Don’t Give Up
Study of Haggai Isaiah 43:14-21 Shattered Expectations 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”Joshua 1:9 (NLT) Building God’s Church 18b “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to…
Building God’s Church
Building God’s Church (Study of Haggai)1 John 4:15-21 Haggai 1:2, 4, 5, 7 What is happening to them?-”planted much but harvest little”-”eat but are not satisfied”-”drink but are still thirsty”-”put on clothes but cannot keep warm”-”Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes” Haggai 1:7-11 What is happening to us? 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant…
Is Jesus Only for Children?
Is Jesus only for children?“For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Mark 10:14b-15 (NLT)
But GOD
But GOD (Study of Genesis) For you will certainly carry out God’s purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you where you serve like Judas or like John. -C.S.Lewis; The Problems of Pain JosephGenesis 43:15-34-Tattletale Dreamer-Egyptian Slave2 Corinthians 7:10 “For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation.”-Egyptian PrisonerGenesis 41:38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with…
The Dysfunctional Remarkable Family
The Dysfunctional Remarkable Family (Study of Genesis) Isaac; Genesis 35:21Rebekah; Genesis 25:23Twins–Esau – Red Tick Hair, Outdoorsman, Skilled Hunter–Jacob – Heel Grabber, Stay at Home, Shepherd-Hebrews 12:14-17-Hebrews 11:21 Jacob’s Spiritual GrowthStage 1: Deceiver– Genesis 28:16-17Stage 2: Being Deceived-Genesis 28:14b-15, Genesis 28:25-”God will let you run into you” Dr Charlie Dates-Genesis 32:3Stage 3: Depends on God-Jacob Wrestles with God; Genesis 32:24-29Stage 4: Holds Firm to His Faith-Experiencing God – Henry Blackaby-In what way am I struggling to trust God in my…
Grace To Grieve
Grace To Grieve (Study of Genesis) Ecclesiastes 3:1-4God gives us permission to grieve What Do We Grieve?-What is lost–Relationships–Health–Loved ones who pass-What never was–Career that never developed–Inability to have children Genesis 23:1-4; Genesis 23:17-20; Matthew 26:36-39; Genesis 24:1-4; Genesis 24:34-67; 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 What this is saying-We can and will at temptation to be more than we can stand–In this, we cannot blame God for our sin-We can and will at times endure more than we can handle on our…
No Faith, No Future
Study of GEnesis Genesis 12:1-9, 16:1-16, 21:1-7, 22:1-19 Do I/You have faith in God? Yes!Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) Do I/You trust in God? Yes!Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) What do our actions and thoughts reveal about our faith and trust in God? Maybe? Overview of Abraham Genesis 12:1-3 (NLT)Hebrews 11:8-9a (NLT) Yahweh-Yireh“the Lord will provide” James 2:21-24 “7 For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. 8 The Lord says, “I will guide…
It’s Gonna Rain
“It’s Gonna Rain”Sin entered the worldRomans 5:12Cain and Abel; Genesis 4:3-5;Proverbs 21:27Seth; Genesis 4:26bGenesis 6:1-8The sons of God & The beautiful women (daughters of mankind)120 years2 Peter 3:9The extent of human wickedness on the earth– everything they thought of or imagined was consistently and totally evil.Noah found favor with the LordNoah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.Isaiah 49:15; Isaiah 53:5; John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:3-16; Ephesians 5:16-17Study of Genesis weekly reading planDay 1: God judges a wicked world…
Back to School & Commissioning Service
Back to School & Commissioning Service2 Corinthians 4:1-7“Lights Shining in our Hearts”For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.-Do Not Distort the Word of God-Our Lives Point to Jesus–Romans 12-Our Fragile Lives Contain the Greatest Truth (Salvation)– This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves John…
The Love of God
“The Love of God” (The Gospel According to John) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 1:1-5In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. /In him was life, and that…
Is Jesus Your King?
“Is Jesus Your King?”(The Gospel According to Mark)