Church of the Rock: Mark Hughes

<p>The first thing on our bucket list should be to know God.</p>

<p>Do we want Jesus to come as a Lion or a Lamb?</p>

<p>History is the story written by the Finger of God. - C.S. Lewis</p>

<p>The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw</p>

<p>What is difficult, difficult, lemon difficult for us is easy, peasy, lemon squeezy for God.</p>

<p>Life gives you lemons, but Jesus is the lemonator.</p>

<p>How do we find God's purposes in the lemons in our lives?</p>

<p>Desperation compels us to pray with fervent, focused faith - especially when we have no one else to turn to. - Anne Graham Lotz</p>

<p>Recreation is about a lot more than just play.</p>

<p>“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” - George Bernard Shaw</p>

<p>The family is a 3-ring circus and the first ring to master is relationship.</p>

<p>Pastor Mark teaches us how to use the F-bomb... Forgiveness.</p>

<p>The Inverted Law - Treating people exactly the opposite of how they treated you when they treated you badly.</p>

<p>The sermon on the mount is meant to change us from the inside out.</p>

<p>Blessed are the poor in spirit.</p>

<p>How do we break the bondage we find ourselves in?</p>

<p>There truly is a Christmas miracle on 34th street, it's found in Luke 1:34. </p>

<p>"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." - Paulo Coelho</p>

<p>"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable." - Seneca </p><p><br></p><p>The Winds of Doctrine are blowing all around but as disciples we want to endure sound doctrine so that in our spiritual lives we are not tossed to and fro but navigate straight towards Chris</p>

<p>Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind. We are useless. - Charles Spurgeon</p>

<p>...and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live? - Ezekiel 37:2b-3</p>

<p>We can discern the winds, let us also discern the times.</p>

<p>God has a principle around money; generosity.</p>

<p>We all have things that drag on us.</p>

<p>Baptism is a key to our walk with Christ.</p>

<p>It's good to be blessed. It's better to be a blessing.</p>

<p>Some people dream too big, but most of us dream too small.</p>

<p>How do we live out the dreams God has for our lives?</p>

<p>We are not just saved by God's grace, we are also called by His grace.</p>

<p>How do we live in liberty but avoid the ditches of legalism and licence?</p>

<p>Grace overcomes.</p>

<p>Grace may be the most important word in Scripture.</p>

<p>A ship is safe in the harbour, but that is not what a ship was built for. - John A. Shedd</p>

<p>Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost you your life. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer</p>

<p>The DiscipleSHIP cannot be sailed without a CREW.</p>

<p>The Word of God is the Anchor for those on the Discipleship journey!</p>

<p>Knowing our NAME, our Identity in Christ is crucial to our discipleSHIP journey.</p>

<p>Are we willing to let Jesus captain the SHIP of our lives?</p>

<p>How is God's wrath satisfied?</p>

<p>What does providence mean?</p>

<p>"When you speak of heaven, let your face light up. When you speak of hell, well then, your everyday face will do." - Charles Spurgeon</p>

<p>Where the hell do people go when they die?</p>

<p>Hip hip hooray! x 3</p>

<p>We were designed to live free.</p>

<p>Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love - Mother Theresa</p>

<p>Jesus clearly lays out the keys to relationships.</p>