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2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)  //  But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. Psalm 16:11  //  You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Ephesians 1:16-18  //  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 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 his holy people. Know God Find Freedom Discover Purpose Make a Difference Know or Know About ginōskō Matthew 7:21-23  //  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, d

Easter Survey I’d like to hear a message series about I’d love to see an Access location in Give Us 6 Weeks If you have the wrong information, you’ll have the wrong perspective. Luke 15:1-2  //  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Lost Found Celebrate 3-ish How did I get here? Luke 15:17-32  //  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Kezazah - The cutt

How can we care about what Heaven cares about? Excuses Matthew 28:19-20  //  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Command not a Suggestion Luke 19:10  //  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Lie: My faith is a private matter. Lie: Imposing my beliefs on others isn’t love Lie: It’s not my job or my gifting Lie: They’re already too far gone Lie: I will be called a hypocrite Lie: I don’t know what to say We don’t defend the things we love. Luke 10:25-37  //  On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and wit

1 John 2:27  //  As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. We carry and cultivate the anointing. How much of the presence of God do I carry in my life? Do we lean on our ability or His? Exodus 28:2  //  Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. Dignity and Honor are things you put on. Exodus 28:36-37  //  Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban. The first thing the priest put on was a gold turban – a crown with a huge gold plate on it written “Set apart holy unto the Lord” 1. The Crown of Holiness over my Mind. Integrity 3 TYPES OF MAN: Natural man – one without God Spiritual man – thinks about God Carnal man – mixture bet

How do we care about what Heaven cares about? 1. Men can be dense 2. You can be in a moment and miss it What was the Gospel message Jesus came to proclaim? The Reality of the Kingdom of God Mark 1:14-15  //  After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Luke 8:1  //  After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Luke 9:1-2  //  When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Acts 1:3  //  He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Acts 28:31  //  He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance! The Reality of the Kingdom of God Re

God wants us to obey Him.   Bible Engagement Obeying God and Denying Self Serving God and Others Sharing Christ Exercising Faith Seeking God Building Relationships Unashamed (Transparency)   ⅓   We Want Control (Build In) It’s Fun (Build In) I wanna do hoodrat stuff with my friends We Think We Know Better (Build In) We Think Our Way Is Faster (Build In) Obeying God is only easy when a person's own desires match God's. Obeying God is only easy when a person's own timing matches God's. John 14:15  //  “If you love me, keep my commands.” John 14:23  //  “Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching…” Those who want to be mature in Christ have a desire to obey Him. Our way is to disobey, but God’s way is a way of obedience. 1 Samuel 15:2-3  //  “...This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally dest

Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG)  //  “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Hurry & Worry John 10:10  //  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. Matthew 6:34  //  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Meris - A part or division. Worry is the failure to be here. James 4:13-15  //  Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishe

“You can have control or you can have growth but you can’t have both.” – Craig Groeschel Galatians 2:20 (NIV)  //  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. A Christian can’t live a life pleasing to God while also fighting for control Relationship control Financial control Emotional control Matthew 26:39, 42 (NIV)  //  Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” NEVERTHELESS Surrender is the answer to our need for control The process of our transformation takes place at the point of our need/weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:19 (NIV)  //  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for

Celebrating and Dreaming We are SERIOUS about making a difference Worst sermon ever Psalm 112:5-6  //  Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. Legacy: Where my life lives on. What will you do that will outlive you? Giving to something that will outlive me. Living so my life outlives me. Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)  //  Where there is no vision, the people perish. Hebrew: châzôwn A dream, revelation or vision for life Proverbs 29:18 (MSG)  //  If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. Together

1 Corinthians 13:1-8  //  If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 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. 8 Love never fails. “Tis Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” - Alfred Tennyson “To err is human, to forgive is divine.” - Alexander Pope “God helps those who help themselves.” - Benjamin Franklin Forgiveness is not an em

Single and Ready to Mingle 3 Biblical Truths about Singleness and Dating: 1. Singleness isn’t a sickness.  1 Corinthians 7:7  //  I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1 Corinthians 7:32  //  I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. Singleness provides an opportunity for undivided devotion to the Lord. Famous Christians who were single: Amy Carmichael [1

If our love for each other is meant to be a reflection of God’s love for us, the foundation should be generosity. John 3:16 (NLT)  //  For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. Mark 10:45  //  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. Proverbs 11:24-25  //  One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. The higher they ranked in generosity towards each other, the happier they were. 5:1 The virtue of giving good things to your spouse freely and abundantly. You Before Me Generously not Transactionally Happy couples have a choice. 1 Corinthians 13:1-7  //  If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resoun

1 Corinthians 13:11  //  When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. What does love require of ME? CONTRACT: We PROTECT our rights and LIMIT our responsibilities. COVENANT: We GIVE UP our rights and PICK UP our responsibilities. Genesis 2:21-25  //  So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. RIGHTS WE GIVE UP 1. PRIORITY. 2. OWNERSHIP. 1 Corinthians 7:4  //  The wife’s body does not belong

What would happen if I gave God one year? Money tells the story of our hearts. Money Talks Matthew 6:21  //  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. If you’d like to change where your heart is, change where your money goes. Matthew 6:24  //  “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” How can you know if your love for money competes with your love for God? You think your money belongs to you. Psalm 24:1  //  The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Giving is what you do with your leftovers. Stingy Stealing You think this sermon is stupid. Deuteronomy 14:23 TLB  //  The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. Me first living with a little giving Luke 12:16-21  //  And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

Acts 2:42-47  //  They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Authentic, Honest, Life-Changing Relationships. Backbone Ecclesiastes 4:8-12  //  There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”. . . Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of th

James 4:8  //  Come near to God and he will come near to you. How close are you to Jesus? How close do you want to be? Luke 11:1  //  One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When He finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray...’” Prayer doesn’t move God toward us. Prayer moves us toward God. Exodus 25:8-9 (NLT)  //  “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you. Exodus 33:11 (NLT)  //  Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Matthew 5:17  //  “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Seven steps, 6 pieces of furniture. The Outer Court: Give God thanks. Psalm 100:4  //  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Thanks for what He’

Best Year Spiritually Daddy-Handsome Ella-cation™ “We are as close to God as we choose to be.” - Oswald Sanders How close are you to Jesus? How close do you want to be? John 15:12-13  //  My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. How Close Can We Come to Jesus? Know or Know About Jesus’ Circles of Relationship: The Crowds – the place of “watching & listening” from a distance The 5000 – the place of “feeding & healing” The 70 – the place of “working & serving” The 12 – the place of “leaving all & following” The 3 – the place of “joys & sufferings” The One – the place of “sacrificial love.” Matthew 16:24  //  Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. The closer call is a call to intimacy The closer call is a call to surrender The closer call is a call to loyalty How Far Have

A: I’m moving! B: I’m going to a hotel! C: I’m burning this house down! D: Save the children! E: All of the above. Proverbs 4:23  //  Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Ephesians 4:26-27 (ESV)  //  Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Carry your anger as short a time as possible. Free flowing anger is detrimental for all relationships. Debt and Debtor Relationship Greed - I owe me Jealousy - God owes me Guilt - I owe you Anger - YOU OWE ME Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)  //  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Getting rid of anger is more important than getting paid back. Identify who you are angry with. Decide what was taken from you. Cancel the debt. Forgiveness breaks the power of anger.

Joy to the world the Lord is come / Let earth receive her king / Let every heart prepare Him room / And heaven and nature sing Let earth receive her king He rules the world with truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of His righteousness / And wonders of His love Matthew 2:1-12  //  After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” 7 Then Herod cal

Advent Coming Advent is waiting with Joy Why do we have Joy? How would your parents respond with you made a mess? How do you think God will respond when you do? Luke 15:1-2  //  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:17-24  //  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy