The Story at the Centre I. Review: Jesus RULING in DIFFICULT times. (Rev. 1-11) A. Pause #1 – Believers are SAFE on both sides of DEATH. (Rev. 6-8) B. Pause #2 – Called to WITNESS in a BROKEN world. (Rev. 9-11) C. Today – Three...
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 5 | Revelation 10:1-11:14
Being the Church in a Broken World THE SATURDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE:Guess the sermon content – fill in the blanks of the outline and email it to Pastor Jeff (jeff@gbchope.com) by Sunday morning at 8:00 AM.Two (2) categories: (1) actual, and (2)...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 4 | Revelation 8:6-9:21; 11:15-19
Seven Trumpets and…Happy Mother’s Day? I. What is the CONTEXT of the TRUMPETS?A. Be AWARE of the STRUCTURE. (Rev. 6 ;Rev. 8-11)B. The TRUMPETS are the RESULT of prayer. (6:10; 8:1-6)C. A key QUESTION is WHEN? (Mt. 24:29-30) This is one of...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 3 | Revelation 6:1-8:6
Seven Seals: When Kingdoms Collide I. First, some BIG PICTURE items.A. The CHIASTIC STRUCTURE.B. The RHYTHM of the “SEVENS”.C. The USE of NUMBERS.D. The GREEK word θλῖψις (THLIPSIS). (7:14;1:9;2:9-10) Revelation is a book that people often avoid...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 2 | Revelation 4:1-5:14
The Unseen Reality Behind Everything I. SEEING through the open DOOR. (2 Cor. 4:18; Rev. 4-5)1. A THRONE with “SOMEONE” on it. (4:2-3)2. And EVEN more THRONES. (4:4)3. The SPIRIT and the SEA. (4:5-6)4. FOUR living CREATURES. (4:6-8)5. A SCROLL...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 1 | Revelation 2:1-3:22
You’ve Got Mail I. Seven LETTERS, one FORMAT. (Revelation 2-3) A. Picture of JESUS. (2:1,8,12,18;3:1,7,14) B. Picture of the SPECIFIC CHURCH.(2:1-6,9-10,13-16,19-25;3:1-4,8-11,15-20) C. Call to OVERCOME.(2:7,11,17,26;3:5,12,21) D. BLESSING...
Read moreEaster – Resurrection Sunday | John 20:1-31
John’s Retelling of the Resurrection I. Different PEOPLE, different RESPONSES. A. Mary Magdelene – ASSUMPTIONS and MOURNING. (v.1-2, 10-15) B. Peter & John – Looked, LEFT and … BELIEVED? (v.3-9) C. Thomas – NEEDED...
Read morePalm Sunday (COVID-19 version) | John 12:12-19; John 18-19
Looking for a Hero in Desperate Times I. JOY of every longing HEART. (Jn 12:12-19)A. A LONG time of WAITING. (12:12-15; Zech. 9:9-17)B. A REASON to be JOYFUL. (12:12-18)C. A PROBLEM for those in POWER. (12:17-19) We are all looking for a hero in...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 5 | Nehemiah 12:27-13:31
Lessons in Exile Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our worship service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 4 | Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39
Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our Sunday service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 3 | Ezra 7-10
Wrestling with Ezra I. UNDERSTANDING the FLOW of “Ezra-Nehmiah.” A. Rebuild the TEMPLE. (Ezra 1-6) B. Rebuild the TORAH COMMUNITY (Ezra 7-10) C. Rebuild the CITY of JERUSALEM. (Nehemiah) To grasp the heart of the message today it is important to...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 2 | Ezra 1-6
The Temple: It’s not what you think I. RETURNING to build the TEMPLE. (Ezra 1-6)A. SUPPORT from the KING. (Ezra 1:1-8)B. Initial STAGES and DISAPPOINTMENT. (Ezra 3:1-13)C. The problem with KINGS and TEMPLES. (Ezra 4-6)D. Still SOMETHING is...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 1 | 2 Kings 24-25; Ezra 1
Realize, Reflect, Release, Refocus I. From BAD to WORSE to NOTHING. (2 Kings 24-25)A. A CYCLE of REBELLION… (2 Kings 24:1-20)B. …Leads to a KINGDOM in RUINS… (2 Kings 25:1-12)C. …And a FAITH that appears POWERLESS. (2...
Read moreI AM – Part 8 | Rev. 1:1-20; 21:6; 22:13
The Alpha and The Omega I. The REVELATION of JESUS. (1:1-20)A. Jesus is PRESENT. (1:1-20)B. Jesus is SPEAKING to the CHURCH. (1:11,19-20)C. Jesus is IN CHARGE. (1:8, 12-18) I’m sneaking in an “I Am” from John that isn’t in John. Consider it a...
Read moreI AM – Part 7 | John 15:1-17
I am the True Vine I. The Command: LOVEJohn 15:12-17, 13:34-35; 1 John 3:11, 4:7-16A. It is in GIVING that we RECEIVEJohn 15:12-14, 17B. The HUMANIZING effect of LOVEJohn 15:14-15C. Lovelessness = FRUITLESSNESSJohn 15:4, I Cor. 13, Gal. 5:22-23...
Read moreI AM – Part 6
The Way, The Truth, and The Life I. “Don’t let your HEART be TROUBLED.” (14:1, 27) A. WORRY: Part of the HUMAN CONDITION (16:33, Gen. 3) B. The OPPOSITE of Worry: TRUST (14:2) C. The WAY out of WORRY (14:6, 1 Peter 5:7, Matt. 6:25-33) II...
Read moreI AM – Part 5 | John 11
The Resurrection and the Life I. Talking Past Each Other (v.9-16, 21-27) A. Cryptic Confusion (v. 9-16, 21-27, Mt. 13:34) B. The Gap Between Knowledge and Faith (v. 22,24,26-27) C. The Gap Between Different Kinds of Knowing (v.40, Job 42:5) II...
Read moreI AM – Part 4 | John 10:1-21
* Audio recording unavailable this week due to technical difficulties. * The Gate and the Good Shepherd I. The story BEHIND these STATEMENTS. (9:1-41) A. A MAN born BLIND. (9:1-12) B. Spiritual LEADERS who can’t SEE. (9:13-41, 10:6,19-21) Before...
Read moreI AM – Part 3 | John 8:12-30
Light of the World I. A RADICAL claim at a Jewish FEAST. (v.12)A. The CONTEXT of “SUKKOT”. (Lev. 23; Jn 7:2)B. The RITUALS of the FEAST. (Jn 7:38)D. The LOCATION of the STATEMENT. (v.20) I am the light of the world. Seems like a pretty nebulous...
Read moreI AM – Part 2 (Family Meeting) | John 8:31-59
GBC Value: Focused on Jesus I. Which JESUS are we FOCUSED on? (I Cor. 11:1)A. VENGEFUL and CONTROLLING Jesus? (OT/Revelation)B. GENTLE and FORGIVING Jesus? (Gospels)C. “LOOKS like ME” Jesus? (Mark 8:33) The first value that we list on our GBC...
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