01-31-10 - Loving With Our Work

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1. WORK IS GOD’S WILL

- God wants us to work.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
He says to strive for these three things – live a quiet life, mind your own business, and work with your hands.

The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. Genesis 2:15
Even the first human had work to do – to tend and watch over the Garden.
This leads me to believe that work is a central part of our being – we were created to be people who work. – Proverbs 6:6-11
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.


And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us. For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.” Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

We need to remember that the “idle” here are not those who can’t work, but those who refuse to work.

2. WORK IS OUR WITNESS TO THE LOST

Non-believers are watching us to see how we work.

Paul tells us about the positive results of those who work hard. 1 Thessalonians 4:12

Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. Colossians 4:5-6

3. WORK IS GOD’S MEANS OF PROVISION

Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. – 1 Thessalonians 4:12

“I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes. You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”  - Acts 20:33-35


4. GOD’S WORK MUST BE OUR PRIORITY

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” - Mt. 6:33

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” - Matthew 9:36-38

“I serve God and His Kingdom above all else and I am willing to do whatever God calls me to do”?

01-24-10 AM Sermon - Sanctity of Human Life

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1. THE MORAL ISSUE OF ABORTION
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. – Gen 1:27

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.“ – Jer 1:5

This is what the LORD says-- he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. – Isa 44:2

2. THE MASS INVASION OF THE SEED
The scripture says first the natural and then the spiritual (1 Cor. 15:46)
What we really see happening is a spirit of death that has come upon the country trying to destroy the natural seed that God wants to use as an inheritance for the things of God.

a. It was the same spirit that would cause Pharaoh to kill all the Hebrew male babies.

b. It was the same spirit that caused Herod to kill all the male babies two years and under.
Matthew 2:2-3  the Magi came looking for the one who was born King of the Jews.
Herod was troubled tarasso- Gk.

c. It was the same spirit that tried to kill Jesus
“The grave was over whelmed!”

d. The spirit of death is still alive today
“Be fruitful and multiply.”
Psalm 127:3-5 3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD; The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They shall not be ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

The spirit of death is still alive today
If Satan can destroy a seed he can destroy a nation.
If we give God a seed He can deliver a nation

The spirit of death is still alive today
YEAR (AGI)          (CDC)
1973  744,600       615,831
1983  1,575,000   1,268,987
1993  1,500,000   1,330,414
1996  1,365,730   1,221,585
2010 Already 82,431

The spirit of death is still alive today
That is 1.5 million babies each year;
That’s 28,000 babies every week;
That’s 4,000 babies every day;
That’s 1 baby every 20 seconds.

3. THE MONSTER INVASION OF PARTIAL BIRTH
Phil 1:21-24 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

01-17-10 PM - Passing the Baton

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01-17-10 AM - What I Am Learning

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01-10-10 PM - There is Power in Your Passion

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We have the opportunity in 2010 to accomplish something great for God.

We are called by God to be a full time follower of Jesus and full time minister of the Gospel.

People in Scripture with Passion

1. King David - His passions were music, deep friendships and the Lord
- David pursued his passions rather than waiting for his passions to pursue him.
- God will give you the desires of your heart when you delight in His.

2. Paul - Put his life where his heart was.

We are called by God to be all or nothing.

01-10-10 AM - Unity for the Sake of the Body

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20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,  21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:
23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24 "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

The mission of Jesus Christ was to bring humanity back into the fellowship of the Father through the Spirit of unity.

1 Cor. 12:25 … so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.



Eph 4:1-32
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond (Joint tie, ligament, uniting principle, control, and binding power) of peace.

Peace: The absence of war or other hostilities. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations. Inner contentment; serenity (peace of mind).

4 There is one body and one Spirit-- just as you were called to one hope when you were called-- 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.  7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it
8 This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." 9 (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Living as Children of Light 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.
20 You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. 21 Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

2 Cor. 3:6
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

01-03-10 PM - Doing the Word of God

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19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22 Do not merely listen to the word,  and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. 26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Why Might Someone Walk Away?

• It might be because he doesn’t like what he sees and doesn’t want to change!
• It may be he doesn’t have what it takes to change! (i.e. Finances or know how)
• It may be he doesn’t care! Identity issues.
• Every one else looks this way so why change!

Why Might Someone Walk Away?
Romans 3:20 says that ’through the law, we become conscious of sin.’

How can we make sure that WE don’t walk away from the word of God?
How can we ensure that we are doing the word in our daily lives?"


1. Receive the Word.
Get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

2. Read the Word.
’looks intently into the law that gives freedom.’                                                                          

3. Review the Word.
James 1:25 says ’the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, will be blessed.
Timothy 3:14: ’Continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of.’                                                                                

4. Remember the Word.                                                         
James 1:25 says ’But the man who looks into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do so, not forgetting what he has heard," he will be blessed in all he does.
So we need to Receive the word. Read the word. Review the word. Remember the word.

5. Respond to the Word.

01-03-10 AM - Rise Up As Mature Sons

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Matthew 28:19-20 
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Traditional standard of measurement.

• Number of years saved.
• Knowledge of scripture.
• Doctrinal wisdom.
• Preaching ability.
• The use of spiritual gifts.
• Soul winner.

spiritual maturity is relational maturity

Questions to ask our self concerning maturity:

1. Am I easily offended?
2. What kind of attitude do I have toward other people?
3. Do I avoid accountability?
4. Am I honest, transparent, and open?
5. Am I gracious and thoughtful toward the needs of others?

Am I gracious and …
Galatians. 6:2
Carry- has the idea of removal, to lift, endure, sustain, or take up.
Matthew 25:40-46
Burdens- Any thing that weighs on you physically or spiritually
Law of Christ- To love
John 15:10-13

Questions to ask our self concerning maturity:
Am I committed to working through issues in relationships instead of moving on?

The Holy Spirit in this day and age is changing hearts from outward form and performance to love relationships that empower the gospel.
We all need Paul’s – people who are over us and are more mature than we are.
Timothy’s- who we can pour into.
Silas’s – that we can walk along with.


John 17:20-23
20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

John 17:20-23
22 I have given them the glory (the attributes of Jesus) that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:
23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.


David Hood wrote
“We must be a son before we can be a father. If we choose not to be a son we may well become a boss to someone, but will never be their father.