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Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
What Happy Couples Do
“Date: Solomon and his Shulammite”
Song of Songs 6:11-13
What Makes for Good Dating?
1) Good Words
Proverbs 15:4, “Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.”
The12 most needed words:
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Hosea 2:14, “I will win her back once again. I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.”
Matthew 12:36, “I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.”
Dating Truth: Dates thrive when your words breathe life, take your breath away, and provide breathing room.
2) Better Patience
Colossians 3:12, “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”
Song of Songs 2:15, “Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming!”
1 Thessalonians 3:12 (CEV), “May the Lord make your love for each other…grow by leaps and bounds.”
Revelation 2:4-5, “…You don’t love me like you did at first. Look how far you have fallen! Turn back…and do the works you did at first.”
You need:
- You need a daily connect.
- Weekly date.
- Constantly serve.
Closing thought:
Dating Truth:“So this is my prayer: that your love will flourishand that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of…”
Philippians 1:9-11 (Messa
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
Saturday Feb 23, 2019
What Happy Couples Do
Work
Exodus 4:20-26
- You discover your purpose through intentional followship. (Ex. 4:20-24)
“I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately … I wanted to live
deep and suck the marrow out of life.”– Henry David Thoreau
- Your lives were meant to be marked by the divine. (Ex. 4:25-26; 14:15-22; 1 Sam. 14:1-14)
“Nothing is destined to remain the same.”– Ernst Bock
“Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is the absence of self.”– Erwin McManus
- Your relationships are meant to pull others heavenward. (Ex. 4:29-31)
Final Thought: What are your relationships working toward? (Gal. 5:22-23)
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
What Happy Couples Do
Prioritize
Acts 18:24-26 & 1 Thessalonians 5:8-11
Priscilla and Aquila: A biblical picture of a Christ-centered marriage. (Acts 18:24-26)
How to build a biblical marriage: (1 Thessalonians 5:8-11)
- You move from contract to covenant. (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
- Place your boundaries and prioritize each other.
Illus: We prioritize what we value.
- You move from happy-seeking to gospel-centered. (1Thessalonians 5:10)
- Prioritize Christ-likeness as your foundation.
- You move from tearing down to building up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
- Prioritize speaking into the blessing of one another.
Illus: You’re in the same boat.
Final thought: You can build a Christ-centered marriage by prioritizing the truth of the Gospel.
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
By Drift or Design
First in Time
Psalm 39
How do you make the most of your time?
(1) Treasure the gift of your Time
v4a,“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.”
(See Job 7:6, 9:25, James 4:14)
Time Principle: God cares about your time, because it is your life.
(2) Invest the gift of your Time
v6a,“We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.”
Time principle:If it’s not on your calendar, it’s not important.
(3) Maximize the gift of your Time
v4, “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered…”
(See Colossians 4:5)
Time principle: Life show ups in the interruptions.”
(4) Enjoy the gift of your Time
v7, “And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.”
(See Psalm 118:24, John 10:10, Ecclesiastes 11:9, 12:1)
Time Principle:God wants you to enjoy the gift of time
Regret— Time Grief
Final Thought: Today is the TIME to surrender your most precious GIFT to the Lord’s DESIGN.
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
By Drift or Design
Finances First
Luke 12:16-21
How are finances related to how God designed you? (Luke 12:16-21)
- One of the biggest indicators of your heart’s desire is how you choose to spend your money. (Matthew 6:21)
- Every dollar is a decision.
- What percentage of a Christian’s money does God ask them to use for His purposes? 100% (Psalm 24:1)
- 10 dollars: $1 = Tithe
$1 = Save
$8 = Whatever you want
- 10 dollars: $1 = God’s purposes for the local church
$1 = God’s purposes for your future
$8 = God’s purposes for your life now
- You choose who will be at the center of your spending: Self or God. (Matthew 6:24)
ß-----Less $------ Self -------More $-----à
- Envy - Greed
- Money as Savior - Idolatry
- Doubt God - Neglect God
<-----Less $------ God -------More $----->
- Freedom - Stewardship
- Contentment - Generosity
- Godly Wisdom - Godly Wisdom
- You can base your spending on the truth of the Gospel. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
- We don’t have money We have a heartproblem.
Final Thought: When you surrender your spending to the truth of the Gospel and God’s purposes for your life, you are deepening a rich relationship with God.
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
By Drift or Design
Relationships First
Colossians 3:12-15
Drift– a gradual shift in position; an aimless course; to become carried along subject to no guidance or control.
“They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, senseless, unloving, and unmerciful.” Rom. 1:29-31 CSB.
What does it take to be intentional?
- Begin at the end. Identify what matters most. (Phil. 4:9; Prov. 13:22; Deut. 6:5-7)
- Take up the challenge. (Col. 3:12-15; Prov. 20:7, 3 John 1:4; Matt. 28:19-20, James 4:17)
- Practice gratitude. (Psalm 9:1; Phil. 4:6-7)
Three big questions:
- What do you want?
- Where are you?
- Are you ready to make a move?
Final Thought: Ask God: who has He called you to impact? How intentional have you been? Are you ready to live like it’s the end?
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
By Drift or Design
First Things First
James 4:13-17
Drift—a gradual shift in position; an aimless course; to become carried along subject to no guidance or control.
“For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.” Hebrews2:1(CSB)
What does it take to break the drift?
(1) Escape Passive Disengagement
- Proverbs 24:33-34, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.”
- (See Genesis 3:6)
- Proverbs 6:9, “But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?”
2) Embrace the Gift of Disillusionment
- See, v13-14
- Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.”
3) Embark in Thought-filled Discipline
- See v15
- Matthew 6:33, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
Three key questions:
- What do you want?
- Where are you?
- Are you ready to make a move?
Final Thought: Today is a gift of beginning. Ask God, who did He make you to be? How far have you drifted? Are you ready to start?
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
“The Gift of New”
Isaiah 43:19
What do you do with the gift of new?
1)Thank God
v14a, “This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:…”
Psalm 118:24, “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.”
2)Remember God’s Great Deeds
v19, “For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? …” (See also v16-17)
3)Forget about it!
v18, “But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.”
Amos 5:5, “Seek me and live; do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba.”
4) Get ready to take the leap
v19, “…I will create rivers in the dry wasteland”
Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Ephesians 3:20, “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we night ask or think!”
There’s a place that’s as clean as a mountain stream
That’s as bright as an April morn,
There’s a place for rebuilding broken dreams,
There’s a place where hope is reborn.
There’s a place that is open to all this day,
It’s the place that He gives to all men,
There’s a place that is only a step away,
It’s the place of beginning again.
Final Thought: The gift of new is always God’s grace to you.
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
The World Needs a Stable Influence
We Need Jesus
Luke 2:1-7
Why do I need Jesus?
(1) Because this World is Beyond me
- v1, “the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken…”
- John 3:31, “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.”
(2) Because I have a History
- v4, “...because Joseph was a descendant of King David…”
- Isaiah 1:18,“Come now, … says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
- John 15:15, “I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”
- Isaiah 62:2, “And you will be given a new name by the LORD ’s own mouth.”
(3) Because I am a Work in Progress
- v4b, “…he had to go to Bethlehem … He traveled there from the village of Nazareth…”
- 1 Peter 1:18 (MSG), “Your life is a journey …”
- Psalm 18:36, “You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.”
(4) Because I only have so much time
- v6, “…the time came …”
- Galatians 4:4-7, “But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:2, “For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.”
Final Thought: Today, is the best day to come to Jesus.
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
The World Needs a Stable Influence
We Need a Shepherd
Psalm 23
- Shepherds must be fierce in protecting their sheep. Sheep, left to themselves, make poor shepherds. (1 Sam. 17:34-36; Luke 15:4-7)
- Sheep bear the marks of their shepherd. (Psalm 23:2-3, 5; Gal. 5:22-23)
- Shepherds bring life to their flock. Sheep cannot livewithout a shepherd. (Psalm 23:6; John 10:10)
Final Thought: When the Good Shepherd calls, do you answer? (John 10:14-16, 27)