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How do you live a Godly life when culture shifts? We’ll either set the culture or reflect the culture. John 17:15-16  //  My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Worship Daniel 3:1-6  //  King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it. 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: 5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, f

How do you live a Godly life when culture shifts? Daniel 1:1-6 // In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god. 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service. 6 Among those who were chosen

What would happen if I gave God ONE YEAR? 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.” Mark 16:15  //  He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Luke 24:47  //  “With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.” John 20:21  //  “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Acts 1:8  //  “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Church is for more than our weekly GATHERING. It’s for our weekly GOING. We cannot REACH what we cannot SEE. John 4:27-35  //  Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talkin

$288,094 $864,282 What is the most expensive property in the world? 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-6  //  Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 1. God CREATED you to serve. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)  //  For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Poiema 1 Peter 2:9 (MSG)  //  But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work. 2. God GIFTED you to serve. Spiritual Gifts 3. God CHANGES you when you serve. Philippians 2:3-4  //  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your o

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 (NIV)  //  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

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? 1. 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. 2. Giving is what you do with your leftovers. Stingy Stealing 3. 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.

What would happen if I gave God one year? Grow you Grow the church Here’s where we’re going Here’s who we are Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NLT)  //  For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I’ll never get the best of what God has to offer until I give God my best. Country Club Christianity Together Exodus 33:1-3  //  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ 2 I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.” If God gave you everyth