Writings – James What James wants us to see. James 5:1-6 and 4:1-10 August 26, 2018 I. James HELPS us to SEE…A. Seeing SUFFERING as GROWTH. (1:1-18)B. Seeing OURSELVES in
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Writings – James “Watch your mouth!” James 1:19-20; 3:1-18; 4:11-17 August 19, 2018 I. The POWER of the TONGUE. (3:1-8)A. A WARNING to would be TEACHERS. (3:1-2)B. A POWER that
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Writings – James The way we “see” others. James 2:1-13 August 12, 2018 I. WHAT is FAVOURITISM? (v.1)A. Literally “TAKING up a PERSON”. (v.1)B. “SEEING” them as a MEANS to
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Writings – James Why is this happening to me? James 1:1-18; 5:7-12 July 29, 2018 I. Let’s CONSIDER the word “CONSIDER”. (v.2-18)A. It LITERALLY means “to LEAD.” (v.2)B. Faith is
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Writings – Ecclesiastes “And now, in closing…” Ecc. 11:7-12:14 July 22, 2018 I. He’s WINDING it all DOWN. (11:7-10)A. Fully ENJOY the GIFTS of God. (11:7-9)B. But LIVE with a
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Some Unlikely Gifts Ecc. 7:1-11:6 July 15, 2018 I. A “PROVERBS-LIKE” section. (7:1-11:6)A. Looking for the “SCHEME of THINGS.” (7:25)B. The VALUE of WISDOM. (7:11-12; 8:1; 9:13-18)
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Writings – Ecclesiastes More insight from the “Teacher” Ecc. 3:1-6:12 July 8, 2018 I. From EXPERIENCE (Chap. 1-2) to OBSERVATION. (Chap. 3-6)A. How the WISDOM books WORK. (Prov., Ecc., Job)B.
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Everything is WHAT? Ecc. 1:1-2:26 July 1, 2018 I. Some KEYS to READING this book. (Ps 119:97-99)A. TWO different VOICES. (1:1; 12:9-14)B. One of three ANGLES on
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Mission – Acts The Greatest Danger to the Gospel Acts 28:11-31 June 17, 2018 I. The final CHAPTER of Paul’s STORY. (v.11-25)A. ARRIVING in Rome to FRIENDS. (v.11-16)B. Paul’s CONCERN
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Mission – Acts Paul Versus the Mob Acts 21:27-22:24 June 3, 2018 I. What GAVE Paul this COURAGE? (21:27-22:21)A. Paul OWNED his whole STORY. (22:1-21)B. Paul KNEW his CALLING. (22:14-15,21)
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Mission – Acts The Gospel always confronts our “idols” Acts 19:23-41 May 27th, 2018 I. The RECEIVED Gospel TRANSFORMS. (v.23-27)A. The WAY of Jesus DISTURBS. (v.23)B. The MESSAGE undermines the
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Mission – Acts Resonating The Truth Wherever You Are. Acts 17:16-34 May 20th, 2018 I. Paul STARTS by BEING where he is. (v.16-23)A. NOTICING what is AROUND him. (v.16,23)B. ENGAGING
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Mission – Acts What “differences” make a difference? Acts 15:1-33 May 6th, 2018 I. The FIRST church CONFLICT. (v.1-5)A. “THEY” say you have to “DO” more. (v.1)B. CUSTOM or LAW?
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Mission – Acts What the Gospel Does and Undoes Acts 14:1-23 April 29th, 2018 I.“PREACHING” the GOSPEL. (v.6-13)A. In WORD and DEED. (v.7-10)B. To a TOTALLY different CROWD. (v.1,11-13) “Preach”
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Mission – Acts Living into the Big Story Acts 13:13-52 April 22nd, 2018 I.The STORY of the JEWS. (v.13-41)A. INITIATED and SUSTAINED by God. (v.13-22)B. DIRECTED to a specific END.
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Mission – Acts Hitting the Wall Acts 9:1-22 April 15th, 2018 I.The STORY of SAUL. (Acts 8:1-4; 9:1-2)A. He’s PASSIONATE and ACTIVE. (Phil. 3:4-6)B. He’s a SACRIFICIAL VISIONARY. (v.1-2)C. He’s
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Mission – Acts The Big Picture Acts 1:1-11 April 8th, 2018 I. The BOOK of ACTS.A. The KEY to the whole BOOK. (Acts 1:8)B. In JERUSALEM. (Chap. 2-7)C. In JUDEA
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The Words of Amos – Part 6 Joyful Sadness Luke 19:28-44 March 25th, 2018 I. The REASON for JOY. (v.28-40)A. The King COMES with POWER. (v.28-37)B. A MOVEMENT of the
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The Words of Amos – Part 5 From Ruin to Renewal…in only 15 verses. Amos 9:1-15 March 18th, 2018 I. A vision of RUIN and REVELATION. (v.1-6)A. The IMPLODING temple.
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The Words of Amos – Part 4 An invitation to a funeral Amos 5:1-27 March 11th, 2018 I. SINGING a FUNERAL song. (v.1-3; Ecc.7:2)A. Your whole LIFE ahead of you…NOT!
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