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Now What?

• It has been said that a church without missions is a church without a mission. • Another has said that a church that doesn't care about missions is a mission field. • Still another has said that a church…

Mark 16:15 (ESV)

Facts +Acts = Benefits

Principle - In any area of knowledge, the benefit of possessing that knowledge comes as a result of acting upon that knowledge. When it comes to truth... if you wanna get the benefits, you gotta act…

Hebrews 10:19 (ESV), Hebrews 10:20 (ESV), Hebrews 10:21 (ESV), Hebrews 10:22 (ESV), Hebrews 10:23 (ESV), Hebrews 10:24 (ESV), Hebrews 10:25 (ESV)

Lost! A Temper

The Story: 1. Saul has been attempting to take David's life. 2. David had opportunity to kill Saul, but refused to do so. What was wrong was wrong even when the circumstances made it seem that wrong was…

1 Samuel 25:1 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:2 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:3 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:4 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:5 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:6 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:7 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:8 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:9 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:10 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:11 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:12 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:13 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:14 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:15 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:16 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:17 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:18 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:19 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:20 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:21 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:22 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:23 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:24 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:25 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:26 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:27 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:28 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:29 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:30 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:31 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:32 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:33 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:34 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:35 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:36 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:37 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:38 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:39 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:40 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:41 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:42 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:43 (ESV), 1 Samuel 25:44 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 10:12 (ESV), Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)

Giving Thanks

Attitude of Ingratitude • Do I really FEEL grateful enough? • How do I feel about Jesus? • Jesus will find any way that He can to get into your life. • Simon's religion: negative, rejecting, judgmental,…

Lucas 7:36 (LBLA), Lucas 7:37 (LBLA), Lucas 7:38 (LBLA), Lucas 7:39 (LBLA), Lucas 7:40 (LBLA), Lucas 7:41 (LBLA), Lucas 7:42 (LBLA), Lucas 7:43 (LBLA), Lucas 7:44 (LBLA), Lucas 7:45 (LBLA), Lucas 7:46 (LBLA), Lucas 7:47 (LBLA), Lucas 7:48 (LBLA), Lucas 7:49 (LBLA), Lucas 7:50 (LBLA)

The Jury Finds the Defendant Guilty!

How we commonly deal with guilt: • Redirect it. • Bury it. • Pay for it. How one should deal with guilt: fess up! • David admitted he transgressed. • David realized that he missed the mark with his own…

Psalm 32:1 (ESV), Psalm 32:2 (ESV), Psalm 32:3 (ESV), Psalm 32:4 (ESV), Psalm 32:5 (ESV), 1 John 2:1 (ESV)

In Debt, The Only Way to Live!

You are no longer who you used to be. • Romans 6:14 • Romans 6:6-7 • Romans 6:11 • Colossians 1:13 Refuse to go back. • Galatians 5:17 • II Corinthians 7:1 • Galatians 5:16 • God calls us to live differently…

Romans 6:6 (ESV), Romans 6:7 (ESV), Romans 6:11 (ESV), Romans 6:14 (ESV), Romans 8:1 (ESV), Romans 8:2 (ESV), Romans 8:3 (ESV), Romans 8:4 (ESV), Romans 8:5 (ESV), Romans 8:6 (ESV), Romans 8:7 (ESV), Romans 8:8 (ESV), Romans 8:9 (ESV), Romans 8:10 (ESV), Romans 8:11 (ESV), Romans 8:12 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 7:1 (ESV), Galatians 5:16 (ESV), Galatians 5:17 (ESV), Ephesians 4:1 (ESV), Philippians 2:13 (ESV), Philippians 2:14 (ESV), Philippians 2:15 (ESV), Philippians 2:16 (ESV), Colossians 1:13 (ESV)

Grace Giving

Give yourself to God first. • "in great ordeal of affliction" • Bathos. Down to the bottom. • Verse 9, "for you know the grace..." Biblical giving is spontaneous giving. • Verse 3, "gave of their…

Matthew 15:8 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:1 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:2 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:3 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:4 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:5 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:6 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 8:7 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 12:14 (ESV)

Sought but not Found

I. The first thing Jesus gives to them is a warning. A. Curiosity without commitment. B. These folks had a superficial knowledge but no understanding. C. They saw only the bread in the sign not the sign…

John 6:25 (ESV), John 6:26 (ESV), John 6:27 (ESV), John 6:28 (ESV), John 6:29 (ESV), John 6:30 (ESV), John 6:31 (ESV), John 6:32 (ESV), John 6:33 (ESV), John 6:34 (ESV), John 6:35 (ESV), John 6:53 (ESV)

Things that Take the Place of God

The Lord wants us to trust Him for everything. Today, we look at the life of David and see those things that David was tempted to trust in and how the Lord helped David to learn to trust in Him alone.…

1 Samuel 18:1 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:2 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:3 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:4 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:5 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:6 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:7 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:8 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:9 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:10 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:11 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:12 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:13 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:14 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:15 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:16 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:17 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:18 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:19 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:20 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:21 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:22 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:23 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:24 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:25 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:26 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:27 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:28 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:29 (ESV), 1 Samuel 18:30 (ESV)

How to be a real friend

All references from I Samuel I. The Story A. After the death of Goliath and the defeat of the Philistines, David became a part of Saul's household and army. B. Saul's son, Jonathan, became a close friend…

Setting Captives Free

The Source of the Message - Jesus • Issue is one of authority • Who is the authority in your life? Who do you listen to? Who do you trust as being right? • How much pain are you living with today because…

Isaiah 58:6 (ESV), Matthew 5:3 (ESV), Matthew 11:28 (ESV), Matthew 11:29 (ESV), Matthew 11:30 (ESV), Luke 4:16 (ESV), Luke 4:17 (ESV), Luke 4:18 (ESV), Luke 4:19 (ESV), Luke 4:20 (ESV), Luke 4:21 (ESV), Luke 4:22 (ESV), Luke 4:23 (ESV), Luke 4:24 (ESV), Luke 4:25 (ESV), Luke 4:26 (ESV), Luke 4:27 (ESV), Luke 4:28 (ESV), Luke 4:29 (ESV), Luke 4:30 (ESV)

Your God is Greater than You and Your "Giants"

I. The story 1. Saul was king of Israel. 2. The Israelites and the Philistines were enemies. 3. Goliath was the champion of the philistine army. 4. The Philistines proposed that their champion face…

1 Samuel 17:1 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:2 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:3 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:4 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:5 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:6 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:7 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:8 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:9 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:10 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:11 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:12 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:13 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:14 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:15 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:16 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:17 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:18 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:19 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:20 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:21 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:22 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:23 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:24 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:25 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:26 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:27 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:28 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:29 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:30 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:31 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:32 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:33 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:34 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:35 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:36 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:37 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:38 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:39 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:40 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:41 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:42 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:43 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:44 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:45 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:46 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:47 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:48 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:49 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:50 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:51 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:52 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:53 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:54 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:55 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:56 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:57 (ESV), 1 Samuel 17:58 (ESV)

The Person God Uses

Today, we look at David, the man God chose to be the next leader of His people. We will look at the things that were important to God and how God began to develop David as Israel's future king. I. The…

1 Samuel 16:1 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:2 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:3 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:4 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:5 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:6 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:8 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:9 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:10 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:11 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:12 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:13 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:14 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:15 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:16 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:17 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:18 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:19 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:20 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:21 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:22 (ESV), 1 Samuel 16:23 (ESV)

Free to Serve

Christians Who Sin (v 1) 1. Christians do sin. 2. Christians are responsible to serve one another by restoring one another. • Christians who are spiritual are those who are walking by the Spirit. •…

Matthew 4:1 (ESV), Matthew 11:28 (ESV), Matthew 11:29 (ESV), Matthew 11:30 (ESV), Mark 1:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 9:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 10:1 (ESV), Galatians 5:1 (ESV), Galatians 6:1 (ESV), Galatians 6:2 (ESV), Galatians 6:3 (ESV), Galatians 6:4 (ESV), Galatians 6:5 (ESV), Galatians 6:6 (ESV), Galatians 6:7 (ESV), Galatians 6:8 (ESV), Galatians 6:9 (ESV), Galatians 6:10 (ESV), 1 Thessalonians 5:12 (ESV), 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (ESV)

Forgiveness: Real or Imagined?

Seek God with Intense Priority • Activity — Seek the Lord • Urgency — While He may be found • Activity — Call on the Lord • Urgency — While He is near • Jeremiah 29:13 • II Corinthians 6:2 Seek with…

Isaiah 55:6 (ESV), Isaiah 55:7 (ESV), Isaiah 55:8 (ESV), Isaiah 55:9 (ESV), Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV), 2 Corinthians 6:1 (ESV)

Free to do... and not to do...

The Command to Walk by the Spirit (16-18) 1. What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? * Walk - means it is an ongoing thing (not a onetime thing) * It is not a license to sin * It is not a new set of…

Romans 8:9 (ESV), Galatians 2:20 (ESV), Galatians 5:16 (ESV), Galatians 5:17 (ESV), Galatians 5:18 (ESV), Galatians 5:19 (ESV), Galatians 5:20 (ESV), Galatians 5:21 (ESV), Galatians 5:22 (ESV), Galatians 5:23 (ESV), Galatians 5:24 (ESV), Galatians 5:25 (ESV), Galatians 5:26 (ESV), Colossians 2:6 (ESV)

Patience

Patience is the willingness to respond to irritating circumstances with love, grace and kindness as you wait on the Lord to guide you In how to handle a situation. Problems Will Test Your Patience Problems…

Job 42:1 (KJV)

Two Pleas for Freedom

Review: 1. Salvation comes through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. We are justified (declared righteous) based solely on what He did for us in His death and resurrection. 2. The Mosaic law was intended…

Galatians 4:12 (ESV), Galatians 4:13 (ESV), Galatians 4:14 (ESV), Galatians 4:15 (ESV), Galatians 4:16 (ESV), Galatians 4:17 (ESV), Galatians 4:18 (ESV), Galatians 4:19 (ESV), Galatians 4:20 (ESV), Galatians 4:21 (ESV), Galatians 4:22 (ESV), Galatians 4:23 (ESV), Galatians 4:24 (ESV), Galatians 4:25 (ESV), Galatians 4:26 (ESV), Galatians 4:27 (ESV), Galatians 4:28 (ESV), Galatians 4:29 (ESV), Galatians 4:30 (ESV), Galatians 4:31 (ESV)

Freedom or Slavery?

Review 1. The law was never intended to last forever. 2. The covenant made with Abraham took priority and its promises were not negated by the law of Moses. 3. The law was a babysitter until the time…

Galatians 4:1 (ESV), Galatians 4:2 (ESV), Galatians 4:3 (ESV), Galatians 4:4 (ESV), Galatians 4:5 (ESV), Galatians 4:6 (ESV), Galatians 4:7 (ESV), Galatians 4:8 (ESV), Galatians 4:9 (ESV), Galatians 4:10 (ESV), Galatians 4:11 (ESV)