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"Holiness Is Greater Than Bacon" | High Pointe Church | May 18th, 2025 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Senior Pastor Kevin Sullivan · Holiness: To be set apart for God's service/purpose - Holiness starts with trusting Jesus' work for my holiness (Colossians 1:22) o I receive a new desire to pursue holiness (Ezekiel 36:26-27) · My part to be holy: (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1) o Live out God's morality as prescribed in the Bible o Pursue moral perfection o Let God's holiness and His hatred for sin motivate me · Holiness Requires: - putting my sin to death by: (Colossians 3:5-8) o Renewing my mind with God's truth (Romans 12:1-2) o Committing to battle sin to the death (1 Timothy 4:7-8) o Persevering through the ups and downs of the battle (2 Thessalonians 3:13) · This Week's Activate Faith: o Assess my holiness and give myself a grade o Identify a stubborn sin in my life and attack it o Share the stubborn sin with someone to keep you accountable

"Being Grateful" Luke 17:11-19 Message Notes · Gratitude: Grateful People… o Are born…again (Ephesians 5:18, 20) § The Holy Spirit is the difference between religious gratitude and the gratitude Jesus commends. § Grateful people are grateful for all things. o Understand the depth of God's grace § Easy to overestimate my effort and underestimate God's grace. § It's hard to be grateful when I'm relying on myself. o Train to be grateful (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) § Regularly remember the good § Read, reflect and apply the Bible § Express thanks from my heart (Colossians 2:6-7) § Worship God (Psalm 100:4)   · Benefits of Gratitude o Guards my soul o Protects against complaining (Philippians 2:14) · This Week's Activate Faith: SACRIFICE o Spend 15 minutes slowly thanking God for five things (what and why) o Fast from complaining (“penalize” myself for each complaint…have fun) o Today: Celebrate Mothers!!

The Heart of a Healthy Home Heart to Heart Marriage Ephesians 5:22-33  A healthy, vibrant and godly marriage is SUPERNATURAL (Ephesians 5:18-21) Husbands: Reflect the heart of Jesus in sacrificially loving my wife (Ephesians 5:25-31) Jesus' sacrificial love in giving His life for the world (John 3:16; 5:25) Husband's sacrificial love: What am I giving up for my wife? Ask my wife if she feels loved sacrificially. Love and lead my wife spiritually from the Bible Love and lead my wife that brings out the best in her Leadership is about taking the initiative. Wives: Reflect the heart of Jesus in submitting to my husband (Ephesians 5:22-24) Jesus' submission in His mission (John 4:34; Luke 22:42) Wife's submission: Submission is the biblical calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband's leadership and to help him succeed. Submission is the wife's to give to her husband and to God Submission has the boundary of God's will as stated in the Bible Note: Both the wife's AND husband's core roles put the other spouse first. This Week's Challenge: Schedule an uninterrupted time together to discuss: How each of you are doing in your role as husband and wife Express with words the wins and ways to grow in your roles

TheologE of Sin Part III The Effect and Extant of Sin Part I. The Choices Deuteronomy 30:16-20 Choose Life= choosing to do life God's way Choose Death= sin; doing it my way Part II. The Choice of Death Genesis 3:17-19 The first sin brought a curse upon a perfect world What was meant to be lush, beautiful, productive and perfect was now corrupted with sin. Romans 8:20-22 Romans 1:20-23 The layers of sin that we have added on are like ripples in water that slowly but surely create a tidal wave of death and destruction. The extant of sin is both on the individual and the whole. Judge 2:10-13 They traded the truth of God for a lie They didn't stop worshiping God, they just widened the target. 2 Chronicles 36:15-21 They lost everything! The effect of sin is a slow, gradual process that lulls you into a false sense of security. Part III. The Better Choice Even in a world that is decaying under the effects of sin, we can still choose life. 1 Kings 19:18 The remnant were regular people who refused to bow the knee to sin Romans 5:3-5 When the world is at its worst, we can see God at His best. Activate Faith Steps: 1. Don't Give Up! Galatians 6:9 2. Fight Back Against the Darkness. John 1:4-5 -Fight on your knees -enter into the spiritual battle 3. Put on the armor. -download the guided prayer on the website, or grab a physical copy.

"TheologE of Sin Explanation of Sin" - Technically sin is breaking God's commands (1 John 3:4) o God's commands are important boundaries that allow us to thrive (Deuteronomy 10:12-13) o God's commands for us today: New Testament + moral law in the Old Testament carried over (Matthew 5:17) o “Sins” are the symptoms of our sin nature/disease (Romans 7:15-20)      · Relationally sin is betraying God's love to be our own god (Gen. 2:16-17; 3:4-6) o Sin is an internal matter of the heart (Matthew 5:27-28) o Sin is a violation of love as well as a violation of God's commands (John 14:15)      · The Deception of Sin: We can sin going good and not doing bad · This Week's Activate Faith o Come back next week o Reflect on why I do good and don't do bad o Worship Jesus o Confess to God my betrayal of Him and receive Jesus' work for me to be forgiven

"Living Beyond the Veil" Melinda Reed - guest speaker Sermon Notes: Luke 23:44-47 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three because the sun's light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle. And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” Saying this, He breathed His last.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The rending of the veil granted royal access, inviting a life of freedom, fellowship, and a future of hope. The torn veil grants us freedom from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Hebrews 10:10 By this will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time. Hebrews 10:19-20 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus— he has inaugurated for us a new and living way through the curtain (that is, through his flesh) Why do we sometimes choose life outside the veil? Comfort Idols Shame Lack of gratitude and wonder Romans 8:1 There is no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ. Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ set us free. Reflection: Are you living in freedom or closing the curtain in bondage? Entrance to the Holiest Place brings unprecedented fellowship with God. John 15:4a Remain in me and I in you. We must live beyond the veil: Dive into God's Word Pray at all times Experience God in all we do Always be grateful Reflection: Do you live each day in the Most Holy Place? What one step can you take toward occupying that space? We live beyond the veil with a future full of hope. Hebrews 6:19-20 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. Reflection: Is your future anchored in the hope that is yours' to receive? For this week: Invite you to take a veil remnant and continue to reflect on these questions: Am I living in freedom or closing the curtain in bondage? Do I live each day in the Most Holy Place? What one step can I take toward occupying that space? Is my future anchored in the hope that is mine to receive?

Esther Worship: It Takes Both 9:20-32 Worship, as a verb, is the act of supremely prioritizing something or someone that I love the most and gives my life its greatest meaning and security I need to keep an eye on the good things in my life that they don't become “god” things. Weak worship comes from: Poor connection with God Weak view of God Worship takes both: (9:28; John 4:23-24) My head (Romans 12:1-2) My beliefs should lead my emotions in worship My heart (Psalm 86:12; 100:1-5) My emotions in worship strengthen my relationship with God This Week's Activate Faith Worship with my head by remembering God giving me rest from my enemies Worship with my heart by singing to God of His goodness and greatness

Esther Fearless Faith 4:1-5:5; 7:3-6                       Fearless faith requires a fearful situation/opposition (4:10-14) Fearlessly exercising my faith is how I grow spiritually. Fearless faith comes out of me treasuring and choosing Jesus over all other things (4:15-17; 7:3-6) I face this defining decision every day! Fearless faith is NOT foolish faith. Foolish faith is: Acting without wisdom Acting thinking God owes me Faith in my desired outcome Belief with no verifying action This Week's Activate Faith Connect Serve Fast/pray for the Campaign Do something fearless out of faith for someone else Be a good branch    

Esther - Wk. 2 February 9, 2025 "Pride" - Esther 3:1-6       The Feud of Haman and Mordecai: The two men represented an animosity between two nations. Almost every feud, and every reason a feud started can be traced back to one source: Pride Proverbs 16:18 Pride is seductive and destructive Haman: Seduced into thinking that he was great Destroyed by noticing the lonely negative despite all the positive Seduced by others who fed his pride Destroyed by his own prideful hate Esther 5:13-14; 6:12 Mordecai: Seduced by an ancient hatred Seduced by his own righteousness Thousands of live were destroyed by his pride 1 John 1:9 Our Weapons Against Pride: Humbleness Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up (James 4:10) Praise (Romans 7:24-25) Activate Faith Step: PRAISE GOD! EVERY DAY THIS WEEK! OUT LOUD!

Jesus on Money: "A Healthy Relationship with Money" Matthew 13:44-46 · It's easy to relate to money in an unhealthy way: o Security o Status o Self-worth o Comfort · Jesus sets a boundary on money: It is not and cannot be more valuable than the kingdom of heaven. o A healthy relationship with money is born from treasuring the kingdom of heaven most · The kingdom of heaven: o Is currently not a realm or place but a reign and rule of Jesus in His followers' lives (Luke 17:20-21; John 18:36) o Is most valuable and offers: § Salvation § Living hope § Spirit-empowered life § Purpose in life and suffering § Unconditional love o Is open to all who humbly turn from living for themselves to live for Jesus (Matthew 4:17; 5:3) · Keeping a healthy relationship with money requires me to invest in the kingdom of heaven (i.e., give it away to God's work). · This Week's Activate Faith o Look at how I spend money and why I spend money and evaluate what I treasure most. o Prayerfully prepare for the spiritual growth opportunity of participating in our upcoming building campaign

Vision Message – January 2025 Activate Faith: Serve Handout     Serving is not optional (Matt. 20:25-28; John 13:12-14, 34-35; Luke 9:23-24) Serving is a result of my salvation not a prerequisite for it (Eph. 2:8-10) Serving without a relationship with God is religion Serving is proof of real faith (James 2:14-17) Serving people INSIDE and outside the Church Serving Caution: Don't become a Martha (Luke 10:38-42) This Week's Activate Faith Sign up to serve Stop and sit with God 3X this week  

1 Timothy 5:17 - 6:2 What is your attitude to pastoral Authority?  Main Idea: Healthy Churches have a discipline of Submission to Pastoral Authority

Pastor Kevin tackles a passage few Pastors dare approach....he is doing ok.