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The Beatitudes, Pt. 5 | March 16, 2025Pastor Bria Bradshaw Matthew 5:7 (NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Micah 6:8 (NIV) - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.√ SELF-CENTEREDNESS√ LACK OF COMPASSION√ PRIDEMark 10:46-52 (NIV) -  Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you.” 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” 52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.HAVE MERCYI. THE MERCIFUL STOP TO LISTEN RATHER THAN SILENCE.Mark 10:48-49a NIV - Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”An opportunity to show mercy is never an inconvenience.Ask the Lord: Whose needs do I silence, ignore, or deem undeserving?II. THE MERCIFUL ASK, "WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?"Mark 10:50-51a NIV - Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.There isn't a cry for mercy that God won't answer.Ask the Lord: What does love call me to do? How does my life need to enter into theirs?III. THE MERCIFUL WELCOMES ANYONE TO FOLLOW JESUS WITH THEM.Mark 10:52 NIV - “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.Ask the Lord: Which person or group have I not truly welcomed to follow Jesus with me? Proverbs 28:14 (ESV) - Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

John 17:6 | I Have Manifested Your Name from CrossPointe Coast on Vimeo. Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe John 17:6 2024-09-22 | ProPresenter TITLE: I Have Manifested Your Name SCRIPTURE: John 17:6 I HAVE MANIFESTED YOUR NAME THEY HAVE KEPT YOUR WORD THE PEOPLE YOU GAVE ME Exodus 6:2–3 (ESV) God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. Matthew 1:21 (ESV) She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. 2 Corinthians 4:6 (ESV) For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Exodus 34:6–7 (ESV) The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” John 14:9 (ESV) Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. Colossians 2:9 (ESV) For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, John 6:37 (ESV) All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. John 10:29 (ESV) My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. Hebrews 1:1–4 (ESV) Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Hebrews 2:1 (ESV) Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 1 John 1:1–4 (ESV) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

“There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.” ‭‭ - Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬ “Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die.” - Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Romans 12:1–2 (ESV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. It Is Embedded In Who You Are Jeremiah 1:5 (ESV) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” ○ These generalities are true of every person○ You are not a windup toy released to see what happens○ There is design Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ○ Intelligent design reveals purpose ○ Like a tool on the shelf, a closer look reveals purpose. We tend to look outward for His will to be revealed when so often it can be discovered by looking more closely at who we are. Not all of it, but the shadows are there. It Can Be General, Permissive Or Specific Romans 12:2 that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Good - General - Zip Code Everyone Saved Everyone Involved In Discipleship Everyone Builds His Kingdom Everyone Walks In Kingdom Favor/Provision - Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Acceptable - Permissive - Neighborhood CareerSpouse Car Specific Church Perfect - Specific - Address Micro moments of right wrong Micro decisions that unlock destiny Widow who gave prophet last of oil and flour Woman who anointed Jesus for burial Region vs opportunity Micro Calling So which one is it? Testing Over Time Will Enable You To Discern Which Applies You will make poor decisions. Some you will have to live with. Others you can launch from. It Can Go Unfulfilled 1 Timothy 2:3–4 (ESV) This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Mark 16:16 (ESV) Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.Reasons: ignorance Rebellion Desire Things Outside Of It Failure To Discern It Failure to seek Get Pushed From it ○ Outside influences ○ Lack strength/understanding ○ Fall victim ○ Submit Wrong decision for “right” reason Failure To Enforce It ○ Lack the understanding ○ Lack the strength/faith ○ Submission to “less-than”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭4‬-‭8‬, ‭13‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”4 Greek Words For LoveStorge - familial love or natural affections, especially between parents and childrenPhileo - deep friendship or brotherly loveJohn 11:34–36 (ESV) And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”Eros - (not in the NT) - romantic or passionate loveAgape - highest form of love referring to sacrificial love seeking the well-being of others (referring to God's love for us and the love Christians are called to have for one another)Experiencing The Love Of God Equips You To Give/Receive True Love1 John 4:19 (ESV) We love because he first loved us.Parents, children, spouse, friends, neighbors and enemiesTrue love for God is possible in response to His loveReligion is created when we try to love God without the revelation of his love.“God grant me a revelation of your love for me.”The revelation of God's love is something we walk in. It is a status, It is something we wear. It is like a superpowerRomans 8:35, 38-39 (ESV) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Self love is a poor substitute for the revelation of God's love.The revelation of God's loves enables us to love correctlyThe love you have experienced prior to that is incomplete, possibly even poisoned.Loving others out of a broken experience will be limited.In choosing a potential spouse, choose someone who loves God firstMatthew 10:37 (ESV) Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.LOVE: The Sacrificial DECISION To Seek The Well-Being Of Others1 Peter 2:4 (ESV) As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious.God chose to love you.God would not command you to do something that you could not chooseMatthew 22:39 (ESV) And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.Matthew 5:44–46 (ESV) But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 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. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?Falling into love leads to falling out of loveThat type of love is emotionThat type of love is attraction“You can't help who you love” is not a true statement. “You can't help who you are attracted to” is the correct response.Attraction is often impacted by brokenness and traumatic experiencesChildhood traumaBroken relationshipsGroomingIn marriage, attraction is important, but the decision to love is paramount.Fall in love means you can fall out of love.At moments it will feel like being trapped.The decision will unlock the emotion LOVE: The SACRIFICIAL Decision To Seek The Well-Being Of OthersJohn 3:16 (ESV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.John 15:13 (ESV) Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.LOVE empties its vault to increase the value of someone else.Anyone who demands things under the umbrella of love is likely manipulation.If you loved me then you would….God will deal with your narcissism through others.“Oh, this is how you feel God…”LOVE: The Sacrificial Decision To Seek The WELL-BEING Of Others1 Corinthians 13:6 (NIV) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.“Well Being: God's BestSome forms of love are out of alignment with AGAPECare for feelingsCare for comfortCare about being likedCare about being acceptedEx: During the pandemic, riots, and current woke agendas “how will that show the world the love of God?”Love in spite of sin, but we can never affirm sinIllus: the man sinking because of the concrete block he is holding needs someone to love him without affirming the block.True love does not pull people out of the boundaries of God's Word. True love seeks to center others within God's Word, sometimes at the expense of:Their feelingsTheir comfortTheir cultural There are more important things than how people feelRejoices with the truthEphesians 4:15 (ESV) Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.

Fresh Start – How Offense Makes Us Fools                                                                                                What is offense? Offense = An annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself or one's standards or principles.  Hebrew: peša = Transgression or sin “You know you are a true servant when it doesn't upset you to be treated like one.” - Unknown How Offense Makes Us Fools 1.     Offense makes me angry.                   Ecclesiastes 7:9 (ESV)“Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges (makes its home there) in the bosom of fools.”   2.      Offense distracts me from the relationship. Proverbs 17:9 (ESV)“Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends” 3.      Offense hardens my heart. Proverbs 18:19 (ESV)“A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.” 4.     Offense distorts my view of reality. Proverbs 18:17 (ESV)“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.”   Proverbs 19:11 (ESV)“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”  Four Strategies to Overlook an Offense 1.      Give up your Rights. Philippians 2:5-8 (ESV)“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”  2.      Choose to Love. Proverbs 10:12 (ESV)“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” (Hatred = loving myself more than others)  Colossians 3:12-15 (ESV)“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 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. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”      3.      Choose to Forgive. Matthew 6:14-15 (ESV)“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Ephesians 4:29-32 (ESV)“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”  4.     Ask a Question. Proverbs 18:17 (ESV)“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” Matthew 7:3-4 (ESV)“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when there is the log in your own eye?”  

Matthew week 40   Matthew 6:19 ESV   21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.       Proverbs 22:9 ESV   Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed,   for he shares his bread with the poor.       Proverbs 28:22 ESV   A stingy man hastens after wealth   and does not know that poverty will come upon him.       Matthew 20:15 ESV   15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'[b]       Matthew 6:25-34 ESV   25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.   34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.                 Philippians 4:4-7 ESV   4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.       Philippians 2:19-21 ESV   19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.       2 Corinthians 11:28 ESV   28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.       1 Corinthians 12:22-26 ESV   22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.       Luke 10:41 ESV   41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,       Romans 10:17 ESV   17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.       Romans 8:32 ESV   32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?       Romans 5:8-10 ESV   8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.                      

 Building the Kingdom of God                                                                                               2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen” 2 Kings 6:17 (NIV)“Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” John 16:7 (ESV)“I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” John 16:8 (ESV)“when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:” John 15:5 (ESV)“Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,” John 16:13-14 (ESV)“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. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” John 15:26-27 (ESV)“when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness…”

Sunday, November 26th - Way of The Wise Pt. 3Pastor Wes MorrisHebrews 12:1-3 (NIV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.√  ISOLATIONProverbs 18:1 (ESV) Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he fights against all sound judgment.√  COMPARISONHebrews 12:1 (NIV) And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us…√  OPPOSITIONHebrews 12:3 (NIV) Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.JOY NO MATTER WHATI. NEGATIVE IS NOT MY NORMAL.Luke 15:28-31 (NIV) The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'31 “‘My son,' the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.'”II. MY PURPOSE IS GREATER THAN MY PAIN.Hebrews 12:2 (NIV) For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame...III. JESUS IS MY JOY.Philippians 3:7-8 (TLB) But all these things that I once thought very worthwhile—now I've thrown them all away so that I can put my trust and hope in Christ alone. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

Cultures of Convenience - Morality takes Second ChairWebsite: http://www.battle4freedom.comNetwork: https://www.mojo50.comStreaming: https://www.rumble.com/c/Battle4FreedomStreaming LIVE on RUMBLE @ First four dirty words : "I never knew you"Matthew 7:23 (ESV) And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'Second four dirty words : "Experts in the Law"https://www.lsd.law/define/second-chair#:~:text=Definition%3A%20A%20second%20chair%20is,closing%20argument%2C%20and%20voir%20dire.A quick definition of second chair:Term: SECOND CHAIRDefinition: A second chair is a lawyer who assists the lead attorney in court. They help by questioning some of the witnesses, arguing some of the legal points, and handling parts of the opening statement, closing argument, and voir dire. For example, a young associate may be second chair for a fraud case.A more thorough explanation:Second chair refers to a lawyer who assists the lead attorney during a trial. This may include examining witnesses, arguing points of law, and The sojourner was a neighbor not a slave nor commodity.Leviticus 24:16 (ESV) Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.John 17:14-19 (ESV) 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.Romans 7:9 (ESV) I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died.The law exposes our sin rather than normalizing it1 Corinthians 10:23 (ESV) "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.https://wondertreefarm.com/FARM DAY: WonderTree is a food grower/provider. Admission is free. We only ask that you perform some form of commerce with us while you are on-farm.Please donate your clean egg cartons. WonderTree tries to sell our eggs only in recycled cartons.

Victory Life Church, Durant — Sunday, June 11, 2023Ephesians 6:10-12 (ESV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.We are to be neither ignorant of, nor obsessive over, the spiritual forces of evil.Luke 10:17-20 (ESV) The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”Ministry with God is a privilege, and access to God's power is exciting, but the real cause of joy is that we have everlasting life with God.1 John 3:8 (ESV) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.2 Corinthians 4:1, 5-11, 16-18 (ESV) Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.Support the showThis podcast is brought to you free of charge through the donations of generous people.If this content blessed you and you would like to help us reach more people, please take a few minutes to rate our podcast and leave us a review.If you'd like to support us financially, you can make donations hereIf you'd like to learn more about us you can visit our website.If you'd like to contact us directly follow this link. If you enjoyed this teaching, Pastor Jacob has another conversation-style podcast that we think you'd really enjoy. Check it out here!

Victory Life Church, Durant — Sunday, June 11, 2023Ephesians 6:10-12 (ESV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.We are to be neither ignorant of, nor obsessive over, the spiritual forces of evil.Luke 10:17-20 (ESV) The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”Ministry with God is a privilege, and access to God's power is exciting, but the real cause of joy is that we have everlasting life with God.1 John 3:8 (ESV) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.2 Corinthians 4:1, 5-11, 16-18 (ESV) Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.Support the showThis podcast is brought to you free of charge through the donations of generous people.If this content blessed you and you would like to help us reach more people, please take a few minutes to rate our podcast and leave us a review.If you'd like to support us financially, you can make donations hereIf you'd like to learn more about us you can visit our website.If you'd like to contact us directly follow this link. If you enjoyed this teaching, Pastor Jacob has another conversation-style podcast that we think you'd really enjoy. Check it out here!

John 3:36 (ESV) | Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

John 3:36 (ESV) | Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

John 3:36 (ESV) | Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Unless we exert control over our institutions, starting with the schools, murders like those we saw in Nashville (and Aberdeen, and Denver, and Colorado Springs) will happen far more often as the minds of young people are broken by causing psychotic breaks with reality. We have enough people who are unconnected to reality, like the Sniffer-in-Chief who, instead of mourning the dead people murdered by a woman in a psychotic break instead admired the bodies of children. So many government schools played along with the lockdowns--and, many schools got paid to push masking and mRNA injections--that CBS News did a long report about the unprecedented damage to kid's education, though CBS blamed a flu. The radicalization of so many schools has decimated people's respect for the principles of a healthy society, it will take a century to get them back. The WSJ on what people value today: In 1998, 70 percent of Americans said patriotism was very important and now, only 38 percent. Religion was 62 percent in 1998, now 39 percent! The poll with 1019 adults was conducted march 1-13. So, remove the state's hands from the necks of children and make school optional--yes, people can thrive without them. My Uncle dropped out of 5th grade. My Uncle died rich. My Uncle learned from life. My Grandpa dropped out of 8th grade. My Grandpa died very well-off, well loved, well remembered for what he gave back to his community. My Grandpa learned from life. I know, people will say that is an “anti-intellectual” rant, but some of the finest minds in history did not attend compulsory schools. If school is totally optional, schools will have to pursue parents and, unless it's in the separate countries of Washington, Oregon, California and the like, most parents will understand it damages kids to teach them reality doesn't exist and racism is a virtue if they channel their hatred at the right people.What does God say? Proverbs 22:6 ESV Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.Deuteronomy 6:6-7 ESV And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.Ephesians 6:4 ESV Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Proverbs 13:24 ESV Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.Deuteronomy 6:7 ESV You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.Isaiah 54:13 ESV All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. 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“Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.” ‭‭ - Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ ​​“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” - Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” - Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.” ‭‭ - Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We are back! Happy 2023!! We can't believe how fast last year flew by but we can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us and you! Show Notes: Establishing Healthy Habits Setting “resolutions” vs setting realistic, incremental changes Heart posture behind habits should be to honor & glorify God Discipline is God-honoring Being a good steward of our resources Setting a morning & evening routine Quiet time/reading Silence & solitude Journaling Sleep Daily physical movement Distraction-free living as much as possible Turn off notifications DND When discipline goes too far Idolizing discipline - negating social situations or family because of rigidity Fellowship does not have to impede on nutritional or physical convictions Grace when you mess up, don't follow your routine, etc. What are 2-3 changes you can make in your life? Go to bed earlier 15 min with God in the word 5 min of silence/prayer Fruits & veggies Increased protein throughout the day - break it down by meal 3 workouts per week Daily walks Learn to say “no” God is a God of order. As believers, we should have order in our lives prioritizing the Lord at the top. Discipline is freedom. Unhealthy habits will leave you running on E, unable to give God & others your best. God designed our bodies he knows what we need. The Bible has many references on how to steward our bodies well. The Bible speaks about laziness (see proverbs 6:9-10) 7 healthy habits to start implementing today: Sleep more Drink water Read/ Journal Bible Track your food/ eat healthily Workout Walk/ Get Outside Daily Prayer & Worship How can I form healthy habits in faith & exercise? Finding a routine you enjoy Practice gratitude & devotion Be flexible Start small Verses: 1 Corinthians 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” Psalms 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Proverbs 6:9-10 “But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—” Hebrews 12:11 “No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it's painful! But afterward, there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.” Proverbs 5:23 ESV "He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he has led astray.” Proverbs 16:3 ESV “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” Proverbs 10:17 ESV“Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefreedompodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefreedompodcast/support

Episode Summary:  Have you ever thought about the fact that God doesn't need us to accomplish things in this world, but that he offers the opportunity for us to partner with him? Have you ever pondered what partnering with God means, or how to go about it? In this episode, I chat with Kim Avery about partnering with God in the nitty, gritty details of business and life. Quotables from the episode: I took a long, hard and honest look at my business and my client's businesses and had to ask myself these questions: if our business partner is the Almighty, all-knowing, all-providing God why don't our businesses look any different than the businesses of those who don't know God? More than that, we don't we look any different than entrepreneurs who don't know God? We are just as hurried, worried, and stressed as they are. We try to do things for God, but the invitation is to have God with us. That's a totally different game when we make God our CEO. I'm so thankful to be learning that God really does care about all the details of my life and that He is available and waiting to help me with it. As Christ-centered entrepreneurs, God wants us to be bold, humble, joyful, peace-filled, so that what overflows out of us onto others will be consistent with His character. Partnering with God in prayer doesn't have to be complicated, fancy, or heroic. Instead it can be BRIEF: Business-Related: Abandoning our default mindset of if it's going to be, it's up to me, we invite God into our daily work, seeking his supernatural presence, purposes, and power. Relevant: Exchanging our typical global requests, “Bless this business, Lord,” for our granular reality, such as “Help me to be humble and self-forgetful in today's meeting with Bob,” we ask God to work in and through every specific attitude, activity, and engagement of each particular day. Inside out: Shifting our prayer focus from a results-only orientation, we pray in cooperation with the way God most likes to work—from the inside out: In us In our relationship with him In our relationships with others In our relationship with our business The results our work has in the world   Expectant: Acknowledging that God is always at work, even when things are not what we'd hoped, each day we watch for his moment-by-moment movement, trust his promises, and celebrate his answers. Frequent: No longer compartmentalizing our relationship with him to discrete times of the day, we practice the presence of God throughout each day, ceaselessly interacting with him as we partner with him to change the world. We all have a head knowledge that God is for me, but we need to take God's grand principles into our small, granular reality. The failure rate in small business is so high because we need to shift our focus to what God is doing in us rather than because of us. Failure comes when our contribution outpaces our character. We live in a largely unchurched world, so as entrepreneurs, God gives us the opportunity to reach those who might not otherwise be reached because they don't set foot in a church. When we are not trusting God with every aspect of our business, and instead default to worry and hurry, we are essentially being a functional atheist, because we are believing God will not provide. Start super small with very specific requests that you know God also wants for you, then walk expectantly through your day watching for how He is at work. It's a treasure hunt and a grand adventure. Scripture References: Jeremiah 33:3 NASB ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' Isaiah 28:16 ESV “Whoever believes shall not be in haste.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 NASB "And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;" Recommended Resources:  The Prayer Powered Entrepreneur by Kim Avery www.prayerquiz.com Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises to Start Your Day Off Right by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Trusting God Through Cancer 1 Trusting God Through Cancer 2 Revive & Thrive Women's Conference Subdue Stress and Anxiety: Fifteen Experts Offer Comprehensive Tools in Ten Minutes a Day. Use my link plus discount code BENG99 to save $90 on course (course will be $99.) Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises to Start Your Day Off Right by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety's Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety's Grip Free Study Guide  Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety's Grip Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor's Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader's Choice Award Social Media Links for Host and Guest: Connect with Kim Avery: Website / Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn For more hope, stay connected with Dr. Bengtson at: Order Book Today is Going to be a Good Day / Order Book Breaking Anxiety's Grip / Order Book Hope Prevails  /  Website  /  Blog  /  Facebook / Twitter (@DrMBengtson)  /  LinkedIn  /  Instagram / Pinterest / YouTube   Guest:  After leaving her career as a counselor to become a Professional Life Coach, Kim also became an accidental entrepreneur. Coaching was in its infancy then, so it took her years of trial and error and training to create a path to success. Since that time, she's made it her goal to help other Christian coaches and entrepreneurs shorten and streamline the business building process.  Kim is now a successful business coach, Vice-President of Marketing at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, co-host of the Professional Christian Coaching Today podcast, author of The Prayer Powered Entrepreneur: 31 Days to Building Your Business with Less Stress and More Joy.  Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson

Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe Scripture: Haggai SOWING TO ETERNAL JOY CONSIDER YOUR WAYS: SOWN MUCH, HARVESTED LITTLE CONSIDER YOUR WAYS: THE PLEASURE OF THE LORD Matthew 6:30b–33 (ESV) O you of little faith! Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Galatians 6:7–8 (ESV) Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Proverbs 21:17 (ESV) Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 1 Peter 1:3–4 (ESV) According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 1 Peter 1:6 (ESV) In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials Titus 3:3–5,7 (ESV) For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures … But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us … so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Isaiah 65:17, 22 (ESV) For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Unknown Since [God] does not need [creation], its whole reason for being must lie in its own goodness; He has no use for it; only delight. Tim Chester The world is more delicious than it needs to be. We have a superabundance of divine goodness and generosity. Ephesians 1:7–8 (ESV) In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight Psalm 147:10–11 (ESV) His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalm 149:4 (ESV) For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

Influence Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Walks Proverbs 13:20 (ESV) Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Wise Discover friends who are facing the same direction and have the same foundation of life. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” - CS Lewis – The Four Loves Becomes Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Show me your friends and I will show you your future. – Andy Stanley Discover Develop Being a good friend: 1. Be present. Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. #17 Being a good friend: 1- 2. Be reliable. 18 Proverbs 18:24 (NIV) One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. 3. Be helpful. Proverbs 27:5–6 (NIV) Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 28:23 (NIV) Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue. Proverbs 27:9 (NIV) Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. John 15:13–15 (NIV) Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Summary: Too often Christians receive the promise of salvation as it provides deliverance from sins penalty but fail to truly realize the promise that brings deliverance from sins power. Psalm 96:1–2 (NLT) Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! 2 Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. How can I find victory over sin? 1. I go to the only one that can help. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 2. I trust God's Promise and Spirit give power over sin. John 17:17 (NLT). Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 3. I connect with Gods people to help find deliverance and healing. Hebrews 3:13 (ESV) But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 4. I must learn to personally confront my sin. Proverbs 28:13 (ESV) Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Summary: Too often Christians receive the promise of salvation as it provides deliverance from sins penalty but fail to truly realize the promise that brings deliverance from sins power.Psalm 96:1–2 (NLT) Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! 2 Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.How can I find victory over sin?1. I go to the only one that can help. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 2. I trust God's Promise and Spirit give power over sin.John 17:17 (NLT). Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.3. I connect with Gods people to help find deliverance and healing.Hebrews 3:13 (ESV) But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.4. I must learn to personally confront my sin. Proverbs 28:13 (ESV) Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

John 3:18 is today's Bible verse in which Jesus talks about our freedom from condemnation by believing in his saving work on The Cross. John 3:18 is Jesus' statement that "Whoever believes is not condemned; but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because they haven't believed in God's one-and-only Son." This verse is a strong reminder of the importance faith. We are not condemned as believers because we believe in Jesus. Those who don't believe are already condemned because they haven't believed in the One who can save them. This verse should be a reminder to all who don't know Christ to share the gospel with them, so they can have forgiveness and eternal life. It also reminds us of the importance of keeping our faith strong so we don't get condemned. John 3:18 Daily Bible Verse for Jun 15 John 3:18 (ESV) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (KJV) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (MSG) Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. (NIV) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. (NLT) “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. 15 June Scripture reading and reflection for today Realizing that we are not the only ones in this world is powerful. Our Heavenly Father has made it possible for us to share eternal life with Him. This is possible because He sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to save it. It is not to condemn it but to show us how to live eternally. This is a wonderful act of God's love. It is something we can all do by reflecting on His Word, and allowing it change our lives. This will help us become more like Christ, and allow us to share His love with others. It is amazing to realize that we can be a part of God's salvation plan!

Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe Scripture: Mark 12:38–44 Mark 12:38–44 | Beautiful Sacrifice from CrossPointe Coast on Vimeo. BEWARE OF THE SCRIBES WHEN LESS IS MORE BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE Mark 10:45 (ESV) For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. 1 Corinthians 13:2 (ESV) And if I … understand all mysteries and all knowledge … but have not love, I am nothing. Numbers 15:38–39 (ESV) Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. Numbers 15:40–41 (ESV) So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord your God. Mark 10:43–44 (ESV) Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. Mark 9:42 (ESV) Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Mark 9:42 (ESV) Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Mark 12:30 (ESV) And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 8:34–36 (ESV) If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? Mark 10:45 (ESV) For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Mark 10:13–31 | The Impossibility of Eternal Life from CrossPointe Coast on Vimeo. Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe Scripture: Mark 10:13–31 THEY BROUGHT THE CHILDREN WHAT MUST I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE? HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mark 9:42 (ESV) Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Mark 9:37 (ESV) Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me. Mark 8:35–36 (ESV) For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? Mark 10:45 (ESV) For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Mark 9:38–50 | Correction and Warning from CrossPointe Coast on Vimeo. Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe Scripture: Mark 9:38–50 JESUS CORRECTS PRIDE IN MISSION JESUS WARNS AGAINST SIN AND TEMPTATION Mark 9:18b (ESV) So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able. Matthew 7:16 (ESV) You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Matthew 12:30 (ESV) Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Thomas Cranmer While the principle of Mk 9:40 should govern the attitude of the Church toward those without, the principle of Mt. 12:30 must be part of the Church's preaching both to those without and to those within. R. T. France The cliquishness which too easily affects a defined group of people with a sense of mission is among the ‘worldly' values which must be challenged in the name of the kingdom of God. R. C. Sproul In ancient Israel, during the reigns of Kings Ahaz and Manasseh in the southern kingdom of Judah, the people became involved in one of the worst of all pagan practices—the sacrifice of children to the pagan deity Molech. These sacrifices occurred in a deep ravine south of Jerusalem. That ravine came to be called Gehenna, an English transliteration of the Greek form of an Aramaic word. This practice of sacrificing children was roundly condemned by the prophet Jeremiah and was finally halted by King Josiah. To make sure it did not begin again, Josiah sought to desecrate the ravine where these sacrifices were made by turning it into the city garbage dump. The refuse from the city, including the carcasses of animals and even the corpses of criminals, was carted out on a regular basis and tossed into this massive garbage dump. To keep the dump from overflowing, the refuse there was burned, with the fires constantly fed by incoming garbage. Meanwhile, worms stayed busy devouring the carcasses of the animals and criminals that were dumped in Gehenna. … Eventually, Gehenna became a Jewish metaphor for the place of final punishment.

The Glory of ChristmasGalatians 4:4 (NLT)“But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.”Luke 1:26-27 (NIV)“God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.”Luke 1:28-30 (NIV)“‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.' Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.'”Luke 1:31-33 (NIV)“‘You will conceive and give birth to a Son, and you are to call Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; His kingdom will never end.'”Luke 1:34 (NIV)“‘How will this be,' Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?'”Luke 1:35 (NIV)“‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.'”Luke 1:37 (ESV)“For nothing will be impossible with God.”Luke 1:38 (ESV)“Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.' And the angel departed from her.”Matthew 10:39 (ESV)“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”Matthew 1:20-21 (NIV)“An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.'”Matthew 1:24-25 (NIV)“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”Mark 6:3 (NLT)“Then they scoffed, ‘He's just a carpenter, the son of Mary.'”

I want to begin talking to you over the next few weeks about Giving to The Poor. On December 12 we are going to have a special offering to benefit the poor. It will be our first annual Special Benevolence Offering. The goal and idea of this offering is simply to benefit those that are less fortunate. We have Faith Projects. These are things that we are believing for and as a result sowing or saving towards. And rightfully so, we should always have Faith Projects. Now, our Faith Projects are directly and indirectly self benefiting. Do you know what I mean by that? For example, we are currently saving seed to sow into other churches while we believe for the harvest of our own debt free facilities. This Special Benevolence Offering is also indirectly self benefiting. What? We are going to sow into the poor specifically for their benefit. However, because we are giving to the poor it is also indirectly self benefiting. You just can't beat God giving, no matter how hard you try. The more you give, the more He gives to you. You can see the evidence of what I am saying in these foundational verses. Proverbs 19:17 - He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given. NLT - If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! ESV - Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. NIV - Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. CSB - Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and he will give a reward to the lender. Do you really think that the Lord is one for one in this verse? No way! When He does something it's not according to our standards, it's always "according to His riches in glory." So let's just say you will be rewarded. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myfaithfam/support

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Matthew 16:18 (ESV)“I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NIV)“Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed…” 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV)“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” “A spiritual gift is an ability that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and used to bless and equip other believers, to witness to unbelievers, to destroy the works of Satan and to highlight and give glory to the work and person of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NKJV)“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” Ephesians 4:12 (NIV)“For building up the body of Christ…” Numbers 11:29 (NIV)“I wish that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit on them!” Joel 2:28-29 (ESV)“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out My Spirit.” The church was given the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit to finish what Jesus started.  1. Jesus came to undo what satan and sin had done to humanity. Luke 4:16-19 (ESV)“He (Jesus) stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.'” 1 John 3:8 (ESV)“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.” Matthew 10:7-8 (ESV)“The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.” 2. The power and gifts of the Holy Spirit are to equip the church to carry out its ministry until Jesus returns. 1 Corinthians 1:7 (ESV)“You are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 14:12 (ESV)“Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.”1 Corinthians 14:1 (ESV)“Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts.”

I want to begin talking to you over the next few weeks about Giving to The Poor. On December 12 we are going to have a special offering to benefit the poor. It will be our first annual Special Benevolence Offering. The goal and idea of this offering is simply to benefit those that are less fortunate. We have Faith Projects. These are things that we are believing for and as a result sowing or saving towards. And rightfully so, we should always have Faith Projects. Now, our Faith Projects are directly and indirectly self benefiting. Do you know what I mean by that? For example, we are currently saving seed to sow into other churches while we believe for the harvest of our own debt free facilities. This Special Benevolence Offering is also indirectly self benefiting. What? We are going to sow into the poor specifically for their benefit. However, because we are giving to the poor it is also indirectly self benefiting. You just can't beat God giving, no matter how hard you try. The more you give, the more He gives to you. You can see the evidence of what I am saying in these foundational verses. Proverbs 19:17 - He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given. NLT - If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! ESV - Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. NIV - Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. CSB - Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and he will give a reward to the lender. Do you really think that the Lord is one for one in this verse? No way! When He does something it's not according to our standards, it's always "according to His riches in glory." So let's just say you will be rewarded. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myfaithfam/support

Now what? After you've made a mistake in life, what do you do next? Today, we discuss three ways people typically handle mess ups. Do you find someone or something to blame, try to justify your mistake, or do you own it? One of these choices can make you a better friend, family member, or even coworker, and the other two choices will cause you to lose integrity. We used the following website to help us gather information for this episode: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/integrity We referenced the following scriptures in today's episode: Proverbs 10:9 (ESV) Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. Proverbs 28:6 (ESV) Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. Proverbs 11:3 (ESV) The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Proverbs 20:7 (ESV) The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! Psalm 84:11 (NASB) For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Prayer for Self Discipline When our self discipline is weak, we are easily turned to pursuits that satisfy ourselves and not God. Pray this prayer with me for discipline and self control. Pray for: prayer for self control, prayer for discipline, pray for deliverance from temptation, prayer for self discipline I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/gal.2.20.ESV If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/col.3.1-3.ESV Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:27 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/luk.14.27.ESV ✉️ Let's connect: Prayer requests - https://tisajones.com/prayer-requests Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tisajisforjoy/ Leave a voice message - https://anchor.fm/choosejoywithtisa/message #choosejoywithtisa #dailyprayer © Copyright https://tisajones.com Simple prayers for a complex world

Prayer for Online Dating God created us to need one another, to search for love, affection, passion and companionship. No matter how we find love, in person or online, all love comes from Him. Pray for: prayer for online dating, pray for online dating, prayer for Christian singles, pray for the perfect mate.

Because we serve a great God, we sometimes play with sin too long knowing that God is for us. Yes, Jesus took away every one of our sins, but unconfessed sin will steal your heart from Him. Let's refocus our hearts on Jesus.

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Salient points:Beware alcoholism (v.1).Indiscipline (v.4) cannot wait, or pace itself. It acts for immediate gratification only.V.9, like Ecc 7:20, is a sort of Rom 3:23 in the O.T.Don't love sleep (v.13)! "You can often gauge a man's ambition by whether he hates his alarm clock or considers it his dear friend."The proverbs accurate describe human tendencies (like complaining to the merchant and then boasting to one's friend -- v.14).V.19 ESV: Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.V.25 the trap of a rash vow: escape (Prov 6:1-5) or keep it (Ecc 5:1).The spirit (v.27) is our human spirit -- God's gift to every human. For a stimulating reconsideration of our spirit vs. the Holy Spirit, listen to David Bercot's recent lesson: http://scrollpublishing.com/store/product3623.html.Daily challenge:Plan with the long view in mind.Look down the road of life, at the decades and years ahead. Starts saving for your old age when you are young!Just because things aren't pressing doesn't mean they aren't important. Recommended: Steven Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.Tomorrow: Proverbs 21 

Galatians 2:20 (ESV) I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.   So many Christians it seems are content to just get by in their Christian life. They ask Jesus into their life, they go to church, they learn a few hymns and read the Bible occasionally, but they never really amount to anything in the Kingdom of God. They are content to be average.   MR AVERAGE?   The average Australian man is 36 yo, 178 cm tall and weighs 85kg. He has 2 kids and earns $65,000 a year. His life expectancy is 81.5, women get 4 years more, are 14cm shorter and weigh only 68kg. Statistics can tell you a lot of things, but it cannot tell you who will become great, who will impact the lives of others or who will lay down their life for someone they love.   The average Christian over 35-40 years will attend 1600 church services, hear 1600 sermons, sing more than 20,000 worship songs and lead zero people to faith in Christ.   But average is where many Christians aim, and they hit it! They are content to be ordinary, to live what they think is an adequate Christian life.   They believe that if they go to church, read their Bible occasionally, and say their prayers once in a while, they will be all right with God. Occasionally, they may be inspired to go above and beyond their normal routine and volunteer to serve others as an usher, a member of a church committee, or even go on a short-term mission trip.   So many Christians, especially after the disruption of COVID, are simply going through the motions of being “good Christians.” They do not enjoy the power, the fullness, peace, and joy that should come with the abundant life Jesus promised.   John 10:10 (ESV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.   Eventually, this ordinary, average Christian life they are living becomes a burden and does not comfort them when the storms of adversity assail. There’s a disconnect between what we say we believe and what we actually experience. Why are so many Christians content to be ordinary?   1.      WE GET FOCUSSED ON THE WRONG THING   So many Christians are simply focussed on the wrong thing. They are chasing the right career, the right business, the right partner, the right kids, the right church. They concentrate on getting, getting money, houses, hobbies or any number of things except Christ.   Let me ask you, what are you focussed on? Here’s a hint… What do you think about most? Do you spend more time or invest more energy into business, money, home making, even leisure that you invest into reading the Bible, coming to church and prayer. Your time and heads pace is a good indicator of your focus.   Matthew 6:32-33 (ESV) For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.   2.      WE GET DISTRACTED   Another reason our Christian lives are ordinary is that we get distracted. We start well, the seed of an extraordinary life is sown, but as Jesus explains in the parable of the sower, we get distracted by worldly things which choke life and fruitfulness.   Matthew 13:22 (ESV) As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.   When I came to Christ I wanted to do something great, something world changing for Him. I was so young, so full of enthusiasm and drive, but then came starting a career, business, homes, family. None of these are bad, but I noticed they pressured me to take my eyes of Christ. God has shown me that if I seek Him I can serve Him better, and live a more extraordinary life to boot.   Colossians 3:2 (ESV) Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.   3.      WE GET FOOLED   1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.   The devil knows he has lost your soul to heaven, so the next best thing is to stunt your effectiveness as a servant of God. He uses deceit, lies, distractions, pain, and especially fear to blunt your service for Jesus. He is actively trying to bring you down.   We have to be vigilant. Sober minded means calm and collected in spirit. Watchful means staying awake, being aware.   Look at your life right now. Are you being fooled by the enemy, hoodwinked by Satan? Are you being sold the lie that your business or house or car or family or anything else is more important that your life in Christ?   Only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last… CT Studd.   4.      WE GET WEARY   So often we serve the Lord, we focus on Him, we desire to live an extraordinary life for Him, but we just get weary. This is huge for me, and for many of us. Paul said,   Galatians 6:9 (ESV) And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.   It’s not about how you start the Christian race, it’s about how you finish. If you grow weary and fail, you slip back into ordinariness.   Folks, we need to be continually inspired towards love and good works. We need to hold fast to the Word of the Lord and wait on Him. He promises..   Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.   So how do we guard against becoming weary and discouraged? The answer is one simple word… Fellowship.   Fellowship with yourself, take a break, have a few days away and recharge the batteries.   Fellowship with God, quiet times, reading the Bible, worshipping Him   Fellowship with friends, have a few laughs, go out to dinner, watch a fun movies, play some crazy game like bananagrams.   Fellowship with believers. Church needs to be something that builds us up and replenishes us when we get weary. You can be a Christian and not go to church, just like you can be married and not live together, but it’s not the norm.  Most Christians who are not linked with a church family achieve little if anything for God.   Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV) And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.   Ignite is a great place to open opportunities for fellowshipping with believers, serving the Lord and replenishing your reserves so you can soar with the Eagles, even if you have to deal with turkeys in your life.   JESUS NEVER CALLED US TO BE AVERAGE   Life and life to the full is not ordinary, mundane existence! I cannot believe that God called you to become an boring also-ran when Paul says   Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith   God has been showing me that if I aim at nothing, I’ll hit it every time. But if I aim at the moon, I might miss but hit a star.     The world constantly tells you to live a life of your own value and worth, but they define value and worth in cars, houses, stocks, jobs and appliances. None of these have any value in eternity. You can be less than average in society, but full of value and worth in eternity, because your value is not in what you do but in who you are. You are a saved, redeemed sinner, set free from sin and death by His grace, and set on fire to impact the world by His Spirit! You are of value regardless of what you do.   BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!   We could stay right there, valued by useless. But why should we be content with being average, garden variety Christians? Why should we be happy with an ordinary life? I might sound like an infomercial, but wait, I believe there is more!   Ephesians 3:20 (ESV) Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,   That’s not a mundane, average verse! God can and will give us not just the ordinary, not even abundance, but far more, exceedingly abundantly beyond all we could ask or think.  The secret is in seeking Him first, not seeking the others things. We must seek God’s face, not just His hand.   The great news is that, when we honestly seek the Lord with all our heart, He promises that He will live in us by His Spirit. Christianity is not about living our best for God; it is about dying to self and about Christ living His best in us. Our great weakness in serving Christ is self confidence. The choice is simple: either we deny self or we deny Christ.   Psalms 37:4 (ESV) Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.   HOW TO LIVE AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE   As believers, we should desire a life that’s beyond average. But too often we settle for a life that’s “just okay” instead of extraordinary.  I guarantee you that right now there are people here who are settling for being ordinary. Settling for what is safe, what is comfortable or what is familiar, not what is right or what is extraordinary.   We shouldn’t settle for a good marriage when we could have a great marriage. We shouldn’t settle for an average Christian walk when would could affect the world around us for Jesus, please our Father in Heaven and build gold silver and costly stones instead of wood hay and straw.   You see, we can settle for mediocrity with mundane jobs and minimal ministries – or we can take action to escape apathy and live life in ways that are beyond our wildest imaginations.   You don’t have to be talented or smart or good looking or gifted to be extraordinary. I can think of many people with those characteristics amounting to zero in God’s Kingdom. It is not about your ability, it’s about your availability!   So how do we become more active, passionate, and joyful followers of Jesus Christ? How do we ramp up our Christian life to serious put a dent in eternity?   Are you even available for God to use?   Here’s three virtues that will help you move your life beyond average to Holy Spirit led awesomeness, and an extraordinary life…   1.      CHOOSE TO BE OBEDIENT   Every day we face a choice… Obedience to Christ, or our own desires. So how do you know what you need to obey God about? Reading His Word draws you to Him, and allows the Holy Spirit to speak to you. He speaks through His Word.   Remember what Jesus said? “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Obedience to God and His Word will move you from apathy to action!   We’re commanded to be witnesses, faithful worshipers, and prayer warriors; to give generously to the work of Christ; and to love God’s Word. We’re commanded to live holy lives for Christ (not just happy, but holy). Are you living in obedience to God’s instructions?   God has placed you where you are to be a witness for Him. When you’re obedient to God in everything you do, He’ll use you in powerful, meaningful ways for His Kingdom.   Deuteronomy 30:19 (ESV) I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,   Obeying Christ is life and life to the full, both for you, and for your wife or husband, and your kids, and their kids, and those around you. Blessings and cursing,   Life and death… Now choose extraordinary life!   2.      CHOOSE TO BE DILIGENT   Choose to be diligent in serving God wholeheartedly.   Romans 12:11 (ESV) Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.   Frankly, some Christians are slothful, slack and apathetic, which is being pathetic and having an app for that! Christians should not be apathetic, because the world is watching you, at school, at the shops, at work or in the home. Apathy is the enemy of extraordinary.   We may have found a cure for most evils; but we have found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings. – Helen Keller   Christians should be relied upon as being diligent, resourceful people, not those who squeak by doing the bare minimum.  We should in all areas be excellent.   Matthew 5:16 (ESV) In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.   People are watching not what you say, but your deeds, what you do.  If you long to live and extraordinary life, be diligent   2 Peter 1:10 (ESV) Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.   3.      CHOOSE TO BE RESILIENT   Which means, keep going. There are times in life that it all just seems to be too much, we are overwhelmed, we are weary and down and despondent. I’ve been right there this week, so have many of you. But whatever happens to you, I’m speaking prophetically to someone here today, I implore you in the Lord, keep going. If you’re walking through he shadow of death, don’t stop, don’t camp there, don’t set up your life there, keep on going!   I want to have resilient faith that remains constant and unmoved against all odds, because people are dying, people are broken, and we’ve been called to help.   Proverbs 21:21 (ESV) Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honour.   Pursue is the Hebrew RADAP, which means pursue, chase after or run after. It means to chase down. And the one who pursues righteousness and kindness, who pursues God and His Kingdom, they chase it down and pay any cost, and they never give up!   YOU CAN CHOOSE THE LIFE YOU LIVE   You have the power this very day to choose the life you want to live. You can choose an ordinary, mundane, just squeaking by existence, or you can choose an extraordinary life, and life to the full.   As you choose to keep pursuing true obedience, tenacious diligence, and tough resilience, you’ll go from living an ordinary life to living an extraordinary life that will impact the people around you – and the world!   Every great life lived for Jesus Christ and impacting the world for God starts with a choice. I choose not to be average,I choose not to be ordinary. I choose abundant life, I choose Jesus and I choose to be obedient to Him and live an extraordinary life.   Many people believe that the key to living the Christian life starts with pious acts, but they are wrong. It really begins with a deep, intimate relationship with Him.   God did not create you to live a marginal Christian life characterised by chores and rituals. He desires to have a daily relationship with you where you experience His presence and trust Him for wisdom, courage, and strength in all situations.   With every step you take, decision you make, conversation you have, and thought you entertain, the Lord wants to glorify Himself through you. He desires to shine in your life—with His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control illuminating your unique talents, traits, and personality as you walk in obedience to Him.   People think that Jesus Christ came to earth to make bad men good. He didn’t. He came to make dead men live! That’s why Paul writes,   2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.   All it takes is a choice. I can’t live a victorious life, you can’t live a victorious life, only Jesus can, by His Spirit within us. He lives life to the full, but only when we choose to give Him our life. Choose now whom you will serve! The church, the world, religion or Jesus Christ. Choose an extraordinary life that both you and your descendent might live!   In other words, to live an extraordinary Christian life is to allow Jesus to live in and through you. Your old self dies, and your new self is handed to Him. That is why Paul wrote, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me” (Gal. 2:20).   This morning I’m asking you  to choose. If you choose to be ordinary and average, you front up and tell the Lord right now. But if you choose to become all He desires for you, if you choose extraordinary life and ministry, tell Him now. If that’s you, you’re in the right place!

In the third installment in the series cost, Host Chae Cole discusses the cost of convenience. Have you considered the cost of convenience? The cost of those things that are so conveniently accessible and things that may make you a little too comfortable. If we are not careful these things can prevent us from reaching our goals and pursuing our passions. This episode will serve to push you to think about these conveniences and what they are costing you. Scripture- Proverbs 12:11 ESV- Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. Host: Chae Cole Intro/Closing Beat: Maurice Meyers IG: @mrdiggs23 Instagram: @Coletherapy Website: https://www.coletherapy.com Email: therapycole@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Scripture Reading: Habakkuk 2:2 ESV And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain. Matthew 6:33 ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV But all things should be done decently and in order. Luke 14:28-30 ESV For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Proverbs 12:11 ESV Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows slave of the lender. Colossians 3:17 ESV And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Proverbs 12:24 ESV The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. Proverbs 13:22 ESV A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. Psalm 90:17 ESV Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! Proverbs 21:5 ESV The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. Colossians 3:23 ESV Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Proverbs 16:3 ESV Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Matthew 11:29 (NASB) 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NASB) 15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 1 Timothy 3:5 ESV- For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

Scriptures:Luke 10:27 ESV - And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV - You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.John 14:15 ESV - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.John 14:21 ESV - Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”Romans 5:8 ESV - But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.real-esteem.com/salvation-message

Scriptures:Luke 10:27 ESV - And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV - You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.John 14:15 ESV - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.John 14:21 ESV - Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”Romans 5:8 ESV - But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.real-esteem.com/salvation-message

Greetings! Welcome to Lechem Panim. In today's passage (1 John 5:1-12) we are going to be talking a lot about assurance; assurance of who Jesus is and assurance of who we are in Him. If You Wake— I recently read a story about [A life insurance agent {who} was speaking with a would-be client. After a long presentation of the risks of not buying the policy, the man was still a bit hesitant. “I feel that you're trying to frighten me into a hasty decision. “Oh, no, I would never do such a thing!” the agent assured him. “I'll tell you what — Sleep on it tonight. If you wake in the morning, give me a call then and let me know your decision.”] If you want assurance, an insurance agent is not always the best choice. However, when it comes to where we are going to spend eternity, the apostle John wants his readers to have absolute assurance. One of the things that makes 1 John such a valuable epistle is that it's aim is to give us personal assurance of our salvation. While in his Gospel, John writes in order that we might “have” eternal life (John 20:20-31), he wrote this epistle so that we might “know” we have eternal life (I John 5:13). He uses the word "know" 39 times in this epistle alone. John wants us to have the assurance and peace that comes from knowing where we stand with God. Do you know where you stand this morning in your relationship with God? Do you have complete assurance of your salvation. John says we can. We can test ourselves in order to know whether or not we are truly children of God. And John gives us three major tests. Belief in Christ— In verse 1 is the first test: What we believe about Jesus. It says: 1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, Both Divine and Human— And as we said before, that involves our believing that Jesus was both fully God and fully man. And as fully God and fully man, He died on the cross for the atonement of our sins and was raised from the dead in order that we also might experience victory over sin and death. So belief in who Jesus claims to be and placing our faith and trust in Him for salvation is how we receive salvation.  Love for God's Children— Now in the second part of verse 1 we are given the second test: and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. If we are truly saved, then we will truly love the Father. And if we love the Father the way we ought to, we will love and care about those He loves and cares about. Now John has made this point before. Remember he records in his Gospel Jesus saying in… John 13:34-35 (ESV)— 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Obvious, but Not Easy—  Now we know that we are supposed to love each other; that's obvious. But just because something is obvious doesn't mean it's easy. I think sometimes we forget how difficult this really is. How do we think about that sibling who has wounded us? That person at church who has wounded us? Those people who you run into in life who, when you are down, enjoy kicking you and making you feel small? What about that person at work who always makes your job harder by how they do theirs. In our thought life, how do we view them? Do we love them? Apart from God, that love becomes very difficult; actually impossible. We can never truly love our brother or sister or neighbor until we first love the Father in and through Jesus Christ. Our love for God can enable us to love them because we love them not for their own sakes, but for Christ's sake. And John is very careful to connect the two. We love our brothers and sisters and neighbors by first loving God. If we truly love Him and maintain that relationship, He will perfect the love we have for others. He says in verse 2… 1 John 5:2-3a (ESV)— 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. Obeying God's Commands— And in that verse is contained the third test of genuine Christianity: loving God and obeying his commands. If we truly love God, then we will keep His commands. And more than that, we will want to keep His commands. They will be a joy. As the second part of verse 3 says: And his commandments are not burdensome. Now why are they not burdensome? Because His Law; His commands are not just regulations He comes up with, but are an expression of His very nature and character. And therefore if we truly love Him, we will love His nature and character and therefore as a result will also love His Law and practice His commands. Overcome the World— Now verses 4-5 mark what is perhaps one of the most encouraging passages in scripture. It says… 1 John 5:4-5 (ESV)— 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? Living in Light— Through faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, we can have victory over sin and temptation because we can, as John says, abide by the commands that God has given us. We can live in His light and have victory over the darkness merely because of the fact that we are abiding in the Light of the World and He in us. And if we allow Him, He can expel all darkness in us and also much of the darkness around us as we bring the light of Christ to others. And once again if we truly love Christ, then we will want to do that. Refuting Gnosticism— Now during this time there was a false heresy that was developing that served as the foundation for what would later become Gnosticism. And this was a belief system that denied that Jesus Christ had come in the flesh (1Jn 4:1-3; cf. 2Jn 7). And one of the representatives of this belief system was a man named Cerinthus. And he taught that the divine Christ descended upon Jesus at the time of his baptism and then left him before he died on the cross. And so (they claim) that “Christ' never experienced death. Now WE know that it was necessary that Jesus (as the Christ) die in order to atone (to pay for) the sins of the world. And you cannot be a true Christian without believing in that foundational truth. This is why John has been trying to emphasize throughout this epistle first that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (1 John 4:2) and secondly, those who believe that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh are “of God” and have been “born of God” (1 John 4:2; 5:1a). And in defense of this John presents to us specific witnesses we have concerning the truth that Jesus is the Christ and that he has come in the flesh. 1 John 5:6a (ESV)– 6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood.  The Water— Now the "water" refers to Jesus' baptism in the Jordan river, when the Father spoke from heaven and said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matt. 3:13–17). And you will remember that after he came up out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended and rested upon him as a dove. And this was one of the means by which the Father testified (audibly from heaven) concerning His Son; right at the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Talk about validation!!! The Blood— Now the second witness is “the blood”. And “the blood” refers to Jesus' death on the cross and the testimony that was born of Jesus as He was hanging there. At the end of Jesus' ministry [the Father gave further witness as the time drew near for Jesus to die. He spoke audibly to Jesus from heaven, and said, “I have both glorified it [My name], and will glorify it again” (John 12:28). Furthermore, the Father witnessed in miracle power when Jesus was on the cross: the supernatural darkness, the earthquake, and the rending of the temple veil (Matt. 27:45, 50–53). No wonder the centurion cried out, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (v. 54) Jesus did not receive “the Christ” at His baptism and lose it at the cross. On both occasions, the Father witnessed to the deity of His Son.] The Spirit— Now “the water and the blood” are not alone in their witness, but are joined by a third witness: The Holy Spirit. It says in… 1 John 5:6b-8 (ESV)– And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.  And so we see that the Holy Spirit is another key witness to the incarnate Christ. And He is certainly a strong witness, for He was heavily involved in every aspect of the earthly life and ministry of Jesus. He was involved in Jesus' conception (Mt 1:20), played an active role in His baptism (Mt 3:16), was with Jesus and led Him during His time of temptation in the wilderness (Lk 4:1), and was upon Him for all of His ministry (Lk 4:18). He also came upon the disciples, sanctifying them and bestowing on them spiritual gifts (Hebrews 2:3-4); and inspiring some of the disciples to author New Testament books and letters. And so the Spirit is a huge witness to who Christ is. And John points out how The Spirit, the water, and the blood, all agree with one another, meaning that they agree in their testimony that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Now here John continues… 1 John 5:9 (ESV)– 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. The Greater Testimony— And this simply means that since in a court of law we receive and accept the witness of men, how much more should we accept the testimony of God. Isn't he greater? Of course. Now for those who have been “born of God”, it says… 1 John 5:10a (ESV)– 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.  Confirmation in Our Spirit— And what John (and Jesus) is saying is that when we set out hearts and minds on doing the will of God, we will know that the doctrine of Christ is really from God. We will receive confirmation in our spirit regarding who Jesus really is and who we are in Him as born again believers. Now there are those (obviously) who reject the testimony of God. And John says of them…  1 John 5:10b-12 (ESV)– Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. And what John is saying is that you cannot have life apart from Jesus. All these witnesses that John is talking about (witnesses to who Christ is) ought to lead us to place our faith in Him as the ONLY source of life there is; and to follow Him with a complete and total commitment of ALL of who we are to Him. When we truly place our faith in Jesus like that, there will be (like John says) that fruit; that evidence in our lives demonstrated in righteousness and love; and we can have assurance that we are indeed children of God. And if you want to experience that deeper relationship with Him today, open your heart to God in prayer and invite Him to begin that work in you. And as it says in… Philippians 1:6b (ESV)— …he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Amen.

(John 3:36 ESV) "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

Scripture Reading: James 4:8 ESV Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Hebrews 4:16 ESV Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 11:6 ESV And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV 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. Proverbs 28:13 ESV Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV Pray without ceasing. Colossians 2:8 ESV See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

  Miracles of God with Founder of Midwest Food Bank, David Kieser   Proverbs 19:17 (ESV) “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.”    David Kieser was raised in central Illinois and has been the President of Bloomingdale Farms for 30 years. He is active in his church, having served as trustee, junior high and high school Bible class teacher. David founded Midwest Food Bank in 2003, distributing donated food from the family farm with his brothers. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of MFT. Married to Wilma for 42 years, David has six married children and 24 grandchildren.    Thank You to Our Sponsor: Sam Leman Eureka   For more information on volunteer needs or ways to get involved, please visit Midwest Food Bank   Connect with The Savvy Sauce on Facebook or Instagram or Our Website   Please help us out by sharing this episode with a friend, leaving a 5-star rating and review, and subscribing to this podcast!   Also, check out our Patreon Page to find out how to gain access to additional podcasts and freebies!   Gospel Scripture: (all NIV)   Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”   Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”   Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.”    Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”    Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”    Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”    John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”   Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”    Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”   Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”   Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- to the praise of his glory.”   Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”   Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“   Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“   Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Choosing WisdomProverbs | Week 3October 6, 2019 | Bill Clark --Wise Peoplethose for whom life's experiences have been a teacher.Foolish PeopleEvil PeopleWhen you have a problem with a wise person and engage in conversation about it, you will make progress and things will improve.When you talk to a foolish person—be graciously direct about the consequences of their actions.If you feel a need to talk with an evil person—don't. It won't help. Find something else to do.Proverbs 12:15 ESV The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise person listens to advice.Proverbs 28:26 ESV Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.Proverbs 15:31,33 ESV The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise...The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.Proverbs 12:1 ESV Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.Proverbs 25:19 ESV Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth.

No Place Like Known How to recognize shame: Fear of Exposure and Intimacy Fear of never feeling good enough Driven by performance Devastated by criticism Overly critical of ourselves and others Extreme rage and desire to please people Motivated by what other people think Motivated by fear (rejection, failure) Underperforming to avoid risk Self-hate and self-depreciation Measuring your value by how well you perform Rejecting with people who don't measure up Shame is DISINTEGRATING Shame is ISOLATING Mark 1:40  // A man with leprosy came to him... Leviticus 13:45  // “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!' Leviticus 13:46 // As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp. Mark 1:40  // A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Mark 1:41  // Jesus was moved with compassion. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Mark 1:42 // Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. Mark 1:41  // Jesus was moved with compassion. Mark 1:41  //  Jesus was indignant… Proverbs 18:1 ESV  // Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. Guilt Shame Hiding Condemnation John 3:16 // For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:17  // For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Romans 8:1  // Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The antidote to shame is vulnerability and truth. Genesis 2:18  //  The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Confess to God 1 John 1:9  // If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Confess to Others James 5:16  // Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The danger of isolation is greater than the risk of intimacy. Grace moves us from FAILURE to FAMILY. What can wash away MY sin? Communion Come Union

John 1:35–39 (ESV) The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.Jesus went a lot of places, met a lot of people, did a lot of miracles, and taught a lot of lessons, but if you were to condense everything into one primary message, He invited people to FOLLOW HIM!follow: akoloutheōa – alpha, first letter of the alphabet and first numberkeleuthos – a road to followconjunctive: not just a road, but the first roadThe Best Things About Following Jesus:1. PEACE – no longer enemies with GodPhilippians 3:18–20 (ESV) For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, John 3:36 (ESV) Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. constant tension because our sinful actions are directed at God - Acts 9:1–5 (ESV) But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 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. Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. he reconciles us at our worst, what will He do after we are friends - Romans 5:8–10 (ESV) but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 2. COMPANIONSHIP – He will never leave you!our lives are a constant revolving door of people who leave for circumstance, rejection or death.Hebrews 13:5 (ESV) Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Proverbs 18:24 (ESV) A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Ezekiel 37:14 (ESV) And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 3:16 (ESV) Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 3. SALVATION – rescued, again and again and again!!!from sin - Matthew 1:21 (ESV) She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” from sins - 1 John 1:7–9 (ESV) 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. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. from situations - Isaiah 43:1–5 (ESV) But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. Psalm 91:1–16 (ESV) He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” saved in diverse and amazing ways!4. ACCESS - to everything within the Kingdom of Heaven while here on earththe earth is currently under the rule of the god of this world who has come to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came to lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven, on earth…. giving us access to everything heaven has!Luke 10:9 (ESV) Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ Matthew 6:10 (ESV) Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 13:11 (ESV) And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. Matthew 16:19 (ESV) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 2 Peter 1:3–4 (ESV) His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. learning to access is a process… but it’s a reality2 Peter 3:18 (ESV) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. grow by saying Yes to Following Jesusgrow by working your current stepgrow be seeing (Word, Spirit) and taking your next step

Topic: CompanionshipScripture - Proverbs 13:20 ESV - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: CompanionshipScripture - Proverbs 13:20 ESV - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen & Nelly Griffitt Date of Delivery: January 20, 2019 Raising Kingdom KidsThe stages of development we will cover are:1. Birth to Self-aware(0 - 14 months)2. Self-aware to Puberty(14 months - 10)3. Puberty to Teen(10 - 14)4. Teen to Adult(14 - 18)STAGE 3:Self-aware to Puberty(14 months - 10)The child should start to experience unpleasant repercussions to negative actions as soon as the child shows a knowledge of right and wrong.This is usually before the age of one.If a child hasn’t been disciplined by the age of two you will be behind and need to catch up.Heart issues with child raising:Lack of personal discipline.We live vicariously through our kids.Kids can tell when love is issued based on performance.We want to relive our school days through our kids.Offense when our child incurs the repercussion of their actions throughanother person or entity.When our children break rules at school or with the law we become angry with the police officer or teacher (or whoever the disciplinary entity is).Won’t discipline due to a lack of control with anger that makes you feel shameful later.Boundaries With KidsThe parent who cannot tolerate being hated will not be able to provide the reality the child needs to overcome feeling entitled. Love and limits are the most important qualities for a parent. The ability to tolerate being hated and seen as 'bad'is a parent’s next most important quality. God, as the ultimate parent, is able to do what is right and to take a stand, no matter what anyone thinks of him. He loves, but he has his standards and keeps them, even when we do not like it.DISCIPLINEDiscipline is very clear in the bible:Proverbs 13:24 ESV Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.Proverbs 23:13-14 AMP Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die. You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol.Proverbs 29:17 ESV Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.Proverbs 19:18 ESV Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.Hebrews 12:9-11 NLT Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.The primary point with discipline is that it teaches a child to set boundaries to keep the enemy out of their lives.This is often the challenge for the undisciplined parent.The child must then fight their own demons while fighting the ones that exist in the home.Boundaries With Kids: Children Are Not Born with BoundariesA boundary is a “property line” that defines a person; it defines where one person ends and someone else begins. With boundaries we can expect a person to take control of themselves. We can require responsibility in regard to feelings, behaviors, and attitudes. A child needs to know where they begin, what they need to take responsibility for, and what they do not need to take responsibility for. If they know that the world requires them to take responsibility for their own personhood and life, then they can learn to live up to those requirements and get along well in life.But if they grow up in a relationship where they are confused about their own boundaries and about others’ boundaries they do not develop the self-control that will enable them to steer through life successfully. They will grow up with confused boundaries that lead to the opposite: trying to control others and being out of control of themselves. In fact, an accurate description of children is that they are little people who are out of control of themselves and attempting to control everyone around them. They do not want to take control of themselves to adapt to the requirements of Mom and Dad; they want Mom and Dad to change the requirements!Rules of spanking:Do not spank in a rage.Explain the disobedience.Spank on the bottom.Make the child sit to reflect 1 minute per year of age.Reconcile with the child by hugging and holding.When you don’t discipline because you’re afraid the child won’t like you now or love you later you are choosing you over the child.You get satisfaction when that child is happy and expresses positive feelings towards you.If you don’t discipline the child will:At best have to learn the repercussions of wrong in a much harder way, probably when they’re older.At the worst, experience the consequences of wrong in a severe way wondering why the world and God is against them, possibly never learning it and ending up in a hell on this earth and ultimately eternal hell.Why spanking instead of teaching or grounding?First, the bible says to do it.Next, the child must learn to obey from commands and not from understanding.A child must experience the pain of disobedience and his mind will not do that at this point.WebMD articleIn his theory of Cognitive development, Swiss developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget (Jhon Piajhay) proposed that humans progress through four stages of intellectual (or cognitive) development:SensorimotorBirth through ages 18-24 months.PreoperationalToddlerhood (18-24 months) through early childhood (age 7).Concrete operationalAges 7 to 12.Formal operationalAdolescence through adulthood.During the early stages, infants are only aware of what is immediately in front of them. They focus on what they see, what they are doing, and physical interactions with their immediate environment.During the Preoperational Stage young children are able to think about things symbolically. Their language use becomes more mature. They also develop memory and imagination, which allows them to understand the difference between past and future, and engage in make-believe.But their thinking is based on intuition and still not completely logical. They cannot yet grasp more complex concepts such as cause and effect, time, and comparison.During the Concrete Operational Stage elementary-age and preadolescent children, ages 7 to 11, begin to demonstrate logical, concrete reasoning.The purpose of spanking is to give the child a proper fearful counterbalance to sinful behavior.How do I know what to spank for?Spanking is for disobedience not mistakes.What allows the enemy access into their life?Rebellion.Defiance towards parent.He that know the right thing to do… (James 4:17)What is harmful to them physically.Fit throwing.Time Magazine articleDr. Jared Pingleton, a clinical psychologist who serves as the director for Focus on the Family’s Counseling department states:Properly understood and administered, spanking is most effective as a deterrent to undesirable behavior for younger preschoolers (but never for infants). That’s because reasoning and taking away privileges often simply does not work with kids in that age range. As children age, spanking should become even less frequent as other types of consequences are utilized. Spanking should be phased out completely before adolescence.Generally speaking, we advise parents that corporal discipline should only be applied in cases of willful disobedience or defiance of authority—never for mere childish irresponsibility. And it should never be administered harshly, impulsively, or with the potential to cause physical harm. Along those lines, we caution parents who have a hard time controlling their temper to choose alternative forms of discipline. There is never an excuse or an occasion to abuse a child.Difference Between Teaching TrainingTHE WILL CENTERA child’s will must be brokenThis is not breaking their spirit.Our world is filled with places that restraint must take placeThe child’s spirit is broken when:The child is spoken to with harshness because of the anger the parent feels due to the child’s rebellious actions and words to the parents that now want them to obey.The teen child feels rejection from society and the parent as love is withheld due to the fact that they are now a disruptive problem child.They don’t have the willpower to get on top of negative actions causing them defeat⇔ Next Week ⇔STAGE 3:Puberty to Teen(10 - 14)

This episode is based and inspired on Proverbs 16:20 (ESV): Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. In this episode I talk about how I learnt to take heed to the instructions of God, rather than taking heed and relying upon the instructions of man. With God's instructions we will always prevail.

Topic: Parenting Edition - InfluenceScripture: Proverbs 13:20 ESV - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Parenting Edition - InfluenceScripture: Proverbs 13:20 ESV - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Marriage Edition - CoveringScripture: Proverbs 17:9 ESV - Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Marriage Edition - CoveringScripture: Proverbs 17:9 ESV - Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Identity Edition - CharacterScripture: Proverbs 10:9 ESV - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Identity Edition - CharacterScripture: Proverbs 10:9 ESV - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-message

Topic: Identity Edition - WaterScripture: John 7:38 ESV - Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”So why is water so important in our lives? What are the benefits of water in our bodies? How much water is in the earth?Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-messageSubscribe Today - http://eepurl.com/dkz67n

Topic: Identity Edition - WaterScripture: John 7:38 ESV - Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”So why is water so important in our lives? What are the benefits of water in our bodies? How much water is in the earth?Real-Esteem: Finding your true identity in Christ - Printed/eBook Available in http://www.eyniith.com/booksDo you want to know Jesus for yourself? - http://www.eyniith.com/salvation-messageSubscribe Today - http://eepurl.com/dkz67n

Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. John 7:38 ESV Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. Romans 8:9B NIV84 If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV84 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you–unless, of course, you fail the test? Galatians 5:22-23 NIV84 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Colossians 2:6-7 NLT And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Hebrews 11:6 NIV84 Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. 1. Radical Faith is believing even when I cannot see it. Hebrews 11:1 NIV84 Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Ephesians 3:20 NIV84 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. 2. Radical Faith is obeying God even when I don't understand it. Hebrews 11:7 NIV84 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Proverbs 14:12 NKJV There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. 3. Radical faith requires deep roots to live out God'sdestiny for your life. Ephesians 2:10 ESV For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Daniel 1:8 But Danielresolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.

Harvest Rochester Burn Your Mask Jonathan Walters -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - 84% of millennial aged non-Christians know a Christian personally - 15% of millennials notice a positive difference in the lives of those friends - 51% of self professed Christians admit they have attitudes and actions characterized by self-righteousness or hypocrisy - 14% (only 1/7) claim to represent attitudes and actions consistent with Jesus “It’s a lot easier to point fingers at how the culture is immoral than it is to confront Christians in their comfortable spiritual patterns.” - David Kinnaman “Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind,” - Robert Kurzban The sin (of hypocrisy)is in thinking that who others think you are matters a great deal more than whom God knows you to be.” - Kevin DeYoung Hypocrisy is the mask of public virtue that hides private vice [Rom 2:1 ESV] Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. [Matt 23:12 ESV] Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Hypocrisy is consistently revealed by the absence of authentic humility. Hypocrisy is less about the actions you see and more about the heart you don’t Hypocrisy is an infection of the heart Fear shames us into believing that we will be found out Pride drives us to exert our own ability, control, and accomplishment Self-indulgence enables us to wallow in the mud of our secret sins and guilty pleasures [Rom 5:5 ESV] and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. [2Tim 1:7 ESV] for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. The Holy Spirit is... Power - the antidote to our fear and shame Love - the remedy to our pride, control, and greed Self-control - the cure for our self-indulgence There are no masks with God - Recognition - God, the hypocrisy I despise in others lives in my heart. Redemption - God, I am desperate for the healing forgiveness found only in You Reliance - God, I cannot do this on my own, heal my heart, today and tomorrow. What mask are you wearing? ____________________________. Burn it.

Christology 6 He is our Prophet, Priest, and King,  Prophet [Heb 1:1 ESV] Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, [Heb 1:2 ESV] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. [Heb 1:3 ESV] He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Jesus states where His Authority is from.  [Jhn 12:49 ESV] For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment--what to say and what to speak. [Jhn 12:50 ESV] And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me." A Prophet of God is commanded to Say what God gives them to say.  [Eze 33:7 ESV] "So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. [Eze 33:8 ESV] If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way,  that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. [Eze 33:9 ESV] But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. Jesus IS. [Col 1:15 ESV] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. [Col 1:16 ESV] For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. [Col 1:17 ESV] And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [Col 1:18 ESV] And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. [Col 1:19 ESV] For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, [Col 1:20 ESV] and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Priest [Heb 2:17 ESV] Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. [Heb 7:24 ESV] but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. [Heb 7:25 ESV] Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. [Heb 7:26 ESV] For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. King [Jer 23:5 ESV] "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [Jer 23:6 ESV] In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.' [Isa 9:6 ESV] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isa 9:7 ESV] Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. [Rev 19:16 ESV] On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. King Verses: [Luk 1:32 ESV] He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, [Luk 1:33 ESV] and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." No other name. [Act 4:12 ESV] And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Everlasting Kingdom [Dan 7:14 ESV] 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. All will bow to Jesus. All will bow and confess.  [Rom 14:10 ESV] Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; [Rom 14:11 ESV] for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."  [Rom 14:12 ESV] So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. It is Written: [Isa 45:23 ESV] By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.'  Philippians  [Phl 2:9 ESV] Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [Phl 2:10 ESV] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [Phl 2:11 ESV] and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Is Jesus your King? Is He your Leader? Do you know His orders and are you pushing forward to obey His Orders? Jesus said to the religious leaders. [Jhn 8:42 ESV] Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Love of Jesus is to keep His commands.  [Jhn 14:15 ESV] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. [Jhn 14:16 ESV] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, [Jhn 14:17 ESV] even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. [Jhn 14:18 ESV] "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. [Jhn 14:19 ESV] Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. [Jhn 14:20 ESV] In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. [Jhn 14:21 ESV] Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Switch Your Yoke [Mat 11:28 ESV] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [Mat 11:29 ESV] 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. [Mat 11:30 ESV] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Who Is Jesus 6; Prophet, Priest & King More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

The Importance of Why Jesus HAD to be raised from the Dead.  Morning Service:  The most important holiday for Christians is not Christmas but Easter.  Because in Easter we celebrate the victory of Jesus over our sin, over death, over evil.  Jesus has reconciled man to God by paying a debt you and I cannot pay.  [1Co 15:12 ESV] Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? [1Co 15:13 ESV] But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. [1Co 15:14 ESV] And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. [1Co 15:15 ESV] We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. [1Co 15:16 ESV] For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. [1Co 15:17 ESV] And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. [1Co 15:18 ESV] Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. [1Co 15:19 ESV] If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. [1Co 15:20 ESV] But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. [1Co 15:21 ESV] For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. [1Co 15:22 ESV] For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. [1Co 15:23 ESV] But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. [1Co 15:24 ESV] Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. [1Co 15:25 ESV] For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. [1Co 15:26 ESV] The last enemy to be destroyed is death. [1Co 15:27 ESV] For "God has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. [1Co 15:28 ESV] When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. Are You Trusting In Jesus as your only way that God is going to allow you into Heaven? [Heb 10:29 ESV] How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? [Heb 10:30 ESV] For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people." [Heb 10:31 ESV] It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. [Jhn 12:48 ESV] The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. [Jhn 10:25 ESV] Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, [Jhn 10:26 ESV] but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. [Jhn 10:27 ESV] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. [Jhn 10:28 ESV] I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. [Jhn 10:29 ESV] My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. [Jhn 10:30 ESV] I and the Father are one." [Jhn 14:21 ESV] Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Do You Know Him? Main Service Easter 2016 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Sanctification:  Hope in Change, Your Change. Sanctification:    1. A Separation from the world to God.  2. Purified 3. Justified consecration to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: consecration, purification the effect of consecration sanctification of heart and life [2Th 2:13 ESV] But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. [2Th 2:14 ESV] To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. All Things for Your Good and God's Glory.  [Rom 8:28 ESV] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. [Rom 8:29 ESV] For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [Rom 8:30 ESV] And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Sanctification.  Sep apart for God.  [1Co 1:30 ESV] And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, [1Co 1:31 ESV] so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." Victory that comes From God and Through God, To God Glory.  [Rom 8:31 ESV] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [Rom 8:32 ESV] He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? The Victory is you, rescued from evil and set apart for God.  [Rom 8:33 ESV] Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. [Rom 8:34 ESV] Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. [Rom 8:35 ESV] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? [Rom 8:36 ESV] As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." Pause Right There.  The Love of Christ.  Clearly is not “creature comforts”.  True Life; The Real You is already been made alive. The Real You is already Immortal.  [2Co 5:4 ESV] For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened--not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. The Love of Christ is the Relationship forever connected with Your Creator. So that every little detail of  your life, from what socks you will wear to your career, relationships.  All have an eternal meaning and purpose.  More than a Conqueror.  [Rom 8:37 ESV] No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. [Rom 8:38 ESV] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [Rom 8:39 ESV] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Creation's enemies simply cannot beat the Creator.  Sin & Death, Sanctification and Eternal Life [Rom 6:19 ESV] I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. [Rom 6:20 ESV] For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. [Rom 6:21 ESV] But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. [Rom 6:22 ESV] But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. [Rom 6:23 ESV] For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. God Perfects His Children [1Jo 4:15 ESV] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. [1Jo 4:16 ESV] So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. [1Jo 4:17 ESV] By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. [1Jo 4:18 ESV] There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. [1Jo 4:19 ESV] We love because he first loved us. God who does not change, changes us.  [Mal 3:6 ESV] "For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. Reflection questions Are God things becoming habit in your life? Are God things becoming the norm? The Five Disciplines.  Are they life habits for you?  Church is an uncompromising norm.  Sunday I go to church.  God Will Finish what He started.  [Phl 1:6 ESV] And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Sanctification More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Sanctification var siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2769809_635939672226777500";var es='425x354'; More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

In Titus 3 Paul is clear that before God saved us we were foolish, given to fleshly passions and were hating one another.  That is great news!  This is the GOSEPL of JESUS CHRIST!  Because this is true, the scripture is very very very very clear.... did I say very?  Yes, very clear that those who walk in the way Christ walked are in Christ, and if they do not, then they are not in Christ.  So the purpose of my writing today is to answer one simple question: Why do so many pastors live in disharmony, hate, envy, gossip and murderous ways against each other and people among them?  Scripture names the reasons, let's look at a few today: Unbelief This means that the guy who walks around talking bad, gossiping, hating others, not loving the brethren and feeling envy against others is an unbeliever.  He may have "professed" Christ, and he may have even been sincere, but this profession is just like the one that the devil will proclaim, worthless.  It's just words, nothing more.  He may even have great training and knowledge of scripture, but because of his life, and his lack of love, he is a worthless nothing of wicked proportions.  Now before you call these statements as the like of their "kind", let me show you the same thing in the Word of God. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. (Titus 1:16 ESV) Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. (Titus 3:1-11 ESV) If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. (1 John 1:6 ESV) Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. (1 John 2:4-6 ESV) Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:9-11 ESV) So, the man of "god" that hates his brother is a liar.  He isn't a man of God, he is a man of the god of this world, the devil. Pride Well, I could just really stop with the first one, because being a slave to pride is a mark of an unbeliever, not a true child in a common faith.  But in all reality, many pastors hate their brothers and it is seen in pride.  A sense of feeling better than others because of many things, including a "bigger" congregation,