September Sermon Notes

22SEP042022 September Sermon Notes

Revelation 2:1-5

Can You Do it All and Still Not Have it All

"You have forsaken the love you had at first- consider how far you have fallen" V 4-5

1. Remember how far you have fallen

2. Repent-

3. React- do the things you did at first

4. Restore- will have eternal life V7

22Sep11

Praise

Psalm 150

Praise is our estimation of God

Paise is our encounter

Praosec

22Sep18

How Long?

Psalm 13: 1 -5

  1. The Positive - DAVID

    a. confident that he could share his true thoughts with God

    b. confident that God was the only one who could help him

  2. The problem

    a. Exhausted (13-15 years in hiding)

    b. David asked God two foolish questions.

    How long are you going to forget me? Forever

    How long will you hide your face from me? Where are you?

c. David empowers the enemy V3

22Sep25

  1. The Prayer

    -God, I need a sign.

  2. - God, I want my sparkle back.

  3. - God, Don’t let me die spiritually.

  4. Ephesians 5:14 “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

  5. - God, Don’t let my enemies rejoice over me. David is concerned about his witness/ testimony. v 4

August Sermon Notes

2022Aug07

Colossians 3: 18-25

Does Your Close Relationships Reflect Christ

  1. Built from the top - Our submission to Christ, should reflect in our daily lives. V 18-19

  2. Children - obey your parents V 20-21

  3. All relationships should reflect Christ - have a sincere heart. V 22-23

  4. Measure your relationships based on how they reflect Christ V 23-25

2022Aug14

Proverbs 14:4

A Life of Accomplishments Will Include a lot of Messiness

  1. Lazy people will not invest - no harvest

  2. Life includes messy

3. Forgiveness is messy

2022Aug21

If the Shoe Fits, Wear It

Keep Moving Forward

4 Basic Commitments

  • Objective - keep moving people to a deeper commitment

A. Membership Commitment - to Christ and the church family, community Romans 12:4-5 (not the same function, but one in Christ- exhorting one another). Heb 10:25 do not forsake assembling together

  1. Encouraging community

  2. Connected community

  3. Contributing community

It was not a consumption community- those that just show up and do nothing

2022Aug28

Keep Moving Forward (con’t)

B. Maturity Commitment- habits necessary for spiritual growth. 2 Peter 3:18- grow in grace and knowledge

I Timothy 4:7 - Exercise toward Godliness

C. Ministry Commitment I Peter 4:10

D. Missions Commitment- share the Good news with others

I Peter 3:15.

July Sermon Notes

22Jul03

No Biting Aloud

Galatians 5:15 , 1-26

WHY

  1. People don’t have hope. V 5

  2. You have allowed a diversion V 7-8. Who hindered you from obeying the truth ?

  • maybe we don’t love ourselves, and how can you love a neighbor if you don’t love yourself

HOW

1. Walk (companion or occupy) by the spirit V 16

2. Be led (follow) by the spirit not the flesh V 18-21

3. Live by the spirit (Fruits of the spirit) V 22

4. Keep in step with the spirit V 25

22Jul10

The Saddest Verse in the Bible

Matthew 13:53-58

  1. They mischaracterized Jesus- they should have known who he was

  2. They over characterized themselves - they thought they new it all and they were jealous

  3. The truth Jesus taught offended them

  4. Their unbelief deprived them of miracles

22Jul17

I Timothy 4: 1

Beware of Seducing Spirits

1. Seducing spirits takes what is not theirs to take

22Jul24

Beware of Seducing Spirits (con’t)

I Timothy 4: 1

3. They are crafty

4. They are fearless

Jude: 1:8 , 12

  • Appearance but Lack fruit

22Jul 31

Having a Christ Like Attitude

Philippians 2: 2-8

Are you jealous, quick to judge…

Jesus humbled himself as a servant, and was obedient to the cross

  1. See the need - we need to Look and Notice

  2. Feel the need

  3. Make the sacrifice daily

  4. Make a difference

June Sermon Notes

22Jun05

Rewiring Your Thinking (con’t)

Phil 4:8-9

  1. Whatever is Pure

2nd Tim 2:21-22

A. Purity has to come from cleansing, sanctification,

B. Purity comes from fleeing youthful passions - worldly things

C. Purity comes from pursuing - faithfulness, righteousness, love, peace

22Jun12

Philippians 4:8-9

Rewiring Our Thinking (con’t)

Praiseworthy

  1. Praise will replace the presence of Satan with God almighty

  2. Praise will remove the focus off yourselves and back on God

  3. Praise will remove complaining and replaces with positive thoughts

  4. Praise will remove your thoughts of anxiety with peace

22Jun19

A Father that Follows After God

Psalm 1:1 -3

  1. Will follow Godly wisdom, not of the world. V 1

  2. Will practice separation not participation. V 2

22Jun26

A Father that Follows After God (con’t)

3. Will delight in God’s work not dread God’s work V2

4. Will create stability V3

Rewiring Your Thinking Part 2

Philippians 4:8-9

When we praise the Lord

  1. Praise will replace the presence of the devil with the spirit of the Lord.

  2. Praise will remove the focus off yourself and back on God.

  3. Praise removes the negative thinking and replaces it with positive thinking and victory.

  4. Praise will remove your thoughts of defeat with peace.