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PROMISES, PROMISES 12-10-17

I. God Doesn’t Forget Hebrews 6:10-12

A. God knows what we build on—Jesus our foundation v. 10

B. Work and labor of love v. 10

C. Ministering v. 10

D. Show same diligence v. 11-12

1. Not sluggish v. 12

2. Imitate v. 12



II. The Promise v. 13 – 20

A. Abraham v. 13 – 16, Genesis 22:15-18

Hebrews 11:19

Genesis 22:17 (NKJV) Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.



1. Patiently endured v. 15

2. Confirm an Oath v. 16 – 17

B. Immutable (Unchangeable) v. 18

1. His Word



Genesis 15:4-5 (NKJV) 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”



2. His Oath Genesis 22:16 – 18



C. For Today

1. His Son

a. Death and Resurrection

b. His Ascension and Intercession

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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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3.__________________________________________________________________________________________

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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CHRISTLIKE 1-7-18
I. THE GOAL----“CHRISTLIKE”
Philippians 3:14 (NKJV) “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

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?”
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 us”

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 us”


C. Surrender---“Run with endurance the race that is set before us”

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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

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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

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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

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                                 CAN'T DEPEND ON SHADOWS                                 2-4-18
I.      Tabernacle                            Hebrews 9:2-8
         A.  Two Reasons
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              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
 

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OUR HEART IS SET ON. . . . . . ?                                                                 2-11-18
 
I.        WORSHIP                                                                                              John 4
          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 2:11b (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. ² And 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.”
 
 
 
 

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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
 
 
 
 
 

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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.       
 

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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.”                                                                                           
 

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WHO’S YOUR NEIGHBOR?                                      3-18-18
I.        Old Testament on “Love Your Neighbor”                        Exodus 20, Leviticus 19: 9-18
                   “Love Your Neighbor” Means. . .
 
          A.  Sharing with poor and strangers                                   v. 9-10
                Law of gleaning                                                               Leviticus 23:27,
Deuteronomy 14:19-22, Ruth 2:8-23
          B.  Having Compassion                                                         v. 11
C.  Do Not Cheat                                                                   v. 13;  Exodus 20, Leviticus 19:12, Matthew 5:33
          D.  Pay What you owe                                                                       v. 13
          E.  Compassion on Disabled                                                             v. 14
          F.  Do Not Gossip                                                                               v. 16
          G.  In Righteousness you should judge your neighbor                v. 15
          H.  Do Not Favor Poor or Rich                                                         v. 15
          I.    Do Not do anything that would harm them                           v. 16
II.       New Testament  “Love Thy Neighbor                                          Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34
James 2:8 (NKJV) ⁸ If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”^[ you do well;
Matthew 7:12 (NKJV) ¹² Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
 
III.      The Good Samaritan                                                                       Luke 10:25-37
          A.  The Lawyer                                                                                   v. 25-29
          B.  The Victim                                                                                     v. 30
          C.  Priest and Levite                                                                           v. 31-32
          D.  The Good Samaritan                                                                   v. 33-35
IV.      Three Lessons
          A.  Love others regardless
          B.  Our neighbor is anyone who is near
          C.  We need a Savior and so does your neighbor.    

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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!
    
 

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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
 
 
 

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                                               FAITH IS REAL SEEING                                             4-15-18
I.      FAITH IS REAL SEEING                                                                            Hebrews 11:1-3
        A.  Substance---Stands under, foundation                                              v. 1
              1.  Legal Term—Title, Deed
 
              2.  Thing hoped for-promises of God                                                 I John 3:3
Romans 8:24-25  (NKJV)  ²⁴ For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
 
Titus 2:13  (NKJV) ¹³ looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
 
        B.  Evidence—proof or conviction
              1.  Faith in Action                                                                               Philippians 2:9
Hebrews 8:24-25 (NKJV) ^“ You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.”
 
              2.  Invisible things hoped for                                                              Ephesians 1:3
 
II.   Faith Is Confidence in God                                                                       v. 2-3
      A.  Elder
 
III.  What Is Your Faith In?                                                                            
      1.  Speculation
      2.  Revelation
2 Corinthians 5:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
⁷ For we walk by faith, not by sight.
      3.  The Just shall live by Faith                                                                    Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17,    
                                                                                                                   Galatians 3:11      
 

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BY FAITH                                                       4-22-18
 
I.      By Faith, Abel                                                                                         Hebrews 11:4
 
        A.  Abel’s Offering                                                                                  Genesis 4:2
             1.  History of Adam and Eve                                                             Genesis 3:7-12;16-18
             2.  The Savior                                                                                      Genesis 3:15
             3.  Tunics of Skin                                                                                Genesis 3:21
 
        B.  Cain’s Offering                                                                                   Genesis 4:2-7
 
 
II.     Why Abel’s Offering More Excellent
 
        A.  Cain did it his way                                                                             Genesis 4:3
 
        B.  Able said, “God commanded it”
              1.  Without shedding of blood is no remission
Hebrews 9:22  (NKJV)  ²² And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
 
Leviticus 17:11  (NKJV) ¹¹ For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’
 
 
 
III.    By Faith, Enoch                                                                                     Hebrews 11:5-6
                                                                                                                        Genesis 5:18-24
 
 

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It is our pleasure to have Pastor Joseph Akakpo and his wife with us today. They will be sharing what the Lord is doing through their ministry in Togo. Come back tonight as Pastor Akakpo will be bringing the Evening Message. 

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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.
 

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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
 
 
 

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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
 
 
 

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CENTER ON THE GOOD NEWS                             7-8-18
 
BARNABAS BROUGHT PAUL                                                                          Philippians 4:1-7
Acts 11:22-26  (NKJV) ²² Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. ²³ When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. ²⁴ For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. ²⁵ Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. ²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
 
 
ETERNAL RETRIBUTION                                                                                
Matthew 3:10-12  (NKJV)  ¹⁰ And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit ^[a]and fire. ¹² His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
                                                                                   
 
YOU CAN KNOW
1 John 5:13  (NKJV)  ¹³ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, ^[a]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
 
2 Corinthians 5:21   (NKJV) ²¹ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
 
 
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Romans 5:1, 6, 7, 8
 
Romans 3:28
 
Romans 3:23-25
 
Romans 6:22-23