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Isaiah 60:1-11, 18-21 Tune in to discover why we need to develop a rhythm with Christ!

Passage: Matthew 25:14-30 Tune in to discover why we need to develop a rhythm with Christ! Sunday Service Notes: https://wearetruelove.com/sunday

Passage: Matthew 6:6-15 Tune in to discover why we need to develop a rhythm with Christ! Sunday Service Notes: https://wearetruelove.com/sunday

Passage: Psalm 42   Tune in to discover why we need to develop a rhythm with Christ!   Sunday Service Notes: https://wearetruelove.com/sunday

Passage: Luke  1:5-25 wearetruelove.com/sunday

Passage: Matthew 11:12-24   Tune in to discover why we need to develop a rhythm with Christ! Sunday Service Notes: https://wearetruelove.com/sunday

February 05, 2023

Passage: 1 John 2:3-6

Passage: Luke 24:44-53 Sermon Notes: 1. Missions is God's heart cry revealed in Scripture. 2. Missions is the answer to humanity's greatest need. 3. Missions begins and ends with worship.

Passage: Ephesians 4:1-16  Sermon Notes: wearetruelove.com/sunday

Passage: Luke 2:22-38 Sermon Notes: Sermon In A Sentence: True worship is obedience and allowing God to color your everyday perception and actions. 1. True worship is obedience 2. True worship is allowing God to color your everyday perception 3. True worship is allowing God to color your actions

Passage: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Sermon Notes: Intro: 1. God gave His people instructions for the coming new stage of their lives and today’s message He’s giving us instructions to remember for the coming stage of our lives. I. Love God vs 4-5 a. What we love directs what we do b. How do we cultivate our love for Jesus? i. Spend time in His word ii. Spend time in Prayer II. Love People vs 6-8 a. Love people by sharing the greatest love of your life iii. Closest people to start loving is your family a. How do we love people i. By diligently talking about God 1. When you are at home, when you are driving, when you are laying down and when you are getting up. III. Serve the World vs 8-9 a. Show the world the God you believe i. The world around us should receive the blessing of the Lord through our lives a. When we forget to serve those in need, it’s an indication that we have forgotten God. Conclusion: 1. Let 2023 be a year, where we return to our first Love! Jesus Christ 2. Let 2023 be a year, where we create a rhyth

Passage: Isaiah 9:1-6  Sermon Notes: wearetruelove.com/sunday

Psalm 37:1-11 Discussion Questions: 1. From the sermon or your direct reading of Psalm 37:1-11, share something that surprises, encourages, or challenges you. 2. Do you feel like you are under constant worry all the time? Do you find yourself more easily irritated and impatient with people around you specially your loved ones? 3. What concerns do you have about our country these days? 4. What concerns do you have about your family these days? 5. What concerns do you have about your future these days? 6. What worries you most personally these days? 7. What are some ways that you delight in God on a regular basis? If you have not been able to delight in God these days what are some changes that you can make to your schedule to prioritize delighting in God.

1 Peter 5:1-12  Intro:  1. We have learned that Living Holy lives in a hostile world requires          - You embody holiness by taking in God’s Word (Good nutrition)          - You epitomize holiness with your submission          - You exemplify holiness in your marriage          - You express holiness by living righteously          - You encompass holiness by choosing Suffering          - You exhibit holiness with eyes on Eternity          - You embrace holiness through Suffering          - You endear to holiness through Leadership and Humility  2. When the world is hostile to believers and crisis are arising, we are called to navigate it in Holiness      

1 Peter 4:12-19 Becoming like Christ means suffering like Christ    Point 1: Suffer like Christ today  Point 2: Suffer like Christ for tomorrow

1. We have learned that Living Holy lives in a hostile world requires a. You embody holiness by taking in God’s Word (Good nutrition) b. You epitomize holiness with your submission c. You exemplify holiness in your marriage d. You express holiness by living righteously e. You encompass Holiness through suffering f. You exhibit holiness with Eyes set on Eternity I. The End is Near vs 7 a. Its been a long time, is the end really near? b. If it’s near, we need to think about the way we live II. If your Eyes are set on Eternity you will... vs 7-11 a. Live with great Prayer b. Live with great Love c. Live with great Hospitality d. Live with great Service to Others

Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-22 Sermon Notes: Introduction Familiarity breeds contempt Sermon in a Sentence: Live righteously for you are not your own because you have died Point 1: Live righteously (8 - 12) -Inward righteousness -Be like-minded -Sympathy -Brotherly love -Tender heart -Humble Mind -Outward righteousness -Love and bless our enemies -Purpose is to live out our inheritance with God Point 2: For you are not your own (13 - 17) -We represent our God -Nothing is as weird as being a Christian -Apologetics is defense, love, testimony, and hospitality is offense Point 3: Because you have died (18 - 22) -Baptism and giving your life to Christ means the death of your former desires and self -We live for Christ alone -Noah’s Ark -Like Noah, we are sinners who deserved to die in those waters. -In a way, we have died, but we rise with Christ as a new creation and a new heart -God is victorious so we shall be victorious

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Sermon Notes:  Intro: 1. We have learned that Living Holy lives in a hostile world requires a. You embody holiness by taking in God’s Word (Good nutrition) b. You epitomize holiness with your submission c. You exemplify holiness in your marriage d. You express holiness by living righteously 2. Today we will see Peter’s call to Holiness through suffering I. Resolve to suffer rather than to sin vs 1 a. Christ chose to suffer b. Choose suffering rather than to sin II. Resolve to not waste your life vs 2-3 a. Don’t waste your life in the old things b. Devote your life to the will of God III. Resolve to lose in order to win vs 4-6 a. The world will see you as losing b. You resolve to lose so you can win others

Passage: 1 Peter 3:1-7  - Sermon Notes - Intro: Living Holy lives in a hostile world requires Individually: You embody holiness by being in God’s word In our culture: You express holiness with your submission To live holy amidst hostility You exhibit holiness in your marriage Research by John Gottman: if you see contempt in your marriage you’re on the slope of divorce. Peter teaches that the antidote of contempt is HONOR You exhibit holiness in your marriage when: You are honoring your non-Christian spouse Wives are honoring your husband Husband are honoring your wife Honoring your Non-Christian Spouse vs 1-2 One spouse knows Jesus the other does not (How?) Believer marries unbeliever Believer marries a professing believer Two non-believers marry and one converts Context of antiquity Christian spouse living a godly and holy life for their spouse Wives honoring your husband vs 3-6 Focus on internal not External Have a Quiet and Gentle Spirit Have Hope   Don’t give in to Fear Husband honoring you