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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Psalm 34:19; Romans 8:31-39;

Matthew 14:25-32

Scripture Reading: Psalm 18:2 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.” (NLT)

#1–Tough Questions & Doubt

• Tough Times = Tough Questions
• Tough Times = Doubt

John the Baptist had doubts—Matthew 11:1-6

Thomas, the disciples had doubts—John 20:24-29

God won’t allow more than we can manage. —1 Corinthians 10:13

• “Faith doesn’t always take you out of the problem, faith takes you through the problem.”
• “Faith doesn’t always take the pain away; faith gives you the ability to manage the pain.”
• “Faith doesn’t always take you out of the storm, faith calms you in the midst of the storm.”

#2—Matthew 14:25-32—Our focus makes all the difference

Tough times bring about at least two positive possibilities:

#1-The storm could cause you to trust in God like never before.

#2—The storm could cause you to do something you’ve never done before.

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 1:12 “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.”

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Text: Romans 8:31-39; John 16:33;

John 9:1-3

Scripture Reading: Psalm 121:5-8 “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. ⁶ The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. ⁷ The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. ⁸ The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” (ESV)

• Romans 8:31-39 Tough Times Never Last but God is always with you!

• John 9:1-3 What did I do wrong? Or Who sinned?
• Disappointment with God
• Doubt vs Unbelief

• Matthew 11 John the Baptist had a doubt
• John 20:24-28 Thomas the disciple had a doubt

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 God won’t allow us to go through more than we can handle. Really?

• Proverbs 3:5-6; Proverbs 14:12; Isaiah 55:8-9
• 1 Peter 5:6-7 What does it mean to be “humble?”

We were not created to be “self-sufficient.” We were not created to go through life in our own strength or our own understanding. We were created to be dependent upon God.

Matthew 6:33

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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Hebrews 1:1-3

Scripture Reading: Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” (NIV)

Hebrews 1—Verse 2—Jesus as Prophet

                    Verse 3—Jesus as Priest

                    Verse 3—Jesus as King

Story #1—A Parable: The Descent

Philippians 2:6-9—a bondservant. Someone who works on behalf of another person.

Story #2—Matthew 4:1-11–The Temptations of Christ

Temptation #1—Deuteronomy 8:3

Temptation #2—Deuteronomy 6:6

Temptation #3—Exodus 23:20; Deuteronomy 6:13

A King like no other.

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Text: 1 John 2:1-2

Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:13 “Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us, for he cannot disown us who are part of himself, and he will always carry out his promises to us.” (TLB)

#1–To whom is John writing?

          My little children—the “found” not the “lost.”

#2—Our sin disrupts fellowship with God.

          What is an Advocate?

          1 John 1:7—

          1 John 1:9—

#3—What is propitiation?

          1 John 2:2—

More than a “covering” but “satisfaction.”

          Jesus is a “once for all” sacrifice for our sin.

          Hebrews 7:27—

#4—Sin.

          “Missing the mark.”

Conclusion: John 13:6-10

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Sunday, January 12, 2025

Text: Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 7:25

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:20 “Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.” (TLB)

“We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.”

John 14:16—”Another Helper” “Exactly the same”

#1—Continual Intercession.

1 Peter 5:8—Satan is continually prowling about.

Revelation 12:10—Satan is continually accusing us.

Romans 8:34—Jesus is continually interceding.

#2—Active Intercession.

          Matthew 9:36

#3—Specific Intercession.

#4—Preventive Intercession.

          The Word—Psalm 119:11

          The Holy Spirit—1 John 2:1

          Jesus, our High Priest—Hebrews 4:15

#5—Effective Intercession.

James 5:16—Fervent Prayer

Romans 5:17—Jesus is the source of all righteousness.

The Prayer List of Jesus For You

He is Continually Praying These Things Over You

The Giving of the Comforter—John 16:16

The Security of the Believer—John 17:11

The Unity of Believers—John 17:11, 21

The Joy of the Lord—John 17:13

Protection from Evil—John 17:15

The Sanctification of the Believer—John 17:17

Success in Evangelism—John 17:21

Maturity (Perfection)–John 17:23

Fellowship with Christ in Heaven—John 17:24

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Sunday, January 5, 2025

Psalm 129

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 48:18-19a “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing;” (ESV)

Stick-to-itiveness—perseverance, tenacity. The quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant.

Psalm 129

Israel’s history is one of continual challenges for existence.

Our history is one of continual challenges for existence.

          1 Peter 5:8-9

First Picture:

Verse 3—Plowers on my back.

Verse 4—God cut the cords of their plows.

          Psalm 34:19 & John 16:33

Second Picture:

Verses 6 & 7—Grass on the housetops.

Sometimes calamity comes our way because of our ways.

          Galatians 6:7-9

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Text: Mark 12:30-31

Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:23-24 “Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people, ²⁴ because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.”

Mark 12:30-31—Please note the words “you” and “all.”

Doing the minimum vs. Doing the maximum

Old Testament Prophets and their teaching on “doing the maximum.”

Micah 6:8—

Isaiah 56:1-2a—

Amos 5:6a—

Habakkuk 2:4—

Sermon on the Mount—Matthew 5, 6, & 7

Matthew 5:41—referring to the hated Roman soldiers.

Matthew 5:43-44—love your enemies.

Matthew 18:21-22— “seventy-times-seven” an unimaginable number.

Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. {15} But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Text: Philippians 2:8; John 3:17

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.” (NET)

Five Reasons God Sent His Son:

#1—To fulfill prophecy.

          1 Corinthians 15:3-4

#2—To defeat Satan.

          Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8

#3—To serve and give.

          Mark 10:45; John 4:34; John 6:38

#4—To seek and save the lost.

          Luke 19:10; John 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:15;

2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Romans 8:7-8;

          Colossians 1:21-22

#5—To die and be resurrected.

          1 John 4:9-10; Philippians 2:5-9; Romans 8:11