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Full Throttle Cafe

Name: Full Throttle Cafe
Address: 2646 Frazer Road, Newark, DE, 19702, US
Telephone: +13024013597
Price range: $
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Full Throttle Cafe

First Saturday of every month. Doors open at 6:00. Bands go on at 7:00. Free to entry and free coffee
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11/10/2024

WE ARE THE CHURCH
THINGS THAT GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A FAMILY
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Ephesians 2.19

1. CHURCH HOPPING
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Hebrews 12.2

Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2.3

I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. John 12.24

2. CHURCH POLITICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL
Never speak harshly to an older man,a but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 1 Timothy 5.1-2

My dear brothers and sisters,a how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? James 2.1

3. NO DISCIPLESHIP/DISCIPLINE
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Galatians 6.1

If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. Titus 3.10

11/03/2024

WE ARE THE CHURCH
Problems with the church

BAD PASTOR/GOOD PASTOR

Titus 1- 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

1 Timothy 3- 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

1. DEVOTED TO HIS WIFE Titus 1.6
2. CHILDREN MUST BE OBEDIENT Titus 1.6
3. A FAITHFUL STEWARD Titus 1.7
4. HUMBLE — NOT ARROGANT Titus 1.7
5. GENTLE — NOT QUICK-TEMPERED Titus 1.7
6. SOBER Titus 1.7
7. PEACEFUL — NOT VIOLENT Titus 1.7
8. NOT GREEDY FOR GAIN Titus 1.7
9. HOSPITABLE Titus 1.8
10. A LOVER OF GOOD Titus 1.8
11. BE SELF-CONTROLLED Titus 1.8
12. UPRIGHT/INTEGRITY Titus 1.8
13. HOLY Titus 1.8
14. ABLE TO TEACH Titus 1.9
15. SPIRITUALLY MATURE 1 Tim 3.6
16. RESPECTABLE 1 Tim 3.7

01/21/2024

BETTER

PRAYING
Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 6.9-14

1. REMEMBER YOUR FATHER- Our Father in heaven v9a

So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. Romans 8.15–16

2. REMEMBER TO PRAISE- may your name be kept holy v9b

You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. Exodus 20.7

3. REMEMBER HIS KINGDOM- May your Kingdom come soon v10a

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Matthew 4.17

4. REMEMBER HIS WILL- May your will be done v10b

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12.2

5. REMEMBER HIS PROVISION- Give us today the food we need v11

Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” Genesis 22.14

6. REMEMBER HIS FORGIVENESS- forgive us our sins v12

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1.9

7. REMEMBER HIS DELIVERANCE- don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one v13

The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. Psalm 34.17

01/14/2024

BETTER

CHOICES
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3.5-6

1. RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BETTER THAN DISHONEST GAIN

Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. Proverbs 16.8

Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6.6

2. WISDOM IS BETTER THAN WEALTH

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! Proverbs 16.16

Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. Proverbs 3.13

3. HUMILITY IS BETTER THAN PRIDE

Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16.19

The LORD mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble. Proverbs 3.34

4. SELF-CONTROL IS BETTER THAN POWER
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. Proverbs 16.32

People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness. Proverbs 14.29

01/07/2024

BETTER

RELATIONSHIPS
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22.39

1. ENCOURAGE OTHERS

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5.11

“Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults—unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It’s easy to see a smudge on your neighbor’s face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you,’ when your own face is distorted by contempt? It’s this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor. Matthew 7.1-5 MSG

2. SUPPORT OTHERS

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. Galatians 6.2-3

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10.25

3. SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4.15

A time to be quiet and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3.7

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, Ephesians 4.26

4. STAY ANCHORED IN GOD
The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them. But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death. 2 Timothy 4.16-17

5. PRAY FOR OTHERS
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5.16

12/24/2023

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

JESUS IS AT THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1.23

"This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God. My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other." 1 John 4.9-11 (MSG)

1. GOD’S GIFT TO YOU IS MEASURED BY ITS USEFULNESS.

“so we might live” v9

My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10.10

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Ephesians 1.4

‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! Matthew 25.21

2. GOD’S GIFT TO YOU IS MEASURED BY ITS COST.

“sent his Son as a sacrifice” v10

I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing. 2 Samuel 24.24

So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. Hebrews 9.11-14

3. GOD’S GIFT TO YOU IS MEASURED BY ITS EFFECTIVENESS
“love each other” v11

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. Romans 1.16

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. Matthew 5.14-16

12/17/2023

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

JOY IS AT THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1.14

1. WE CAN HAVE JOY BECAUSE GOD CAME TO US

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne. Hebrews 12.2 HCSB

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. James 1.2–4

2. GOD LOVES US RIGHT WHERE WE ARE BUT REFUSES TO LEAVE US THAT WAY
6 WAYS TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS

a. LOVE GOD-You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. Matthew 22.37
b. LOVE OTHERS- Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22.39
c. BE MATURE- When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13.11

d. BE HUMBLE- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4.10
e. BE PRAYERFUL- Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5.17
f. BE OBEDIENT- If you love me, obey my commandments. John 14.15

3. JOY IS A RESULT OF GRACE
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2.8-10

12/10/2023

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

PEACE IS AT THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Luke 2.14

1. WHO IS THIS PEACE FOR? ALL WHO BELIEVE

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Romans 5.1

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119.165 KJV

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26.3

2. WHERE DOES PEACE COME FROM? RECONCILIATION WITH GOD

For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. Colossians 1.19-22

3. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR PEACE?

ACCEPT HIS PEACE
SHARE HIS PEACE WITH OTHERS
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5.18-21

11/26/2023

EXPERIENCING GOD

“DECISIONS OF FAITH”
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11.1 KJV

1. CRISIS OF BELIEF

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. Hebrews 11.6

And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2.4-5

Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm. Isaiah 7.9b

2. MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9.23-24

My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2.20

3. OBEDIENCE

Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. John 14.23

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple. Luke 14.33 HCSB

“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.” Luke 6.46-49

11/12/2023

EXPERIENCING GOD

“GOD SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE”
Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God. John 8.47

1. HE SPEAKS THROUGH THE BIBLE

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3.16-17

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4.12

2. HE SPEAKS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT

And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. 1 Corinthians 2.12

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. John 16.13

3. HE SPEAKS THROUGH PRAYER

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. Romans 8.26-27

4. HE SPEAKS THROUGH CIRCUMSTANCES
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3.5-6

5. HE SPEAKS THROUGH THE CHURCH
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4.15-16

11/05/2023

EXPERIENCING GOD

“GOD'S INVITATION TO JOIN HIM”
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5.19-20

1. GOD IS ON A MISSION

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1.8

“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28.19-20

And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5.20

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. 1 Cor 15.51-53

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1.6

2. GOD WORKS THROUGH HUMAN INSTRUMENTS

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3.7 ESV

He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3.8-9

And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs. Mark 16.20

Since we are God's coworkers, we urge you not to let God's kindness be wasted on you. 2 Corinthians 6.1 GWT

3. GOD MAKES THINGS GROW

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 1 Corinthians 3.7 NIV

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1.4-5

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Galatians 5.1

10/29/2023

EXPERIENCING GOD

'GOD'S INVITATION TO JOIN HIM IN HIS WORK”
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2.13

1. LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH GOD AT THE CENTER

And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them! Number 14.8-9

Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” Genesis 39.6b-9

2. SELF CENTERED LIVING IS A TRAP

But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” Genesis 2.16-17

At that moment their eyes were opened... Genesis 3.7a

3. GOD'S PURPOSES, NOT OUR PLANS

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Isaiah 55.8-9

So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas. Psalm 81.12

10/22/2023

EXPERIENCING GOD
"GOD PURSUES A LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU”

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2.13

1. GOD IS LOVE

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4.7-8

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3.16

2. GOD TAKES THE INITIATIVE

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4.9-10

But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. Isaiah 53.5

3. OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS PROVEN BY HOW WE LOVE OTHERS
Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. 1 John 4.11-13

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3.16

10/15/2023

Experiencing God

“God is At Work Around You”

But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” John 5.17

1. God Involves Us

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5.17-21

“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” John 14.12

2. Focus on the Call not the Gift

But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” Exodus 3.11

A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 1 Corinthians 12.7

3. Sincere But not Equipped

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 1 Peter 4.10

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. Romans 12.4–6a

10/08/2023

YOUR SHEPHERDS' GOT YOUR BACK

I. Old Testament;
God declares " I will be your Shepherd."

Psalm 23:1
Micah 2:12-13
Ezekiel 34:13-15

II. New Testament;

Jesus declares; " I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for
The sheep."
John 10:11

III. Does the good shepherd care for His flock?

What kind of shepherd is the LORD?

1) (PERSONAL) shepherd.
Psalm 23:1a "The Lord is my shepherd. "

2) ( PROVIDING) shepherd
Psalm 23:1b "I shall not want"
Psalm 23:2 "He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He
Me beside the still waters."

3) (PARDONING) shepherd
Psalm 23:3 "He restores my soul;He leads me in the
Paths of righteousness for His name's sake."

A. Wander (Isaiah 53:6)
B. Weary with busyness and burdens of life. (Matthew 11:28)

4) (PROTECTING) shepherd
Psalm 23:4 " yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
Will fear no evil; For you are with me.;..."

5) (PREPARING) shepherd
Psalm 23:5-6 "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
enemies....." "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life."

Are you one of Christ sheep.?

10/01/2023

The Seven Realities Of Experiencing God

Exodus 2.23-3:11

Reality #1: God Works
God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. Exodus 2.24-25

But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” John 5.17

Reality #2; God Pursues
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. Exodus 3.2

I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. Psalm 139.7-8

Reality #3: God Invites
Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 3.9-10

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! John 7.37 CEV

Reality #4: God Speaks
God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. Exodus 3.14-15

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10.27

Reality #5 - We Trust
But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The LORD never appeared to you’? Exodus 4.1

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. Hebrews 11.6

Reality #6 - We Adjust

So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. Exodus 4.20

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how God will treat you with undeserved grace when Jesus Christ appears. 1 Peter 1.13 CEV

Reality #7 - We Experience God!
I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the LORD!’” Exodus 6.7-8

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! Philippians 3.10-11

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WE ARE THE CHURCH THINGS THAT GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A FAMILY

WE ARE THE CHURCH THINGS THAT GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A FAMILY So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Ephesians 2.19 1. CHURCH HOPPING We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Hebrews 12.2 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2.3 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. John 12.24 2. CHURCH POLITICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL Never speak harshly to an older man,a but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 1 Timothy 5.1-2 My dear brothers and sisters,a how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? James 2.1 3. NO DISCIPLESHIP/DISCIPLINE Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Galatians 6.1 If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. Titus 3.10

WE ARE THE CHURCH Problems with the church

WE ARE THE CHURCH Problems with the church BAD PASTOR/GOOD PASTOR Titus 1- 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. 1 Timothy 3- 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. 1. DEVOTED TO HIS WIFE Titus 1.6 2. CHILDREN MUST BE OBEDIENT Titus 1.6 3. A FAITHFUL STEWARD Titus 1.7 4. HUMBLE — NOT ARROGANT Titus 1.7 5. GENTLE — NOT QUICK-TEMPERED Titus 1.7 6. SOBER Titus 1.7 7. PEACEFUL — NOT VIOLENT Titus 1.7 8. NOT GREEDY FOR GAIN Titus 1.7 9. HOSPITABLE Titus 1.8 10. A LOVER OF GOOD Titus 1.8 11. BE SELF-CONTROLLED Titus 1.8 12. UPRIGHT/INTEGRITY Titus 1.8 13. HOLY Titus 1.8 14. ABLE TO TEACH Titus 1.9 15. SPIRITUALLY MATURE 1 Tim 3.6 16. RESPECTABLE 1 Tim 3.7

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS PEACE IS AT THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS PEACE IS AT THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Luke 2.14 1. WHO IS THIS PEACE FOR? ALL WHO BELIEVE Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Romans 5.1 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119.165 KJV You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26.3 2. WHERE DOES PEACE COME FROM? RECONCILIATION WITH GOD For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. Colossians 1.19-22 3. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR PEACE? ACCEPT HIS PEACE SHARE HIS PEACE WITH OTHERS And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5.18-21

EXPERIENCING GOD PT 4- "BEING GOD'S SERVANT"

EXPERIENCING GOD PT 4- "BEING GOD'S SERVANT" Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. John 12.26 *SURRENDER!! Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4.7 NIV 1. SALVATION COMES WITH BOTH A CALL AND A COMMAND 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. 2 Corinthians 6.2 Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. Philippians 2.12 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13.11 2. JESUS MODELED SERVANTHOOD WITH HUMILITY AND OBEDIENCE You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9.9 And whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20.27-28 3. GOD USES ORDINARY PEOPLE TO REVEAL HIMSELF Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. James 5.17-18 The members of t

EXPERIENCING GOD PT 3- "DOING GOD’S WILL"

EXPERIENCING GOD PT 3- "DOING GOD’S WILL" Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.” John 4.34 1. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5.18 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. 1 Peter 2.15 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 1 Thessalonians 4.3 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3.5-6 2. TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12.1 “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day. John 1.39 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” And they left their nets at once and followed him. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9.9

Summertime! HELP! HOW DO I DO GOD'S WILL Psalm 19.7-14

Summertime! HELP! HOW DO I DO GOD'S WILL Psalm 19.7-14 1. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul. Psalm 19.7a All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living. 2 Timothy 3.16 GNT The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray. Proverbs 10.17 HCS 2. TRUST THE DECREES The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19.7b The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your decrees. Psalm 119.155 3. OBEY THE COMMANDMENTS The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. Psalm 19.8a Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. Ecclesiastes 12.3 4. KEEP THE COMMANDS The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight for living. Psalm 19.8b My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Proverbs 2.1 5. SHOW SOME RESPECT Reverence for the LORD is pure, lasting forever. Psalm 19.9a Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death. Proverbs 14.27 6. FOLLOW THE LAW The laws of the LORD are true; each one is fair. Psalm 19.9b But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good. Romans 7.12

JESUS IS ALRIGHT HE CHOSE THE NAILS

JESUS IS ALRIGHT HE CHOSE THE NAILS He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. Isaiah 53.3 But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man. Isaiah 52.14 I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting. Isaiah 50.6 He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth. Isaiah 53.7 1. THE CROSS WAS ONCE AN INSTRUMENT OF DEATH, BUT NOW IT IS A SYMBOL OF LIFE. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ... Colossians 2.13a The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 1 Corinthians 1.18 2. THE CROSS WAS ONCE AN INSTRUMENT OF SHAME, BUT NOW IT IS A SYMBOL OF FORGIVENESS. ...for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2.13b-14 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. Ephesians 1.7 3. THE CROSS WAS ONCE AN INSTRUMENT OF HELPLESSNESS, BUT NOW IT IS A SYMBOL OF VICTORY. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Colossians 2.15 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 1 Corinthians 2.8