Messages

A message from the series “Luke.” Gotta Love ’em

Luke 6:27-36

Main Point:
If we’re going to follow Jesus then we have to love everyone, even our enemies!

Matthew 5:43

Love = _to be committed to the other person’s good

*This can only be done through the supernatural strength of the Holy Spirit!

Why must we Love? Because God has been kind & merciful to us! verses 35-36

Ephesians 2:1-5

Why must we Love? Verse 31 ‘Do to others as you would have them do to you.’ (the Golden Rule)

How are we to apply this? Don’t return evil for evil; do good to those who mistreat you; Give to those who ask you; If someone takes from you, do not demand it back! – then we will be acting as sons & daughters of the Most High God.

Matthew 5:44-45

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” RELEASE-What am I gripping tightly?
MISSION-What am I passionate about?
INVEST-What am I investing in?
TRUST-Where do I place my trust?
WORSHIP-Who am I devoted to?

A message from the series “Ruth.”

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Does God Punish Us?
Hebrews 12:4-13

Main Point:
We must embrace the Father’s discipline so that we may run this race with perseverance and be made more like Jesus!

Father’s discipline = God’s loving correction/punishment
to help us turn away from sin, and persevere through hardships.(v.6)

1. Though it is not pleasant, we are not to despise or reject His discipline because He is treating us as His children.
v. 5-6

V.5 – ‘Make light’ = Despise or regard lightly; care little for.

*Human parents discipline their children for their good – why would we expect any less of our Heavenly Father?

2. We are to endure hardship in our lives as discipline – receiving it as training for righteousness and holiness. v. 7-11

James 1:2-4

3. The result is to make us strong, able to persevere, and able to share in His holiness.
v. 12-13

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Are You in the Race?

Hebrews 12:1-3

Main Point:
Our life in Christ is a we must run with perseverance, so that we do not grow weary and lose heart.

Perseverance = in our struggle against sin, and hardships in order to run this race.

1. We must identify and throw off those things that ______
us and the sin that so easily entangles. v. 1

What sin is ‘entangling’ you?!

Luke 8:14 ‘…choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.’

What is it that is hindering you from running the race?

2. We must our eyes on Jesus and consider what He
endured for us so that we will not grow weary and lose
heart. v. 2-3

Fix = on Jesus and away from other things

*We must run hard after Jesus!!

II Corinthians 3:17-18

A message from the series “Ruth.”

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Put It to Death!
Colossians 3:1-10

Main Point:
We must set our hearts and minds on Christ’s priorities, and put to death the evil desires that come from our sinful nature.

1. Have you been raised to new life in Christ?! (verse 1)

Verse 3 ‘You died and your life is now hidden with Christ…’ ‘…we will appear with Him in Glory!’

II Corinthians 5:17

2. We are to set our heart (affections) and our mind (will) on the priorities of His kingdom. (verse 2)

‘Set your mind’ = exercise the mind, to interest oneself

verse 10 ‘put on the new self which is being renewed…’

3. We must put to death all evil, worldly desires which belong to our old sinful nature. (verse 5)

‘Put to death’ = to make dead, let it die, to deprive of power, destroy the strength of

Galatians 5:16-18 Live by the Spirit

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Devotions or Devoted?
II Corinthians 11:1-4

Main Point: We must guard ourselves to have sincere and pure devotion to Christ – like a bride promised to a one husband!

NLT – “But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.”

Matthew 7:21-23

We will ‘do’ want we want, out of who we are – Our ‘doing’ has to flow out of ‘being’ – who we are in Christ!

We need to recalibrate, re-alignment…

*The problem is we are not developing a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and we don’t know who we are in Him. We spend little or no time is His Word to understand who He is, and allow him to speak to us – if He does we do not take time to consider it – meditate on it, truly understand it and let it begin to define who I am.

It’s hard enough with the normal responsibilities of life (work, responsibilities, chores, etc.) but Satan, the great deceiver, has devised schemes to lead us astray-

*We’ve got to get back to knowing who we are in Christ: Who I Am in Christ! (taken from Dr. Neil Anderson – abbreviated)
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Matthew 11:28-30

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THERE IS NO VIDEO FOR TODAY………..bummer, I know…..

CHRISTIAN MATURITY
TimePressureTrialsTribulationsKnowledge of God’s WordUnderstanding Who You Are In-Christ(knowledge of God)The Presence of the Holy Spirit

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Got Bread?
John 6:25-36

Main Point:
We must put our faith in Jesus, the true bread of God from heaven, who gives us true life!

Isaiah 55:1-2 Jesus said work for food that endures!

1. Jesus is the bread of heaven approved by and sent from God to us, to save us and give us eternal life. verses 27 & 38

2. It is the Father’s will that none of us be lost, but be saved and raised up at the last day – but we must put our faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. verses 39-40

II Peter 3:8-9

3. When we put our faith in Him we receive His life, which is true spiritual food – we will not hunger or thirst anymore!
(spiritually) verses 27 & 35