Monday, Oct 20, 2008

Revival Through Holiness

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Revival Through Holiness
Message 3 of the Series: Revival
Isaiah 6:1-6

I. Holiness Describes Separation

• Isaiah 6:1
Scene One: Heavenly Throne Room
• John 12:41 • Isaiah 6:1 • Revelation 5:11 • Exodus 15:11
Scene Two: Heavenly Throne Room
• Ezekiel 1:1-4 • Ezekiel 1:26 • Isaiah 40:25 • Ezekiel 1:27-28


II. Holiness Demands Caution

• Isaiah 6:2 • Revelation 19:12a • Exodus 33:20
• Hebrews 12:29
Scene Three: Heavenly Throne Room
• Revelation 20:11a • Mark 9:3 • 2 Peter 3:10

III. Holiness Declares God’s Glory
• Isaiah 6:3 • Colossians 1:17 • Hebrews 11:3
• Psalm 139:14 • Isaiah 6:3

IV. Holiness Determines Mystery
• Isaiah 6:4 • Revelation 10:4-7 • Daniel 7:9a
• Revelation 20:11-12a • 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Monday, Oct 20, 2008

The Wedding Planner

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The Wedding Planner
Message 2 of Relationship Ratcheting
Genesis 24

• Genesis 24:1-7

I. Characters in the Wedding Planned for Isaac

• Abraham

• Eliezar

• Rebekah

Betheul and Laban

• Isaac

II. Culture and the Wedding Plans of the Ancient World

III. Concepts for Wedding Planners Today

1. Seek the Lord before you seek a mate.

• Matthew 6:33

• 1 Corinthians 7:6-7, 31-32

2. Honor God’s standard of qualification for marriage.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14

• 1 Corinthians 7:39

3. Trust God to work through others to guide you along the journey.

4. Focus more on your character than your choices.

5. Remember: Love is something you live and learn more than something you feel.

Focus on your responsibilities

Operate within expectations

Communicate positively

Unleash forgiveness

Start fresh each morning

• Lamentations 3:22-23

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Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008

Revival is Needed

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Revival is Needed
Message 2 of the Series: Revival
Hosea 6:1-3

• Isaiah 58:11 • Proverbs 4:23 • Acts 3:20 • Hosea 6:1-3

I. Will you come back to Jesus?
• Hosea 5:4 • Hosea 7:10 • Hosea 11:5

II. What really is turning?
A. Turning to the Lord is Recognizing
B. Turning to the Lord is Repenting
C. Turning to the Lord is Actually Re-Turning

III. When was the last time you had a spiritual crisis in your life?
• Hosea 6:3 • Exodus 5:2 • Isaiah 11:9b


Four Distinct Aspects of the Knowledge of the Lord

A. Knowledge of the Lord consists of facts about God.
• Romans 11:33
B. Knowledge of the Lord is a heart understanding of those facts.
• Matthew 22:37
C. Knowledge of the Lord is an experience with God.
• Acts 17:28
D. Knowledge of the Lord is blessing from God.
• James 1:17a • Hosea 6:1 • Genesis 37:33b • Hosea 5:14-15
• Romans 8:28 • Job 5:17-18

IV. What if you don’t return?
• Hosea 6:1

V. How big of a revival should you plan for, if it actually comes?
• Luke 6:38a • Ephesians 3:20 • Hosea 6:3

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Monday, Oct 13, 2008

I Will Make You Fishers of Men

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This message is by Tyson Brewster on Student Ministry Night at Pleasant Hill on the evening of October 12, 2008.

“I will make you Fishers of Men”

Anchor Verse for this Study
Matthew 28:18-20

The command is to “GO MAKE DISCIPLES_”.(V-19)

Webster Dictionary
Disciple – Noun
1. One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another
a. One of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ followers according to the gospel accounts.
b. A convinced adherent of a school or individual.

A disciple is a committed lifelong follower of Christ
PLAY: DISCIPLESHIP LINEBACKER VIDEO

EXAMPLE: ASK MATT TO PLAY PIANO, RODNEY TO PLAY GUITAR, THEY CAN’T. YOU CAN’T TEACH SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW HOW DO YOURSELF

The CALL______ of a disciple.

Matthew 4:18-22 (Jesus calls the 1st disciples)
• Key statement = “I will make you fishers of men” (V-19)
• There is cost to following Christ. They left their nets, their boats and their family and followed Him. (V-20 & 22)

A disciple is CHOSEN________ by God.
• John 15:16-20 (He chose us)

The QUALIFICATION_________ of a disciple.
(Jesus’ 12 disciples were Galilean Rednecks)
Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”

The COST_______ of being a disciple.

Luke 14:25-33 (The cost of being a disciple)
• Jesus wants us to consider the cost of following Him.
Matthew 19:16-24 (To the rich man the cost was to great)

For me it is impossible, but for HIM____ all things are possible.
Matthew 19:25-26

Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God.”

John 15:4-8
We must abide Him and He in us.

We must be disciples before we can make disciples.

John 15:9-17 (Make Disciples)
Be like Christ and tell them what you know.

The impossibility of being a disciple is made possible only through God’s grace.

Jesus said “I will make you fishers of men”. It was not immediately at their calling that they became fishers of men. He spent three years with them, teaching them everything He could. They denied Him at the time of His crucifixion. It was not until they received the Holy Spirit that they became fishers of men.

There is a cost for being a Disciple.

If there is a cost for being a disciple, what is the cost for not being a disciple?
Being casual about Church, God, the Bible, etc, teaches our children and those around us that it is not important. What will that cost you.

Is it too great a cost?

Posted by Jeremy Roberts at 2:15 PM |   

Monday, Oct 13, 2008

It’s Not “What You Have,” It’s “Who You Are”

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It’s Not “What You Have,” It’s “Who You Are”
Genesis 14; Leviticus 27

Three different perspectives on money:

1. Poverty Theology
2. Prosperity Theology
• Philippians 4:19
3. Proper Theology

I. Old Testament Examples of Tithing
(A) Abraham – Genesis 14
• Genesis 14:20b
(B) Jacob – Genesis 28
• Genesis 28:22b
(C) Two Key Texts – Leviticus 27:30-33; Deuteronomy 14:22-29
• Leviticus 27:30-33
• Deuteronomy 14:22-29

Five Observations on Tithing
1. There was to be a yearly trip to the holy place (Deuteronomy 14:23).
• Deuteronomy 14:23
2. The purpose of the tithing feast was to learn to fear God (Deuteronomy 14:23b).
• Deuteronomy 14:23b
3. Provision was made for those whose grain was too heavy and flocks too many to take them all the way to the holy place.
4. A special benevolent triennial tithe was given periodically.
• Deuteronomy 14:28-29
5. A promise of blessing was given to people if they were faithful in this act of mercy to men and gratitude to God.
• Numbers 18:24
• 2 Chronicles 31:4

II. The New Testament Understanding of Tithing
• Matthew 23:23
• Luke 18:9-14
• 1 Corinthians 16:2
• 2 Corinthians 8:3
• 2 Corinthians 9:7
• 2 Corinthians 9:8

III. The True Question We Must Ask
The question that Jesus drives us to ask again and again is not, "How much should I give?" but rather, "How much dare I keep?"
• Psalm 24:1
• Luke 3:11
• Luke 19:8
• Matthew 19:21
• Luke 14:33
• Luke 9:57-58
• Acts 2:44-45
• Acts 4:34-35
• 2 Corinthians 8:2-3

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Monday, Oct 13, 2008

Revival

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Revival
Message 1 of the Series: Revival

What Revival Isn’t:
(1) Emotional Extravagance
(2) Long Lines of Anxious Sinners • 2 Corinthians 5:17
What Revival Is:
(1) Revival involves increased hunger for and delight in God’s Word. • Psalm 119:107
(2) Revival involves a disdain for sin and renewed desire for obedience to God. • Psalm 119:37
(3) Revival brings increased commitment to and interest in personal prayer. • Psalm 80:18

Promises During This Message Series
(1) A Promise About Dissatisfaction • Matthew 15:8
(2) A Promise About Verification • Acts 17:11
(3) A Promise About Compartmentalization • 1 Corinthians 10:26
(4) A Promise About Personalization • Matthew 7:5b
(5) A Promise About Application • 1 Corinthians 8:1b
I. A Revival is Needed
• Hosea 6:1-3

II. Revival Through Holiness
• 1 Peter 1:16

III. Revival Through Brokenness
• Hosea 6:3 • Jeremiah 17:9

IV. Revival Through Repentance
• 2 Corinthians 7:9 • Revelation 2:5

V. Revival Through Grace
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 • Romans 5:8 • Colossians 2:14

VI. Revival Through God’s Power
• Galatians 2:20a • John 14:16-17 • Acts 1:8a

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Tuesday, Oct 07, 2008

Leave Boldly

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Leave Boldly
Message 5 of One Month to Live
1 Corinthians 3:12-14

• 1 Corinthians 3:12-14

I. Convictions

• Isaiah 40:8
• Matthew 7:26

II. Character

• Romans 8:29

God’s Character Building Tools:

A. Problems

B. Pressures

C. People

III. Community

• Luke 10:40-42

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Tuesday, Oct 07, 2008

Living A No-Regrets Life

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Living A No-Regrets Life
Message 6 of One Month to Live
John 10:10

Four Pieces to A No-Regrets Life

Love

• Revelation 2:4-5

Integrity

• Mark 12:30

Forgiveness

• Job 5:2

Enthusiasm

• en theos = God Within
• Colossians 3:23

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Tuesday, Oct 07, 2008

Love Completely

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Love Completely
Message 3 of One Month to Live
1 Corinthians 1:18


• 1 Corinthians 1:18

1. The Mountain of Misunderstandings
2. The Mountain of “Me First”
3. The Mountain of Mistakes

I. The Rope of Acceptance

• Romans 15:7
• Genesis 2:25

II. Gain Traction with Loving Actions

A. Consideration
• Philippians 2:4

B. Cooperation
• John 13:1

C. Commitment
• Philippians 2:13

III. Tethered by Forgiveness
• Colossians 3:13
• 1 John 3:16

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