Dec 9, 2020
Christmas Reflections
Series: Bible Study

Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 68:19; Luke 4:5-8; Philippians 2:5-7; John 1:1-3,14,11-12

- Before things come to be, they are.

- The child that was born is the humanity of God. The Son given is His divinity.

- Whatever God has for us, is ours.  We are the ones who give it away.

- A man (Adam) gave things away, a man (Jesus) had to be born to take it back.

- God gives power to those that receive,

- Jesus is given as a gift. But if we do not receive it, it doesn't matter.

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  • Dec 9, 2020Christmas Reflections
    Dec 9, 2020
    Christmas Reflections
    Series: Bible Study

    Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 68:19; Luke 4:5-8; Philippians 2:5-7; John 1:1-3,14,11-12

    - Before things come to be, they are.

    - The child that was born is the humanity of God. The Son given is His divinity.

    - Whatever God has for us, is ours.  We are the ones who give it away.

    - A man (Adam) gave things away, a man (Jesus) had to be born to take it back.

    - God gives power to those that receive,

    - Jesus is given as a gift. But if we do not receive it, it doesn't matter.

  • Nov 25, 2020I Need A Blessing, Part 5 (The Blessing)
    Nov 25, 2020
    I Need A Blessing, Part 5 (The Blessing)
    Series: Bible Study

    Matthew 14:19-21; Mark 6:42; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 91:16; John 10:10, 6:11-13; 2 Samuel 12:7-8

    - Jesus takes what we give Him and multiplies it.

    - If we hold onto what we have, we give God nothing to work with.

    - People would rather hold on to what they have, than giving it to God.

    - The way to get from less to more, is to give what you have.

    - We need to learn to be rich toward God.

    - God wants to do things in the earth, but He needs His people to get in line with

    His plan.

    - God wants to satisfy us.

    - We need to set the bar of hope higher.

    - God gives us as much as we want.

  • Nov 18, 2020I Need A Blessing, Part 4 (The Surrender)
    Nov 18, 2020
    I Need A Blessing, Part 4 (The Surrender)
    Series: Bible Study

    Matthew 14:16-18; Psalm 116:12; Luke 6:38, Luke 5:1-7; Mark 6:38-39; Exodus 4:1-5

    - We need to render unto God. Surrender what we have to Him.

    - We can never get to the place of victory without surrendering.

    -In order to hold onto something it requires a closed hand.

    - A closed hand can't receive.

    - The receiving position is the giving position.

    - When we let go of stuff, God turns around and gives you more.

    - Whatever you plant, you will get back.

    - Whatever it is that we need, we need to surrender that to God.

    - The key to receiving a blessing is letting go.

    - God makes sure we sit on green grass.

    - If we would simply let go of what we have, there will be no question that God is with us.

    -It doesn't matter what we give to God, it only matters if it is surrendered.

  • Nov 11, 2020I Need A Blessing, Part 3 (The Test)
    Nov 11, 2020
    I Need A Blessing, Part 3 (The Test)
    Series: Bible Study

    John 6:5-6,9 Jeremiah 29:11; Matthew 14:16-17; James 2:14-17; Luke 9:13; Mark 6:37-38

    - God tests us knowing that He will do something for us. He already knows what He is going to do.

    - Sometimes we mistake certainty for faith.

    - Faith is active even when we don't know.

    - The answer will not be found where we are, that's why Jesus says go.

    - The go and see for us is in our heart.

    - The disciples had to find the little boy with the fish. They had to go and see.

    - In the hands of God, the things that we have found are more than enough.

  • Nov 4, 2020I Need A Blessing, Part 2 (The Contrast)
    Nov 4, 2020
    I Need A Blessing, Part 2 (The Contrast)
    Series: Bible Study

    Luke 9:10-12; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 8:29; 1 John 2:6

    - Jesus looked beyond His own needs and met the needs of the people.  The disciples did the opposite.

    - The disciples did not think of helping the people and did not even have the thought of asking Jesus.

    - What action did we take in response to the need? Who did we do it for?

    - We're not talking about the head, we're talking about the heart.

    - We're talking about actions, and not intentions.

    - Don't stop at the intention.

    - We can help those in need, our loved ones and strangers.

    - Undivided attention.   Full attention on the task at hand.

    - Multi-tasking is divided attention.

    - If we are going to get to a place of compassion, we need to have undivided attention.

    - The disciples walked with Jesus, yet still weren't walking like Him. We can do the same thing if our attention is divided.

    - If we say we abide in Christ, then we need to walk like Him.

  • Oct 28, 2020I Need A Blessing, Part 1 (The Example)
    Oct 28, 2020
    I Need A Blessing, Part 1 (The Example)
    Series: 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, 2020
    Peace
    Series: 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, 2020
    How 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, 2020
    How 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, 2020
    How 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.