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Sermons
Current Sermon Series:
Book of Luke
Past Sermon Series:
Worship 11/22/09-12/13/09
Suffering 10/25/09-11/15/09
Understanding the Bible 9/13/09-10/18/09
Song of Songs 8/30/09-9/06/09
Men/Women 8/2/09-8/23/09
Money 7/5/09-7/26/09
The Church 5/24/09-6/28/09
Romans 3/01/2009-5/17/2009
Understanding God 1/4/2009-2/22/09
God is Bigger Than... 12/14/2008-12/21/2008
Healing 11/02/2008-11/23/2008
Do You Have Enough Faith?
3/14/2010 "Do you have enough faith?" - Luke 17.5
What is and what is not meant
by faith –
Not _________________
Is our response
to _________________________.
Luke 17.11-19
Only two issues
Did _______________________?
Did _____________________, no
matter how weakly?
The measurement of faith is
______________________. 17.7-10
So how do we know when
______________________? 18.1-7
When the Son of Man comes, will
He ________________ on the earth?
Luke 18.8
Tax Collector 18.9-14
Little Children 18.15-17
Rich Ruler 18.18-25
What is impossible with men is
possible with God!
What has God
____________________________?
The Use and Misuse of Money
3/7/2010 The Use and Misuse of Money
Luke 16.1-13
The point is how he___________
the money, not how he _____ __
the money.
Spend $ to ________________.
Luke 16.4, 9
The $ doesn’t ____________ the
home, it shows where
_________________________.
Luke 16.13
“Wealthy people are loved by
God.” Dt 28.12-13 9 Luke 16.14
Jesus - Money isn’t
_________________________.
What you do with money is
_________________________.
Store ________________= bad.
Luke 16.24
Use ________________= good.
Celebrate where we are!
Luke 15
2/28/2010
Stay ____________! 15.2
_____________ is the reason it
is okay to get dirty. 15.6-7, 9-10,
24, 32
We understand the joy of
finding what we lost. 15.6,9
But will you do _________ than
understand?
Will you _________________?
And if you consent to join in…
Will you rejoice with the
_____________ of the f(F)ather?
15.20-24
The conclusion of the final story
is _______________.
It is ___________ story, how will
you end it?
Things Exposed
2/21/2010
Things Exposed
Chapter 11 – _______
Chapter 12 – _____________
Chapter 13 – Non-believers
Exposed by __________
__________exposed. 12.5
__________ exposed. 12.8-9
Exposed by Coveting
___________ exposed.
12.15, 16-20
___________ exposed. 12.34
Exposed by His ___________
___________ exposed. 12.40
Authority exposed. 12.45-46
_____________ exposed.
Holy Spirit __________. 12.12
Father ___________. 12.30
Jesus ___________. 12.37
The Roles of the Holy Spirit
2/14/2010
The Roles of the Holy Spirit
1) The Holy Spirit’s role
in .
Genesis 1:1-2
1 Samuel 12:21
2) The Holy Spirit’s role in moving us
from into the
of new life. V. 13
The place prayer
for the Holy Spirit.
Ask and . V. 11
3) The Holy Spirit’s a role in
. Matthew 12:21
4) The Holy Spirit’s role in
freedom. V. 26
Isaiah 62:1
The forgiveness of sins is a
into everything
else that God has for us.
5) The Holy Spirit’s role in our
the Word. V. 27
The Holy Spirit is the
into
our darkened bodies.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
6) The Holy Spirit’s role in guarding
against .
Vs. 37-54
Impulses of the Spirit
2/7/2010
Impulses of the Spirit
I. Jesus on the impulses
of the Spirit.
A) The Lawyer the law.
Isaiah 28:13
B) Moses & Jesus .
Deuteronomy 6:5 (Shema)
Lev. 19:18
Matthew 22: 37-39, Mark 12:30-31
C) The key point = .
Ezekiel 36:26
II. Love – Mary & Martha (10:38-42)
A) Martha, like the Lawyer,
was a .
B) Mary realized that there was some-
thing .
C) do we get this heart for God?
1. A heart for God comes from a
of the grace of God.
2. A heart for God says -
.
3. The world, the flesh and the devil
will try to move us back to the place
of the .
III. Love your neighbor as .
Good Samaritan (10:29-37)
A) The Lawyer was trying
. (v.29)
B) The Samaritan, on the other hand,
was about himself.
C) How do we find such love in our
hearts for our neighbors?
1. The source is .
1 John 4:19
2. The temptation is to always go
back .
Hebrews 4:11
The Cost of Joy
1/31/2010
The Cost of Joy
No ___________________. 9.58
No family responsibilities. 9.59
No _____________________. 9.61
No other ________________. 14.26
No _____________________ in this
world. 14.27
Don’t build a _________________.
14.28-30
Give up _________________. 14.33
Mud pie __________________?
14.15-24
Empty or _________________?
Identity Crisis
1/24/2010 Identity Crisis
1. Herod 9.9 _________________
2. Others 9.18 ________________
3. Disciples 9.20 ______________
4. Father 9.35 ________________
Identity Crisis Clarified
4.a Peter ______________9.33
4.b ___________________ 9.21-27
Identity Crisis Clarified
5.a ___________________9.40
5.b Listen! ______________9.44
Identity Crisis Gets Personal
What about ____________? 9.46-50
The ______________as Jesus. 9.23
Live as a ____________ person. 9.23
Identity Gets Practical
Jesus _______________ set out for ____________________. 9.51
Sent
1/17/2010 India www.Kolkata2010.blogspot.com
Prayer: Protection/Power/____________
Fasting: 3 more
Superpowers: Distributed ____________
4 Miracles:
1. _____________ 8.22-25
2. _____________ Realm/Universal 8.26-39
3. Heal 8.43-48
4. _____________ 8.40-42, 49-56
They are not sent in their power but in _____________.
Jesus does not give a task without ___________________.
4 Responses:
1. _____________8.35-37
2. Reject _____________ 8.22-25
3. Accept, _____________, then fully accept 8.43, 47 and 8.41, 50
4. Accept 8.35
Would Jesus _____________?
Would He send you _____________?
Does a rejection indicate a _____________power?
Faith in What?
1/10/2010
A Roman centurion Foreshadows _______________
Verses 3-6 are expanded in Luke
Two representatives
Jewish 7.4-5 religious acts ________________ the request
Friends 7.6 humble, ___________________ request
Faith in what?
Faith in __________________to persuade? or
Faith in __________________?
Peter comes to faith the same way 5.1-11
Confess _____________5.8/7.6
Trust ____________5.5,11/7.7-8
Jesus calls __________ to repentance. 5.32, 7.29-30, also 7.36-50
The __________ for John the Baptist
7.20-23 (one at a time)
The same for me, the same for you, the __________________ for others.
Dangerous Christianity
1/3/2010 (Luke 6:12-49)
I. Jesus to live dangerously. Luke 6:12-16
A) When we get chosen by God it can be a real , until you realize for what you are chosen.
B) When Jesus chooses you to be His disciple, He is calling you to do something that is dangerous and
Luke 6:32-35 6:37-42
Zechariah 4:6-7
II. Jesus reveals the nature of dangerous Christianity by giving the 12 disciples a contrasting list of . Luke 6:20-26
A) What Does “Blessed” mean?
Hebrew: Baruch = to .
Greek: Makarios = a .
B) What does “Woe” mean?
Hebrew: Oi =
to – Isaiah 6:5
Greek: Oi = interjection that implies .
C) These blessings and woes are not statements that God loves the poor more than
John 15:18
D) How does this apply to us?
Matthew 16:24
III. God has ways of in us this kind of dangerous Christianity.
Luke 6:43-49.
A) The first illustration is the .
Ezekiel 36:26,1 Corinthians 6:17
B) The second illustration is the .
Heated Battle?
12/27/2009 The conflict
___________ initiates the battle. 4.1
___________the strong man Mark 3.27
This is not a battle but ___________. Luke 3.23-38
The conflict
Satan is ______________. 4.13
And Jesus doesn’t ___________. 4.14
Luke 4.14-9.50 records Jesus’ mission to Israel.
It occurs in _______________.
It emphasizes the power of Jesus and His mission to all.
The mission [______________] of Jesus 4.18-19
Form: preach, heal, ___________ (see also 9.1-2 and Acts 2,3,16)
Scope: ___________ 4.24-27
Jesus claims his own “opportune time”
“_______________” 35, 39, 41
This is _____________battle.
Satan is ___________.
Jesus is ___________.
The 2nd Coming Needs A 2nd Prophet
12/20/2009 The 2nd Coming Needs A 2nd Prophet. John the prophet 1.17, 76, 7.26, 3.1-2
1) _____________with the Holy Spirit.
1.15, 41, 80, 3.16
2) Go ______________ 1.17, 76, 3.4
3) Prepare with ________________ 1.16-17, 77, 3.3
The 2nd Coming Needs A 2nd Prophet. Peter Acts 2.36-40, 3.19-23
1) ______________Jesus 3.15-17
2) ______________ ethical behavior 3.8
Who are…
1) The ones on whom _____________________?
2) The people who go _____________________?
3) Those who seek the repentance of people _______________?
John is not weird. He is ____________.
Go ahead, try on the _______________.
Our Role in Worship Part 2
12/13/2009 Our Role - Principle 8
In Spirit-led worship, believers intend to fully obey Christ.
Our Role – Principle 9
In Spirit-led worship, believers are united by loving each other.
John 17:21-23
Unity comes from and the in each other, us in them,and they in us.
The purpose of unity is that
the may .
1 John 4:11
Since God us, we love .
Romans 14:19
Make every to do what leads to and mutual .
Our Role in Worship Part 1
12/6/2009 Revelation 5.13, Matthew 22.34-37, John 4.21-24, Psalm 51.6a
Principle 6:
In Spirit-led worship, believers love & glorify Christ, without ceasing.
Jesus is great ( ) and
Jesus is great. ( )
Principle 7:
In Spirit-led worship:
believers express truth about ourselves in confession, frustration, requests, and praise;
and we confirm truth about God’s nature and actions, such as His forgiveness, love and wisdom.
God’s Role in Worship
11/29/2009
Principle 4
Spirit-led worship builds up believers with correction, commands, teaching, guidance, strengthening, and assurance. This may be expressed in words, in Baptism and Communion, or through actions.
Why does God build us up?
How does God build us up?
To what purpose does God build us up?
Principle 5
Spirit-led worship leads the pre-believer to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
“God is really in you!” 1 Cor. 14.25
Why?
____________ (14.24)
___________ without uniformity (14.24)
The secret is…
__________ surprise to God.
__________ a surprise to us.
__________ surprise to her or him.
Faith is a work ____________.
(1 Corinthians 12.3)
Why would they come _________? (Romans 10.14-15)
Principles of Worship
11/22/2009 Principle 1:
Worship is only given to the Triune God; Father, Son, & Holy Spirit. His Biblical preferences and character alone define right worship.
Principle 2:
Biblical worship is spiritual; enabled, empowered, and led by the Holy Spirit.
Principle 3:
Spirit-led worship is flexible and orderly within Principle #1. The result of Spirit-led worship is not identical everywhere in every time, but it allows great freedom in expression, frequency, practice, format, etc. Hymns, prayer, teaching, Communion, fasting, raising hands, offerings, testimony, kneeling down and tongues are all examples of Spirit-led worship.
Glorious Joy
11/15/2009 1 Peter 1:6-9, 1 Peter 1:10-12
Timing has always been a ___________ for us. 1 Peter 1.6, 10, 12
If we see the plan we trust ___________.
If we only have ___________, we trust ___________. 1 Peter 1.8
We can love and believe what we do not see.
We overcome the uncertainty __________________. 1 Peter 1.7, 9
Your most important asset is ___________.
Refining is removing other false ___________.
When the timing is ___________
the result is praise, glory, and honor, for whom? 1 Peter 1.7
___________? Yes!
And for ___________? Yes! 1 Peter 5.1, 4, 10
Jesus is the aroma of glory.
Leaving You An Example
11/8/2009
1 Peter 2:21
Examples:
2.21 Jesus
3.1 .
3.7 .
4.1 All
5.3 .
5.5 .
5.9 .
Examples direct us:
Not to retaliate or threaten, but__________. 2.23
Resist, ______________. 5.9
Examples encourage us:
Teen Challenge Testimonies
Shafia’s Story
We resist _____________ because these men do.
We ______________ because Shafia does.
We __________ because Christ did.
We _______ because Christ does.
Will ________ be an example?
A Response to Suffering
11/1/2009
"now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.”
1 Peter 1.6
______________ responses:
1. Fear 1 Peter 3.14
2. I deserve ______________
1 Peter 3.10-12
3. Desperate ______________
1 Peter 3.17
______________ is not the absence of suffering.
1 Peter 3.14
True responses:
1. Christ is ______________
1 Peter 3.15, 4.2
2. Sometimes His will is _____________
1 Peter 3.17, 4.19
3. Continue to ______________.
1 Peter 3.8-11, 4.19
This is not a surrender to fate,
or to suffering,
but to ______________.
Suffering: God is Not Surprised
10/25/2009
I. Don’t Be __________________ - Verse 12
A. Jesus said it ________________ _______________________.
Matthew 24:9
B. Our message is strangely _____________________.
I Peter 2:15-16 John 3:18
C. In fact, when it doesn’t happen, we should ___________________________.
II. ________________ suffering is suffering for Christ - Verse 15
A. It is not suffering as a _____________.
B. It is not suffering as a _____________.
III. Suffering for Christ is ________________ in Christ’s sufferings - Verse 16
A. When we ______________ _________________________.
Hebrews 12:4
B. When we ______________________the moral stream.
2 Timothy 3:12
C. When we _______________ our faith.
IV. How should we respond to suffering for Christ?
A. ____________________. Verse 13
Matthew 5:11-12
B. _________________ God. Verse 16
C. ________________ your soul to God.
Verse 19
I know God
10/18/2009
__________________ - “I know God”
If our _________________ is enough, this is the way.
____________ – “ I ___________ God”
If our ________________ are enough, this is the way.
They are not able to know His ____________ and _______________.
_________________ – “I know God.”
I need ____________. (prayer).
I ____________ others.
I _____________.
Examine obedience
Purpose – “equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3.17
________________ – “We know that we have
come to know him if we obey his commands.” 1 John 2.3
_________________ – “if anyone obeys His word, his love for God is completed.” 1 John 3.5
Examine obedience
______________ - If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. John 7.17
_______________ - And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have
already attained. Philippians 3.15-16
Baggage Claim
10/11/2009
Please write down 2 favorite stories or verses from the Bible.
The problem is not the ______________, but the ___________________.
If the whole body were an eye, where would the _____________________ be? 1 Corinthians 12.17
Do you ____________________ of the Body? 1 Cor. 14.26
Problem: the Family of Christ has 1,300 members in Oregon
and they are all __________________.
The problem is _______________ your community. Acts 1.14, 24
Practical:
1. Get around people _______________. Acts 1.14
2. Embrace, don’t ___________ differences.
1 Cor. 12.18
3. The more _________________ the better. 1 Cor. 14.29
Misusing the Word
10/4/2009
It should not surprise us that the Bible can be used to say very un-______________ things. Luke 4.10-11
Interpretation should always include _____________ mountains. Rom. 8.1-2,
1 Cor. 13.13, Mt. 7.1, 23.4, 12.32, Heb 6.4-6
The Bible addresses God’s _____________, not ours. Gen. 1.5, Jos. 10.13, Job 25.5
A _____________ idea does not make the quote valid. Is. 6.8, Eph. 6.13
Don’t confuse ______________ and Israel. Is. 6.8, Eph. 6.13
Check the immediate ______________. Psalm 2.4, Lev. 13.40 J
Check the larger _____________. Gen 16.3, Gal. 3.28
Is this action merely recorded or is it ____________________? Gen 16.3
Have fun on your own with Ecc. 10.19
Bible Stew Part2
9/27/2009 Bible Stew Part1
9/20/2009 The Bible: But I Can’t Understand It!
9/13/2009
What keeps us from understanding?
1. We are not spiritually _____________. John 5:39-40
2. We are not ________________ for the Word of God. Matthew 4:4
1 Corinthians 3:2
Hebrews 5:12
3. We are trying to understand it by ______________________________. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
4. We are not __________ with the Holy Spirit. John 7:38
Isaiah 66:2
What are the keys to unlocking the scriptures?
1. Become a _________________
______________. 1 Corinthians 2:13
Peter 1:23
Romans 8:16
2. ___________ for a Spirit of revelation. Ephesians 1:17
3. Let it divide between _____________
_________________. Hebrews 4:12
4. Take _________________ in it. Proverbs 30:5
Matthew 9:21
Psalm 32:5
Song of Songs
9/6/2009
1. __________ – count the cost
2. __________
3. Deeply__________
4.”How is your beloved better than others?” Song 5.9
Not - the __________ for now.
Renounce ____ others. Song 6.8-9
No other __________. Song 3.4
5. “My own vineyard is mine to give.’ Song 8.12
Give out of commitment, confidence, __________, and exclusivity.
Give without reservation. Song 3.16
Jesus gives all of Himself in __________.
Is the __________ a tender moment of love?
6. “I am faint with love.” Song 5.8
Hunger, __________, __________, pursuit.
The foundation means there __________passion.
For Jesus the passion is __________…
because the foundation is __________.
Song of Songs
8/30/2009
1. Serious Song 2.7
_____________ the cost.
It is a _____________________ commitment.
____________ was love aroused in God?
2. ____________________ Song 2.1
It is found in believing what your Lover says.
He is more confident __________than we are.
3. _______________ Known Song 4.1-7
_________________
_________________
Expressed
Practical: List of _________
His love awakens ours.
His commitment awakens ours.
His confidence awakens ours.
His deep interest awakens ours.
To take home: This week take some time to come up with a list of 10 things you appreciate about Jesus. Listen to see what He might say He delights in about you. If you are married also do this with your spouse
The Promise of Men
8/23/2009
Review
Genesis 3.6: _______________ strength
Genesis 3.12: ______________ strength __________________ me or validate me
Source of Strength
Adam ______________ Eve. Genesis 3.6
But a man goes to Eve to _____________ strength, not to get it.
Strength has __________________ source.
Your wife does not ________________ your masculinity.
Strength is marred if it is ___________________.
Strength is released under the ____________________. Genesis 2.16
Strength is released under the ____________________. Genesis 2.18
Ezer kenegdo is ______________ not a nag.
Strength Expressed John 10.17-18
We only offer strength if we know things will go well.
It will ____________________ go well. Genesis 3.17-18
________________ intimacy.
_______________ service.
________________ leadership.
The Pain of Men
8/16/2009
God’s Original Design
A Battle to _________________.
God is a ________________.
Adam _________________ a fighter.
Judges 2:21-22
An Adventure to Live
God Created ___________________.
Adam _____________ an adventure.
A Beauty to ______________________.
God pictures Himself as _________.
Isaiah 62:5
Revelation 21:9
Men ____________ that side of God.
Man’s Brokenness
Adam __________ the Battle
. Adam did not ______________ Eve.
1 Kings 11:4
1 Corinthians 7:16
Adam _____________ to the enemy.
Genesis 1:28
Adam was confined to farm the land by the sweat of his brow…
The ground was cursed – instead of adventures, he was consigned to a life of ______________.
Adam became ________________.
Adam’s Beauty became his Adversary
Eve would want to _____________ his position of leadership.
Genesis 3:16
Genesis 4:7
The Fall meant that Adam would have ______________ to rule over her.
The Promise of Women
8/9/2009 Healing
God thwarts our _______________________ Hosea 2.6
Beauty is marred by __________________. Hosea 2.7, Luke 10.40
A woman becomes beautiful when _____________________________. Hosea 2.14
My Beloved: Kari Jobe
The curse is ___________________. Hosea 2.16
Unveiling
Real, unfading _________________ “in the same way” as ________________ 1 Peter 3.1
_______________ by His love, not striving or restless. Zephaniah 3.17, Luke 10.41-42
Quiet spirit because it is _________________ to God. 1 Peter 3.4, Luke 10.42
Striving invites others to ________________.
Hiding invites others to ________________.
Resting invites others to ________________.
Vulnerability invites others to _____________.
Accepting the _______________ words…
__________________ His feet with tears..
Offering ___________________…
Staying by the _______________…
Vulnerable, risky, inviting, beautiful
Do not give way to __________________. 1 Peter 3.6, Psalm 34.6
The Pain of Women
8/2/2009
Women are the __________________ of creation. Genesis 2
All women are ______________________ because of this.
Beauty is _________________ in God.
Revelation 4.2-6, Psalm 27.4
Women are the ezer kenegdo (____________________). Genesis 2.18
Women are ________________ to the core.
This is not weakness but _______________ as it reflects God.
Women are not the only beautiful creation of God.
“Your heart became proud because of your ________________ and you corrupted your wisdom because of your ________________.”
Ezekiel 28.17
Satan fell because of His ______________. He hates beauty.
Women _____________ to be beautiful and ______________ about keeping it.
Satan offers Eve a way to take matters __________________________. Genesis 3.5
So Eve ______________, reaches, __________________.
The curse comes from the sin: seeking security through _____________. Genesis 3.16
1. _________________ and refuse to be vulnerable Genesis 3.13
2. Desperate to be captivating, anything to ____________ abandonment Genesis 3.10
Great Gain
7/26/2009
1 Timothy 6.6
Paul_______________ the secret.
Philippians 4.11,12
The past is _____________ – 1 Timothy 6.7
The future is ____________ – 1 Timothy 6.7
The present ___________ what you ___________. 1 Timothy 6.8, Hebrews 13.5
One thing is promised
_______________ Hebrews 13.5,
Philippians 4.13
Learn Contentment Today
_____________ relationships
Call parents/kids
Spend time with your _____________
Receive ______________
“This is only a test…” John 6.6
7/19/2009
1. Do it. Did no one else ________________ or did no one else ___________________?
2. What if there isn’t __________________…
a. Really?
b. John 6.11, John 6.12, John 6.13
3. Size [of sacrifice] matters Luke 21.3
4. I can’t make a difference. John 6.9
We grow
Give.
Give ________________.
___________________ the amount.
Set _________________ minimum.
Joyfully give _____________ whenever
___________.
Don't Worry About the Economy
7/12/2009
3 Reasons not to worry about the current recession:
The soul or inner man is more _______________ than things money can buy. V. 25
Luke 9: 25
1 Peter 1:18-19
God will take care of your ____________
_____________. V. 26, 28
Proverbs 13:11
You cannot _________________ your height or ________________ your life by worry. V. 27
Psalm 49:12
3 Things to do during the current recession:
Use your resources to gain ___________ ___________________, not build retirement accounts here. V. 20
Matthew 10:42
1 Kings 17:14
________________________ on things above, not on the things of this world. V. 33
Colossians 3:2
Romans 14:17
_____________ God, not money. V. 24
The Story of Stuff: Consumption
7/5/2009
_________________ Obsolescence
_________________ Obsolescence
National happiness peaked in the 19_____’s.
The Bible has some thoughts too:
1. ______________ God James 4.2
2. Check the _____________ James 4.3
3. God wants to ____________ and
asking is ________ wrong. Matt 20.33
Adulterous is a strong word. It tell us to pick one
World
1. Wants make us ______________ with where we are now.
2. When do you have ____________?
3. When is the last time you said, “I am _____________.”
4. Wants leave you empty and ________.
God
1. Get the _____ good ____. What does it profit you to gain the world but lose your soul? Mark 8.36
2. Good should ______.
3. Good should _____you up. James 4.6
The ring or the marriage?
Has the Messiah been chopped up...
6/28/2009
Has the Messiah been chopped up into little pieces so we can each have a relic of our own?
I Cor. 1.13
Close enough for __________________ work…
…”_______________ untied in mind and thought.” 1 Cor. 1.10
Paul, Paul why do you persecute _______? Acts 9.4-5
Has the Messiah been chopped up into little pieces so we can each have a relic of our own? I Cor. 1.13
There is a direct connection between ____________and the ____________.
Bread: ___________ Acts 4.32
Bread: ___________ Acts 4.34-35
Inside: ___________ and ___________ Acts 4.33
“Is Christ Divided?”
If ______________ is in both, then there is a way to unity.
Father Make Us One
6/21/2009 A Centered Unity
6/14/2009 One body, one Spirit, one hope
One Lord, one faith, one baptism
One God and Father of us all. (Eph. 4.3-6)
Apostle’s Creed
A Growing Unity
What does a mature Christian look like?
Most mature is most
___________________. Ephesians 4.13
This is a together goal, you can’t
___________________________________.
Who makes the differences clear?
Philippians 4.15
What is our job? Philippians 4.16
4.11 different ______________ in order to…
4.12 _________________ in order to…
4.13 build up _______________ in order to…
4.14 _____________________________.
Serving,
loving,
living ______________________.
Re-Discovering Church
6/7/2009
We are unified. Ephesians 4.4-6
1 ____________
1 Spirit
1 hope
1 Lord
1 ____________
1 baptism
1 God, the _________________ of us all
Imagine
“Make every effort” - Ephesians 4.3
2 Timothy 1.14
· “Church” is _____________, not place or
institution
· Act and pray __________________.
· Guests: ______________ to The Church
· The __________________ end of BSLC
and the LCMS
Missions: To Boldy Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
5/31/2009
Why should Christians boldly go where no one has gone before?
First, it is the ________________________.
V. 9, 10, 11, 12, 16,18, 27
Genesis 18:18
Secondly, it speaks to the greatest
______________________________.
Thirdly, the love of Christ _______________
us.
2 Corinthians 5:14
Where are these new worlds to which we
must boldly go?
For Paul it was ____________________.
v. 24, 28
Paul’s _____________________ was clear.
V. 20
Romans 10:14-17
Where is our Spain?
How does a missionary boldly go where
none have gone before?
First, the ________________ of
God’s people. V. 30
Secondly, the ________________________
________________ of God’s people - V. 24
Thirdly, the _______________of God.
V. 18-19
Conclusion: Romans 16:20
Christians are not Clones
5/24/2009
Disputable 14.1
Drinking _______________
Dancing _______________
_______________ _______________
Drums Decorum
Not disputable
Authority _____________________________
Love God
Love your _______________________
Jesus __________________ and resurrected
Salvation through faith by ________________
Are you strong or weak? 14.1-2
Our solution is to ____________________.
It isn’t about being right, it is being ____________________________. 14.14-15
The strong one is whoever ______________. 14.21
Faith moves us toward _________________.
Lived out…
1. Stop judging 14.13
2. Start_________________ 14.8
3. Focus on one ___________ 14.12
4. The beauty of ________________
Wake Up!
5/17/2009
There is no ________________________ vengeance. Romans 12
There is _______________ vengeance.
Romans 13
Government ___________________
Coercion _______________ 13.5
_____________ Forgiveness 12.17
Power ______________ 12.21
The challenge with God is that there is a
_____________________ debt. 13.8
1. Try
2. ________________
3. ________________
Wake up!
___________ priorities. 13.11
Live in the _________light. 13.13
THIS is Worship?
5/10/2009
Version 1: Romans 12.9-16
Version 2: Romans 12.9-16
Keep God’s mercy ____________________.
A sacrifice is _____________________ and _____________________.
Am I a worshipper?
Beyond Recovery
5/3/2009
Has God ________________ you? 11.2
Do you suspect or fear that God will fail you in the future? 11.11
This is the foundation of trust.
You are not alone in your pain. 11.3
There is no denial of your present situation.
11.4
I am working on something bigger than just
you. 11.4
Bigger in numbers (11.4) and in time 11.25
Explanations have _______________, so there is an end to the question “Why?” 11.33
We turn our eyes instead to the ___________
One. 11.33-36
What began in human failure, ends in divine ________________________. 11.36
Separation Solved
4/26/2009
I take you to be Mine, to have and to hold from this day forward, for your better, or your worse, for your richer, or your poorer, in your sickness and in your health, to love and to cherish, even beyond the grave, and I pledge you My faithfulness. Romans 8
Change to “for better _____________, for richer only, for health only..”
God’s response: “I am free! I love as a gift only.” Romans 9
So why doesn’t everyone receive this love? 10.16
God _________the problem.
It is free and _______________. 10.9
It is for _______________. 10.4,11-13
The problem is with pre-believers.
“I am ___________________.” 10.2
“I am ___________________.” 10.3
The problem is with believers.
How can they believe in the One of
whom they ____________________
______________________? 10.14
Have you said “________________ _______________” of yourself?
I am wrong.
I am inadequate.
I am fully Yours!
Completely Free
4/19/2009 Romans 8 “___________________________”
Romans 9 “s______________________”
_____________ is completely free.
No ___________. Romans 9.6, 19
No merit. Romans 9.16
No _____________. Romans 9.16
No manipulation. Romans 9.16
“Jacob I loved, Esau I hated.” Romans 9.13
“Doesn’t the potter have the rights?” (Romans 9.21)
Human freedom is _____________________.
God’s freedom is only limited by ____________________________________.
God is completely free to ________________
______________________. Romans 9.8, 30
Merit is entirely _________________, mercy is entirely ________________. Romans 9.16
Inclusion is entirely ____________________.
More Than Conquerors
4/12/2009 Death is _______________________.
Death is significant.
The claim is simple.
Jesus Christ, who died, more than that, who was raised to__________. Romans 8.34
_________ body.
__________ dead guards.
Conquering death is possible.
It shows God _____________.
If God can do it for Jesus, He can do it for ___________. Romans 8.31
The claim gets broader.
Won’t God, along with giving us Jesus, give us ___________ things? Romans 8.32
Other troubles are not ____________________. Romans 8.35
They are not as significant, but they are real.
What I want conquered:
The Good I Wish I Did
4/5/2009
Romans 6 shows us freedom from sin.
Romans 7 shows us freedom from the law.
Law: I do something ___________________.
Grace: ______________________ something for me.
God no longer _______________________ something of me.
The law __________________ my sin.
Romans 7.7
There is nothing wrong with the demands, but with _____________. Romans 7.7
This _________________________ is for us, not for God. Romans 7.24
A new marriage
________________ die not the law.
Matthew 5.18, Romans 7.4
We die so we can _____________________
_______________________. Romans 7.4
When to rescue the drowning…
The requirements have not changed but ____________________________________
_________________________________.
All our _________________________ is now in another. Romans 7.25
Dead Man Walking (Romans 6)
3/29/2009
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase?
I. Our old nature is __________________
____________ with Christ… (verses 1-5)
A. Some Christians never__________________
the forgiveness of sins.
B. Some Christians are ___________ to crucify their old nature.
C. Paul’s message is that God has
_______________ done it in Christ.
D. Baptism _____________________ to this truth.
II. Since our old sinful nature has died with
Christ, we are no longer _____________________________. (v. 6-10)
A. ___________________ has been
a slave of something.
B. This kind of slavery can only end in
one way, the _________________ of the slave.
C. The power that raised Christ from
the dead ____________________.
Ephesians 1:18, 20-21
III. Therefore present your bodies as
___________________________________. (v. 12-23)
A. This is ______________________.
B. The power of consecration is the __________________________.
Romans 8:2
Galatians 3:5
Who Are You In? (Romans 5)
3/22/2009 I. The old nature was born _______________.
A. Sin entered the world through the sin of
_______________________ – v. 12
1. Adam sinned = _________________ of good and evil.
2. ________________ sinned in Adam.
B. The proof of this fact: _____________ – v. 12 – 14
1. Death ____________________ even before the Law was given.
2. Death comes to all, because all are ____________________.
C. The result of Adam’s sin – v. 16, 20
1. Sin _______________________.
2. In the end there is _______________ _________________________.
II. The new nature is born ______________.
A. Grace ________________ through one man’s act of righteous obedience.
1. The act of obedience was _________ ____________________. – v. 19
2. _______________ to this grace is through faith – v. 2
Hebrews 11:1
B. The proof of this fact.
1. _____________________: the death of Christ – v. 6-8
2. __________________: peace, joy, righteousness, love – v. 1, 3, 5
Psalm 51:12
C. The result of Christ’s obedience.
1. _____________________ – v. 1, 9, 16
2. Saved from the ________________ of God – v. 16
3. Reigning in Life through ________________________– v. 17
There is Power in the Blood
3/15/2009 Guilt
_______________________ says, “You have sinned.” (Romans 3.9)
______________________ say, “I have sinned.” (Luke 15.18)
_______________________ says, “You have sinned.” (Revelation 12.10)
God
The blood of Jesus wholly _________________ God. (Romans 3.25)
The blood is ____________________for God. (Romans 3.26)
Feelings don’t make it _____________________. (Romans 4.16)
Us
Removes what separates ________________ and God. (Ephesians 2.12-13)
We _________________________ approach because of the blood. (Hebrews 10.19)
Satan
We are purified from ____________________ unrighteousness. (1 John 1.9)
Never answer Satan with ________________ but with the blood. (Romans 8.33)
Are you done talking yet?
3/8/2009 God’s judgment is fair.
a) It is based on __________________ not knowledge 2.13
b) ____________________________ is required. 2.7
c) There are no ____________________. 2.11
Being unified…
Allows individuality
Takes our eyes off ______________
Leaves just _________________ alone
The purpose of God’s fair judgment is
1. You are held accountable (___________________________)
2. You are __________________
Romans: Let me Introduce You
3/1/2009
Let me introduce ________________… (v. 1, 5)
A. Paul is a _____________ of Christ. (v. 1)
Exodus 21:2-6
B. Paul is set apart as an Apostle to the
_____________________. (v. 1)
C. Paul is a _______________________ of
grace. (v. 5)
1 Corinthians 15:10
Let me introduce you to ___________________ (v. 6-7)
A. You __________________ to Jesus
Christ. (v. 6)
B. You are ______________ by God. (v. 7)
Romans 8:38-39
C. You are called _______________. (v. 7)
Hebrews 10:14
Let me introduce you to the ________________ (v. 16-17)
A. It is the power of God. (v. 16)
B. It is unto _______________________
(3 parts)
________________________
________________________
________________________
C. It is ________________ through faith.
Let me introduce you to the _____________ for the Gospel (v. 18-32) – If there had been any other way for humanity to be saved…
A. They _____________________ the truth
by their unrighteousness – (v. 18)
John 1:10-11
B. Their hearts have been
_______________________. (v. 21)
C. God _____________________________
to their sinful desires. (v. 24-31)
A Fine-Sounding, Popular Destruction
2/22/2009 2 Peter 2.1-2, Colossians 2.4
“Just as there ____________________ false teachers among you.” 2 Peter 2.1
“that you may ______________________.” Colossians 2.2-3
Where’s Jesus?
Imposters
Christ ___ Colossians 2.8
Christ ___ 2 Peter 2.1
They make ____________ to the world. Colossians 2.8, 2 Peter 2.2
Continue…
...to ________________________ with Him Colossians 2.6
…to be ______________________ in Him Colossians 2.7
…____________________________ 1 Thessalonians 5.21
…to be open to _____________________. Colossians 1.28 Goodness!
2/15/2009
Goodness!
If you aren’t good, on what basis do you ______________ good? Mark 10.18
“I’m a good person. I’ve never ______________ anyone.” Mark 10.19-20
How could the loss of all my possessions be ____________? Mark 10.21
“________________________________________________________________…”
Would you want the whole universe to __________________________________
____________________? Proverbs 3.5-6
In everything ________________________,
then __________________. Proverbs 3.6, Mark 10.21
He is the _________________________ to good. Proverbs 3.8-10
“____________________________________________________________________”
Approachable
2/8/2009
What makes us approachable?
How approachable is God?
· _________________
· Trinity
· Purity
· ____________________
· Judge
We approach those like us.
The Shack “________________” God approachable
· Trinity: only 3 and all are ___________________ form.
· God likes _____________ food and music.
· Doesn’t _________________.
· Doesn’t like hierarchy/________________________.
God wants to be approached.
· “Come,” 4 times in Isaiah 55.1, also in in 55.3
· “Seek,” “call on,” “turn to,” “turn to,” Isaiah 55.6-7
___________ God is very different. Isaiah 55.8-9
So why approach Him?
Satisfaction,
Life,
Mercy,
Pardon,
________________________.
God is approachable because He is ________________________.
God's Judgement and Hell
2/1/2009
God has become a toothless lion – but only in our own minds.
I. The God of the O.T. and the God of the New Testament is the _____________God.
A. Old Testament:
B. New Testament:
Luke 13:4-5
Mark 9:47-48
Revelation 20:15
C. God is _______________ a God of
judgment.
Lincoln
II. God is not like ___________ in judgment -
Rom. 2:1-2
A. Man has no right to judge because he also is a ____________________.
B. But God knows all and is ___________.
Hebrews 4:12
1 Peter 1:17
III. God lets us have our _________________.
Rom. 1:24
Galatians 6:8
IV. God’s ultimate judgment comes on:
A. ______________________________
_____________________ Matt. 25:41
B. ______________________________
_______________________ John 3:18
C. ______________________________
____________________ Matt. 7:22-23
V. God has made a way of escape.
A. ____________________________
B. ______________________________ in
Christ. Col. 3:3
C. We have become _________________.
Holy Authority
1/25/2009 Job’s Journey A revelation about _______________.
1. Powerful
Job 42.2, Ps. 115.3, Rev. 15.3
Who is at ____________ beck and call?
2. Just
Job 42.3, 6 Ps. 115.1, Rev. 15.3
“God ______________ does everything that is _______________ to Him.” – John Calvin.
Our contemporary approach to authority.
A revelation about himself
1. _________________ myself
Job 42.6, Ps. 115.1, Rev. 15
In heaven you _______________ yourself and ______________________ God.
All three readings are from people _______________ without a ____________.
2. The ____________________ of God
Job 42.2, Ps. 115.3, Rev. 15.4
3. The _____________________of man
Job 42.6, Ps. 115.1, Rev. 15.4
Mixed?
1/18/2009 Not Mixed
Exodus 33.3, Isaiah 6.5,7, I Corinthians 6.9
Animal (lesser gulf) human
The question is not: “Are you a _______________ slug or a ______________ slug?”
But, “Are you a _______________?”
Human (greater gulf) God
God doesn’t want better ____________. We receive not only forgiveness of sins but
also ___________________ life.
God gathers up our human life and ______________________ it in Christ.
Now we are a new creation
___________________________.
Triune God
1/11/2009 There is only one God - Isaiah 43.11
1 who _________________ – 43.12
1 who saves – 43.12
1 who _________________ – 43.12
But with distinct persons
A man – 1 Corinthians 15.21
Different ____________ – John 10.28-29
Give – John 10.29
But One
I and the Father are ________________. John 10.30
“So that God is all in all.” 1 Cor. 15.28
The relationship is marked by
______________________ 1 Cor. 15.28
____________________ John 10.28-29
Giving John 10.29,
Made in the _____________ God. Gen. 1.27
The_______________ of relationship
The _______________ of relationship
_______________: family, marriage, church, government.
Agreement
_____________________ Holy, Holy, Holy
1/4/2009 God’s Top Ten
No ______________________
representations of God Exodus 20.4
Comparisons
Creation Y N Isaiah 40.22
Rulers and leaders Y N Isaiah 40.23-24
Other ideas? Isaiah 40.25
A peek at His nature
Authority Revelation 4.2
___________________ Revelation 4.3
___________________ Revelation 4.5
Light Revelation 4.5
Holy _______________ Revelation 4.8
Lord, all powerful, eternal are all
_____________________ descriptors.
Details ____________ the limitless One. FLEE
12/7/2008 “Flee the evil desires of youth, and
pursue righteousness, faith, love and
peace, along with those who call on the
Lord out of a pure heart.”
Make no provision for the flesh
Flee before
H _________________ Luke 4.2
A _________________ Ephesians 4.26-27
L _________________ Matthew 26.38-41
T _________________ Judges 16.19
S _________________ Genesis 39.12
We flee when we fear. 1 Peter 5.8
Flee during
1. to _________________ Romans 13.14
2. to _________________ Luke 4.4, 8, 12
3. to _________________ Romans 13.13
4. to _________________ Judges 16 Accountability
11/30/2008 I. Proverbs 17:17 - Friends love
____________________________________.
A. A true friend is there through ________
_______________________________.
B. A true friend will not _______________
_______________________________.
II. Proverbs 18:24 - Friends stick closer than
__________________________________.
A. Mary Anne Evans
1 Samuel 18:3
B. Be Jesus to another person.
John 15:13
III. Proverbs 27:6 - Friends _______________
________________________________.
A. Wounds from a friend can be
_______________________________.
Matthew 8:26
Matthew 16:23
B. Not the same thing as _______________
________________________________.
C. Notice how this is so far from gossip – Proverbs 16:28
IV. Proverbs27:9 - Friends bring __________
to the heart.
A. A Humble person understands the need for “earnest counsel.”
Illu: The Joint Commission on Mental
Illness and Health
B. You’ve Got a Friend
C. A friend leads you back to _________________________.
2 Corinthians 2:15, Luke 22:32 Pursue
11/23/2008 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Pursue __________________
This is the _____________, not avoiding sin. (Genesis 3.9)
You don’t wait until you “_________” Jesus.
If you are ___________ by Him, you won’t be
___________ by another. (2 Tim. 2.21)
We get tired and lazy. Judges 16.16
With such nagging she prodded him day after
day until he was _____________ to death.
Set a ____________________ pace.
Lies want to live ____________ the truth.
Focus on the ___________ negative, not
the _________________ yeses. Genesis 3.1
Focus on you. Genesis 3.4-5
Pursue ________________ Genesis 3.6 Healing of the Body
11/16/2008 I. Let’s Get _______________!
Healing doesn’t always happen the __________________.
A. It doesn’t always happen the way ________________.
B. God is not a _________________ __________________.
II. Let’s Get _________________! What does the Bible say?
A. God ________________ about our bodies.
B. Sickness is part of ___________________.
Philippians 2:27
C. The greatest healing is ___________________.
Hebrews 9:27 Revelation 21:4
D. But spiritual healing makes physical healing _____________________.
Psalm 103:2-3 James 5:15 Isaiah 53:4
III. Let’s Get ___________________! How do we access physical healing?
A. The responsibility of the ______________.
Luke 9:1, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 12:9
B. The responsibility of the _______________.
James 5:16, Matthew 9:29 Healing Emotional Wounds
11/9/2008 The path The obstacles
Forgiveness Unforgiveness
(Matthew 18.21-35)
Forgiveness is…
…not _______________________.
…not trusting.
…not dependant upon repentance.
(Lk 23.34)
…a decision, _________an emotion.
…____________________to live with the consequences of the sin.
…a matter of _______________to God.
Truth Lies
________________
Identity (Lk 8.47-48
_________________ Hide
(Luke 8.45-47)
To God
To others
Through the wound ________________ (Luke 8:48) the wound
Over Time Now Healing Spiritual Wounds
11/2/2008 What wounds do you see in your life?
Do you believe that God wants to heal them?
Luke 5.17-25
Which wounds are the priority for Jesus?
Why?
Jesus allows the paralytic to walk so that we
don’t doubt His authority to do what?
Luke 7.36-50
Simon has the ____________ response (39).
God does ______________ associate with sinners.
Jesus states the forgiveness ____________
(48, 50) not because it didn’t ____________
the first time, but to ______________ the lies and accusations (37, 39, 49)
What is our response to spiritual healing? (37-38, 44-47)?
Are you healed spiritually?
Satan can _____________ change this. His
only hope is to get you to believe
_____________, so that you live as though you weren’t forgiven.
So our battle is not for spiritual healing, but to live in the truth.
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