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Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.Our citizenship is in heaven The Kingdom Of Heaven is anywhere that the rule of God is taking place.John 3:3 “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see The Kingdom Of Heaven.” or the kingdom of God…. The kingdom is made available at salvationJohn 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Citizenship - a publicly recognized legal status that authorizes someone to rights, & responsibilities.John 3:3 “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see The Kingdom Of Heaven.” The Gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a kingdom now Gospel.The gospel of the Kingdom isn't just about getting us to heaven someday, the gospel of Jesus Christ is about getting heaven in us and through us today.Mark 1:14-15 Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the Gospel of The Kingdom Of Heaven,and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and The Kingdom Of Heaven is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.Mark 1:14-15 MSG Times up, God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the message.If you see the kingdom as a someday kingdom you’ll forfeit what you could have today waiting for tomorrow. PIC Of Disney World Turnstile GatesYour perspective shapes your expectation.And your expectation shapes your experience.Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Luke 12:32 “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Matthew 10:7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.Matthew 11:12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.1 Peter 2:9 You are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Romans 5:17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.Genesis 1:26-28 Isaiah 59:15-17Romans 5:18-19 Matthew 28:18-20Luke 10:19Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.The Kingdom Of Heaven is anywhere that the rule of God is taking place.

LUKE 1:1-4 (NIV)Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.LUKE 1:1-4 (ESV)I HAD A FEELING GOD IS ALWAYS TALKING. WE JUST ARE NOT ALWAYS LISTENING.“it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you,”God speaks to us through many different avenues.“And if what you see is all you see, Then you do not see all there is to be seen” - Kirk FranklinBalaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road.Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff. Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.”The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”“No,” he said.Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.NUMBERS 22:21-31Sometimes the message God is giving us is loud and clear, but we don’t recognize God in the message.You know how the enemy will keep you from acting on that feeling that the Holy Spirit is giving you? By getting you to a place where you believe that the word God has given you doesn’t matter because others have already said it.God wants YOUR voiceGod wanted LUKE’S voice IF YOU DOWNPLAY THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VOICE, YOU DOWNPLAY THE VOICE OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE.It takes faith.“Luke was able to write the word because he was acquainted with the Word.”You cannot discern the voice of God in your life if you don’t know what He sounds like…So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.ROMANS 10:17 (NKJV)Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.ROMANS 12:2 (ESV)ARE YOU ACQUAINTED WITH THE WORD?

Jesus didn’t say, “Earn this” from the cross. He said, “It is finished.” The message of Jesus is a message of Grace. And so many people and Christians don’t really understand what Grace really is… and so they go through life aiming at the wrong targets and they feel shame and condemnation and live under a fear of failure?…They live performance-oriented, perfection-driven lives and they end up discouraged and depressed, because they feel like they can never measure up… no matter how hard they try, they just can’t seem to “earn this”…And so lets be clear this morning… You can’t earn this. God’s love, God approval, God’s favor… You can’t earn it…. But you can have it… By grace through faith.Grace= the unmerited, undeserved, unearned kindness and favor of God. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Isaiah 64:6Our best efforts apart from Jesus are worthless.Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Grace is when you get what you DON’T deserve.John 10:10 I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].Romans 3:24 All are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Galatians 4:4 When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.By Grace We Have Been AdoptedGalatians 4:4&5 God sent forth His Son… that we might receive the adoption as sons. By Grace We Have Been AdoptedGalatians 4:4&5-6 God sent forth His Son… that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. A slave has a master.A son has a father.You’re an HeirGalatians 4:7 You are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ,We have to understand and believe based on what Jesus has done, so we can walk in all that Jesus has won.You don’t have to earn it, but you do have to endorse it, you have to believe it and stand for it.Holy Spirit Galatians 4:4 When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons,God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son nto your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” NOTE TO SELF: I CAN’T EARN THIS

Words Are PowerfulProverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue.James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.3 we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Hebrews 11:3 the worlds were framed by the word of GodEphesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; The goal is not to get God to come into agreement with your words, the goal is to get your words to come into agreement with God’s Word.words shape worlds If your words are in conflict with God’s Word it always produces death.Your words determine your direction.PIC OF HORSE BIT PIC OF “the Symphony of the sea” picture of SHIP bridgepicture of SHIP joystick.James3:8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Exodus 4:10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” 11 So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? 12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”God wants to help you manage your mouth. Luke 12:11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, Do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke 21:15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!01. Submit your words, to God‘s word.02. Submit your words, to The Holy Spirits leading.The Word of God Is LifeProverbs 3:1 The words of God giveth life. Proverbs 4:22 For they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. John 6:63 The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life Matthew 12:34 “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”You can change the condition of your heart by changing the confession of your mouth. John 14:26 The Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, I have said unto you.Romans 12:18 As much as possible, as far as it depends on you, live in peace with everyone.”

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, “It is not goodthat man should be alone;Proverbs 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.Just you and God is not good, it’s not enough.Genesis 2:18 “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet comparable for him. help meet comparable for him = ezer kenegdo) = “a helper appropriate and worthy for corresponding in form and function with him.” Help made for Him.God has created relationships for your life that are “help made for you”Your destiny is tied to your community or lack there of.Significant people have significant relationships.Exodus 4:13 Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”Godly Relationships Promote HealingJames 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a believer can accomplish muchI John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.Genesis 2:18 “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet comparable for him.The word comparablemeans one who is a helping counterpart.a counterpart is a part that is a similar but opposes to bring balance. TEETER TOTTER PICThey Need To Be A Follower Jesus Christ.Amos 3:3 Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. Not Every Christian Needs To Be Your Bestie.Not everyone can handle all of you, so not everyone deserves all of you.There will be strong and unfriendly winds that will make a mess of our lives. On those blustery days, the kindness, prayers, and simple-but-profound ministry of the presence of dear friends will be the anchor to our unraveling, the rescue to our storm. ~Dr. Les Parrott1. Do They Make You Want To Be Better?Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so a good friend sharpens a friend.2. Are They Honest? Will they tell you the truth?Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.3. Can You Trust Them With Your Ugly? Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times4. Do They Point You To God? John 14:6 I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 5. Would They Be There?Proverbs 17:17 A brother is born for adversitySchedule Time For ThemGet Connected

Hebrews 6:19 3 phases of hopelessness1. We get discouragedJob 4:5 2. We get depressedProverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick3. We feel despairDespair = the complete loss or absence of hope.2 Corinthians 1:8 Jeremiah 29:11 Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchorfor the soul,firm and secure. “certain” hope. Hope (Elpizo) = A confident expectation based on something solid.Job 8:13 Those who forget God have no hope.Anchors Eliminate DriftAnchors Provide Stability In The Storms. ANCHOR 01 IMAGE ANCHOR 02 IMAGE ANCHOR 03 IMAGE The bigger the ship is, the bigger the anchor needs to be.The bigger the life, the bigger the hope.Hebrews 6:13 God cannot liePhilippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 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.2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mindIt’s going to take time.Hebrews 6:15 Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.The bigger, the promise, the longer the delay.Godly hope is patient understanding that it's not going to happen overnight.Hebrews 6:18 We… can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.We have to be active and hold on.Hebrews 6:19-20 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.forerunner = Prodromos. What does hanging on look like?… It looks like faith. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for… Faith is the substance of the things that we're hoping for. So hope is the anchor that's holding us secure, but faith jot Faith is the tangible expression of that hope Faith is trust that produces actions. Faith is the vehicle, Hope is the destination. What's on the other end of that drive?KEEP HOPE ALIVE.what's on the other end of that drive?” It could be that your marriage is restored. It could be that you have that career you've always dreamed of or that your children serve the Lord. It could be financial freedom, or freedom from an addiction.KEEP HOPE ALIVE.

Matthew 5:3-10Untouchable ARE the merciful.God’s mercy is His goodness, kindness, faithfulness, beauty, zeal, and favor directed at us—who don’t deserve any of it. Mercy is not only the absence of punishment we have earned, but the presence of the characteristics that personify God’s loving nature. Great + Rich + Unfailing + Plenteous + Abundant + Sure + Everlasting + Tender + Fresh + Higher Than The Sky + All Over The Earth. Mercy has nothing to do with worthiness.Every Christian we meet is a person in whom Jesus lives; every lost soul we meet is a person for whom Jesus died. BOTH are perfect candidates for God’s Mercy.Mercy is most empowering, liberating, and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving. The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion. - Bryan Stevenson, Just MercyUntouchable ARE the pure in heart.Pure Heart = Singleness of heart. An unmixed, undivided heart. Is what you are doing for Jesus taking priority over being with Jesus?How will my daily plans change to include intentional time to be with Jesus?You will see God in creation.You will see God in your circumstances.You will see God in His Word.Untouchable ARE the peacemakers.Peace means total well-being for the mind, heart, and body. It’s a creative force, and a peacemaker is a person who releases this creative force to change the world1. The source of peace is God.2. The enemy of peace is sin. James 4:1,4 3. The minister of peace is the Christian. Matthew 5:25 When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny.If you are out to win an argument, you will never agree with your adversary, but if you are out to win a brother, you will begin by declaring peace, not war.The quieting of the surface when the depths are still stormy is no lasting solution to the problem.4. The outcome of peace is godliness.Untouchable ARE those who are persecuted.We reignWe rejoiceMatthew 5:12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.We release loveMatthew 5:3-10 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

The Beatitudes describe the attitudes that ought to BE in the believer’s life.These Attitudes should BE in my life.Matthew 5:3-10Blessed - A joy which has its secret within itself, that joy which is serene and untouchable, and self-contained, that joy which is completely independent of all the chances and changes of life.Beatitude believers are untouchable.Untouchable ARE the poor in spirit Poor in spirit - Admitting spiritual bankruptcy and having a humble and honest attitude toward self. Romans 12:3 Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Untouchable ARE those who mourn > The someone that died is innocent Jesus. > The something that killed him is the multitude of my sins. > The mourning that takes place is over my sins. > The comfort that is administered is from risen Jesus. 2 Corinthians 7:10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.Worldly sorrow is sorrow focused on the consequence of sin. Godly sorry is sorrow focused on how you sinned against God.2 Corinthians 7:11 You’re more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you’ve come out of this with purity of heart. Nothing leads to defeat in the Christian life like a surface dealing with sin.Untouchable ARE the meekMeekness - Power under control.Meekness is not something we see in ourselves when we are wrong, but when we are RIGHT. Peter’s action was natural. What Jesus did was super natural. 2 Timothy 2:27 The Lord’s servant must NOT quarrel, but be gentle to ALL, good at teaching, slow to take offense, one who can REDUCE HIS OPPONENTS by the mildness of his manners. Untouchable ARE those who hunger and thirst for righteousnessRighteousness is not a luxury for us. It is a necessity.Righteousness - to be right with God, right with self, and right with others. Holiness and Wholeness that begin in your inner man.What is DRIVING you? Our most driving hunger should be to know God, please God, and enjoy God.> Our mind recognizes sin for what it is. > Our heart is repulsed by sin.> Our will refuses to sin. It is the appreciation of the excellent that motivates the believer to refuse the cheap and defiled. Psalm 84:11 No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 5:1 Your revelation of the forgiveness you have received from Jesus, fuels the fire for the forgiveness you can release through Jesus. If you focus on what He did.you can forgive what they didLuke 23:34 “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing, Matthew 18Matthew 18:21 Jesus’ call to forgiveness is not about keeping score but about losing count.Matthew 18, 23 ”Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Verse 25 he was not able to pay Matthew 18 Verse 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26 "The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. Verse 28 "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began tochoke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded. 29 "His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ’Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' 30 "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. Verse 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 "Then the master called the servant in. ’You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart." Unforgiveness Hurts YouHebrews 12:15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. #1. Choose to forgive#2. Choose to releaseRomans 12:19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.Forgiveness and the restoration of a relationship are two different things.Philippians 3:13 I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, #3. Repent For unforgivenss#4. Pray for the person who hurt youMatthew 5:43-44 "You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, #5. Repeat till it sticks

This weekend we hear from three up and coming young leaders in our church who are leading the next generation at New Song Church!

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." - Billy Graham“What Greatness looks like”.Matthew 20:20-28 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” Matthew 20:22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. So that means they're standing behind their mom. Matthew 20:22 “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” Matthew 20:25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. 26 Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. Jesus is inviting us to greatness!God is not trying to move you from greatness to servanthood. He wants to move you to greatness through servanthood.Servanthood is choosing to take the virtue of serving and using it as a strength to help you accomplish great things for the kingdom of God. “Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Anyone can be great, because anyone can serve” Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. Jesus is the greatest man who ever lived because Jesus was the greatest servant who ever lived? God is a servant.You look the most like God when you’re serving.1. Jesus served big needs2. Jesus served small needs3. Jesus served ugly needs4. Jesus served serversLuke 9:12 “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.”what’cha got?

RED LETTER SERIESSTEP UPMatthew 14:22 (NLT) Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It’s a ghost!"27 Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don’t be afraid," he said. "Take courage. I am here!"28 Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water."29 "Yes, come," Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted.31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. "You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.33 Then the disciples worshiped him. "You really are the Son of God!" they exclaimed.Ten red letter words1. “I am here”26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It’s a ghost!"27 Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don’t be afraid," he said. "Take courage. I am here!"Jesus does some of his best work in a storm.2. “Yes, Come.”28 Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water."29 "Yes, come," Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.1st level age 6-10...Bet Sephar...house of the book. Goal...Goal...memorize the Torah.1st 5 books of the Bible. 2nd level age 11-13. Bet Talmud...house of study. Goal...memorize Joshua to Malachi. 3rd levelBet Midrash...Trained by a Rabbi to be a Rabbi. Jewish proverb, “May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi.”3. “Why did you doubt me?”30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted.31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. "You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"Doubt means “2 in the head.”Acts 2:13 (NLT) But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, "They’re just drunk, that’s all!" 14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.

Matthew 13:34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,Matthew 13:10 parable - to throw or to cast alongside.Parables are earthly analogies that explain heavenly realities.By using parables Jesus was able to reveal truth and hide truth.Matthew 13:12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Matthew 13:24 The Parable of the Tares ExplainedMatthew 13:36 #1 God Owns The FieldMatthew 13:37 “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, Matthew 13:24 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.ownership determines control#2 People Are SeedsMatthew 13:38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. When God sees a problem, He sows a person.When the enemy (Satan) sees a problem, He sows a person.Ephesians 6:12 We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.Our battle is not against a flesh and blood enemy, it’s against a spiritual enemy that influences flesh and blood.John 10:10a The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; John 10:10b I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.Matthew 13:28 The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”#3 God Does Not Plant WeedsMatthew 13:27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ Matthew 13:28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’Evil and bad things are the outgrowth of the wicked one and His influence. 1 Peter 5:8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.Stay alert = have a healthy and realistic view of ourselves and of the world we live in. Act Like Wheat 1. Wheat Is Planted 2. Wheat Is Individual 3. Wheat is moved By Wind - Wind = Word4. Wheat Moves In Unity Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

The Road To Spiritual Maturity. Isaiah 9:6 Luke 4:18 Psalm 103:2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits A relationship solely based on benefits is fragileHebrews 4:15 How do you see God?Matthew 18:2-3 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”1 Corinthians 3:1 I’m completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You’re acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I’ll nurse you since you don’t seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.Childlike - (of an adult) having good qualities associated with a child.Childish - Silly and immatureChildlike faith says: “I’m dependent”Childish faith says: “I’m self sufficient”God Is Most Glorified In Us When We Are Most Dependent On Him.James 4:2 you do not have because you do not ask.Jeremiah 17:5-10 “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited. ”Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. Childlike faith says: “My father Has Enough”Childish faith says: “There’s Not Enough To Go Around”mine mentalityGod is a giverLuke 12:32 Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.John 10:10 My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. Childish faith says: “Hide The Hurt”Childlike faith says: “My Father Heals” I have a father God who cares and heals.Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Childish faith: “Questions The Route”Childlike faith says: “Father Knows Best” Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.Isaiah 49:23 Truly, those who hope and trust in the Lord will not be disappointed. Galatians 3:26 For you are allchildrenof God through faith in Christ Jesus. Father - Abba = daddy.

1 Timothy 2:6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. 76% of people who have been in prison will return to prison within five years.mindsetsThe battle for freedom is fought in your head. My thoughts control my lifeProverbs 4:23 Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. Romans 8:6#1. Guard Your MindHebrews 4:12-13 Isaiah 59:19 When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.floodingIsaiah 59:19 When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.remembrance = to cause to remember, to recall to mind. #2. Free Your Mind“Free your mind and the rest will follow” - En Vogue, 1992Proverbs 4:23 your life is shaped by your thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10 3 A stronghold is a train of thought. We take captive captive means - taking by force. obedience means - to listen under God’s Word has the final say on our thoughts.James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. #3. Feed Your MindJohn 17:17 Thy word is truth.Word = LOGOS - “the moral precepts given by God, the sayings of God”Matthew 4:4 “People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every Word of God.” Psalm 1:1-3 #4. Keep In MindStep 1. Confess what you believe, not what you feel.Step 2. Celebrate the processStep 3. Make Room Deuteronomy 6:6-9 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Step 4. Expect miracles Step 5. Don’t Quit Philippians 3:13-14 One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,14 I press on James 3:2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes.

Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”PRODUCTION TEAM PICWHY GOING TO CHURCH MATTERSEphesians 5:25 Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.My purpose is tied to the local church.The church is not a place I go to, and it's not an event I attend. It is a spiritual family that I belong to. Acts 2:41-24, 46A church is a group of baptized believers who are joined together in a commitment to help each others fulfill God's purpose for their lives. #1. God’s PresencePsalm 139:7–10 1 Corinthians 3:16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? John 14:21He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. “Manifest” - to exhibit to view, to come to view, appear, to make known Exodus 25:8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:22And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”God shows up where He’s invited.“There will be no manifestation of the presence of Christ without acute desire. God waits to be wanted. Sadly, He often must wait so very long”. - A.W. TozerExodus 33:15 “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us?#2. God’s PowerMatthew 18:19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”Deuteronomy 32:30 How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand a flight. Psalm 92:13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. flourishto blossom to the point of fruit.In God’s presence you experience the power of God’s STRENGTH2 Chronicles 16:9 In God’s presence you experience the power of God’s JOYPsalms 16:11In God’s presence you experience the power of God’s RESTExodus 33:14 In God’s presence you experience the power of God’s WISDOMPsalms 31:19-20 In God’s presence you experience the power of God’s HELPPsalm 40 #3. God’s People1 Corinthians 14:26 Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. I have a picture of s flock of sheep hereMove to the middle! Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

NewSongPeople.com/MothersDay (For Mom’s Day gift print)2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of __________ and of __________ and of a __________ __________.Don’t be so focused on what God has not given you (fear) that you look past the gifts He has given you (power, love and a sound mind).SERMON TITLE : OUT GIFTEDThe Gift of __________God gives me power to do what He has called me to do! By power [Paul] means __________ and __________, not declining duty because of danger threatening us in the performance, but __________ us to encounter the greatest dangers and difficulties. You can stand me up at the gates of hell but I wont back downkind of power has been given to you to fulfill the purpose God has for your life!We decline duties attached to our purpose out of fear of __________. Fear says WHAT IF. Power, Courage & Fortitude says __________ __________. 2. The Gift of __________.The spirit of God’s love transcends any love we can muster up out of our own natural tendencies.Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.__________ your children’s sin is NOT love!When our kids mess up we can’t make their mistakes __________ than the cross. I have crossed the horizon to find youI know your nameThey have stolen the heart from inside youBut this does not define youThis is not who you areYou know who you are-MoanaDiscipline is always more __________, more __________, and __________ lasting when the spirit of love is present. Sound Mind = self-control, self-discipline, sound judgment, good judgment, soberness of mind, wise discretion, a sensible mind, a calm, well-balanced mind. 1 Samuel 25:2-3 There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time. This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.1 Samuel 25:17 You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He (David) is so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”1 Samuel 25:32-33 David replied to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today! Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.

God wants to lead you to a better place than where you are today.John 16:33 In this world, you will have troubleTrouble - A situation so difficult that it causes one to feel stressed, squeezed, pressured, crushed.John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble But take heart! I have overcome the world.Overcome - A victory rooted in the past that continuously effects the present and the future.Worship in advance to advance. Acts 16:22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn't escape. 24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.Acts 16:25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, They are worshipping and the other prisoners were listening.Acts 16:26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!1. Church isn't Enough2. Worship Proactively Not Just Reactively3. Practice Horizontal and Vertical Worship4. Push Yourself5. Expect To Hear From GodJeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.Call - proclaim, declare out loud, recite, invite renown...

Poverty is a curse - Rich people can be under the spirit of poverty. Isaiah 53:5 But 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.Luke 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 19 So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 20 you know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'" 21 And he said, "All these things I have kept from my youth." 22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." 23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." 26 And those who heard it sad, "Who then can be saved?" 27 But He said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." 28 Then Peter said, "See, we have left all and followed You." 29 So He said to them, " Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life."1. God Wants You To Be Blessed.Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and try me now in this, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.2. Surrendered or Enslaved1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their godliness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.3. Live to GiveHe is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

God wants to lead you to a better place than where you are today. Jeremiah 29:11 I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you to give you a future and a hope.1 Corinthians 2:9 Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.Love = actively doing what the Lord prefersGod wants to lead you to a better place than where you are today. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him.Acknowledge = follow hard after GodAnd He shall direct your paths.Deuteronomy 30:19 I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.Destruction = a complete loss of anything and everything that is desirable; forever.The shortcut is a sabotage. 1. An Appetite ShortcutMatthew 4:2-3 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry, during that time the devil came and said to him if you are the son of God tell these stones to become loaves of bread. "It will prove you are the Son of God," he said.Does the truth of God's Word bow to your appetites or do your appetites bow to the truth of God's Word? Matthew 4:4 But Jesus told him, "No! For the Scriptures tell us that bread won't feed men's souls: obedience to every word of God is what we need."2. An Approval ShortcutMatthew 4:5 Then Satan took him to Jerusalem to the roof of the Temple. 6 "Jump off," he said, "and prove you are the Son of God; for the Scriptures declare, 'God will send His angels to keep you from harm,'... they will prevent you from smashing on the rocks below." 7 Jesus retorted, "It also says not to put the Lord your God to a foolish test!"Jesus knew He already had the approval of the one that really mattered. Because Jesus understood that He already had God's approval, He didn't chase after the approval of man. Where you look for approval is where you give your allegiance. 3. A Timing ShortcutMatthew 4:8 Next Satan took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory. 9 "I'll give it all to you," he said, "if you will only kneel and worship me." 10 "Get out of here Satan," Jesus told him. "The Scriptures say, 'Worship only the Lord God. Obey .only him.'"God's will outside of His timing is no longer His will. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path.Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Romans 5:8 God demonstrates his own love to us in this, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God’s love for you is an unstoppable love.1,500 foot TV tower VIDEO01. Because of Easter; Life Giving Relationship Replaces Lifeless Rituals Mark 16:1 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. They were going to to the tomb to perform a ritual, but God wanted them to experience a miracle. Life Giving Relationship Replaces Lifeless Rituals Jesus didn’t die on the cross so you could have religion, He died on the cross so you could have a relationship with Him! 02. Because of Easter; Impossible Obstacles Can Be Rolled Away Mark 16:3 “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”Mark 16:4 But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.“From Here, to There” SERIES SLIDE03. Because of Easter; Even You Are IncludedMark 16:5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter. Ephesians 2:9 it’s not by works, so that no one can boast. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, let’s settle this, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet,I will make them as white as snow.Settle = an argument in a court of law determining what is right. Bad News: We have all sinnedRomans 3:23 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.Bad News: The penalty for sin is death.Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is deathGood News: Jesus Died For You.Romans 5:8 God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us”Good News: You Can Be Saved Through Faith In Jesus.Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace [undeserved favor] you have been saved [delivered from sin’s penalty] through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, so that no one can boast.Romans 10:9 if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Surrender

Mark 8:1-3 Mark 8:4 Mark 8:5 Mark 8:6-9 Mark 8:14-21 1.Are your ______ too hard? Luke 8:8,15 Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.2. Can’t you ______? 3. Can’t you ______? What are you holding onto, thinking it’s not enough for God to do anything with?4. Don’t You ______? 5. Don’t You ______ Yet? Psalm 32:1-2 What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven! What joys when sins are covered over! What relief for those who have confessed their sins and God has cleared their record.

Isaiah 60:1 1. Giving Hope.2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he willdeliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us He has, He will, & He will continue to deliver us.Romans 8:28 “A conqueror defeats his enemy, but a more than conqueror defeats his enemy AND then turns around and makes the enemy SERVE HIS PURPOSE” through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2. Provide Support.3. Stay ClosePractice “physical distancing” but stay “socially connected” Hebrews 10:24-25 Give Hope, Provide Support and Stay CloseI believe if we focus on this, we will truly Be Ministers At This Opportune Time That Make An Eternal Difference.The most often mentioned command of Jesus in the Gospels is “fear not.” Healthy fears enable me to create boundaries that I can control that protect me from dangerous things.Unhealthy fears create prisons that control me and cause me to feel like dangerous things are inevitable.Numbers 13:27-33 27 Fear puts problems between us and God but faith puts God between us and our problems.1. Fear Makes You Crazy2 Thessalonians 3:3The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.2. Fear Makes You Feel SmallUnmanaged fear in your life will always make you feel small. 3. Fear Is ContagiousNumbers 13:32 So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. 33 We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”Numbers 14:7 “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. 8 If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.”#1 Stop Feeding Your Fears. 2. Start Feeding Your Faith. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Serving isn’t an action, it’s a postureGod Over Others, Others Over SelfGalatians 1:10 “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Others Over SelfPhilippians 2:3 “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”Philippians 2:3 AMP “3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.1. Serving Shows JesusMatthew 5:16“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” 2. Serving Changes You3. Serving Makes You GreatMatthew 20:25 “25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”Greatness isn’t determined by the amount of people that serve you but by the amount of people that you serve. 2nd Mile, 2nd NatureMatthew 5:41-42 “41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.”What’s something I can take off of someone else’s to do list?How can I make my leaders job easier?What can you do?1 John 3:18“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”1 John 3:18 AMP “Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].

God can’t bless who you pretend to be. - 44% of Americans feel more stressed than they did 5 years ago- 60% of all disease and illness is caused by anxiety and stress.- Suicide has now passed car crashes as the number one injury death in America.- Around 19% of the population suffers from an anxiety disorder.What’s healthier, your image or you?1 Samuel 16:7 “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”Proverbs 11:20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. blameless = whole1 Peter 2:1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.hypocrisy = hupokrites = the acting of a stage playerTransparency means - according to Websters:– Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can beseen through.– So fine a texture or open in mesh as not to conceal what lies beyond.– Easily detected, perfectly evident, guileless, free from pretense. Transparency means - according to New Song:– Having the ability to have Jesus shine through your life, because nohidden issues obstruct His inner light.– Concealing no secret inner sin or problem area so as to appear spiritual,but allowing the Real you to be seen.– Free from all pretense and quick to admit error.1. Be Real With Yourself2 Corinthians 12:5 I will boast only about my weaknesses. 2 Corinthians 12:9 God said to me, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 For say this with me when I am weak, then I am strong.My power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in your weakness.” Where your strength runs out, God’s strength kicks in. 2. Be Real With God1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Mark 10:51 What do you want me to do for you?3. Be Real With Others2 Corinthians 12:9 I will boast only about my weaknesses. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. Paul shared His life with these people.2 Corinthians 7:5-7When we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. Matthew 5:14 Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.God can’t bless who you pretend to be.

Healthy Things Reproduce.01. REST WAS MODELED IN HOW GOD DESIGNEDGenesis 2:2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 02. REST WAS MODELED IN WHAT GOD DESIGNEDGenesis 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. Psalm 23:1-2 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;04. REST WAS MODELED BY THE ONE WHO DESIGNEDAlice in Wonderland PIC “The hurrier I go the behinder I get” 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. Wayne Mueller “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." The sabbath is blessed. Genesis 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, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.You were made to work. Exodus 26: 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Genesis 2:15 "the Lord took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to keep it." You're made to rest. Take A Break FromWorkIt takes hard work to work hard, and it takes hard work to rest well.Hebrews 4:11Let us therefore make every effort to enter rest.Mark 2:27.The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.Matthew 11, "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."

God’s sovereign plan involves OUR __________. We facilitate change with our __________Genesis 17:2 I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.Genesis 17:4-5 This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.Genesis 17:15-16 Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.”Abram = father of many Abraham = father of many __________Sarai = my lady or my princessSarah = THE princess of a __________ Genesis 17:17 Lol. lol. lol. Romans 4:17-18 Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do.What is NOT in your life right now that God has promised you? 2. We facilitate change through __________ James 5:17-18 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours [with the same physical, mental, and spiritual limitations and shortcomings], and he prayed intensely for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its crops [as usual].Intense prayer is not __________, cold or lifeless Intense prayer is sincere, hearty, __________If you’re not praying about it, you’re chancing it You have a prayer down inside that can make a difference How to set up screen time on your iPhone https://www.imore.com/how-set-screen-time-your-child

1. You’re in a war Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.2. You have an enemyEphesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. People are not your real problemThe real enemy is the devil and his demons. “The problem is most people overestimate or underestimate spiritual warfare. Funny how the devil likes when we over believe or under believe just don't bible believe” - C.S. Lewis 3. The War Is Multidimensional Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see what we see in the physical did not come from anything that can be seen.1 Corinthians 2:14-15 The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.You limit God’s ability to work in your life if you limit your understand to just the natural worldIf you want to effect what’s going on in this world, you have to effect it in the spiritual world.4. The Enemy Fights With Deceptiondevil = liar, slanderer schemes = methods. The devil has methods by which He lies.The devil can’t match you strength to strengthThe devil has no power in your life unless you give it to him. The devil operates by deception to get consent and cooperation.1 John 3:8 For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.#5 Power UpEphesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.#6 Dress For Success Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, The key to the armor of God working is, YOU putting it on.#7 Stand On Your SeatStand on what got you seated with Christ. You can win the war you’re in, because Jesus won the war you’re in.

WHO is sex for? Male & Female Matthew 19:4-6WHEN is sex for: After MarriageHebrews 13:4 Marriage is to be held in honor among all and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor.Hebrews 10:22 “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body. WHY did God create sex?: 1 Oneness: 2 Multiplication: 3 Pleasure:God’s plan for sex is that married heterosexual couples would be joined together through the act of sex, committing their lives to one another in the same way that Christ committed His life to the church, and in the process they would bare and raise a new generation of Christ followers all while fulfilling the sexual needs of one another in the most satisfying kind of way!What Chick-Fil-A Taught us about sex:1. They value our pleasure.1 Corinthians 7:2-6 The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to “stand up for your rights.” Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out.2. They Value Feedback.3. They Are Always a Good Decision4. They aren’t afraid to spice things up5. They Keep It Clean. “Watching porn with your spouse is a sin, a revolting sin. Revolting because it blasphemes christ as if he needed sin to help him love his bride, because it celebrates the sickness and sin of the pornography industry, and because it insults the preciousness of a wife’s heart and body by the one above ALL others who should cherish and nourish her soul” - John Piper6. They are closed on SundaysMarried couples who have a consistent sex life experience more happiness together. They deal with less stress, are in a better mood with fewer mood swings, sleep better, have a higher self-image, have a stronger immune system, experience less emotional pain and have less physical pain in their bodies. Homework:1. Married Couples, pick up some Chick-fil-a and have a feedback session with your spouse. Talk about what’s working and what’s not and come up with a plan for how you can have better sex more often! 2. Married Couples, if physically able, have sex at least 3 times this week!3. Parents, ask your kids if they have any questions about anything they have heard at school that was confusing to them. Let them know they can always come to you if they have any questions about anything!4. Singles, if you have sexual immorality in your past or present set aside time to repent, ask God to forgive you, and to help you walk in His will for your life.

“No Matter What”this weekend.Expectation Vs Reality Expectation Vs Reality PICSBiblical Expectations : Scripture speaks to these expectationsUnrealistic Expectations : Not mentioned in scriptureThe Top 4 needs of a man are honor, sex, friendship, and help.The Top 4 of a woman are security, affection, communication, and leadership. VALIDATE: Demonstrate or support the truth or value of.1. Wives are expected to honor their husbands.Ephesians 5:24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house].Subjection = under assignment or sub-ordained. 2. Husbands are expected to honor their wives.1 Peter 3:7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives.3. Husbands are expected to give up their life for their wives. Ephesians 5:25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her.4. Husbands & Wives are expected to meet each others sexual needs in a pure marriage bed. 5. Wives are expected to provide friendship for their husbands.6. Husbands are expected to grow up. Genesis 2:24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.7. Wives are expected to help their husbands.8. Husbands are expected to treat their wives with consideration and see her as precious. 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respectProverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS 1. I can expect my spouse to make me happy.2. I can expect marriage to be easy.SeasonsOpposition3. I can expect my spouse to be my god.Every human has three basic soul needs. AcceptanceIdentity/PurposeSecurityYour spouse can’t be expected to do what only God can do!Ephesians 1:3 Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon ME as a love gift from MY wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees ME wrapped into Christ. This is why I celebrate him with all MY heartEphesians 1:6-12

Love you, mean it. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her.HusbandsLoveYourWives.PLAY _ LOVE TAKES ACTION VIDEO· It is a love that loves without changing.· It is a self-giving love that gives without demanding or expecting re-payment.· It is love so great that it can be given to the unlovable or unappealing.· It is love that loves even when it is rejected.“He never loved her for what she has, but what she is; nay, I must go further than that, and say that he loved her, not so much for what she is, but what he makes her as the object of his love. He loves her not for what comes to him from her, or with her, but for what he is able to bestow upon her. His is the strongest love that ever was.” (Spurgeon)Ephesians 5:33 and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.Love is patient and not irritable.patience = to be long-tempered not short-tempered. Invite The Holy Spirit In Remember PatienceLove is kind. Love does not demand its own way and is not rude.If love is kind, then LOVE adapts.Love is not jealousHealthy Jealousy is when your spouse is Jealous for you. Unhealthy Jealousy is when your spouse is Jealous of you. Choose ThankfulnessLove keeps no record of wrongs.Love is not boastful or prideful.NACHO LIBRE MEMELove never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.HOMEWORK:Memorize 1 Corinthians 13:4-7Ask the Holy Spirit if you are keeping record of any wrongs.If you are married, have a conversation about things that cause you to be jealous FOR one another. If you are unmarried, ask God to show you things that cause him to jealous FOR you. Each morning ask the Holy Spirit to help you keep your Agape love throughout the day.

Acts 14:8-9 … He was sitting and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. BREAK UP LETTERS 1, 2 & 345-50% of first marriages end in divorce, and that percentage only rises with each re-marriage.But a statistic that is rising every year is the number of single adults. Singles now outnumber married adults.More than half of women 18 & older are single - 54%In 2018, there were 35.7 million single-person households, making up 28 percent of all households. In 1960, single-person households represented only 13 percent of all households.29.8 is the average age for a first marriage for men and 27.8 for women as of 2018. This has increased every year for the past 25 years with a major increase since 2007.The number of unmarried adults is up 30% since 1978. WEDDING PICWhen Christ is at the center of your marriage, you can defy the odds. Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.One flesh = One mortal life fully shared. Two selfish me’s living and processing like one unified us. Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.Joined = glued.3 main purposes of marriage:1. Mirror. Ephesians 5:32-33 As the scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an ILLUSTRATION of the way Christ and the church are one.Human marriages are meant to be mini stages on which Christ’s love for his Church is to be displayed for the world to see. 2. Multiply. 3. Meet. Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” A helper meet is suitable, adapted, completing. Is this person someone I can run on mission with? Is our marriage making a difference in this world? Malachi 2:14 The Lord was witness [to the covenant made at your marriage] between you and the wife of your youth… She is your companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your marriage vows].Marriage is a covenant not a contract. 04. OPTIONS LETTER PICSexual immorality is valid grounds (Matthew 19:1-9), and desertion by an unbelieving spouse (1 Corinthians 7:10-16). Malachi 2:16For I hate divorce, says the Lord, HOMEWORK:What is God’s unique plan for our marriage in this season? - MAY REQUIRE PRAYERFind your wedding vows or google standard wedding vows and read them out loud to one another. How can I better maximize my time serving God before I am married?If you desire to marry, pray for your future spouse.Connect with another unmarried friend and study 1 Corinthians 7 together.

Suddenly - The Promise Of SuddenlyThe promise of suddenly.And here it is… I’m just gonna lay it out, so you know where I’m going… The promise of suddenly is… Jesus promises He will return suddenly.1. Jesus is coming again. Matthew 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.“I am coming soon” greek = tachy = By surprise, suddenly.Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.”And then in:Revelation 22:20 “Yes, I am coming soon.” Jesus is coming again and when He returns it will be suddenly. 2. Live ReadyWe need to live ready.Mark 13:32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. 34 It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”Matthew 24:42 “Keep watch”Matthew 24:44 “Be ready”Mark 13:33 “Take heed, watch and pray” Take heed = to look at, gaze at, understand1. Do Jesus BusinessDo business until I return Luke 19:13 Acts 1:10-11They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”1. BE A WITNESS2. BE A SERVANT3. BE A GIVER4. BE A LOVER2. Stay AlertMark 13:35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming— in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”Ephesians 5:14"Wake up, "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” “Because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but,” “Understand what the Lord's will is.” 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.Matthew 25:11 ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’Matthew 25:12-13 But he answered, truly, I say to you, I do not know you. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day or the hour.

Suddenly Week 03 - The Problem With SuddenlyThe God of the Bible is a God of “suddenly’s.” “No Matter What” A delay doesn’t mean denial.Hebrews 12:12 Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on JesusGod is not an on demand God. Hebrews 6:12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 10:35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:1. Find It2. Feed On It 3. Act Based On It4. Fulfill All The Necessary ConditionsGod is not a respecter of persons but He is a respecter of conditions. #1 Worship Psalm 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth 1. God is worthy2. Your worship helps keep your faith engaged 3. It will keep the spirit of heaviness from crushing us Isaiah 61:3 The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;#2. Ask For WisdomJames 1:4 Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.Liberally = freely and generously. 1 Kings 3:10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.#3. Incline Your Ear Proverbs 2 1-6 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, 2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Proverbs 4:20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,And apply your heart to my knowledge;#4 Take Your StandEphesians 6:13-14 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14 Stand therefore, W A I T#1 Worship #2. Ask For Wisdom#3. Incline Your Ear#4 Take Your Stand

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.] His peace was a heart untroubled and unfearful in spite of all the suffering and conflict ahead of him.As oxymoronic as it sounds that we have to FIGHT for PEACE. Ephesians 6:12 We’re not waging war against enemies of flesh and blood alone. No, this fight is against tyrants, against authorities, against supernatural powers and demon princes that slither in the darkness of this world, and against wicked spiritual armies that lurk about in heavenly places.Acts 16:16-18 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.” This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.Acts 16:18 This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.What are you allowing to follow you around day after day and is it something you want to be associated with as a believer? “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.”Luke 10:17-19 “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!” “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. (FOOTBALL REFEREE PICTURE)Our authority does not come from a formulated phrase. Acts 19:13-16 A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this. But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.If you want to use your God-given authority, you must be under God's feet.He is not asking for our opinions, He is asking for our obedience. You is kindYou is smartYou is importantBut you is not God1 Samuel 15:23 “For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling), And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you as king.”Because you said NO to God’s command, he says NO to your kingship. Rebellion causes God to say no to your kingship.

New stuff represents possibilities, potential, and promise.“Studio Hinrich’s Typography Calendar”SHOW SLIDES OF CALENDAR MONTHSNew Song Church is about Helping People Know God. Matthew 6:33 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”.newsongpeople.com/21days Suddenly “done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly”. The God of the Bible is a God of “suddenly’s.” In Acts 2:2-3 The Holy Spirit rushes on the disciples “Suddenly”In Acts 9:3-4 the Lord appears to Saul “Suddenly”In Acts 12:7, & Acts 16:26 the Lord appears and delivers His people “Suddenly”The God of the suddenly is the God of today.Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not;The best way to respond to suddenly’s is to be prepared in posture.The posture to receive the suddenly is the posture of faith and obedience.Hebrews 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it's impossible to please GodJames 2:26 Faith without works is deadObedience is the evidence of our faith. John 20:19 That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. John 20:19b Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. John 20:20 As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord.