Ephesians 6
God has put parents over us, no exceptions.
Proverbs 22:6
Obey them in the Lord.
Obey and honor– makes life more complete.
Why is it dangerous to want our parents out of the way?
Children tend to think they [Continued...]
James 1:19-27
How do I respond to people?
Proverbs 1:5– quick to listen.
Proverbs 15:1– slow to speak.
Proverbs 29:11– slow to become angry.
Anger always shuts the door on abundant living.
Numbers 20:10– anger cost Moses a lot.
How do I [Continued...]
Exodus 15:22-27
If we continue to do what we’ve always done, we’ll continue to be what we’ve always been.
Where will God take me? Why did I have to go through “the desert?” What is God up [Continued...]
John 12:32
Matthew 4:1-10– when Christ was tempted, His focus was tested. Satan failed because Christ knew what God wanted Him to do– God’s plan and purpose, God’s way.
John 5:1-13; 19– Jesus was focused on what [Continued...]
Romans 8:35-
2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
People have a deep hunger for a relationship that will last– look at the newspaper ads.
God’s grace (His undeserved favor) isn’t cheap, but it’s free.
We must be looking for ways to bring [Continued...]
John 5:17-20
Jeremiah 18:1-6
Am I willing to be God’s servant?
If we don’t see God working, it’s not God’s fault. He’s around us in our everyday life. He wants to shape us as He sees fit.
We need [Continued...]
Acts 8:4-24
Simon represents the spirit of the world within the church– Using worldly methods to achieve Godly goals.
v. 4-5– removed barriers to allow God’s spirit to move. They opened the door to outsiders.
Believing, Baptism, and [Continued...]
Acts 2:42-47
So many times we try to “work” God into our schedule. We need to always be available when He moves.
Our Christian life is similar to a sailboat. We need to have our sail ready [Continued...]
3 John 9-10
Diotrephes was someone who always wanted to be the leader, who always knew best. He seemed to want to be the center of attention and refused to help and work with other believers.
What [Continued...]
Nehemiah 1:1-11
Are we being good stewards of the Body of Christ?
Nehemiah asked them, “How are things back home?”
Sometimes the church doesn’t seem to broken or hurt when pieces of the Body are missing.
Confession clears the [Continued...]
Philippians 3:4-14
We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on regret.
Regret= troubled feeling over something done or undone.
Keeps us locked in the past.
Limits what God can do in our life.
Important Scriptures:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Psalm 103:12
Isaiah [Continued...]
James 2:14-26
Faith= an absolute or firm conviction; a personal surrender; changed behavior; to do what God says even when the evidence, common sense, or others point a different direction.
Dead Faith (14-17)
Genuine faith affects your behavior [Continued...]
James 3:1-12
What if everything we said was…
True?
Necessary?
Kind?
A person with a loose tongue is probably loose in other areas of their life.
A plant produces according to it’s nature. So do we.
Important Scriptures:
Proverbs 10:19; 12:18; 21:23; 16:28; [Continued...]
Joshua 6
A battle = fight/struggle between opposing forces.
How do you win a battle?
Obedience to the commanding officer (shows our love for God; we are a witness to others; unleashes God’s power in our life).
Obedience creates [Continued...]
Ezekiel 22:23-31
Our own way tends to move us away from God’s way.
It is not within man to direct his own steps- Jeremiah.
We need the backbone of the Lord. Our boldness is what is lacking.
Important Scriptures:
II [Continued...]
I Peter 5:7
Cast your cares= handing over our anxieties to Christ and allowing Him to carry the burden of them.
Matthew 6:25-34
To be anxious= a distracting care
The root of anxiety is unbelief.
v.33- the key to balance [Continued...]
Matthew 7:15-27
We spend a lot of money on decorating, adding ornaments, etc.
We do this to ourselves also– it can be hard to find the real ‘us’ under the layers we sometimes create.
When your dealing with [Continued...]
James 3:13-18; Colossians 2:8
In the beginning, worldly wisdom said, “Go ahead… Try it… It won’t hurt you…”
Worldly wisdom is limited– it doesn’t rely on the Holy Spirit.
True wisdom can be measured by the depth of [Continued...]
I Corinthians 1:10-17
We were created to glorify God, not just to experience happiness– yet that seems to be our major goal many times.
Fellowship is essential– it’s deeper than “Let’s have lunch.” It’s spiritual in nature. [Continued...]
