We Wait in Hope I. Zechariah – MINOR prophet with a MAJOR message. (1:1-6)A. The CONTEXT of this BOOK. (Jer. 25:11, 33:11-14; Ez, 5:1-2)B. The STRUCTURE of the DREAMS. (Zech. 1-6) Welcome to Advent, the season of the Christian Year...
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Samuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 10 | I Samuel 12:1-25
Samuel’s History Lesson I. The TEXT is very INTENTIONAL here. (I Sam. 11-12)A. A major VICTORY for the new KING. (I Sam 11)B. An EARLY farewell SPEECH. (I Sam 12)C. COMPARISON and CONTRAST. (v.3-5)D. A POWERFUL history LESSON. (v.6-19) II. Once...
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 9 | I Samuel 8:1-22
Give us a King I. Another TIME of TRANSITION. A. TRUSTED father and CORRUPT sons. (v.1-5) B. GIVE us a KING. (v. 5-22) 1. Samuel’s RESPONSE. (v. 6) 2. God’s RESPONSE. (v. 7-9) 3. The PEOPLE’S RESPONSE. (v. 10-22) All good things seem to come to...
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 7 | I Sam 3:1-21
We Need Each Other I. WHAT is actually HAPPENING here. (v.1-21) A. A TIME of TRANSITION. (v.1,21) B. A PROCESS of LEARNING. (v.7,19-21) C. Good NEWS and BAD news. (v.11-17) Finally we get to hear from Samuel, or at least watch him. The first two...
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 6 | I Samuel 1:21-2:11
Hannah and Yahweh I. A TEXT that UNSETTLES. (1:21-2:1) A. A MOTHER gives away her SON. (1:22-28) B. Is this (SPIRITUAL) child LABOR? (1:28, 2:11; Heb 10:11) C. And YET she REJOICES. (2:1) Today’s text is one very familiar to long time church...
Read moreSamuel & Samson: The People God Uses – Part 4 | Judges 16:1-31
The Tragic End of Samson I. SAMSON’S final CHAPTER. (16:1-31)A. Another WOMAN and the city GATES. (v.1-3)B. What Samson DOES for LOVE. (v.4-20)C. CAPTURE, Humiliation, and REVENGE. (v.21-31) If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of Samson. Over...
Read moreSamuel & Sampson: The People God Uses – Part 3 | Judges 15:1-20
A Good Example of a Bad Example I. The Story: Samson as a BAD EXAMPLE. (v.1-20)A. He ACTS on his TERMS. (v.1,3,7,11; 17:6)B. The CYCLE of evil and VIOLENCE. (v.3,6-8,9,11)C. BETRAYAL becomes a CATALYST. (v.11-17)D. A RELATIONSHIP with GOD? (v.18)...
Read moreSamuel & Sampson: The People God Uses – Part 2 | Judges 14:1-20
A Wedding Like No Other I. Samson is “Mr. REALITY TV”. (v.1-20)A. He is IMPULSIVE and DEMANDING. (v.1-3)B. He is POWERFUL but SECRETIVE. (v.4-9)C. He is no MATCH for a WOMAN. (v.10-18)D. He is ANGRY and VENGEFUL. (v.19-20) Samson and his antics...
Read moreSamuel & Sampson: The People God Uses – Part 1 | Judges 13:1-25
Extraordinary Events, Ordinary People I. HERE we go AGAIN. (v.1-25)A. The CYCLE of the JUDGES. (Jdg. 1-21; Jdg. 17:6)B. EXTRAORDINARY interactions with ORDINARY people. (v.1-25) We are entering the season of Foundations where we return to our...
Read moreGBC Fall Family Meeting | Isaiah 6:1-8
What is Worship and Why is it Vital? I. Worship is SURRENDER to the true STORY. (Is. 6:1-8)A. GOD is always PRESENT. (v.1-3)B. SEEING God EXPOSES us. (v.4-5)C. God’s HEART is to RESTORE. (v.6-7)D. HEARING (knowledge) is RELATIONAL. (v.8)E. The...
Read morePhilippians: A Powerful Poem for the Persecuted – Part 4 | Philippians 3:15-4:23
Having a good “remembery” I. Remember WHO we are. (3:15-4:1)A. SECURE CITIZENS of heaven. (3:20-21; 1:1)B. In PROCESS toward TRANSFORMATION. (3:15-16,21; 1:6,9-11) Paul wraps up the letter to the Philippians recovering some of the key truths of...
Read morePhilippians: A Powerful Poem for the Persecuted – Part 3 | Philippians 2:19-3:14
Examples of our Example I. GOOD and BAD examples. (2:19-3:2)A. Timothy – CARE for OTHERS. (2:19-24)B. Epaphroditus – SACRIFICE of SELF. (2:25-30)C. Judiazers – Trusting FORM over SUBSTANCE. (3:2) Paul spent the last section of...
Read morePhilippians: A Powerful Poem for the Persecuted – Part 2 | Philippians 1:27-2:18
Gospel Poetry I. A life WORTHY of the GOSPEL. (1:27-2:5)A. Living BOLDLY through DIFFICULTY. (1:27-30)B. Living TOGETHER as ONE in Christ. (2:1-5) Paul, writing from Prison, is embodying the gospel and how it shapes his responses to the suffering...
Read morePhilippians: A Powerful Poem for the Persecuted – Part 1
Where Paul is Coming From I. A PLACE of CONFIDENCE. (v.1-8)A. Writing to HOLY PEOPLE. (v.1)B. CONFIDENT about COMPLETION. (v.6) Philippians is a letter, written by Paul, that introduces and develops the themes found in a poem in chapter 2:5-11...
Read moreEsther: Where is God? Part 4 | Esther 8-10
The Great ReversalEsther 8-10 I. An ANCIENT story of REVERSAL. (Esther 8-10)A. The OUTCASTS are EXALTED. (8:1-14)B. The EVIL are brought to JUSTICE. (9:1-17)C. JUSTICE has a RIPPLE effect. (8:15-17)D. But HONEST readers feel a bit UNCOMFORTABLE...
Read moreEsther: Where is God? Part 3 | Esther 5-7
Haman’s Highs and LowsEsther 5-7 I. It’s ESTHER’S big MOMENT. (4:14, 5:1-8)A. The COURAGE to ACT. (5:1-2)B. One STEP at at TIME. (5:3-8) We left Esther last week in a serious crisis, planning to go into the King which meant risking her life. “If...
Read moreEsther: Where is God? Part 2 | Esther 3-4
When people are out to get you.Esther 3-4 ** Sermon audio is not available this week due to technical difficulties we experienced on Sunday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience. I. The PLOT THICKENS. (Chapter 3)A. The ELEVATION of an EVIL...
Read moreEsther: Where is God? Part 1 | Esther 1-2
When the World is a MessEsther 1-2 I. A long TIME ago in PERSIA. (1:1-22)A. All the TRAPPINGS of SUCCESS. (1:1-9)B. A queen’s PEROGATIVE, a king’s RESPONSE. (1:10-12)C. It’s all about POWER and EGO. (1:1-22) The story of Esther has been told and...
Read moreHebrews: Greater Than…Part 8 | Hebrews 12: 1-29
Which Mountain Are You Running To?Heb 12:1-29June 23, 2019 I. A THREE PART calling. (12:1-3)A. THROW off whatever HINDERS. (v.1) 1. MAKE conscious CHOICES. (v.14-17)B. RUN with PERSEVERANCE. (v.1) 1...
Read moreHebrews: Greater Than…Part 7
Faith: The Key to Living Hebrews 11: 1-40 June 16, 2019 I. Once again, REMEMBER the CONTEXT. (Hebrews 1-10) A. Jewish BELIEVERS in DIFFICULT times. (10:32-34) B. Tempted by the TANGIBLE and the KNOWN. (2:1ff; 3:12ff; 4:11ff; 5:11ff) C. The...
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