Sermon Notes
John 14:1-4
• Who?
John 14:3; Matthew 7:21
• What?
Matthew 25:31; John 14:3
• When?
Matthew 24:36; 25:13; Mark 13:32; Luke 12:40; 1 Peter 4:7; Revelation 22:7, 12, 20
• Where?
Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:15; 21:8
• Why?
John 14:3; Hebrews 9:28
• How?
Matthew 24:26-27, 30; Luke 17:24; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 1:7; 3:3; 16:15
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, may I live as if Jesus is returning at any moment.
1. He ___ life, Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. John 1:4; 14:6
2. He ______ life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live. John 1:3; 5:21; 10:28; Acts 17:25
3. He ___________ life, everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. John 3:16; 6:50; 8:51; 11:28
We respond with ________________. Do you believe this? John 11:25; Acts 4:12
1. __________ Jesus’s claim/promise
2. __________ Him, know that ne never ____________
3. Know that it ____________ to you
4. ______________ your life according to what you ________________
5. When you begin to _____________ in your belief, ____________ from the ___________________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrending my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will read Mark 9:17-24 and make the man’s cry, in verse 24, my prayer
The godly mother:
• Loves ______ above all else
• Her love for her _______ finds its _______ in her love for God
• ________________ with God
• Communicates with her ________________
• Recognizes God’s ____________
• Gives __________ and __________ to God
How did that affect her son?
“And he _________ the Lord there.” (v28)
How did it affect Hannah?
Chapter 2:1-10 And Hannah prayed and said…
2:20-21….the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.
Mothers, about your children:
Their time with you is _________
Their time with ______ is more ______________ than their time with ________
Your children __________ greatly from your time with __________
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will read 1 Samuel 2:1-10 and make it my prayer and praise
Ten _______________:
1. They have _______________!
2. They usually know what the real _______________ are.
3. Following their advice can save _____ and ____________.
4. They can spot ____________ (and ____________) quicker.
5. They are usually more ___________ when mistakes are made.
6. They are very willing to help ________ younger people.
7. They have ___________ to ________.
8. They are less likely to try to ______ ______.
9. They like ___________ meetings.
10.They let you know you are rambling by ___________ _________.
Generational strengths (Pastor Jim’s personal observations):
•Senior Adults: Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, experience, discernment, ___________.
•Median Adults: Skills, leadership, perseverance, patience, hardworking, leading, teaching, _______________.
•Young Adults: Energy, enthusiasm, optimism, connection to society trends, latest methodologies, physical strength, ____________. •Adolescents: Growing, learning, teachable, caring, sprinters, assisting leaders/adults, catch on, technology, insights to shortcuts, ____________.
1 Chronicles 25:8
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will begin praying for members to respond to God’s leading and serve wherever God directs.
•Praise is not ___________ for special occasions, ceremonies, processionals, or people.
•Praise is expressed in many ______ and every ______ of our lives. It is our planned as well as _________________ expressions of God’s ______________ and ______.
•Following God will always have its _________ and followers of Jesus will always come under _________.
•Praising God focuses on who He is, not on how we ______.
•There are many responses to Jesus, but only accepting Him—proven by ______________—leads to eternal life and genuine praise.
1. In every situation/circumstance, praise God for _____ He ___ and ______ He _____ ______.
2. Prioritize _______________ God with His _________.
3. Practice making praise your first ____________ to difficulties.
4. Expect to be _______________ and ____________ for selling out to God and praise Him for counting you worthy to _________ for Him.
5. Praise Him when you ___ _____ feel like it! Jeremiah 17:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:7 6. Praise God by ___________ Him. Matthew 7:21
7. ______ with Him. Stay ______________ to Him. Keep ____________ God.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will look for one promise of God to stand on and praise Him in any and every circumstance, such as in Hebrews 13:5
Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7; 26
1. ______________________ your life to God.
2. Avoid trying to be a spiritual ___________________.
3. Be satisfied with what He is doing in and through you __________
4. Be ______________ that one thing ____________ to another
5. Set out to make a _______________ for God
6. _____________________________
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrounding my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will work to let Jesus’ light shine in my life through every thought, word, attitude, and action.
Foundational Truths:
1. _____ – Our understanding of anything and everything should be based on the __ ___.
a. ______________________/_______________:
b. ________:
c. Source of all ________
d. Inspired ______________
2. God’s ___________ – to _________ mankind to Himself.
Forgiveness ____________ the relationship.
First things first…
• _____ forgives us.
o _________ His forgiveness.
o _____/______ as one who is truly forgiven.
o Forgive ____________.
• Ask _________ for forgiveness.
o Accept their response.
- If they forgive you, ________ them and _________ God.
- If they do not forgive you, ______ them.
• Forgive others as _________ has forgiven you.
o _________
o _____________________
o _______________
o Even—or maybe especially—your ___________
o ___________ or _____ they ask for it
• ________, ________, and _____ in forgiveness
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will write a note or letter to God, thanking Him for forgiving me and asking for His help to live it out
Matthew 3:16-17
Reality:
*Temptation is not __________
*________________ is tempted
*You can ____________ temptation
*Resisting temptation can be _______________
Three things common to temptations:
1. _________ of temptation
*Short Answer: There is __________ a time when temptations __________ happen
*It is never __________
*Spiritual ____________ is commonly followed by great spiritual ________ and temptation
2. ______________ of temptation
*____________ (vv. 3-6)
*_____________ (vv3, 6)
*_________________ * quoted _________________ (v.6)
*____________________ (vv3,6,9)
3. ______________ temptation
*Stay in close contact with ___________ 1Thessalonians 5:17
*Take temptation _______________ 1 Peter 5:8
*Understand scripture and its ____________ Ephesians 6:17
(Know what ____________ and ____________ God v10)
*___________ temptation! James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:9
*Do the ______________________ immediately! Romans 12:21
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will begin each day communicating with the One who will enable me to overcome temptation
v3 “appeared to him” – _________, God’s _________
Four koine Greek words translated as “love”.
•Proverbs 18:24 – _________
•Genesis 2:24 – ______
•King David loved ___________ even though he was trying to kill him – _________
These three types of love are rooted deeply in our ____________—our ____________ and ____________.
•Luke 10:33-35; John 3:16; 15:13 – ________ Jeremiah 31:3
John 15:14
Agape love for God and others:
•____________________ – No __________________ •__________________ – No personal ______ or ___________ •______________ – Measured by the ______, not the ______ •____________ – Not just as long as it ________ ______
Baptism –
Matthew 28:19; Colossians 2:12
Lord’s Supper –
Luke 22:19-20
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will look for the first opportunity to anonymously help another person
Matthew 28:18
God told Moses that He had picked ___________ to be in charge of the construction of the _______________.
ability: _________
intelligence: ____________________
knowledge: ______________
craftsmanship: _________________ (as in _______________, ______)
Tabernacle – ___________ ________.
God had/has a ___________ – A place to ________ with His people
God had/has a ______ – _______________ and ______________ ___________
God had/has a _________ – Those willing to ________ with and ______ for Him
• ______ and agree with God’s purpose.
• _______________ and agree with God’s plan.
• Be fully ___________ in the ____________ of His people and take your place ___________.
Acts 1:5
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will begin praying for every member of KLBC to be active in serving as we follow God.
Genesis 19:1, 12-15
Hebrews 13:2 16
But he lingered.
So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to them, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
Genesis 19:17
•Our _____________________ is to share God’s word as _______________ and _______________ as possible. We are not responsible for the ___________ others make in ____________ to God.
•God has made the way of salvation clear, as well as the __________________ if/when we _________ Him.
•Whether we want to admit it or not, the ________ has a _________ ______ on our ________.
•God’s desire for us to follow Him and be saved/safe is real and He may act ___________ our ______. •We have to _________ who knows best: _____ or ___.
Note: When we relate to others, we would do well to heed Jesus’ words in Luke 6:36.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, when I see sin in others’ lives, I will begin my response by reading/remembering Matthew 7:4-5
Understand the Ways of a King ~ 1 Samuel 8:10-18
God wants us to give you Himself – The Benevolent King
John 3:16-17
The Invitation of the Benevolent King – Come & Dine
Revelation 3:19-20
Come and Die
Luke 9:23-24
Abide in Me
Matthew 6:33; John 15:4-5
Press ON!!
Philippian’s 3:12-14
Can you identify yourself?
O Lookers
O Waders
O Swimmers
Three steps:
1. Understand your ___________
2. __________ yourself
a. Plan a ________ that you will meet _________ with Him each ____. (Psalm 5:3)
b. Decide on your ___________ by whether or not they are done as part of your __________________ with God (Romans 14:23)
c. Seek a godly __________ who will hold you ___________________ each week (Ecclesiastes 7:5)
3. View stress and pressure as _______________ (James 1:2; 1 Corinthians 10:13)
Finally, _____________ yourself with the _______________ God provides (Ephesians 6:10-18)
1. ___________!
2. Provide _____________, i.e. _____________ members
3. ________________ regularly
4. Take care of __________________
5. Hold one another accountable with _____________
6. Share _______________ of what God has done and is doing
Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will write a letter to myself, stating in what area(s) of my spiritual life I will work to grow in 2022
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”
What causes fear? Hebrews 10:31 fear: fearful, prompting a person to ____________ (______)
Luke 2:8-9; Hebrews 10:31; Genesis 3:10; Exodus 3:6; Exodus 20:18-19; Luke 1:12, 29-30; Acts 10:3-4 (ESV)
Romans 3:23; Isaiah 64:6
What causes joy? Joy happens when something we hold _________ is proven to be ______.
“great” joy: “exceeding, great, high, large, loud, _________.” Luke 2:11, 17-18
Nehemiah 8:10 – “strength” = a place or means of _________, _______________ Romans 6:23
Do you want the great joy of the Lord?
•You must desire God’s ____________ most of all.
•God must be ______ (____________) to you.
•You can protect it by
- Believing, trusting, and acting on God’s ____________.
- Remembering/recalling what _____ has ______.
- Remaining ______________ on God. (Psalm 51:10-12)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will write a letter to God, thanking Him for forgiving my sins.
John 3:16; 1 John 3:1; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:7-8
Verse 9
Verse 10
“propitiation”: an ____________ to ____________ (satisfy) an angry, offended party. Christ’s atoning blood that appeases God’s wrath, on all __________ sin (1John 1:9)
Verse 11
John 13:34
Verse 12
____, is key.
Agape is the ______________ of God’s _____________ in your life if you love others.
Our response –
Between you and God: you must respond to God’s love by _______________ it
Embrace even the “unpleasantness” of when God ____________ and ________ you. Proverbs 3:11-12
Between you and others: you can know you belong to Him when His love _____________________ you to others. 1 John 3:18-19; 4:7
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week, I will invite someone to come with me to the Christmas Eve service
Hope: elpis (el-pece'): expectation, hope, trust, confidence. (from elpō, "to anticipate, welcome") – properly, expectation of what is sure (certain); hope.
Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13
Jesus is our hope.
•Our hope is not ______ to ______.
•Our hope is our _________.
•Our hope is our _________ _________ to God.
•Our hope is a sure/certain _______________!
On having this hope in your life…
1. You are only guaranteed ______ _________. Isaiah 55:6-7
2. You must be ___________. Jeremiah 29:13
3. You will be ___________. 2 Corinthians 5:17
4. You are responsible for living as a _____ ____________. Ephesians 5:8
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will read Hebrews 10:23-25 and begin working to memorize it
Ephesians 5:18-21
Colossians 3:17
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“grace”:
“mercy”:
“If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to _________ the world but to _________ the world.” John 12:47 (ESV)
“judge”:
“save”:
John 3:17
John 8:15-16
1. Be thankful that Jesus “did not come to judge the world but to save the world” and that this ___________________
2. Approach God with the _____________ and ____________ of the tax collector in Luke 18:13
3. Look for a person who is ___________________ and share that you thank God for her/him. Be aware that this may provide an opportunity to ____________ about ____________________
My Next Steps:
Today, I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized
This week I will read one of the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John), praying to understand the words of Jesus.
Four critical phrases:
•“believed in him” –
Acts 16:31
•“but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it” “fear”: “through, on ___________ of, ___________ of” John 4:29
•“so that they would not be put out of the synagogue” The temple represented the ____________ of God Synagogues represented spiritual ______________.
•“for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.” “glory”: ___________ (always good in NT), praise, ________, glory
There were those who believed in Jesus but ________ let anyone ______ ________ it. The ________ says they did believe. John 3:1-2; 7:50-51; 19:38; Mark 15:43; John 19:39
We are ________ when we believe in the Lord Jesus. But it is only the ______________.
•You can ___________ in Jesus secretly, but you cannot _________/______ Him secretly.
•You can acknowledge God to ____________ secretly, but you cannot acknowledge Him before _____ secretly. Luke 12:8-9
•You can fail God time and time again, but He will ________ fail you. 2 Timothy 2:13
At some point, you must…
1. _________ confess Jesus, quit worrying about what others might ________ or ___ to you when you know you are in God’s ________. John 10:28-29
2. Become _________ in following and serving the Lord. Joshua 24:15
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will pray, asking God to show me when I have an opportunity to let someone else know that I believe in Him.
About suffering/persecution: 2 Timothy 3:12 Since being persecuted is a ______________ when you ______ the way God wants, then the ______ of real persecution means what?
The supreme challenge to the profession of faith is the threat of ________. John Nolland, Luke 9:21–18:34, WBC 35B; Accordance electronic ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993), 678.
Four words are translated “______”: Sheol (Hebrew), Hades (Greek): both meaning the ________. When looking for an English word for Sheol and Hades in the earliest English translations of the Bible, they used _____ or _________, which meant, “________.” Gehenna (2 Peter 2:4): Tartarus:
Two groups when it comes to the influence or value of relationships:
1. They want someone to ________ and ______ about them.
2. We want people to have ___________ ______ and we know that we have a greater impact and influence on others when we establish a close and loving relationship with them.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will make the list.
The List
Family/Relation _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Close Friend _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Co-worker/Student _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Neighbor/Acquaintance _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Enemy/Adversary _______________________________________ _______________________________________
1. Pray for the person(s) to have eternal life.
2. Pray that you will recognize any opportunity to witness
Luke 18:13
You cannot go two _______________ at the same time and you cannot lead or encourage others to follow two ___________ at the same time. In dealing with every situation/circumstance in life, it requires ____________ to…
1.Make it about _____, not about _____.
2.Make it about _________, not about _____.
3.Be an ________ of _________ with the goal of influencing others to ________, not to ______ point of view.
2 Chronicles 7:14; 12:6-7
Philippians 3:15
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will read and work to memorize Philippians 3:12-15.
“prophecy”: from _________ and ______ ________, assert as a ___________) properly, what is clarified _______________.
A prophecy is not
• a ________.
• a ___________.
• a _______________.
• ___________ telling.
• a _______________ or _______________.
A prophecy is proclaimed truth.
• It may be a ___________.
• It may be a ____________.
• It may be _________________ such in Timothy’s case regarding his gifts.
• When from God, it is an absolute ______________!
Spiritual Warfare –
• It is a ________.
• Everyone is already on _____ ______ or the other. 2 Timothy 2:3
• There is already a _______________ ___________. 2 Timothy 2:4
• People are not the ________. They are the ones that need to be ___________. Ephesians 6:12
• The ___________ must be suitable to the ____________. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4
•The _______________ is in God. 1 Timothy 6:12
Ephesians 6:10-18
• Be _________ and ________. It is all around you.
• Be on ________ _________. (v10)
• Be fully ____________. (v11)
• Be ___________. (v12) • Be all ___. (v13)
• Be ________ and ___________. (vv14-17)
• Be ______________. (v18)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will re-read Ephesians 6:10-18 and seek to memorize the verses that stand out to me.
Why is it important that God communicates with us? We ______ it!
_____ does God communicate with us? (Hebrews 1:1-2; Job 33:14)
• Through His w_____/W_____ (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• Through/during _________(Jeremiah 33:3; Hosea 14:8; Jonah 2:2; John 11:42)
• Through His appointed/called ____________ (ex. 1 Kings 13:1ff; Jeremiah 22:1ff)
• Through _________/_________ (Genesis 15:1; 41:1, 15, 25; Daniel 2:19; Matthew 2:12-13; Acts 18:9) • Through ___________________ (Numbers 22:22-30)
• Through the ________ of the ________ (Matthew 16:3)
• Through His Spirit (John 14:26; 15:26; 16:13; 1 Timothy 4:1; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13)
Any refusal to accept His word to us is on ___, not _____. (Ezekiel 3:10) The solution is to ______ ______ to God, to ______ Him with ____ our ________ (Jeremiah 29:13). John 10:27
• It is not automatic. It requires _________, ___________, ____________, ______, _________…
It requires a relationship in which communication is c__________, c_______, and c___________.
• It is more than just ______ prayer. Our ___________/ ______________ speak volumes.)
• Jeremiah 29:12
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, hearing God speak to me will be a priority
“high places" –
1 Kings 3:2; 3:3; 12 [26-31] & 13; 2 Chronicles 11:15)
Kings who followed God but did not remove high places:
J_________ – 2 Kings 12:2-3
A_________ – 2 Kings 14:1-4
A_________ – 2 Kings 15:1-4
J_________ – 2 Kings 15:32-35
Kings that did remove them earlier and then did not remove them later:
A___ – 2 Chronicles 14:3-5; 15:17; 1 Kings 15:14
J_______________ – 2 Chronicles 17:3-6; 20:31-33; 1 Kings 22:43
Kings who did remove the high places throughout their reigns:
H___________ – 2 Kings 18:1-4; 2 Chronicles 31:1
J________ – 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Kings 23:5, 8, 10-20
Check list:
Pray
In confession and repentance.
For desire.
Praising God for His greatness.
Look for my high places.
Make a written list.
Don’t minimize anything. (Nothing is “too small” or “no big deal.”)
Move myself away from my high places (and don’t look back).
emotionally
spiritually
mentally
physically
Burn the list.
Replace that wasted time, energy, effort, and affection with worship of and sacrifice to God.
Find new ways.
Join others.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will begin the checklist.
REDEMPTION:
“domain”:
“forgiveness”:
From what are we redeemed? Answer: _____ and ________
What is _____? Romans 14:23; James 4:17; 1 John 5:17
Sin is _______________. Deuteronomy 24:16 (also 2 Kings 14:6 & 2 Chronicles 25:4); Jeremiah 31:30
Sin is _________. Romans 3:23
Sin is _________. Romans 6:16, 23; Ephesians 2:1; James 1:15
Sin was ______ _____ by ________ on the ________. 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 8:2
Other redemption verses: Eph 1:7; Rom 3:24; Heb 9:11-12
1.Give _________
2._________
3.________ – James 5:20
4.Don’t ___ ______ to the old life!
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week in preparation for Independence Day, I will try to share my story of freedom from sin with at least one person.
The obvious:
•He was “______________” (Matthew 1:19)
The less obvious:
•He thought through his _______________ before _________. (Mathew 1:20) •He ______________ his _____________________. (v.21)
•He _________ God. (Matthew 1:24; 2:13-14, 19-21)
•He protected his _________. (Matthew 2:14; 2:22)
•He raised ________ to follow God. (Luke 2:22)
Key verse –
Joseph was a righteous man of…
•O____________
•I____________
•H___________
•F_________________
•Good r______________
•______ God. Be ready/willing to abandon everything else.
•Do not _______________ or short change your relationship with _____, your _________, your ______________.
•Act in ____________ with __________________.
•Be the person you want _________ to ________ you are.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will ask God to show me one way I can be a positive Christian influence without talking.
Philippians 2:5; 3:15
How can I have God’s perspective? What does it take?
1. _______God’s perspective (study it, learn it, understand it)
2. _______I need it.
3. ____________, i.e., make it my _________
4. _________________ to do whatever it takes.
5. ______________
a. ____ it (prepare to change __________, ___________, ___________, and ____________
b. ___________ examples from scripture (approach reading and study the Bible with the ___________ of being _________ by it. This requires acknowledging I need to __________)
c. Understand how it ____________ today.
6. Be ready – even eager to __________ (knowledge without __________________ reveals a lack of belief, commitment, and love)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will write a letter to myself, sharing how I feel about a controversial issue. Then I will pray and search the Bible to find God’s perspective.
“Doxology”: doxa, glory + logos, word or speaking – an expression of praise or glory to God.
• “Now” –
• “to Him” – It is ______ about God.
• “who is able” – “God does some of His best work in _________, so don’t be surprised that He lets us go ___________ them.”
• “to do” or “to ______” – God ______. God ______. God ________.
• “above all things” – Nothing is ________ to Him, much less ________ Him. Whatever it is in your life… He is ______!
• “exceedingly” – “______ and ___________ than all”
• (beyond/above) “what (that) we ask or think (perceive)” – _________ on God simply do not exist.
• “according to the power working in us” – God is able by His power when we ______________ to Him.
Jude 24-25; 1 Timothy 1:17
1. Focus your ____________ on God and who He is.
2. ____________ what He is capable of doing in your circumstances.
3. Declare His _______ and your ________________ with Him.
4. ________ it with others.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week, I will begin each day with a sincere doxology to God.
•Jesus never _________ His bride,
•Jesus gave everything, even His ______, for His bride.
•Jesus works in us so that we can realize our full potential in _____.
•Jesus’ goal is to present us to ___________ as beautiful and ______.
•The bride of Christ can/should respond to the perfect love of Christ without fear, regret, hesitation, or ___________.
Jesus never gives us a reason to not ________ Him or to not ______ Him.
•Men, when God is talking to the wives, He is talking to… the ________!
•Wives, when God is talking to the husbands, He is talking to… the ____________.
•The best way for us to deal with what God is saying to the other person, is to ______ for them, ______ them, and to _____ ______________ to what God is saying to ___.
•Marriages are not strengthened by ______________ but by ______________.
•You strengthen yourself when you ______ your _________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will demonstrate my love for God by offering to provide a meal or mow a neighbor’s lawn or ___________________________________________
God created living things ______ and _________ (Genesis 1:27; 5:2) and he took extreme measures to ___________/ ____________ that design (Genesis 6:19; 7:2-3, 8-9, 15-16).
• Of God’s earthly creation, only _________ are recorded as ___________ against their Creator (Genesis 3).
Jesus…
• loved ____________. (John 3:16)
• desired to ___________ and __________ them. (2 Peter 3:9)
• could not force ______________/______________/ __________________. (There must be a ________________ to come under His “wings”. John 5:39-40)
• He did not ______ ___ on them. (Luke 23:34)
• He related and spoke to them so that they could _______________, but He did not ______ ______ to their ________ spiritually/morally. (Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:22)
• ______ your children. (________)
• Have their best ____________ in mind and heart.
• Don’t force/pressure them into ______________ speech and/or actions. (Lest they think it is ____________ to God.)
• Always hope for their return to ____________.
• Keep the ________ of ____________________ open without compromising your ________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will prepare and deliver/send a gift to a mother I know who may need encouragement.
The “widows” who were being neglected:
1. Hellenists (________ speaking Jewish believers in Jesus)
2. They were from a ______ that was kept. 1 Timothy 5:3-16 ___________; At least ___ years old; No ____________ means of ___________; No _________/______________ who could or would take care of her ________.
Qualifications — 1 Timothy 3:8–13
• ______________ (v. 8)
• Not _________-___________ (v. 8)
• Not ____________ to much wine (v. 8)
• Not _________ for dishonest gain (v. 8)
• Sound in ________ and ______ (v. 9)
• ______________ (v. 10)
• ________ wife (v. 11)
• Husband of _____ wife (v. 12)
• Manage ____________ and ______________ well (v. 12)
Responsibilities
The biblical role of deacons is to take care of the ____________ and _______________ needs of the church so that the _________ can concentrate on their primary calling. Perhaps the most noticeable distinction between elders and deacons is that deacons do not need to be “able to ______.”
The Role of the Congregation
• What am I ______/_________ at?
• Who ______ me those gifts/abilities? James 1:17a
• How should/can I _____ my God-given gifts?
• ______ I use my God-given gifts in the body of Christ?
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will pray for God to convict me of the area/ areas where I can serve Him as a part of KLBC.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Condemnation of corrupt shepherds in the Old Testament:
Ezekiel 34:1-10: 1 Chronicles 10:13-14
Words used in the New Testament for the position of Pastor:
•presbuteros = elder
•episkopé = overseer
•poimén = shepherd
•didaskalos = instructor
Distinction between pastors as shepherds and Jesus: archipoimén = chief/head shepherd (1 Peter 5:4)
Qualifications: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 Titus 1:5-9a James 3:1
Responsibilities: Acts 6:4; Acts 20:28; Titus 1:9b; 2 Timothy 4:2; Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 5:1-4
To the congregation: Hebrews 13:17; Jeremiah 3:15
Qualifications ( 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9a) ~ A pastor “must be
above ____________ (both)
• ___________ of one ______ (both) (literally, “_____ ________ _____”)
• sober-minded (1 Timothy 3)
• self-_______________ (both)
• _________________(1 Timothy)
• _______________ (both)
• able to ________ (1 Timothy)
• not a ____________ (both)
• not ___________ but _________ (both)
• not _________________ (1 Timothy)
• not a lover of ________ (not _________ for ______) (both)
• manage his own _______________ well (1 Timothy)
• with all dignity keeping his ____________ _______________ (both)
• not be a recent ___________ (1 Timothy)
• well thought of by ______________ (1 Timothy)
• not be ____________ (Titus)
• not quick-____________ (Titus)
• a lover of ______ (Titus)
• ___________ (Titus)
• ______ (Titus)
• ________________ (Titus)
• hold firm to the trustworthy word as _________ (Titus)
Not on the list:
• P_________
• P_______ everyone
• P_________ all the______
Responsibilities
• _________
• The ministry of the ______
• Care for the ekklesia (__________________/____________)
• Give instruction in sound ____________ (____________)
• _________ those who _______________ sound doctrine
The following four “with complete patience and teaching”:
- ________ the word (ready at ____ ________) (to be a _________, ____________) –
Reprove (____________) (expose, convict, reprove) –
Rebuke (to mete out due measure, to ___________) –
Exhort (to call to or for, to exhort, to ______________)
• Equip the _________ for the ______ of ministry, for building up the ______ of Christ
• ____________ the flock
• exercising ______________
• ____________
• ___________
• Not _________________
Being an _______________
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, I will prayerfully reread and review the scriptures regarding the qualifications and responsibilities for pastors and will pray for our pastor.
“Truth” Absolute: Almighty God’s words to His human creation in the sixty-six books in the Bible.
The Bible testifies to and supports itself. Its words are not meant to confuse or be secretive for “truth” has nothing to hide. There are no hidden messages in the Bible. It was written to be read, understood, and followed. It was written directly to and for the people of God, being those who come to God through believing in His Son, Jesus Christ.
2nd Timothy 3: 16-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (NASB).
Remember, The Triune God Head, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is “guardedly jealous” of Their words to us in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation, words given by Jesus to John to record for His “bond servants,” there is a curse pronounced at the end of this book for anyone who would tamper with or alter the words recorded in the Biblical Text: “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book” (Rev. 22: 18-19, NASB).
As Christians we must both guard and cherish God’s Word like we cherish our own life because for us His Words are life. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” Amen!
Notes:
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The Greek word Paul uses for “wage” in this verse is “OPSP-NION” which refers to a Roman soldier’s pay. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen a something one receives back in return.
Notes:
Luke 11:9-10; Matthew 7:7-8
Matthew 28:1, 5-6 (ESV) 1Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. – 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
Mark 16:6
Luke 24:5b-6a
John 20:15
v7 – “Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”
John 14:6
My Next Steps:
❍ Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
❍ This week I will ask God to show me one assumption I have made that is based on anything other than His revealed truth.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week, as I recall Jesus’ sacrifice for me, I will say to Him, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
It is...
1.a recognition of _____. (v1) “Lord” – literally, _________
2.a glimpse of (our) ____________. (vv1-4) (“Lord” of hosts = “_________”
3.a reminder of ___________. (v5)
4.a message of ______. (vv6-7)
5.a call from _____. (v8a) (_________ as in v1)
6.a call for _______________. (v8b)
7.a willingness to ___. (v8c)
It's a call to "Go" (v.9ff)
•The ___________ is God’s.
•The _________/______________ is God’s.
•The ______ ________ is God’s.
•The purpose/desired _________ is God’s.
•The response is... ___ ___ ___.(vv8-9a)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will ask God to do whatever needs to be done in my life to make me ready to answer His call
v1 – Proverbs 29:18
v7 – Isaiah 49:5
v.9 – 1 Samuel 16:7
v10 –
It’s not ______________. Mark 8:34
It’s not ______________. Luke 14:33
It’s not ______. 2 Corinthians 6:4-5
It’s not ______________. Romans 11:29
If you think God is or may be calling you...
1.Try to _________ it (___________).
2.Don’t _________ it (once you ______ it is _____).
3.________ the ______! Luke 14:28,
4._________ to God. 5.______! vv.11-21
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and
want to be baptized.
This week I will pray for God to raise up servants from within KLBC.
I believe God may be calling me into ministry.
dabaq (daw-bak’): to ________, _________, keep ________. A word signifying _____________ or ____________. Genesis 19:19; Genesis 31:23; Numbers 36:7 & 9.
It demonstrates the relationship _____ desires to have with ___. That is why we are called the ________ of Christ. Ephesians 5:25-27; Revelation 19:7-8; 2 Corinthians 11:2; John 3:29; Revelation 21:9, 27
Look at your experiences through the lens of God’s word. Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 11:22; Revelation 2:13; Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:11
1. Know his ______ and _________ for you. (_________, ______________)
2. ______ and ___________ Him. (_________, ___________)
3. Never allow anyone or anything else to ______ His ________. (____________, _________)
4. Share your ______ (________) for Him with others. (___________, ____________, actively seek ___________ and ____________________) ______ at it!
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will memorize Isaiah 30:21and pray for God to help me focus on HIs voice
1. I can/must be _________ and _______________.
a. Because God ________ me. He goes _________ me.
1) There is always _______________ to God and His ___________.
a) I must _________/______ God. Psalm 31:24
1.Know your ___________ _________.
2.Know your ______.
3.Know your ________/______ ________/______________.
4.Know _____. We accomplish the will of God through _______________ and He provides the ______________. Those resources are not for ____________ but for ______________ in His ______.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will read Isaiah 6:1-8 and memorize verse 8.
God is ______________—does not _________.
Not just how we please God, but how we ___________ Him!
“John 10:10; 14:6; Genesis 2:7; Matthew 25:40; Micah 6:8; Isaiah 61:1
Abortion – God is a God of ______! Deuteronomy 30:19-20
Care for ___________ and ________ and ______________. James 1:27; Deuteronomy 10:18; 26:12; 27:19; Psalm 146:9; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 7:6; Zechariah 7:10
Don’t break a _____/___________.
Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21; Leviticus 5:4-5; Psalm 15:1-5; 89:34; Matthew 5:37; Hebrews 13:5 ________ _________________
Psalm 82:3-4; Proverbs 31:8-9; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7; Deuteronomy 24:7; **Exodus 21:16**
My Next Steps: Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will read Isaiah 58:6-7 and ask God to open my eyes to ways I can be involved in treating all people
1 Samuel 14:6; Isaiah 14:27; Romans 14:23; James 4:17
Genesis 18 –
Genesis 19:1-16 –
Genesis 19:17-22 –
Genesis 19:23-29 –
Genesis 19:30 –
Romans 14:23; Numbers 14:40-42
1.______ God’s will and His way. Isaiah 55:6
2._________ to God and ______ what He says. Isaiah 28:23
3.________ God and ______ what He says. Psalm 78:7
We respond to ______ and ____________________ better than to _____________ and __________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will ask God to show me opportunities to set aside my pride and humbly obey Him.
“entangled”:
“A good soldier” (v.3) is _________-_________, ____________________ on his military task and hence not becoming involved in day-to-day ____________ affairs. The metaphor is a call to __________________. The soldier’s reward is the ____________ of the one who enlists him, who, [here], is _____.
You cannot please _____ if you keep getting entangled in things that are not under (submitted to) His ______________.
1. ______.
2. Establish and strengthen a Christlike ______________.
3. Work on _______________ rather than ____________.
a. ______/________/take a _________.
b. Recognize how you ______.
c. Recognize God’s ______.
d. Respond as a good ___________
4. Be a part of a ___________, _______________ family of God.
a. Be a _________ and _________ member of the family.
b. ___________ with the family as well as when ________.
c. Continue training and growing as a ____________.
d. Minister to others when you see the ______ (not just when ________ or _______________).
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will ask God to show me what parts of my life are not pleasing to Him.
v.3
• “walk” –
• “flesh” –
• “waging war” –
• “according to” –
v.5
• “arguments” –
• “take every thought (or purpose) captive to obey Christ” –
Truths
• We are always in ______________ ___________ because the enemy is always ______________.
• For the follower of Christ, to refuse to fight is to _____ the ________. Romans 14:23b
• _________ are not the enemy. John 3:16; Ephesians 6:12
• The enemy is ________. 1 Peter 5:8
ME:
• Be on ________. Mark 13:9 & 23; Luke 12:1 & 15; 17:3
• Learn to ________ in the _________. 1 Corinthians 2:16
• Commit to the spiritual ______________ that belongs to ______ ____________.
• Avoid the ___________ _______________(s).
• _______________ myself in how to use the spiritual ___________ God gives.
• Remain spiritually ___________. Have a spiritual ___________.
US: Work ______, work __________________, and work ________________ to make sure the ways we spend our resources demonstrate that we are focused on God’s ______ and not our ___________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will take a “peace offering” to a person I have viewed as an enemy.
What do I do as an individual?
1. ________ my own _____. 2 Corinthians 6:14; 15:33
2. Ask: “Am I doing everything to ___________ _________?” Ephesians 6:10- 16
3. Do not ____________ ___. 2 Thessalonians 3:6
4. Make the _______________ ________. Ephesians 5:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:14
Practical spiritual steps we can/should take:
1. Be on ________ for sin.
2. _________ over sin’s presence.
3. In love, hold one another ________ _________. Matthew 18:15- 20
4. Give or provide godly helpful/productive ___________.
5. Protect positions of _____________ _______________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will read Philippians 2:5 and Philippians 4:5 - 7 daily and work to memorize one or both passages.
What it cost God the Father:
What it cost God the Son:
Isaiah 53:3-9; Psalm 22:1-2, 6-8; John 19:1, 16; Luke 23:33; Isaiah 52:14; Mark 15:24
What it costs God the Holy Spirit:
What does God’s kind of love cost you?:
Mark 8:34; 12:31; Luke 6:27; John 14:23-24; 15:12-14
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will not rest until I have acted in agape love toward a stranger.
Reasonableness:
Hebrew: shalom –
Greek: eiréné (i-ray’-nay) –
Why do we ______ God’s peace? The world’s peace results in no _____ and _________ peace: Isaiah 48:22; 57:21; Jeremiah 6:14; 8:11; Ezekiel 13:10, 15-16 We need God’s peace because the world’s peace is __________________!
Why is the world’s peace, apart from _____, not sufficient? Because it is _____________, _______________, ___________, or at its best, _______ peace. The peace is not God’s peace and it lacks God’s ________ and _______________. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
How do we _____ God’s peace? We get it from _____. John 14:26-27; Galatians 5:22-23You cannot have God’s peace apart from God’s ____________ in your life. The Holy Spirit must _____ you. God must have ____ of you.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will pray for ___________________________ to know God’s perfect peace.
Three expressions of joy:
1. An _________ experience or feeling, such as ______________.
2. An ___________ expression of joy such as _________, _______________, etc.
3. A factor of God’s ____________ and ______________.
Psalm 51:12; Nehemiah 8:10 Luke 2:10 Isaiah 59:2
My Next Steps: Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will say, “The joy of the Lord is my strength” whenever I feel discouraged, depressed, or overwhelmed by life’s circumstances.
Repudiation: ______________ for whatever reason.
Repercussions: __________________, usually negative
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This is what God is saying to me: _____________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
The Sower (1-9)
The Weeds (24-30)
The Mustard Seed (31-32)
The Leaven (33)
The Hidden Treasure (44)
The Pearl of Great Value (45-46)
The Net (47-50).
What is a parable?
•____________ – An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
•Easy to _______________ and easy to ____________ with •___________ – “The kingdom of heaven is like… …may be compared to…” (from pará, “________ _________, with" and bállō, "to ______”); a teaching aid cast alongside the truth being taught.
Why? vv.10-13 Purpose of the parables
V.13 allows that Jesus spoke to them in parables because they _________ the parables to ______ them—to give them a _________ to _______________.
•_________ to or ______ the parables. Matthew 13:9
•Discover what kingdom _________ they are ____________. 2 Timothy 2:15
•_________ to know how your life can be ___________ by the parables. Proverbs 15:14; Ecclesiastes 7:27
•______ _____ the truths of the parables. James 2:14; 4:17 •Be prepared to ________ the parable and its truth. It’s a matter of _____ or ________! (vv.30, 49-50, as well as 4-7)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will pray for God to show me one truth that will change my life.
“prophecy” –
“prophet” –
“prophesy” –
•The _______________ of Prophecy (“________ or _________ of _________”) – _____. 2 Samuel 23:2; Luke 1:70;. Acts 3:18; 2 Peter 1:21
•The __________________ of Prophecy – Through the ___________ God chooses. Ezekiel 38:17; Jeremiah 44:4; Hosea 12:10 •
The ___________ of Prophecy – To _________ us of God’s ____________. Jeremiah 35:15; 44:4; Ephesians 4:11-16
1.______/______ it.
2.___________ it. a.Does it _________ of God’s ____________? b.Is it from _____? i.To whom does it ________? ii.Is it _______________ with other prophecy, particularly in the ________? 3._______________ it.
4.Take it _______________.
a.Don’t _________ it unless it is ________.
b.________ _______________ in my life with ______ message.
i.Do not _________ my life is “good enough”.
ii.Do not make a ________ adjustment. 5.Stay on ________. Do not ________ ______.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will memorize 1 John 3:18 and seek to let my life be guided by it.
nomos: “that which is ____________, ________, _____”.
In scripture “law” is usually ______ law or “a law or rule… by the observance of which we are ____________ of _____.”
In this verse, the law is specifically ______ law.
Being filled with the Holy Spirit—living by God’s p______, p______________, and p_________—is never going to ________ God’s law. God will never lead you to ___________ your __________________ with Him.
1 Timothy 1:8-10 God’s law is not intended to ______ or ____________ those who are living ______________, who are ______________, who are ____________ of rejecting Him.
2 Timothy 4:3 We avoid that trap (___________ ______, etc.) by letting God’s Spirit be the ___________ _______________ in our lives.
As the body of Christ, we will be known by the ________ we ___________ and we must ___________ the ________ of the _________.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will pray daily, asking God to show me how I can display the fruit of the Spirit in my community.
1. Pick one or more families in your community to flood with love as they enter into the Thanksgiving and/or Christmas seasons. You might consider food baskets, gifts, decorations, etc.
2. Contact your nearest Salvation Army to see if they can use help with bell ringing this year.
3. Contact senior adult residencies and ask for names of residents. Send cards and/or write letters to individual residents.
4. Record a video of members singing Christmas carols that can be played at senior adult residencies, hospitals, etc. Different families can contribute videos of themselves singing one or two carols and those can be compiled into a larger video. Add a short devotional by a member or the pastor. You may even be able to put it on YouTube and send the link to administrators so they can play it to residents, patients, etc.
5. Set up a “Post Office” for a Christmas card exchange between members.
6. Enlist younger members to be prepared to shovel driveways of other members and neighbors in the event of snow this winter.
All it takes is someone to take the lead.
•Gentleness is ____________. 1 Corinthians 4:20-21
•Gentleness is _______________. 2 Corinthians 10:1; Matthew 11:29
•Gentleness is God’s way to ___________ others. Galatians 6:1 – to _______________, ___________, ____________, make one what he ________ ___ ___. (The goal is _________________ and achieving one’s ____________, not __________________.) Isaiah 55:8-9; Proverbs 17:17; 2 Timothy 2 25
•Gentleness ______________ you as a _______ of _____. Ephesians 4:1-2; Colossians 3:12
•Gentleness is worth ___________ ________. 1 Timothy 6:11
•Gentleness is good _________________. Titus 3:1-2
•Gentleness is the way to _________ your ________. 1 Peter 3:14-16 You don’t have to get all ______________ in order to _________ your faith!
How to apply these truths to my life:
•Develop _________ ________ by practicing gentleness.
•Be _______________ by practicing gentleness.
•Help ___________ the _________ with gentleness.
•Obtain a ________ _______________ through gentleness.
•Make gentleness your ______.
•Practice gentleness in my ________________. •________ ___ for Christ with gentleness.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will try to stun someone with uncharacteristic gentleness.
faith (pistis):
Faith is always ____________ from God and never ______________ by us. Like any gift, once we receive it, we have to _____ it—____________ it.
—Hebrews 11:1-2
faith is the ____________ of _____ and _____ we live, trusting God, and it is unshakeable proof to us of what cannot be observed ___________________. —Romans 10:17
Hebrews 11:6; Romans 14:23; Ephesians 2:8-9
1._________ I will live by faith.
2 Corinthians 5:7 2.Do what I know ___________ God! Galatians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:1
3.When in doubt, _____!
a.Ask _____. Jeremiah 33:3
b.Ask ____________ followers of Christ.
i.Those who ________ faithfulness
ii.Those who will give me the answer I don’t want to hear
c.Look in ______ ______. Psalm 119:105.
4.Do not try to go it ________.
a.Not without _____
b.Not without _________ Ecclesiastes 4:12
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will include the cry of the man in Mark 9:24 during my daily prayer time.
Matthew 3:7-8
•Fruit is ____________ of the ______ of organism/life that produces it.
•Fruit is _______________ of the _________ of the organism/life. •Fruit is _________________. There is a ___________ for producing fruit.
•Fruit is ___________. It is a part of the ______ of the organism/plant/ etc.
•Fruit is __________________. Everything about it is ____________ to spread/create ______ of its ______.
In the O.T., “goodness” is always about ______ goodness.
In the New Testament…
•Distinct from good. Good emphasizes the _____. Goodness is about the _________.
•Appears just ______ times. It does not appear in any other ________ writings.
•Usage: ______________ (belonging to a thing by its very nature) goodness, with stress on the _________ (rather than the ______________) side of goodness.
•It is not about an act or numerous acts. It is about your spiritual ______.
•You do (show/display/live/etc.) good(ness) because it is your _________ as a person _________ with the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 12:35
•Make sure you have a ______________ of good. You can and you will have it when your life is filled with the Holy Spirit.
•Make sure you ______ to ________ _____ the goodness from that storeroom. The world desperately ________ it!
•Make sure that anyone who sees goodness in you sees _____ in you. Don’t take any _________ for what God does. ________ them to _____. That is what ________ did even when He Himself received ________. Matthew 5:16; John 12:28; John 14:13; John 15:8; John 17:1
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will work to remember the source of goodness by memorizing James 1:17.
Like ____________, the purpose of kindness is for our __________________ with _____.
The word is _________ and it means ____________.
Another meaning is ______________ which means ____________.
The word can also refer to ________ ____________/ ______________. Romans 3:9-12 “______” = kindness
Psalm 103:10
1 Corinthians 13:4 – love is ___________ and ______.
Jesus’ acts of kindness. ____________ of ___________
John 8:11 “Neither do I ___________ you.”
Luke 23:34 “Father, ___________ them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Matthew 19:14 “Let the little children ______ to ___ and ___ _____ hinder them, for to such belongs the ___________ of _________.”
Luke 22:50-51 (ESV) …And he __________ his ear and _________ him.
Jesus saw small groups and large crowds and had ______________ on them. Reasons and specifics varied: “because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd”; “He healed their sick”; “they received their sight”
True kindness always comes from a ____________ heart, a _________ heart, a _________ heart, a ________ heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
“patient” in this verse: “______” Patience in Galatians 5:22 patience, _________________, ____________________.
That primary purpose is ______________.
Scriptures in addition to Galatians 5:22 that use it this way
Romans 2:4
Romans 9:22
2 Corinthians 6:6a
Ephesians 4:2
Colossians 3:12-13
1 Timothy 1:16
2 Timothy 4:2
1 Peter 3:20
2 Peter 3:15
Another way of looking at that is it is a matter of whether we ___________ or ________. (_________ vs ______)
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will keep a score card of recognizing and responding to opportunities to be patient.
peace – eiréné (i-ray'-nay): one, peace, quietness, rest
peace between individuals, i.e. ___________, ___________
Matthew 10:34 & Luke 12:51
Acts 7:26
Romans 14:17 (Isaiah 32:17)
1 Corinthians 7:15
Note: This is NOT saying a believer should ___________ an unbeliever. (vv.12-16)
Ephesians 2:17
Ephesians 4:3 The fruit of the Spirit comes ______ the Holy Spirit—from God. John 14:27
•You cannot ___________ the Holy Spirit with ______________ ______. Ephesians 5:18
•The Holy Spirit’s ______________ for your life must be ____________. Matthew 4:1; Luke 4:1; 2 Peter 1:21
•The Holy Spirit’s revelation of ________ must be accepted in ________. John 16:13
•The Holy Spirit’s _______________ of _____ must be __________________ and followed with _______________. 2 Corinthians 7:10
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will pray for God to reveal anything in my life that may prevent me from being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 4:7
Joy: chara (khar-ah') – in this context, ______________ of God's ________, ________; ("grace _______________”)
Examples:
- Matthew 25:21, 23 - Matthew 28:8 - Luke 2:10-11 - Luke 10:17 - Luke 15:7 - Acts 13:51-52
James 1:2-4
Pray for ____________! Pray for greater ________!
We cannot do God’s work on our own ___________ and ________. Nehemiah 8:10
• Psalm 51:12 • Psalm 16:11 • Psalm 21:6 • John 15:11
CAUTION!: Luke 8:13
1. Pray for ____________!
2. Pray for ___________ ________!
3. ________ in Christ!
4. Recognize God’s ________—His ________ in your life!
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will spend time in prayer each morning, including thanking God for specific acts of His grace.
John 15:4-5; Isaiah 59:2
“Fruit” – indicative of the _________ and _________ of the organism. “of the Spirit” – we do not _________________ it. “is” – a proof of the Holy Spirit’s ____________ – if the Holy Spirit is not present, the _______ of the Spirit is not present.
Love – ________ : In the NT, agápē typically refers to _________ love (= what God ___________). Romans 5:5
It is the love…
• that can only come from _____. We choose it but do not _________ it. Colossians 17:14
• of our ________ _________.
• of _____________ and ________________. It’s a _______________ love.
• that always places the recipient ________.
• with no intended __________ for the giver.
• that gives us our ________. 1 Corinthians 13:1
It is primarily an _________.
The paradigm is found in ___________________.
1. You can’t do it by ____________. The _________ of _____ does it. John 15:5
2. You must _________/______/______ in _________ with the Spirit of God ____________ in your life. John 15:4
3. This is the ____________ of a life that is Spirit filled, Spirit led, Spirit controlled.
4. When you see someone who would benefit from what God ___________, forget about ____________ and do what they need to have done for them. You ___ it!
5. Make every effort to ________ the rest of your ______ with this one element. Understand it is only possible by the ____________ and ________ of the Holy Spirit.
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized. This week I will see a need where I live or work and ask, “What is God’s preference in this situation?” Then I will act.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is…
—Source: The ________ of God; the indwelling ___________ and ______ of the Holy Spirit in the life of the ____________. —Nature: ______________; the natural result of the ____________ of the Holy Spirit.
—Purpose: ________ to God and _____________________; to display the ______________ of God so that others will be drawn to Him for ___________ ______.
—Target: The ______; to point them to ________—to cause them to _________ after Him.
1. ______________/_______________, based on the source, nature, purpose, and target alone… • Fruit of the Spirit: ______. • Works of the flesh: _____.
2. Make it your ___________ to ___________ the fruit of the Spirit in your life. 2 Timothy 3:10
3. Live ___/___ the Spirit. Romans 8:9 • Make the ____________. Romans 8:5-8
• Make it your ______________/_______________. Acts 19:21
• Make it your ___________. Romans 12:11 “Fervent” = “to _____, be _____.”
• Make it your _________ ______. Ephesians 6:18 Romans 13:1; Titus 3:1-2; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 2:13-14
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will try to analyze my thoughts, words, and actions by whether they point to the Spirit or my carnal flesh.
“evident” = v_________, m___________
“those who do such things” – prássō: r______________ or
h_____________, what has been a_______________ or
a_________ taken place and is r_________.
Works of the flesh:
Sexual immorality: any _________ __________________ that occurs outside ____________ ____________.
Impurity: ______ or ___________ ___________ that produce ______ or ___________ ___________.
Sensuality: excessive consumption of ______ or ______, ____________________ living that is especially marked by unbridled _____.
Idolatry: worship of ________. (a person, project, or object other than _____)
Sorcery: pharmakeia, ______________ or ________ that inhibit a person’s _______________ or change his ____________.
Enmity: people who cannot _____ _______ with each other.
Strife: would rather ________ and _________ than to admit it is ________ or to give an inch to an ____________!
Jealousy: ____________, ______________, and filled with ____ _____. …irritated, infuriated, irate, annoyed, provoked, and fuming…
Fits of anger: literally ___________ with ________ about.
Rivalries: self-seeking ____________ more concerned about _________ and the fulfillment of its own ________, ___________, and ______________ than it is in meeting the same needs in _________.
Dissensions: ultimate act of defiance/disloyalty to an
Divisions: group of people who adhere to the same ____________ or who ardently follow the same _________ and are ______________.
Envy: deeply felt _________ because someone ______________ what a person _________ was his _____. Drunkenness: …_________ ________ or to drunkenness. …suppresses the mind’s ability to ________ _______________ and releases the ________ to fully express itself.
Orgies: …a person who can’t bear the thought of ___________ and therefore constantly seeks forms of ______________ or ____________________.
And such like: …this list of the works of the flesh is not ____________________; it is just the ______________ of the works of the flesh! Paul uses these as ____________ of how the flesh behaves.
“those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” “not”: objectively ___________ a statement, ruling it out as ______. Matthew 7:21
Other examples of works of the flesh:
‣ Romans 1:18-32
‣ 1 Timothy 1:9-10
My Next Steps:
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
This week I will print and work to memorize Galatians 5:19-21
Titus 3:5-7 (ICB)
1. People need ______.
2. People need ______.
3. People need ___________.
Why do we so often not experience it?
•________
•______________/_______________
•________ (The _______________ ______ ________ – Genesis 3:19) •_________________
You do not have a _________ about whether or not you will be an ___________ but your do have a choice about the ______ of example others will see.
1.Let your rest in Christ be your ________.
2.Let your hope in Christ be your ________.
3.Let your purpose in Christ be your ______.
Our hearts and minds need to make a clear distinction between ______ vs ___________ and we must intentionally direct our ____________ and ___________ accordingly.
1.H________ vs H______
2.A____________ vs A______________
3.C_________________ vs C______________
My Next Steps:
Today, I am trusting my life and will to the promises, care, and purpose of Jesus Christ and I want to be baptized.
This week I will prepare to turn conversations of fear, discouragement, or distrust to the rest, hope, and purpose I have in Jesus.
•There are false prophets in our world. 2 Peter 2:1-3
We must watch for it in the worldwide Christian church, in our _________, in our ______, in our __________________, in our __________________, in our ________.
•The Bible gives us a _________ test for knowing the ____________ of the Spirit of God.
•Those who are ____________ of God have already ____________ the “spirit of the antichrist” because we have _________________ our lives to the ______ and ___________ of Jesus and He has ____________ them.
•We will still experience _________________. Victories are won after battles and battles are ________. But we fight with _______________ in the ___________. Isaiah 8:12; 1 Peter 3:14; John 16:32-33
•One key to living in victory, even in the middle of the battle, is to live by ________, ____________ and _________ on God’s ____________. 1 John 5:4-5
•Another key is to set our _______________ on the kingdom of God. Philippians 3:14-16
•We can never assume we are _______________ _________ enough to handle it on our own. 2 Peter 2:19-20
Does it feature…
• human ________ or scriptural ________?
• honor to _____ or glory to _____?
• aggressiveness/intimidation or ________ of the _________?
• pointing to another _______, _____________, “_______”, or ________ or does it __________ “that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.”
If you want to experience victorious living, you must…
–be “from _____”.
–know/believe God’s _________ is greater than anything and anyone in the ________.
–live—think, speak, and act—on the ____________ of _____.
–let “He who is in you” ______ ___________ you!
What do we do as the body of Christ? Acts 4:31
My Next Steps:
! Today, I am trusting my life and will to the promises, care, and purpose of Jesus Christ and I want to be baptized.
! This week I will pray for my thoughts, words, and actions to be influenced by the presence of the Spirit of God.
•Paul lived through a lot of ____________ ____________________. 2 Corinthians 11:23-28
•Paul did not wish any ______ on those who were _________________ for his ______________ or who held ________ over him. Acts 26:29
•Paul’s ____________________ did not ___________ him.
•Paul did not get _________________ by _____ circumstances.
•Paul used his circumstances as ____________________.
•Paul remained ____________.
•The bad things continued to happen (Acts 28:1-3) but Paul _________ ______.
Try practicing just three steps.
1.______, asking God to remind you of your ___________ and the ________ of _________.
2.Ask yourself, “How could someone ______ ___ in this situation?” Then, look for an _________________ and a _____ to do it for ___________ else.
3.Take time to ___________ every day!
Is COVID-19 an opportunity? It is if we are looking for opportunities to fulfill our ___________ as the ______ of _________. How does our own ____________________ compare to others’ need for ___________ ______?
My Next Steps:
Today, I am trusting my life and will to the promises, care, and purpose of Jesus Christ and I want to be baptized.
This week I will spend time every day thanking God for specific blessings.
What is He doing now?
P_______________ – “I go to prepare a place for you.”
Why is He going to return?
P___________ – “that where I am you may be also.” Mark 13:26-27
How, when?
P________! – Matthew 24:27, 36, 44b; 25:13; Luke 12:40; 17:24; 21:27-28
How do we know it is really going to happen?
P_________ – “I will come again”, Matthew 24:30-31
The most important question:
Is Jesus _________ for ___?
P_________ – John 3:16; 3:36; 10:27; John 6:53; Matthew 25:34, 46
So…
P___________ (yourself – be ________) Matthew 24:44a; 1 John 5:12; Acts 16:31
The time to _____ is _____. The time to _____ _________ is _____. Revelation 3:11; 22:7, 12, 20
My Next Steps: !
Today, I am trusting my life and will to the promises, care, and purpose of Jesus Christ and I want to be baptized.
Please, pray for me. This week, I need to talk to _________________________ about their need for Jesus.
Information about Saul/Paul:
•Saul’s name did not get changed to Paul once he became a ____________.
Saul was his ______ name. Paul (Paullas) was a ________ cognomen. Acts 13:9
•Saul was the #1 ________ of the new ekklesia. Christians ______ because of him.
•Saul was highly ____________ and __________________ of the scriptures
. •Saul’s/Paul’s “_______________” was very different!
•Saul was perhaps the greatest _______________ and church ____________ of all time.
•When Saul was transformed, he knew/remembered what he had been but it didn’t _________/___________ him. Philippians 3:12-13
Lessons learned:
•God can do ____________.
•God can reach ___________.
•God can ___________ any _____.
•God can use ___________.
•God does things ____ way. He alone is ______/_________.
•We walk by ________ not sight, ____________, or ______. 2 Corinthians 5:7
•Focus on the ______/________, not how I ______ about the inconvenience/ circumstances. Philippians 3:10-14 •The ________________, not the ___________________, drives our thoughts, words, and actions. Philippians 4:13
•The _________, not perfunctory action, has __________. Psalm 51:10-13
My Next Steps:
This week, I will prepare a “Spiritual Goals” time capsule to be opened in one year.
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
How Are You Known?
Acts 2:47; Acts 4:32; Acts 5:14; Acts 6:1
The ____________: (Acts 6:3) “…men of good _________, full of the _________ and of _________,…”
“repute” comes from the word for _________. It is the ___________/____________/______________ of your life. Proverbs 22:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1
Stephen was ____________ and _________ to ________. Philip became known as the _______________. The other five…
1.Pray _____ your family.
2.Pray ______ your family.
3.Read/study the ________ with your family.
4.Live the ________ in front of your family.
a.Speak and act in keeping with the ______ of ________. Ephesians 5:1
b.Do not __________ the ________. 3 John 11
5.Be ______ with your family.
a.A_______________ ______ you can be ________.
b.A______ ______ you are ________.
c.A___ _________________.
d.A_________ your ________.
Wives and children: ______, ______________, ___________, ___________, and _________.
My Next Steps:
This week, I will ask at least three people who know me best to anonymously describe who I am.
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
Acts 2:42-47
The Calm Before the Storm
•It’s a time for ____________ _________.
•It’s a time for ________. (vv44-45)
•It’s a time for ______________ _________. (v46-47a)
•The storm is _________!
•4:1-3
•5:17-18
•5:26-28
•5:33
•5:40
•6:(8-) 12-14
•7:54
•5:57-60
•8:1-3 How will you prepare?
1. ______!
2. _____ ___ of what you have done and what you can do and _____ _____ ______ ___.
3. ______ to be a ______ ______ of the ______ of Christ.
4. ________ and ________ what God can do with lives ___________ to Him!
My Next Steps:
ο This week, I will identify the “thing” I value most and ask God to help me want to use it to help someone else.
ο Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
Acts 2:14-41 Empowered By the Holy Spirit
There was an order—a _________________—and the Holy Spirit’s ____________ continued to be obvious through it all.
•Peter began by ____________ to and ________________ with the people, addressing their ___________/______________, using it as the ________ ______/________ into sharing about Jesus. Peter was ________ with the ______ _________. People who are filled with _______________ get their ___________ rather than Holy Spirit ___________.
•Peter got ______ to ____________, bringing Joel into ___________ and relating the events the people were witnessing into the context of the Jewish _____________ and ____________ they knew so well. •Peter showed King David believed and wrote about ______ after ________, showing how ________ was the One of whom David spoke (v27) (Psalm 16:8-11).
•Peter brought the sermon to its ______ by proclaiming that Jesus was both _____ and the __________—“both Lord and Christ”.
•The real work was being done by the ______ _________ as evidenced by the __________, _______________, and _______________ of about three thousand people.
1. You cannot do it without the Holy Spirit _________ you, _______________ you, ___________ you, and ____________ through you.
2. You cannot ______ yourself when the Holy Spirit fills you.
3. You cannot help but see a ____________ that only the Holy Spirit can bring about.
My Next Steps:
This week, I will ask God to show me what areas of my life need to be emptied so He can fill them with His Spirit.
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
Acts 2:1-13 When the Holy Spirit Comes Kitsap Lake Baptist Church May 31, 2020
v.1 There are no “______ _________” followers of Christ!
vv.2-4 divided = ______________; tongues = ____________ The Holy Spirit comes by God’s ______________, in God’s ______, to God’s _________, and His coming ___________ _______________ in our lives. He makes His presence clearly known to those who are ____________ and __________ for Him. 1 Kings 19:11-13
vv.5-11 The Holy Spirit’s ____________ is its own ___________ and has a __________________ impact on others, well beyond human __________________.
v.12 When the Holy Spirit comes upon God’s people in power, others are _________ and perplexed/_______________/___________/ ______________, not knowing what to ________.
v.13 Some will ______ and speak _______________.
• Don’t be a “Lone Ranger”, thinking you can be Christ’s ___________ apart from other ____________ of Christ.
• ______ for and ______ for the Holy Spirit to fill you. Your desire is proven by your ______________ and ____________ to things of _____ rather than things of the ________.
• Don’t try to manufacture the presence, power, or productivity of the Holy Spirit. You be you, under God’s complete ______________, and let _____ be _____.
• Don’t think it’s your job to explain the __________________ to people who cannot understand it. God’s purpose for the extraordinary is to ______ _________ to ___________.
• _____________ will happen. Don’t let it _________ you.
My Next Steps:
This week, I will pray for the Holy Spirit to be evident in my thoughts, words, and action.
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
Ephesians 5:15-17 The Best Use of the Time Kitsap Lake Baptist Church May 24, 2020
Verse 15 — “______…with _______________” how I “walk” or “___________ my life”. “wise” = wise or __________ and making discerning __________ with “__________”, indicating practicing and developing necessary and beneficial life _____________.
Verse 16 — Historically, evil times heralded coming ____________, usually associated with God’s ______________ on _________ leaders and nations.
Verse 17 — foolish or “___________ _________”: someone who acts without consideration or understanding of the inevitable ___________ or __________________. Fulfilling God’s ________ for me and His ___________ is how I make the best use of the time, instead of being a part of or ______________ toward the ______ that surrounds me.
“making the best use”: to buy up, _________, to _________ from ______. We have a ___________ and it isn’t just to ________ being around ______ but to be a part of God’s ______ to _________ the world.
_________ or refusing to _________ in the spiritual warfare that surrounds me makes me a part of the world’s ___________ instead of part of God’s ____________.
Three simple steps:
1.Acknowledge and repent of _______________.
2.Ask God for _________ and understanding of His ______.
3.Actively use your ______ to ___________ God’s kingdom.
My Next Steps: ! This week, I will keep a journal of how I spend my time each day. ! Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.
Isaiah 55:6-9 A Window of Opportunity
Kitsap Lake Baptist Church May 17, 2020
The kings of Judah during the time covered in the book of Isaiah were _________, _________, ______, and ____________. •
Verse 6 – “while he may be found . . . while he is near.” It is not a ______________ opportunity in this sense and that’s not God’s ________. Isaiah 59:2
Now is the acceptable time, a time of ____________ and ________. The opening call had ____________ no one.
• Verse 7 – People in a particular group _________ God’s ________. This direct clash prevents ______________ and _________________, but God’s ways are _____. They will not be ___________. The ________ still _________: if they will repent—turn to God—he will receive them in ______ and _________ them. *The verse is a classic expression of God’s open invitation to those who resist his call, determined to live their own way. *John D. W. Watts, Isaiah 34–66, WBC 25; Accordance electronic ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005), 818
• Verse 8 – God makes clear that they cannot have the ____________ of his presence while they resist the _______________ of his will.
• Verse 9 – The gap between God’s ways and thoughts and their ways and thoughts is ____________. There can be no _______________.
Only ___ can _________ the gap between our ways and His ways, our thoughts and His thoughts. Ephesians 1:22-23; Jeremiah 29:13
My Next Steps: This week, I will set aside a time each day to worship God by praying, reading His word with an open heart and mind, and praising Him.
Today I am surrendering my life and will to the care and control of Jesus Christ and want to be baptized.