True Love Community Podcast

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes: I. The Defensive Use of the Swords a. The Sword comes FROM God i. The way we use the Sword Defensively is that we must recognize it's from God, take it up into your lives and let it transform us. II. The Offensive use of the Sword a. The Sword is the WORD of God i. The way we use the Sword Offensively is that we must wield it to reroute our thoughts and actions. To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/truelovecommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truelovecommunityministry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truelovecommunity

Passage: Luke 15:11-32 Sermon Notes The Story of the Prodigal Son but with an emphasis on the older brother. The older brother is a comparison to the pharisees who were asking Jesus why He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors. Jesus is the model of the true older brother. To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/truelovecommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truelovecommunityministry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truelovecommunity

Passage: Isaiah 8:11-22 Sermon Notes: The love of Christ is amazing. It is a love that took our place on the cross. It is a love that has forgiven us from our sins. This love has given us victory and brought us into God’s family. During this week, when things feel tough, take a listen to this song and allow your heart to filled with the love of Christ. Draw close to Him and be reminded of what He has done for us To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! Youtube: https://youtube.com/truelovecommunity Facebook: https://facebook.com/truelovecommunityministry Instagram: https://instagram.com/truelovecommunity

Passage: Proverbs: 25:23, 27:3, 15:18 Ephesians 4:27 Proverbs 15:18, 15:1, 25:21-22, 24:29 Sermon Notes Question: How can Proverbs help us with our anger problem? - Proverbs tell us how to correctly view our anger (Proverbs 25:23, 27:3, 15:18) - Proverbs teaches us how to deal with anger (both others & ourselves) (Proverbs 15:18, 15:1, 24:29, 25:21-22) Main Point: Proverbs teaches us that anger is ______ and we can be slow to anger by _______ at God has done for us. To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/TrueLoveCommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveCommunity/

Passage: Psalms 63 Sermon Key Points - when God becomes my utmost desire, the true status of my heart will be revealed - desire in delight, which allows my heart to be restored to Christ - when I delight in God, I'm confident that He is my defender, my hear is released To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/truelovecommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truelovecommunityministry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truelovecommunity

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes: The helmet of salvation protects us from eternal damnation and assures us that we belong to God. What is Salvation? Salvation is God’s rescue of sinners from sin, Satan, death, and hell through the only Savior: Jesus Christ. 1. Salvation depends on God's goodness and power in Jesus and not our own. 2. Salvation is both past, present, and future reality. 3. Assurance of salvation is given by the Holy Spirit and cultivated through obedience. To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! Youtube: https://youtube.com/truelovecommunity Facebook: https://facebook.com/truelovecommunityministry Instagram: https://instagram.com/truelovecommunity

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes 1. In the last chapter of the the letter of Ephesians, Paul is telling them that The Christian life has all resources you need to stand, to persist, to endure, to thrive. Paul uses the imagery of an armor to illustrate these resource 2. The reason why we have such a hard time growing is that we have these resources available to us but we're not putting them on. 3. Today we will talk about the Sheild of Faith a. Why the Devil is after us and the weapon he uses against us b. How the Sheild of Faith protects us I. We have an enemy of immense power, superior intelligence, who hates us intensely and wants to destroy us. Vs 10-12 a. Satan hates us intensely and wants to destroy us b. He has immense power against us c. He has superior intelligence and will scheme against us d. The weapon he uses is the flaming arrows—the form of trials II. We must protect ourselves against his schemes by taking up the shield of faith. Vs 16 a. The

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes 1. In the last chapter of the the letter of Ephesians, Paul is telling them that The Christian life has all resources you need to stand, to persist, to endure, to thrive. Paul uses the imagery of an armor to illustrate these resources. 2. The reason why we have such a hard time growing is that we have these resources available to us but we're not putting them on. 3. Understand that Christianity has at it's fingertips the riches of resources that can make its followers able to withstand any storm. a. Are you struggling with identity? Put on the armor of God b. Are you struggling with self worth? Put on the armor of God c. Are you struggling with purpose and meaning? Put on the armor of God d. Are you beaten down and don't know if there's any hope? Put on the armor of God 4. Today we will talk about the Sandals of Peace I. The Sandal gives us footing to Stand Firm (A Principled Life) a. The great need o

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes: True righteousness cannot be created from sinner’s heart but must be received by grace and then lived out by grace. 1. Repent of our self-righteousness 2. Receive the righteousness of Christ 3. Resolve to grow in righteousness To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueLoveCommunity/videos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tlcyam/

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20; Mark 4:35-41 Sermon Notes: Put on the Belt of Truth to stand before Christ. 1. Put on the Belt of Truth 2. Stand against the lies of our hearts 3. Stand against the lies of the evil one To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueLoveCommunity/videos Facebook: https://https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truelovecommunity/

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-13 Sermon Note: Spiritual Maturity means being able to STAND your ground at the end of the day 1. What are we standing for? a. The Dominion that God has given us 2. What are we standing against? a. The Devil and His agents b. His Schemes 3. What is our power to stand? a. The Lord and His Mighty Power To give please visit: ⁠https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give⁠ Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: ⁠https://wearetruelove.com/TrueLoveCom...⁠ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveComunity

Passage: Ephesians 6:1-9 Sermon Notes: Sermon in a sentence: The Triune God transforms all our relationships Point 1: The Triune God empowers children to obey their parent and parents to raise their children. Point 2: The Triune God transforms the heart to true service and obedience. Point 3: The Triune God gives us the greatest resources and reasons to fight slavery, abuse, and every injustice. To give please visit: ⁠⁠https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give⁠⁠ Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: ⁠⁠https://wearetruelove.com/TrueLoveCom...⁠⁠ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveComunity

Passage: Ephesians 5:1-21 Sermon Notes: Sermon in a Sentence: You are God’s beloved children, so finish strong by walking in love. Point 1: Walk in love (v. 1-6) Point 2: Walk in the light (v. 7-14) Point 3: Walk in wisdom (v. 15-21) To give please visit: https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://wearetruelove.com/TrueLoveCom... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveComunity

Passage: Ephesians 4:17-32 Sermon Notes: 1. Theme for 2024 is Press On. Moving towards Spiritual Maturity. 2. The first 3 Chapters of Ephesians was to lay down the foundation of our identity in Christ. a. Adopted by the Father b. Anchored in the riches and privileges of the Son c. Alive in the Spirit. 3. How does the Christian change happen? a. A decision b. A new way of thinking c. A life of captivation I. A decision vs 17-19, 22-23 a. Realizing that without God, everything you hold on to or put energy in has no meaning. b. There must be a decisive, deliberate decision to put off the old self and put on the new self. II. A new way of thinking vs 23 a. There’s a transformation of your thinking i. Your motive changes ii. How you know something is true changes III. A life of captivation vs 23 a. You can’t just do it, it has to be done upon you. b. There needs to be a capturing of you by the reality of what Christ i. It’s not about learning new rules or doing religious stuff, what truly changes you is being cap

Passage: Ephesians 4:1-16 Sermon Notes: Q: What does Pressing On to Spiritual Maturity look like?A: You must live worthy of the call. 1. How do you live worthy of the call? a. You grow in Spiritual Maturity 2. How do you grow in Spiritual Maturity? a. You grow in Unity with the Church 3. How do I live out this Unity? a. You speak the truth in love. To give please visit: https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TrueLoveCommunity FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveCommunity

Passage: Ephesians 2:11-22; 3:10-13 Sermon in a Sentence: Remember God’s goodness so that you can reveal God’s glory as a new creation. 1. Remember what you were saved from 2. Reflect in our reconciliation 3. Radiate His glory To give please visit: https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TrueLoveCommunity FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveCommunity

Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10 Intro: 1. Theme of 2024 is Press On—moving towards spiritual maturity, growing in our relationship with Jesus. a. Am I moving forward towards spiritual maturity? b. Am I building into what has eternal value? 2. In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul shares how we were made alive in Christ. a. Why do we need to see all these things? Because you have to know whether you are on the right road. Whether you are even on the road of being alive in Christ or you’re actually digging a ditch for your own grave and fooling yourself that you are alive. 3. How did God make us alive in Christ? a. We need to see where we came from. b. We need to see what being alive in Christ looks like. c. We need to see how he did it. 1. We need to see where we came from Vs 1-3 a. Spiritually dead i. Does not know God ii. Ignorant of spiritual things b. Spiritually dead because of our self-centered nature i. It's innate 2

Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23 Intro: 1. Theme of 2024 is Press On - moving towards spiritual maturity, growing in our relationship with Jesus a. Am I moving forward towards spiritual maturity? b. Am I building into what has eternal value? 2. In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul says that there's all these riches, realities available to us in Christ Jesus. We must grow in order to grasp at these realities. 1. Two Questions: a. Who are these riches for? V15 i. Those who have faith in the Lord Jesus ii. Those who have love for all the Saints b. What are these riches, realities, treasures in Christ Jesus? i. Hope in His Calling of us ii. We are God's glorious inheritance 2. God's incomparable power working on our behalf To give please visit: https://www.thanhlechurch.org/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TrueLoveCommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://

Passage: Ephesians 1:3-14 Sermon Notes: Sermon in a Sentence: Praise God because in His Son we are adopted as sons. 1. Being God’s adopted son means you are loved. 2. Being God’s adopted son means you have been forgiven. 3. Being God’s adopted son means we have a family. 4. Being God’s adopted son means you have an inheritance and a helper that ensures you will receive it.

Passage: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 Sermon Notes: Intro: 1. We need to grow up! Being a Christian is not a static thing, it’s a grand adventure. 2. Principles of Christian Growth a. Why we should be growing as Christians b. How are we to grow c. What drives the growth 1. We need to grow because we are babies a. Characteristics of Babies (literal) and (spiritual) i. Unstable – your joy and sorrow only goes so deep. Your emotions drive you. ii. Self-Centered—You wonder why people don’t notice what you did, you expect them to. iii. Short attention Span—you need to be entertained, you can’t plan the long game. iv. Need to be fed—need to feed them and don’t eat what is actually good for them. v. Gullible—easily swayed to believe anything. 2. How do we grow a. Obey the truth—Accept God’s evaluation b. Nourishment –Take God’s word in c. Love one another—need a community 3. What drives this growth a. God’s goodnes