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Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. – Revelation 1v9-16 (ESV) “A man says to me, 'Can you explain the seven trumpets of the Revelation?' No, but I can blow one in your ear, and warn you to escape from the wrath to come.” – Charles Spurgeon About John: - He's our brother - Partner in the tribulation - Exiled to a penal island called Patmos - “On account of the word of God” - He was in the Spirit (on the Lord's day) 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” – Revelation 1v10-11 (ESV) Living for Jesus… 1. Living for Jesus starts with turning to Him 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. — Revelation 1v12-13 (ESV) Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. – Matthew 3v8 (ESV) I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell. – WILLIAM BOOTH 2. Living for Jesus is fueled by knowing Him 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. — Revelation 1v14-15 (ESV) HIS HEAD - POWER AND AUTHORITY HIS EYES - HOLINESS IN PERFECTNESS “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.” – Revelation 3:19 (ESV) HIS FEET - HE'S COMING WITH JUDGEMENT HIS VOICE - HIS DIVINE STANDARD HIS HAND - STRENGTH AND HONOR HIS FACE - INTIMACY & INSTRUCTION In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. – Revelation 1v16 (ESV) For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. — Hebrews 4v12 (ESV) 3. Living for Jesus means listening to Jesus. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. — John 13v35 (NLT) If you love me, you will keep my commandments. — John 14v15 (ESV) 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. - Revelation 1v17-18 (ESV) Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last. — Isaiah 48v12 (ESV) The past has been paid for The future has been prepared The present is up to you

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would me. (18)And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. (19) I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it — not to mention to you that you owe me even your very self. (20)Yes, brother, may I benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. (21)Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, KNOWING that you will do EVEN MORE than I say. (22) Meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, since I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. —Philemon 17-21 (CSB) At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord's words flashed through Peter's mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” - Luke 22:61 (NLT) (14) This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. (15) When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." (16) Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep." (17) The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. - John 21: 14-18 (NIV) Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. - Ephesians 4:31-32 So what's are THE SPIRITUAL fruits that we must have as believers on dealing with a brother or sister who has wronged you? 1. Love “Love is our trademark.” “by this all people will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35 (ESV) True love is not appealing. True love is on the contrary of our world view (I'm only going to love those that love me.) If I speak in tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. - 1 Corinthians 13:1–8a (ESV) 2. Forbearance (meaning self-control and restraining from taking action) The Lord will fight for you while you (only need to) keep silent and remain calm: - Exodus 14:14 God knows how to deal with our situations “My dear brothers and sisters, take not of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20. Because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you which can save you.” - James 1:19 - 21 “Be quick to listen to God's thoughts on a matter,slow to speak your own point of view, and slow to anger, you should not like what God has to say in contrast to your own human perspective.” - Dr. Tony Evans 3. Gentleness Let your gentle spirit (your graciousness, unselfish, mercy, tolerance,and patience) be known to all people. The Lord is near. - Philippians 4:5 (AMP) I will say to the Lord,”My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” - Psalm 91:2 WHAT GOD RESTORES HE MAKES BETTER!

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: Writer: John the Apostle When 95 A.D. Where: island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea (13 square miles) 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” – Revelation 1v4-8 (ESV) Methods of Interpretation: 1) Allegorical - symbolic with no prophetic content 2) Historical - these events have already past… (70 AD) 3) Literal (Futuristic) - John literally sees these things The Book of Revelation: 505 Old Testament citations or allusions (325 of them come straight from the prophets) John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, – Revelation 1v4 (ESV) WHAT ARE THE SEVEN SPIRITS? Three Interpretations: “Seven” = completeness, fullness of the Spirit Seven virtues of the Holy Spirit 1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. – Isaiah 11v2 (ESV) Seven angels (see 8:2) And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. – Revelation 8v2 (NIV) What's my Job? 1. STAY FAITHFUL 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. – Revelation 1v5-6 (ESV) To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins – Revelation 1v5 (ESV) Stay Faithful: To loving God and His word with all diligence To loving your neighbor as yourself 2. STAY FRUITFUL Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. – Revelation 1v7 (ESV) 29 “Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. – Matthew 24v29-31 (NIV) Two Phases to Jesus' Second Coming: Coming on the clouds - Rapture the church Coming with the clouds - Establish Kingdom and end the battle of Armageddon 3. STAY FASCINATED “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” – Revelation 1v8 (ESV) All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. – John 1v3 (ESV) For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. – Romans 11v36 (NIV)

REVELATION 1 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v1-3 (ESV) Basic Timeline of the End times gospelchurch.co/revelation What did Jesus say about the end? 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. – Matthew 24v3-8 (ESV) Other important things Jesus says: No one knows when, not even the angels (v.36) As the days of Noah were so it will be (v37-38) His coming will be like a thief in the night (v43) We should be ready for his coming (v44) FURTHER STUDY - DANIEL 7 (about 600 years before Jesus) 13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. – Daniel 7v13-14 (ESV) gospelchurch.co/podcast What should i do until the end? 1. WALK WITH A HEALTHY FEAR OF GOD The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. – Proverbs 9v10 (ESV) Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. – Proverbs 9v10 (NLT) 2. WORK ON THE RIGHT THINGS The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, – Revelation 1v1 (ESV) 4 things from verse 1: It's a singular revelation // ”it's the revelation of His return…” God gave it // “This picture is a grace from God to equip us” It's shown to his servants // “those with a posture of servants grasp this” These things must take place // “we cannot change the course” “On what basis should we let you in?” IN THE END… WHENEVER THAT IS… LET US BE PEOPLE WHO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS. 3. WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO BE IN CONTROL Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v3 (ESV) Three Things to do with Revelation Read it - inform yourself of truth Hear it - process it with humility Keep it - live it out with hope 4. WORSHIP WITH YOUR LIFE Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; – Revelation 19v7 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” — John 21v20-23 (ESV) Your attention is your most valuable resource 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. — 1 Peter 5v8-9 (ESV) Types of “driving” distractions: Visual distraction Cognitive distraction Manual distraction The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free. — Nassim Taleb 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” — John 21v21-22 (ESV) Some moments expose your weakness, others reveal your strength. Peter's moments distracted by the storm cutting off the soldiers ear denying Jesus three times The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. — Proverbs 24v16 (NLT) never going back… 1. I'm committed to going forward 1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. — John 21v1-3 (ESV) Your comfort is your coffin Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, — Philippians 3v13 (ESV) 2. I'm convinced God is working in my life 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. — Matthew 7v15-17 (ESV) 3. I'm convicted about my walk with God 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” — John 21v18-19 (ESV) Christianity isn't a spectator sport… it's army enlistment Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” — John 21v22 (ESV) We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers; many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion; many interferers, few intercessors; many writers, but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere. - Leonard Ravenhill

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus. Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this also to you. In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained. - Philippians 3:12-16 CSB All memories can be moments but all moments can't be ascertained as memories as all of them aren't stored in memory or they aren't relatively memorable as those moments which are stored as indelible memories. - Unknown We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28 CSB 1.The Past Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come! - 2 Corinthians 5:17 CSB Don't be bound by the past and its failures. But don't forget its lessons either. - Billy Graham 2. The Present But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:33-34 3. The Future For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord's declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. - Jeremiah 29:11 I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]. - Philippians1:6 AMP And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 NLT Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. - Philippians 4:8 ESV

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. — Mark 3v7-12 (ESV) IF THE DEVIL CAN'T MAKE YOU BAD, HE'LL MAKE YOU BUSY 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'” — Genesis 3v1-3 (ESV) SATAN DECEIVES… And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. — 2 Corinthians 11v14 (ESV) SATAN DISTURBS… 7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. — John 10v7-11 (ESV) SATAN DISTRACTS… And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. — Mark 3v12 (ESV) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. — Matthew 5v9 (ESV) how to have more peace… 1. Stillness (internal ordering) Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” — Psalm 46v10 (ESV) All of humanity's problems, stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. — Blaise Pascal in 1654, Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. — Mark 3v7-8 (ESV) 1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. — Psalm 131v1-2 (ESV) 2. Solitude (intentional withdrawal) And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, — Mark 3v9 (ESV) Three steps to solitude: a) Find a Place b) Know the People c) Rest with Purpose 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. — Luke 5v15-16 (ESV) 3. Sacrifice (eternal impact) 13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 and have authority to cast out demons. — Mark 3v13-15 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus,[b] whose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. – Philemon 8-16 (ESV) because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, — Philemon 5 (ESV) So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. — Galatians 6v10 (ESV) The quality of your relationships are determined by how you handle conflict. 15 “You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. 16 He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. — Deuteronomy 23v15-16 (ESV) Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. – Proverbs 19v11 (ESV) The effects of unforgiveness: Bitterness Isolation Distrust Fear / Worry Depression Hindered perception You can't conquer what you don't confront. What does Forgiveness do? 1. Forgiveness changes me 12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. — Colossians 3v12-13 (ESV) The Types of Forgiveness: Detached forgiveness - reduction in negative feelings but no reconciliation in the relationship Limited forgiveness - reduction in negative feelings, partial restoration, with less emotions Full forgiveness - total cessation of negative feelings, relationship is fully restored Forgiveness frees you from needing to get even. 2. Forgiveness is a choice 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. – Philemon 13-14 (ESV) Forgiveness means you don't bring up what someone did anymore… When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. — John 16v33 (ESV) 3. Forgiveness is Christlike 16 no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 17 So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. — Philemon 16-17 (ESV)

Message Notes: 14 Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. 19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” – 2 Timothy 2v14-19 (ESV) Orthotomeo (handle) – to cut straight, to proceed straight, hold a straight course 4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. – 2 Timothy 4v4-5 (ESV) For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. – Romans 7v15 (ESV) WHY DO WE POST ON SOCIAL? Self-presentation: positioning yourself they way you want to be seen 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? — Matthew 16v24-26 (ESV) WHY DO WE SHARE OTHERS CONTENT? Reciprocity - the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit WHY DO WE COMMENT ON SOCIAL? Actions speak louder than words. 16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. – 2 Timothy 2v16-17 (ESV) Thoughts to consider: 1. Comments will try to demand my response 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. — Mark 4v37-39 (ESV) Discretion - the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information Jesus asked 307 questions recorded in scripture Jesus was asked 183 questions in scripture Jesus only directly answers 3 questions Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. – Proverbs 17v28 (ESV) 2. Comments are different from meaningful debate but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, – 1 Peter 3v15 (ESV) DISAGREEMENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE DECLARATIONS OF WAR “Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.” – Desmond Tutu 3. Comments can distract me from my purpose 2 Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. 3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. – 2 Timothy 4v2-5 (ESV) 4. Comments can dominate my identity

Message Notes: The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. ingredients for friendship: 1. HEALTHY EXPECTATION 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15v13-15 (ESV) You have a right to expect things from friends that you don't expect from others. 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”….. 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? – Matthew 26v36-40 (ESV) 2. COMMITMENT NO MATTER WHAT 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink – Luke 5v3-7 (ESV) 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. — Ecclesiastes 4v9-12 (NIV) “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” — Henry Ford 3. AUTHENTIC ACCESS One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18v24 (NIV) LOVE IS GIVEN… BUT ACCESS IS EARNED 35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. — Mark 5v35-42 (ESV) Be authentic with everyone but transparent with people you trust.

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. 7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. – Philemon 1-7 (ESV) YOU CAN'T CONQUER WHAT YOU DON'T CONFRONT If you avoid difficult things, great things will avoid you. — George Brimhall If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. — Ecclesiastes 11v4 (TLB) 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: — Philemon 1-2 (ESV) Characters of the story: Paul - imprisoned apostle Philemon - led to Christ in Ephesus Apphia - probably Philemon's wife Archippus - probably Philemon's son Onesimus - Philemon's slave 7 Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here. — Colossians 4v7-9 (ESV) So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. — Philemon 17 (ESV) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. — Galatians 3v28 (ESV) How do I confront mistakes from my past? 1. Let your foundation of thought be your new life in Christ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — Philemon 3 (ESV) 21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. — Ephesians 4v21-22 (NLT) 2. Take responsibility, accept mistakes Onesimus hasn't been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. - Philemon 11 Taking responsibility means never blaming anyone else for something you are being, doing, having or feeling. — Susan Jeffers 3. Apologize and Ask for forgiveness 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. — Matthew 5v23-24 (ESV) “A stiff apology is a second insult. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.” Gilbert K. Chesterton 4. Pray for personal restoration and then relational reconciliation If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John 1:9 (NIV) Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.— James 5v16 (ESV) “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. — ‭‭Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ (ESV)

Message Notes: When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem Luke 9:51 (ESV) 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit Romans 8:5 ESV FB - Feed Instagram & Twitter/X - Timeline TikTok - FYP (for you page) Soul Cravings Significance Purpose Understanding Security Belonging Love 1. Boredom Hunger 23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 1 Corinthians 10:23 ESV 2. Hangry Hunger 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 ESV 3. Intentional Hunger “The mind feasts on what it focuses on. What consumes my thinking will be the making or the breaking of my identity.” — Lysa TerKeurst Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 (ESV)

Message Notes: 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 And they went on to another village. — Luke 9v51-56 (ESV) 16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. – Ecclesiastes 1v16-18 (ESV) Quick timeline of tech 1901 - radio 1927 - television 1973 - the cellphone 1974 - the internet 2003 - social media 2007 - the iPhone “Your attention is the most valuable resource in the world” — Joshua Becker 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. – Genesis 3v4-6 (ESV) What you give your attention to is the person you become – John Mark Comer So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. – Psalm 90v12 (ESV) Reasons to manage your social media use: To open up more time for God To focus more on tangible relationships To not depend on a cycle of information To practice the biblical discipline of self-control To find contentment and peace The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness. — Elizabeth Eliot Takeaways from week 1: 1. GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO YOUR PURPOSE THAN YOUR PAST 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. – Luke 9v51-52 (ESV) There is a time to keep silent, and a time to speak — Ecclesiastes 3:7 (ESV) 2. DON'T GET HOOKED WHEN REJECTION INEVITABLY COMES For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. – 1 John 2v16 (ESV) Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, because anger lodges in the heart of fools. — Ecclesiastes 7:9 (ESV) A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. — Proverbs 29:11 (ESV) 3. DELAY COMES FROM DISTRACTION 53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 And they went on to another village. — Luke 9v51-56 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence. 4 For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. 5 You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever. 6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished. 7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, 8 and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. — Psalm 9v1-10 (ESV) And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.– Psalm 9v10 (ESV) Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. — Psalm 20v7 (ESV) what trusting Jesus looks like: 1. Letting go of control For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. — Psalm 9v4 (ESV) If you worry too much about what might be, and wonder too long about what might have been, you will ignore and completely miss what is. — Marc Chernoff 2. Not returning evil for evil 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” - Romans 12v16-19 (ESV) 3. Loving your enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. — Matthew 5v43-45 (ESV) Learn to sit with Judas and you'll learn to love like Jesus. The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished. — Psalm 9v6 (ESV) 4. Praying for your persecutors 7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, 8 and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. — Psalm 9v7-8 (ESV) There will come a time, when the confession of the living God will not only cause hatred against us but will result in ostracism from society. The world cannot live side-by-side with us because what we say and do, whether we intend it to or not, is perceived by the world as condemnation on them. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer 5. Living for later 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. — Psalm 90v1-2 (ESV) 1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. — 1 Peter 4v1-2 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, 7 all sheep and oxen and also the beasts of the field,8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. 9 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! — Psalm 8v1-9 (ESV) The types of Psalms: Wisdom (Ps. 1,14, 37, 119, 128.) Royal (Ps. 95, 96, 97, 98, 99) Lament (Ps. 41, 43, 52, 53, 54) Imprecatory (Ps. 11, 12, 35, 37, 40) Thanksgiving (Ps. 7, 28, 50, 69, Pilgrimage (Ps. 120-134) Enthronement (Ps. 95-99) MAJESTY Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains – Psalm 76v4 (ESV) Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. – Psalm 96v6 (ESV) Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.- Job 37v22 (ESV) God's friends declare His majesty not His enemies. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15v5 (ESV) The whole world is a glorious theater of the majesty of God - John Calvin How do we respond to God's majesty? 1. With Awe 1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. – Psalm 8v1-2 (ESV) 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” – Isaiah 6v1-5 (ESV) 2. With Worship 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? – Psalm 8v3-4 (ESV) “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? – Exodus 15v11 (ESV) 3. With Obedience 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, – Psalm 8v5-6 (ESV) And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” – Isaiah 6v8 (ESV) On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. — Psalm 145:5 (ESV)

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18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. – Genesis 2v18-25 (ESV) Garden - cultivated environment that produces fruit. Marriage - cultivated environment that produces fruit. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears, let him hear.” — Matthew 13v3-9 (ESV) A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. – Andre Maurois He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. - Proverbs 18v22 (ESV) Healthy relationships have: 1. REST 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. – Genesis 2v8-9 (ESV) 2. RESPONSIBILITY The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. – Genesis 2v15 (ESV) 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. — Ephesians 5v28-33 (ESV) 3. RESTRICTION 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” – Genesis 2v16-17 (ESV) 4. RESPONSE 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. – Genesis 3v4-6 (ESV) Every marriage needs a response. NOT A REACTION.

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000 Message Notes: 1 And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland[a] country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John's baptism.” 4 And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. 7 There were about twelve men in all. – Acts 19v1-7 (ESV) As the world gets more like the empire of Rome, the church has to get more like the book of Acts  Three Things in the book of Acts Demonstration of the Holy Spirit  Evident fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control) The “Church” started as a prayer meeting  1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power— 1 Corinthians 2v1-5 (ESV) about the Holy Spirit… 1. The Holy Spirit comes in you to save you, and He comes on you to use you 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. – Isaiah 61v1-3 (ESV) 2. The Holy Spirit has moods, but He's not moody The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. — ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ (‭NIV‬‬) What matters is not the different ways He comes, but that He knows how YOU need Him to come.  3. The Holy Spirit is an untapped relationship for many 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. – 1 Corinthians 15v3-6 (ESV) In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) – Acts 1v15 (ESV) 4. The Holy Spirit needs to be honored And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” — Acts 19v2 (ESV) And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. — Joel 2v28 (NIV) And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. — Acts 19v6 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. - John 21: 1-8 “Seeing is not always believing.” - Martin Luther King Jr. 1. RESTORE HOW YOU LISTEN So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. - Romans 10:17 ESV 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.  - John 21: 7 (ESV) If we restore how we perceive Jesus, we restore how we see our own lives. 2. RESTORE HOW YOU THINK 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. - John 21:9-14 ESV 1.) Logical reasoning- They used to so it 2.) Security: There is always gonna be fish 3.) Practical: It is  a respectable career What does this show about the Character of Jesus? -He doesn't want you possessions (150 Fish) -He doesn't need your works (Called back out of the boat) -He will never shame you for missing the mark (moving off of their own logical thinking) 3. RESTORE HOW YOU RESPOND John 21: 15-23 For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. - Matthew 12:34 Phileo was viewed as a brotherly type of love. It is a kind of affection that says “I like you”. Among the common uses of the word today are: Philadelphia – City of Brotherly  Agape was defined as a divine love which is expressed by the words “I commit to you.” This is the love of Christ. Love that is sacrificially committed. “Your heart posture towards Jesus will always determine how you respond to him”

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit ⁠www.gospelchurch.co/give⁠  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east 5 and said to them, “Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. – 2 Chronicles 29v1-5 (ESV) 2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.  – Revelation 2v2-5 (ESV) “The early church was married to Poverty, Prisons and Persecutions. Today, the church is married to Prosperity, Personality, and Popularity.”– Leonard Ravenhill How to declutter  1. Open the Doors  In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. – 2 Chronicles 29v3 (ESV) And the bronze altar that was before the Lord he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar. – 2 Kings 16v14 (ESV) 2. Gather the Levites He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east – 2 Chronicles 29v4 (ESV) The levites are worshippers by blood, not by occupation And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered. – 2 Kings 16v16 (NIV) 3. Clean out the Filth  and said to them, “Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. – 2 Chronicles 29v5 (ESV) When the temple gets cleansed, the nation gets changed your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, – 1 Corinthians 6v19 (ESV) Ahaz - “to grasp, to seize” Hezekiah - “Jehovah is my strength” My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.” – 2 Chronicles 29v11 (ESV) “Stand in his presence” prayer and adoration  “Minister to him” worship and praise  “Be his ministers” meaning “Make offerings to him” mission  Hezekiah is a son who cleanses the temple…  Jesus is the Son who cleans the world...

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4 Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. — John 20v1-5 (ESV) Common Objections to Christianity? 1. The exclusivity of Christ  “Aren't all religions leading to the same place?” Christianity is 1 of 4 religions based after a personality, but 1 of 1 religions that claim a verified bodily resurrection. 2. The criteria for heaven “I'm a good person, why must I follow Jesus?” 3. The call to a new life and ethic  “Why should I let God decide how I live my life?” Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. – Romans 12v2 (NIV) Three people see Jesus  Mary magdalene, the one who went to Him first Peter, the one who walked in and looked inside  John, the one who believes (sees the same thing as Peter) In case you missed it…  1. The gospel does not entice us, it invites us  Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb – John 20v1 (ESV) 2. Church is not a race, it's a family  It seemed to them like idle tales… and they did not believe – Luke 24v10-12 (ESV) 3 So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4 Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. – John 20v3-6 (ESV) 3. Lordship is not a limitation, its liberation  Lordship - supreme power or rule  6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; – John 20v6-8 (ESV) We aren't limited from the good life when we follow Jesus… we're set free to live a whole new life. blepo - to notice  And stooping to look in, he BLEPO the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. — John 20v5 (ESV) theoro - to study closely  Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He THEORO the linen cloths lying there,  — John 20v7 (ESV) eidon - to see with understanding Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he EIDON and believed; – John 20v8 (ESV) 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). – John 20v11-16 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.'” 4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” — Mark 11v1-9 (ESV) The Bible - God is good, we are bad, we need God's help to be formed into His image. The Culture - We are good, some things with God are bad, we need to help God be formed into our image.  15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. — 1 John 2v15-17 (ESV) Repentance - A change of mind that results in a change of action (usually a reversal of one's decision) 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. — Romans 2v3-5 (ESV) Three ways to look at repentance:   Legalism - “just stop sinning” Liberalism - “avoid it God loves you”  The gospel - deep change as a response to Jesus Be perfect (telios - complete, mature, whole) therefore as your Heavenly Father is perfect. — Matthew 5v48 (ESV) Repentance isn't about perfection… but a desire to be perfected.  Lessons from a donkey. 1. The colt was in a certain place  1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden — Mark 11v1-2 (ESV) 1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. — Psalm 40v1-2 (NLT) 2. The colt needed to be loosed  4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. — Mark 11v4-6 (ESV) Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. — 1 Peter 2v16 (ESV) Revelation 2v19-22 (ESV) 3. The colt is brought to Jesus  When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. — Mark 11v7 (ESV) We want to assure you… that if you seek Him you will find Him. Jesus cases out none that come unto Him. — Charles Spurgeon 4. The colt carries Jesus into the town Mark 11v15-17 (ESV) Zechariah 9v9 (NLT)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. 2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. 3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[b] 4 You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. 5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago; 6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: 7 “Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? 8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? 9 Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”  - Psalm 77:1-9 NKJV “It's impossible to be spiritually mature while being emotionally immature.” I CAN NOT SLEEP - Physical I CAN NOT SPEAK - Soul “Days of trouble MUST be days of prayer.” I WILL REMEMBER - Spirit But I will remember the years of the right hand (strength) of the Most High. - Psalm 77:10b How do I remember?  1. The WONDERS (power)  11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;  yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. - Psalm 77:11 2. The WORKS (purpose; what I'm called to; how i keep going)  12 I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” - Psalm 77:12 3. The WAY (practice) 13 Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? - Psalm 77:13 This God is a contrast on all of the other gods, what strength is like His 15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. - Psalm 77:15 John 14:6 - the way the truth and the light no one comes to the father except through me. I WILL REMEMBER

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give  or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. — Psalm 51v3-12 (ESV) It's one thing to be saved, it's another thing to be free The Church:   Hospital  Family Army  27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire? 28 Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? 29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished. 30 Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving. 31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house. 32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. – Proverbs 6v27-32 (ESV) 1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. 2 It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. 3 And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 4 So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” – 2 Samuel 11v1-5 (ESV) 26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. 27 And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. – 2 Samuel 11v26-27 (ESV) Steps to a changed life: Repentance  Revival   Reformation Repentance is painful, but God doesn't convict people of sin to destroy them, but in order to heal them, restore them and bring them to Himself. Revelation 2v19-21 (ESV) Word count in the Bible  REPENT -  93 occurrences  TOLERATE - 15 occurrences  Isaiah 1v13 (NET) HOW TO TRY AGAIN.  1. Start at the right place  Psalm 51v6-7 (ESV) Matthew 3v1-2 (ESV) Matthew 4v17 (ESV) Keep hearing the right things Psalm 51v-8-9 (ESV) 3. Let God doing the heavy lifting Psalm 51v10 (ESV) Psalm 51v15-17 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. 3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 4 In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. 5 To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. — Psalm 22v1-5 (ESV) It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. — 3 John 2 (ESV) Stories of suffering: Joseph - was sold and cheated by his brothers Job - family taken, physical disease, loss of wealth Elijah/Jonah - so depressed both asked for their life to end Stephen - killed with stones for believing in Jesus Paul - just go read 2 Corinthians 11 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. - Philippians 3v10-11 (NIV) You're in good company 1. Jesus was mocked 7 All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; 8 “He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!” – Psalm 22v7-8 (ESV) 28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. – Matthew 27v28-30 (ESV) 2. Jesus was rejected 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.[23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. – Psalm 118v22-24 (ESV) REJECTION SHOULD LEAD TO REJOICING 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. – John 15v18-19 (ESV) 3. Jesus was betrayed Matthew 26v14-16 (NIV) When you've been betrayed Name your feeling Resist retaliating Take some time away Get some healthy feedback Examine the situation Readjust the relationship Don't forget about Jesus Matthew 26v14-16 (ESV) 4. Jesus was forsaken Galatians 3v13 (ESV) Psalm 22v1 (ESV) Matthew 27v46 (ESV) Psalm 23v1-2 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 3 My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long? 4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? 6 I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. 7 My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes. 8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. 9 The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer. 10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment. — Psalm 6v3-10 (ESV) It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. How long Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me. — Psalm 13v1-2 (ESV) It's one thing to be saved, it's another thing to be free My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long? — Psalm 6v3 (ESV) Troubled - disturbed, hurried, anxious 4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? — Psalm 6v4-5 (ESV) My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. — Psalm 139v15 (ESV) Intricate Components Spiritual Physical Emotional Social Intellectual My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. — Psalm 73v26 (ESV) I'm getting unhealthy when I do God's work to satisfy me, not God Pray about God working in my will not about me surrendering to His will Hide behind achievements to deflect the focus from my inner cracks and flaws Selectively apply biblical truth to avoid anything that would require significant life changes I stop changing because “I've arrived” And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. — 1 Peter 5v10 (ESV) Restoring my inner life. 1. NAME WHERE YOU'RE AT Genesis 3v8-9 (ESV) HOW WE THINK INFLUENCES HOW WE FEEL Colossians 3v2-3 (ESV) 2. BRING YOUR BROKENESS Psalm 51v17 (NLT) 2 Samuel 22v21-25 (MSG) 3. FIGHT YOUR FEELINGS Every thought in your mind needs to be filtered. If you are going to survive this war, you need to be a domineering, controlling, micro-managing tyrant when it comes to your thought life. Any and all thoughts outside of God's Word, you take captive, shut up, and expel. You give those thoughts no time. No mental real estate. No free pass. You throw those thoughts into prison. No, better yet, you send them straight to solitary confinement. And when you're done, you throw away the keys. — John Mark Comer 4. REFRESH YOUR REVELATION Romans 12v1 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4 But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. 5 This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. — 1 Samuel 5v1-5 (ESV) IDOLATRY - FINDING ETERNAL SECURITY IN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE OTHER THAN GOD 34 And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day. 35 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. – 1 Samuel 2v34-45 (ESV) Dagon in the culture… 1. A culture that tries to limit the concept of God Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. – 1 Samuel 5v2 (ESV) RESPONSE: A CHURCH THAT'S THE SPIRIT-LED AND OPEN TO A MOVE OF GOD 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name,[f] and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us. – Mark 9v38-40 (ESV) 2. A culture that goes deeper into false belief 4 But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. 5 This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. – 1 Samuel 5v4-5 (ESV) HEADS - wisdom HANDS - power The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves. –Proverbs 14v8 (NLT) RESPONSE: A CHURCH THAT GOES DEEPER INTO THEOLOGY AND APOLOGETICS Psalm 14v1 (ESV) Modern Day Narratives: Be true to yourself Do what makes you happy Let no one tell you how to live your life 3. A culture that places blame and shifts problems 1 Samuel 5v6-8 (ESV) RESPONSE: A CHURCH THAT TAKES RESPONSIBILITY Galatians 6v2-5 (ESV) 4. A culture that sacrifices purpose for the sake of discomfort

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. 3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.” 4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. - 1 Samuel 4v1-4 (ESV) Characters of this story: Eli - the high priest at the time Samuel - newly called prophet to Israel Hophni & Phinehas - corrupt sons of the priest Eli's daughter in law - wife of Phinehas The Philistine Army - fear pushed them to fight 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. — 1 Peter 4v12-14 (ESV) Lessons from this story: 1. POSTURE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PERFORMANCE 10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 11 And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. – 1 Samuel 4v10-11 (ESV) THE BIBLE IS THE MANUAL, JESUS IS THE MODEL 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols. 59 When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel. 60 He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind, 61 and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe. — Psalm 78v58-61 (ESV) 2. (SOME) DISTRACTIONS LEAD TO DEATH 1 Samuel 4v15-18 (ESV) Daniel 7v25 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 4v4 (NIV) 3. MOMENTS DON'T HAVE TO STOP MOMENTUM 1 Samuel 4v19-20 (ESV) Samuel 4v21-22 (ESV) Ephesians 2v4-7 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, (3am or 4am) and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” 5 and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. 6 And the Lord called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. — 1 Samuel 3v1-7 (ESV) Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him. . . . The one aim of the call of God is the satisfaction of God, not a call to do something for Him. — Oswald Chambers Types of Calling: The General Call - For all to Repent and believe the gospel The Effectual Call - Deepen your intimacy with God The Technical Call - A specific area of vocation in the earth 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.'” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. — 1 Samuel 3v8-9 (ESV) You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. – John 15v16 (ESV) Matthew 4v18-22 (ESV) Reasons Why We Neglect The Call: We can't believe it We feel inadequate We think it's “beyond us” We assume it's going to lead to bad We're too prideful to follow We like our own way better What's in Jesus' call? 1. THE OPPORTUNITY And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. – Matthew 4v19 (ESV) 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. – Matthew 11v28-30 (ESV) 2. THE OBJECTIVE Matthew 4v19 (ESV) Spiritual formation is not an option! The inescapable conclusion is that life itself is a process of spiritual development. The only choice we have is whether that growth moves us toward wholeness in Christ or toward an increasingly dehumanized and destructive mode of being. – Robert Mullholland Jr. Isaiah 43v1 (ESV) Isaiah 64v8 (NLT) 3. THE OUTCOME Matthew 4v19 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Then the king (Josiah) sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him. 2 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the prophets, all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord. 3 And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant. – 2 Kings 23v1-4 (ESV) IDOLATRY - seeking eternal security and meaning in someone or something other than God 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. 6 They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. 7 They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. 8 Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. — Psalm 115v1-8 (ESV) This week's idol: CHEMOSH Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon. – Numbers 21v29 (ESV) Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. – Jeremiah 48v13 (ESV) On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. – 1 Kings 11v7 (NIV) Chemosh – Moabite god (Numbers 21, Jeremiah 48) involved human sacrifice Descendants of Lot's incest (Genesis 19) Cult imported to Jerusalem (1 Kings 11) Requires blood sacrifice (2 kings 3) Key biblical descendant: RUTH For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. — 1 Kings 11v4 (ESV) KEY: Solomon built a sanctuary for Chemosh for political gain 12 He pulled down the altars the kings of Judah had erected on the roof near the upper room of Ahaz, and the altars Manasseh had built in the two courts of the temple of the Lord. He removed them from there, smashed them to pieces and threw the rubble into the Kidron Valley. 13 The king also desecrated the high places that were east of Jerusalem on the south of the Hill of Corruption—the ones Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the vile goddess of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the vile god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the people of Ammon. 14 Josiah smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles and covered the sites with human bones. – 2 Kings 23v12-14 (NIV) 3 Things The Gospel Offers: Grace and forgiveness for our past Faith and purpose for our present Hope and meaning for our future

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. 7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. 8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. 9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.'” — Haggai 2v6-9 (ESV) no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him - 2 Corinthians 2v9 (ESV) 3 Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? — Haggai 1v3-4 (ESV) 5 Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. — Haggai 1v5-6 (ESV) “CONSIDER” שׂוּםלֵבָב (śûm lēḇāḇ) - to put in order, in your inner man what we see: 1) A House of God's glory And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. - Haggai 2v7 (ESV) Saturday Prayer (9am main sanctuary) One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. — Psalm 27v4 (ESV) For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. — Psalm 27v5 (ESV) 2) Leaders after God's glory 24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.” — ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭11‬:‭24‬-‭28‬ (‭ESV‬‬) Year 2 goal: train and equip elders And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord. — Psalm 27v6 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 24 And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” 25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. — 1 Kings 18v20-29 (ESV) IDOLATRY - seeking security and meaning in someone or something other than God 1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. – 2 Timothy 3v1-5 (ESV) Baal - the chief Canaanite god The Baal Counterfeit Son of god named El Supposedly killed and raised from the dead Translated as owner, master, Lord HOW TO FIGHT BACK: 1) REPAIR THE ALTAR 1 Kings 18v30-32 (ESV) 2) CUT THE BULL 1 Kings 18v33-35 (ESV) 3) RESTORE THE REASON 1 Kings 18v37-39 (ESV) 4) TAKE YOUR AUTHORITY 1 Kings 18v40 (ESV) a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, — Ecclesiastes 3v3 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5 He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. -- 1 Kings 11v1-6 IDOLATRY - seeking security and meaning in someone or something other than God Ashtoreth / Ashtaroth (plural) - the goddess of fertility, maternity, motherhood, sex. Often coupled with the idol Baal & Molek and worshiped together Why do people run to idols? Impatience Trust Issues Peer pressure Desperation How to seek Him when you're desperate: 1) Remind yourself truths, read your bible Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. -- Psalm 119:05 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. -- Psalm 119:11 2) Confront your emotions He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. -- 1 Kings 11v3 3) Commit to community

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! 2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. 6 They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. 7 They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. 8 Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. — Psalm 115v1-8 (ESV) IDOLATRY - seeking security and meaning in someone or something other than God 1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. – 2 Timothy 3v1-5 (ESV) When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an 'idol,' something you are actually worshiping. – Tim Keller Idols and false gods of the OT. Ashtoreth (judges 2, 1 Kings 11) - Canaanite god of fertility Baal (Jeremiah 2, 1 Kings 18) - Canaanite god of fertility and crops Chemosh (1 Kings 11, 2 Kings 23) - Moabite god, involved human sacrifice Dagon (1 Samuel 5) - Early by Amorites, then Philistine god of water and grain Egyptian gods (Genesis 41, 2 Kings 19) - over 2000 total deities worshiped throughout egyptian culture Golden Calf (Exodus 32, 1 Kings 12) - Yahweh but made by man Marduk - (Jeremiah 50) chief god of Babylonians.. of fertility and vegetation Milcom/Molech (1 Kings 11, 2 Kings 23) - divination and child sacrifice Parts of True Repentance: 1) Contrition - the natural pride and self-sufficiency has been completely humbled by the consciousness of guilt 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. – Psalm 51v15-17 (ESV) 2) Confession - the secret is over and verbally we reveal to someone else what we've done Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. – James 5v16 (ESV) 3) Satisfaction - action that makes amends and changes behavior if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. — 2 Chronciles 7v14 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. — Luke 2v51-52 (ESV) Luke 2 recap Pt. 1 - Jesus is born in Bethlehem (v1-7) Pt. 2 - Shepherds were found in the field (v8-20) Pt. 3 - Jesus is circumcised at 8 days (v21) Pt. 4 - Simeon & Anna encounter Jesus (v22-40) Pt. 5 - fast forward to 12-year old Jesus (v41-52) And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. — Luke 2v52 (ESV) INCREASE - advance, proceed or lengthen out by hammer (as a smith forges metal) 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. – Philippians 2v5-7 (NLT) To be God is to be infinite but in taking on humanity Jesus took on finiteness. To be God is to be eternal but in taking on humanity Jesus took on perishableness. To be God is to be spirit but in taking on humanity Jesus took on a body of flesh. To be God is to be all-present but in taking on humanity Jesus took on the limited presence of humanity. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. — Luke 2v52 (ESV) 2023 - THE YEAR OF INCREASE 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities. – Isaiah 54v2-3 (ESV) The year of increase: 1. Increase in our faith comes from decreasing our flesh 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. — Galatians 5v17-18 (NKJV) Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. – Proverbs 11v14 (ESV) John 3v25-28 (ESV) WITH THE BLESSING OF INCREASE COMES THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DECREASE He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3v30 (ESV) 2. Increase in our family comes from decreasing our distractions Luke 2v43-45 (ESV) Distractions: Fellowship with darkness Worry/Anxiety Social media The need to be “right” Political mini-kingdoms After three days they found him in the temple… – Luke 2v46 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for r evelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.” 33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.” – Luke 2v25-35 (ESV) For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy – Revelation 19v10 (ESV) 4 aged, OT saints Elizabeth Zechariah Simeon Anna Christmas means not just hope for the world, despite all its unending problems, but hope for you and me, despite all our unending failings. – Tim Keller Simeon says… Jesus is salvation from God (v30) He is a man born among men (v31) A light for those in darkness (v32) Glory for the people of Israel (v32) Jesus is appointed for fall and rise…(v34) He is a sign that is opposed (v34) A revealer of thoughts from the heart (v35) Simeon's Testimony… 1. He waited And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. – Luke 2v26 (ESV) Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'Til he appears and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it. – Luke 16:16 (ESV) 2. He worshiped 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God – Luke 2v27-28 (ESV) Christmas is not about a holiday to celebrate It's about a King who deserves worship

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” – Luke 2v21-24 (ESV) What does the blood of Jesus do? 1) Resolves a Debt 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. – Colossians 2v13-14 (ESV) 2) Cleanses us from sin 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1v5-7 (ESV) 3) Gives access 12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. – Ephesians 2v12-13 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” - Luke 2v8-15 (ESV) And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[h] for those who are called according to his purpose. – Romans 8v28 (ESV) Setting of Story: 1) The audience (v.8) And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. – Luke 2v8 (ESV) 2) The angel (v.9) And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. – Luke 2v9 (ESV) Good news - the gospel is God's involvement Great Joy - the burden of the law is crushed For All People - the invitation is for all 3) The announcement (v.11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. – Luke 2v11 (ESV) 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. — Isaiah 9v6-7 (NIV) 4) The anthem (v.13) 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” – Luke 2v13-14 (ESV) “I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a big God beside me and live in fear. I need to worship because without it I can forget his calling and begin to live in a spirit of self-preoccupation. I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonder and gratitude and plod through life with blinders on. I need to worship because my natural tendency is toward self-reliance and stubborn independence.” — John Ortberg When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” – Luke 2v15 (ESV) 5) The affirmation (v.18) 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. - Luke 2v16-18 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. – Luke 2v1-7 (ESV) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. — Isaiah 7v14 (NIV) What you're carrying is bigger than just you. Tips for your calling: 1) Manage being misunderstood (v5) to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. – Luke 2v5 (ESV) God loves to do stuff that no one else can take credit for. 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised , and we held him in low esteem. — Isaiah 53v2-3 (ESV) 2) Commit to the right place (v6) But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. – Micah 5v2 (NLT) בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bethlehem) - “house of bread” And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. — Luke 2v6 (ESV) 3) Prepare for the unexpected (v7) And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. — Luke 2v7 (ESV) Luke 2v7: Katalyma - “a place to stay” Luke 10v34: Pandocheion - “public inn” Where do I start? a) Clean your hands b) Renew your head c) Soften your heart 13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” — Isaiah 29v13-14 (ESV) Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. – Revelation 3v20 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” — Luke 1v39-45 (ESV) Two Angelic Visitations Zechariah (Jerusalem) Mary (Nazareth) 8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. – Luke 1v8-11 (ESV) 23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; 24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. – Psalm 37v23-24 (ESV) 9 things that Gabriel told Zechariah. Don't be afraid (v13) Your prayer is heard and Elizabeth will bear you a son (v13) You shall name him John… (v13) You will have joy and gladness at his birth (v14) John will be great in the sight of the Lord (v15) John will be devoted to the Lord (no wine or strong drink) (v15) John will be filled with the Spirit in His mothers womb (v15) John will bring knowledge of the Kingdom (v16) John will go before him, in the spirit of the Elijah, turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons… and make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (v17) WHAT YOU'RE CARRYING IS BIGGER THAN JUST YOU 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! — Luke 1v39-42 (ESV) I'm most fulfilled: 1) When i find my place In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, – Luke 1v39 (ESV) 2) When i find my people and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. – Luke 1v40 (ESV 3) When i find my purpose 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! – Luke 1v41-42 (ESV) and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared. – Luke 1v17 (ESV) What's our church's purpose? To help people encounter the good news of Jesus in a simple way. How do we do that? a) Teach people to believe the way and word of God b) Invite people to belong to a healthy community c) Disciple people to become followers of Jesus

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” — Luke 21v1-4 (NIV) Faith is measured differently than finances 1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, – 2 Corinthians 8v1-3 (ESV) The faith for God's future provision is found in His past performance 45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”— Luke 20v45-47 (NIV) Previous 2 chapters (Context) The Pharisees criticize Jesus' disciples for their praise at the Triumphal entry (19:39) Jesus drives out the sellers from the Temple (19:45-46) The chief priests, the teachers of the law (scribes), and leaders constantly plot to kill him (19:47-48) People challenge his authority to teach (20:1-8) People challenge him about paying taxes to Caesar (20:20-26) Sadducees challenge him about the resurrection and marriage (20:27-40) 1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” — Luke 21v1-4 (NIV) When You Give: 1) Give without expecting anything in return He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. – Luke 21v3 (ESV) 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. – Matthew 6v2-4 (NIV) 2) Give without caring who's watching About those Pharisees… Pharisees love to be seen Pharisees love to respected Pharisees love to stay clean “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” Frank Howard Clark 3) Give because God has told you to give 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” – Luke 21v3-4 (ESV) 4) Give as an act of worship not obligation Romans 12v1-2 (NIV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” — Matthew 14v13-16 (ESV) Desolation always brings hunger. Trying to be generous: 1) Believe that God can use anything They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish. — Matthew 14v17 (ESV) By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. — Hebrews 11v3 (ESV) God wants to do something so supernatural in your life that you can't take credit for it. 2) Submit our plans and efforts to God 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. — James 4v7-8 (ESV) Hypostatic Union - the combination of divine and human natures in the person of Christ. (See Philippians 2) And he said, “Bring them here to me.” — Matthew 14v18 (ESV) Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. — Psalm 37v5 (ESV) 3) Work with what you got 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. – Matthew 14v17-19 (ESV) Three Types of Giving Proportional giving Sacrificial giving Faith-filled giving It's not about who's receiving, it's about me giving. it's not an investment its not a strategy its worship 4) Receive, release, repeat 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. – Matthew 14v20-21 (ESV) And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. - 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. 32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. 35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.' — Acts 20v31-35 (ESV) Quick thoughts from a generous life: Detachment from materialism Guards the soul from being tainted Life carries deeper meaning The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. — ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭24‬ ‭MSG‬‬ It Can Get Problematic: The prosperity gospel is still being taught Expecting blessings from your own goodness Measuring success through acquiring stuff For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? — Matthew 16v26 (ESV) What goes into a christian life? 1) Generous with our time 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, – Acts 20v17-18 (ESV) Time is what we want most but what we use worst – William Penn So teach us to number our days so that we may get a heart of wisdom. – Psalm 90v12 (ESV) 2) Healthy with our emotions 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. – James 1v5-8 (ESV) It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature – Pete Scazzero Are You In Emotional… Denial Distortion Disengagement TUESDAY NIGHT RECOVERY - Weekly at 6pm 3) Content with our situation I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel – Acts 20v33 (ESV) 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4v11-13 (NIV) 4) Open and available to help In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. – Acts 20v35 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. MESSAGE NOTES: 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'”4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. - Matthew 3v1-6 (ESV) THE WAY - a New Testament term used for the earliest followers of Jesus. 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. — Acts 9:2 (ESV) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. — John 14:6 (ESV) The Way is an invitation, to resist the ways of the world, and adapt a lifestyle aligned with the Kingdom of God. Prophesy the Way 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'” Matthew 3v3 (ESV) Prophecy - a declaration of something to come 3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” - Isaiah 40v3-5 (ESV) Prophecy is forthtelling forthtelling – explaining the present from God's perspective and bringing strength to God's people to overcome the situation and move into his purposes. “But one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.” 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NIV) Prophecy will always require surrenderance Prepare the Way “He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people PREPARED” (Luke 1:16-17) Johns main message was “repent” In Hebrew (Teshuva)=to return to the creator From (bible study tools.com) "What I mean is that what is passed down is not a “curse” in the sense that God is cursing the family line. What is passed down is the consequence of sinful actions and behavior. Thus, a generational curse is really a function of sowing and reaping passed down from one generation to the next." Leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:24)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. MESSAGE NOTES: 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. 6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. Acts 12:5-12 (ESV)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also 1 Corinthians 6v12-14 (NIV) Let's start here: COMPLEX QUESTIONS DON'T ALWAYS GET SIMPLE ANSWERS ANYONE IS WELCOME IN OUR CHURCH WE VALUE RELATIONSHIP AND INVITE CONVERSATION THERE ARE ATTRACTIONS AND THERE ARE ACTIONS PEOPLE WON'T HEAR OUR TRUTH UNTIL THEY FEEL OUR GRACE What is sexual immorality? “Porneia” - illicit sexual activity. This word appears 25 times in the New Testament* Key texts 1 Corinthians 6 1 Timothy 1 Romans 1 The Bible: Sexual Lust is sin why: self-gratifying, self-satisfying (pornography, fantasies, “checking out”…) 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. — Romans 13v13-14 (ESV) 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. — Matthew 5v27-29 (ESV) The Bible: Sex outside of marriage is sin why: the meaning of sex Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. — Hebrews 13v4 (ESV) The Bible: Homosexuality is sin (1 Cor. 6, 1 Tim 1) why: design & destiny rebuttal: “But Jesus never addressed this!” 3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”4 “Haven't you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,' 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” — Matthew 19v3-6 (NIV) HOMOSEXUALITY ISNT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED ITS A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE LOVED Can I be sexually immoral and be a Christian? We to need clarify: a desire for illicit sexual activity participation in activity (repentant heart?) identification and activism How to address sexual sin in your life: Tell someone Drop the act Cling to Jesus For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. — Luke 19v10 (NIV) Would Jesus judge an entire group of people because their sin is more open? Would Jesus give up on someone just because they're different? The Bible is the manual, Jesus is the model.

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. Message Notes: 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin (the antichrist) is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. — 2 Thessalonians 2v1-4 (NKJV) Eschatology – “the study of end times” Jesus on the end: 36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. – Matthew 24v36-39 (ESV) John's Revelation on the End: 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v1-3 (ESV) Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. — Jeremiah 33v3 (ESV) What is end times revelation? 1) Revelation is a grace The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, – Revelation 1v1 (ESV) 21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. — Daniel 2v21-22 (ESV) 2) Revelation is inside information 1b He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. – Revelation 1v1b-2 (ESV) No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. — John 15:15 (ESV) “Salvation is a gift, but friendship is costly” 3) Revelation is a responsibility 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v3 (ESV) If you love me, you will keep my commandments. — John 14:15 (ESV) For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. — 2 Thessalonians 2v4 (NLT)

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. MESSAGE NOTES: 2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. 4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus. 5 Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials[a]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.” (perspective) 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them. 9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man[b] had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. 11 And they asked him, “why do the scribes say that the first Elijah must come? 12 Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.” Mark 9:2-9 ESV “Another answered prayer is not the solution” 1) PRAYER IS SIMPLE 2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. And the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed Mark 9:2 ESV 2) PRAYER DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TRADITIONAL 5 Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials[a]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. Mark 9:5-6 ESV 7 Then a cloud overshadowed (covered) them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.” Mark 9:7 3) PRAYER ISN'T FOR YOUR RESUME 9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man[b] had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:6 NLT "Because he's for you"