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Philippians series, part 5
Paul says "all of you" again and again an again in this book. How can Paul have affection and thanks and joy for all of them? Every effect has a cause. Paul feels all this for the Philippians. What is…
Created 21 days ago
Philippians 1:7 (NIV), Philippians 1:8 (NIV), Philippians 1:9 (NIV), Philippians 1:10 (NIV)
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Philippians series, part 4
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that…
Created 28 days ago
Philippians 1:3 (NIV), Philippians 1:4 (NIV), Philippians 1:5 (NIV), Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
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Philippians series, part 2
Acts 16 Paul was on a journey and thought he was going to one place then another then another. And finally God speaks and sends him to Macedonia. How often do we feel this way? Sometimes we feel all over…
Created about 1 month ago
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Philippians series, part 1
Only 15% of people then knew how to read but everyone was well versed in rhetoric. There was a specific structure to rhetoric. When you plug Philippians into the grid, verses 27-30 clearly show the proposition…
Created about 1 month ago
Philippians 1:27 (NIV), Philippians 1:28 (NIV), Philippians 1:29 (NIV), Philippians 1:30 (NIV)
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Resurrection
In those days, resurrection meant physical. Not just your soul. Actual physical body. Also, in those days, if you were a soldier and fell asleep, you get killed. In this situation, the guards were paid…
Created about 1 month ago
Matthew 28:1 (NIV), Matthew 28:18 (NIV), Matthew 28:19 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:3 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:4 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:5 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:20 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:21 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:22 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:23 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:24 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:25 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:26 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 15:27 (NIV)
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Work series, part 8
1. Make plans Nehemiah 2 - Nehemiah went to the king and didn't just ask for permission to go rebuild his city. He had specific plans. He had a time frame, he knew he needed safe travels and asked for…
Created 2 months ago
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Work series, part 7
Leaders influence culture - Nebuchadnezzar came 10 years ago and took 10,000 people and brought them into Babylon. The idea was that if they do that, the other people would follow. - they were taken…
Created 2 months ago
Jeremiah 29:4 (NIV), Jeremiah 29:5 (NIV), Jeremiah 29:6 (NIV), Jeremiah 29:7 (NIV), Daniel 1:7 (NIV), Daniel 1:8 (NIV), Daniel 1:20 (NIV), Daniel 6:4 (NIV), Daniel 6:5 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:11 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:12 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:13 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:14 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:15 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:16 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:17 (NIV)
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Work series, part 6
Genesis 1:29-31 God created the world and didn't keep it to himself. He shares it with us. God is generous. Genesis 3:1-7 Sin enters God's world and wreaks havoc. The falls turned cultivators into…
Created 3 months ago
Genesis 1:29 (NIV), Genesis 1:30 (NIV), Genesis 1:31 (NIV), Genesis 3:1 (NIV), Genesis 3:2 (NIV), Genesis 3:3 (NIV), Genesis 3:4 (NIV), Genesis 3:5 (NIV), Genesis 3:6 (NIV), Genesis 3:7 (NIV), Genesis 12:1 (NIV), Genesis 12:2 (NIV), Genesis 12:3 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:9 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:10 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 9:12 (NIV)
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Work series, part 5
1. Be diligent "Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. (Proverbs 10:4 NIV)" Proverbs 12:27 Proverbs 31:13-17 Proverbs 12:24 Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 6:9-11 "How long will you…
Created 3 months ago
Proverbs 10:4 (NIV), Proverbs 12:24 (NIV), Proverbs 12:27 (NIV), Proverbs 14:23 (NIV), Proverbs 21:25 (NIV), Proverbs 31:13 (NIV), Proverbs 31:14 (NIV), Proverbs 31:15 (NIV), Proverbs 31:16 (NIV), Proverbs 31:17 (NIV), 2 Thessalonians 3:8 (NIV), 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NIV)
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Work series, part 4
Work and rest are symbiotic. In order to work well, you need to know how to rest well. Genesis 1-2 6 days God worked hard and created the world. "Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,…
Created 3 months ago
Genesis 2:3 (NIV), Exodus 16:24 (NIV), Exodus 16:25 (NIV), Exodus 16:26 (NIV), Exodus 16:27 (NIV), Exodus 16:28 (NIV), Exodus 16:29 (NIV), Exodus 20:8 (NIV), Exodus 20:9 (NIV), Exodus 20:10 (NIV)
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Work series #3
"In my fathers house" - in this time, no one called God thee father. It was always Father of our ancestors or Father of our nation, but not "'my father" House = business/works (in the original text).…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 7:31 (NIV), Mark 7:32 (NIV), Mark 7:33 (NIV), Mark 7:34 (NIV), Mark 7:35 (NIV), Mark 7:36 (NIV), Luke 2:49 (NIV), Luke 9:18 (NIV), Luke 9:19 (NIV), Luke 9:20 (NIV), Luke 9:21 (NIV), Luke 9:22 (NIV), Luke 9:51 (NIV), John 17:1 (NIV), John 17:2 (NIV), John 17:3 (NIV), John 17:4 (NIV)
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Work series, part 2
Genesis 1:26 Reflect - we are made in God's image Rule - active partnership with God to make something out of the world. He has been seeking partners since the beginning of the story. Cultural/creation…
Created 4 months ago
Genesis 1:26 (NIV), Genesis 2:8 (NIV), Genesis 2:9 (NIV), Genesis 2:10 (NIV), Genesis 2:11 (NIV), Genesis 2:12 (NIV), Genesis 2:13 (NIV), Genesis 2:14 (NIV), Matthew 28:18 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 3:8 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 3:9 (NIV)
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Work Series, part 1
Genesis 1 - work is a blessing. We were made so that we can rule the world. God the creator, starts the story and was working (creating the world). We were created in His image... A worker. Genesis…
Created 4 months ago
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why is my soul downcast?
Two main reasons we may have anxiety or depression: 1) sin 2) struggles SIN Depression can be a God-fabricated emotional response to sin. It can be his way to say "stop, don't sin, you're destroying…
Created 4 months ago
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treasures, worries, money...
19-21: In those days people only had one set of clothes. Additional sets were considered treasure. The problem with burying it is that it becomes susceptible to rot and being eaten by different kinds…
Created 6 months ago
Matthew 6:19 (NIV), Matthew 6:20 (NIV), Matthew 6:21 (NIV), Matthew 6:22 (NIV), Matthew 6:23 (NIV), Matthew 6:24 (NIV), Matthew 6:25 (NIV), Matthew 6:26 (NIV), Matthew 6:27 (NIV), Matthew 6:28 (NIV), Matthew 6:29 (NIV), Matthew 6:30 (NIV), Matthew 6:31 (NIV), Matthew 6:32 (NIV), Matthew 6:33 (NIV), Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
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contentment
When a baby sees its mother as a food source, every time he is by the mother he wants food. Once he's weaned, the baby can be with his mother and just be content. When we think of God as a source of…
Created 6 months ago
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God sends snakes... sends Jesus
God sends snakes not just to punish us, but more to show us our sins... But he also shows us a way out, if we choose to believe. Just like He sent Jesus so that those who believe are saved. When we…
Created 7 months ago
Numbers 21:4 (NIV), Numbers 21:5 (NIV), Numbers 21:6 (NIV), Numbers 21:7 (NIV), Numbers 21:8 (NIV), Numbers 21:9 (NIV), John 3:14 (NIV), John 3:15 (NIV), John 3:16 (NIV), John 3:17 (NIV)
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Jacob renamed
We have to persevere through painful and difficult times, be present and actively wrestle with God instead of just tapping out and giving up. Are we going to cling to God and push through and ask the…
Created 7 months ago
Genesis 32:26 (NIV), Genesis 32:27 (NIV), Genesis 32:28 (NIV), Genesis 32:29 (NIV), Genesis 32:30 (NIV), Genesis 32:31 (NIV), Genesis 32:32 (NIV)
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Jacob wounded by God
God sometimes doesn't appear to fight fair... But sometimes we need to be wounded physically so we can wrestle with him spiritually. Why does God allow things in our life that we can't fix? That talk…
Created 7 months ago
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wrestling with God
When our will and God's will are in conflict, whose will will we submit to? God isn't "nice." He will assault us with His love and grace and present us with things that we don't want to hear or do.…
Created 7 months ago
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Jacob in prayer
"Oh god of my father... " He is connected to God, connecting his story with God's story and love and faithfulness Genesis 28 - Jacob used to barter with God and say "if you do this, then I will..."…
Created 7 months ago
Genesis 32:9 (NIV), Genesis 32:10 (NIV), Genesis 32:11 (NIV), Genesis 32:12 (NIV)
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Submitting to God
Submit = know deeply He will make your paths straight (and obvious, clear) 1) Are we walking with God and living a life of repentance (changing our heart and direction) when we go out of His guidance…
Created 8 months ago