“The Real” Happy Hour… Bible Study
James 2:14-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 4:1-5; Hebrews 11:4,5,7-9,11,17,23-27; Matthew 21:28-32
- If we have the faith that saves us, then that faith would be seen by our works.
- Simply saying be warm and be filled is not demonstrative of our faith. Faith is demonstrated by action.
- If we are really saved, we will have some works,
- Good works reveal what is going on in our hearts.
- There is a difference in knowing God and obeying Him.
- Faith requires a corresponding action.
- We need to have acts of obedience to back up our belief- our faith.
- The good works that we do complete our faith.
- Faith alone saves, but faith that saves is never alone. -John Calvin
- There is always a doing behind the faith.
- We pray for relief by faith, when God answers, we must do something.
- God looks for us to do something behind the faith we profess.
- God cannot say well done, if we're not doing anything.
- Apr 21, 2021Living By Faith, Part 11 “Doers of the Word, Part 2”
Apr 21, 2021Living By Faith, Part 11 “Doers of the Word, Part 2”Series: Bible Study
James 2:14-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 4:1-5; Hebrews 11:4,5,7-9,11,17,23-27; Matthew 21:28-32
- If we have the faith that saves us, then that faith would be seen by our works.
- Simply saying be warm and be filled is not demonstrative of our faith. Faith is demonstrated by action.
- If we are really saved, we will have some works,
- Good works reveal what is going on in our hearts.
- There is a difference in knowing God and obeying Him.
- Faith requires a corresponding action.
- We need to have acts of obedience to back up our belief- our faith.
- The good works that we do complete our faith.
- Faith alone saves, but faith that saves is never alone. -John Calvin
- There is always a doing behind the faith.
- We pray for relief by faith, when God answers, we must do something.
- God looks for us to do something behind the faith we profess.
- God cannot say well done, if we're not doing anything. - Apr 14, 2021Living By Faith, Part 10 “Doers of the Word”
Apr 14, 2021Living By Faith, Part 10 “Doers of the Word”Series: Bible Study
James 1:19-25; Proverbs 4:7; John 8:31; Hebrews 2:1; Luke 11:27-28; Matthew 7:21-26
- God saved us by His Word, so we should be quick to hear His Word.
- Our wrath will take us out of our right standing with God.
- Meekness, strength under control.
- The Word of God is a treasure that we need to receive with a gentle and humble spirit.
- Engrafted Word is a Word that is planted in our hearts.
- If we do not receive the engrafted Word of God the devil can come and steal it.
- A hearer only is forgetful of the Word heard.
The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9,18-23; Mark 4:1-9,13-20; Luke 8:4-8,11-15)
Acts 8:26-40, Philip and the Eunuch
- The care of things can choke out the Word.
- Being productive is more than being active.
- A doer of the Word keeps the Word.
- One of the biggest differences between a doer and a hearer is doers are committed to the Word.
- In consistency, lies the power.
- True disciples show themselves in doing.
- The one who is blessed hears the Word and puts it into practice.
- Hearer only deceives themselves, is forgetful and is foolish.
- The hearer only crashes, the doer of the Word stands. - Apr 7, 2021After the Resurrection
Apr 7, 2021After the ResurrectionSeries: Bible Study
John 20:11-29, 21:1-14 ; Mark 15:43; Isaiah 51:12; Luke 24:13-32
- No improvisation with angels, say what the Lord says.
- We need to crave Jesus, remember Joseph of Arimathea.
- One of the first things Jesus did after the resurrection was comfort someone when they were sad.
- Jesus knows everything, but He still asks questions.
- After speaking to sorrow, Jesus then spoke to confusion.
- Jesus speaks peace to those who are fearful.
- Jesus came back 8 days later just for Thomas. God gives us special attention.
- We have a God who is interested in giving us a new beginning.
- Sometimes we're on the wrong side of things; we just need to change sides.
- Jesus satisfied their need. They went from nothing to more than enough.
- We have a God whose kind. - Mar 31, 2021Maundy Thursday
Mar 31, 2021Maundy ThursdaySeries: Bible Study
Luke 22:14-20, 39-43; John 13:1-15,31-35
- Jesus instituted Communion on Thursday.
- Communion can be taken at any time.
- Relationships are not about rules. Religion is about rules.
- Jesus gets upset when we make it harder to worship.
- We have to get comfortable with not knowing. God will reveal what we don't know hereafter.
- We have to avoid doing things just because of a ritual.
- We may be in authority over others, but God expects us to have a heart of servant leadership.
- God commands us to love one another as Jesus loved us.
- Communion, Servant Leadership, Love, Humility is what Jesus taught on Maundy Thursday.
- Humility is choosing God's will over our own,
- When we walk in humility, heaven shows up.
- Mar 24, 2021Overcoming Setbacks
Mar 24, 2021Overcoming SetbacksSeries: Bible Study
Romans 8:35-37; Psalm 32:2, 51:6, 37:23-24, 145:14:41:10; Galatians 1:10; Proverbs 16:18, 19:2; John 11:1-4,39-40,43; Micah 7:8
- If we love ourselves, we ought to be ourselves.
- One of the things we can do to avoid falling is being ourselves.
- When we try to be someone that we're not, we're operating in a spirit of deceit.
- We need to be true to who we are.
- We can please God by being who He made us to be.
- We can fall when we think we know more than God, by doing what we want, instead of what God tells us to do.
- When we fall, we have to realize there is a reason we fell in the first place.
- When we fall, we need to consider where we are before we try to get up.
- Glory takes time.
- There's no success without a failure.
- We don't need a lot of people; all we need is one.
- God will pick us up when we fall.
- We fall down, but we get up.
- Be Yourself.
- When you fall take your time getting up.
- If you fall, realize that you will rise again.
- Mar 17, 2021Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building Up Our Hope,” Part 2
Mar 17, 2021Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building Up Our Hope,” Part 2Series: Bible Study
1 Samuel 30:1-6, 7-16, 17-19; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Psalm 16:8-9; Romans 15:4; Colossians 1:27; Exodus 33:17-19
- If there is nothing to hope for, then faith has nothing to do.
- It's a blessing to have people in your life to encourage you. But it's even better when you can encourage yourself.
- Every time we share the Word, it presents an opportunity to empower.
- We have to know that there is a way out of our situation.
- We need to push past our pain and turn to God for encouragement
- God is orchestrating right now to make sure we have what we need.
- David encouraged himself by seeking out God.
- Even in our strength, we need to have humility.
- The idea of encouraging yourself is in the face of adversity.
- Affliction can either destroy us or be our growth agent.
- When we have that confident expectation in the midst of the fire, God will show up.
- It's better to forgo the pity party and get into the presence of God.
- Stay in the Word. It will give us hope and comfort.
- Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- Christ is the confident expectation of the revealed goodness of God, which is why we can encourage ourselves.
- Mar 10, 2021Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building Up Our Hope”
Mar 10, 2021Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building Up Our Hope”Series: Bible Study
Romans 4:16-21; Hebrews 11:1; 1 Samuel 1:8-18
- Our believing and hoping must be according to that which was spoken.
- There's no reason to hope, but we believe anyway.
- Faith is acting or living like the promises of God are true.
- Biblical hope is not wishful thinking.
- Hope is a confident expectation that God will do what He said.
- So many times do we not understand the depth of someone's pain. Not understanding may not be a malicious thing.
- Just because someone doesn't get it doesn't mean that they don't want to.
- Hannah wanted to do something different.
- It's a mark of godliness when we have every right to be mad, but respond in grace.
- Our soul can be lifted up, our psyche can be changed, even when things all around us remain the same. That is the power of hope.
- When hope begins to dissipate, so do our words.
- Hopelessness takes away our voice.
- God will fill us when our mouths are open.
- Feb 24, 2021Living By Faith, Part 7 (Faith for Finances, Part 3)
Feb 24, 2021Living By Faith, Part 7 (Faith for Finances, Part 3)Series: Bible Study
Luke 12:13-21; Deuteronomy 8:18; Proverbs 1:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Exodus 12:35-36; Psalm 105:37; Genesis 32:13-18, 33:8-11; Haggai 1:1-11; Isaiah 58:1-11
- The blessings of God do not come through man's devices.
- We cannot just be wanting stuff.
- God looks at selfishness as foolishness.
- It's selfish to want enough just for you and yours. God wants us to be distribution centers.
- Giving is a condition of the heart, not a condition of your wallet.
- Have a heart to give and God will give you your heart's desire.
- The resources will come as we allow God to work on our heart.
- The generous prosper.
- God doesn't mind us having things. He just wants us to share what we have.
- God has no problem blessing His people.
- When we bless someone and they refuse it, it may cut off your blessing flow.
- Feb 17, 2021Living By Faith, Part 6 (Faith for Finances, Part 2)
Feb 17, 2021Living By Faith, Part 6 (Faith for Finances, Part 2)Series: Bible Study
Matthew 6:33; Psalm 89:14; Luke 6:38; Proverbs 19:17, 28:27, 11:25; 2 Samuel 6:1-9; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
- God has a way of getting to us the provision we need.
- We cannot be the powerful representatives of Christ concerning our finances, if we are fretting.
- It's through giving that we receive.
- We can only get to the place of prosperity God's way.
- It's important to maintain a spirit of generosity during a period of lack.
- Giving is a condition of the heart.
- Blessings come when you give out of your lack.
- It's very important to do what God says, how He says it.
- God has a way of doing and being right.
- God will make sure you have so that you can give to every good work.
- Feb 10, 2021Living By Faith, Part 5 (Faith for Finances)
Feb 10, 2021Living By Faith, Part 5 (Faith for Finances)Series: Bible Study
Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (The Blessing), v.15-68, (The Curse - Sickness, Disease, Poverty and Lack), Deuteronomy 8:18; 3 John 2; 2; Timothy 3:16; Genesis 12:1-3, 13:1-2; Psalm 35:27; 2 Kings 4:1-7
- Poverty and lack are a part of the curse of the law.
- I'm redeemed from poverty and lack.
- God wants to demonstrate His goodness in such a way that the world will say, the half has not been told.
- One of the reasons God wants to bless us is so that we can be a blessing to others.
- We've been empowered to prosper but not all of us are prospering, because we have not turned on the switch. The switch is faith.
- God wants us to prosper so that we can have resources and the ability to prosper in the earth.
- God doesn't have a problem with us having money, it's money having us.
- We have to be the ones to be generous with the resources He gives us.
- God gives us the power to get wealth so that He can establish His covenant in the earth.
- Others will see God when they see the extent of your generosity.
- A grateful heart is expressed in generosity.
- God gives us more than enough. He is not just interested in paying our bills. He wants us to live.