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Queen Mother Sermon Notes

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Sunday, May 10, 20202

Text: Proverbs 31:28-31

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Bible Reading: Psalm 33:12-22

Queen Mother—

In the history of Judah, the southern kingdom, whenever we are introduced to a new king, we are also introduced to his mother. As Queen Mother, an official title, she would have had her own throne (1 Kings 2:19) plus she would have been the king’s closest adviser.

Queen Mother in Scripture: 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 10:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16; Jeremiah 13:18; Jeremiah 29:2; Daniel 5:10

1 Peter 3:15-16

Proverbs 13:20

Duties of the Queen Mother—Gebirah (gheb—ee-raw)

#1—Assist in the choice of the next king

#2—Provide counsel for the king

#3—Intercede on behalf of the king’s subjects

Proverbs 13:20—Be cautious about the influences in your life. Take note of Philippians 4:8

1 Peter 3:15-16—When Christ rules and reigns in your heart, what is on the inside will come out.

Soar Like an Eagle

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Isaiah 40:28-31

Today’s Bible Reading: Psalm 91:1-8

Isaiah 40–Circumstances

Verses 1-11—The Circumstances of our past

Verses 12-26—The circumstances of today

Verses 27-31—The circumstances in us

Renew—a picture of taking off the old and putting on the new

Wait—not just sitting around doing nothing

#1—Look for Him—Luke 11:9-10

#2—Long for Him–Psalm 42:1

Additional Scriptures: Psalm 73:25; Psalm 63:1; John 4:13-14; John 6:35

#3—Listen for Him—Jeremiah 33:3

Additional Scriptures: Matthew 7:24; John 10:27

#4—Live for Him—Colossians 1:10

Colossians 3:5-13; Romans 6:4; 1 Corinthians 3:16

That’s Good, Part III

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Sunday, April 26, 2020

That’s Good, Part III

Text: Romans 8:28-31, 35, 37-39

Bible Reading: Psalm 118:21-29 (NIV)

Romans 8:28—God is always at work to bring about good from everything that happens to us!

Romans 8:28—A promise from God!

Romans 8:29-30—

          God foreknew us—

          God predestined us—

          God called us—

          God justified us—

          God glorified us—

Romans 8:31—Crescendo #1—

“If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:35—A good question

Romans 8:35—List #1—

Romans 8:38-39—List #2—

Romans 8:37—Crescendo #2

“In all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

That’s Good, Part II

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Bible Reading: Psalms 118:10-20

Text: Romans 8:28-31

God is at work for the good of those who love him—

Five Important Things About God that You need to Know—

#1—God foreknew us—

God is all knowing. He is omniscient—Psalm 139:1-4, 15-16; Psalm 147:4-5

#2—God predestined us—

It is God’s will for all to be saved. John 3:16; Matthew 18:14; 2 Peter 3:9

#3—God called us—

John 12:32; Matthew 23:37

#4—God justified us—

Romans 6:23; Romans 5:1; Romans 4:7-8

#5—God glorified us—

1 Thessalonians 4:14-17; Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 10:10

Easter Sunday Sermon Notes

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Does It Matter?

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Today’s Bible Reading: Psalm 118:1-7

#1—The Resurrection of Jesus matters because it’s the foundation upon which our relationship with God is based.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

#2—The Resurrection of Jesus matters because it fulfilled prophecy.

Mark 8:31—

Psalm 16:10-11

#3—The Resurrection of Jesus matters because our salvation depends upon it.

Romans 4:25—

Hebrews 7:25—

#4—The Resurrection of Jesus matters because it’s foundational to our faith.

1 Corinthians 15:14—

#5—The Resurrection of Jesus matters because it paves the way for a future resurrection for all who believe.

1 Corinthians 15:22-23

The Resurrection of Jesus matters because through it, He conquered death; gives eternal life; and has provided a way for us to have life today, and life abundantly.

A Divine Disruption!

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Sermon Notes for April 5, 2020

Bible Reading: Psalm 116:9-

Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19

Three Reasons for Jesus to do this:

#1—He was announcing Himself as the Messiah and the King of the Jews

          Daniel 9:25

         Zechariah 9:9

#2—Jesus was challenging the religious leaders

          Hosanna—Psalm 118:25-26

Throwing their cloaks along the road for the donkey to walk on—

2 Kings 9:13

#3—Jesus was offering Himself as the Passover Lamb—

Hebrews 7:27

That’s Good, Part I

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Sunday, March 29, 2020
That’s Good, Part I
Romans 8:28, 35, 37, 38-39

Bible Reading: Psalm 116:1-8

Teaching Notes:

Immediate Good–

Ultimate Good–

Three Verses to Never Forget:

Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor, a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”

Malachi 3:6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change.”

Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”

Living Sacrifices, Part III

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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Living Sacrifices, Part III,

Romans 12:1-2

#1—You give God your body—v1

Luke 2:22 Joseph & Mary brought Jesus to the Temple to present Him to God

To present: to place beside; to place at one’s disposal; to surrender; to offer, as to offer a sacrifice/offering to God; or to present a special offering to God

Luke 9:23 “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

#2—You give God your mind—v2a

Don’t be “conformed” to society. Don’t lower yourself to the values of those who are contrary to God’s ways. Instead, rise above the values of the world; have the mind of Christ in you by following the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your life.

Hide God’s Word in your heart! Stay in fellowship with other believers! Focus on the good things God has to offer.

#3—You give God your will—v2b

In Pursuit!

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Many years ago a colleague would step into my office and ask the question, “So, how is God pursuing you today?”

I never really knew how to answer his question. He continued to do this for several days and finally I stopped him and asked him to explain.

He very quickly stated that most Christ-followers felt that pursuit was only a one-way thing. Most felt that it was them pursuing God and they never really gave a thought to the idea that God is pursuing us.

I mulled that over for a few days and finally, with the help of the Holy Spirit, began to see how God was pursuing me.

He was pursuing me through His Word (the Bible); through books I was reading; through relationships; through times of prayer both verbalizing things to God but also listening to Him; and even through the mundane events of my day.

It took me awhile to come to the point where I accepted the fact that God was crazy about me; that God wanted relationship with me because He loved me and not because it was His job.

Out of that came the title for my blog. I will be posting some of the original blog posts on this new (to me) site as well as posting new thoughts for you to consider.

I hope and pray you will come to discover God’s pursuit of you through these writings as I did.

By the way, thanks Dave for making me aware of God’s pursuit.