Hope Fellowship Church: Recent Episodes
Mark Gasque
Welcome to our penultimate episode of Back to the Basics (for this summer - we'll resume Summer 2027!!) In this episode, Pastor Mark gives an overview of the foundation behind the ten commandments.
On this week's episode, Pastor Nathan brings a powerful message taken from Matthew 22 when Jesus summarizes the entirety of the law into Love God and Love your neighbor. What does it mean to love God with all of your heart, soul, and mind? How do I love my neighbor? Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit hopeinanderson.com to get connected.
This week on Back to the Basics, Pastor Mark teaches about how we can glorify and love God and the importance of recognizing ourselves as sinful creatures that have been redeemed by God, not because of our merit but because He chose us.Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit us online at www.hopeinanderson.com
This summer we're going Back to the Basics, as we discuss the building blocks of our faith. This week, Pastor Matthew explores God's intentional design for His creation.Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit us online at www.hopeinanderson.com
This summer we're going Back to the Basics, as we discuss the building blocks of our faith. This week, Pastor Nathan poses the question: What is the Trinity? Where is it in scripture? What does this mean for our faith?Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit us online at www.hopeinanderson.com
Happy Father's Day! In order to honor and celebrate the dads this week, Pastor Mark takes a break from Back To The Basics and teaches through Genesis 25:19-34. Let's dive in together!If you like what you hear or want to learn more, visit us at hopeinanderson.com
Welcome back to the Hope Fellowship Podcast! In this teaching, Pastor Mark explores question two of the New City Catechism: "What is God?" Our summer series Back To The Basics will focus on strengthening the foundation of our belief by asking questions and revisiting the basic essentials of our faith.
Welcome back to the Hope Fellowship Podcast! Today, Pastor Mark begins our summer series, Back To The Basics, based on the New City Catechism devotional! This series will focus on strengthening the foundation of our faith by asking questions and answering them with scripture.
Welcome back to the Hope Fellowship Podcast! This week, Pastor Mark teaches out of Ecclesiastes 9 as we prepare to begin our summer series next Sunday! Want to learn more? Visit hopeinanderson.com to get connected.
Welcome to the FINAL episode of our 1 Samuel teaching series. This week, pastor Nathan covers the death of Saul, and how his flippant approach to God's word lead him to his own destruction.Like what you hear and want to learn more? Visit us online at hopeinanderson.com
- Grab your bibles, and lets get into the word together!Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us at hopeinanderson.com
Welcome to our Mother's Day message! This week, we took a detour from 1 Samuel in order to honor and celebrate moms. Open your bilbes to Joshua 2, and lets dive in together.If you like what you hear or want to learn more, visit us at hopeinanderson.com
In this week's episode, Pastor Mark brings us a powerful message from 1 Samuel 28. When God feels silent, what or who do you listen to instead? Where do you turn?
After last week's conclusion of our easter series, we're diving headlong back into 1 Samuel. This week, Pastor Nathan Bier brings us to 1 Samuel 25.If you like what you hear or want to learn more, visit us at www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us for the final part of our Easter series, Imagery of the Resurrection. This week, Pastor Mark concludes with a compelling message seeking to answer the question - Where do we go from here? After witnessing the character and person of God in the man Jesus, where do I go from here?Learn more and get connected at www.hopeinanderson.comVisit us next week, as we return to our 1 Samuel teaching series.
He is risen! The tomb is empty! On this Resurrection Sunday, we celebrate the empty tomb and our risen savior!
Welcome back to our Holy Week Devotionals. On this final episode, Next Generation Pastor, Travis Dixon, brings us to "silent Saturday" and reminds us that even when God is silent, that doesn't mean he isn't at work. Sunday is coming.We hope you've enjoyed these short devotionals, and would love your input! Leave a comment sharing how these videos have impacted you!Learn more by visiting us at www.hopeinanderson.com
Thanks for joining us! On this good friday, Pastor Nathan recounts the suffering of Jesus through the imagery of the whip/flagrum used to torture Jesus before his crucifixion. Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us at www.hopeinanderson.comWatch our video episodes on Facebook or our YouTube Channel @HopeFellowshipChurchAnderson
This easter season, we're exploring the Imagery of the Resurrection through our sermon series by that name. On this Good Friday, Pastor Mark Gasque dives in to the brutal symbols of Jesus' torture and death, that hold both the weight and necessity of his sacrifice, and have become symbols of our freedom as a result.Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com for our entire sermon archive!
Welcome back to our Holy Week Devotionals series! In today's episode, HopeKids Director, Lucy Peacock, takes us to the garden of gethsemane in Mark 14, where Jesus goes to pray with is disciples before he is ultimately betrayed.Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit our website www.hopeinanderson.comCheck out our video devotionals on Facebook or our YouTube Channel @HopeFellowshipChurchAnderson
Thanks for joining us this Wednesday of holy week! In today's holy week devotional, HopeKids Pastor Jordan Rogers dives deeper into the significance of the passover meal, and what it means to truly "take and eat" of Christ's sacrifice for us.Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit us at www.hopeinanderson.comCheck out our Holy Week devotional videos on Facebook or our YouTube Channel @HopeFellowshipChurchAnderson
Welcome to Tuesday of holy week! In today's episode, Worship Arts Coordinator, Susan Ellis, brings a powerful message about Judas's betrayal, asking the question - where do I treat Jesus's sacrifice as transactional?Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us a www.hopeinanderson.comCheck out our Holy Week Devotional Videos on Facebook or our YouTube Channel @HopeFellowshipChurchAnderson
It's Monday of Holy Week! In today's devotional, discipleship pastor, Matthew Cogswell, discusses Jesus "cleaning house" at the temple of Jerusalem. Follow along by reading Mark 11.Like what you hear or want to learn more? Visit us at hopeinanderson.com/eventsWant to watch our Holy Week Devotional videos? Find them on YouTube @HopeFellowshipChurchAnderson or on Facebook!
Join us each day this week for a short devotional expanding on the imagery of the resurrection narrative! In today's episode, executive pastor Sam Davidson shares about the colt ridden by Jesus during his triumphal entry in Mark 11. Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit our Website at www.hopeinanderson.comFollow us on instagram @hopeinanderson or Facebook at Hope Fellowship Church
Happy Palm Sunday! This easter season, we're exploring the Imagery of the Resurrection through our sermon series by that name. In this episode, Pastor Mark Gasque dives in to the significance of the basin and towel used in John 13, as Jesus washes the feet of his disciples during their passover meal.Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com for our entire sermon archive!
This episode begins our easter sermon series, "Imagery of the Resurrection." Join us as pastor Nathan examines the story of Mary of Bethany who anoints Jesus with costly perfume. When we truly understand who Jesus is, we will give everything we have to him. Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us at www.hopeinanderson.com
Welcome back to our 1 Samuel series. This week, Pastor Mark examines David's encounter with King Saul in the caves.Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us at www.hopeinanderson.com
- How do we reckon with King Saul's horrific actions in light of God's will? Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit us at www.hopeinanderson.com
Welcome to another episode of our 1 Samuel series. This week, Pastor Mark discusses God's grace and favor on David even in a moment of spiritual decline and fear. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit us at www.hopeinanderson.com
Welcome back to our 1 Samuel teaching series. This episode, Pastor Mark discusses how God's glory is revealed even in David's suffering in 1 Samuel chapters 19 and 20. Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us this week as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. On this episode, Mark brings a compelling message comparing Jonathan's loyalty and King Saul's insecurity. Like what you hear, or want to learn more? Check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
Goliath. Open your bibles to 1 Samuel 17 if you'd like to follow along.Learn more at hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. This week we set up one of the most well known bible stories, David and Goliath. Pastor Mark examines the connection between discontentment and faith. Learn more at hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Nathan continues our 1 Samuel teaching series in chapter 16. Samuel visits the family of Jesse the Bethlehemite in search of God's new anointed king of Israel.If you like what you heard, or want to learn more, visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel series by teaching through Saul's failure and rejection as God's chosen king in 1 Samuel 15! If you like what you hear, or want to learn more visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Nathan teaches through 1 Samuel 14, contrasting King Saul's impulsive oath against his son Jonathan's measured approach to God's plan in the battle against the Philistines. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us for our third annual pastoral discussion on the Second Advent. Hear from Pastors Mark, Matthew, Nathan, and special guest moderator Matt Holloman as they discuss the rapture, common held beliefs, and what the bible actually has to say about Christ's second coming.
Join us as we continue our 2025 Advent teaching series, "Advent in the Psalms." This week, pastor Mark teaches about Joy from Psalm 98.If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us as we continue our 2025 Advent teaching series, "Advent in the Psalms." This week, pastor Mark teaches about Love from Psalm 72.If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us for the inaugural sermon of our 2025 Advent teaching series, "Advent in the Psalms." This week, pastor Mark teaches about Peace through Psalm 24, Ephesians 2, and Philippians 4.If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us for the inaugural sermon of our 2025 Advent teaching series, "Advent in the Psalms." This week, pastor Matthew teaches about Hope through the life of Simeon and Anna in Luke 2.
Join us as Pastor Mark teaches through 1 Samuel 14, comparing Jonathan and Saul's different approaches to God's plan in the battle against the Philistines. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more visit our website, www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Nathan continues our 1 Samuel series by teaching through Chapter 13. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website at www. hopeinanderson.com
In this episode, Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Turn your bibles to 1 Samuel chapters 12 to prepare for this teaching. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
In this episode, Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Turn your bibles to 1 Samuel chapters 10 and 11 to prepare for this teaching. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
In this episode, Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Turn your bibles to 1 Samuel chapters 9 and 10 to prepare for this teaching. If you like what you hear, or want to learn more, visit our website at www.hopeinanderson.com
Join us as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 7 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as Pastor Nathan continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 6 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as Pastor Nathan continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 4-5 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 3 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as Pastor Mark continues our 1 Samuel teaching series. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 2 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as Pastor Mark kicks off our 1 Samuel teaching series. This sermon focuses on setting the scene as Israel exits the time of the Judges and enters the age of prophets and kings. Open your bible to 1 Samuel 1 and lets dive into God's grand story together.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us for part 2 of our annual Becoming & Belonging teaching series, where we explore two of the foundational principles that make up our mission and vision here at Hope Fellowship. This week, pastor Matthew dives into Colossians 3 as he covers the "Becoming" part of our sermon series.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us for the first part of our annual Becoming & Belonging teaching series, where we explore two of the foundational principles that make up our mission and vision here at Hope Fellowship. This week, pastor Mark dives into the book of 1 John as he covers the "Belonging" part of our sermon series.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we conclude our Parables sermon series with episode 12! Get off the wall and take a seat at the table as Pastor Mark explores Jesus's teaching from Luke 7.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 11 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores Jesus's teaching on the lost sheep from Luke 15.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 10 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores Jesus's teaching on two ways to approach God as laid out in a few parables in Matthew 7.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 09 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Matthew explores Jesus's teaching in Matthew 24:36-41 on the Unworthy Servant.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 08 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Nathan explores Jesus's teaching in Luke 17 on the Unworthy Servant.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 07 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores Jesus's teaching in Luke 16 on the Dishonest Manager.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 06 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores Jesus's teaching in Matthew 13 on the wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed, and the Leaven.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 05 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Nathan explores Jesus's many warnings about money and possessions -- and our call as believers to radical generosity.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 04 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores various parables in Matthew 13 about the value of the Kingdom of God.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Happy Father's Day! Join us as we continue with episode 03 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores the design of marriage, laid out in Ephesians 5, as an unofficial parable that points us to Christ and the gospel. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we continue with episode 02 of our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark explores the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us as we kick off our Summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus! This week, Pastor Mark sets a foundation for the series by asking the question "Why Parables?" and examining Jesus' answer in Matthew 13. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches the 25th and final part of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 24 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 23 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us for this Good Friday message as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our Easter Series, "Jesus Is...". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us for this Good Friday message as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Easter Series, "Jesus Is...". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us for this Good Friday message as Pastor Mark teaches part 2 of our Easter Series, "Jesus Is...". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Easter Series, "Jesus Is...". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 22 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 21 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 20 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 19 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 17 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 16 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 2 of our annual Better Together Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our annual Better Together Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 15 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 14 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 13 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 12 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches on Romans 12:1-2. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our Advent Series titled, "The Prophecy Fulfilled". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.Check out our Advent Reading Guide for daily scripture and guided prayer compiled by our staff members at hopeinanderson.com/weeklydigest
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Advent Series titled, "The Prophecy Fulfilled". This episode includes talk of reproductive biology - If you are listening with young children, and do not wish to have a premature discussion about reproductive biology, you may opt to listen with headphones or at a later time.If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.Check out our Advent Reading Guide for daily scripture and guided prayer compiled by our staff members at hopeinanderson.com/weeklydigest
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 2 of our Advent Series titled, "The Prophecy Fulfilled". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.Check out our Advent Reading Guide for daily scripture and guided prayer compiled by our staff members at hopeinanderson.com/weeklydigest
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 1 of our Advent Series titled, "The Prophecy Fulfilled". If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.Check out our Advent Reading Guide for daily scripture and guided prayer compiled by our staff members at hopeinanderson.com/weeklydigest
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 11 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 10 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 9 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches on our political responsibilities while living in a broken world. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 8 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 7 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 6 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 5 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 4 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 2 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Hebrews Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 2 of our Becoming & Belonging Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Becoming & Belonging Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 13 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 12 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 11 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 10 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 9 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 8 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 6 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 6 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 5 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches on Father's Day. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 2 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Parables Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches on Mother's Day. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Spiritual Formation Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 2 of our Spiritual Formation Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Spiritual Formation Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our Easter 2024 Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 3 of our Easter 2024 Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 2 of our Easter 2024 Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Easter 2024 Series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 20 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 19 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 18 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 17 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.Thanks for listening to the sermon this week! You may notice some crackling and popping in the audio around 34:28 - we are very sorry about that. Unfortunately, our team encountered technical difficulties this week when recording and we were unable to repair a small segment of the audio. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause for you. Our team has implemented new technology and processes to prevent this from happening in the future.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 2 of our 2024 Becoming and Belonging series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our 2024 Becoming and Belonging series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 16 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 15 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 14 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 13 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches a Non-Series sermon. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our Advent series, O' Holy Night. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Advent series, O' Holy Night. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 2 of our Advent series, O' Holy Night. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1of our Advent series, O' Holy Night. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 12 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 11 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 9 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 9 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 8 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 7 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 6 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 5 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 4 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 2 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our series on the book of Judges. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 3 of our Prayer series, Teach Us to Pray. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Prayer series, Teach Us to Pray. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Prayer series, Teach Us to Pray. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan Bier teaches for our Better Together series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark Gasque teaches for our Better Together series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark Gasque teaches. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matt Holloman teaches part 6 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 5 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 4 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 3 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 1 of our Jonah series, A Heart of Surrender. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Matthew teaches part 15 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 14 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 13 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 12 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 11 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Nathan Bier teaches part 10 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 1 of our Easter series, The Gift of the Resurrection. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 1 of our Easter series, The Gift of the Resurrection. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 1 of our Easter series, The Gift of the Resurrection. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Matt Holloman teaches part 8 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 7 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 6 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Nathan Bier teaches part 2 of our 2023 Better Together series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 1 of our 2023 Better Together series. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 5 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 4 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 3 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Nathan Bier teaches part 2 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 1 of our Ephesians series, Our Identity in Christ. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches By the Mercies of God. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Mark Gasque teaches part 3 of our Advent Series, The Gift of Incarnation. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Nathan Bier teaches part 2 of our Advent Series, The Gift of Incarnation. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 15 of our Advent Series, The Gift of Incarnation. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches part 15 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 13 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 12 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 11 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit. If you enjoyed the teaching, want to dive in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 10 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 9 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit.
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Join us this week as Pastor Nathan teaches part 8 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches part 7 of our Galatians series, Walk by the Spirit.
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Join us for week 6 of our series, “Exiles.” This week Pastor Mark teaches from 1st Peter Chapter 3 and discusses house rules.
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Join us this week as we take a break from our series, “Exiles” and focus on Father’s Day. Follow along as Pastor Mark discusses Isaac, Esau, Jacob, and the idea of change.
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Join us for week 5 of our series, “Exiles.” This week Pastor Mark discuss 1st Peter Chapter 3.
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Join us for week 4 of our series, “Exiles.” This week Pastor Mark discuss the second part of 2nd Peter chapter 2.
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Join us for week 3 of our series, “Exiles.” This week Pastor Nathan discuss our new identity.
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Join us for week 2 of our new series, “Exiles.” This week Mark discuss the question, are you prepared?
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Join us as Pastor Nathan starts our new series, “Exiles.” This week we discuss 1st Peter Chapter 1 and the chosen exiles.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches from Joshua 2 and discusses Rahab the prostitute.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches from Colossians 15 and discusses our security in Jesus.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches from Colossians 2 and reminds us that Jesus is necessary.
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Join us this week as Pastor Mark teaches from Colossians 2 and reminds us that Jesus is enough.
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Join us this week as Pastor Matthew teaches from Luke 24 and discusses the undercover boss.
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Join us this week for part 3 of our Easter Series, “My Story.” This week Pastor Mark teaches from Matthew 28 and answers the question, truth or fake news?
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Join us this week for part 2 of our Easter Series, “My Story.” This week Pastor Mark teaches from Matthew 27 and discusses the people of the cross.
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Join us this week for part one of our Easter Series, “My Story.” This week Pastor Mark teaches from Matthew 26 and discusses the betrayal.
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Join us for part 22 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark finishes the series with a teaching from Romans chapter 16 and discusses the Doxology.
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Join us for part 21 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 15 and discusses living life well.
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Join us for part 20 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Nathan teaches from Romans chapter 14 and discusses the journey to Jesus.
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Join us for part 19 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 12 and discusses how to live and love out of God’s great mercy.
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Join us for part 18 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 11 and discusses rejection.
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Join us for part 17 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 9:30-10:11 and discusses what it means to stumble over God.
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Your hosts Nathan Bier and Hannah Bowen are back to kick off the start of Season 2 of Illuminate. Lots of laughs, lots of announcements, you won't want to miss it!
Join us this week for part two of our mini series, “Better Together.” This week Pastor Nathan teaches from Genesis 2 and Ephesians 4 and discusses what it means to belong.
If you enjoyed the video, want to dive-in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Join us this week as we take a break from our ROMANS series and begin a new mini-series, “Better Together.” This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans 12: 1-2 and discusses what it means to become a living sacrifice.
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Join us for part 16 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 15 and discusses a Christians Responsibility to Government and Its Citizens.
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Join us for part 15 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 15 and discusses A Christians responsibility to government.
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Join us for part 14 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans chapter 9 and discusses The sovereignty of God and human responsibility.
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Join us for part 4 of our Advent series, “Promised.” This week Matthew discusses being stirred up for His return.
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Join us for part 3 of our Advent series, “Promised.” This week Mark discusses the promise of accommodation.
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Join us for part 2 of our Advent series, “Promises.” This week Mark teaches from Ephesians 2 and discusses the promise of Peace.
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Join us for part 1 of our Advent series, “Promises.” This week Mark teaches from Romans Chapter 15:13 and discusses the promise of Hope.
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Join us for part 13 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Nathan teaches from Romans chapter 8.
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The third and final part of our conversation on having a healthy soul, taking a meaningful look at the importance of community when coping with life's difficulties.
This week we take a break from our ROMANS series as Pastor Mark teaches about Redeeming Thanksgiving.
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The second part to our conversation with Rev. Dr. Bier. Today we focus on common stressors and responses to conflict.
Join us for part 12 of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans 7:1-9 and discusses sin, the law, and death.
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Hannah Bowen and Nathan Bier kick off a short series of conversations with Rev. Dr. Thomas Bier on a gospel approach to mental health and what to do when things don't go your way. Today we specifically look at the interplay between Christian and non-Christian approaches to mental health.
Join us for part eleven of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans 6: 16-23 and discusses the dangers of domesticating sin.
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Taking a pause together to re-prioritize our hearts and lives around what matters most.
Join us for part ten of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans 6: 1-14 and discusses our struggle with sin.
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We talk with Hope Youth Pastor Matthew Cogswell about the importance of prayer as a spiritual discipline in our lives. Check out this great resource on how to become Emotionally Healthy Disciples at https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/discipleship-courses/?v=4096ee8eef7d
This week, we take a break from our series “ROMANS” as Pastor Mark discusses the importance and power of Prayer.
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Hannah Bowen and Nathan Bier share their thoughts on 6 Ways Christians Can Be Wiser in Political Engagement from The Gospel Coalition.
Join us for part nine of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Nathan teaches from Romans 5:12-21 and teaches us that “Jesus is Better!”
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Wrapping up with part 4 of our conversation with Kris Kilgore on culture and faith by diving into who we we put our hope in to rule our lives. Book recommendations: What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey and The Cross of Christ by John Stott. Podcast recommendation: First15 Devotional Podcast
Join us for part eight of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans 5:1-5 and discusses a “hope that never disappoints.”
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Part three of our conversation with Kris Kilgore on healthy balance and simple freedom of a Christian interaction with the world.
Join us for part six of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from the beginning of Romans 4.
If you enjoyed the video, want to dive-in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Part two of our conversation with Kris Kilgore -- today looking at the ways media impacts the way we think and reconciling the gap between what the world wants us to think and what Christ wants us to understand.
Join us for part six of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Nathan teaches from Romans Chapter 3 and discusses God’s Righteousness.
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We are joined by Kris Kilgore, pastor of Durst Avenue Church of God in Greenwood, SC to kick off the first part of our conversation on how our faith impacts the way we interact with the world.
Join us for part five of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from the beginning of Romans Chapter 3 and discusses Faithfulness.
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Matthew Cogswell, Next Generation Pastor at Hope shares his experience with and hopes for students. Book recommendation: Apologetics for a New Generation by Sean McDowell.
Join us for part four of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from the second half of Romans Chapter 2 and discusses what happens when we fail the test.
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The rest of our conversation with Seth and Summer. Book Recommendations: Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller, Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr.
Join us for part three of our series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans Chapter 2 and discusses our invitation to something better.
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Part 1 of our conversation with Seth Scheving and Summer Morrell as they share their experiences with teaching and parenting in a pandemic.
Join us for part two of our new series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Matthew teaches from the second half of Romans Chapter 1 and discusses the good news in the bad news.
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Hannah Bowen and Nathan Bier sit down with Pastor Mark Gasque to discuss why and how to dive in and having gospel conversations. Book recommendations: "Contagious Generosity" by Chris Willard and Jim Sheppard and "The Lost Discipline of Conversation" by Joanne J. Jung | Podcast recommendation: BibleProject
Join us for part one of our new series, "ROMANS." This week Pastor Mark teaches from Romans Chapter 1 and discusses the free gift of The Gospel.
If you enjoyed the podcast, want to dive-in deeper, or are interested in more information please check out our website at www.hopeinanderson.com.
Hannah Bowen sits down with Reba Gasque and Michele Boguslofski to talk about the necessary elements of life-giving conversations and the importance of connection with others.
Join us as Pastor Mark give us an introduction to our new series through the book of Romans!
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Connection Group Coordinator Nathan Bier and Worship Arts Coordinator Hannah Bowen introduce Hope Fellowship's new podcast series, Illuminate.
Listen in as Pastor Mark teaches from the book of Galatians!
Check out our website for discussion questions and sermon notes! www.hopeinanderson.com
We're At War Part 4 - "But One Thing Is Necessary" Pastor Mark Gasque, Lead Pastor
Listen in as Pastor Mark teaches from Luke Chapter 10! Sermon notes and discussion questions can be found on the home page of our website:www.hopeinanderson.com
Hope Fellowship Church Mar 8 – 14, 2020
========== That You May Believe Part 20: Take Heart! The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
John 16:16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”
• Sorrow for a little while and then…
Difficult experiences in life are less likely to shake your world if you know they’re imminent.
James 1:2-5 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Suffering is the pathway to maturity and the realization of our need for God.
John 16:17-19 So some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, 'because I am going to the Father'?" So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about." Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
• Where are you seeking for answers and is the seeking all on you?
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
God gives us the heart that we need to seek Him.
John 16:20-24 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
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Indestructible joy is more than just experiencing sorrow, which is then followed by joy; this is about Jesus turning our sorrow into joy.
John 16:29-33 His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 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."
• Take heart!
What does God want me to know?
What does God want me to do?
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========== That You May Believe Part 15: "What is that to You? You follow Me!: The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
Matthew 16:13-19 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 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. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
John 6:66-69 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."
John 21:15-19 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, "Follow me."
- “Do you love me more than these?”
John 21:15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
Peter’s greatest struggle is Peter.
We are fully known and fully loved.
“If the light that is within you is not greater than the light that is on you, then the light that is on you will destroy you.” -Christine Caine
James 4:13-17 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
If we’re going to talk about humility, then we must talk about arrogance.
God values what is on the inside greater than what is on the outside.
- Hurt translates into Healing.
John 21:15-17 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
Luke 22:31-32 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."
Privilege and position are no substitute for faith and obedience.
There is more to this narrative than forgiveness, this is recommissioning.
- What about this man?
John 21:18-22 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!"
“What is that to you? You follow Me!”
What does God want me to know?
What does God want me to do?
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========== That You May Believe Part 12: Alone with Mercy The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
Scene 1 – Jesus sets the Scene for Extravagant Mercy.
John 7:53 [[They went each to his own house,
John 8:1-2 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.
John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Scene 2 – Motive does Matter.
The most remarkable point of the narrative is not only grace.
John 8:13-16 So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true." Jesus answered, "Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going. You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
We do not live, nor should we live, in a judgment-free zone.
Compare Matthew 7:1 to Matthew 7:15-20
Resigning our right to be right
Scene 3 – How and Why Jesus responds the way He does.
John 8:6-9 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Why does Jesus write on the ground?
Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living water.
Jesus fulfills the Law in love.
Galatians 5:14-15 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
Matthew 9:12-13 But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
Scene 4 – Alone with Mercy.
John 8:10-11 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more." ]]
Does sin matter?
This woman remains alone with the only one in the crowd that had the right to execute her.
“And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.’”
John 8:17-20 In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me." They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also." These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
What does God want me to know?
What does God want me to do?
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- The Where and How?
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========== That You May Believe Part 6: Barriers The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
• Jesus always shows up at the right time for the worst moments of our lives.
• Apart from Jesus sacred spaces can become shame filled spaces.
• Religious practices and language make great hiding places from the truth.
• An attempt to navigate life without Christ is as much a challenge as a four-year-old and calculus.
John 4:1-7 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
- Jesus had to pass through Samaria.
John 4:7-19 A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock." Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true." The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
- Jesus relentlessly pursues us regardless of the barrier.
To expose our deepest hurt is to reveal our greatest need.
John 4:20-25 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things."
- What barrier are you attempting to hide behind?
John 4:26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."
Christ wills to reveal Himself as the Messiah to a woman with five former husbands and is currently paying rent with her own body?
John 4:27-29 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you seek?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?"
- Shattered barriers translate into no barriers.
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========== That You May Believe Part 5: Loving Christ More Than... The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
• The most extreme competitive events of our existence happen in our heads and hearts.
• Complete joy in our life is an outcome of an understanding of the supremacy of Christ.
• It is the bridegroom (Christ) who purifies the bride (the church) and not our human will power.
John 3:22-24 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized (for John had not yet been put in prison).
- The oldest of all struggles
John 3:25-26 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
John 3:27 John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
- God has always had a heavenly solution for our human dilemma.
God is sovereign so all of life is a gift, all gifts are of grace.
John 3:28-30 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.' The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase, but I must decrease."
John 10:3-4 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
You don’t pray for humility; humility is a result of: An understanding of your humanity An understanding of the greatness of God
John 3:31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
John 3:32-36 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Next Steps: •Prioritizing our life begins with the heart and not a list, so start with your heart. • Surrender fully to God’s plan – not by human effort but through an understanding of His greatness. • In clear view of John 3:22-36, how could I not love Christ more than…?
That You May Believe Part 4: Our New Life The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
• What does it mean to be born again?
• How are we born again?
• What does our new life look like?
John 3:1-15 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
- What does it mean to be born again?
Truly, truly…
Truly, truly…
Truly, truly…
John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
- How can we be born again?
• God’s sovereignty (John 6:44)
• Man’s responsibility (Matthew 19:16-21 ; Matthew 4:18-22)
John 3:19-21 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."
- What does our new life look like?
• Living in the Dark
• Living in the Light
What are you living in today?
Jesus is calling YOU to a new, eternal life and all you must do is believe and follow.
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========== That You May Believe Part 3: My Perception of Jesus? The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
• Grace not only covers the very worst of our lives but also covers those times when we have tried our best, and our best is not good enough.
• Have we overlooked the greater reality of who Jesus is for an instant reality?
• Family matters but not with this narrative
• The best is yet to come, the best is here.
John 2:1-3 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
- Jesus accommodates us with the gift of Grace.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
John 1:16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
John 2:4-5 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
- The greater reality of who Jesus is.
• “Woman what does this have to do with Me?”
Mark 3:32-34 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you." And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
“My hour has not yet come.”
Miracles are not about us; they point us back to the one greater than the miracle itself.
John 2:6-10 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now."
- Jesus brings the best to our lives.
The best flows from “the Divine Vessel” of Purification.
John 2:11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Next Steps • Open your heart and mind to the reality that grace not only covers your wickedness but your best efforts. • Surrender the compulsion of your life to attempt to control everything and everybody. • I believe and embrace the truth that Jesus does want to bring His best to my life.
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========== That You May Believe Part 2: What Are You Seeking? The Gospel of John is a powerful introduction to the character and nature of God through the Incarnate Christ. Fullness of life is only experienced through an understanding of God and the path to that understanding is Jesus. The Apostle John introduces us to Jesus not from just an academic approach but a very relational viewpoint. A true insider look at the Savior and rescuer of humankind. ==========
• We want to populate our personal database with information relating to Jesus; Jesus wants our hearts.
• The first step to understanding God’s plan for our life is an understanding of who Jesus is.
• Walking in God’s plan for our life involves more than just knowing God’s plan for our life.
• We don’t discover direction by seeking direction; we discover it through seeking Christ.
• Jesus knows us while we’re under the fig tree and still invites us to come and see.
John 1:35-39 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" He said to them, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
- What are you seeking?
Matthew 16:13-16 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
• You are the Christ.
• The Son of the living God.
• You are our Lord.
John 1:40-42 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).
- The journey to discovering God’s direction for your life must include change.
John 1:43-46 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
- Don’t ignore the obvious when it comes to God’s plan.
Jesus found Philip, Philip found Nathanael, Nathanael finds Christ.
John 20:21-23 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."
John 1:47-50 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
- While on the quest for guidance never forget that Jesus knew you while you were under the fig tree.
“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Jesus
John 1:51 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."
- Stop agonizing over every step of your life, God has this.
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 15 – 21, 2019
========== That You May Believe Part 1 ==========
• At the Incarnation, the very life of God infused into all the creative order.
• To experience life, we must know God, and Jesus is our path to knowing God.
• Our response to the Gospel rests in God’s sovereignty and human responsibility.
• God remains true to His character and nature by providing grace upon grace.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- God accommodating us.
“the Word was with God”
“the Word was God"
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:6-8 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
- Our condition and God’s response.
Romans 3:9-12 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."
Ephesians 2:1-3 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
John 1:9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
John 1:10-11 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
- Our response to the coming of Christ.
Why do some believe, and others don’t?
John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
John 1:13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:14-16 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'") For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
- From His fullness we have all received Grace and Truth.
John 1:17-18 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 8 – 14, 2019
========== Rembember Part 2: Remembering Who We Are Communion today. New Series starts next Sunday! ==========
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
1 John 2:28-29 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
How can people of flesh and blood be children of an eternal being who is Spirit?
1 John 3:1-3 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
- We have confidence in who we are.
Ephesians 1:17-19 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
1 John 3:4-10 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
- We have responsibility in who we are.
1 John 3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- We have community in who we are.
Hope Fellowship Church Sep 1 – 7, 2019
========== What does God want? ==========
• Our response to experiencing the gospel is that we have seen, testify, and proclaim.
• Joy is a gift of God resulting from the knowledge and the experience of the life that God gives.
• If we don’t focus on Christ as the center of our existence, then the edges can become blurred.
• What causes us to walk in darkness is not our sin, but the denial of our human condition.
1 John 1:1-2 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—
- What a true experience with the Gospel looks like.
See it… Testify to it… Proclaim it to others…
1 John 1:3-4 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
What or who completes the joy in our lives?
Psalms 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- What does God really want from me?
God is light and truth; thus, with Him, there are no hidden agendas.
“We believe that the sun is in the sky at midday in summer not because we can clearly see the sun (in fact, we cannot) but because we can see everything else.” - C.S. Lewis
1 John 1:6-7 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
God wants me to _______________________________.
1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- The greatest deception in life is self-deception.
An understanding of God and an accurate understanding of ourselves leads us to truth.
John 8:31-37 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?" Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
1 John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Hope Fellowship Church Aug 25 – 31, 2019
========== Relationship or Religion ==========
• Having a relationship with Christ and religion are not the same thing.
• Religion tells us to hide, while a relationship leads us to reveal.
• The essence of our relationship with Christ is that He fully knows us and still loves us.
Luke 11:37-38 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
Is it possible to have clean hands and yet retain an unclean heart?
Luke 11:39-41 And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
- What are Jesus’ thoughts concerning religion?
• The avoidance of God’s wrath and judgment becomes the catalyst of my spiritual life.
• I see myself in the light of my own goodness and not the goodness of Christ.
We struggle in trusting Jesus because we’re running off the fuel of religion and not a relationship with Him.
Luke 11:42-44 "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it."
- Religion and relationship are nowhere near the same thing.
Colossians 3:12-15 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. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
The Call of God on all of our lives is to love Him and respond in love to one another.
Luke 11:45-54 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also." And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering." As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
Religion becomes a wall, never a door.
Luke 12:1-3 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
- Jesus knows me, yet He still loves me.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
The more public our faith and battle becomes; the more sin and struggle loses its grip on our lives.
Luke 12:4-7 "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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Hope Fellowship Church Aug 18, 2019
========== No Ordinary Love ==========
- The Condition
Romans 3:9-12 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
God hates sin.
- The Cure
PROPITIATION!- The importance of the centrality of the cross of Christ.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 3:22-27 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Propitiation- Appeasing the wrath of God
1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Hebrews 10:12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Resurrection is the ultimate expression that Jesus has power over death and has successfully appeased the wrath of God against the sin of man.
- The Call
1 Timothy 1:12-17 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
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========== Remember Pt. 1: The Commonality of Community Communion Service Today ==========
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
Philippians 2:1-3 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
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In Community, we have in common Encouragement in Christ.
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In Community, we have in common the Comfort of God’s Love.
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In Community, we have in common Participation in the Spirit.
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In Community, we have in common Affection and Sympathy (Mercy).
Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Philippians 2:4-8 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
- In Community, we have in common the Centrality of the Cross.
1 Corinthians 10:16-17 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2019
========== The Fight Part 7: Prayer We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
What is Prayer?
A. Prayer is varied
Colossians 4:2 ; Acts 1:6 ; Matthew 6:6 ; Matthew 6:9-13
B. Prayers are always answered by God
Psalm 66:19 ; John 15:7
o Yes o Not Yet o I have something better for you
C. Prayer is our relationship with God
How does prayer keep us strong in the battleground of our relationships?
I. We root ourselves in His Love
II. We find His fullness dwelling in, through, and around us.
Ephesians 3:14-21 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
The more deeply the love of Christ is known, the stronger our relationships will be in this world.
Our relationships will remain strong if they are rooted in the love of Christ and not the circumstances of our life.
A cycle of rooting ourselves in love, finding his fullness through that same love we are rooted in, and conforming more to Christ and His Will.
We have to first be strong in our relationship with ____, if we want to stay strong in our relationship with ________.
III. We align our will with His Will.
Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done." And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand."
Two things that stand out: 1) Where Jesus goes 2) What Jesus prays for
”Prayer is not about changing God’s mind… it’s about changing our heart” – C.S. Lewis
Prayer is another piece of the Armor of God.
Prayer is how we resist Satan’s lies, temptations, and attacks.
We stay strong in the battle ground of our relationships through prayer – rooting ourselves in His love, finding His fullness, and aligning our will with His will.
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========== The Fight Part 6: The Sword of the Spirit We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
• We fight the enemy in a physical context with spiritual weapons.
• The Sword of the Spirit demolishes strongholds in our lives and captivates our minds.
• Jesus accomplished what we were unable to accomplish.
• The strategy of the enemy is for us to question God’s care and provision, have us shift our priorities, and mask our doubts and fears.
- Our physical battles are won with spiritual weapons.
2 Corinthians 10:1-2 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
• The Sword of the Spirit destroys strongholds in our lives.
• The Sword of the Spirit captivates our mind and brings it into obedience to Christ.
- Jesus accomplishes what we could never accomplish within ourselves.
Luke 4:1-2 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
Three tactics of the enemy and how Christ responds:
• The enemy wants you to question God’s care and provision.
Luke 4:3-4 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"
• The enemy is always attempting to alter your priorities.
Luke 4:5-8 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
• The enemy wants you to mask your doubt and unbelief.
Luke 4:9-13 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
Hebrews 4:11-13 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
• We love the Word of God.
• We read the Word of God.
• We speak the Word of God.
• We stand firm in the Word of God.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jul 14 – 20, 2019
========== The Fight Part 5: The Helmet of Salvation We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
“Why would the Holy Spirit compare a piece of weaponry like this to salvation? Because your salvation is the most gorgeous, most intricate, most elaborate, most ornate gift God ever gave to you!” - Denis Renner
The helmet of salvation designates and declares our position in Christ.
It protects us against discouragement.
One of Satan’s most effective weapons against us is discouragement.
We are called to adorn ourselves with perspective, with knowledge, and with truth.
Psalms 55:1-7 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
Psalms 55:8-11 I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest." Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it; ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace.
Psalms 55:12-15 For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God's house we walked in the throng. Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
Psalms 55:16-21 But I call to God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. God will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not change and do not fear God. My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant. His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jul 7 – 13, 2019
========== The Fight Part 4: The Shield of Faith We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Are you ready to fight?
• As the church, we must allow Scripture to be the leading factor in how we view spiritual warfare and how we are to fight.
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Passive Faith vs. Active (Fighting Faith)
• If God is working (fighting), why do I need to?
•Promised Land Failure
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
“Whenever you do something that matters, there will be a battle. You will always face opposition. I tell myself all the time, If I’m not ready to face opposition for my obedience to God, I’m not ready to be used by God.” – Craig Roeschel
1 Timothy 6:11-12 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Shield of Faith
The Roman scutum was a large shield that was typically 2 feet wide and 4 feet tall. It’s shape and consistency gave it the ability to withstand hard hitting strokes of a sword and deflects arrows.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Examples of Faith and Divine Protection • Passover • Daniel
“Take up your shield of faith”
It’s to appropriate the promises of God from the gospel in our everyday lives while having confidence that he will protect us in the midst of battle.
“to extinguish the flaming arrows of the enemy”
• Flaming arrows used against the Roman armies were called plumbata.
Satan’s primary objective, to defeat you, is to distract you.
Question? What is it that is distracting you from stepping out in faith with confidence in God’s ability to see you through?
James 2:20, James 2:26 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
The Turtle Formation- Link Shields
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Hope Fellowship Church Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2019
========== The Fight Part 3: The Gospel of Peace We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-15 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
Big Ideas regarding Peace: • A Peace that is firmly founded in Christ and the Gospel. • A Peace in our relationships, specifically those in the Gospel community. • A Peace that is dependent on our growth in Christ. • A Peace that resides internally before it materializes externally.
- Peace within our relationships and specifically within the Gospel Community
Ephesians 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
Peace is not only found in Christ, but He is the peace that has broken down every wall.
Ephesians 2:15-17 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
Ephesians 2:18-22 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
- Peace in our relationships is directly dependent on our growth in Christ.
Colossians 3:5-10 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Paul’s method of our growth in Christ is taking off the old and putting on the new.
Colossians 3:11-14 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. 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. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Holiness defined -
We face inward conflict (war between the spirit and flesh) and outward conflict (relationships).
• How do we respond to troubled relationships?
“Bearing with one another”
• How do we deal with abusive people that need our forgiveness?
“if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Peace has always been and will always be an inward struggle for us.
Mark 4:35-41 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
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Hope Fellowship Church Jun 23 – 29, 2019
========== The Fight Part 2: The Breastplate of Righteousness We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:10-14 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- Protected by His Righteousness
Romans 3:20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
The Purpose of the Law
Romans 3:21-24 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 15:42-49 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Romans 3:25-26 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Christ is both Just and the Justifier simultaneously.
Romans 3:27-31 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
How are we protected by His righteousness?
- Protected against the Arrows of Accusation
Romans 8:31-32 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 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?
Gives us all things?
Romans 8:33-34 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- How are we to respond to His Righteousness and Grace?
James 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
“But He gives more grace”
James 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Taking into account His righteousness and grace, we respond through confidence by submitting ourselves to God.
• We resist the Devil.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
• We draw near to Him.
• We become serious about our sin.
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========== The Fight Part 1: The Belt of Truth We find ourselves almost daily in some kind of fight. This fight can involve our relationships, our physical health, our profession, or our emotional wellbeing. Regardless of our physical circumstances, we must engage spiritually if we are to be victorious. God provides us with the protective armor we need for the fight of our lives. ==========
Ephesians 6:1-9 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land." Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.
- What about the Middle?
Colossians 2:13-15 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
Romans 16:17-20 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
- Be Strong in the Lord, not ________________.
Ephesians 1:15-20 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
a. The power of Christ and His Resurrection
b. The power that attempted to hold Christ in the grave.
Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
The whole armor of God – Truth, Righteousness, The Gospel, Faith, Salvation and The Word of God
“That you may be able to stand (withstand)”
Exodus 15:3 The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.
1 Samuel 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Isaiah 42:13 The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- Truth and Confidence
John 8:31-33 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?"
Isaiah 59:14-17 Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him. He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.
James 4:1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
When we place our confidence in perceived truth, that truth becomes a guide for our lives.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jun 9 – 15, 2019
========== Wake Up! ==========
Ephesians 5:14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
Luke 4:1-13 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'" And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'" And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
- The battle is often most intense when we are getting it right.
Luke 4:1-2 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
- Satan is intentional in how He attacks you and what weapons he uses.
Luke 4:2-3 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
- The enemy is persistent – he won’t quit because a method doesn’t work.
Luke 4:5-8 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
- Satan attacks by trying to get us to test God supernaturally.
Luke 4:9-11 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
- Take a stand – BE GONE – Matthew 4 version!
Matthew 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
- Satan is always looking for the next opportunity.
Luke 4:13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jun 2 – 8, 2019
========== The Search for Purpose in Life ==========
1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.
- Joy is more than a Feeling.
Philippians 3:2-4 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
- We are to place No confidence in the Flesh. (Our past)
• In the flesh.
• By the Spirit.
Galatians 3:2-3 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Philippians 3:5-6 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 3:7-11 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
- Knowing Christ as my Lord.
Knowing Christ is about both intimacy and devotion.
An example of behavioral righteousness to positional righteousness.
A. … the power of His Resurrection.
B. … share His sufferings.
B. … becoming like Him in His death.
A. … attain the Resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Hope Fellowship Church May 26 – Jun 1, 2019
========== Acts Part 12: Much Encouragement The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 20:1-6 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
- A ministry of Encouragement.
What does this text mean by encouragement? – Parakaleo, to call to one’s side.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
James 5:16-20 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Acts 20:7-8 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
- A Gathering, an opportunity for Encouragement
Hebrews 10:22-23 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
“Let us consider how to stir up one another”
Acts 20:9-12 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him." And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.
Together we discover and celebrate life and the result is that we’re comforted.
Acts 20:17-23 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
- Be encouraged. Suffering will come your way.
How do you approach life encouraged knowing that suffering is part of this broken world?
Acts 20:24-27 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
a. It comes down to the question of value and purpose of your life.
Acts 20:28-32 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. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
b. The gospel is a place of safety in a broken world.
Acts 20:33-35 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "
c. The focus of our journey in the brokenness of this world is others and not us.
“It is more blessed to give than receive”
Acts 20:36-38 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
- Pray for, cultivate, and live in relationships that result in “much weeping”.
It’s the difference between knowing and being known.
Relationships that result in weeping involve risk, time, and trust and require much grace and forgiveness.
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Hope Fellowship Church May 19 – 25, 2019
========== Acts Part 11: Guilty by Association The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 19:1-7 And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. There were about twelve men in all.
- Disciples by Association?
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Acts 19:8-10 And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Psalms 95:1-7 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
Acts 19:11-14 And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims." Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
- The Miracle in a Miracle is the Source of the Miracle.
Death --> Life --> Death
Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
It’s not just that we want things, it’s that we want things our way.
John 4:34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
Acts 19:15-16 But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?" And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Jesus, I know (to know) - Paul, I recognize (to be acquainted with) - But who am I?
Ephesians 1:15-23 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Acts 19:17-20 And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.
- Only God can take a debacle and turn it into a Gospel Miracle.
Acts 19:21-27 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome." And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods. And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship."
The Gospel not only changes lives, but it ultimately alters culture.
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Hope Fellowship Church May 12-24, 2019
========== Mother's Day: Women Are...
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Matthew 6:22-23 "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!"
• Your whole body will be full of light… • Your whole body will be full of darkness…
A bad eye is an eye that cannot see the power of grace or the beauty of generosity.
The win on Mother’s Day for your soul is not to receive honor but to give honor.
- Women are Highly Influential.
Negative Influence
Mark 6:21-25 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you." 23 And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." 24 And she went out and said to head her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the of John the Baptist on a platter.”
Positive Influence
2 Timothy 1:2-5 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
- Women are noticeable Ministry Models.
Titus 2:2-8 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
Titus 2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, (involved in the discipleship process in your home) KIND, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Proverbs 1:8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Women are vital and imperative to the life of a healthy church.
“Greatness is not in where we stand but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Hope Fellowship Church May 5 – 11, 2019
========== Acts Part 10: Opportunity The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 18:1-8 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
- Divine Opportunity.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
· Divine opportunity may take us to places that are challenging.
· God often sends others to walk out this opportunity with us.
· Divine opportunity may require us to make a difficult decision.
Acts 18:9-17 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people." And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law." But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things." And he drove them from the tribunal. And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
- The enemy of Opportunity is fear so become counterintuitive.
Courage is counterintuitive.
Luke 9:24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Testing points often accompany opportunity – God is this really You?
“Courage is not just one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” C.S. Lewis
Pilate washes hands, Jesus washes feet. Which takes more courage?
Acts 18:18-23 After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. But on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus. When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
- Divine Opportunity will always be complemented by Enablement and Completeness.
“At Cenchreae he (Paul) had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.”
Philippians 1:3-6 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Acts 18:24-28 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
The spirit of Apollos and Jesus is Enough.
Luke 3:10-14 And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do." Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."
Luke 3:15-16 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Christianity is more than, “Give your life to Jesus and then when you die you go to heaven.” The middle is huge and the middle matters!
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Hope Fellowship Church Apr 28 – May 4, 2019
========== Acts Part 9: Faith and Reason The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
The book of Acts is a bridge between the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
How we view Acts 1:8 will greatly influence how we engage with the book of Acts. •Preconceived expectations •Mirror (we are the church) •Prescriptive, descriptive, apologetic
Every Christian should be able to give a reasoned defense of his hope in Christ, especially in hopeless situations.
1 Peter 3:15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Three Cities: a pattern emerges.
Acts 17:1-4 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
Acts 17:5 But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.
Acts 17:10-12 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
When Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives, even riots become opportunities for witness.
Acts 17:16-19 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
Acts 17:19-21 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean." Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
He met them where they were!
Acts 17:21-32 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for "'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead." Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."
Bottom Line: The church must be full of faith and reason to be effective witnesses in our world today.
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Hope Fellowship Church Apr 21 – 27, 2019
========== Resurrection Part 2: The Journey of the Resurrection God has made a way, He has pushed back the darkness, dealt the death blow to sin, and overcame the grave. The Resurrection! ==========
What if there was no Resurrection?
1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
- The Journey does not always come with the details.
John 20:1-10 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.
“For as yet they did not understand the Scripture…”
- The Journey always leads to our hearts and beyond.
John 20:11-18 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"—and that he had said these things to her.
John 14:1 "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Jesus reveals the heart of the Father, in that He is the expressed image of the Father. (Hebrews 1:3)
It took more than the sight of grave clothes, angels, and whom Mary thought to be a gardener to reach her searching heart. It took Jesus speaking her name.
- The Journey is the path to peace and joy in this life.
John 20:19-23 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."
John 14:27-28 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
John 16:21-22 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
- The Journey of faith is a process and not a moment.
John 20:24-29 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
Believing literally means becoming.
1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
- The Journey is not to be walked alone.
John 20:30-31 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
1 John 1:2-3 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:1-7 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Hope Fellowship Church Apr 14 – 20, 2019
========== Resurrection Part 1: What is Truth? God has made a way, He has pushed back the darkness, dealt the death blow to sin, and overcame the grave. The Resurrection! ==========
John 18:1-11 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am he." Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. When Jesus said to them, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground. So he asked them again, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go." This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: "Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one." Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
John 18:12-18 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. The servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not." Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.
John 18:19-27 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said." When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" Jesus answered him, "If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?" Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not." One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.
John 18:28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
- Truth is… self-righteousness hates level ground and loves ladders.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
John 18:29-32 So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?" They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you." Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death." This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
- Truth is… this narrative is the painful plan of a loving and good God.
Isaiah 53:5-10 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
John 18:33-40 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?" Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world." Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, "I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
- Truth is… Jesus loves Pilate more than He loves His own life.
a. Are you the king of the Jews? (John 8:33,34)
Jesus is the Compassionate King.
Matthew 18:23-35 "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."
Life is a learning laboratory for developing compassion.
b. What have you done? (John 8:35,36)
Jesus is the Ruling King and not just a possessor of territory.
c. So, you are a king? (John 18:37)
Jesus is the King of Kings not merely a king.
Hebrews 12:2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
d. What is truth? (John 18:38)
Jesus is the King that reveals the truth.
James 1:16-18 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
James 1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
John 19:1-16 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him." So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!" When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God." When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?" Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin." From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar." So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus,
“Behold your King!”
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Hope Fellowship Church Apr 7 – 13, 2019
========== Acts Part 8: The Man from Macedonia The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 16:1-10 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- God’s good plan and Macedonia.
Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
God opens and God closes doors. Closed doors are not always a work of the opposition against us.
Acts 16:11-15 So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
- God always has a plan, but it rarely turns out the way we thought it would.
Because God is infinite and we are finite, it would make sense that His plan for us would have some variance from our plans for us.
Exodus 3:14-15 God said to Moses, " I am who I am." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel: ' I am has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
Acts 16:16-24 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation." And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
- God, are you sure you called me to Macedonia?
Sometimes in doing the right thing, you will seemingly get the wrong results.
Luke 12:7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Psalms 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
What is your Macedonia?
Acts 16:25-34 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
- The Story is not over.
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Hope Fellowship Church Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2019
========== Acts Part 7: From FearFULL to FearLESS Followers The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 14:1-7 Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, and there they continued to preach the gospel.
Isaiah 58:1 "Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
The Things We Fear the Most •Men don’t want to look weak. •Women don’t want to be considered inadequate.
2 Timothy 1:7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Acts 14:11-15 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
The Greatest Miracle of All is The Gospel!
The Gospel is not about what you want and what you get, it’s about Jesus and what He gives.
Romans 1:16-18 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
Acts 14:19-20 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.
The call to follow, to love, to serve, to pour yourself out for the benefit of the Kingdom of Jesus isn’t for the faint of heart!
Acts 14:21-22 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 15:8-10 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
Acts 15:39-41 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Our humanity always forces its way to the surface. It teaches us of the absolute necessity of the Holy Spirit in our life because without Him we will constantly be following our own emotions, feelings, and experiences and ultimately it will drive us to live fearFULL instead of fearLESS.
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Hope Fellowship Church Mar 24 – 30, 2019
========== Acts Part 6: Prayer and Prison The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
“Satan dreads nothing but prayer. His one concern is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayer less studies, prayer less work, prayer less religion. He laughs at our toil, he mocks our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.” - Samuel Chadwick, The Path of Prayer
“The prayer that prevails is not the work of lips and fingertips. It is the cry of a broken heart and the travail of a stricken soul.” - Samuel Chadwick, The Path of Prayer
What’s your personal prayer life like?
“Lord teach us to pray.” -The Disciples
Luke 11:1-4 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."
Luke 11:13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Luke 11:5-10 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
“Yet because of his impudence”
This is a parable about contrast and not comparison.
Luke 11:11-13 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Acts 12:1-17 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me." And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her, "You are out of your mind." But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!" But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
- If we’re going to talk about prayer, then we must talk about the sovereignty of God.
Romans 10:1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
What is the Acts church praying about?
“Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den… Until you know that life is war, you cannot know what prayer is for: Prayer is for the accomplishment of a wartime mission.” - John Piper
• Evening prayer (Psalm 4)
Psalms 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
• Morning prayer (Psalm 5)
Psalms 5:3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
- Until we know that life is war, we will never know what to pray for.
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
Ephesians 6:12-13 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Acts 12:20-22 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food. On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"
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Hope Fellowship Church Mar 17 – 23, 2019
========== Acts Part 5: Confidence in the Gospel The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
· The scattering of the church following Stephen’s execution
Acts 8:1-8 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.
· The conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Paul)
Acts 9:20-26 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." And all who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?" But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.
Acts 9:31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
· Signs and wonders to make Christ known
Acts 9:32-35, Acts 9:42 Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
· The Gospel crosses ethnic lines.
Acts 10:44-48 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
Nothing is too difficult for God.
Genesis 3:15 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."
- Confidence in God’s calling
Acts 9:10-11 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." And the Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,
- Rediscover confidence in “Grace is for All”
Acts 9:11-12 And the Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight."
Acts 9:13-16 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name." But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."
- Confidence in Gospel Community
Acts 9:17-19 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus.
Acts 9:19-22 and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." And all who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?" But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
Acts 11:15-17 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"
“Who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” -The Apostle Peter
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Hope Fellowship Church Mar 10 – 16, 2019
========== Acts Part 4: Satan's Sinister Strategy vs. God's Glorious Goal The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 6:1-8 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
- Satan’s first strategy: Division in the church.
a. Authentic church and discipleship is messy
b. Satan loves to use an unintentional wrong to begin a conflict.
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Satan’s second strategy: Distraction of leadership.
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Satan’s final strategy: Devastation of life.
Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6:11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
Acts 7:51 “And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you’re just like your ancestors. Was there ever a prophet who didn’t get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you’ve kept up the family tradition—traitors and murderers, all of you. You had God’s Law handed to you by angels—gift-wrapped!—and you squandered it!”
Acts 7:54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him.
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Hope Fellowship Church Mar 3 – 9, 2019
========== Acts Part 3: Barnabas or Ananias? The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
The early church was persistently devoted to… · Apostles teachings · Fellowship · Communion · Prayer
Acts 4:32-35 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.
Acts 3:13-16 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
Acts 4:4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
“Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,”
Acts 4:7-12 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?" Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
The church was “clothed in power from on high,” they had all things in common and they were fiercely committed to one another.
Acts 4:36-37 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.
Barnabas
Two effects of believing in Jesus: · Our hearts are loosened in our relationships to things. · Our hearts are tightened in our relationships to people.
Acts 5:1-11 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God." When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much." But Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.
- Ananias wants to look like Barnabas. In the midst of the commonality of the church we discover hypocrisy.
Definition of hypocrisy:
Who and what is Ananias?
Acts 5:4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God."
How do we become hypocrites?
a) We forget what the gospel teaches us about who we’ve been, who we are and what responsibility we have to God.
Colossians 1:21-22 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
We are in process!
Ananias does not ask God to change his heart to one of generosity. Instead, Ananias thinks, “Oh I will just do what Barnabas did.”
Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God."
God is not only pleased with the final product of our lives, He is just as pleased with the process of our lives.
b) We lack gospel relationships that “out us” in love.
The myth of gospel relationships is that our faith is a private faith.
Mark 9:23-25 And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
- How do I address the hypocrisy of my life?
Acts 5:5, Acts 5:11 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.
· God means for His people to fear hypocrisy. I hate the sin that harms me.
· We are to walk daily in what God has said to be true about us.
· We come to an understanding that our faith is not a private faith, we need one another.
· We should confess to God and each other that we need help.
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Hope Fellowship Church Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2019
========== Acts Part 2: So That Through the Church The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Acts 2:37-40 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."
• Hear the Word of God (vs. 37-38)
• To those that are called by God (vs. 39)
• For those that receive the Word (vs. 41)
Acts 2:41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:42-47 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
- How the church lived. How should the church live?
Attractional or Incarnational?
John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
What was the catalyst for the church to exist as it existed in the Book of Acts?
Acts 2:43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
Reality versus Conceptuality?
- God moves through the church to reveal His “manifold wisdom.”
Ephesians 3:1-13 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 3:8-10 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Manifold wisdom of God-
“Through the church the manifold wisdom of God might be made known”
God paints history through the church by means of ____________________.
- God paints the masterpiece of history through the church with what brushes?
Hebrews 13:1-3 Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
Hebrews 13:13-14 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
The overarching reality of our being is that we are not home yet!
Hebrews 13:15-21 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus is not only pleased with the final product of our lives, He’s just as pleased with the process of our lives.
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Hope Fellowship Church Feb 17 – 23, 2019
========== Acts Part 1: Clothed with Power The Church...
Not a human organization, not a building formed by human hands...
But the workmanship of God...This has always been His idea.
Luke 24:47-49 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
Receiving power precedes and leads to being a witness for Christ
- Power is Essential
Luke 24:49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
Acts 1:4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;
What does it mean to be “clothed in power from on high?”
- Power with Purpose
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Luke 24:50-53 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.
Acts 1:13-14 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
What were the disciples doing while waiting to be “clothed in power?”
· The Holy Spirit gifts us boldness.
2 Timothy 1:7-8 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
· The Holy Spirit leads us to Jesus as being Lord over all areas of our lives.
1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit.
· The Holy Spirit empowers us to do ministry as Jesus did.
John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
- Power for all Believers
Acts 2:37-41 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
a. Hear the word of God (vs. 37-38)
b. Those that are called by God (vs. 39)
c. For those that receive the word (vs. 41)
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Hope Fellowship Church Feb 10 – 16, 2019
========== A Community of Shared Opportunities Anniversary Sunday- One service at 10am today! ==========
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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Opportunity is found through our shared Savior.
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Opportunity is found through our shared story.
Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Opportunity is found through our shared calling.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2 Kings 7:3-8 Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, 'Let us enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die." So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. But when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there. For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us." So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives. And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and went and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent and carried off things from it and went and hid them.
2 Kings 7:9 Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king's household."
2 Kings 7:11-12 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household. And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'"
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Hope Fellowship Church Feb 3 – 9, 2019
========== A Call to Invest Ourselves in the Lives of Others ==========
“Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have.” -Billy Graham
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Only a disciple can make a disciple.” – A. W. Tozer
“When we truly love people, discipleship will pour out of us.” – Jennie Allen
The Expectation
Luke 14:25-33 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
The Definition
Discipleship is a lifestyle.
For the follower of Christ, discipleship is marked by:
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Agape loving
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Serving
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Challenging each other through the bible
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Repeat
John 20:1-10 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.
2 Timothy 2:2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
1 Corinthians 11:1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Are you currently being discipled by someone or by a group of people?
Are you making a disciple and directing them towards making a disciple?
How much time do you invest in discipleship vs. entertainment?
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Hope Fellowship Church Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2019
========== If the Lord Is with Me, Then Why Did This Happen? ==========
Judges 6:1-4 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey.
- It’s always those Midianites fault.
Judges 6:5-10 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted—so that they laid waste the land as they came in. And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the Lord. When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites, the Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. And I said to you, 'I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.' But you have not obeyed my voice."
Judges 6:11-14 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor." And Gideon said to him, "Please, sir, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, 'Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?' But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian." And the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?"
- If the Lord is with me, then why did this happen?
John 9:1-7 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
Because the Lord loves me, then why did this happen?
2 Corinthians 4:17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
Judges 6:15-17 And he said to him, "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." And the Lord said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man." And he said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
- God, are you sure you want me?
Judges 6:36-40 Then Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said." And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. Then Gideon said to God, "Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew." And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
God was in it with Gideon for the long haul.
Judges 7:1-8 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. The Lord said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.'" Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained. And the Lord said to Gideon, "The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, 'This one shall go with you,' shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, 'This one shall not go with you,' shall not go." So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, "Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink." And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. And the Lord said to Gideon, "With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home." So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
2 Corinthians 4:6-9 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
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Hope Fellowship Church Jan 20 – 26, 2019
========== What does God do with Us? ==========
John 21:1-14 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No." He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
- Waiting is part of the Process of our lives.
James 5:7-8 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
- When we’re not sure what to do next, do the next thing and trust.
Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
3.. Jesus is Sovereign.
James 4:13-17 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
- Jesus is always working on our behalf, even when we can’t see it.
John 21:15-18 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go."
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Hope Fellowship Church Jan 13 – 19, 2019
========== That Your Joy May Be Complete ==========
1 John 1:1-4 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
Joy defined:
What or whom completes the joy in our lives?
- A Greater understanding of who God is and who we are.
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
· God is forever light and truth.
1 John 1:6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
· Where does that leave us?
1 John 1:6-7 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Fellowship with God constrains us to deal with our own Heart.
What does it mean to walk in darkness?
1 John 2:8-11 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Fellowship with God
Walking in the Light
Heart is Exposed
a. We can decide that the price of Fellowship with God is just too much.
b. We can decide to walk in the Light as He is in the Light.
Who is the one another?
1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- Fellowship with God leads us to reject the act of denial.
John 8:31-37 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?" Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
1 John 3:19-22 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
- An understanding of the foundation of our confidence in Christ completes our Joy.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jan 6 – 12, 2019
========== This Year I Will... ==========
2 Timothy 2:1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 2:2-7 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
· As a good soldier
· An athlete
· The hard-working farmer
Deuteronomy 6:1-3 "Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, that you may fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
- This year I Resolve to follow God in greater Obedience.
a. That the fear of the Lord might always be present in you and your children
b. That your days may be long
c. That it may go well with you
d. That you may multiply greatly
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
- This year I Resolve to have a greater understanding of God’s character and nature.
a. The first command is not “do” but it’s “love”.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 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. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
b. God says, “See Me and know Me well enough to teach others”
- This year I Resolve to trust God for the next steps in my journey.
Luke 1:51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 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. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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========== The Already but Not Yet: Now What? The Advent Series is about the theological concept of “already but not yet.” The concept holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to kingdom theology or inaugurated eschatology. ==========
The Already
The Not Yet - The Second Coming
21 Facts About the Second Coming
It’s the tension between the already and not yet that we must ask the question: Now what?
· Christmas blues
· Spiritual _________________ is one of the biggest enemies of the church today.
· Mark 13:32-37
Mark 13:32-37 "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."
- Don’t get caught up with predictions.
Mark 13:32 "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Beware of spiritual fatigue.
Mark 13:33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
Romans 13:11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
There's no time for snoozing.
- We’ve got work to do.
Mark 13:34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
· Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
· Kingdom work – We all have a purpose.
Mark 13:35-36 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
· Sleeping Christian
· Disciple of
· Non-believer
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========== The Already but Not Yet: The Promise of the Already but Not Yet The Advent Series is about the theological concept of “already but not yet.” The concept holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to kingdom theology or inaugurated eschatology. ==========
Luke 2:1-20 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Genesis 3:14-15 The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 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."
Luke 2:1-7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
- The Promise
Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
God keeps all His promises even the small ones that don’t seem to matter.
Luke 2:8-19 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
- The Promise Realized
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
- The Promise and our Monotony
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
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Hope Fellowship Church Dec 16 – 22, 2018
========== The Already but Not Yet: That You May Have Certainty The Advent Series is about the theological concept of “already but not yet.” The concept holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to kingdom theology or inaugurated eschatology. ==========
Luke 1:1-4 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
To have certainty is to have knowing that lasts.
- The Certainty we have in who God the Father is.
Luke 1:5-25 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, "Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
Certainty that God has a plan and that plan WILL come to pass.
- The Certainty we have in who Jesus is.
Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:39-45 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
- The Certainty that we find in Faith.
Theophilus, you have seen the works of God in history, be sure you experience them in your life now.
Luke 1:46-49 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
Luke 1:50-55 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever."
Certainty leads to faith which results in joy.
Mark 9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"
The certainty of the incarnation anchors us regardless of life’s circumstance.
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Hope Fellowship Church Dec 9 – 15, 2018
========== The Already but Not Yet: Forgiveness is Here The Advent Series is about the theological concept of “already but not yet.” The concept holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to kingdom theology or inaugurated eschatology. ==========
Incarnation-
Genesis 3:15 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."
Protoevangelium-
- Our response to our brokenness.
Psalms 14:3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
Romans 3:9-12 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."
Ephesians 2:1-3 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
- God’s response to our brokenness.
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:9-13 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:14-17 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'") For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
a. Jesus comes with truth.
b. Jesus comes with grace and forgiveness.
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God is committed to our joy, and that joy is found in Him.
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God is committed to our Forgiveness - Forgiveness is Here!
a. Forgiveness makes people angry.
b. Forgiveness is difficult.
Forgiveness is defined by the work of Christ on the cross. It is the absorption of the offense motivated by love.
Forgiveness is Here!
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Hope Fellowship Church Dec 2 – 8, 2018
========== The Already but Not Yet: The Advent Series is about the theological concept of “already but not yet.” The concept holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to kingdom theology or inaugurated eschatology. ==========
Isaiah 2:1-5 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Luke 12:32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Isaiah 9:1-2 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
- The Already - of Christ invading our Darkness.
Matthew 4:12-16 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."
Isaiah 9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
· He commits to those who have “walked in darkness.”
· He commits to those who have “dwelt in a land of deep darkness.”
Isaiah 9:3 You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
- The Already - of Christ increasing our Joy.
Isaiah 9:4-5 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- The Already - of Christ Intervening in our lives.
Isaiah 9:6 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.
- The Already - of Christ making a Better Way.
Acts 4:11-12 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Isaiah 9:6-7 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. 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.
- The Already - of Christ providing Greater Confidence.
· “The government shall be upon His shoulders.”
· “Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end.”
God’s plan for you cannot be framed by the possible, probable, logical or familiar. Above all the creative order He delights inyou.
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Hope Fellowship Church Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2018
========== James: Instead, Pray James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 5:12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
- When should we pray?
James 5:13-14 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
a. We should pray during trouble.
b. We should pray during the happy times.
c. We should pray during sickness.
- How should we pray?
James 5:14-16 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
a. We should call on the elders of the church.
Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
b. We should pray in the name of the Lord.
c. We should offer our prayers in faith.
James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
d. We should pray together united in repentance.
James is writing about spiritual freedom given to the church, not spiritual gifts given to certain ones in the church.
- Why should we pray?
James 5:15-18 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
James 5:19-20 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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Hope Fellowship Church Nov 18 – 24, 2018
========== James: Instead, Be Patient James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 5:7-11 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
- What are the characteristics of Biblical Patience?
James 5:7-8 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
a. Patience has a certain “purpose” in our spiritual growth.
· There is being patient “over” something.
· There is being patient “until” something else.
What do you value?
Being patient “over” something and then being patient “until” something else, results in waiting with hope.
b. Patience has a certain “hope” in the Second Advent.
Jeremiah 5:23-24 But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away. They do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.'
Deuteronomy 11:13-14 "And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
Patience is based on the faithfulness of God.
c. Patience has a certain “posture” in our conduct.
James 5:8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
- How do we practice Biblical Patience?
James 5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
James 5:10-11 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
· Suffering
· Perseverance
· Blessing
Exodus 34:6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
Psalms 103:8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Polysplanchnos:
What does it look like when we practice Biblical patience?
- Any attempt to bargain with God is a denial of grace.
James 5:12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
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Hope Fellowship Church Nov 11 – 17, 2018
========== James: Greed / Generosity James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 5:1-6 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
This is not about money, it's about Lordship.
James 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
- The purpose of life is not to retire.
When you have your needs met seemingly by your own effort, it’s much harder to trust God.
Luke 18:18-24 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!
James 5:4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
- Position should never matter more than People.
1 Timothy 6:6-10 But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
James 5:5-6 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
- Ultimately people can’t resist you, but God will resist you.
How dependent am I on God?
Do I really trust Him to provide and take care of me?
Have I surrendered my wealth to Him and told Him; do what you want, I want Jesus?
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Hope Fellowship Church Nov 4 – 10, 2018
========== James: Arrogance / Grace-Reliance James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 4:13-17 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 4:12 There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
- An arrogance that is based on what we think we know.
James 4:13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—
Information based arrogance is an assumption that we control the times and happenings of our lives.
How and or where have you overextended yourself?
James 4:14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
What is the solution to our time stress or pressure?
Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.
Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes early away, like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window.
Psalms 1:4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Isaiah 17:13 The nations roar like the roaring of many waters, but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind and whirling dust before the storm.
- An arrogance that is found in our approach to life.
James 4:15-16 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
· This is more than just words.
· This is not about eliminating planning.
James is pointing us to a humble reliance on God based on the understanding that we are dependent on God for every instant of our lives.
Sin of omission
Sin of commission
- An arrogance that exhibits itself in how we conduct our lives.
James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 1:23-24 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
It is easy to say that we want to know God's will or that we recognize our dependence on His will; but to look at what God has already said about His will and doing it, that is our struggle.
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Hope Fellowship Church Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2018
========== James:Worldliness / Godliness James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 4:1-4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
- Conflict is not external but rather internal.
Our lives tend to grow in one of two ways or a combination of both.
· By the grace of God, we’re aware of the goodness of God in our lives.
· We see all the blessings of our lives as something we’re entitled to.
When lacking gratitude, we tend to grow in entitlement and contempt.
James 4:5-6 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
- The Jealousy of God and a greater volume of Grace.
Romans 5:20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
James 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- How are we to respond to God’s greater volume of Grace?
· We resist the Devil.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
· We pursue God.
· We're serious about sin.
James 4:11-12 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
- We become an expert, not in the weaknesses of our brothers/sisters but their strengths.
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Hope Fellowship Church Oct 21 – 27, 2018
========== James:False Wisdom / True Widsom James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
· God is for God.
Psalms 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
· God has designed the world to work in a specific way leading to His glory and my joy.
Proverbs 8:22-36 "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. "And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
The Biblical definition of wisdom is: fear the Lord.
James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- False Wisdom
· False wisdom is earthly.
· False wisdom is unspiritual and demonic.
- True Wisdom
· True wisdom is from above.
· True wisdom walks in meekness, peace and humility.
- How do I grow in true wisdom and spot false wisdom?
· Grow in an understanding of the God of the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 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.
· Walk in community.
Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
· The result is a harvest of righteousness sown in peace.
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Hope Fellowship Church Oct 14 – 20, 2018
========== James: Bits, and Rudders, and Fires, Oh My! James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Hope Fellowship Church Oct 14 – 20, 2018
========== James: Bits, and Rudders, and Fires, Oh My! James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Words are powerful. Words change the world.Words are powerful. Words change the world.
IMPORTANT QUESTION: Do I believe in the power and absolute authority of Jesus’ words?
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Everyone should teach; but not everyone should be a teacher.
James 3:1-2 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
- We have tremendous power that must be harnessed and controlled daily.
James 3:3-5 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
- God sets the expectation for how the power should be used.
James 3:9-10 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
- You can’t please God and please the World; you make a choice.
James 3:11-12 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Matthew 12:33-37 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
Are there areas in my life as it relates to my words that I need to correct?
Are there people I need to talk with to seek forgiveness from, or offer words of healing to?
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Hope Fellowship Church Oct 7 – 13, 2018
========== James: Faith / Works James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James’ argument: While faith alone saves us, it’s a faith of a certain kind.
James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
James is not arguing that works must be added to faith. If he argues that way, the cross of Christ is meaningless.
· What faith is?
Trust and obeys God
· What is works?
- Faith without works is useless.
James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
Matthew 25:40-43 And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
- Faith without works cannot save us.
James 2:17-25 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"—and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
A. Show me your faith without works.
B. Intellectual assent to correct doctrine is not salvation.
C. Faith alone saves you, but not faith that is alone.
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Faith without works is ineffective.
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Faith without works is dead.
James 2:26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2018
========== James: Judgement / Mercy James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James is about trusting in progress, not perfection.
· Progress results from a deeper understanding of the nature and character of God.
· Progress results from a deeper understanding of how God sees us.
· Progress results from a deeper understanding of the power of the Gospel to transform our lives.
James 1:26-27 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
The law of love, and the law of liberty.
- The What
James 2:1-3 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet,"
The what - Don't show partiality.
Partiality in the text is not so much about favoritism as it is discrimination.
- The Why
James 2:4-5 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
The why - We dishonor God and our brother, thus revealing that we don't understand the gospel.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
We were not saved because of how awesome we are; thus, our demand that others meet our criteria of awesomeness is anti-gospel.
James 2:6-7 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
- The Better Way
James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
God's not trying to flex His might against us; He's inviting us into a better way.
James 2:9-11 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.
James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith without mercy towards others isn't genuine faith.
The better way – Remember the victory of God’s mercy in your own life and be merciful to others. Let mercy reign among us.
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 23 – 29, 2018
========== James: Hearers / Doers James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
Matthew 7:24-27 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
- Are you deceived?
James 1:16-18 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Our identity as a church is that we’re the firstfruits of God’s creatures.
James wants our vision of our identity and destiny to transform our character in our present circumstances.
- How does our faith work itself out in day-to-day living?
James 1:19-20 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
James 1:21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
- Have you truly received the Gospel?
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 1:23-24 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Forget doesn’t just mean not to remember, it also means you discard.
James 1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
- How in the world could I walk through this world unstained?
James 1:26-27 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Zechariah 3:1-4 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?" Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 16 – 22, 2018
========== James: How God Regifts (Temptations/Trials) James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
- Who are You, and What do You want?
James 1:4-5, James 1:13, James 1:17 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- Pushed and Pulled: Trial and Temptation
James 1:3-4, James 1:12-16 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- The Perspective and Power of Wisdom
James 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
- The Gift We're Given, the Gift We Become
James 1:2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
James 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
James 1:9-11 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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zHope Fellowship Church Sep 9 – 15, 2018
========== James: Who was James? (brother/servant) (2) James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical. ==========
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
· One of the most compelling aspects of the nature and character of God is that in the midst of His immensity, He is dialed into us personally.
Luke 12:7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Psalms 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
What is God after, what is God trying to do, what is God going to accomplish?
How does God lead us into full and meaningful life?
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The way God leads us into the fullest possible life is by revealing to us who He is.
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The way God leads us into the fullest possible life is by making known to us the path of life.
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Who was James?
James wrote the Book of James.
James is the half-brother of Jesus.
James did not believe that Jesus was the incarnate Christ during the three years of Jesus’ earthly ministry.
James refers to himself as a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Book of James is one of the earliest New Testament manuscripts in our canon of scripture.
What do we see in the Book of James?
Suffering never surprises God. He never promises that we will not suffer, but rather that He will be with us in our suffering, and He will redeem it.
God is about progress, not perfection. Where there is faith, there is movement forward.
The constant pull of the world is that riches and comfort will satisfy, and that pull is always a lie.
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Hope Fellowship Church Sep 2 – 8, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: Amen New series starts September 9th: James
James is a book of timeless wisdom for practical living. It tackles real issues and struggles, that we will face in life, like temptation, wisdom, self-control, anger, arrogance, suffering, and so much more. James challenges our character and calls us to action directed by our faith. James takes principles and makes them practical.
The mind understands, the heart believes, and we are moved toward action.
Psalms 47:1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Psalms 98:4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Psalms 149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
Psalms 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"
The God who loves life has designed it that through understanding Him more deeply, experiencing Him more fully then, we’re able to rejoice in Him with greater energy, louder voices, and more delight.
Nothing is too hard for God.
Our God is an infinitely powerful, yet intensely personal Father.
All our sins, all our mistakes, are forgiven freely, fully, and forever.
Exodus 34:5-9 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
Do you believe that God is all these things?
Christ will return one day and make all sad things untrue.
Genesis 12:1-3 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. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 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."
2 Samuel 7:16-17 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.'" In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
- How do we know the promises of God are true for us?
2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him…”
2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him…”
- Amen has far more to do with your confidence in God than it’s just a way to “hang up the phone.”2. Amen has far more to do with your confidence in God than it’s just a way to “hang up the phone.”
2 Corinthians 1:20 “That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for His glory.”
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
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Hope Fellowship Church Aug 26 – Sept 1, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting The Apostles' Creed ==========
The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting
Misplaced hope is catastrophic. I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen.
- The resurrection of the body
1 Corinthians 15:42-44 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
1 Corinthians 15:42-44 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. We're talking about resurrection and not resuscitation.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them"; 2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 darkened and the clouds return after the rain, 3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 4 and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low—
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 5 they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets—
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 6 before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, 7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 gave it. 8 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
- The life everlasting
Revelation 21:1-7 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as
Revelation 21:1-7 a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
Revelation 21:1-7 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
Revelation 21:1-7 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true ." 6 And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega,
Revelation 21:1-7 the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
How does this form Christian symmetry?
How does this result in clarity?
How does this shape our community?
How do we counsel ourselves and how do we counsel others?
Where are you placing your ultimate hope?
In what ways have you shown a lack of concern for the eternality of your soul?
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Hope Fellowship Church Aug 19 – 25, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: The Forgiveness of Sins The Apostles' Creed ==========
The Holy Spirit has come, created a people, and now the people become the platform by which the forgiveness of God is made visible.
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
Exodus 34:5-9 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
- God forgives.
God is merciful, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands.
Do you believe that God is all these things?
Forgiveness is releasing someone from their wrongs fully, freely, and forever.
If we're saying God forgives, what does God forgive us of?
A. Iniquity.
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
B. Transgression
C. Sin
Exodus 34:7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
Because God loves so deeply, He hates so deeply.
- God's people are the stage upon which the forgiveness of God is made visible.
The forgiveness of sins is equally about community.
We must never become so clean of a community that we buy into the veneer that would lie to us and say we have it all together.
· Symmetry
“We all agree forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.” C. S. Lewis
· Clarity
· Community
· Council
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Hope Fellowship Church Aug 12 – 18, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints The Apostles' Creed ==========
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
1 Peter 2:1-11 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone," and "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
What is the Church?
The church is people- the "body of followers of Jesus."
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are justified by faith.
Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Why does that matter?
The church was purchased by God.
Acts 20:28 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.
John 17:20-21 "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
What are the attributes we have in common?
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Agape Love
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Sending Out
What is God's expectation for me at Hope?
Becoming, Belonging, and Making Disciples
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Hope Fellowship Church Aug 5 – 11, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: zzz The Apostles' Creed ==========
The Holy Spirit’s role in our life ransoms us from the type of spiritual orphans we are and brings us into a home where there is deep, abiding hopefulness that transcends all our circumstances.
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
John 14:18-29 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. "These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.
- Being adopted into the family of God becomes an identity marker that nothing and no one can take from us.
John 14:18-20 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- After being adopted into the family of God, we begin to take on family traits.
John 14:21-24 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.
Biblical obedience is driven by love.
" We will make our house with Him."
- The Holy Spirit informs and stirs up adoration that drives our obedience.
John 14:25-29 "These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.
The Holy Spirit teaches us more about Jesus.
The Holy Spirit brings a different type of peace to our lives.
Romans 8:14-15 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
Where are you being led by the Holy Spirit?
Where are the places in which fear is stopping you from being obedient to that leading?
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From Whence He Shall Come to Judge the Living and the Dead
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen.
Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' 40 And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44 Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' 45 Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
• The return of Christ reveals His glory.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
• The return of Christ reveals His sovereignty.
Matthew 25: 32-34 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' 40 And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' How does this create symmetry in our hearts?
Genesis 18:25 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?"
We have both a merciful Judge and a just Judge
How does this create clarity?
Hope Fellowship Church Jul 22 – 28, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: He Ascended to Heaven and Sits at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty The Apostles' Creed ==========
John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
The Ascension of Jesus reveals the gap of where we are.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
The Ascension of Jesus is an image of where we will be.
Holy discontentment – If Jesus is an inexhaustible well, then I want more.
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
What about symmetry?
What about clarity?
What about community?
What about counsel?
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Hope Fellowship Church Jul 15 – 21, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: He Descended to Hell, the Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead The Apostles' Creed ==========
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
Matthew 27:32-45 As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matthew 27:46-61 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!" There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
Matthew 28:1-10 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."
Jesus extends mercy from the cross as He senses and feels the reality of Hell.
Hell is the absence of the presence of God to bless and is the presence of God to judge.
The evidence of Jesus’ Resurrection
We have a tendency to divorce physicality from our faith.
Ephesians 2:1-7 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
We as Christians experience a spiritual resurrection.
We as Christians will experience a physical resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:42-55 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
What does this do for symmetry?
What does this do for clarity?
What does this do for counsel?
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Suffered Under Pontius Pilate; Was Crucified, Dead, and Buried I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen. John 18: 28-40 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled,
John 18: 28-40 but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?" 30 They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil,
John 18: 28-40 we would not have delivered him over to you." 31 Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death."
John 18: 28-40 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
John 18: 28-40 34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?" 35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me.
John 18: 28-40 What have you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.
John 18: 28-40 But my kingdom is not from the world." 37 Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come
John 18: 28-40 into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them,
John 18: 28-40 "I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
John 18: 28-40 40 They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
John 19:1-16 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying,
John 19:1-16 "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him."
John 19:1-16 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!" 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!"
John 19:1-16 Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God."
John 19:1-16 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him,
John 19:1-16 "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?" 11 Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.
John 19:1-16 Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin." 12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend.
John 19:1-16 Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar." 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement,
John 19:1-16 and in Aramaic Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" 15 They cried out,
John 19:1-16 "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus,
- Christ’s death on the cross reconciles us back to what the heart needs most.
- Christ's death on the cross reconciles the enemies of God back to God. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
- Christ's death on the cross purchases a people, creates the church. Acts 20:28 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. 1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jul 1 - 7, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: Who Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary The Apostles' Creed ==========
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
- The greater disorder of Sin.
a. Sin can be an outright rejection of how God designed the universe to work.
You are being discipled by something.
b. Sin can be using religion to not need God.
Isaiah 1:11 "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats.
Jeremiah 31:33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- He is a God who takes the initiative.
Luke 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
- He is a God who knows nothing of impossibilities.
Luke 1:31-34 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You shall call him Jesus. He will be very great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never come to an end.” “How is this possible?” Mary asked. “I’m still a virgin.”
What we see in the phrase "...was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary..." is a God who initiates toward His rebellious creation and pushes out impossibilities.
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Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
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Psalms 42:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
You must learn to win the argument with yourself.
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Hope Fellowship Church Jun 24 – 30, 2018
========== The Apostles' Creed: And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord The Apostles' Creed ==========
"I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen."
Matthew 16:13-16 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
- You are the Christ.
Christos
- You are the unique Son of God.
a. Jesus is the unique Son of God in that He is co-eternal with God the Father.
b. Jesus is the unique Son of God in that He walks in a distinct authority.
c. Jesus is the unique Son of God in his proximity to the Father.
- You are the Lord.
Symmetry
A desire to desire.
We need to grow in our understanding that in His kingly reign He is a tender, loving sovereign.
Clarity
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John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Counsel
Colossians 1:15-20 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
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God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen.
Our God is an infinitely powerful, yet intensely personal Father.
Matthew 6:9-13 Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:9-13 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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"Our Father..."
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"Our Father in heaven..."
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"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name."
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"Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
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"Give us this day our daily bread..."
Our daily bread is not that God gives you everything you want; it's that He gives you what you actually need.
Proverbs 30:7-9 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is
Proverbs 30:7-9 needful for me, 9 lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the Lord?“ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
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"... And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors."
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"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,
1 Corinthians 10:13 but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
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Community Counsel If God is infinitely powerful and intensely personal, that should shape you on the day of trouble.
Luke 11:11-13 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Luke 11:11-13 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
The Apostles’ Creed I Believe In
The creed helps us develop better symmetry as Christians. It gives us a robust understanding of the God of the Bible.
The creed helps us with clarity. It makes it clear who God is.
The creed informs our community to whom we belong and whom we are with. The creed informs our counsel, both to ourselves and to others.
This series is not about preaching the creed, but rather using the creed to preach the Bible. Romans 10:9-10 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and
Romans 10:9-10 is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Human beings are not primarily thinking creatures; human beings are primarily creatures driven by our loves.
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The creed helps us develop better Symmetry.
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The creed helps us with some Clarity.
“What you believe about God, what you think about when you think about God, is the most important thing in the universe.” A.W. Tozer
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The creed helps us with understanding Community.
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The creed helps us with Counsel.
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended to hell. The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting, amen.
The creed reminds us that we don't believe the story our culture is telling us.