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| 2009-07-18 - A Life of Impact - Time Management Time Management Mark 8:27-30
Reputation
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| 2009-07-24 - A Life of Impact - Warmth Warmth Mark 9:36-37
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| 2009-08-08 - A Life of Impact - Discernment Discernment Mark 12:41-44
Snoopiness
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| 2009-08-09 - A Life of Impact - The Warning The Warning Mark 13:1-37
The Spark Mark 14:1-2
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| 2009-08-26 - Wild at Heart - God loves wilderness (part 2) God’s relationship with us is risky We are unpredictable; there is the likelihood to get hurt (ultimate risk anyone ever takes is to love) God give love all the time (and gets hurt all the time) Music, wine, poetry, sunset – all his inventions God is romantic at heart Heart of man is drawn from God – strong and courageous love Have you noticed the most often word used with boys is 'don’t' –God’s design 'Yes' Sexes show different sides of God’s heart Heart of a woman – deep hearted, seductive more than fierce Wants to be loved Why don’t you choose Me? 'Seek and you will find me…with all of your heart' – Jeremiah 29:13 God wants to be wanted Why does God does not answer prayer right away? – he wants us to talk to him God has beauty to be unveiled Each stage of creation is better than before All Adam can say is “WOW” Women wants he beauty unveiled Do you delight in me? God wants to be worshiped |
| 2009-09-05 - Wild at Heart - Battle for a mans heart (part 1) Jesus told us to turn the other cheek. We can not turn a cheek we do not have. Church full of such men Many have their soul hanging in the balance because no one invited them to be dangerous and to know their own strength or to discover they have what it takes I feel like I have to ask for permission Nearly every blow ends up falling in the same place - against our strength Life takes one vertebra at a time until he has no spine at all Boy are 3-4 times more likely to be diagnosed as suffering from ADD Society teaches to be a nice guy -– to be soft Women are often attracted to wilder men, but once have caught him they settle down to task of domesticating him How do I get my husband to come alive? Invite him to be dangerous Women don’t start wars Violent crimes aren’t really committed by women. Our prisons aren’t filled with women |
| 2009-10-05 - One Another - Admonishing One Another "noutheteo" meaning to or counsel, translated admonish:
Not uncommon to pay to have a life couch We should have a # of relationships with people who know us and can help We must also realize that we can give others couching as well |
| 2009-10-20 - Wild at Heart - An adventure to live (part 3) We pay attention to our desire. Often the clues are in our past, in the moments when we found ourselves loving what we were doing To recover his heart’s desire a man needs to get away When a man thinks that what will really make him come alive is something unholy – ask what is the desire beneath this desire? The greatest obstacle to realizing our dreams is the false self’s hatred of mystery Most important aspects of any man’s world – his relationship with his God and with the people in his life, his calling, the spiritual battles he’ll face To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways There are no formulas with God God is a person and not a doctrine Joshua blowing trumpets for a week – only did it once Gideon’s plan of attack 32000 to 300 and torches and water pots Jesus healing not the same way twice |
| 2009-10-24 - Repentance - What It Is (part 1) What is repentance? Repentance is the first word of the gospel Na,,ham = most often used of God’s repentance Shu, b = a physical turning or returning of an object epostrepho = a Greek work similar to Shu, b metanoia = used as the first word in the gospel (change in mind and attitude)
“he came to his senses” – Luke 15:17 “he opened their minds” – Luke 24:45 “open their eyes” – Acts 26:18 “set their minds on things above” – Romans 8:5 |
| 2009-11-16 - Repentance - Holy Spirit Convicts Us Exposure is a gift from God Women at the well – John 4:10 Elegcho – The gate of repentance Means to show someone his sin and to summon him to repentance; bring light, expose set forthThe truth demands repentance Purpose of Elegcho? It’s a loving summons to godly sorrow Is repentance a gift or a command? We often confront the idea of repentance in the form if a command or an activity As a gift…
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| 2009-11-21 - Repentance - Its Time To Go Home (part 3) There is no perfect repentance, but wholehearted repentance David – search me (Psalms 139) Spirit’s conviction Good – overcome blinding pride Bad – Satan will try to stop you Sometimes easier to see our sin than think about loved ones salvation (passed away) What would they want you to do? Questions
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| 2009-11-22 - Master Plan - Selection (part 1) Men were his method
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2009-11-29 - Master Plan - Church is the continuing fellowship (part 2)
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| 2009-12-07 - Master Plan - Demonstration (part 1) He showed them how to live
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| 2010-02-17 - One Another - Encouraging One Another (part 2) Therefore encourage one another with these words. - 1 Thessalonians 4:18
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing. - 1 Thessalonians 4:18
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| 2010-02-25 - One Another - Forgiving One Another (part 1) Matters related to forgiveness: Forgiveness often is not easy Pain creates lasting memories The more deliberate the sin or the more we have invested in a relationship, the greater the pain Greater the pain = harder it is to forgive Forgiveness may be hardest in the church When we see sin in our brothers and sisters, there seems to be a much greater temptation of bitterness Satan's top-ranked scheme may be to lead us not to forgive Paul: I have forgiven in order that Satan might not outwit us - 2 Corinthians 2:9-11 If he can get us to forget the cross and create a different standard for our brothers and sister = victory for satan Sin can blemish the church but there is no uglier blemish than one cause by the lack of forgiveness |
| 2010-04-06 - Life to the Full - Dead or Alive? (part 6) Person justified by what he does not faith alone - James 2:24 James is talking about the lifestyle of a saved person not about the point of salvation Faith alone? A true living faith is never alone - accompanied by a heart that obeys Deeds are the animate faith; Spirit is what makes the body alive Jesus spoke often of deed, seldom of intentions - Matthew 7:21-23 In Revelation, Jesus constantly focuses on deeds - Revelation 2:2, 19; 3:1, 8, 15 Is your faith dead or alive? What deed in your life shows that your faith is alive and well? |
| 2010-04-15 - Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 3) Am I a person of integrity? Question to ask myself:
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| 2010-04-22 - Life to the Full - In His Steps (part 3) 1 Peter 3:1-7... Submission, kindness is a two-way street Wondering God is not using you more? Look no further than your marriage! Questions for wives:
Questions for husbands:
Questions for both:
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| 2010-05-27 - Desire's Journey - Language of Desire Jesus offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry to the one who could deliever him - Hebrews 5:7 Strong desires make strong prayers Children are often not embarrassed by desire Why are we embarrassed by our desire? Why do we pretend?
We don't pray like Jesus because we don't allow ourselves to nearly alive Pretending seems a much more reliable road to Christian maturity Without a deep and buring desire of our own, we will be ruled by the desires of others |
| 2010-06-24 - God does not change (part 2) Genesis v1:1 - Not much of the world v2:1 - What a change in a few weeks v2:20-25 - God created companionship - Adam's life changed v3:23-24 - Punished, banished, and moved out of the garden v6:11
v37:17-28
Genesis 45:4-8
God will never change |
| 2010-07-11 - Desire's Journey - The Adventure Begins (part 3) You would expect:
More often than not we think of godliness only in moral terms We are made like God because we are to be like God on earth - Genesis 1:26 We humans beings are never happier than when we are expressing the deepest gifts that are truly us The opportunity reveals the our creative nature All we want is to be released to be who we are God has created us and our gifts for a place of his choosing Our creative nature is essential to who we are as image bearers It brings us great joy to live it out with freedom and skill |
| 2010-07-26 - Desire's Journey - Letting Go (part 3) Pleasure is often more about drugging ourselves that it is about enjoying ourselves Avoiding the ache is always worse in the end than the ache itself We want to predict what the Lord is going to do so that it does not hurt so bad when it happens Whole creation has been groaning right up til the present time yet if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently - Romans 8:22-25 We live in hope and he says hoping is waiting and groaning Ask yourself: What am I waiting for? Is there anything I desire that I am doing nothing to secure? To wait is to learn the spiritual grace of detachment - the freedom of desire Not the absence of desire but desire at rest I have still and quieted my soul - Psalms 131:2 |
| 2010-08-21 - Waking Dead - Last Adam Paul refers to Jesus as the Last Adam and the Second Man - 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 Adam and Eve were rulers over all creation and glorious image bearers of God Their choices would forever shape our lives - chose to disobey the one command they were given Fruit does not fall far from the tree Parents often wonder where their toddler learn how to be disobedient It was taught to them - it is inherent to human nature Through one man disobedience - many were made sinners - Romans 5:12 A man comes down from heaven, slips into the world unnoticed as:
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| 2010-09-08 - Waking Dead - Deep Restoration (part 5) Our sin give the enemy a certain claim to our lives - Romans 6:16 As we renounce any sin, we also renounce any claim we've given to Satan in our lives This often comes in the form of "agreements" - Satan has suggested something to us and we have said yes.
As long as we have unhealed places in our hearts, it is next to impossible to live in freedom and victory No matter how much discipline we apply to it Our enemy knows them well and trying undermine us and uses it against us with a disabling effect |
| 2010-10-03 - Contagious Christian - Benefits (part 3) 4. Spiritual Growth If holding onto our faith and not advancing it much - it will become a chore and prayer a dry routine
5. Spiritual Confidence It is ironic that the act of preparing to show others the gospel is often the cause for us to understand it better ourselves In the face of opposition, we gain heightened sense of spiritual confidence Imagine what happens when one of these people becomes a Christian 6. Enduring Investments Jesus warned his followers to not store up treasures on earth - Matthew 6:19-20 Everything will be destroyed eventually - 2 Peter 3:10-11 It is a mistake to invest so much time and energy into things that won't last 7. Honor of Being God's Agent This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit - John 15:8 |
2010-10-19 - Planning and Budgeting
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| 2010-10-25 - Contagious Christian - Compassion Busters Where you live May be living in a defeating home or work environment Contempt breeds contempt, anger produces more anger, hatred feeds hatred How you live When we try to maintain an unhealthy pace of life Good Samaritan - priest and Levite were, at heart, kind and compassionate people But they were too busy to have time or energy to tune into people's needs How you give Few reach this problem but some are effected but excessive care-giving They give and give to the point they start to feel resentment toward someone they are caring for Many never learned that caring for others has to be balanced with caring for yourself To prevent burn-out, Jesus often withdrew to recop There is a time for giving and a time to take care of ourself - Ecclesiastes 3 |
| 2010-10-27 - Contagious Christian - Strength of Sacrifice (part II) Second major way to sacrifice is money The person on the receiving end of help always knows better what effect giving on other's lives Sometimes the lack of things we need shows us the way to Christ
What might happen if you loosened your grip on your material possessions?
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| 2010-11-10 - Contagious Christian - Dorcas' Service Approach Dorcas was "always doing good and helping the poor" - Acts 9:36 She well-known for her loving acts of service She made robes and articles of clothing for widows and other needy people in her town It was very difficult to see her activity without seeing the love of Christ that inspired Her work was so important that when she died a premature death, God sent Peter to raise her from the dead People who take on this approach find it relatively easy to servers others Often those who are quite and enjoy expressing compassion through action No one fits perfectly into just one approach and you probably use all of them one way or another God has designed diversity on His team and each member is stronger in some styles than others A team of Christians who are made up of different styles will strong because they can reach virtually every type of seeker |
| 2010-12-09 - Mission - Cannot Fail The harvest is plentiful; ask the Lord of the harvest - Luke 10:2 Those who have taken up the work must devote themselves to prayer What they get from him is something they can not find in themselves Prayer is not the only important thing needed, it is just the most important thing to the harvest Obstacles are many for those working in the harvest There is not one that cannot be overcome with prayer Efforts to bring the harvest often stop because the workers run into problems or frustration Problem begin to look larger than the mission They lose their fire and joy Jesus says there is a problem (workers are few) but there is not despair The problem is an opportunity for perseverance and faith Frustrations and challenges differ but two things remain the same
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| 2011-02-02 - Word of God - Kansas City (part I) Purpose: To gain conviction on the Bible being inspired by God, how and why we should apply the Bible to our lives Question: How do you define a relationship with someone? Keep that in mind as we have this study about God's Word. 2 Timothy 3:12-4:4
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| 2011-02-11 - Fearing God - Parable of Awe Marine Corp example Solider learned to respect autority promptly and correctly by carrying out commands / seeing pure fear and humilation as punishment Later he realizes how much the general cares for him by putting his life on the line for the solider Jesus often spoke in parables, fictional stories that as if they really happened Awe is defined as:
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| 2011-06-30 - Mind of Christ - Relationship with God (part I) A oneness existed between Jesus on earth and His Father in Heaven 1. This truth is often affirmed
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| 2011-07-08 - Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part III) Jesus employed at least five elements to accomplish this mission: (continued) 2. He earnestly longed for salvation of sinners.
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| 2011-07-13 - Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part VIII) We must employ at least five elements to accomplish this mission: 1. We must give ourselves totally to this fulfillment
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| 2011-07-23 - Fearing God - Unfathomably Great Scriptures often uses the word great or greatness to describe God's mighty acts Moses refers to the Lord as a great and awesome God - Deuteronomy 7:21 Moses: the great God, mighty and awesome - Deuteronomy 10:17 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise - Psalms 96:4 Praise him for his acts of power, greatness - Psalms 150:2 Great is the Lord and worthy of praise - Psalms 145:3 God's greatness is infinite However great we may perceive him, we still have not fully grasped it |
| 2011-07-26 - Mind of Christ - Servant (part II) The nature of a servant A. He is emptied of self interest
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| 2011-08-04 - Daughter Needs - Mr. Success (part II) We often set high achievements goals that takes away from our family Excuses often made:
You may be sacrificing your daughter by saying yes to too many "good" projects even if they are "spiritual" Consider your plans' impact to your family before you move forward with them - Luke 14:28-30 |
| 2011-08-16 - Daughter Needs - Spiritual Leadership Dads are told there should be three goals:
It is much more than these three items - spiritual leader leads his wife and children toward maturity in Christ When we create spiritual goals, create activities and training designed to reach those goals An army has an organized plan designed to win battles Author's spiritual goals for his children: My child will:
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| 2011-09-08 - Followup: Humility I (part I) Humility is essential in beginning and maintaining a relationship with God. Pride, the opposite of humility, is often difficult to see in yourself and difficult to define in one’s character. It can be described as stubbornness toward God and his Word as well as others, or as independence from God and/or others. Let’s look at a few examples of what humility is NOT.
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| 2011-09-12 - Followup: Purity (part I) Our society exalts sexual immorality, and it’s raging out of control. Teenagers have hormones that are newly active and they can let them rage out of control. Singles are looking for love in all the wrong places. Marriages are ending in divorce more now than ever before even though more people claim to be Christians. God has made it clear that he wants us all to let the natural sexual desires remain dormant until they can be expressed within the marriage relationship. In the Bible the term “purity” is most often referring to sexual purity, but it also is used to refer to being free from contamination by worldliness in general. Contaminated water is undrinkable, just as a contaminated heart is unacceptable to God. Question: Have you ever had food poisoning? What happens?
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| 2011-09-21 - Proverbs on Pride (part I) Proverbs 16:18 - First pride, then the crash This is one saying that always been apart of history:
Mark 7:20-22 - (arrogance/pride) is a reflection of the heart = don’t take it so lightly Luke 1:50-52 - God scatters the thoughts of the proud (busy covering themselves & looks) James 4:6 - Every time you say, “Ha-Ha, I know I’m prideful” realize “God’s apposing me”
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2011-10-03 - Genesis 3 - The Fall of Man SummaryThe serpent deceived the woman; she and Adam ate from the tree. Man blamed woman, woman blamed the serpent. The earth became cursed, and God sent Adam and Eve out of the garden. ObservationsGenesis 3:1 - Did God really say Personal ApplicationI need to be aware of Satan's tricks continuously. He does not want to be noticed. I need to pray and reflect on how I am living my life and find where Satan is getting me to deviate even a fraction of a degree. I need also examine my thought and find out they are out of line with God's Word. I will ask others what they see where I have taken a devour on God's narrow road. |
| 2011-11-10 - Mind Change - Trouble Trouble is often the ground where God cultivates some of his best crops. No trouble is bigger than God. No trouble is stronger than God. No trouble overwhelms God. Genesis 50:20 - God trouble helps save lives Galatians 4:13 - Because of an illness that Paul preached to the Galatians Philippians 1:12-14 - Christians were encouraged by Paul's chains |
| 2011-11-21 - Getting Advise (part I) One of the greatest advantages you have as a disciple is the wealth of knowledge, insight and experience available from all the other disciples in the church. These individuals have experienced a lot personally or have helped many people through tough or challenging situations in life and want to be there to offer help (or advise) to you. We came to God by letting Him use others to help us see the truth, and we will grow stronger and closer to God by letting others continue to help us. Getting advise will be of tremendous help to you in your Christian walk. This study will help you see how God uses advise to help you grow and your best for Him. Our feelings and emotions can often mislead us and hurt us
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| 2012-01-16 - Ministry - Faith: The Generator of Miracles Mark 6:1-6; Mark 9:14-25; II Kings 20:1-11 Sometimes we think that miracles ended when the Bible was finished. Or if they do occur today, they happen to other people. Our faith becomes limited to what we can accomplish instead of what God can do through us. The call of the disciple is to believe the unbelievable. To live on the edge. To dream where there are no dreamers left. God is unlimited in what he can do. Often times he does do miracles but because we are not looking through the eyes of faith, we cannot see them occur. We learn from the Scriptures above that miracles will only occur where faith is present. We have to confront the unbelief in our lives and battle against past faithlessness. We cannot let past sin or discouragement set low expectations or low beliefs in our lives. God is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. Questions:
What miracles do you choose to believe God will do in your life or others lives? Dream big! Write down something you will pray to see God do this year. |
| 2012-01-28 - Ministry - Compromise or Conviction? John 6: 60-69; Luke 9: 57-62; Luke 14:25-33;Matt. 18:5-9 How many times do we face the decision to compromise our faith just to win the approval of people around us or to be so desperately accepted? We know we should be strong, we know we should have deep convictions and take a stand for God, but we give into the peer pressure at school, work, and the people-pleasing non-conflict avoiding sinful nature inside all of us! We want to be liked! We want to avoid confrontation, conflict, and courageously calling others out of sin! Jesus loved God and others so much he was willing to tell the truth no matter how it made someone feel! He preached what people needed to hear and not what they wanted to hear! He laid out the hard teachings with convictions not with apologies! Even when disciples decided to leave and no longer follow him, he did not compromise the truth! He let them leave and challenged others,"do you want to leave to?" Are you ready to die to compromise? What are the areas where you compromise your faith? Identify two areas that you consistently compromise in either at work, home or on campus? How often do you compromise? Share with your spouse, friends or d-group what you give-in to and your desire to want to change. |
| 2012-01-29 - Ministry - The Reaper's Heart John 4:31-38 Jesus gets satisfaction by doing the Father's will and by finishing his work. Wow. Often we can see the work of the ministry as toil and drudgery. Jesus derived joy and fulfillment from changing lives. The disciples saw the harvest of crops four months in to the future. Jesus saw the harvest of souls as always being ripe. We do not have to wait for the harvest of souls. It is always ripe and always ready. Are the reapers ready for it? The reaper is looking for a crop to reap. Sometimes we can fall into the trap of deciding we will be fruitful at a later date. The harvest will not wait. Someone is going to reap souls. Write down the names of five people whom you could help become a Christian. Have faith as you write the list. It takes work to reap a harvest. Are you prepared to do the work that it will take? |
| 2012-02-02 - Ministry - The Wild Man Mark 5:1-20 So often in our lives as disciples we can unfortunately relate to the wild demon-possessed man we see in the scriptures. In my own life there are times when I long to be able to meet and connect with Jesus and to go deeper in my relationship with God but have it cut short by anger, anxiety and frustration. It's at these times that I must examine the sin and the areas of my life that are out of control. Areas to examine:
V17- The people begged Jesus to leave, even after he performed such an amazing miracle. Why? Jesus represented the light! John 3:19-21 teaches us that the light has come into the world to expose darkness. You will not want Jesus around if you do not welcome exposure. Questions for thought:
Focus on the relationship, not on the sin. Learn how to love people in spite of the sin in their lives. |
