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Passage: 1 Peter 2:13-24 Sermon Notes: Intro: 1. Living Holy lives in a hostile world requires: a. Individually: You are feeding yourself good nutrition (The Word of God) b. Today we will see what that looks like in relationship to the world around you  2. To live holy amidst hostility a. We are called to have an attitude of submission  1. Submit to authority of every institution vs 13-14 a. Contrast between Christians context then to ours now b. Honoring is respecting the authority of every institution  2. What submitting look like vs 15-20 a. Do good to silence the ignorant b. Live free but don’t use your freedom as a cover up for evil c. Serve God d. Honor everyone e. Love the brotherhood f. Fear God g. Honor the King` h. Endure when you suffer unjustly  3. The Power to Submit vs 21-25

Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-10   - Sermon Notes - Intro:  Holiness in the midst of Hostility  a. Background on Peter  b. How should we be living?  Main Points: 1. Take in what is nutritious   a. Garbage in=Garbage out  i. Malice   ii. Deceit  iii. Hypocrisy  iv. Envy  v. Slander  2. Nutritious   a. The word of God  b. Disciple your palate  3. In a hostile and unhealthy world, you can be Holy and Healthy—IF YOU REMAIN IN GOD’S WORD.   Make Jesus Christ your cornerstone  a. Jesus our Cornerstone (What are you building on?)

Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-21 Sermon Quick Notes: 1. Preparing for Holiness 2. How does a person who have BEEN with Jesus, change by Jesus now should live? a. They place... I. God Over the Mob vs 13 II. God Over Selfishness vs 14-16 III. God Over Culture vs 17 IV. God Over Family vs 18-21

Sermon in a Sentence: Trust in God more than your plans because he sees and cares for you completely 1) Trust in your own plans will always go south v1-6 2) Trust in God for he sees a nd hears you completely v7-16

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21  Intro  Review: When you Dare to Draw near to God  You will face Trials  You will face Suffering  You will face the Testing of Faith  You will be Mastered by Him  Your pride will be revealed  You will have an anointing to face your discouragement  Abraham’s background  When you Dare to Draw Near to God, You can master your circumstances    Abraham believed the Lord vs 1-6  God is the anchor to Abraham’s soul  (How can Abraham anchor his soul to God like that?)  God made an unconditional covenant promise vs 8-11  God calls Abraham to set together a covenant ratification ceremony  God ratified that the whole ceremony Himself  Abraham, may I be cut off if I don’t do my part of the promise. But Abraham, may I be cut off if you don’t do yours.    Reflect and Discuss   When was the last time you sat down and sought the Lord? To ask the simple question, “How do I kn

Title: Elijah and the Voice  Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18  Review: When you Dare to Draw near to God  You will face Trials  You will face Suffering  You will face the Testing of Faith  You will be Mastered by Him  Taking it one step further today, that if you would dare to draw near to God  Your Pride will be revealed  Illustration: Titanic    Pride keeps us from seeing the true problem of the World vs 9-10  Pride keeps us from seeing the problem within Ourselves vs 14-18  Pride keeps us from listening to the Word of God vs 11-13    Reflect and Discuss   Have you demonized someone for having opposing views as yours? Spend this week praying for that person and for your heart. Ask the Lord to give you a humble heart.   Spend this week opening the Word of God and reading it. Listen to what God is saying to you personally through the readings.

Date: 8/28/2022 Title: Dagon and the Ark Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-4 Intro 1. Illustration: Pompeii 63 B.C 2. Take Home Truth: Our God is above all other gods, we must be mastered by Him 3. Two Points:     a. God cannot be controlled     b. Our God cannot coexist with your gods I. God cannot be controlled vs 1-3     a. Philistine and Israelites thought they had controlled over Yahweh i. Yahweh was teaching them a valuable lesson, He cannot be controlled ii. Do you think you can control God?     b. Illustration II. God cannot coexist with your gods vs 3-4     a. Philistine and Israelites needed to treat God like one among many i. We become what we behold. What do you behold     b. Radical events create radical responses i. Illustration

Scripture: Joshua 5:13-15; 6:1-5  Intro   1. When you Dare to Draw Near to God  a. You will face trials, in order to take you into deeper transformation (consider it pure joy, when you face trials of every kind…; God will save you as is,  but He will never leave you as is).       b. You will receive suffering             i. Though God is not the author of suffering, we learn that suffering is not outside of His control.            ii. Suffering is used to give you the right perspective of Him, to reveal your true heart towards Him, and to lean fully upon Christ.   2. Today we will learn that when you Dare to Draw Near to God       a. Your faith will be tested   3. Two Questions:      a. How we we are going to get the courage to face our test of faith?      b. How

Title: Job and the Whirlwind    Scripture: Job 42:1-10    Intro    Purpose of Series    Back story of Job    Job’s story gives us the right perspective and strength to deal with our suffering.     We learn 3 things of why we go through suffering:       Know who you are before God vs 1-6    Know He is Master and you are servant vs 7-10    Know the One who truly suffered Innocently   Conclusion:    Job found the satisfaction in his suffering because he never stopped going after God    Reflect and Discuss     When was the last time you faced suffering?  How was your response to God at that time?  Were you yearning to know His heart, or disappearing from His presence?     How does the cross give us a greater resource to deal with suffering than any other options out there?

Passage: Genesis 32:22-32   What happens when you Dare to Draw Near to God?   You will face trial    The Question is what is Gods purpose in our Trials?   Outline Gods Purpose in our Trials:    For us to Focus on Him vs 22-24   For us to Recognize Our Weakness vs 25-26   For us to Confess our Sins vs 27   For us to Change our Character vs 28-29   For us to Become Witnesses vs 30-32    Reflect and Discuss:     What areas in your life would you say you have the hardest time trusting the Lord with? and Why?(i.e. finances, relationships, future, career)     What would it look like if you lost the one thing that is hardest for you to trust the Lord with today (maybe you're going through it right now)?  How would you feel (how are you feeling)? Based off today's message, how could you see your current trial or possible future trial, as a blessing rather than a problem? At the end of the day, you

Please join us as guest speaker pastor Suk Hoa Lee breaks down three steps in recapturing our love for Christ! Passage: Revelation 2:1-7   - Sermon Reflection and Discussion - From the sermon or your direct reading of Revelation 2:1-7, share something that surprises, encourages, or challenges you. What was the problem with the church in Ephesus? What are some things that you did at first when you were most in love with Jesus? What are some changes that you need to make as a Christian to recapture your first love once again? How can we pray for you?

Please join us as guest speaker pastor Tim Lee explains the gracious punishment of God and how we turn back to Him! Passage: Genesis 11:1-9 - Sermon Quick Notes - To Be Uploaded

Please join us as guest speaker pastor David Park shares how to find meaningful rest in your walk of faith! Passage: Matthew 11:28-30 - Sermon Quick Notes - “No one can rest in mind and heart until the weight of a guilty conscience is removed. But God heals the troubled soul when He forgives our sins. In spiritual communion with Him, the hungry heart finds food that satisfies. It feeds upon the Word of God, and the thirsty soul drinks deep from the cool, still waters. And by these blessings to which the great Shepherd leads us, we find our souls restored, the natural life invigorated, the spiritual life reborn.” - unknown

Please join us as guest speaker Dr. Hoang Nguyen, a beloved elder and member of our church, shares about living a new light in the church! Passage: Ephesians 4:25-5:7 - Sermon Quick Notes - Fundamental Identity of the Church: a. We are people "marked by truth" b. We are created to "display His divinity" c. We are made to be intensely, intimately, and intentionally "united to one another" d. We are to be "strengthened by power through the Holy Spirit" e. We are to "live a new life as people marked by Him" The main characteristic of this new life is - love (Ephesians 5:2) a. Because He first loves us b. Because He gave His life for us What does a life that is marked by Him (a reflection of Him) look like? a. By the way we treat other people (Ephesians 4:25-28, 31-32) b. By giving part of oneself away (4:28-29) c. By holding to God's standards (5:3-6) What can you do as imperfect people reflecting a perfect God? a. Know that you belong to God (Ephesians 4:31) b. Recognize that God has forgiven you (4:32) c. Allo

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Passage: Revelations 2:18-29 From the sermon of the passage, what are some areas of your life are you tolerating sin? What are some changes that you can make as a Christian to stay faithful to Jesus until the very end?

There are things in our lives that keep us from drawing near to our God. Unless the presence of our God is with us, there can be no transformation and no proclamation to the world around us. Join us in this series as we learn how to navigate these barriers and draw nearer to Our God. Passage: Daniel 1:1-16, 6:10