Mon, 14 May 2012
Title of message: Transformed Families
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(Romans 12:2) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
(Proverbs 24:3) By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established How can I have a Godly family? 1. Make Jesus the center of my home?
(2 Corinthians 5:14) (Message) Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do.
2. Make my home a place of protection?
(Proverbs 14:26) (GW) In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and his children will have a place of refuge.
We will trust each other. Our home will always be a place of physical and emotional safety.
Unhealthy homes ignore pain; healthy homes bring it to the center where Jesus is.
3. Change the climate of my home?
(Psalm 126:2) Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
(John 13:34-35) (MSG) "Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other."
We will have fun and laugh together, enjoy meals together, read together, share our faith together, and minister together.
1. Laugh Together 2. Share the wins 3. Raise the Honor |
Wed, 9 May 2012
Pastor Shane Frazier starts a brand new series Transformation. |
Fri, 4 May 2012
(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
(Revelation 3:1) “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
(Revelation 3:2) Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
(Revelation 3:3) Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.”
Title of Message: Live Again
The Causes of Spiritual Death: 1. Unrelenting trial and temptation.
(Psalm 143:3-6) “The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those long dead. So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.”
2. Attacks from others.
(Psalm 109:3) “With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.”
3. Personal tragedy.
(Psalm 61:2) “When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to a rock that is higher than I.”
4. Guilt and shame.
(Psalm 38:4-5) (NLT) My guilt overwhelms me—it is a burden too heavy to bear. My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.
(John 5:39) (MSG) You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you say you want.
(Revelation 22:17) “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.”
How do you live again?
1. Respond to the invitation.
(Isaiah 55:1-2 NLT) “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free! Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.”
2. Renew your relationship with God.
(Isaiah 55:3 NLT) “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.”
3. Repent of everything that is in the way.
(Isaiah 55:6-7 NLT) “Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.” |
Tue, 24 April 2012
(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
Title of Message: Laugh Again
(Jeff Allen CLIP)
(Proverbs 17:22) “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Acts 27:13) “When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.”
(Acts 27:14-15) “Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "northeaster," swept down from the island. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along…” (Acts 27:18-19) “We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.
(Acts 27:20) When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.” (Psalm 34:18) “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”
Storm Warnings:
1. Storms are inevitable.
2. Storms are unpredictable.
3. Storms are impartial.
4. Storms are temporary. (Hebrews 10:35-37) “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.”
(Hebrews 10:39) “But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.”
How Do I Laugh Again?
1. Worry about nothing.
(Philippians 4:6) (NLT) “Don’t worry about anything…
(Matthew 6:27) “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
(Matthew 6:34) “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
2. Pray about everything. (Philippians 4:6) “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”
(Philippians 4:7) “…And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
3. Think about the right things. (Philippians 4:8) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.”
“Joy is not the absence of suffering but the presence of God" -Corrie Ten Boom
(Psalm 126:4-6) (MSG) “And now, God, do it again—bring rains to our drought-stricken lives So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest. So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.” |
Wed, 18 April 2012
(2 Timothy 1:12) “I am suffering…Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.”
The “I Know” of Dreaming Again:
1. I know that God loves me. (Lamentations 3:21-23) “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORDʼs great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” 2. I know that God wants the best for me.
(Matthew 7:11) “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” 3. I know that God has a plan for me. (2 Corinthians 4:16-17) “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” Message flaggedThursday, April 12, 2012 3:22 PM
(John 11:25) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
What dream has died within you?
Title of Message: Dream Again
Any dream that doesn’t honor God is a nightmare.
(Genesis 37:5, 19-20) Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
(Genesis 37:23-24) So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the richly ornamented robe he was wearing--and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
(Genesis 39:2) The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. (Genesis 39:6-9) Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
(Genesis 39:21-23) The LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.”
Signs of a Dream Come True: 1. The dream starts off bad.
2. The dream takes a wrong turn.
3. The dream makes you want to give up. (James 1:2-5) “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 4. I know that God will bring me through. (2 Timothy 4:18) “The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
(Philippians 1:6 NAS) “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”
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Wed, 11 April 2012
(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
(Romans 8:11) (NLT) “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.”
Is there anything in your life that is dead, or is in the process of death?
(John 10:10) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Signs of Emotional Death:
1. Exhaustion
2. Emptiness
3. Enslavement
(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
(John 11:1-3) Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
(John 11:7) Then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
(John 11:11-15) After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.” His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
(John 11:16) Then Thomas (called Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
(John 11:17) On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
(John 11:20-23) When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
(John 11:24) Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
(John 11:25) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
(Revelation 21:5) And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
Key #1: Believe
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Mon, 2 April 2012
What are you doing to let them know where He can be found?
(2 Corinthians 5:14-15) “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
(2 Corinthians 5:16-20) “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
Title of Message: The 3 Invitations
(Mark 5:21-24) “When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.”
(Mark 5:25-32) “And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.”
(Mark 5:35-36) “While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?” Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:38-40) “When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.” (Mark 5:41-42) “He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.”
The 3 Invitations:
1. The Helpless
(Mark 5:41-42) “He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.”
(Psalm 46:1) “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
2. The Hurting (Mark 5:27) When she heard about Jesus,
3. The Hopeless
(Mark 5:38-40) “When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.”
(Mark 5:42) “Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.”
(Job 17:13) “Where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?”
(Psalm 71:14) “But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”
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Thu, 29 March 2012
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Tue, 20 March 2012
(Acts 11:21) “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”
Title of Message: The Cause Decided
(Mark 16:15) He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
Will you follow Jesus?
I Have Decided:
1. To Let Go (2 Corinthians 4:4) “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (Hebrews 2:1) “We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” (Jeremiah 29:13-14) “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD. 2. To Live (Romans 6:3-4) Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
(Colossians 2:12-13) For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
(Deuteronomy 30:19) “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!
3. To Learn
(Hebrews 6:1) “Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity...”
(Proverbs 23:12) “Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.” 4. To Love (John 13:34-35) (NLV) I give you a new Law. You are to love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. If you love each other, all men will know you are My followers.
(2 Corinthians 5:19-20) God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
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Tue, 13 March 2012
(Acts 11:21) “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”
Never confuse activity for significance or impact.
Title of Message: The Cause Distractions
The Cause Distractions: 1. Unchecked Priorities
Unchecked priorities can lead us to a surviving mentality and keep us from a thriving reality.
(Ephesians 5:15-16) “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
(Luke 21:34) “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.”
2. Unreasonable Faith
(Hebrews 11:1) (NLT) Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
(Luke 16:10) (NLT) If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.
3. Underestimating God’s Power
MIRACLE GAP
(John 5:1-7) (NLT) Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”
(John 5:8-9) (NLT) Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! (2 Corinthians 12:9) But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
How to Eliminate the Distractions:
1. See
(Isaiah 43:19) See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
2. Move
(Psalm 37:23) The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
3. Trust
(Psalm 37:3) (NLT) Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
(Proverbs 3:5-6) (NLT) Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
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