It’s About the Chocolate, It’s not about the Chocolate
Acts 11:25-30 New International Version (NIV) 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. 27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread…
Your Deepest Gladness and the World’s Deepest Hunger
Luke 4:14-21 Jesus Knew what He was ___About______. Jesus knew what the __World______ needed. Jesus was willing to ___Pay___ the ___Price___. “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. Frederick Buechner How Do We Get There? What gives you __Life____? Where can I make a __Difference______? Be willing to make _Waves___.
Something Else To Do
1 Corinthians 9:15-19 The Apostle Paul mentions what God has laid on his heart: It is not about _Me___. I am ___Compelled______. Calvin Miller calls this your ____Woe____ point. Write down your__Priorities______. Place them where they will ____Confront __ you. Write them in the form of a ___Prayer_____. Lay them before God on the __Altar____. My ___Reward_______ is others-Centered_________. “Dear God, please give me something else to do.” Will change the way you spend your ____Time___ & ___Money____. Will…
Walk This Way
Ephesians 5:15-20 New International Version (NIV) 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always…
Christ is Bigger Than Our Shame
Scripture Reading: John 4:1-26
Power to Change
How often are we resistant to the changes that occur in our lives – only to find out in hindsight that what we were doing all the long was resisting God? Are you allowing the world to change you or are you allowing the Holy Spirit to change the world through you?
Shipwrecked on Malta
Acts 28:1-10 Paul’s Shipwreck Experience: Paul receives a __welcome_____ from __Barbarians____. The Islander’s poor ___Theology______. Paul is a __Sinner___. Paul is a _god_____. Paul __ministers_______ to Publius’ Father. Meeting needs __draws____ people. People who are ministered _to__, minister __too____.
Company
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 13:20-22 (NIV) Sermon: Dr. Brian Rainwater
Generosity
Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Lector: Hudson Defreese Sermon: Kendell Healy
Availability
Scripture: Acts 8:26-35 There is a difference between ___sailing_____ and riding in a boat. “We cannot make the wind blow, but we can hoist the sails.” – Christian Schwartz Keys to Availability: Know the __mind____ of __God____. Listen for His __voice____. Build ___margin______ in your life. Act with ___purpose______. Be ready for God’s ____unexpected_____. Philip’s Example: He followed the ___voice_____ of God. He was ____obedient_____. He took the ___time___ to explain. He responded to a ___felt___ need. He shared the…