MARCH 29, 2020 ANCHORS OF COURAGE Acts 27:20-29 Four Anchors 1. God’s presence with His people Ver. 23 – Last night an angel of God stood beside me. Examples: 3 Hebrew children in the furnace Matt. 28:20 – Lo, I am with you always. II Tim. 1:12 – I know the One in whom I […]
FAN OR FOLLOWER? CHOOSING INTIMACY Luke 7:36-50 1. God knows us intimately. Gen. 4:1 – Adam knew his wife Eve. Psalm 139 2. God wants you to know Him. 3. Fans choose knowledge, followers embrace intimacy. Luke 7:39, 44 & 45, 47 WILL YOU LET JESUS KNOW YOU?
FAN OR FOLLOWER? THE OPEN INVITATION Luke 9:23 – If anyone comes after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. NOTICE 4 THINGS 1. Anyone is welcome to follow. 2. Anyone means everyone. 3. The excuses are gone. 4. Following means giving my everything.
FAN OR FOLLOWER? Luke 9:23 – If anyone comes after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. 1. Why are you here? John 6;2 – They were coming because of the miracles. John 6:66 – From this time many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him 2. […]
FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Series: 10 Steps To 2020 Success Lasting Contentment For 2020 Exodus 20:17 Verse 17 – You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. Definition: * Excessive desire for what I don’t have. * Envious desire for what others have. How materialism hurts us. * Causes us worry. Matthew 6:25 – […]
Exodus 20:16 Verse 16 – You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Prov. 17:7 – Respected people do not tell lies. I. First you win respect by not giving false testimony TYPES OF FALSE TESTIMONY 1. By gossip. Definition: Prov. 26:20 & 22 – Without wood a fire goes out, without gossip a […]
Exodus 20:15 – You shall not steal. Prov. 10:2 – I’ll-gotten gain brings no lasting happiness, but right living does. WRONG WAYS TO GET AHEAD: Dishonesty. Prov. 16:11 – The Lord wants weights and measures to be honest and every sale to be fair. Prov. 20:14 – It’s no good: It’s no good, says the […]
Affair Proof Your Marriage In 2020 Exodus 20:14 – You shall not commit adultery. Prov. 20-14 – Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her alone. 5 INGREDIENTS FOR A LASTING LOVE Respect. Eph. 5:33 – Every husband must love his wire as himself and every wife must respect her husband. […]
Controlling Your Temper Exodus 20:13 Verse 13 – You shall not murder. The problem with anger. Matt. 5:21-22 – Jesus said, you have heard that it was said long ago do not murder, but I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Truth: It’s just as evil […]