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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

Luke 10:25-29  //  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 with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Luke 10:30-37  //  In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw h

Feel Thankful Gap Ingratitude The recipient is always aware. The culprit is rarely aware. Not feeling something. Unexpressed gratitude is experienced as ingratitude. Luke 17:11-19  //  Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him He went back to thank the one who enabled him to move forward. Luke 17:11-19  //  He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? The nine… where? Luke 17:11-19  //  Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?”