As the world grows darker, there is a mandate on the church to Arise and Shine. We must wake up to the fact that we are in a battle for the altar. This series will focus on the importance of contending for the altars of our hearts, homes, church, and community as we pray for revival and awakening in our time.View and download sermon notesFollow along with the New Song AppTaking the Next StepsInterested in church membership or want to learn more about New Song? Check out our Next Steps online membership course. Pastors Josh and Sarah will walk you through three sessions outlining:The vision, mission, and pursuits of New Song ChurchWhy church membership matters and what it means to be a member of New SongThe gift each believer is to the Body of Christ and how members can contribute to church life and beyondGet started todayJoin a GroupWe believe you can only grow so much on your own. God designed us to thrive in community.The mission of New Song Groups is to Follow Christ Together in Kingdom Community.Find a groupConnect with us Social MediaFacebookInstagramYouTubeLearn more on our website

Oct 16, 202353 min

Ep 409Joy Letter - The Lord Is At Hand

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Sep 10, 202349 min

Ep 408Landmark Assembly - And When They Had Prayed

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Sep 7, 202359 min

Ep 407Joy Letter - How To Live In Christ

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Sep 6, 202356 min

Ep 406Joy Letter - With a Little Help From My Friends

Philippians 1:12What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 18 And because of this I rejoice.Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.As the body is nourished by food, so the soul is nourished by people.John OrtbergYou Need FriendsWhen God saves us, He saves us into His family.Proverbs 18:1Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.Philippians 1:27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel Paul says, you gotta live this life side by side with other people.Friendships are central to living a life worthy of the gospel.Philippians 2:19I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24 And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon. 25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. 26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29 So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him, 30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.#1 God Uses Friendships To Help Us Experience and Extend His GraceGrace is the unmerited, undeserved, unearned kindness and favor of God.Philippians 2:5In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.The win for us in relationships, in friendships, is being an image of the grace of God to someone else.We are to image the unmerited, undeserved, unearned kindness and favor of God to the world.Philippians 2:20I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.Genuine - gnēsiōs = SincerelyTo regard their interests with a sincere tenderness and concern.Philippians 2:26For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.Timothy and Epaphroditus are living lives that image the life of Jesus well.Philippians 2:5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,To save us, Jesus served us.Matthew 23:11The greatest among you will be your servant.Philippians 2:25I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.Very often, when we’re in need and asking God for a gift to help us, the gift God sends is in the form of a friend.Philippians 2:28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.Philippians 2:29So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy,Are you receiving the grace gifts of the friends God has placed around you?"As a rough rule of thumb, if you belong to no groups but you decide to join one, you cut your risk of dying over the next year in half."You Need FriendsGod is still accepting friend requests; how about you? Galatians 6:7You reap what you sow.If you want to have great friends, be a great friend.#2 God Uses Friendships To Spread The GospelPhilippians 2:22But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.Philippians 2:25my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier,Gospel is = “The Kingdom is here now”The mission of the Gospel is to bring people into the Kingdom now.Friendships are central to living a life worthy of the gospel.Philippians 1:27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ… striving side by side for the faith of the gospelPhilippians 2:30He almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.``

Aug 28, 202352 min

Ep 405Joy Letter - How To Have A Humble Heart

Philippians 1:27Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel.Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel.Mark 1:14-15…Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."Acts 28:30-31He lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.Jesus' gospel is simply this: the kingdom of God has now, through Jesus, become available for ordinary human beings to live in. It's here. Now. You can live in it if you want to. God is present here and now. God is acting. You can revise your plans for living around this cosmic opportunity to daily experience God's favor and power.John Ortberg'Gospel' is the announcement that everything has changed in the coming of Jesus and it leads us to a new kind of living. It is a kingdom of God lifestyle with allegiance to a King as the ultimate restorer.N.T. WrightGod is becoming King, and he is doing it through Jesus! And therefore, phew! God's justice, God's peace, God's world is going to be renewed.N.T. WrightIn God’s kingdom, everything is exactly how God wants it to be.Genesis 1:27-28So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it…Through the cross, there is forgiveness of sin, restoration of God's image, and restoration of our heavenly vocation to fill and subdue the earth. The kingdom of God has become available to you through Jesus, so whatever happens, keep living your lives based on the reality of the greatest announcement of all time. Philippians 2:3-4Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interest of others.A life formed with the gospel in mind is a life dripping with humility. Humility: renouncing self-centered pursuits, actively regarding others in the best light possible, paying attention to the concerns and interests of others.To live a life in a manner worthy of the gospel, we need to be people whose hearts and minds are directed away from self and toward others in the practice of attentive, humble service.Philippians 2:5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:6-11Who, 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. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Blessed be his name, he stoops, and stoops, and stoops, and when he reaches our level and becomes man, he stoops, and stoops & stoops, lower and deeper yet.Spurgeon No one ever humbled himself more than Jesus. No one ever started so high, and no one ever descended so low. No one has ever given up as much as Jesus gave up.Philippians 2:5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.How to cultivate a humble heart:1 - Calculate One Another.Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.Count = To Calculate (+) Needs Of Others(-) Your Personal Interest= What Would Benefit Others2 - Concern Yourself With Small Things.Philippians 2:4Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.Ministry of the Small Things (The Little Way) = Unrecognized Conquests Over Selfishness.3 - Cooperate with God.Philippians 2:12-13…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.Sanctification is the lifelong process of pursuing holiness—the process of God's continuing work in his beloved. Sanctification is working out what God has worked in. Grace is opposed to EARNING. Grace is not opposed to EFFORT.Philippians 2:12-13…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.Philippians 2:14-15Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the

Aug 21, 20231h 0m

Ep 404Hope, On Nothing Else - Joy Letter

Everyone wants to be happy, but happiness is shifty. Joy, on the other hand- Joy grounded in a relationship with Christ? That kind of joy runs deep and strong and is unshaken by circumstances. It's a joy worth looking into! So, join us as we study Paul's joy letter and purpose to be a people who rejoice at all times.

Aug 15, 202349 min

Ep 403Joy Letter - Reconstructing Faith

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Ep 402By Faith - Jacob

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Ep 401By Faith - Rahab

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Ep 400By Faith - Joseph

Jul 18, 202347 min

Ep 399By Faith - Abel

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Ep 398By Faith - Moses' Parents

Jul 3, 202357 min

Ep 397By Faith - How Samson Walked

Jun 25, 202356 min

Ep 396By Faith - Noah

Jun 19, 202353 min

Ep 395By Faith - The Brilliance Of Faith

Jun 12, 202358 min

Ep 394What Lies Beneath - How To Abide In Christ

Endurance Trapped PicOcean Camp PicCareful Lest Ye DriftHebrews 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.The writer had the drifting of a boat in mind, and such drifting happens naturally without an anchor to something solid. If we are not securely set in the truth of the supremacy of Jesus, we will drift into danger with the currents of the world, the flesh, and the devil. - David GuzikA Rule of Life is an intentional, conscious plan to keep God at the center of everything we do. It provides guidelines to help us continually remember God as the source of our lives. It includes our unique combination of spiritual practices that provide structure and direction for us to intentionally pay attention and remember God in everything we do. - Pete ScazzeroA Rule of Life is a schedule and a set of practices to set up abiding as the central pursuit of your life. It’s a way to organize all of your life around the practices and presence of God. -John Mark ComerA framework that allows life to flourish - Justin Whitmel EarleyA Curriculum for Christlikeness - Dallas WillardThe early Christian calendar enabled the church to see time as a medium that belongs to God and unfolds according to his purposes. - Gerald SittserThe entire life of the early church community was oriented and organized around Jesus. Rule = TrellisA trellis is a tool that enables a grapevine to get off the ground and grow upward, becoming more fruitful and productive. Trellis PicJohn 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”Busy people are lazy people. - C.S. LewisMost of us have more than enough time to work with, even in busy seasons of life. We just have to reallocate our time to ‘seek first the kingdom of God,’ not the kingdom of entertainment. - John Mark ComerSpiritual Disciplines: Activities modeled by Jesus in scripture that, when undertaken, position you to be empowered by the Holy Spirit so you can do what Jesus would do if he were you; Christlikeness that you can’t walk in by willpower alone.Disciplines: PrayerSilenceSolitudeScriptureFastingSimplicitySabbathWorshipCelebrationFellowshipServiceSacrifice1 Rule of Life - Slide - MAIN2 Rule of Life - Slide - Presence3 Rule of Life - Slide - Discipleship4 Rule of Life - Slide - Kingdom Community5 Rule of Life - Slide - Sacrificial Mission

Jun 6, 20231h 2m

Ep 393What Lies Beneath - How To Love Others

Loving Others Well Matthew 22:34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” The goal of the christian life is to love well.John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”How you love matters!We have created a fragility in our life that requires uniformity. “The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.” — Ellen G. White“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”— Brennan ManningThe greatest apologetic against christianity are christians — Darren Rouanzoin1 John 4:20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.Philippians 2:5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!Jesus put some skin on!Incarnate - embodied in flesh; in human form.John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.John 1:14 The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.To love us well, Jesus entered into our world. The love of Jesus is incarnational.God knows we needed his skin, not simply the knowledge that he is everywhere. People today are desperate for "skin" — to be loved, for someone to incarnate with them. For this reason, people will pay $100 to $150 an hour to a therapist as someone to love them, to enter and to care about their world. Today, God still has physical skin and can be seen, touched, heard, and tasted. How? Through his body, the church, in whom he dwells. We are called, in the name of Jesus and by the indwelling Holy Spirit, to be skin for people all around us.— Pete ScazzeroRomans 5:6-8 Christ didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”Jesus was after true peace, not false peace.A peacemaker is someone who is willing to resolve both outer and inner turmoil in order to establish peace with others and within themselves. A peacekeeper desires to maintain peace by avoiding conflict. They typically give in to the tension or steer clear of disagreement to keep others happy. Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.The true peace of Jesus is in conflict with the lies and pretense of the kingdom of the world! There will be conflict1. Be the initiator.Romans 12:18 As much as possible, as far as it depends on you, live in peace with everyone.” Genesis 3:10 “I heard you in the garden; and I was afraid because I was naked, and so I hid.”Genesis 3:12 The man said,“The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”We get distant.We get defensive.We don’t confront others for the sake of confrontation; we confront others for the sake of restoration.2 Timothy 1:7 God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power and love and self discipline. 1 John 4:18 Perfect love casts out all fear.If your love is greater than your fear, you’ll do things others are afraid to do.2. Own Your Role In The ConflictMatthew 7:3 Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye? First, take the log out of your own eye. Then you’ll see clearly to take the splinter out of your friend’s eye.Am I being unrealistic?Am I being ungrateful in this relationship?Am I being insensitive?Am I being oversensitive?Am I being too de

May 31, 202356 min

Ep 392What Lies Beneath - Sabbath Rest, Pace For The Race

You’ll notice the art for this series is an iceberg… and we used that because SLIDE ICEBERG 01 because when you see an iceberg only 10% of the iceberg is visible above the surface at any time… SLIDE ICEBERG 02 And that 10 really represents the external activity of your life it's the decisions, and the behaviors that everybody can see.So on the surface… we look pretty good… But notice 90 percent of the iceberg is hidden under water SLIDE ICEBERG 03 and that represents what's really going on deep beneath the surface of our lives…Hebrews 12:1 Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. If the enemy cannot make you BAD, he’ll make you BUSY.” ― Corrie Ten BoomSin and busyness have the exact same effect “Being busy is a condition of our outer world (having many things to do). Being hurried is a problem of the soul. It’s being so preoccupied with myself and what myself has to do that I am no longer able to be fully present with God with myself, and with other people. I am unable to occupy the present moment. Busyness migrates to hurry when we let it squeeze God out of our lives. . . I cannot live in the kingdom of God with a hurried soul. I cannot rest in God with a hurried soul.” ― John Ortberg Hurry is hurting you and the people around you! “Hurry is violence on the soul.” ― John Mark ComerProverbs 19:2 A person in a hurry makes mistakes. Proverbs 21:5 Hurry and scurry puts you further behind. Jeremiah 2:25 Slow down. Take a deep breath. What’s the hurry? Why wear yourself out? Just what are you after anyway?Matthew 11:25-30 Are you tired? Are you worn out? Are you burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me. Watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."I am what I do.My purpose is my production.My “valuables” determines my value.01. REST WAS MODELED IN HOW GOD DESIGNEDGenesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 02. REST WAS MODELED IN WHAT GOD DESIGNED Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:8 So the evening and the morning were the second day. Genesis 1:13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.Genesis 1:19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Genesis 1:23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. Genesis 1:31 So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.03. REST WAS MODELED FOR WHO GOD DESIGNEDExodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. 04. REST WAS MODELED BY THE ONE WHO DESIGNEDGenesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.Research that attempts to quantify the relationship between hours worked and productivity found that employee output falls sharply after a 50-hour work-week, and falls off a cliff after 55 hours—so much so that someone who puts in 70 hours produces nothing more with those extra 15 hours. “If we do not allow for a rhythm of rest in our overly busy lives, illness becomes our Sabbath – our pneumonia, our cancer, our heart attack, our accidents create Sabbath for us." - Wayne MuellerGenesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it,Work & Work HardGenesis 2:15 the Lord took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to keep it." Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Don’t Work DumbIs there a rhythm of rest in your six days? Rest & Rest Well!2 STEPS TO A MEANINGFUL SABBATH Leviticus 23:3 “’There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly.1. Break For Rest2. Break For Sacred Assembly1. Break For RestSabbath is first and foremost a day when we cease all work — paid and unpaid. On the Sabbath we embrace our

May 22, 202359 min

Ep 391What Lies Beneath - Embracing Grief And Loss

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Ep 390What Lies Beneath - Through The Wall

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Ep 389What Lies Beneath - Family of Origin - Embracing God's Perfect Plan and Our Imperfect Family

May 1, 202355 min

Ep 388What Lies Beneath - Your Authentic Self In Christ

Are you living from your true self, or your false self? True or False…Sin = Hamartia - to miss the mark.The problem is the arrow Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.Sometimes death can look like a lot like lifeGenesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”Genesis 2:16 “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”Genesis 3:2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” Not knowing the Word of God for yourself can hurt you.Genesis 3:4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.Every sin we struggle with, is rooted in a lie we are believing.Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”Out of fear, out of shame, we hide and we cover. Guilt is about behavior, Shame is about identity. The real problem with the false self is that it kinda works.Ephesians 3:17 I pray that love may be the ground into which you sink your roots and on which you have your foundation.The love of God is key to you living from your true self.John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.Colossians 3:3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.The real you, the you you were created to be (your true self) is the you that is hidden with Christ in God.2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.Galatians 3:26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.You’re so hidden in Christ Jesus that according to scripture, everything that is true about Jesus is now true about you.Ephesians 4:22-24 Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Holy Spirit = advocate - one who provides comfort through reliable truthThe Holy Spirit wants to come alongside you and remind you of your true identity in Jesus. Ephesians 4:24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.Luke 4:1-13 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” “Who You Are Is Based What You Do” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 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. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”“Who You Are Is Based What You Have”… 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” 9 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, 10 for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ 11 and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” “Who You Are Is Based What Others Think Of You”12 And Jesus answered h

Apr 24, 202354 min

Ep 387What Lies Beneath - Maturing In Christ

Apr 16, 202357 min

Ep 386Don't Be A Grave Robber

John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” 3 Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple and were going to the tomb. 4 So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. John 20:5 And he stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.Isaiah 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.John 19:40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross,2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sinJohn 20:7 and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.The face represents our identity.The work is done!The presence of the linen cloths is fitting; as the High Priest in the order of Aaron would take off his garment once he had provided the blood for atonement in the Most Holy Place, so Jesus as our High Priest in the order of Melchizedek left His linen cloths behind after He had finished making atonement in the fulfillment of the Most Holy Place, the temple of His body. – Ethan R. LonghenryIsaiah 64:6 When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags.Ephesians 4:22 put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.Don’t be a grave robber

Apr 10, 202338 min

Ep 385Signs - The Story of Lazarus

01 Jesus Is The Death Killing Life Giver John 11 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”Astheneo - to be weak, feeble, to be without strength, powerless. “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.Lazarus Is Probably Already Dead.To Prove The Point11 He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”12 “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” 13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” 32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 02 Death Is An Enemy Of Jesus33 when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.Tears of sympathy may fill his eyes, but this is incidental. His soul is held by rage: and he advances to the tomb, as a champion who prepares for conflict. The raising of Lazarus thus becomes, not an isolated marvel, but a decisive instance and open symbol of Jesus’ conquest of death and hell. What John does for us in this particular statement is to uncover to us the heart of Jesus, as he wins for us our salvation. Not in cold unconcern, but in flaming wrath against the foe, Jesus smites in our behalf. – B.B. Warfield,02 Death Is An Enemy Of JesusJohn 10:10 - The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy.1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.So death is a tool of the devil and an enemy of God… and anything that steals, kills and destroys comes form the kingdom of darkness and not of God. Your personal circumstances are not evidence of how God feels about you.John 16:33 In the world you will have trouble; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”Your circumstances do not define God's love for you; the cross defines God's love for you.God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.' - Billy Graham02 Death Is An Enemy Of JesusAn enemy that Jesus was willing to suffer under to free you from.03 Jesus Want to Minister To Us In Our Pain“Suffering always prompts heart-wrenching questions” 35 Jesus wept Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.Contrite - crushed like dust. 40 “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”04 Jesus Does WOW and We Do The WorkIdentify itJohn 11:34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.Expose itJohn 11:39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Unbind HimJohn 11:41 So they took away the stone. 43 Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” James 5:16-18 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. 05 It’s Hard To Ignore A Dead Man Walking The raising of Lazarus from the dead was a sign but raised from the dead Lazarus walking around was a sign too! John 11:45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pha

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