Foundations – Exodus God will be WITH them. Exodus 40:1-38 November 25, 2018 I. God SAID and Moses DID. (v.1-33)A. A NEW BEGINNING. (v.2,17)B. VERY specific INSTRUCTIONS. (v.2-15)C. Just as the LORD had COMMANDED. (8x in v.16-32) After all the...
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Foundations: Journey through the Wilderness – Part 9
Foundations – Exodus Who, in this story, are you? Exodus 32:1-14 November 11, 2018 I. WHAT the PEOPLE do. (v.1)A. They STRUGGLE with SILENCE. (v.1; Ps 13:1-2)B. How QUICKLY they FORGET. (v.1; Lam 3:19-22) Mark Twain said that every person alive...
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Foundations – Exodus The Commandments Exodus 20:1-21 November 4, 2018 I. ANALYZING (noticing) the TEXT (2 Tim. 2:15)A. FIRST things FIRST (v.3-6)B. REVERENCE for GOD. (v.3-11; Mt. 22:37-40)C. LOVE for OTHERS. (v.12-17; Mt. 22:37-40) The 10...
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Foundations – Exodus The Paradox(es) of Faith Exodus 19:1-25 October 28, 2018 I. WALKING in the wrong DIRECTION. (v.1-2)A. FARTHER away than BEFORE. (v.1-2)B. More DIFFICULT and DESOLATE. (v.1-2)C. Yet that is WHERE God MEETS them. (v.9) One of...
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Foundations – Exodus Grumble, Grumble, Grumble… Exodus 16:1-31 October 21, 2018 I. The REASONS for GRUMBLING. (v.1-3)A. DISCONTENT in the PRESENT. (v.3)B. GLORIFICATION of the PAST. (v.3)C. FEAR of the FUTURE. (v.3) Even though we left the Jews...
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Foundations – Exodus Between a rock and a hard place. Exodus 14:5-31 October 14, 2018 I. ONE final SHOWDOWN. (v.5-31)A. The FEAR of the PEOPLE. (v.10-12)B. The COMMAND of MOSES. (v.13-14)C. The RESPONSE of GOD. (v.15-28)D. The POINT of TRUST...
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Foundations – Exodus Not your usual Thanksgiving text… Exodus 11:1-12:30 October 7, 2018 I. A POWERFUL and DISTURBING story. (11:1-12:30)A. Understanding the FLOW of the TEXT. (10:28-29; 11:1,9)B. A PIVOTAL moment in TIME. (12:2,14)C. SOME honest...
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Foundations – Exodus The Long Answer to a Short Question Exodus 7:14-10:29 September 30, 2018 I. The WRONG time to live in EGYPT. (7:14-10:29)A. Pharaoh’s QUESTION: Who is YAHWEH? (5:2)B. YAHWEH responds REPEATEDLY. (7:17; 8:10, 18-19, 22...
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GBC Family Meeting Why do we do this? Acts 2:42-47 September 16, 2018 I. The WHY beneath the WHAT.A. Faith: Not avoiding SOMETHING, but becoming SOMEONE. (Rom 8:29)B. Growth: What we are DEVOTED to SHAPES us. (v.42)C. Reality: Our LIVES have...
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Foundations – Exodus The Call of God Exodus 3:1-4:17 September 9, 2018 I. It’s WHEN you least EXPECT it. (3:1-4)A. Often LATER rather than SOONER. (Acts 7:23,30; Ex. 7:7)B. In the MUNDANE, not the GLORIOUS. (3:1)C. A PROGRESSIVE desire to KNOW...
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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 the SCRIPTURE. (1:19-27; 2:14-26)C. Seeing OTHERS as God DOES. (2:1-13)D...
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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 is DISPROPORTIONATE. (3:3-5)1. From a SPARK to a FIRE. (3:5)2. A...
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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 an END. (v.1) James has talked about trials and also how the word of God is...
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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 a MINDSET or PERSPECTIVE… (v.2,9,12,13,16)C. …that COMES from...
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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 deeper AWARENESS. (11:8-9)C. Let that AWARENESS inform your CHOICES...
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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) As we read chapters 7-11 we find a format...
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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. WHAT the teacher “SAW”… (3:10,16; 4:1,15; 5:18; 6:1)C...
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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 WISDOM.1. Proverbs – HOW things WORK. (Prov. 3:5-6)2...
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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 for His PEOPLE. (v.17-20)C. The OPPORTUNITY to WITNESS...
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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) 1. To KNOW God’s WILL (22:14; Col...
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