Summit Church Garden City

1. Jesus Restores What Adam Lost - Let Jesus define who you're becoming - Live like a child of God, not an orphan 2. Jesus Died to Destroy Death - Remember who went first - Replace fear with faith 3. Jesus Became Like Us to Help Us - Run to Him, not from Him - Remember: you have a High Priest, not a judge   Summary: "The Son of God became the Son of Man, so that the sons and daughters of men might become sons and daughters of God"

1. Don't drift - anchor yourself daily in God's Word - stay tied to God's people - keep the cross in view 2. The seriousness of God's Word - treasure the Gospel daily - act on what you hear 3. The greatness of our salvation - declared by the Lord Himself - confirmed by eyewitnesses - validated by God's power - witness of the Spirit's gifts - use your gifts boldly

Jesus: the Eternal Creator Angels: Mediators, Servants, and Usurpers Jesus: the Messianic Son and Firstborn Inheritor

1. God has spoken - slow down - ask questions - respond in prayer 2. The final Word - Jesus - stop looking for a backup plan - run everything through Him - let Him have the last word 3. Who is this Son -worship Him - trust Him - rest in His finished work 4. Better than angels - do a throne check - reorder your loves

1. Help me see more of You than ever before (More of Him) 2. Reveal to me just how little I know of You (Less of me) Whose sin are you focused on? Who is the first to be served? 3. Make what I do know more alive in my life (More like Him)

1. Don't boast in religion - Check where you find your worth - Recognize the temptation to downplay the cross so people won't think less of you - Stop comparing yourself to others spiritually - Ask yourself: what do I talk about most? 2. Boast in the cross - Shift your identity from what you do to what Christ has done - Stop living like you're still chained - Start walking in Spirit-empowered obedience 3. God isn't after religion, He's after a new creation - Check what you're offering to God - Expect transformation not modification 4. Peace, mercy, the marks of Christ, and grace

1. Restore the fallen with gentleness - We need to be reminded that the church is not a museum for perfect people - We cannot ignore sin - We need gentleness - We need to be reminded that the work of restoration is gospel work 2. Carry the weight – don't let people be crushed alone - Look around, not just within - Step in even when it's messy - Be willing to be carried 3. Keep sowing even when it feels slow - Watch what you plant - Keep sowing even when it feels small - Trust God

The Spirit Brings Victory Over The Flesh Because: Christ Has Set us Free From The Law The Spirit Provides Us With A New Reality The Spirit Leads Us Away From Sin  

Freedom in Christ… Will not negotiate with the slavery of your self-made righteousness Is the realization of the New Covenant Looks like selfless service and love of one another

Setting up Galatians 4:21-31 - God is in charge - Big difference between God's will and God's timing - When we try to help God, we end up hurting others 1. Are you creating a law culture or a grace culture? Law based system leads to 3 common attitudes: - the self-justified - the religious performer - the cause warrior 2. God's good is better than your bad The Law: - reveals God's holiness (Romans 7:12) - reveals our sinfulness (Romans 3:20) - prepares us for the Savior (Galatians 3:24)

1. Seek to be a means of grace 2. Don't overlook the demonic 3. Show grace and truth 4. Connect before you correct

1. Do you belong to Christ? 2. Do you see yourself as a son or a slave? 3. Do you see God as a father or a master?

Jesus is the seed to who belongs the promises The law was not for the one seed but for the seeds Only through the one seed is any future and past seed established.

Self-made righteousness is… 1. Logically foolish 2. Historically incoherent 3. Theologically a curse 4. So that we would receive the promise

1. Because Unbelievers Lie 2. Because Believers Make Mistakes 3. Because God Can Do Neither

The Gospel: - you have a problem - you are the problem - there is a solution - you are not the solution - Jesus is the solution   1. Revelation vs speculation 2. Redemption vs religion 3. Calling vs job

Accepting an altered Gospel… 1. Is a rejection of the true Gospel 2. Is to subject oneself to the Judgment of God 3. Is not a matter of personal preference

1. Your choices are important 2. Your bad choices have consequences 3. The necessity of the Holy Spirit

Start with God - he finds strength in God - he seeks God's will in prayer - he acts on God's word in faith Go With God Do as God God will use trials: - to strip away other objects of faith that we're trusting in - to reveal to us our true selves - to remind us that something has gone terribly wrong with our planet and someone needs to fix it - to reveals to us who and what really matters  

1. Living out your faith brings conflict with the world 2. The highest goal of our life is to bring glory to God 3. Trust in God's sovereignty - He will provide a way of escape - He will work all things for the good of those that love Him

The allure of En-dor… 1. Begins and ends with fear 2. Promises answers but leads to death and isolation 3. Is the result of not listening to the voice of God

1. The Resurrection is a life-altering historical event 2. The Resurrection is the key to understanding all the Bible 3. The Resurrection is a powerful message to the world 4. The resurrection gives us hope for the future - Real - Personal - Certain - Unimaginably beautiful

1. We are to live in the world, but we are not of it 3 access points to our hearts: - desires of the flesh - desires of the eyes - boastful pride of life 2. We are to live as good citizens in the world - submit yourselves to the governing authorities - pray for and seek the good of your community 3. We are citizens of a different kingdom

Rationalizations that lead to sin: 5. I'll just do it one time 4. Nobody will know 3. That's not sin, that's not wrong, everyone is doing it. 2. This can't possibly be wrong 1. God will forgive me   1. Trust God to make things right Lesson: Watch out for temptation 2. Trust God to Protect you 3. Trust God for your salvation   Ways we can be misled into thinking we have assurance of salvation: 1. I said the sinner's prayer (Acts 20:21) 2. I'm convicted when I sin (2 Cor. 7:10) 3. I feel close to God 4. I pray, read the Bible, and go to church (Mat. 7:22-23) 5. God is blessing my life (Mat. 5:45) 6. I know Jesus died and rose again (James 2:19)

Do not repay evil for evil Be careful to display the Gospel in everything Live at peace with everyone as far as possible Do not take revenge but leave it in God's hands Return good for evil, not evil for good This will lead others to conviction and repentance

Respond properly to suffering Be a man or a woman of prayer Don't hold grudges, but forgive others Be patient Be Kingdom focused Be a lifelong learner

1. Seek God's will through the word of God and prayer (David at Keilah) 1st lesson: we should be bold in trusting God's promises 2nd lesson: we should be wise in avoiding unnecessary danger   2. Persevere and grow in the faith (David at Ziph)   3. Trust God's providential care (David at Maon) 1st lesson: Be alert, the enemy seeks to destroy you 2nd lesson: Be at peace, God is in control

From the Cave to the Crown Finding Grace in the Darkest Places

What do we trust when we are afraid or desperate.. 1. Do we trust in our own plans? 2. Do we trust in a common enemy? 3. Do we trust in the Lord?

1. The absolute importance of biblical friendship 2. Faithfulness and honesty are crucial components of biblical friendship 3. Where do we get the strength to pursue biblical friendship 

1. Delayed Repentance->Deeper shame->Dimmer discernment 2. EVIL NEVER CHANGES 3. Dimmer Discernment: God appears further and the darkness around you will deepen 4. How to be free: - Christ our inheritance - Christ our deliverance - Christ our confidence

1. What is envy? - comparison - desire - resentment 2. What does envy do? - it robs - it grows - it hides 3. How do you escape envy? - we need to grasp the Biblical meaning of love - we need to understand the absence of envy in Jesus Christ - we need to pursue the freedom of surrender

1. The problem with counterfeit courage 2. True courage 3. The Ultimate Champion

1. God is even Sovereign over evil 2. There is no such thing as a spiritual neutrality 3. Be faithful in following God's call but allow Him to produce the result

Kinds of Suffering: Adamic, Consequential, Demonic, Victim, Disciplinary, Testimonial, Preventative   1. Suffering for the good of others 2. Suffering for your growth 3. Suffering for God's glory   Application: - Be honest - Talking about it helps - Praying for one another is the most we can do

1. Humility Defined 2. A Gospel-centered humility **3 reasons to be humble: - we did not create ourselves - we are sinners - we are saved by grace 4. Humility Displayed 5. Humility Pursued **Practices: - immerse yourself into God's Word more - try kneeling in prayer when you get the chance - take regular periods of fasting - practice intercession prayer for others (VOM app) - try others-centered conversations 6. Bowing low, standing tall  

1. Help me see more of You than ever before 2. Reveal to me just how little I know of You - Whose sin are you focused on? - Who is the first to be served? 3. Make what I do know of You more alive in my life

The Love of God is: 1. The Light and Life of mankind 2. Rejected by the darkness 3. Reproduced in us by God

1. Jesus is the Savior 2. Jesus is the Lord   2 Practices: - Find your joy in Jesus - Spread joy by sharing the Gospel

Does the peace of Christ produce perseverance in your life? Do we have peace with God or peace with the world? Allow the Gospel of Peace to remind us of who we are and who Jesus is.

1. Look backward to examples of faith 2. Look forward to our heavenly home 3. Look upward to Christ

Look for comfort from God and not from the world Hatred and anger, when unchecked will lead to murder God uses the weak to supplant the strong

1. Partial obedience is still disobedience - God's commands are not always easy to obey - God's commands are to be fully obeyed 2. Pride goes before a fall 3. Sin is Deceptive - don't try to justify your sin - God's kindness should prompt us to obedience 4. To obey is better than sacrifice

1. Making foolish decisions will always cost you 2. Learn to not waver back and forth on decisions - don't make promises you can't keep - be willing to admit when you're wrong - don't lose trust with people - don't become weary and give up 3. Who's estimate is more important to you, man's estimate or God's estimate?

1. Do not fight like the world fights - we fight a spiritual battle - we fight with spiritual weapons 2. Move forward with faith - the church should be on the offensive - nothing can hinder the Lord from saving - true faith always results in action 3. Victory comes from the Lord - the battle is not yours but God's - your faith will encourage others to follow Christ