29)
I Will Stand In the Gap For ________________________________
Memory Verse: “Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Genesis 18:25 ESV
Human Wisdom Vs. God’s Word (Genesis 16)
Central Point: Human ___________ Often Fails, but God’s _______ Never Will
Scenes 1: __________________ (Genesis 16:1-6)
Sarah Tries to Take Matters Into Her Own ____________ (Genesis 3:17)
Scenes 2: ___________________ (Genesis 16:7-16)
God Took Hagar’s Situation To _________________ (Exodus 3:7-8)
Application
Human Wisdom Says: “Save Yourself!” God’s Word Says: __________________________ (Galatians 4:21-31)
Human Wisdom Says: “I’ve Messed Up His Plan” God’s Word Says: ______________________________________ (Acts 2:23)
Human Wisdom Says, “You Are What You’ve Done” God’s Word Says: ________________________________________ (Hebrews 11:11, 1 Peter 3:5-6)
Memory Verse: So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” Genesis 16:13 ESV
The Covenant With Abraham (Genesis 15)
What is a Covenant?
An ________________ Between Two Parties What Are Two Other Covenants in Genesis?
The Conditional Covenant In the __________________ (Hosea 6:7)
The Unconditional Covenant With ___________ (Genesis 6:18)
Through Covenant, God Secures His _____________ (15:1)
Through Covenant, God Secures His _____________ (15:2-11, Romans 4:3-5)
Through Covenant, God Secures His _____________ (15:12-16, Exodus 20:2)
Through Covenant, God Secures His _____________ (15:17-21, Hebrews 6:13-17, Luke 1:54-55, 2 Corinthians 1:20)
Memory Verse: And Abram believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6 ESV
A Whole Lot of Trouble
(Genesis 14)
God ___________________ Over All (Genesis 14:18-20, 22, 8-11,)
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:33
God ___________________ Everything (14:19, 22)
We are simply _______________________ of everything we have.
Abraham Gave Thanks to God Through __________________
Abraham Gave Thanks to his Household Through __________________
God ___________________ His People (14:20, 12:2-3, )
Melchizedek Is A ________________ of Christ (Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 7:1-3)
TYPE: A Model, Pattern, or Picture that Points Toward Jesus
We are secure in the nail scarred _____________ and in the high priestly ______________________ of the Son of God!
Memory Verse: We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:19-20 ESV
A Whole Lot of Trouble
(Genesis 13:1-18)
Central Point: We Live By _______________ and Not By ______________
The Bible Teaches Us That Believing is __________________ (Matthew 6:22-24)
Abraham Set His Sights On _________________ (Genesis 13:1-4)
- Repentance Is Only For ___________________________
- Repentance Isn't Only For __________________________
“When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ``Repent'' (Mt 4:17), He willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” - Martin Luther, 95 Thesis
Abraham Set His Sights On _________________ (Genesis 13:5-9)
What Attitude Do You Take During Conflict? (Matthew 5:9)
Lot Set His Sights On _________________ (Genesis 13:10-13)
Have you Made Your Faith Your Own? (Matthew 7:21-23)
Abraham Set His Sights On _________________ (Genesis 13:14-18)
Who Are The Offspring of Abraham?
- ________________________
- ________________________ (Matthew 1:1)
- ________________________ (Galatians 3:7-9, Romans 9:6-8)
What Role Can I Play in the Great Commission? (Matthew 28:18-20, Revelation 7:9, Genesis 13:16)
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Memory Verse: I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
Genesis 13:16 ESV
Unbelievable Faithfulness to a Faithless Man (Genesis 12:10-20)
Central Point: God Is Unbelievably _____________ to His ______________ People.
The Faithlessness of Abraham...
Abraham’s Unbelief about the __________ (Genesis 12:10)
Abraham's Unbelief About His __________ (Genesis 12:11-13)
Abraham's Unbelief About the ______________ (Genesis 3:14-16, 12:3, 14-16)
The Faithfulness of God…
God Saves Abraham Through An ___________ From Egypt (Genesis 12:17-20)
Three Ways Abraham's Exodus Instructs Us… (1 Corinthians 10:11)
Abraham’s Exodus Instructs Us About Our __________________ (Colossians 1:13-14)
Abraham's Exodus Instructs Us About Our __________________ (Romans 4:5)
Abraham's Exodus Instructs Us About Our ______________________ (1 Corinthians 10:12-13, Mark 9:43)
Memory Verse: Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 1 Corinthians 10:11 ESV
Abraham: Man of Faith (Genesis 11:27-12:9)
The ______________ of Abraham (Genesis 11:27-32)
Why is this genealogy (teledot תּוֹלְדֹת) here? • Introduce a Solution to the Big _____________ (Genesis 3:15, 11:26) • Introduce Us to the Big _____________ (11:27-32) • Introduces Abraham's Big ________________ (11:30)
The ___________ of Abraham (Joshua 24:2, Genesis 12:1)
______________ Always Precedes _________ (Ephesians 2:1-7)
The _______ of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3)
God Promises Abraham ______________ God Promises Abraham ______________ God Promises to Bless the ____________________
The ______________ of Abraham (Genesis 12:4-9)
His Three Responses…. Abraham ___________________ (Romans 4:20-21, Hebrews 11:9-10, Galatians 3:9) Abraham ___________________ (Hebrews 11:8) Abraham ___________________ (Genesis 12:7-9)
Memory Verse: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.- Genesis 12:1 ESV
A Son Shall Be Given: Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7)
The _________________ of Peace (2 Samuel 7:13-14, Luke 1:31-33, Matthew 28:18)
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” - Abraham Kuyper
The _________________ of Peace
God’s Peace is ________________________ (Romans 5:1)
God’s Peace is ________________________ (Ephesians 2:14-16)
God’s Peace is ________________________ (Isaiah 11:1-9)
The ________________ of Peace
What Do You Need Peace About in 2021?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33
Memory Verse: Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. - Isaiah 9:7 ESV
A Son Shall Be Given: Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Fatherhood is a Big Deal.
"...children with absent fathers are at a 4x greater risk of poverty, 7x more likely to get pregnant as a teen, 2x more likely to drop out of high school, and more likely to face abuse, neglect, serve prison time, abuse alcohol and drugs, and commit crime" - The Fatherhood Initiative
Jesus is the Everlasting Father
Central Point: ______________________
Jesus Loves Us With _________________ (Matthew 11:28-30)
Jesus Loves Us With _________________ (2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 23:37)
Jesus Loves Us With _________________ (Hebrews 2:17, 4:15-16, 13:5)
Jesus Loves Us With ________________ (Hebrews 12:6-11)
Application:
1) Fathers, Take Note: We are called to reflect our Everlasting Father
2) Christians, Take Note: We are called to reflect Christ-likeness
3) Everyone, Take Note: We all need Reconciliation (Luke 15:11-32)
Memory Verse: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV
A Son Shall Be Given: Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Incarnation: Take On Flesh
Jesus is the _______________________
(El Gabbor) אֵל גִּבּוֹר
The Mystery of the ________________
The Trinity is the reality that God is One Being revealed in three distinct, coexistent Persons.
There is Only ______________ God (Deut. 6:4, Isaiah 43:10, 44:6)
There are __________________ Distinct Persons Who Are Called God
The Father is God (Matthew 6:9)
The Son is God (Isaiah 9:6, John 8:56-59, 20:28, Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1)
The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Hebrews 9:14)
All Three Persons Are ____________ and ____________________ (Ephesians 1:3-14, Matthew 28:19)
The Mystery of the _____________________
Jesus has Two Natures United in One Person
Jesus has a ____________ Nature (John 1:1)
Jesus has a ____________ Nature (John 1:14)
Both Natures _______________ In One Person
The Mystery of the ___________________
In the birth of Jesus, God the Son is ____________ into the world (Isaiah 9:6, Luke 1:35)
In the death of Jesus, God the Son ______________ for the sins of the world (Philippians 2:6-8)
In the ascension of Jesus, God the Son _______________ over the world (Philippians 2:9, Hebrews 2:18)
In the return of Jesus, God the Son _____________________ the World (Philippians 2:10-11)
Application:
- These Mysteries Should Call Us to _____________________ (Romans 11:33-36)
- These Mysteries Should Comfort Us With ___________________ (Ephesians 1:3-14)
- These Mysteries Should Confront Us With ___________________ (Matthew 16:13-17)
Memory Verse: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV
When Grief Is Near and God Seems Far (Psalm 13)
David’s DISTRESS (1-2)
UPWARD: David Felt Forgotten by His God (Psalm 13:1)
INWARD: David Was Conflicted in His Heart (Psalm 13:2)
OUTWARD: David Was Assaulted by His Enemies (Psalm 13:2)
David’s DEMAND (3-4)
David Prayed for God’s ATTENTION (Psalm 13:3, 8:3-8)
David Prayed for God’s STRENGTH (Psalm 13:3, Proverbs 29:13, 1 Samuel 14:27)
David’s DEVOTION (5-6)
David Responds With FAITH (Psalm 13:5, Exodus 15:13, Matthew 24:35 חֶסֶד “Hes-sed” Loving Kindness, Covenant Love"
David Responds With WORSHIP (Psalm 13:5, Philippians 4:4, Romans 1:21)
David Responds With PERSPECTIVE (Psalm 13:6, Romans 8:28-39)
Memory Verse: I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. - Psalm 13:6 ESV
The Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
5 Big Questions About the Lord's Supper...
Is The Supper For?
Answer: _________________
Do We Eat and Drink?
The Bread Represents the ________ Of Christ
The Drink Represents the __________ Of Christ
Why Don't We Believe The Bread and Drink Changes Substance (Transubstantiation)?
- Contradicts the Biblical View of Salvation
- Contradicts the Words of Paul and Jesus
- Contradicts Jesus' Use of Figurative Language
Should We Take The Supper?
Answer: ________! (11:26, Acts 2:42, 20:7)
Should We Take the Supper?
The Lord's Supper is Meant to Be Taken Together as a _____________. (11:17, 18, 20, 33, 34)
Do We Take The Supper?
- The Lord's Supper _________ the Body of Christ (11:17-22)
- The Lord's Supper ______________ the Message of Christ (11:26)
- The Lord's Supper ______________ the Work of Christ (11:25)
- The Lord's Supper ___________ Believers to Christ. (10:16-17)
Though the Supper we fellowship (koinonia κοινωνία) with Jesus.
Memory Verse: For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:26 ESV
The Table and the Tower (Genesis 10-11)
Genesis 10 is another genealogy (Hebrew: "teledot" תּוֹלֵדוֹת)
Also used in Genesis 2:4, 5:1, 6:9, 10:1, 10:32, 11:10, 27)
Humanity United in Common ______________________
Sons of Japheth: Nations Far From Israel
Sons of Ham: Nations Close and Opposed to Israel
Sons of Shem: Israel and Adjacent Nations.
Reflection Question: Do We View Others Around Us, Even Those Who are Wildly Different From Us, as a Part of the Human Family With Us?
Humanity Divided by Sinful ______________________
Reflection Question: How Often Do We Believe That We Know Better than God Does for Our Lives?
Humanity Humbled By Divine ______________________
Reflection Question: Do We Believe We Can Solve All the World’s Problems On Our Own?
The Good News: The Story Doesn’t Stop There!
Babel’s______________ (Acts 2:2-11)
Babel’s_______________ (Revelation 7:9-10)
Reflection Question: Do We See Ourselves As a Part of God’s Great Mission to the World? (Matthew 28:18-20)
Memory Verse: Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
-Genesis 11:9 ESV
New Adam, Same Problem (Genesis 9)
Noah is a New _____________________
- The ____________________ Of Noah
Four Responsibilities We Share With Noah:
1)
2)
3)
4)
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The _________ of Noah
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The _______________ with Noah
The Scope: _________________
The Promise: _______________________
The Sign: ______________________
The Extent: _______________________
Three Applications:
_________________________ Our Definition of the "Good Life"
_________________________ Our Hopes for Change
_________________________ Our Hearts In Worship
Memory Verses: When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. - Genesis 9:14-15
Waiting in the Waters (Genesis 7-8)
The Flood was ________________
Three Common Questions….
How Do We Know the Flood Was Historical?
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How Did Noah Fit Every Animal on the Ark?
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Could the Ark Float?
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The Flood was an Act of ________________
Parallels Between Genesis 1 and 8
Wind/Spirit Moving on Waters
Genesis 1:2
Genesis 8:1
Water and Sky with no Dry Land
Genesis 1:6-10
Genesis 8:6-10
Land/Vegetation Coming From The Water
Genesis 1:9-13
Genesis 8:11-12
Animals/Mankind "Filling" Creation
Genesis 1:24-25
Genesis 8:16-19
The Flood is a Call to __________________
Remember: ______________________
Remember: ______________________
Remember: ______________________
Remember: ______________________
Memory Verse: But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. - Genesis 8:1
Why The Flood? (Genesis 6)
God _____________
The Wickedness of ________________
The Righteousness of ______________
God ______________
God Spoke A Promise of ___________________________
God Spoke A Promise of ___________________________
Memory Verse: By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. - Hebrews 11:7
What Does This Genealogy Have to Do With Me? (Genesis 5)
Three Questions To Ask All Genealogies….
____________ Is It Here?
____________ Is Here?
____________ Is It Going?
Memory Verse: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Good Ole Days No More (Genesis 4:1-26)
Two __________________________ (Genesis 4:1-5)
Two __________________________ (Genesis 4:6-9)
Two __________________________ (Genesis 4:10-16)
Two __________________________ (Genesis 4:17-26)
Memory Verse: We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. -1 John 3:12
What Went Wrong? (Genesis 3:1-24)
The ________________: Sin
-God's ____________ Forgotten and Forsaken (3:1-4)
-God's ________________________ Assumed and Assassinated. (3:5, 22)
-God's ______________ Tempted and Tried (3:6-7)
The __________________: Brokenness and Separation ____________________: Naked and Ashamed (3:8-11, 22-24)
_______________________________: Frustrating and Futile (3:16-19)
____________________: Doomed For Destruction (3:14-15)
The ___________________: Jesus Christ (3:21)
____________: Salvation Initiater
____________: Never Failing Covenant-Maker
____________: Equal Opportunity Forgiver
Memory Verse: I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. -Genesis 3:15
What Does It Mean to Be Human? (Genesis 2:4-25)
Humanity is Created In__________________(Genesis 1:26-27)
Identity: Our Vertical Relationship With God (Gen. 1:26)
Responsibility: Our Horizontal Rulership over Creation (Gen. 1:26, 28)
Humanity is Created As__________________(Genesis 2:5-7)
Humanity is Created With __________________ (Genesis 2:18-23)
Humanity is Created To Be__________________ (Genesis 2:24-25)
Humanity is Created To__________________ (Genesis 2:15)
Humanity is Created For__________________
Correspondence
Eden
Tabernacle/Temple
God Walking Among His People
Gen. 3:8
Lev. 26:11-13, Deut. 23:14, 2 Sam. 7:6-7
Holy Tree/Landstand
Gen.2:9
Ex. 25:31-40, 1 Chron. 28:15
Gold and Precious Stones
Gen. 2:11-12
Ex, 25:7, 11
Entered from the East
Gen.3:24
Num. 3:38
Food/Bread
Gen. 2:9
Ex. 25:30, 1 Kings 7:48
Priest who “works and keeps”
Gen. 2:15
Num. 3:7-8; 8:26; 18:5-6
River Flows Out
Gen. 2:10
Ezek. 47:`; Joel 3:18, Zech. 14:8
Via James Hamilton, God’s Glory in Salvation Through Judgement pg. 74
Memory Verse: The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. -Genesis 2:15
Who is God? (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
Genesis 1 seeks to tell us who God is by showing us what God does
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God ________________
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God ________________
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God ________________
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God ________________
God Forms (Day 1-3)
God Fills (Day 4-6)
Day 1: Light
Day 4: Stars, Sun, Moon
Day 2: Sky/Water
Day 5: Fish/Birds
Day 3: Land/Vegetation
Day 6: Land Animals/Man
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God ________________
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God ________________
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God ________________
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God ________________
Memory Verse: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. -Genesis 1:1
Lordship Living: Relationships (Colossians 4:2-18)
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Be ___________________ (4:2-4)
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Be ___________________ (4:5)
Questions to use our time wisely:
A. What is Most Important?
B. What is Most Time-Consuming?
C. What Can Only I Do?
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Be ____________________ (4:6)
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Be ____________________ (4:7-17)
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Be ____________________ (4:14, 18)
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Even Christian relationships may end in heartbreak (Col. 4:14, II Tim. 4:9-10)
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Even Christian relationships are not free from suffering (Col. 4:18, II Tim. 4:17-18)
Memory Verses:
"Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person."
-Colossians 4:5-6
Lordship Living: Home and Work (Colossians 3:18-4:1)
Jesus Lordship and Our Homes (3:18-21)
Lordship and Wives (18)
What Submission Isn't:
- Submission is not to be demanded but always voluntary.
- Submission doesn't mean all women submit to all men.
- Submission doesn't mean absolute unquestioned obedience
- Submission must be "fitting in the Lord."
- Submission isn't lived out primarily in the kitchen but in all of life.
Submission is the defined calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership, and so help to carry it through according to her gifts. -John Piper
Lordship and Husbands and Fathers (19, 21)
Men Love Their Families by ____________________________
Men Love Their Families by ____________________________
Men Love Their Families by ____________________________
Lordship and Children (20)
Jesus' Lordship and Our Work (3:22-4:1)
We are commanded to be __________________ in our work (22)
We are commanded to be __________________ in our work (23)
Memory Verse: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. -Colossians 3:23-24
Church Clothes (Colossians 3:12-17)
Put on the __________________________ (Colossians 3:12-14)
What does Christian love look like? • _____________________________ • _____________________________ • _____________________________ • _____________________________ • _____________________________
Put on the __________________________ (Colossians 3:15)
Thankfulness in Colossians:
Colossians 1:3
Colossians 1:12
Colossians 2:7
Colossians 3:15
Colossians 3:16
Colossians 3:17
Colossians 4:2
Put on the __________________________ (Colossians 3:16)
What does it look like to be indwelt with the Word of Christ? • _______________________ • _______________________
Put on the __________________________ (Colossians 3:17)
Memory Verse: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. -Colossians 3:16
How Do I Become More Like Jesus?
(Colossians 3:1-11)
Meditate on __________________ (Colossians 3:1-4)
Meditate on His ________________ (3:1)
Meditate on Our _______________ (3:2-3)
Meditate on Hs __________________ (3:4)
Murder Your ________________ (Colossians 3:5-11)
Put to Death ____________________________ (3:5-6)
Put to Death Sins of ______________________ (3:7-10)
Defeat the Sin of _________________________ (3:11)
Memory Verse: For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. - Colossians 3:3-4
How to Calculate False Teaching (Colossians 2:6-23)
False Teaching ____________________ to God’s Word (2:8, 18)
False Teaching ____________________ from Jesus (2:9-10)
False Teaching ____________________ Requirements for Salvation (2:11-17, 20-23)
False Teaching ____________________ From the Body (2:20-23)
We Protect Ourselves from False Teaching by Looking to ______________________!
Memory Verse: See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. -Colossians 2:8 (ESV)
What is Discipleship? (Colossians 1:21-2:5)
Discipleship happens when God's people proclaim God's Word for the purpose of Christian maturity in the power of the Spirit.
Three Aspects of Christian Maturity
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
Two Realities for Effective Discipleship
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
Five Commitments to Discipleship at Crossroads
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
- ___________________________
Memory Verses: Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. -Colossians 1:28-29
"Who is Jesus?" Colossians 1:13-20
Jesus is the Lord of ________________ (Colossians 1:13-17)
Jesus is the Son of ________________ (Col. 1:13-14)
Jesus is the last __________________ (Col. 1:15)
Jesus is the _____________ of creation (Col. 1:16-17)
Jesus is the Lord of ________________ (Col. 1:18-20)
Jesus is the Head of the _______________________ (Col. 1:18)
Jesus is our ________________________ (Col. 1:19-20)
Bearing Gospel Fruit (Col. 1:1-8)
Gospel Fruit in God’s _______________ (1:1-5)
The Gospel Fruit of New _________________ (1:1-2)
We are ____________
We are ___________
The Gospel Fruit of New _________________(1:3-5)
The Gospel Produces _________________ in Christ
The Gospel Produces _________________ for the Saints
The Gospel Produces Heavenly ___________________
Gospel Fruit in God’s __________________ (1:5-8)
The Gospel Spreads Through Ordinary _______________________
The Gospel Spreads Through Ordinary _______________________
“What is Impossible for Man is Possible for God” (Luke 18:18-30)
Notice the Rich Man...
The man thought he was a ruler, but he was really a _______ (v. 18)
It is possible to be a spiritual leader, but be spiritually ________.
The man thought he was righteous, but was really ____________ (vs. 19-22)
The money wasn’t the problem, but rather his _______ for it was.
The man thought he was rich, but was really _________ (v. 22-23)
Sin takes a good thing and makes it a bad thing by making it a ______ thing.
Notice the Riches of Jesus...
Jesus is the _______________
Jesus is the only _________________
Jesus is the only _________________
“And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God." And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."”
Luke 18:18-30 ESV
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
“Sin that Lost a War”
Joshua 7:1
May 31, 2020
“But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the LORD burned against the people of Israel. Joshua 7:1 ESV
A. The Underlying Cause of Sin: Josh. 7:6-11a
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Israel’s sin was______________.
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Marked first of all by_________. Josh. 7:3
Prov. 16:18
- The child of pride is_______________.
Song 2:15
- The grandchild of pride is______________.
Eph. 6:11, 18
- Achan’s sin was_______________. Josh. 7:20-21
Ex. 20:17
B. The Unfailing Curse of Sin: Josh. 6:18; Ps. 37:35
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Notice what Achan’s sin caused:
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It __________________God. Josh. 7:9
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It brought ____________to his brothers.
Josh. 7:12; 1 Cor. 12:14, 26
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It brought____________ to his parents. Josh. 7:1
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It brought ________to his children.
Josh. 7:24-25
C. The Inevitable Consequences of Sin:
- The ultimate ____________of sin. Josh. 7:18
Num. 32:23; Rom. 14:11-12
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The ultimate ___________ of sin. Josh. 7:19-20
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The ultimate ____________of sin. Josh. 7:26
LIFE APPLICATION
Imagine something that didn’t happen…Prov. 28:13
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"When God Cleans House"
Matthew 21:12-13
May 24, 2020
God's Primary House
God's Pattern House
God's Perfect House
God's Permanent House
1 Cor. 6:19-20 John 14:16 Rom. 4:8
“And Jesus entered the temple and dove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, ‘It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” Matthew 21:12-13 ESV
Three Simple Truths...
A. The ____________of the temple. Matt. 21:13
1 Cor. 6:19-20
B. The ____________of the temple. Matt. 21:12
John 2:15
He purged the temple with:
- A whip of chastisement. Heb. 12:6
The ___________of chastisement.
Heb. 12:5; Ps. 37:35; Heb. 12:6
The ___________of chastisement.
Heb. 12:8
The ___________of chastisement.
Heb. 12:6
- A work of confusion. 1 Cor. 6:19-20
C. The ____________of the temple.
- A place of_________. Matt. 21:13; Luke 18:1
1 Thess. 5:17; 1 Sam. 12:23
- A place of _________. Matt. 21:14
John 14:12
- A place of _________. Matt. 21:15-16
1 Cor. 6:19-20
LIFE APPLICATION
Is God cleaning your house?
Matt. 5:16 Rev. 3:20
Crossroads Fellowship
"Character That Takes You Beyond Circumstances"
A Life That Counts - Part 3
Genesis 39:23
May 17, 2020
'"The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the LORD was with him, and whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed."
Genesis 39:23 ESV
Joseph...A GREAT SUCCESS STORY!
A. Joseph's circumstances:
- He was ___________ at home.
Gen. 37:4 Gen. 37:22
- He was _________and _____________ at
work. Gen. 37:7-8, 10 Gen. 39:17
- He was ______________by friends in prison.
Gen. 40:14, 23 Gen. 39:23
B. Joseph's character:
- He fulfilled his________________.
Gen. 39:6; Gen. 39: 22-23; Gen. 41:38; Luke 16:10
- He maintained his_____________.
Gen. 39:10 Gen. 39:-8-9 Prov. 14:32
- He trusted God's_____________.
Gen. 45:-7-8
LIFE APPLICATION
Two lessons for life...
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Pain often has a __________purpose.
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God often redirects our lives _________ ___________. Gen. 50:20 Prov. 3:5-6 Phil. 1:27
Crossroads Fellowship
"Greatness...It's a Matter of the Heart"
A Life That Counts - Part 2
1 Samuel 16:7 Acts 13:22
May 10, 2020
"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.'" 1 Samuel 16:7 ESV
"And when He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, '"I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'" Acts 13:22 ESV
FOUR TESTS OF A GREAT HEART
- First Test: _____.
David's response: a _____________ heart. Ps. 51:1-3 Ps 51:17
- Second Test: _________.
David's response: a _____________. heart. Ps. 118:5-6 Ps 73:26 1 Sam. 17:37 Ps. 116:10
- Third test: ___________.
David's response: a ____________ heart. Acts 13:22
Characteristics of a Servant's Heart:
__________________Ps. 119:10
_________________ Ps. 119:37
________________2 Sam. 24:24
- Fourth test: ____________.
David's response: a ____________ heart. 1 Sam. 18:14 Ps. 115:1 Ps. 75:6-7
LIFE APPLICATION
2 Chronicles 16:9
What does God see when He examines my heart?
Can I make the commitment this morning that says, "My number one desire is to have a heart after God?"
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"It's Really Up To You"
A Life That Counts - Part 1
Hebrews 3:5
May 3, 2020
"Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,"
Hebrews 3:5 ESV
Hebrews 11:23-27
Moses Settled Four Key Issues:
- The issue of___________: Who am I?
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The issue of___________: What will I do with my life?
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The issue of___________: What is really most important?
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The issue of__________: How much am I willing to commit?
The Foundation for Personal Success
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Discover what God made me________. Heb. 11:24; Rom. 8:28
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Accept ________________for my life. Heb. 11:25
Three Facts of Life:
- I can't live off other's___________________.
- I can't blame others for the_______________.
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No one can ruin my life __________________.
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Establish a _____________for my life. Heb. 11:26
The World's Value System:
- Power/prestige v. 24
- Pleasure v. 25
- Possessions v. 26
Luke 16:13
Moses' Value System:
- God's __________is more valuable than popularity. Heb. 11:24
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____________are more valuable than pleasures. Heb. 11:25
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God's _________is more valuable than possessions. Heb. 11:26a; Luke 12:15;
Heb. 11:26b
Your values are determined by your vision!
- Never take my eyes off_____________. Heb. 11:27
Heb. 12:1-2
LIFE APPLICATION
What are you living for?
Who are you living for?
What are you going to do with the rest of your days on this earth?
....It's really up to you!
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"What is Right and What is Wrong?"
Proverbs 2:1-5, 9
April 26, 2020
"Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course." Prov. 2:9 NAS
Three Moral Questions that Determine the Life I Live:
- What will be my authority for choosing right and wrong?
a. The ____________authority: "Everyone says..." Ex. 23:2; Rom. 12:2
b. The __________ authority: "I say..." Jer. 17:9; Prov. 14:12; Isa. 55:8
c. The _________authority: "God says..." Jude 1:25; 2 Tim. 3:16
- What does the Bible say about right and wrong?
a. Genesis tell us:________we came to know right and wrong. Gen. 2:16-17
b. Proverbs tells us: the potential________of knowing right from wrong.
The positive potential...Prov. 13:6, 9
The negative potential...Prov. 28:18; Prov. 28:2
c. Romans tells us: our _____________to know right and wrong. Rom. 2:12; Rom. 14:23
d. Hebrews and James tell us: how we___________ right and wrong. Heb. 5:14; Heb. 5:13; James 4:11
- How will I respond to right and wrong?
As followers of Christ we each are to be...
a. A __________to society. Zech. 1:3
b. A__________to sinners. 2 Cor. 5:20
c A___________to saints. Gal. 6:1
d. A___________ in need of God's strength. Phil. 1:10
LIFE APPLICATION
GROWTH WORK
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Where do I need to make a stand for the truth?
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To whom can I show the forgiving and restoring power of Christ?
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What believer needs my help in their struggle with sin.
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Where do I need God to purify me right now?
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
“No Compromise”
Hebrews 11: 24-29 Exodus 8, 10, 12, 14
April 19, 2020
“By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasure of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward . By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.” Hebrews 11:24-29 ESV
The Results of No Compromise
A. A decision regarding the practice of sin: Heb. 11:27
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A decision regarding______________. Ex. 8:25
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A decision regarding______________. Ex. 8:28; Ex. 11:7
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A decision regarding_______________. Ex. 10:8-9; Acts 16:31; Josh. 24:15
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A decision regarding______________. Ex. 10:24-26
B. A deliverance regarding the pollution of sin: Heb. 11:28
Acts 20:21 1 Cor. 5:8
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The lamb was a___________ lamb. Ex. 12:5; John 8:46
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The lamb was a___________ lamb. Ex. 12:6; Gal. 4:4-5; John 8:56; Gen. 22:8
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The lamb was a ____________lamb. Ex. 12:7, 13; 1 John 1:7; Heb. 9:22
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The lamb ____________lamb. Ex. 12:8; Col. 1:27
C. A demonstration regarding victory over sin. Heb. 11:29
Ex. 14:18 Ex. 14:22 Ex. 14:29 Eph. 1:19
THE POWER HE GIVES…
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Power to_______. Phil. 4:13
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Power to_______________. Isa. 40:28-31
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Power to___________. Phil. 2:13
LIFE APPLICATION
We compromise when we focus on shadows rather than substance.
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"Suppose There Had Been No Easter"
1 Corinthians 15:14
April 12, 2020
"And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is vain." 1 Corinthians 15:14 ESV
IF CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED...
- Then we have nothing to _________________.
1 Cor. 15:14 1 Cor. 15:1, 3-4
- Then we have nothing to _________________.
1 Cor. 15:14 Rom. 10:9 Rom. 1:4
- Then the Apostles would all be _____________.
1 Cor. 15:15
- Then sin has never been __________________.
1 Cor. 15:17 Rom. 4:25
- Then death has _________________________.
1 Cor. 15:18 1 Thess. 4:16-17
- Then the future is _______________________.
1 Cor. 15:19
LIFE APPLICATION
HE IS NOT IN THAT TOMB...CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD!
1 Cor. 15:20
Because Christ is risen from the dead...
Preaching has _________________!
Faith is ______________________!
The disciples are _______________!
Sin has been _________________!
Death has been ________________!
The future is __________________!
Jesus is alive! Jesus is alive! Jesus is alive!
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"When Life Is Not Like I Planned"
Psalm 44:23-26
April 5, 2020
“Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? Psalm 44:23-24 ESV
God's word to me when life doesn't work out as I planned:
- God says, "Let me be __________."
God is in control and __________what He _______ into my life. Prov. 19:21; Dan. 4:35
Pain and difficulty are a reality but not always the result of ______ or lack of faith.
James 1:2-3; John 9:3
God is not obligated to ________ Himself to me. 1 Cor. 13:12
- God says _________ me. Heb. 11:13
Test of Faith. Ps. 105:19
Crisis of Faith. Josh. 5, 6
Offense of Faith. Matt. 11
I am Learning…
A. Trust is a _________ I make. Job 13:15
B. I must keep my eye on ____________. 2 Cor. 4:17-18; 1 Peter 2:11
C. The more I get to _______ my father the more I _________him. Psalm 34:18
D. I can let God use my pain to demonstrate His ___________. 2 Cor. 12:9-10
LIFE APPLICATION
Will you let God be God?
Will you trust Him?
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
“Teachable in the Spirit“
Luke 4:18-19
March 29, 2020
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19 ESV
BACKGROUND
- The Father’s ______________. Luke 3:22 ESV
- The Holy Spirit’s ___________. Luke 4:1 ESV
- The Devil’s ________________. Luke 4:3 ESV
Personal Application to the Devil’s Temptation:
- When God speaks to you the Devil will _____________ you.
- The Devil usually tempts God’s children from a _____________ perspective.
When the Prophet Comes Home:
- Jesus’ ___________. Luke 4:14-22 ESV
- The _________. Hearing in our frame of reference.
- The __________. Luke 4:23-27 ESV
- The people’s __________. Luke 4:28-29 ESV
LIFE APPLICATION
It is your response to truth that either invites or rejects God.
Ps. 57:10 NKJ
CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
"Why Doesn't God Do Something?"
March 22, 2020
"O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you "'Violence!'" and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise." Habakkuk 1:2-3 ESV
- A perplexing_______________.
God's__________________. Hab. 1:2
God's________________. Hab. 1:3 Jer. 8:12
God's____________. Hab. 1:5-6 Hab. 1:12-13
- A proper________________. Hab. 2:1
God shows Habakkuk three things:
The trustworthiness of____________. Hab. 2:2-3
The judgment of the______________. Hab. 2:5-6
The reign of the________________. Hab. 2:14
- A profound_________________. Hab. 3:1
Real praise comes out of_______________.
Hab. 3:3-4 Hab. 3:9 Hab. 3:13 Hab. 2:20
Real praise recognizes__________. Hab. 3:16
Real praise ends in ___________. Hab. 3:17-19
LIFE APPLICATION
Where is your joy?
Ps. 56:11 Ps. 46:1-2
"The Secret of Contentment"
Building Life on God's Values - Part 10
Exodus 20:17
March 15, 2020
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant; or his female servant or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's." Exodus 20:17 ESV
The definition of "covet": the _____________ desire to acquire.
A. The effect of always wanting more....
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__________. Prov. 23:4
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__________. Eccl. 5:11
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__________. Eccl. 5:12
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__________. James 4:1
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________________. Eccl. 5:10
The antidote to covetousness is _________________.
Phil 4:12
B. The secret to contentment.....
- _____________ comparing myself to others.
2 Cor. 10:12; 1 Tim. 6:9
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__________ in what I do have. Eccl. 5:19; Eccl. 6:9
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___________ what I have to help others.
1 Tim. 6:17-19
Don't become _________ of your wealth.
Don't put your trust in your __________.
Use your money to do __________.
Give ___________.
Acts 20:35
- ___________ on what's going to last. 2 Cor. 4:18
LIFE APPLICATION
Luke 12:15
Why in the world did God make me?
Why am I here?
What does He want to do with my life?
Where am I going when I die?
1 John 5:11-12
"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" Exodus 20:16 ESV
A. The Problem of Dishonesty
Dishonesty is promoted in our culture.
Dishonesty is present in our ___
Dishonesty is part of our spiritual _____
B. The Types and Motives for My Lies
The Cruel lie
The Cowardly lie
The Conceited lie
The Calculated lie
The Convenient lie
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"You shall not commit adultery." Ex. 20:14
"Let marriage be held in honor among all and let the marriage bed be undefiled." Heb 13:4
A. The Problem: What cause affairs? Prov 6:32
- Unmet needs
- Unresolved conflict
- Unfilled expectations
- Undeveloped self-worth
B.The Prevention 1. Make a commitment to God's ___
- Magnify the ___
Reasons I intend to be faithful to my wife:
I love Jesus Christ
I love my wife and children
I fear the judgement of God
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Life Application
The Pathway Back to Purity 1. Acknowledge my sin 2. End the relationship immediately 3. Do what is necessary to avoid contact with that person.
You shall not murder - Ex. 20:13 ESV
A. What This Command Does Not Mean: 1. It does not prohibit ___ Gen 9:3
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It does not prohibit ___ Lev 27:7, Rom 13:3-4,Rom 13:3
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It does not prohibit ___ Eccl 3:8
B. What the Command, "Thou Shall Not Kill" Does Mean: Matt 5:21-24, 1 John 3:15 1. God says no to ___ . Romans 14:7, Job 14:5
- God says no to ___ . Job 12:10
3. God says no to ___ . Ps. 139:13-16
Life Application
THE GOOD NEWS: When we repent, God will forgive.
Did you know … a major portion of the Bible was written by three men who were murderers?
John 10:10, John 17:3
Message for Jan 19 2020
"You shall not take the name of the LORD you God in vein, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain." Exodus 20:7 ESV
One's Name Represent Three Things:
- It represents reputation.
- It represents character.
- It represents authority.
A) Ways God's Name is misused…
- Using God's name to insult.
- Using God's name to indulge.
- Using God's name to intimidate.
- Using God's name to impress.
- Using God's name impulsively.
B) How to use God's name correctly…
- Reference God's name continually.
- Represent God's name clearly.
- Rely on God's name completely.
Life Application
The bad news: Matthew 12:36-37
The good news: You can skip the Judgement.
Romans 8:1, Acts 4:12, John 20:31, Luke 6:45
A. Don't idolize anything! Idolize = to value something more than God
Deut. 4:15-16, John 4:24, Isa. 40:25
We've used the "addiction" ……… because we don't have any control over addition
When someone controls you, psychologists call that dependency.
We now say, "It's much easier to change my image of God than it is to change me."
1) Idols will disappoint us.
2) Idols will dominate us.
3) Idols will deform us.
B. Worship God only! "Worship" ___ God with my highest love and devotion. Romans 1:25
Motive that drive idols worship:
• An attempt to limit God's location.
• An attempt to reduce God's power.
• An attempt to control God's ___.
We say, "I want enough for You to bless me Lord, just don't boss me."
"God, if you let me do this, then I'll do that."
Benefits of worshiping God only… 1) Worshiping God will delight me ___
Image worship humanizes God and deifies man.
2) Worshiping God will deliver me ___
3) Worshiping God will develop me ___
Forgiving sins seems to create a problem for the righteousness of God. It makes him look like a judge who will let criminals go free and get by with anything they want.
The mercy of God puts the justice of God in jeopardy. Calvary was God glorifying God. Now, sin no longer has power over our lives.
Life Application:
Ephesians 4:12-13
Colossians 1:15
No Other Rival: Building Life on God's Values, Part 1
And God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." You shall have no other gods before me." - Ex. 20:1-3 ESV
"And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise." - Deut. 6:6-7 ESV
1) Where strong individuals and families begin:
The principle: put God first. Ex. 20:3
The promise: you will be successful. Josh. 1:8
2) How do I put God first?
Give God priority in five areas.
• Put God first in my finances. …
• Put God first in my interests…
• Put God first in my relationships…
• Put God first in my schedule…
• Put God first in my troubles…
LIFE APPLICATION
Joshua's commitment: Joshua 24:15 "…but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
And Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.'" - Joshua 14:9 ESV
How to Claim Your Possessions 1) Exercise Caleb's character.
Josh. 14:8, 9, 14, James 1:8, Matt. 6:22, Jer. 29:13
"The world has yet to see what God will do with a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to the Holy Spirit." Henry Varley
2) Exercise Caleb's confidence.
Josh 14:12, Rom. 12:3, Josh. 14:6, 10, 12, Rom. 10:17, Heb. 3:12, John 7:17
3) Exercise Caleb's courage.
Josh. 14:12
Caleb's enemies:
• Grasshoppers. - Josh. 14:8, Num. 13:33, Tim 1:7
• Giants - Num. 14:9
• Gray Hair - Josh. 14:10-11, Isa. 40:30-31
4) Exercise Caleb's conquest. - Josh. 14:13-14, Gal. 5:22-23
Life Application:
Don't you want your possessions?
Will you give yourself totally whole heartedly, 100% without reservation to the Lord Jesus Christ?
Will you say it and mean it… "Jesus is Lord" … Romans 10:9
"Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tiding of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'" - Luke 2:8-11 NKJV
A. The Christmas provision. - Luke 2:11
B. The Christmas profession. - Luke 2:11, Luke 2:10, Acts 2:36
When I Confess Him as LORD:
1) My salvation is sealed. - Romans 10:9-10, Acts 16:31
2) Satan is silenced. - Rev. 12:11, Luke 2:11
3) It strengthens saints. - Joshua 1:8
4) Sinners will be saved. - Luke 2:10, Luke 2: 11
5) It simplifies service. - Acts 9:5 & 6, John 2:5
Life Application
Luke 2:11
Phil. 2:9-11
"I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness." - John 12:46 ESV
A) Everyone has dark days…
1) Dark days of disappointment. Job 30:26
2) Dark days of distress. Ps. 22:1
3) Dark days of doubt. John 12:35
4) Dark days of depression. Lam 3:19, Ps. 88:18
What is the antidote? - 2 Sam. 22:29
B. How does Christ dispel my darkness?
1) He will encourage me when I am disappointed. Ps. 34:18, Jer. 29:11
2) He will strengthen me when I am distressed. Phil. 4:13, Ps. 23:4
3) He will guide me when I am doubtful. John 8:12, Ps. 119:105
4) He will change me when I am depressed. Eph. 5:13-14, Eph 5:9
LIFE APPLICATION - 1 John 2:8
Do you want to leave the dark days? Then you must choose to start living in the light.
"One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple." - Psalm 27:4
Foundational Truths from God's Word
1) Psalm 27:8
What does it mean to seek the face of God?
To require His presence and His favor.
2) 2 Cor. 11:2-4
Paul is not just talking about deceived teachers who proclaim another Jesus. Paul is also referring to concepts that claim Christ-likeness.
3) 2 Cor. 3:16-18
We are not transformed by what we do but by who we behold.
4) Psalm 135:15-18
The most basic truth in all theology is a person becomes like their god.
1 John 5:21
Your behavior will fit your revelation.
5) Eph. 4:18
We have lost the ability to discern good.
Do you have the desire for continual, uninterrupted communion with the Christ of glory?
"For I don't understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very things I hate." Romans 7:15 ESV
What do I have a hard time controlling? 1) The ___ : Rom. 7:15-16, 18; Mark 14:38
The results of this problem are predictable:
- ___ . Rom 7:15
- ___ . Rom 7:18
- ___ and ___. Rom 7:24
2) The ___ : John 8:31; Proverbs 23:7
Fact: Behind every self-defeating behavior is a lie that I am believing.
3) The ___ .
Three foundational truths…
• ___ the root of my problem… … an attitude that says __ __ - 1 John 1:8, John 8:34
• Believe that Christ can change me. - Rom. 7:24,25; Rom. 8:2; John 14:6
• Surrender all I am to Christ. - 2 Cor. 5:17; 2 Tim. 1:7