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DON'T BE WEEK IN THE KNEES
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Heb 12:11-17 - ...don't limp through our Christian lives....
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Heb 12:11-17 ...A Father's Discipline, and those who are trained by it, afterwards, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness
Heb 12:1-3 ...keeping our focus on Him
Heb 12:11 ...reasons for our disciplines and that it yields peacefulness after we go through discipline
1 Cor 9:27 ...we are to exercise our spiritual knowledge by sharing it with others
Rom 12:17 ... make peace with all men
Heb 12:15 ...avoid bitterness
Heb 12:16 ...Esau gave up everything for a single meal
Heb 12:17 ...Esau realized he was sorry he didn't get the full inheritance
FATHER'S WANT THE BEST
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Heb 12:3-11
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FATHER’S WANT THE BEST 6-17-18
I.
CONSIDER JESUS Hebrews 12:3
II.
TO CHILDREN
Proverbs 3:11-12 (NKJV)
11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son
in whom he delights.
A. Despise not the chastening Hebrews 12:5, 8
B. Chastens whom He Loves v. 6
Psalm 34:19 (NKJV)
19 Many
are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
Job 5:7 (NKJV)
7 Yet man is born to
[a]trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
John 16:33 (NKJV)
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you
[a]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)
12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
C.
7 Reasons why Christians suffer
1. Because of our stupidity
1 Peter 2:20 (NKJV)
20 For what credit
is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this
is commendable before God.
2. Taking a stand for the Truth and Righteousness
1 Peter 4:14 (NKJV)
14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed
are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
3. Suffer for sin in our lives—Judge ourselves
1 Corinthians 11:31 (NKJV)
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged
4. Past Sin
Galatians 6:7 (NKJV)
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
5. For God’s Purpose
6. For their faith Hebrews 11
7. For Discipline v. 6
III. Honor our Fathers v. 9
IV. For our Benefit v. 10-11
A. Reaction of whom God chastens
1. Despise the chastening v. 5
2. Nor faint when thou art rebuked of him v. 5
3. If you endure chastening v. 7
4. We need to be exercised v. 11
RUN TO WIN
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Heb 12:1-3, 1 Cor 9:24-27, Phi 3:13-16. We must run the race for the imperishible crown.
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Heb 12:1-3, 1 Cor 9:24-27, Phi 3:13-16. We must run the race for the imperishible crown.
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WHAT DO WE REMEMBER?
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
.......seeing beyond our suffering
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Believing in God & having FAITH will change who we are...
Ron Dausch - guest speaker
Keep God in Your Life Everyday
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BY FAITH ABRAHAM. . . . 5-20-18
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) “ No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
I. Abraham Obeyed Hebrews 11:8
A. Worship lead to Obedience Genesis 12:1-6
B. Built Altars Genesis 12:7-8
II. Growth of Abraham Faith Hebrews 11:17
A. Beginning of his Journey of Faith
B. Obeying God without question Genesis 22:1-14
BY FAITH SARAH
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Heb 11:11 The faith Sarah had should serve as an example to us and a reminder that with God, all things are possible.
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Hebrews 11:7-11
Genesis 15:5-6
Mathew 19:26
Hebrews 11:12
We need to stay in the Word, because we tend to forget the promises of God.
IS YOUR FAITH GENUINE?
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
1 John 5:4 (NKJV) 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
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IS YOUR FAITH GENUINE? 5-6-18
I. ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE EXERCISED FAITH IN GOD?
A. It is by faith that we are saved. Acts 16.31
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV)
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
B. Christ dwells in our hearts by faith
Ephesians 3:17 (NKJV)
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
C. The Life of the believer is a life of faith
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
II. WE OVERCOME THE WORLD BY FAITH
1 John 5:4 (NKJV)
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our
[a] faith.
A. By faith we stand in the hour of testing II Corinthians 1:24
Romans 11:20 (NKJV)
20 Well
said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
B. We walk by faith
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
7 For we walk by faith, not by sight
C. The Just shall live by taith Hebrews 10:38
Romans 1:17 (NKJV)
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
D. We resist the devil by faith
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NKJV)
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because
[a] your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
E. By faith we have access to God-yes into the very holiest Hebrews 10:19,20
Ephesians 3:12 (NKJV)
12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.
F. By faith we fight the good fight
1 Timothy 6:12 (NKJV)
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
G. By faith we run the race
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV) Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares
us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of
our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
III. WHATSOEVER IS NOT OF FAITH IS SIN
Romans 14:23 (NKJV)
23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because
he does not
eat from faith; for whatever
is not from faith is sin.
WHAT WILL BE YOUR END?
Pastor Joseph Akakpo, guest speaker
Are we reflecting God's love in our lives?
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2 Chronicles 22:1
2 Chronicles 24
2 Chronicles 22:1
PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD
Pastor Joseph Akakapo - guest speaker
Sunday Evening. Book of Exodus - God uses ordinary people to accomplish His plan...
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Exodus 2:1-2
Exodus 1:8
Exodus 1:16
Exodus 2:2-3
Exodus 2:4-5
Exodus 2:6
Exodus 2:7
Exodus 2:8-9
Exodus 2:10-12
BY FAITH
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Hebrews 11:4 Do you have a faith like Abel?
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Hebrews 11:4 Do you have a faith like Abel?
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FAITH IS REAL SEEING
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Romans 8:25 "But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perserverance"
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Romans 8:25 "But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perserverance"
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Heb 11:1-3
1 John 3:3
Heb 2:8
Eph 1:3
Habakkuk 2:4
Romans 1:17
Galations 3:11
BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
HEBREWS 10:19-23
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BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE 4-8-18
I. ENCOURAGEMENT HEBREWS 10:19-23
A. Boldness v. 19
B. Veil torn in the Temple v. 20
John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
C. By a new living way v. 20
D. Having a High Priest v. 21
E. Let us draw near v. 22
John 1:11-12 (NKJV) He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
F. Hold Fast the profession v. 23
G. Consider one another to provoke unto love v. 24
II. ALL BECAUSE BY FAITH WE HAVE ACCESS TO GOD
BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE 4-8-18
I. ENCOURAGEMENT HEBREWS 10:19-23
A. Boldness v. 19
B. Veil torn in the Temple v. 20
John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
C. By a new living way v. 20
D. Having a High Priest v. 21
E. Let us draw near v. 22
John 1:11-12 (NKJV) He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
F. Hold Fast the profession v. 23
G. Consider one another to provoke unto love v. 24
II. ALL BECAUSE BY FAITH WE HAVE ACCESS TO GOD
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Why do you seek the living among the dead ?
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Matthew 28:6
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Matthew 28:6
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HOPE TO DISPAIR TO....?
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:1-9,Mark 11:1-10, John 12:12-19. TRIUMPHANT ENTRY-HOPE, to CRUCIFICATION, DISPAIR
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Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:1-9,Mark 11:1-10, John 12:12-19. TRIUMPHANT ENTRY-HOPE, to CRUCIFICATION, DISPAIR
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HOPE TO DESPAIR TO. . . .? 3-25-18
I. TRIUMPHANT ENTRY------HOPE Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:1-9
Mark 11:1-10, John 12:12-19
Zechariah 9:9 (NKJV) 9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
A. Three Groups
1. The Hope of the Disciples v. 37 – 38
2. Misbelief of Religious Leaders v. 39
3. Those that didn’t care
B. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem v. 41
II SHORT WEEK LATER-------Despair
A. Crucifixion (Psalm 22) Matthew 22:33-43, Mark 15:22-32
John 19:17-22, Luke 23:33-43
1. Nails
2. Setting of the cross
3. Suffocation
4. Circulation of blood.
B. Thieves on the Cross
III. HOPE TO VICTORY----------To be Continued
Only the Beginning!
3-18-2018 audio lesson - Will be posted soon
THE HARVEST (continued)
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Keep pluggin away...sowing the seeds is important. John 4:28-29
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THE HARVEST 3-4-18
WHY WITNESS? Mark 16:15, 2 Corinthians 1:17
2 Timothy 4:1,2
1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV) 4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
GOD TELLS US TO Jeremiah 20:9, Acts 4:20
1 Corinthians 9:16 (NKJV) 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
Matthew 4:19 (NKJV) 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
FAITH BY HEARING THE WORD Ephesians 1:13, Psalm 119:130
1 Peter 1:23
Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John 5:24 (NKJV) 24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
IT GLORIFIES GOD WHEN WE WITNESS John 16:13,14
John 15:8 (NKJV) 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
REWARDS FOR THOSE WHO WITNESS Daniel 12:3
Proverbs 11:30 (NKJV) 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 (NKJV) 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
WHO SHOULD? 2 Corinthians 3:12
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (NKJV) 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
THE GREAT COMMISSION Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:46-48
Matthew 28:16 (NKJV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
John 17:18 (NKJV) 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
John 20:21 (NKJV) 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[ in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 6:1- 8 (NKJV) 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!” 4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.” 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
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THE HARVEST 3-4-18
WHY WITNESS? Mark 16:15, 2 Corinthians 1:17
2 Timothy 4:1,2
1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV) 4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.
GOD TELLS US TO Jeremiah 20:9, Acts 4:20
1 Corinthians 9:16 (NKJV) 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
Matthew 4:19 (NKJV) 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
FAITH BY HEARING THE WORD Ephesians 1:13, Psalm 119:130
1 Peter 1:23
Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
John 5:24 (NKJV) 24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
IT GLORIFIES GOD WHEN WE WITNESS John 16:13,14
John 15:8 (NKJV) 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
REWARDS FOR THOSE WHO WITNESS Daniel 12:3
Proverbs 11:30 (NKJV) 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 (NKJV) 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
WHO SHOULD? 2 Corinthians 3:12
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (NKJV) 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
THE GREAT COMMISSION Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:46-48
Matthew 28:16 (NKJV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
John 17:18 (NKJV) 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
John 20:21 (NKJV) 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[ in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 6:1- 8 (NKJV) 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!” 4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.” 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
JESUS IS BETTER THAN AARON, THE TABERNACLE
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Jesus is real...superheros are not...
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JESUS IS BETTER THAN AARON, THE TABERNACLE 2-25-18
I. BETTER THAN OLD COVENANT OF THE LAW Hebrews 8:7-13
A. Not Saved by Law Hebrews 8:6-8
B. Saved and live by Grace
Titus 2:11-12 (NKJV) For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
II. JESUS’ BLOOD IS BETTER Hebrews 9:16-17
A. Last Will and Testament Hebrews 9:16-17
B. A Testator “to arrange disposal” Executor
1. Blood of animals couldn’t take away sin
2. Only Jesus blood did. Hebrews 10:-4,12,14
C. Jesus is the New Covenant Hebrews 10:9
III. JOINT-HEIRS WITH JESUS Hebrews 10:10,14
John 17:24 (NKJV) 24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Colossians 3:1 (NKJV) If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Ephesians 3:16-19 (NKJV) 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
WORSHIP
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
Why we should worship = John 14:7-11, 2 Pet 3:18; We are to praise our Creator
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WORSHIP 2-18-18
I. WHAT PEOPLE WORSHIP
Romans 1:19-23 (NKJV) “ because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown itto them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”
II. WHERE PEOPLE WORSHIP
John 4:23-24 (NKJV) “ But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
III. HOW YOU SHOULD WORSHIP PSALM 29:1-11
1. Because he is God, Supremacy over Heavenly beings v. 1,2
2. The Lord’s Supremacy of the forces of nature v. 3-9
3. The Lord’s Supremacy over humanity. v. 10-11
IV. WHY WE SHOULD WORSHIP
John 14:7-11 (NKJV) 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”
V. WHERE WE SHOULD WORSHIP
OUR HEART IS SET ON.....?
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
John 4:23-24 ...true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth
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OUR HEART IS SET ON …..? 2-11-18
I. WORSHIP John 4:23,24
A. What it is not ---misconceptions
1. I get something out of it
2. I do certain religious activities
Malachi 1:10 (NKJV) “Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you,” Says the Lord of hosts, “Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.”
B. Misunderstanding deeds of worship.
1. Intellectual Stimulation
2. Entertainment
II. WHAT WORSHIP IS John 4:23,24
A. Worship in Spirit
1 Corinthians 2:11 (NKJV) …Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
B. Worship in Truth
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
CAN'T DEPEND ON SHADOWS
Pastor Craig Sopcisak
The tabernacle (just a shadow of things to come to Church Age believers) - HEB 9:9:2-8
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CAN’T DEPEND ON SHADOWS 2-4-18
I. Tabernacle Hebrews 9:2-8
A. Two Reasons
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
II. In The Courtyard
A. Altar of Brass----Satisfaction Exodus 27:1-8
B. Brass Laver------Sanctification Exodus 30:17-21
III. Inside Holy Place----Worship
A. Table of Shewbread Exodus 25:23-30
B. Lampstand of Gold Exodus 25:31-40
C. Altar of Gold Exodus 30:1-10
IV. Holy of Holies
A. The Veil -----Incarnation Numbers 4:5
Numbers 4:5 (NKJV) When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
B. The Ark -----Jesus Christ Exodus 25:10-16
C. The Mercy Seat ---Propitiation Exodus 25:17-22
Romans 3:25 (NKJV)25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
1 John 2:2 (NKJV) 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
1 John 4:10 (NKJV) 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Hebrews 9:11-15
STILL BETTER THAN
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STILL BETTER THAN. . . 1-28-18
JESUS SUPERIOR TO:
Father's and Prophets
Hebrews 1:1-2 (NKJV) 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
Angels
Hebrews 1:4 (NKJV) 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
Moses
Hebrews 3:3 (NKJV) 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house.
Better Than Rest
Hebrews 4:1 (NKJV) Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
Who better to understand us than any earthly priest?
Hebrews 4:15-16 (NKJV) 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
I. Jesus is superior to the Priesthood of Aaron. Hebrews 7:1-3, 23 - 28
II. Jesus is superior to the tabernacle. Hebrews 8:1-6
Hebrews 9:2-3; 6-7; 11-12; 13-14
CLEAN HEART
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I John 3:18-24. How to produce a clean heart and why we need to.
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CLEAN HEART 1-21-18
Psalm 51:10
I. NOT A CLEAN HEART
A. Murder begins in the heart. Matthew 5:21 (NKJV) 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,[a] and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
Adultery begins in the heart. Matthew 5:28 (NKJV) 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
B. You think evil in your hearts.
Matthew 9:4 (NKJV) 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
C. Evil comes from the Heart
Matthew 12:35 (NKJV) 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
Matthew 15:19 (NKJV) 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
D. Hold your tongue
James 1:26 (NKJV) 26 If anyone among you[a] thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
II. PRODUCING A CLEAN HEART I John 3:18-24
A. Loving with actions v. 18-19
No Greater Love John 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
B. By God’s Knowledge v. 20-21
1. God knows everything about us
2. God knows how to assure our hearts
C. Obeying God v. 22
D. Obeying God’s supreme commandments
E. By Holy Spirit dwelling in us. V. 24
ACTION PLAN TO BE CHRISTLIKE
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ACTION PLAN TO BE CHRISTLIKE 1-14-18
I. HUMILITY
A. Jesus was
Philippians 2:5-8 (NKJV) 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
John 13:12-17 (NKJV) 12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
B. We humble to God
Romans 6:13 (NKJV) And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
II. ONENESS WITH GOD THROUGH JESUS John 17
A. Jesus prayer to the Father
B. They all may be one John 17:20-24
CHRISTLIKE
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Philippians 3:14 (NKJV) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus
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CHRISTLIKE 1-7-18
I. THE GOAL----“CHRISTLIKEâ€
Philippians 3:14 (NKJV) “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.â€
A. True Discipleship
Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV) 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1. We will be with Jesus
2. We will be like Jesus
1 John 3:2 (NKJV) 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
II. ACTION PLAN---“HOW?â€
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV) 12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
A. Set Priorities---“Throw off what hinders usâ€
1. Seek (Aim at and strive for)
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
B. Purity---“The sin which so easily ensnares usâ€
C. Surrender---“Run with endurance the race that is set before usâ€
WHAT NOW? CHRISTMAS IS OVER!
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See handout - Questions to ask yourself in preparing for the new year.
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WHAT NOW? CHRISTMAS IS OVER! December 31, 2017
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV)
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF!
I. What do I need to forget from 2017?
Bad Things? Do not dwell on BUT learn from
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Good Things? Do not live on Past glories. Build on the positive.
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2. What are my Spiritual Goals for this year?
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HOW?
3. Take hard look at your life!
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4. Someone to win over.
1. Restore a relationship
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2. Someone to win to Christ for salvation.
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WHERE IS JESUS?
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Don't hide Jesus
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Candlelight Service contianed some great music ( Thank You! ), however we could not include most of it, due to distortion in the recording.