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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”

Text: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Our Free Will–

John 13

          Washing of feet

          Sacredness of the table

          Jesus announces his betrayal.

John 13:26—

Judas, the disciple

          Matthew 10:2-4

          Note Matthew 10:1

          The Miracles

Judas the thief

          John 12:6

          Gospels written after the fact.

Judas the betrayer

          Matthew 26:14-16

          John 13:27

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

Isaiah 61:1-3 ““The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
² To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn, ³ To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

The Characters of Easter—John

Text: 1 John 3:14-16

From fisherman to Apostle—Matthew 4:18-22.

          Zebedee—would have had to give his blessings.

From “Son of Thunder to Apostle of Love”

Mark 3:17–Jesus names John and his brother James—Boanerges, Sons of Thunder

          Luke 9:54—Willing to call fire down on a village in Samaria.

          Matthew 20:20–Requested positions of power in Jesus’ Kingdom.

          John and James’ mother, Salome, was a sister to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The Upper Room—John 13

          Jesus used the disciples’ fascination with who was the greatest (Mark 9:34) to teach      

          what it meant to serve one another.

          Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 10:45

John—author of 5 New Testament books; Elder of the Ephesian church; fisherman; sentenced to death in boiling oil; sentenced to the Island of Patmos; given of Jesus’ mother, Mary; last living Apostle; only Apostle to die of natural causes.

          Ecclesiastes 7:8a— “The end of a thing is better than its beginning.”

1 John 3:14-16—Two transitions:

          #1—From death to life—from self-serving to serving others.

          #2—Loving the brethren [others]

True living, really living, is a life spent serving others!

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

Scripture Reading: Psalm 40:1-3 “I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. ² He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. ³ He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear and will trust in the Lord.”

Text: Matthew 14:28-29

One of the great characteristics of the Apostle Peter was his desire to be where Jesus was.

• Matthew 14:28-20
• Matthew 26:58
• John 21:7

Peter was a successful businessman in the fishing industry.

• Mark 1:16-20

Peter was hungry for God.

• John 1:41-42

According to Luke 4:38-39

• He had a wife.
• He had a house.
• He had a mother-in-law.

Peter was a convinced man—

• Matthew 16:13-19
• John 6:66-69

Peter was a bold man.

• Matthew 16:21-22
• Luke 22:31-33

Peter was a submitted man.

• Luke 5:1-8

Best of all, Peter was a restored man.

• John 21:15-17

The Apostle Peter discovered, as you and I can, that when we come to Jesus, no matter what our past, no matter how big a mess of things we have made, Jesus will always welcome us with open arms. He will restore us! And He will use us to build His Kingdom. God does not allow us to stay in a messed-up state of being!

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Sunday, February 28, 2021

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-21 “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. ²⁰ He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was ^[manifest in these last times for you ²¹ who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.”

On the banks for the Jordan River

Texts: John 1:29-31; 35-36

The Lamb of God

          The Passover Lamb—Exodus 12:1-13

          The Morning & Evening Sacrificial Lamb—Exodus 29:38-42

          Two Old Testament Prophets

                    Isaiah 53:7

                    Jeremiah 11:19

The Ultimate Sacrificial Lamb

          1 Peter 1:18-21

          Hebrews 7:27

          Hebrews 9:11-12

          Hebrews 10:8-10

The Lamb brings victory!

          Revelation 5:1-6

          “Seven horns & seven eyes”

God has given us the victory over sin, over disease, and over death through the Lamb!

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February 21, 2021

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 54-57 “So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” ⁵⁵ “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” ⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Texts: Revelation 5:1-5; Genesis 49:8-12

• The Scroll
• Root of Jesse
  • Isaiah 11:1, 10; Romans 15:12
  • Messiah from the lineage of David—Psalm 110:1

Genesis 49:8-12

• Jacob’s prophetic message about the Messiah
• Verse 9—a lion’s whelp
• Verse 10—the scepter
• Verse 10—Shiloh
• Verse 11—donkey & donkey’s colt tethered to a vine
• Verse 11-robe dipped in wine
• Verse 12—eyes darker than wine & teeth whiter than milk
• Revelation 5:3-5—A Message of hope

Revelation 19:11-16—A message of victory

• No situation is hopeless
• No disease is hopeless
• Nothing from our past is hopeless
• Nothing from our future is hopeless
• No circumstance is hopeless

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Sunday, February 14, 2021

Scripture Reading: Romans 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your ^[reasonable service. ² And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Text: Proverbs 4:23

Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about Jesus being a Prophet like no other, a priest like no other, and a king like no other. This led us into talking about the Kingdom of God/Heaven being a kingdom like no other.

The Kingdom of God/Heaven is in our heart, which makes our heart a throne like no other.

The Bible uses the word “heart” primarily to refer to the ruling center of the whole person, the spring of all desires. The heart is seen as the seat of the will, intellect, and feelings. … According to the Bible, the heart is the center not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life.

1–Solomon gives additional warnings to his son about his heart.

          Proverbs 3:5-6; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 16:25

2—Jeremiah warns us not to trust our own heart.

          Jeremiah 17:9

3—David asked God to search his heart.

          Psalm 139:23-24

4—Jesus taught about our hearts.

          Mark 7:20-23

5—We are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.

          1 Corinthians 6:19-20

6—Paul challenges us to “put off” the “old man” and “put on” the “new man.”

          Ephesians 4:22-24

Conclusion: When God is on the throne of our lives, our heart.

          Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Text: Hebrews 1:1-3

Christ came in fulfillment of Prophets, Priests & Kings

Prophet—Guided God’s people in the way of righteousness by speaking the Word of God.

Priest—Represented the people before God.

King—Ruled justly over God’s people, according to God’s law. They also fought for the people, to protect them from their enemies and to bring peace.

• God did not intend for His people to be ruled by a king but He knew this would be the choice of His people once they entered the Promised Land:

                    Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 1 Samuel 8:7

• As our King, Jesus has won victory for us over sin.

James 4:7-8a; 1 John 4:4; Ephesians 2:4-6

• As our King, Jesus defeated death.

1 Corinthians 15:54b-57

• As our King, Jesus has brought us peace.

John 14:27

• As our King, Jesus has promised to give us rest.

Matthew 11:28-30

Sermon Notes

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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Bible Reading: John 1:1-5

Sermon Text: Hebrews 1:1-3

• God is more than sufficient! Don’t forget the 12 baskets leftovers (Mark 6:30-44) and then the 7 baskets (Mark 8:1-10).
• We do not need “God and…….” God alone is our Sufficiency!

• Prophet

• Priest

• King

A Priest Like No Other

Christ Our High Priest—Hebrews 4:14-16

Priests chosen from among men—Hebrews 5:1-4

• Because Christ is our High Priest……
• He understands us—Hebrews 4:15
• He knows how to help us—Hebrews 4:16
• We can approach God on our behalf—Hebrews 4:16
• He provides salvation—Acts 4:12
• He is always interceding on our behalf—Hebrews 7:23-25

Next Sunday: A King Like No Other