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Sermons
Current Sermon Series:
The Gospel of John 12/25/11-05/20/12
Past Sermon Series:
Your God is Too Small 10/30/11-12/18/11
Just Open Your Door 9/11/11-10/23/11
Patriarchs: Jacob & Joseph 7/24/11-9/4/11
Phillipians 6/12/11-7/17/11
Prayer School 4/24/11 - 6/5/11
10 Words - 10 Commandments 2/13/11-4/17/11
Working 9 to 9
2/5/2012
Is working on the Sabbath a _____________ ________? 5.16
Jesus doesn’t _____________ the Sabbath,
He _____________ that He is _____. 5.18
Jesus can work on the Sabbath because _____________. 5.17
This is not true for ____________.
______________________ at work.
People are not ________________________.
In ___________________, our work stops. Ephesians 2.8-9
In _____________, our work stops. Matth 6.7
In _________________________, our work stops. John 5.38-39
In _____________________, our work stops. 1 Samuel 1.28
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things ___________________;
courage to change ____________________;
and wisdom to know ___________________.
Only God ___________________. John 5.17 The Real Presence of Jesus
1/29/2012 The Real Presence of Jesus
Similar stories
1. on the ____ 2.1 4.43
2. ___ ___ 2.1 4.46
3. a ___ ____ 2.4 4.48
4. _____ __ 2.7-8 4.50
5. servants __ __ 2.9 4.51
6. result is __ ___ 2.11 4.53
The difference is
____ _____ 2.2
____ _______ 4.47
A story of ___________ 5.1-15
Urgent?
1/22/2012 Urgent?
We get distracted by
our _________ 4.3
our ___________________ 4.9, 27
our _____________ 4.31-34
a sense that there is always __________________ 4.35
When things are urgent you act differently:
break _________ 4.9
reveal ________ 4.17-18
forget ______________ 4.34, 4.28
_______ relationships 4.29
The urgency hinges on ____________________
________ . 4.26 Peace
1/15/2012 Peace
__________ or __________ John 3.27
A place for __________ John 3.28
More of __________ John 3.30
Less of __________ John 3.30
Peace requires __________. A Place to Start
1/8/2012 Nicodemus
A _______ John 3.1
Who was prominent 3.1
And “___________________” 3.2
Nicodemus (and all of us) start ___________. 3.4
The start is the _______________________. 3.6
The best that human nature can produce is human nature. 3.6
But beginning in Spirit can produce ____________ This is true in ___________________, and in relationships, ________________, _______________, serving…
We believe in the wind because we ___________
_______________. 3.8
We believe in the Spirit because we ___________
_______________. 3.8
The Ordinary and the Extraordinary
1/1/2012 I. Jesus cared about the ___________ things of life.
· He showed up at a wedding in Cana.
> No distinction between the _____________ and the ordinary stuff of life.
> Not contamination but ____________________.
> Jesus said that this is the way of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:33).
> 1 Corinthians 10:31
· He showed up at a Temple Bazaar.
> His presence sometimes makes things ____________________.
> When necessary we can expect Jesus to ________
________ some tables.
> Our __________ are also temples of God (1 Cor 1:19-20).
> When Jesus does turn over tables in our lives, it’s because ___________________ (Heb 12:6).
II. Jesus was also called to the
__________________ things of Eternity.
· The uniqueness of John’s Gospel.
> Miracles revealed _______________________.
> John 2 is a ___________________ of Holy Week. (Bookends)
· Jesus’ response to Mary – “My hour has not yet come.”
> The water Jesus chose – used for ____________________________ (Zech 3:9)
· The New Covenant would have a New _________ Temple (v. 19).
> The temple of Jesus body.
> The temple of the ____________.
· Jesus is laying the foundation of a new Kingdom (Romans 14:17).
> It’s ____________ taking place.
> Everyone here can be a _______ of that Kingdom.
The Point
12/25/2011 The Point
What do all of the questions of John have in common?
The reason I do what I do is that ______ ____________________________. John 1.31
How will our lives point to Jesus____________?
How will we______________ pointers?
Light Enough?
12/24/2011 Light Enough?
How does light effect me?
Imagine a dark world…
Where do I see darkness around me?
Has light ever confused me?
Where do I want more light?
Too Big For ½ a Heart
12/18/2011 Too Big For ½ a Heart
__________ is beyond sin
Attention encompasses every ____________
Beyond the “known” __________________
Beyond _________________ or Republican, American or __________
Beyond ___________________
Beyond __________
Beyond now! love, _________________
Personal __________________ Psalm 46.10
Who __________… Psalm 86.8-10
What is ________________? Psalm 86.11
___________________God and
___________________commitment
· Worship
· _________________
· Accountable to other __________________
· __________ and give
· __________
On Being Loved
12/11/2011 On Being Loved
Children understand love to be
On __________________, _________________, ___________________.
Adults know a _____________ love. We call it ___________ love
It is not always on the agenda, ______________, ___________________.
Tough love is not always __________________ to kids as love.
But it is a ___________ love.
What if there is an even _____________ love?
It might be less tangible, less immediate and far better.
We are ___________, ___________, and overwhelmed. 2 Corinthians 4.7-11, 16
Does this mean that God is ________________?
There is a better love which far ______________ what we _________. 4.17
It is not on our ___________. 4.8
It is not ________________. 4.18
It is not ____________________. 4.18
God’s love is not always ___________________ to His kids as love.
But it is the __________ love; it is ___________.
Old As Dirt
12/4/2011 Old As Dirt
Sadducees
Resurrection is for ______________________.
Matthew 22.23
We are ________________, educated thinkers.
Grandpa =
1. Loving
2. ______________
3. _________
4. ________________________
Is God a _______ grandpa?
Is God ________________________?
This is the argument for ____________________.
“We are enlightened and have ____________ ____________the old things.”
What _________ change? James 1.16-17
What ___________ change? ______________.
Is God as old as dirt?
Don’t confuse _______________ with ________. Hebrews 13.8
God is neither_____________ nor _________. Hebrews 13.8
Where the Mild Things Are
11/27/2011 Where the Mild Things Are
Christian children all must be
__________, obedient, good as He.
Children will ______________ the nice shepherd.
Men will be _____________________.
How do you worship a God this _____________?
Love becomes ________________ and ______________.
God is not _________ Matthew 23.13-17
Why is God so _____________ and ____________? John 2.17
This is _______ – strong, bold, ______________, ______________________________, sacrificial.
John 15.13
This is _________ - strong, bold, risk it all, shout to the world, sacrificial.
On My Side
11/20/2011 On My Side
God is for ________________.
God is _________________.
God is _________________.
God is _________________.
God is _________________________________.
Jonah
God is an _____________________. Jonah 4.1
God is ________________________. Jonah 4.6
God
I am for ______________than you can imagine. 4.11
Why is saving Israel “______________” for God? Isaiah 49.6
So does God take sides?
____,___________. ______________________.
God’s sides are the _____________ and the ______________. James 4.6
Do you know ____________________________?
We Are Small, God Is Not (not available online)
11/13/2011 Due to copyright laws this message is not available for listening online. Your God is Too Small to Be Small
11/6/2011
50 - ________
500 - _______
5,000 - ______
Happy Birthday
Person #____________________!
We honor people by saying they are ______ ______ to worry about the _____________
___________.
God knows the ___________________ for goats. Job 39.2
God _____________ the deer give birth. Job 39.1
God _________ enough to watch over the sparrows and count your hair. Luke 12.6-7
_______ does He count? Because you are worth _________. Luke 12.7, Matthew 6.30
God is not the _______ of the universe managing the big things.
God is ________with full attention and love for _________________, _______________, every ______________.
Anthropomorphism
10/30/2011 Anthropomorphism
+ ______________________
+ see ___________
- __________ in translation
We can only understand with what we ________.
We do it to God and we end up with a
________________ god.
God is ________________ than us. Isaiah 55.8-9
FBI
They watch for you to_______________.
They _____________ everything.
It is not good when they come _______________.
Fiorello LaGuardia
Don’t compare your________, _____________
love with ______________.
There is ________________ grace Romans 5.20
Is your sin really_____________ than His blood?
___________ more. Romans 5.17
It is impossible to be a ____________ Christian.
Because God is not ______________. Romans 15, 16, Isaiah 55.6-7
The FBI god leaves you preoccupied with
___________________.
God leaves you amazed by ________________.
The Streets Are Dark
10/23/2011
Detroit
Notice the people ______________________
Just open ____________________
To _________________________ through
Your _______________
His ________________________
His _________ story
We aren’t the __________light.
_______ is lighting.
____________ are lighting too.
Matthew 9, 1 Corinthians 3
So they can have their own ______________,
and ___________________.
The Root Story
10/16/2011 The Root Story
1 Peter 3.15-16
1. God expects ___________. John 3.16
This is His ____________.
This is our highest ___________.
It is not loving to _____________ love-breaking.
2. Us We are love-_______________. 1 Corinthians 15.3
Not just ___________ the mean, but ____ the loving.
Love-breaking has _______________________.
Love-breaking separates us from God, who is love.
3. Christ provides an __________________ gift. 1 Corinthians 15.3
The gift is ________________for everyone.
The gift bore the consequences _____ _________________.
4. Me I can ______________ and rest. 1 Corinthians 15.8
This is the _____________ story, but it is always a _________________ story. Theos-Revelation Spectrum
10/9/2011 Theos-Revelation Spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radio
_____________
Infra__________
Visible Light
________violet
_________rays
____________
Introducing the ________-Revelation Spectrum Psalm 40.5
__________________ Psalm 19.1-4
The experience of _________________
______________ personal experience 1 Timothy 1.12-16
______________ personal experience John 9.20-27
______________ (next week)
Pinewood Derby
10/2/2011 Pinewood Derby
No one builds a pinewood derby car _________ ___________________.
No one leads someone to Christ ____________ _______________. 1 Cor. 3.11
People come to Christ in __________ _____________________________.
But there are ____________________ God works __________________________.
Preparing _______________ Matthew 13.18-23
God _______________ or ________________ competitors to the Gospel.
_______________ the seed Romans 10.14-15
The _______ gospel is communicated ________ __________________.
Pruning & nourishing the growth. John 15.1-15
_______________________ branches shouldn’t take up resources.
We are all ________________________.
Off Leash?
9/25/2011 Off Leash?
I want him to ________________, __________.
It is a matter of _____________.
_____________ your goodness over the goodness of ________________________out there.
God takes a lot of risk by letting us _________
_________________– all _________________.
___________of all conversions to Christianity are the result of a close friend or family member.
_____________- Mark 3.14
What does this mean for us?
1. a ________________commitment is needed to be with people. Mark 3.14
2. We need to reveal Jesus _______________.
3. We __________ over who Jesus wants to be with, in us. Luke 6.12
Just Like Jesus
9/18/2011 Just Like Jesus
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to _____________________
________________________. – Romans 8.29
People are often in the __________________ of our lives.
People are always ___________________ by
Christ(______). Luke 8.40-50
One _________ question
Stereotypes allow us to ______ or ___________ people.
All people are welcomed by Christ(_______) John 8.2-11
People ________ from us - time, attention, energy, money.
Comfort is replaced with ________________ by
Christ(_______) Luke 10.33-35
His _________________
His __________
His _________________
Revealed Through Us
9/11/2011 Revealed Through Us
Anyone can be a _____________________!
The fact that sharing your faith is ______________ is often reason enough _________________. Acts 17.32
What the world needs is a ___________________.
This is far too serious for an _______________.
God _________________.Galatians 2.20, 2 Corinthians 5.17
So he killed _____________________.
Evangelism is simply ___________ being __________________________through _______. 2 Cor. 5.16, 19-20
Jesus needs _____________to shine.
“I can’t kick with my left foot, _______.”
It is Jesus who is_______________, Jesus who is _______________.
It is Jesus whom they _____________ or Jesus whom they ______________.
“I don’t share my faith, ______.”
Why Does This Take So Long?
9/4/2011 Why Does This Take So Long?
God is not _________, _________. 1 Peter 3.9
Repentance is restoring our __________________ _______________.
He ____________ with our sin. 42.21
But this leaves a _________ sense of the divine.
He continues then with ___________. 42.28
Now the brothers begin _____________with whom they are dealing.
_________ and _________ grace is given on the 2nd journey. 43.23-24
They feasted and drank _____________ 43.34
The purpose of the long and drawn out experience is either to grind their noses __________________
or
to teach them _______________His grace and forgiveness. Romans 2.4
Where Are You Planted?
8/28/2011 Where Are You Planted?
Where do plants come from? ____________
Where do seeds come from?
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
Do seeds relocate themselves?
_____ They grow where _____________________.
Some desperate for ___________
Some desperate for __________
Some barely ___________________
Some ___________________.
Some struggling for each _____________________.
“Where do you want to be planted?” _________
______________________.
“Will you bloom ____________________?” is
__________________. (Genesis 39.2, 21)
Bettering your situation __________________
(Genesis 40.14)
Missing ___________________ is.
God's Plan is Right
8/21/2011 God’s Plan Is Right
The story of Joseph teaches us ____________
___________________. Romans 8:28
We all have ____________ of what we would like to happen in our lives.
5 ways to know God’s will:
They agree with the written ___________________.
They flow out of a Spirit-filled _________________.
They fit with our Spirit-informed __________________.
They take into account the _______________ of those who are wiser than we are.
They are guided by _______________________ doors.
The fulfillment of dreams doesn’t mean there won’t be times of ________________.
God works all things for ____________.
Joseph dreamed of being _____________.
His brothers were ________________.
That is not an _______________ for them to sell Joseph into slavery.
Sin is real and sin is ______________.Matthew 5:21-22
God is able to use even sin to accomplish his _________________.
This is where ___________ comes in.
Parallels between Joseph & Jesus: Like Joseph...
1. Jesus had a ____________ to fulfill. Eph 2:3-5
2. Jesus knew that God would do ____________
___________ through Him. Luke 4:18-19
3. Jesus became a __________ to God’s purpose. Philippians 2:7-8
4. Jesus was _____________ and ______________ by His family and others.
5. Jesus was _______________________.
6. Jesus was ________ to the place of Lord and Savior. Philippians 2:9-11 Fear Resolved
8/14/2011 Fear Resolved
Jacob was quite_________ with Laban. 31.36
Jacob is terrified with _________.
A ___________ conscience creates boldness.
So God encourages Jacob with a _________ of angels
Jacob quickly ___________ the encouragement.32.7
What does it take to convince us we are _______?
Or ________________?
Or ____________?
Jacob deals with his fear by
1. Dividing his camps so he wouldn’t lose
__________________. 32.7-8
2. Crying out _____________. 32.9-12
3. Waking up to plan 5 extravagant _________ 13-21
4. Waking up to move his wives and kids ____
_________of himself. 32.22
5. Staying awake for the ___________________
of his life. 32.24
Who is the man? 32.24 Not _____________. 32.30
Who wrestles with whom? 32.24 Not about prevailing ______________. Lk 18.1, Mt 7.11
Who cannot overpower whom? _________ never loses.
Why a new name?
The old one was a confession ____________. 32.27
The new one is either “he struggles____________”
Or “____________________”.
The superior one is
Not ________________ 32.35, 30
Has ________________ to change Jacob’s name.
The one who ______________.
Jacob leaves _______________ (limping) 32.31
But _______________ (he goes ahead) 33.3 The Escalators
8/7/2011 The Escalators
For all those who ______________ themselves will be _____________, and those who ____________ themselves will be ___________ Luke 18.14
Jacob is humbled
Before you are served, ___________ Gen. 29.15
The way of __________is __________. Gen. 29.25, Proverbs 13.15
Honor the rights of the _______________. 29.26
Leah is exalted
Rueben = ________ has seen my misery 29.32
Simeon= One who ___________ 29.33
Levi = attached 29.34
Judah = ___________ 29.35
Rachel is humbled
___________ problem with Bilhah. 30.4
Dan= __________vindicated! 30.6
Naphtali = ____________my struggle with my sister! 30.8
Leah goes ___________
Zilpah results in Gad = good fortune 30.11
And Asher = happy 30.13
Rachel is humbled
___________ problem with mandrakes 30.15
Leah humbles herself 30.17
Issachar = ________ has rewarded me.
Zebulun = ________ has given me a gift.
Rachel is ___________. 30.22
Joseph = May _____ add.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
7/31/2011 Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Jacob is _______________.
Jacob is _______________.
A stairway
Who __________________? (Genesis 28.13)
God is ___________! (Genesis 28.15)
How do we respond to _____________?
You can’t live off _________________________
______________. (Genesis 28.21)
__________ (Genesis 28.22) Inheritance
7/24/2011 Inheritance
Firstborn gets ____________. Deut 21.17
God ______________ the rule. Genesis 25.23 and Genesis 37.7, 10
Jacob pursues the promise by
Using the weakness of others (hunger, ______________, and ___________________)
And by ___________ his weakness by lies.
Joseph follows a ________________path. He doesn’t rest, nor does he abuse weakness.
Jacob was _____________, _____________, &
______________________.
Joseph was ____________________, today, and
without a _________________________.
All of God’s promises fit this model.
_________________ (1 John 1.9)
_________________ (Matthew 6.23)
_________________ (Romans 8.28)
His Story: Jim Elliot
Striving for Unity
7/17/2011 Striving for Unity
Philippians 4:1-6
Euodia = _____________________________
Syntyche = _______________
Satan has always used a ____________ and ________________ approach.
Some kinds of disunity are _________________. (Matthew 10:34)
Four things that can help unify the church:
I. Fix our eyes on _______________ not on our
disagreements. (verse 1)
a. Follow Paul’s example of fixing our eyes on
_______________.
b. Disunity happens not over heavenly things,
but over ____________ things.
II. Realize our unity is “_______________.” (v2)
a. United with Christ.
Like an orchestra.
1 Corinthians 11:18 & 20
b. Consider others ___________ than
ourselves – Philippians 2:2-3 (v. 5)
III. Have a peacemaker.
Syzygus = _________________ (v. 3)
a. The model of Jesus in Matthew 18.
James 3:17-18
b. Decided on the basis of truth not
__________________.
c. The goal of a peacemaker is to bring
about ______________________.
IV. Pray instead of __________. (v. 6)
a. “The family that prays together stays to-
gether.” James 4:1-2
b. It is hard to remain at ________. Matt. 18:19 Are We There Yet? Hold On!
7/10/2011 Are We There Yet? Hold On!
A distance runner needs:
_____________ ___________________
_____________ _____________
Christ took _____________________ …
Notice: He _______________. 3:12
…for a ____________ . 3:12
He holds us for ___________ . 3:14, Jn 10:27-30
Our ___________________ IS in heaven. 3:20
The Prize is ______________________. 3:9
The Prize is ______________________.
Paul’s goal (v.14) is to Hold On:
1. __________ the race = _______________ the faith. 2 Tim. 4:7
2. _______________ the task = Share the __________________. Acts 20:24
3. To __________ Christ & His Suffering 3:10
The Journey is _______________:
“Press on, Straining” 3:13
Obstacles, Distractions, Pitfalls 3:13, Heb. 12:1-2
1. Shackled by our ________
2. Hindered by our ______________________
3. Led astray by our _____________________
Supports for _________________
1. Motivated by _________________ 3:16
2. Strengthened by ___________________ 3:17
3. Sustained by _____________________ 3:21, Ps. 68:19
4. Focused on the ____________ Heb. 12:2
This is how you should ________________! 4:1
Maturity
7/3/2011 MATURITY
(Philippians 3:1-11)
Quid pro quo – the relationship exists for the
_______________ it brings
The OT ____________ this way.
Moses – Exodus 33
____________ over blessing
Levites – Deut. 18.2
Our Inheritance is _______, not ________.
David – 1 Samuel 13.14
A man after ________________________.
Paul gives up ____________to gain what? 3.7
Phil. 3.9-11 has a strange grouping of:
__________________ Resurrection
__________________ ____________
They all _______________ Paul to Christ.
We desire the ____________, not the
______________.
How do we get there?
Ambassadors
6/26/2011 AMBASSADORS
(Philippians 2:1-11)
Radical worship and ________________ – _______ward (Phil 3-4)
Radical ____________ and sacrifice – _______ward (Phil 2)
2.6-11 gets most of the ________________ in this passage But it wasn’t written for doctrinal benefit, rather to provide an example of how to attain ___________.
We begin with an attitude or ______________ (2.5) Unity is not based on the actions of others but by the _________________'s attitude. (2.4)
The attitude is revealed in:
___________________ – heart (2.6, Eph 5.21)
___________________ – action (2.8)
Colonists
6/19/2011 COLONISTS
(Philippians 1:19-30)
“Nothing is ________________________.”
politeou (1.27)
We are a _____________________________.
(3.20)
This is more than _______________________.
(1.27-28)
__________________ is required. (1.29)
And courage requires ___________________. (1.30)
Who has encouraged __________________?
What can___ offer to ___________________
____________?
Affectionatley Yours
6/12/2011 Affectionately Yours
(Philippians 1:1-18)
Paul = ___________
Verse 8
I. Paul _______________ the affection of Jesus from the beginning of his ministry there…
Affection = ____________, tender mercies…
A. Began with a ____________. Acts 16:9
B. ___________, down by the Riverside…
C. The ____________ slave girl Acts 16:17
_________________ God all night long.
D. The ____________ jailor.
An earthquake – physically and
_________________.
E. One more visit. Acts 20
II. Paul reflected the affection of Jesus for them
because it produced __________________.
A. Their ___________________. Verse 5
2 Corinthians 8:2
B. Paul gave the glory to _______ - Verse 3
Matthew 5:16
III. Paul reflected the affection of Jesus for
them in his prayer for their _____________.
A. Nothing more _________________ to a
father than to watch his children grow…
Verses 9-11
B. Growth producing two things:
1. ________________
2. _____________________ -
Galatians 5:22-23
IV. Paul reflected the affection of Jesus for
them by not wanting them to ____________
– His imprisonment has served to further
the Gospel…
Verse 18 Be Specific
6/5/2011 Be Specific
But what if it doesn't work...
Why pray specfically?
It teaches us to know our ________________
____________ .(Luke 18.41, James 4.3, 1 Kings 3.5)
It teaches us to know His ________________ .(Luke 18.42, James 4.6, 1 Kings 3.13)
It teaches us to trust His _________________.(Luke 18.43)
It gives clear __________________________. (James 4.5, 1 Kings 3.15)
Reasons we often don't:
1. It is ____________________. (Luke 18.39, James 4.2)
2. We may not like what _________________
_________________________. (James 4.1-5)
3. When God says "No (or "Later), __________
______________ - we get stuck on the ______ Praying With Faith
5/29/2011 Praying With Faith
(Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 11:20-25)
Good at theology, good at methodology, but weak in ____________.
Matthew 13:58
Why is faith so hard?
1. We may be ______ ________________
with Jesus – Matthew 13:55
2. We may spend ______ _____________
____________in the Word - Romans 10:17
3. We may listen _______ ____________
to the world – 1 John 2:16
Cravings of sinful man = our ___________
______________
Lust of his eyes = I want _________ ___
_______ others have
Boasting = Look what ___ ___________
__________________________
The Good News = Jesus’ love for us is______ __________________ on our faith. 1 Jn 4:10
Mark 11:24
“…______________ you ask for in prayer…”
“…____________ that you have received it…”
“…it ________ be yours…” Rom 8:24-25
Mark 5:36
Bigger Prayer
5/22/2011 Bigger Prayer
We pray ____________________________. Luke 11.5
…on their _____________ 11.5
We offer what _____________and trust
_______________________________. 11.6
We pray with ________________________.
11.8
How much __________…? 11.13 Who You Know
5/15/2011 Who You Know
Omni________________
Omni________________
Omni________________
My Father____________.
My Father ____________.
My Father ______________.
Ask and _____________________________.
The __________________ is not enough. (Matthew 7.7-8)
It must be rooted in a __________________. (Matthew 7.11)
A request owes it's influence entirely to the
____________________________________.
We know so little of ____________________
____________________.
More ___________________ (Matthew 7.11)
More ___________________ (Romans 8.17, 1 Corinthians 2.9) A Certain Answer
5/8/2011 A Certain Answer
The chief Biblical teaching on prayer is the assurance___________________________ prayer. (Psalm 34.4)
Matthew 7.7-8 repeats this assurance ______ times.
Why does God repeat such a simple teaching over and over again? (one line at a time,
__________________________________.
We doubt ________________________ with God. (Luke 15.19)
It is easier to have no answer than
________________________________. (James 4.3)
We trust ________________________. (Proverbs 3.5)
Trust is grown ________________________. (Psalm 34.8) Learning to Pray
5/1/2011 Prayer can be
1. _________________ John 4.22
2. _________________ 4.22 or
3. __________________ 4.23
The first thing in prayer is to ____________
________________. John 4.23, Matthew 6.6
The Father is ______________________. 6.6
Your Father will ____________________. 6.6
Your Father _________________________
_________. 6.8 All or Nothing
4/24/2011
Dogs are _____ or ____________.
Coincidently, God is also ______ or _____________. Word 10: Satisfied
4/17/2011 Advertisements encourage
· _________________ Psalm 73.3
· _________________ 73.4
· Confusion of ___________________ 73.12
The search for satisfaction
· is __________. 73.25
· is deeper than ___________. 73.25
· is deeper than ___________. 73.25
Satisfaction
· Requires ___________. 1 Cor. 12.17
· Requires a ______________________
73.17
· Requires ________. 73.26 Word 9: Tongue Control
4/10/2011 Tongue-Control
ab(use) or strengthen thru:
5 relationships
6,7 ____________
8 things
9 ____________
10 ____________
tear down build (Eph. 4.29)
lies ______________ (25)
unwholesome ______________ (29)
____ needs _________ needs (29)
_______ identity ___________ identity (30)
to ___________ ________________ (31-32)
How does _________ speak to us? (5.2)
How will you speak to and of others?
Build ____________.
______________ tearing down. Word 8 - Who Owns It
4/3/2011 Word 8: Who Owns It
Robin Hood steals from the “__________”
We can most easily steal from ___________.
The primary question is ...
“______ ________ ____?”
Things can’t ________ ___________.
You can steal from ________________ who owns something.
Hmm, __________ owns stuff… Malachi 3.8
I wonder what ___ ________… Matt. 25.14
We can steal by _______ ____________.
1 John 3.17
The assumption that “_____ ____ _______” is stealing.
We can’t ___________.
We can _________, _______, ___________.
Word 7: The Thingification of Sex
3/27/2011 Word 7: The Thingification of Sex
_________ification
The command is far _________________ than you first realize. Matthew 5.27-28
Sex is far ______________ than our culture acknowledges.
Sex is…
_______________ 1 Corinthians 6.13
& _____________________ 1 Cor. 6.12
& a part of __________ __________
1 Cor. 6.15-17
& a _____________________ _________.
1 Cor. 6.17, 19-20
Flee 1 Corinthians 6.18
If you are single-flee to _________________
__________________ 1 Cor. 6.17
If you are married flee to the ____________
_________________ of the gift. Word 6: A Higher Standard
3/20/2011 Honoring THE SIXTH WORD
Holiness is being set apart as ____________ unto God.
Hebrews 12:14
Called to holiness as God’s ______________
Exodus 19:5-6
1 Peter 2:9
Be __________ of the earth.
Matthew 5:13
THE LAW
The Sixth Word – ______________________
Matthew 5:21-22
1. Our ______________.
Ephesians 4:26-27
Treated _____________.
Matthew 5:43-46
Romans 12:19
2. Our ___________.
“Raca” is an Aramaic word that means the
same thing as ________.
James 1:26
3. Our __________.
Matthew 25:41-45
THE GOSPEL
1. Christ is our ________________________
2 Corinthians 5:21
Loved even when ________________.
Romans 5:8, 10
1 Corinthians 1:30
Made ____________. Being made _______.
Hebrews 10:14 Word 5: Honor
3/13/2011 Honoring the Honor-less
The challenge to parents
The challenge to children
1. When we don’t understand
2. When we are really wronged
How do we honor our parents?
1. Pray good for them.
2. Forgive them.
3. Live honorably. Word 4: Remember
3/6/2011 Word 4: Remember
Remember the Sabbath
· by keeping it holy – _______________, unique Exodus 20.8
· the only command of ______________. 2 Thes.3.10-12
· Why do we use a ______________ day? Romans 14.5
Why? (It doesn’t help you get __________.)
1. Rest and enjoy Exodus 20.11
The ___________ got a Sabbath
Exodus 23.10
God always ________________the
Sabbath. Leviticus 26.43
___________ is a Sabbath rest.
Hebrews 4.9-10
2. ___________ Deuteronomy 5.15
Manna Exodus 16.29
___________ Ephesians 2.8-9
How?
· More than checking ________________.
Isaiah 1.13
· Clearly _________ centered. Mark 6.2, Acts 16.13
· Not about absence, but about the
_________________ of love.
· “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” Luke 6.9
___________ week.
Come on the lookout for ___________.
Matthew 22.37
Leave on the lookout for ___________.
Matthew 22.39 Word 3: No Other Name
2/27/2011 No Other Name
(Exodus 20:7)
___________ and ___________ God
· Proverbs 8:13
· Psalm 111:10
· 2 Corinthians 5:11
The _____________________ between Law and Gospel
God responds to each person according to the _________________________________.
James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5
Psalm 51:17
Who then should fear God?
Exodus 20:20
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”
The Law:
· No Epithets
· __________________ – Romans 2:24
The Gospel:
· ________________ - Proverbs 18:10-11
· _________________ - Luke 24:46-47, James 4:10
· More Blessing - Mark 16:17-18, Acts 3 Word 2: Beauty Treatment
2/20/2011 Beauty Treatment
Commandment #2
Have no other _________ Exodus 20.3
will be _______________ Psalm 115.8
God's ________________ Romans 8.28
is _____ looking __________________. Romans 8.29
My Beauty Treatment Word 1: New Math
2/13/2011 WORD 1
New Math
Jewish Lutheran Reformed
1 _______ No gods/idols no gods
2 no gods/idol _________ no idols
____________________________________
9 witness covet _________ witness
10 _________ covet _________ covet
How many ____________ I?
How many ____________ I?
What is the ___________ required of me by the 10 Commandments?
Could I have ____________________?
Word 1 is about what _________________.
Words 2-9 are________ about salvation or God’s love.
Words 2-9 are about thankfulness,
____________, & _____________________. For Me
2/6/2011 For Me
Who can receive communion?
1 Corinthians 11.29
1. The concern is interpersonal, not
_____________.
2. Division is the ________________, not
the _____________.
3. The goal is never ________ receiving
communion.
Given and shed _____________ for
the _________________ of my sins.
1 Cor. 11.24-25
Believe:
a) _____________ b) for me c) because
_____________
If you miss any of these, don’t receive communion.
Is communion a ___________ of approval
_____________ we fully agree?
? This puts the focus on ________ abilities.
? We ___________ have perfect agreement.
? So the result is ________&________unity.
Or is communion __________________to create unity?
- The focus is solely __________________.
- This agrees with the unity _____________.
- I can _____________ this to situations of
disunity. Free
1/30/2011 Free!
Not for ______________
_______________ _________________
_______________ _________________
_______________ _________________
_______________ _________________
Free!
Communion is rooted in the _____________. (Mark 14.12)
The slavery of Egypt seems more ________.
The ______________ of sin is subtle, hidden.
But which is more _____________________? Revelation
1/23/2011 REVELATION
Revelation = healing ___________ Blindness. Ephesians 1:18, John 3:3
I. Sin causes us to ____________ in the
darkness. Isaiah 59:10
Even in the ___________. Revelation 3:17
II. Paul is writing to ______ Christians. (v.15)
A. ________ heals spiritual blindness.
Faith is more than _________. Heb 11:1,6
B. Faith comes from the ______ 1 Pet1:23
It is __________ to the Lord. 2 Cor 3:16
III. Revelation is still needed after faith has
come. (v. 17)
3 areas of enlightenment:
A. Hope to which He has called you. (v. 18)
______________of our bodies. Rom 8:23
Implications for the way we live. 1 Jn 3:3
B. __________ of our heritance in the
__________. (v. 18)
_________________ sinners and saints.
C. Incomparably _________________ for
us who believe. (v. 19) Phil 4:13 My Life
1/16/2011 My Life
______computer ______errands
______music ______exercise
______eating ______friends
______TV ______work
______clean/fix ______play
______snack ______rest
______personal ______Jesus
His Story
Refill:
Seek ________ the kingdom of God. Matt. 6.33
And all __________ things will be given. Matt. 6.33
He must ________ himself.
Matt. 16.24 The Elder Brother's Story
1/9/2011 The Elder Brother’s Story
My stinkin’ little brother
· Treated my father as if he were _________
· Sold _____________ that might see us through tough times
· Hired himself to a _____________
My silly father
· _______ out to meet him
· ________________ him as a son
· ________________ him
Not me!
· I ____________ while he partied
· I _____________ what he wanted to spend
· I was _______________ to father
The world agreed with me
· He should have ___________ our father
· My father should have demanded __________________
My dilemma
· I seek __________________; father seeks ____________
· I want __________________; father wants __________________
· I look for reasons to __________; father looks for reasons to ________________
My Realization
· My father actively seeks to give away his ____________
· My father is less concerned with protecting his household than with opening its ______
· He is _________ and ___________, not __________ and _______________ What a Waste!
1/2/2011 What a waste…
_________________ is not the real tragedy.
Gain the ______________ ______________
and you _________. Philippians 3.7-8
You ______________________.
You ______________________________.
A life ____-wasted. Luke 19.1-9 Slumming?
12/26/2010 Slumming?
Jesus is _______________. John 1.1
Jesus is _______________. John 1.14
Christmas is a chance to celebrate not only
Jesus’ _______________ of human flesh, but
also His _______________ of it.
The permanence of Christmas
“_______________and see” Luke 24.39
“_____ you saw Him go” Acts 1.9-11
“_______________Jesus Christ.” 1 Timothy 2.5
“If Christ has not _______________your faith is futile.” 1 Cor. 15.17
Is Jesus _______________ us or
Are we _______________Jesus?
“Be like His _______________ body” Phil 3.21
“All flesh is _______________” 1 Cor. 15.15.39-44
Implications:
1. Human nature and physical nature is not inherently _____________ or
_______________.
Is it better to _______________or
_______________?
2. God is never _______________on us, ever.
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