“The Real” Happy Hour… Bible Study
Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-32, Luke 9:10-11
- Sometimes we get in the way and block the blessings in our life.
- Unforgiveness is a great blocking blesser.
- Doubt and unbelief is another blocking blesser.
- Jesus wanted to be alone. He was tired, he was sad, he was hungry and a huge crowd followed him.
- Sympathy keeps on going, compassion stops and helps.
- We are blessed when we imitate God.
- God looks at us with a heart of compassion and a heart of mercy.
- We think in terms of what works for us.
- Problems don't come at your convenience. They show up announced, uninvited.
- We now have the ability to ward people off.
- As long as we live off of convenience, we are going to miss operating with God's compassion.
- We can't do "me". We have to do "Jesus."
- We have to stay connected to God.
- Oct 28, 2020I Need A Blessing
Oct 28, 2020I Need A BlessingSeries: Bible Study
Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-32, Luke 9:10-11
- Sometimes we get in the way and block the blessings in our life.
- Unforgiveness is a great blocking blesser.
- Doubt and unbelief is another blocking blesser.
- Jesus wanted to be alone. He was tired, he was sad, he was hungry and a huge crowd followed him.
- Sympathy keeps on going, compassion stops and helps.
- We are blessed when we imitate God.
- God looks at us with a heart of compassion and a heart of mercy.
- We think in terms of what works for us.
- Problems don't come at your convenience. They show up announced, uninvited.
- We now have the ability to ward people off.
- As long as we live off of convenience, we are going to miss operating with God's compassion.
- We can't do "me". We have to do "Jesus."
- We have to stay connected to God.
- Oct 21, 2020Peace
Oct 21, 2020PeaceSeries: Bible Study
John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Proverbs 4:23; Colossians 3:15; Isaiah 9:6
- The peace of God that Jesus gives us is the quietness of spirit despite the circumstances.
- Peace is not about the absence of conflict.
- We don't have to pray for things to go away, the peace of Jesus takes it away.
- The world gives us things that it doesn't own. Jesus gives us the real thing. He doesn't give as the world gives.
- We have to receive the peace that Jesus gives us in order to have peace.
- There's a God of peace and the peace of God. The peace of God guards our hearts and mind.
- In the quietness of your spirit you are able to hear the voice of God.
- God gives you a peace that doesn't make any sense.
- We cannot guard our own hearts.
- We have to let peace rule our hearts and not focus on the problem.
- Oct 14, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 9) “Avoid Evil”
Oct 14, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 9) “Avoid Evil”Series: Bible Study
1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Corinthians 6:18, 10:12-14, 8:8-11,13; James 4:7
- Abstain from all appearances of evil.
- We need to avoid evil- what it looks like, leads to, and borders upon.
- God put in us the fight or flight. There are some things we need to flee from.
_ Sometimes we have to run from evil, in order to avoid it.
There are things, places, situations and even people we need to avoid.
- If we want to avoid being tested we need to stay away from the test center.
- Sometimes evil dresses in Gucci.
- We have to know that we need God.
- Oct 7, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 8) “Honor Your Leaders”
Oct 7, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 8) “Honor Your Leaders”Series: Bible Study
1Thessalonians 5:12-13; Deuteronomy 12:19 14:7; 18:1-5; Hebrews 13:7,17; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:4,7-13
- We need to honor, recognize and esteem our spiritual leaders.
- God views taking care of His Ministers as a life-long commitment.
- God is looking to the people of God to take care of the ministers of God.
- We should not give our leaders grief.
- We should endeavor to make our leader's life easier.
- Sep 30, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 7) “Don’t Seek Revenge”
Sep 30, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 7) “Don’t Seek Revenge”Series: Bible Study
1 Thessalonians 5:15, Matthew 7:12, 5:43-45; Romans 12:14,17-21; Proverbs 20:22; 1 Peter 3:9-12
- There are too many Christians that live by the code, "I will treat you the way you treat me." And that code finds no support in The Bible.
- We don't treat people the way we want them to treat us, we treat them the way we want to be treated.
- People who are cruel in their attitude towards you, we are supposed to bless.
- We are to do things in a way that everyone can see that we are honorable.
- It is God's job to repay the wrong that has been done to us.
The eyes of the Lord watches over them who do right by people.
- If God turns His face against us there is nothing left for us to do,
- The way are treat others is not dependent upon how they treat us.
- Sep 23, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 6) “Encourage Those Who Are Weak”
Sep 23, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 6) “Encourage Those Who Are Weak”Series: Bible Study1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
- Sep 16, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 5) “Warning for the Lazy”
Sep 16, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 5) “Warning for the Lazy”Series: Bible Study
2 Thessalonians 5:14-15, 3:10-12; Psalm 127:1-3, 121:2; Proverbs 13:4, 22:13,29
- God requires order in our lives, in the church. And if we are not in order, there are consequences.
- God wants us to work but He doesn't want us always working.
- While God frowns at laziness, He yet does not want us to work all the time.
- It is out of order not to walk, and not to be productive.
- If we find ourselves getting into other people's business, we are probably not being productive.
- We are to warn people of laziness, not put them on blast, not criticize them, not belittle them.
- A life of laziness will lead to things pouncing on you.
- We can be active and not be productive.
- When we are diligent and work it will lend to a different outcome.
- Laziness causes us to waste good resources.
- A lazy person's path is blocked.
- A lazy person is an excuse maker.
- The one who is at work will stand before kings. - Sep 9, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 4) “Getting To A Place of Believing”
Sep 9, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 4) “Getting To A Place of Believing”Series: Bible Study
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21; 1 John 4:1; Matthew 7:15-16; Acts 17:10-12; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 4:1-5
- As we receive the Word we have to be active participants.
- Don't scoff at the Word.
- We can despise the teaching of the Word if we disregard it.
- We need to try the Spirit to see if they are of God.
- Getting to a place of believing requires work.
- Hold on to what is good. - Sep 3, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 3) “Quench Not the Spirit – Part 2″
Sep 3, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 3) “Quench Not the Spirit – Part 2″Series: Bible Study
1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Kings 19:12; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; Galatians 5:17-18; Romans 7:14-25; James 4:7; Hebrews 11:24-25; Romans 8:1-2,5-6
- If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we will not grieve it.
- If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we don't have to worry about do's and dont's.
- Becoming a Christian does not remove sin and temptation from our lives.
- Becoming Christ-like is a walk of faith that is exercised over the course of a lifetime.
- Becoming a Christian is an act of faith in a moment.
- The order is important in submission.
- If we are going to resist the devil, we need the Holy Spirit.
- If we are going to resist the allure of sin, we need the Holy Spirit.
- We are only tempted by the things we like.
- Temptation only comes in the area that is enticing to us.
- We must not do things to excess.
- when we follow after the Spirit, our walk is upright-kingly. Our talk is edifying. And we see things.
- Being filled with the Holy Ghost is not how much of the Holy Ghost we have, it is how much the Holy Ghost has us. - Aug 26, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 2) “Don’t Stifle the Holy Spirit”
Aug 26, 2020How God Wants Us To Live (Part 2) “Don’t Stifle the Holy Spirit”Series: Bible Study
1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Corinthians 12:1 -13; Romans 8:9,14, 7:14-25; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30; Galatians 5:17-18
- The Holy Spirit is a Teacher.
- The Holy Spirit reminds us of things.
- The Holy Spirit comforts us.
- The Holy Spirit convicts us.
- For us to operate in all the power that is available to us by the Holy Spirit, we have to cooperate with Him.
_ To be led is to voluntarily submit.
- Being filled with the Holy Spirit is allowing Him to lead you.
- If we allow the Spirit to lead us, we won't need the Law.