“BE STEADFAST”

Be steadfast in your affliction because your suffering is not wasted and your future is secure.

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“BELIEVE IN JESUS”

Believe in the risen Jesus. He meets you where you are, restores you by His grace, and leads you to follow Him.

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“RESPOND TO JESUS”

Worship him, surrender to him, stand for him, and bring others to him.

John 12

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“EVERY DIRECTION FOR CHRIST”

Live in hopeful expectation of Christ by cultivating church health, a faithful witness, Spirit-shaped habits, and holiness.

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1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 "LIVE WATCHFULLY”

Live every day spiritually awake, clear-minded, ready for Christ, and help others stay ready too. ****

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ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

Because Jesus raised from the dead, and promises to raise his people from the dead when he returns, encourage one another with resurrection hope.

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ABOUND IN CHRIST

Because God has already begun a real work in you, abound more and more in obedient living so that your life magnifies Christ before a watching world.

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“COSTLY JOY”

Give yourself to evangelism and discipleship: it will cost you, but nothing will bring you greater joy than seeing someone stand firm in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 - 3:13

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Boldness In God

True gospel ministry produces real transformation: The gospel is the power of God for salvation. When it truly takes root it leads to repentance, a new identity and allegiance to Christ. You are made a new creation from the inside out. The transformation is visible.

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1 THESSALONIANS 1 “ASSURANCE OF FAITH”

Be assured of your salvation when the gospel is at work in you, changing your life, sustaining your joy, and anchoring your hope in Jesus.

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EZEKIEL 47 “A RIVER OF LIFE”

Life flows from God’s presence, increases, brings life from death, produces abundance, calls us to action, and ultimately brings sustained healing.

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EZEKIEL 45-46 “CHRIST AT THE CENTER”

Distance from God arises when worship becomes secondary in our lives. Conversely, restoration occurs when Christ is placed centrally in our lives.

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EZEKIEL 44 “PROXIMITY TO GOD”

Our main focus should not be to secure blessings in this life or Heaven in eternity, but to draw close to God. We often seek promises instead of proximity.

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1 SAMUEL 1 “HANNAH’S PRAYER”

Even in the midst of deep pain, God invites his people to bring their needs to him in prayer and worship, trusting that his timing and grace are perfect and that he can turn sorrow into blessing.

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Romans 3 strips away the false confidence that we are good and shows that all humanity stands guilty under sin. We are only made righteous through faith in Jesus Christ.

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Main Idea: To persevere in contending for our faith.

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EZEKIEL 43 “GOD’S PRESENCE”

When God comes near, nothing stays the same. His presence makes his people holy so that he may dwell with them forever.

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EZEKIEL 40-42 “RESTORING HOLINESS”

God restores his presence by rebuilding a holy people who approach him with reverence, order, purity, and hope, ultimately fulfilled in Christ.

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GOD’S FINAL VICTORY

Because God will sovereignly defeat every enemy of his people, we can live with confidence that his presence and Spirit will be with us forever.

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EZEKIEL 37 “NEW LIFE IN CHRIST"

The God who created the universe brings the helpless and hopeless back to life, restoring us to greater pleasure and purpose in His Kingdom.

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EZEKIEL 36:16-38 “A NEW HEART”

God restores sinful people, not because we deserve it, but to vindicate his holy name, giving us a new heart and Spirit so Christ will be known in the world.

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“PROMISES KEPT” - EZEKIEL 35:1-36:15

God has not forsaken you. Be patient during difficult times because God holds those who persecute his children accountable, and He keeps His promises to those who belong to Him.

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Ezekiel 34 continues the transition of God showing His heart and wanting restoration

for His people. God calls His people to recognize the Lord as their True Shepherd, who

will restore and care for His flock through His servant David.

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“THE WATCHMAN” - EZEKIEL 33 Ezekiel 33 transitions from God’s judgment of wicked people to his care for his own. He begins by revealing his love for his people and then proceeds to reveal his gift of giving a community of faith to one another.

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EZEKIEL 29-30: “FALSE SAVIORS ALWAYS FAIL” Trusting in anything created will ultimately lead to disappointment. The only reliable and trustworthy source of our faith is Jesus. God humbles pride, shatters false hopes, and establishes himself as the sole trustworthy King.

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THE PRIDE OF TYRE Human kingdoms and those who pridefully trust in them will inevitably fail. Pride is a destructive force. Only humble dependence on God will endure forever.

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Ezekiel 24 “God Provides A Future” On the very day when the destruction of Jerusalem commences, God foreshadows the day when peace will prevail. Judgment precedes the arrival of new life, which in turn brings forth hope.

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EZEKIEL 22 “BEING GOD’S PEOPLE” To be God’s people, we must undergo a process of refinement by God and be set apart from the world. This separation allows Jesus to utilize us as instruments in building the church and spreading the gospel to others.

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**“THE SWORD OF THE LORD” ** Today’s text warns of God’s impending judgment on Jerusalem (and others) after years of God’s warning his people. However, hope is also embedded in the warning.

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“BEING A WITNESS FOR CHRIST” Jesus taught us all (command imperatives) to spread the gospel and invite others into the Kingdom of Christ. Acts 17-18 delves into various ways we can fulfill this commission.

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“TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION” Psalm 78 is a song calling us to teach the next generation how God provides for his people while purging from among them those who do not remain faithful.

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“BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL” Today the psalmist conveys a command to praise God and provides several themes by which we should lift up our voices to God in praise.

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God provides spiritual, emotional, and physical protection in times of trouble, danger, or fear!  Trust in God’s character, find comfort in His presence, and experience His unwavering protection and strength through life’s difficulties.  Let God be your safe place, your protection in the storm, your refuge in distress!

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“YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET” God promises blessing based on obedience to Scripture. We gain obedience by first learning God’s Word and then applying it to our lives. Psalm 119 is a song written to instruct kids using singing.

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“MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” Today’s psalm is written as a lament but has some deeper biblical implications about Jesus. We will first look at the psalm, and then its implications in Christ.

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“CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD” Today the psalmist invites us to take our pain to God in prayer and sing together corporately (purpose of psalms) so that we encourage one another as a church.

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DWELL IN THE LAND OF THE LORD Live contently and peacefully within God’s goodness and grace, despite your earthly circumstances. Trusting fully within his provisions and guidance in your life. And remain faithful to God’s ways in all aspects of your life!

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Taste and See the Lord’s Goodness

David writes a joyful song to encourage us to put our trust in the Lord, to personally and deeply know that God is good, reminding us that God listens to the righteous and He blesses and protects everyone who trusts in Him.

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TWO PATHS BEFORE US The psalmist lays out two paths before us. The path of righteousness and the path of the wicked. How do we know which path we are on?

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At_ _times, we find ourselves in the wilderness & feel like we’re all alone. It’s at this point of our lives where we need to stop, turn back to our Lord to behold His power & His glory in order for Him to bring us to a place of praise, worship and obedience. Or as we will see, to a place where…. Our soul thirsts for Him Our soul will be satisfied in Him And, Our soul clings to Him

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Psalm 42 is a song of deep sorrow and longing for God. The psalm shows us that even when we feel down, we can turn to God with honesty and find true hope in him.

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PSALM 51: A SONG OF CONFESSION After confronting the worst sins of his life David writes this psalm to be sung by all of Israel as confession of sin to God and a plea for forgiveness and pardon.

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“O GOD, DO NOT FORSAKE ME” Psalm 71 is a lament, an expression of deep grief or sorrow, that focuses on God’s faithfulness over our current worldly circumstances. It is a call to sing with others through our struggles, lifting our voices collectively up to God.

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JEALOUSY OF THE WORLD As Christians we often struggle comparing ourselves to the successes of the world. Psalm 73 provides us a frank look at our struggle, and how God provides a solution for us.

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“SING PRAISES TO OUR GOD” God commands us to worship him in singing, and the psalms teach us how. Psalm 68 calls us to sing, and gives us reasons why we are to worship God.

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A HISTORY OF REBELLION The people in the Old Testament often find themselves being more like the nations around them than like God has taught them to be. We struggle today in very similar ways. 

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A POEM OF LAMENT God, through Ezekiel, calls the people to mourn and grieve over their corrupt leadership. Sin, especially in leadership, must be judged and purged. Grief leads to lasting repentance.

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GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE God expects his people to act like “his people” in all areas of life. We are not to compartmentalize our faith from other areas of life.

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THE UNFAITHFUL BRIDE PARABLE God uses the image of an unfaithful wife to teach us about how our sin is unfaithfulness to God. It is specific to Israel, yet contains a warning to us today.

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WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ABOUT JESUS? Today celebrates a living Jesus. If Jesus is truly alive it is the most important fact in all of human history, and it must become the central truth that we orient our life around. 

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GOOD FRIDAY Tonight we focus solely on the cross where Jesus died to save the Church from our sin, reconciling all who believe to the Father through faith.

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PALM SUNDAY (LUKE 19) Jesus enters into Jerusalem with a purpose to “seek and save the lost” (vs. 10). As we enter into Easter week, we are reminded to join Jesus in his mission.

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STRENGTH IN CHRIST Messages of judgment in Scripture should help us confront our sin, but also need to move us towards finding our strength to be transformed in Christ.

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IDOLATRY IN OUR HEARTS God calls us to identify anything that we wrongly value in our lives (idols) or gives ourselves to wrongly (idolatry), repent of it, and worship God alone.

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Main Point: Jesus lays the foundation for the Kingdom of Heaven, of which he is the corner stone. And he outlines the qualities and attitudes that are valued in the Kingdom of heaven. And as a citizen of the Kingdom of God, true happiness and blessing come from embracing these virtues.  

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FALSE WORDS = FALSE HOPES In a world of hardship and pain Christians can be misled by false words offering false hope. Jesus teaches us to fix our eyes on eternity and endure today.

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God uses the phrase “that you may know” all throughout the book of Ezekiel, showing us why he is speaking and warning. So that we will know, and live.

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JUDGEMENT AND PROMISE God promises harsh judgment on sinful people, but also promises great blessing on those who remain faithful. Do we need to be encouraged? Or warned?

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EZEKIEL 9 “THE MAN IN LINEN” God identifies and protects the righteous, but judges and destroys the sinful, so live in Christ fully and have no fear of judgment.

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“IDOLATRY AND GOD’S PEOPLE” We all devote time, energy, and affection to things in our lives (idols) in ways that should only be given to God. Removal (repentance) of idols regularly keeps us focused on Jesus.

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A VISION OF ETERNITY God gives us an image of the people of Christ enjoying the presence, blessing, and security, of Christ forever.

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A MESSAGE TO THE REMNANT God warns his people against complacency and idolatry, calling them to live differently than the world around them or lose his unique blessing upon them.

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GOD JUDGES SIN God commands Ezekiel to perform “sign acts” about judgment on Jerusalem for their sin. Ezekiel’s audience is already in exile but needs to learn the lesson of God’s penalty for sin (just as do we in the church today). 

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WHO WILL KILL THE GIANT? Who do we trust to fight our battles and defeat our enemies? Is it a human who is flawed like us, or has God provided someone greater?

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GOD CALLS EZEKIEL Ezekiel is to listen to God and share what God tells him with the exiles. How others respond is not up to Ezekiel, he can only control his own obedience.

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THE GLORY OF GOD REVEALED God reveals himself to Ezekiel the Prophet in Babylon during the exile period, reminding us that as exiles today we too must learn these lessons as well.

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WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST In Christ, all who believe are made a new creation. Christians are called to not just remember who Christ is, but also remember who we are in Christ. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church.

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THE PROMISED SAVIOR Jesus comes to fulfill the promise of Scripture and have victory over Satan, sin, and death, providing God’s people hope in this life and forever.

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The Promised Savior The first promise made to humanity in Scripture is that Jesus will come and save humanity from their enemy.

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MAIN IDEA: If Jesus is Lord of your heart, than Jesus must be Lord of your home.

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TODAY’S MAIN IDEA Jesus calls us to live in such a way that others see Jesus in us, and want to follow Him as we do. 

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BEING TEACHABLE A disciple’s relationship to wisdom begins in a posture of humility. Jesus calls every one of us to be pliable and teachable.

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TODAY’S MAIN IDEA: The key to a life marked by wisdom is the heart. A life deeply in love with God and his word will result in a life of wisdom and faith.

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TODAY’S MAIN IDEA: A godly woman is a follower of Jesus, a lover of her husband, and a faithful mother to her children. Her beauty, value, and image, are found in Christ alone.

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BEING A GODLY MAN: God has called men to be Christlike, family-oriented, servant-leaders of their homes, churches, and neighborhoods.

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MAIN IDEA We are to steward our speech as a God-given instrument that reflects the gospel, and be responsible for what our speech causes in others.

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WISDOM IN BEHAVIORS Godly wisdom guides our behaviors within the boundaries that God has given us, and teaches us to live for God over momentary pleasures of this life.

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MAIN IDEA We are called to steward our finances, knowing that they are given to us by God to be used for his Kingdom purposes.

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GODLINESS OR FINANCES? Godliness and wealth are not mutually exclusive, but are often incompatible due to our tendency to worship money (things). A heart devoted to God is the key to godliness in finances.

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MAIN IDEA: As sons and daughters of God we are given wisdom, and God’s desire for us is that we would use wisdom by including God  in our planning.

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PROVERBS SERIES God’s Word provides wisdom for practical living or “practical theology”, that is from God, for all people, that all might have abundant life in Christ.

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“The Prayers of a righteous person have GREAT POWER”

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PATIENT GROWTH James calls believers to live intentionally until the second coming (parousia) of Christ, so that we are mature and ready when Jesus returns.

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WRONG DESIRES LEAD TO SINFUL ACTIONS Hearts fixed on the things of this world, not on Christ and his Kingdom, lead us away from God and into sin. Make Christ your treasure and your life will follow.

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A few applications as we head into our time of sharing our “Take Aways”

For Myself;  I want to plan better.  Plan more proactively.  I need to lean less into “God will do what He will” and more into “Lord here are my plans, please bless and so move in them”

For Our Mature Believers;  We never retire from humble service to the Lord.  We plan, replan, and so live out a life, but do it as an example to those new to the faith.  An example of how to plan, with proper submission and worship of God.  Never weary from the living out this command.  You never know who is watching….

For our New Christians;  Baring the name Christ.  Changes your entire way of planning your life.  It requires much humility and committed thought.  But, you can also live a life in deep peace.  Knowing that if your plans are righteous, you do not have to worry if your plans are right.  God will alter your path if He needs to.  So plan, plan a life full of love and experiences that always submit to your love and worship of Jesus.

For our Families;  Planning a marriage, planning if and or when to have kids, planning where to live and how.  All these are burdens every family bares.  But dear Christian family, NEVER forget your number one.  Never negate proper worship of God in pursuit of anything else.  Parents, your Childs success in worldly ventures are a worthy work, which can bear fruit in this world.  But your child’s faith in God is one with eternal fruit.  DO NOT FALL FOR THE TEMPTATION, that your can for a season train your child in things of this world, and then things of God.  You do not know what tomorrow brings, and the training up in the way of the Lord is a COMMAND to be done in the day to day!   Do not negate the worship of God in your homes…. Kids, learn now, God first.  This truth will bless your life more than I could ever tell

**For anyone who doesn’t know Jesus; ** Let me invite you today.  To seek out truth, and so to submit your life to the creator of the world.  We are all broken, none of us are good.  We are all just humbly seeking Christ, that Hi sprit might grow us, change us, and so bring us into a greater work.  This world is broken and all in it, but in Christ you can be made whole…. Would you today, trust God with the future of your life, and so submit to Christ is lord and savior…..  I would love to answer any question syou may have…

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A Couple Applications

**For myself; ** I want to spend much more time lamenting my sin, that I might draw nearer to God and so bind my passions with His wisdom, and have more grace for those around me

For our Seasoned Christians;  You are the ones we are looking to on how to regulate our passions with Godly Wisdom.  How are you passing along that knowledge?

For our New Believers;  You are now in covent with God.  You have broken up with the world.  Keep pressing in, find those ahead of you in this walk, and hold fast learning to gain and use Godly wisdom in regulating your heart.

For our Families;  How are you living a life as a family that is in covent with God?  Relationally, in your priorities,  how you influence the world around you/

For our non believers;  This world and its wisdom wants to fight, murder and take.  But there is hope.  There is a savior, a God who gives knowledge, wisdom and calls us to a life fulfilled.  Would today be the day you hear the call of God and repent and believe in Jesus Christ.

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DIVINE WISDOM PRODUCES SPIRITUAL FRUIT Godly wisdom is practical theology rooted in the truth of God for all human life. God’s wisdom teaches us to live life God’s way and for God’s glory.

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TAMING THE TONGUE A Christian’s speech is of great concern. Scripture gives a lot of attention to our speech, and Jesus makes clear that speech reveals what is truly in our heart.

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We must KNOW God and so the things of Him. But faith requires a deeper movement in us! It has to move past knowledge and find its place in PRACTICE! Our Sunday Morning worship MUST BE MORE THAN PURE KNOWLEDGE IMPARTMENT! Knowledge can NOT be WHAT we come for…. But often that is the posture of many “I come to be fed”…. Or use their lack of knowledge as a “REASON” for not moving and doing…

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THE SIN OF PARTIALITY James commands the local church not to show worldly favoritism, but rather we are to love and disciple one another, and be a witness to the watching world.

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EASY BELIEVE-ISM The idea of salvation by faith alone that does not requiring those who trust in Christ to live transformed lives. However, belief without works is not true belief. 

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATION Christians should humbly resist the sinful inclinations within themselves by learning to live by God’s empowering presence within them.

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FAITH IN ACTION - JOY IN TRIALS Servants of Jesus in this world will trials in this life, but our loving Father and faithful Savior give wisdom, provision, and care, to endure them.

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A LIFE OF OBEDIENCE Obedience to Jesus is often incredibly hard, but he uses our often difficult circumstances for his glory and purposes when we are willing to be faithful.

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DOES YOUR LIFE SUPPORT THE GOSPEL? Paul is on trial. The validity of his witness for Jesus rises and falls on his life. How you live either undermines or supports your gospel witness.

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How is your witness?  How are you living as an example to those new to the faith?  How are you being a living witness to those around you?

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WHAT IS YOUR FAITH BUILT ON? At the end of your life what will your destiny in Christ be based on? Is it a profession of faith, or a church, or living a life that is fully devoted to following Jesus?

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A KINGDOM FOCUSED LIFE Because Christ purchased us with his death we need to understand that our calling is greater than our personal desires. Our sacrifice is to live for Christ.

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A TRANSFORMED CITY The local church is a community of transformed people, and when transformed people engaged their community entire cities are changed and glorify God.

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FOLLOWERS OF JESUS Being a true follower of Jesus is what God calls us to. Being religious is not enough. Acts contrasts the two types of people as he travels through Corinth.

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EVERY CHRISTIAN’S CALLING All of us are called to be followers of Jesus in action: sharing the gospel with others, and studying Scripture together in community (local church).

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STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL CHURCH The book of Acts emphasizes local church health over individual health. The healthier the gospel church is the healthier the individual Christ-followers will be.

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FAITH ALONE Salvation comes through faith alone, but salvation is never faith all alone. We are saved by faith, but are also called by Christ to live out our faith in specific ways.

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BELIEVING IN A LIVING JESUS What do you believe? Is Jesus alive or dead, a figure of history, or the living God himself? The resurrection of Christ is crucial to our belief in the gospel.

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SUFFERING SERVANT OR CONQUERING KING? Jesus was misunderstood 2000 years ago, and often today. Does Jesus desire to lead from the top down (power), or from the bottom up (servanthood)? 

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EVANGELISM & DISCIPLESHIP As Paul and Barnabas go from city to city as the Holy Spirit called them to do, they focus on two things specifically: evangelism and discipleship.

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FROM MOVEMENT TO INSTITUTION Christianity in the 1st Century makes some of the same mistakes as its’ Jewish ancestors did: forgetting the primary mission is to be a light to the world.

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THE CHURCH IN TRANSITION Acts 11-12 show the Jerusalem church enduring significant change both internally and externally giving us challenges to apply to our context today.

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The Book of Acts has been a progressive revelation of the work of the Holy Spirit In the Christian Church

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**THE “FIVE SOLAS” OF THE REFORMATION ** Today we see the conversion of Saul (Paul): by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone, for the glory of God alone, established by Scripture alone.

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THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Jesus taught that the Holy Spirit leads people to faith, teaches them the truth, empowers them to share the gospel, and exalts Jesus. Acts shows us how.

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EVEN THE RELIGIOUS FALL AWAY Stephen is first “witness” (martyr) to die for his faith. He dies proclaiming Jesus to those who profess faith but have fallen into false worship and sin.

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**THE CHURCH ** The Holy Spirit builds a community that empowers the spread of the gospel.

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THE SPIRIT-EMPOWERED CHURCH What does conversion to Christianity and empowerment by the Holy Spirit look like as the earliest Christians converts begin to follow Jesus? 

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EMPOWERED FOR THE MISSION The Holy Spirit empowers the local church to proclaim the gospel so that those  in the community may be transformed and converted to faith in Jesus.

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PREPARING FOR THE MISSION Jesus gives his final words before ascending back to his throne. How the church responds to Jesus’s words teaches us how we prepare for the mission Christ gives us.

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Matthew 28: 19-20 _And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” _

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GOD’S PROVIDENCE & REDEMPTIVE LOVE Christmas reminds us of how God acts for our good even when we cannot see Him. God provides all we need in Christ so we can live redeemed lives for Him. 

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John 14:1–4  “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.  And you know the way to where I am going.”

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ADVENT PEACE Christmas reminds us that our peace is found in Christ, not in our circumstances or resources. Whether in plenty or in need we have peace from God.

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ADVENT: HOPE Christmas (Advent) focuses on why Christ entered into humanity. Today we want to ask ourselves if our hope is truly in Jesus, or anchored in our circumstances.

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FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHURCH Paul concludes his letter giving the Corinthian church three disciplines to guard their church’s health: financial giving, spiritual training, and mutual submission.

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DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL Paul teaches through several key doctrines of the gospel. Nothing is more important for us to understand and apply to our lives than the gospel.

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MEMBERS OF A BODY Paul calls the Corinthian Christians “members of the same body”. Membership is formally belonging to one another in Christ, and the call of all Christians.

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THE LORD’S SUPPER (COMMUNION) Communion proclaims both unity in the church (Christ’s body) in the bread, and purity through forgiveness of sins in the cup. A right understand of the Lord’s Supper includes the whole church and not just the individual.

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EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT God created men and women with equal dignity and value, but different in design and role, particularly in the church and home.

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LIBERTY OR IDOLATRY? Things that we are allowed to do in this life either draw us toward, or lead us away from God. What leads us away from God becomes idolatry in our hearts.

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ISSUES OF CONSCIENCE Issues of conscience are areas that are biblically allowed but may lead to sin in yourself or others. Paul answers with truth (biblically accurate) and love (putting others before yourself).

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PURITY IN CHRIST FOR KINGDOM WORK Scripture calls the church to purity in Christ (or “holiness”). Holiness is not perfection, it is being “set apart” for Kingdom work. We are called to holiness.

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UNITY AND PURITY Every church is called to live in unity and purity for (1) the growth and maturity of the collective body, and (2) as a witness for Christ to the non-believing world.

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UNITY AND PURITY Every local church is called to live in unity and purity for (1) the growth and maturity of the church, and (2) as a witness for Christ to the non-believing world.

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UNITY AND PURITY Every church is called to live in unity and purity for (1) the growth and maturity of the collective body, and (2) as a witness for Christ to the non-believing world.

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Leviticus 1:1-3 The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock. 3 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.  

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Ezra 4:1,4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel, 4 the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build and bribed the counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus King of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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“RETURN TO ME, AND I WILL RETURN TO YOU” God speaks to the remnant in Jerusalem who began rebuilding the temple but stopped when opposition came, to return to building. Being physically present is not the same as being obedient. God requires our obedience.

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A CALL TO REPENTANCE God’s people are a covenant people whose relationship is defined by God. Violating that relationship (disobedience) deserves discipline from God. Repentance and obedience brings God’s blessing back to his people.

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OBADIAH: THE DAY OF THE LORD Obadiah proclaims destruction of an evil nation as a foretaste of the destruction of all evil. Salvation is available to all but the time of judgement draws near. God is glorified in justice (judgment) and mercy (salvation).

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“Mercy & Faith” - The book of Habakkuk depicts the prophet’s struggle of faith, and in so doing the centrality of faith in the lives of God’s people is highlighted. This faith which can endure despite unfavorable outward circumstances comes to a beautiful expression of not only his faith, but of God’s mercy.

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THE DAY OF THE LORD God’s proclaims a day coming when evil will be punished and salvation will prevail. God uses smaller judgments as foretastes of future judgement to show his intolerance of evil.

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God’s wrath is the means of salvation for God’s people

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PURSUING FALSE “GOSPELS” God judges all of our sin including when we are led astray by sinful leaders. We  as followers of Jesus are accountable to know right and wrong.

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Just because things on the outside seem prosperous does not mean God is blessing the circumstance.  You may be on the verge of God calling to order an indictment for your actions.  Reflection Question here, are you living a life that is reflecting the Gospel?

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“Redemptive Love”-Jesus paid the ultimate price for our souls. Not only was He beat down to the point that He was unrecognizable (physically), but He also suffered complete separation from the Father (spiritually). _So, what’s our response for what HE did for us? _

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THE TRIUMPH OF GOD IN CHRIST Revelation 19b-20 shows the victory Jesus has over Satan, sin, and death. The gospel frees the Church to eternal life, and condemns all evil to eternal death.

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ETERNAL PUNISHMENT Jesus teaches about the eternal destiny of humanity: those who die in him inherit eternal life, and the rest are punished forever. His teaching about Hell is to motivate the to share the gospel with urgency.

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THE BEASTS OF REVELATION 13 The two beasts are two ways Satan persecutes the Church through totalitarian government and false religion. They reveal ways we lose focus on worshiping the one true God.

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SATAN CONTENDS WITH HUMANITY UNTIL DEATH

Final victory comes when we conquer this life and our physical bodies are laid to rest. Burial is not final, nor is death a defeat, it is victory because of Christ.

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Exodus 19:5–6 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

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BELIEVING IN A LIVING JESUS

What do you believe today about Jesus being alive? People’s responses who experienced the resurrection first hand help us understand our own responses. 

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PALM SUNDAY

Jesus enters into Jerusalem to begin the journey towards the cross. We are to prepare ourselves by prayer fasting, and invite others others to join us.

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THE ANGEL AND THE LITTLE SCROLL After six trumpets sound, revealing justice and judgement on earth [today and always], we get a break in the trumpets with a message to the church. 

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GRACE & JUDGEMENT

Revelation focus on grace and salvation as much as destruction and judgement. The gospel requires a full view of both. Without judgement what are we saved from?Episode Notes

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THE SCROLL AND SEALS OF REVELATION The scroll and seals represent redemptive history on earth (the time between Christ’s 1st and 2nd coming), paralleling Jesus's teaching in Matthew 24:3-14.

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WORSHIP THE LAMB WHO IS WORTHY

The seven churches are being called to overcome and conquer, and we get a glimpse into Heaven where The Lamb is proclaimed worthy of all worship.Episode Notes

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MAIN IDEA God’s Word promises blessing based on obedience that is found in Scripture.

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“There Are Only 2 Roads As It Pertains To Our Eternity. To Be In The Lord Is To Blessed, To Be Apart From Him, Is To Be Cursed!”

1.The 1st Road Is To Be Blessed In Christ. (vv. 1-3) 2.The 2nd Road Is To Be Cursed Apart From Christ. (vv. 4-6)

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A Family of Families We will intentionally pass on our faith to the next generation of disciples and leaders, by being a family of families together, so that we fulfill the calling of God on each and every one of us. 

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New Year’s Resolution _Let’s start living our lives by listening and doing what pleases God regardless of what we think or how we feel. _

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The Humility of Jesus

Jesus did what you and I would never do, to accomplish what we could never accomplish. Jesus lowered himself to us, so we could be lifted up to God. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church.

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CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT VICTORY The first promise ever given about Christmas was spoken by God to Satan. God promised that a child would come and to have victory over Satan.

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CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT REBIRTH

Christmas celebrates the eternal Jesus giving us the opportunity to be in God’s family. It is more about your rebirth than simply the birth of Jesus; it is about salvation and the gospel reaching out to the lost.

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BE ZEALOUS Jesus speaks to the church in Laodicea, calling them to be completely in for the gospel. Being zealous for Christ is the only acceptable way to live for Jesus. 

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SYNCRETISM

A blending of theological, philosophical, or cultural, schools of thought that ultimately changes what we have. Jesus plus anything else is not biblical Christianity.

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JESUS SPEAKS TO THE CHURCHES Jesus reveals himself uniquely to each local church and speaks to them according to their particular needs. Jesus is who we need, when we need him.

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THE SON OF MAN

Jesus appears among the churches calling them to endure the tribulation before them so that the light of the Kingdom of Christ can shine out to others.

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JESUS SPEAKS TO THE CHURCHES Jesus reveals both himself and his message to bless churches so they will hear and obey [vs. 3]. Obedience implies the understanding and ability to live it out.

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INSIDE THE CHURCH FAMILY

Paul reveals three active struggles inside the Ephesian church, showing us how biblical care and discipline in the church works to restore people to Jesus.

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RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD The next two weeks deal with our responsibilities as the church. This week focuses on how we are equipped to what we are called to do as a family of God.

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BEHAVIOR IN THE FAMILY OF GOD Paul gives the purpose behind him writing today. He exhorts the local church to live as a family whose head is God, and reveal the living Jesus to the world. 

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A CALL TO MATURITY We discourage mediocrity in almost all ares of life, yet we readily accept being lukewarm in our faith. We are called to desire maturity in gospel growth.

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SPECIFIC NEEDS AND UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

Paul’s letter to Timothy cites specific issues in the Ephesian church’s worship, and corrects them with gospel truths that apply to the church throughout history.Episode Notes

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SOUND DOCTRINE

One of the distinguishing marks of a true church is sound doctrine. Orthodoxy (right belief) leads to orthopraxy (right living). 

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Living out our lives with one another:

As Paul continues to give instructions, he finishes this letter with greetings from those around him who were actually living out their lives with “ONE ANOTHER”.

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Colossians 3: 1-17

TRUE FAITH A follower of Jesus is one who prioritizes Jesus in all things, loves Jesus’s family (local church), talks to him in prayer often, and listens to him (Scripture) regularly.

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Colossians 2

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Who do you say Jesus is?

• Jesus is the image of God
• Jesus is the ruler over all creation
• Jesus is the creator of all
• Jesus is eternal
• Jesus is the sustainer
• Jesus is the head of the church
• Jesus is alive
• Jesus is fully God
• Jesus is reconciler and Savior

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I. The Way Paul Walked (1-6) Doing Good For The Wrong Reasons

II. The Way Others Walk (18-20) Living Bad For Selfish Reasons

III. Walking With Jesus (7-17) A) Walk with Perspective (7-9)
B) Walk with Purpose (12-16)
C) Walk with People (17-19)

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I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel… I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance (Php 1:12, 19).

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.  (1 Peter 4:12–13)

“Learning How To Live Like Jesus”

1. To be a servant like Jesus we should not only look after our own well-being but after the well-being of others.Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Lk 23:43)
2. “Father, forgive them because they don’t know what they’re doing.” (Luke 23:34)
3. The Apostle Paul says that we should have the same humility of heart and posture as Jesus, our Lord
4. “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6)
5. “When Christ calls a man, he bids him to come and die.” Dietrich Bonheoffer
6. “Grace is not opposed to effort; it is opposed to earning.” Dallas Willard
7. Jesus gave us the free gift of salvation, His desire now is to mature in the faith and obedience is the path to Christian maturity.
8. Setting aside complaining or arguing is a discipline that is only possible when God’s people humble themselves and realize the blessings of grace and salvation.
9. A gentle answer turns away wrath. But a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)
10. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Luke 12:34)
11. When we hold fast to the word of life, God will open up opportunities to hold out the words of life, offering them to our families, friends, and our community. 

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1. Living for Jesus means living with joy.

1:3-4: I thank my God in all remembrance of you, 4 always, in every prayer of mine for you all, making my prayer with joy...

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A LIFE TRANSFORMED

Through Christ’s redeeming work on the cross, we have been given a newness of life. How do we as Christians live a life transformed by the Gospel.

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Ephesians 4 - Maturing as a Church

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Worn-Out Knees: As we realize all that God has done for us, we start to fall in love with Him. As He starts to reveal more of Himself to us it should cause us to fall on our knees in praise and worship to the point of worn-out knees. 

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FROM DEATH, TO LIFE IN CHRIST

We are made alive in Christ as a new people (the church) who are distinct from the world yet remain in the world to do the work that God has created them for. 

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GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER SALVATION God’s Word speaks clearly about his sovereign role in our salvation. It is for us to learn and embrace, even if we can’t fully grasp it all at once. 

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MATURING ALONGSIDE OTHERS

Paul closes up Galatians with a series of ways we can grow with one another in the church when we allow the Holy Spirit to transform our lives.Episode Notes

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FREEDOM IN CHRIST Paul uses “freedom” to describe the overcoming power of the gospel. Anything else removes the power of the gospel and creates “slavery” in its place.

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MATURITY IN FAITH

Today Paul calls the Galatian Church to go to the next step of faith. Maturing as a believer is not just intellectual or even behavioral, but transformational. 

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A LIVING FAITH

Our relationship with the gospel is faith. A living faith has 3 parts: knowledge (understanding), ascent (agreeing), trust (acting). Saving faith is a living faith.

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LEGALISM & MORALISM

The Church struggles with two (wrong) human additions to the gospel: moralism (trying hard to please God) and legalism (managing faith by adding rules)

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LETTERS FROM A PASTOR

In Paul’s earliest writings (Galatians 50ad) he encourages young churches to know and understand the true gospel, and to keep it from being corrupted.

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THE LIVING JESUS

Many versions of Jesus exist in tradition and culture, which are different than the living Savior in Scripture. When you meet the living Jesus everything changes.

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JESUS THE KING TELLS OF HIS KINGDOM Jesus answers Pilate before the crucifixion, saying clearly that (1) he is King, and (2) his Kingdom is not this world. This teaching needs to change our lives today.

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WHY IS THE CHURCH TODAY NOT WHAT WE READ ABOUT? When we sit down and read about the church in the New Testament we all see disparities. What causes the differences and what should we do about it?

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Acts Community - Acts 2:1–47

THE EARLY CHURCH The early churches begun by Jesus’s disciples had some very common themes that we need today: one theme is Christian Community.

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THE GOSPEL IS THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS Jesus promised the resurrection, and proved it by rising from the dead. He showed himself to his disciples and commissioned them to tell others.

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THE GOSPEL REQUIRES DEATH

Death began with Adam, and continued through all the Old Testament. All of this has been pointing to one single event: Jesus’s death on a cross.

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The Gospel is Christ’s Power

The Gospel is Christ’s victory alive in us by the Holy Spirit. it is not us living in our strength. Jesus isn’t just an example, but the very power of God in us.

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THE GOSPEL IS CHRIST’S SACRIFICE

Jesus teaches through the Passover meal that he is the sacrifice giving us life and removing our sin. Communion is the sacrament that reminds us of this.

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THE GOSPEL TRANSFORMS OUR HEARTS

Jesus taught a gospel of inner transformation resulting in relationship with God. Inner change is valued over appearances, as appearances can be misleading.

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THE GOSPEL IS DEATH BRINGING LIFE

Jesus proclaims his death and resurrection repeatedly before it happens. Jesus also shows how the gospel impacts us, our dying to ourselves brings true life.

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JESUS: THE TRUTH OF GOD

Every culture, community, and church, have embedded ways of doing things. Jesus confronts our traditions because he is the truth of God in human flesh.

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JESUS OUR SHEPHERD

Jesus provides care, protection, nourishment, and rest, for us. As we rush often through life, Jesus makes sure that we slow down and get all that we need.  

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JESUS THE HEALER

Jesus healed people, delivered the oppressed, and raised to life those who died. If Jesus answered your greatest prayers today, what would be your response? 

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JESUS AND THE KINGDOM PARABLES

Jesus told relatable stories about The Kingdom’s purpose and mission, teaching that when the gospel transforms a person they will pass it on to others.

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IMAGINE YOU WERE CHOSEN What goes through your mind if you think about God choosing you specifically for an important role like this? Fear? Excitement? Unworthiness?

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JESUS: BORN IN HUMAN FLESH

The birth of Christ is about God becoming flesh and blood so that all humanity can be restored to God.

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JESUS: CREATOR, ETERNAL, GOD.

Jesus is far more than a baby in a manger, or a man on a cross. Eternal, with no beginning or end, He is the God of Creation, come to save us from our sin.

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REFORMED & REFORMING

A Reformation slogan (1500s) “Semper Reformanda!” means always reforming.  Change requires constant focus because we fall backwards into sin so easily.

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WHEN THE TASK IS DONE As the wall is completed, a change occurs. The people don’t want to lose what God has returned. What have we learned that should change us as a church?

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What is required to rebuild God's word

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OPPOSITION As God’s people do the work God called them to they encounter opposition both from others and themselves. We can expect challenges as we follow Jesus

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Our calling Jesus calls the Church (us) to be His Witness in the world. We not only respond by being the people He calls us to be, but by doing the work He calls us to do.

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Matthew 9:35–38 When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

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TRANSFORMATION What would it require to see major transformation sweep through Generations Church? Is it even possible? Do we even want to see change like that? For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church.

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PRIORITIES What we truly value is evident in how we live and raise our families. Is being godly, raising a godly family, and being used by God, a value in our lives?

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OVERCOMING OUR OWN SIN God exiled Israel for their idolatry, and then used idolatry in Babylon to test them again. How might God use our sin to test us in future times?

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BEING CHRIST IN A CHRISTLESS CULTURE American Christianity must learn how to exist in a culture that is anti-Jesus. Our current model only works in “friendly territory” with benefits and no persecution.

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FEAR OF THE LORD Wisdom literature commonly speaks about having a the fear of the Lord. Christianity often waters this down and misses how it can shape our lives. 

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LIVING WITH ETERNAL VALUES Scripture constantly reminds us to circle back to things that are eternal and not things that are of this world.

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TIME God speaks to how wisdom guides our lives (values not rules) that when followed will organize and prioritize the seasons of life for us. 

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WISDOM

Christian wisdom is about applying God’s eternal truths to our everyday lives. Our goal should be to live a life that leaves a legacy that will last into eternity. 

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What will you do with Justice? (There is always a cost)

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I. Leadership in a Time of Conflict (18-19) The greatest gift a leader can give others is making sense of our own stories.

II. Leadership in a Time of Sorrow A Leader is always in the middle of their own sanctification.

III. Leadership in a Time of Division True Leadership is expressed through Influence, not authority.

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Possibly the best thing we can be teaching our churches today, is how to suffer. Three kinds of affliction you will face from other people if you align yourself with Christ:

•Slander •Persecution •Vendetta

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GOD’S WILL OVER OUR LIVES Christians understand that God’s ways are better than our ways. We are called to be faithful and obedient to Him, even when it is difficult or costly to us.

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FOCUSING ON OUR LIVES We often help other people “fix” their lives, but are unwilling to fix our own. Consider sin and forgiveness today, how we apply it to ourselves verses others.

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HOW OUR SIN AFFECTS OTHERS David’s sins affect his entire family for several years. Christians often view sin as personal, and overlook the impact on others. Our actions affect others. 

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A PROPHET’S HEART Samuel pours his heart out to God’s people at the end of his life, hoping they will honor God in the years to come.

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LIVING AS CHRIST’S IN THE WORLD

Christians have a responsibility to live as Jesus instructed us to live, and do what we are created to do. We get to bring the world a taste of eternity today.

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A NEW NORMAL As we settle into new CoVid norms we ask what that means for different areas of life. One area we must reexamine is our corporate worship practices

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As we see David take his rightful place over Israel we are reminded of what a godly life looks life. David challenges us to live as Christ intends us to.

Idealogical/political divisions sometimes cause American Christians to oppose each other. How do we know what is right when many disagree?

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THE CRUCIFIXION

Beyond the events that take place at Golgotha are all the people surrounding Jesus, and what their responses are to the crucifixion.

God allows (even causes) good and bad seasons of life. We are to live knowing that God is good, and accomplishing things we cannot see or understand.

God doesn’t reveal everything to us immediately. Faith requires us to live in the “unknown” and follow God daily, sometimes one step at a time.

The Old Testament points us to Jesus, not just character or moral studies. David fails, and so do we. Our mistakes allow us opportunity to draw near to God.

David, on the run from corrupt king Saul, cares for people. Can the church be what our community needs when government has fails us?

• Don’t let anything, especially jealousy lead to your demise;
• If you find yourself green with envy or red with jealousy, rid yourself of it by loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself.

Culture wants to suck us into their battles and their solutions. God has entirely different ways of solving human problems.

God removes Saul, a failed king, and provides hope through David. Through this God points forward to a new King in Jesus who provides hope for the world.

Hard circumstances often test our patience. Do we wait for God to lead us, or do we take matters into our own hands?

Samuel pours his heart out to God’s people at the end of his life, hoping they will honor God in the years to come.

Israel demands a king like the other nations, rather than being led by God. What can we learn from Israel about our own hearts?

After a long silence God returns to His people who are living in disobedience. We have to ask ourselves if we are not guilty of the same thing today.

God reveals how our world sinful and corrupt, and our complicity in it so that we can change. God is patient, but at some point that patience comes to an end.

The Bible takes us through the successes and failures of Israel, not as a Jewish history lesson, but for insight into our own tendencies as God’s people.

Listen to the Christmas story with Pastor Amaury as he shares about the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the wise men.

Jesus is not just an infant in a manger, He is the Son of God in human flesh. He came 2000 years ago to bring light into a dark and broken world.

Jesus is divine peace. He entered into human flesh (became a man) to provide a way that sinful humanity could live in peace with the holy God who created us.

God, in spite of our sin, saves us. He forgives idolatry, overlooks failure, untangles our messes, and ultimately provides salvation… if we will just listen to Him and do what He says.Episode Notes

God gives “unmerited favor” (grace) to us when we repent and seek Him. We never deserve it, but God gives it graciously through Christ. Episode Notes

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Our God Saves Isaiah 59 Hypocrisy in the Church

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Isaiah gives three images about salvation: a barren woman given a family, a lonely wife whose marriage is restored, and a poor city made wealthy and secure, all showing the power of God to transform lives completely.

The Bible speaks more about money than any other resource God gives us. Money reveals more about gospel, faith, idolatry, obedience, and heart, than anything else. As challenging as this subject may be, tithing to the church is a gospel discipleship issue.

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We can practice offering our life by following 5 points. This will be a time of self-reflection where we will be able to look back on our past experiences, present desires, and current opportunities. What might you be able to discern about God’s will for your life?

Our God Save Isaiah 51

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