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Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 1:30PM MPR 4 Speaker
Speaker: Ty Rhymes
Knowing About Him:
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He had a supernatural entrance into the world.
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John's gospel doesn't mention Jesus' supernatural birth
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He was God in human flesh. (John 1:14)
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We aren’t perfect like Jesus
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Hebrews 1:3 Jesus was radiance of God’s glory
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What sunlight is to the Sun
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Exact representation of God
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God with us - Immanuel
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He is the absolute standard of righteousness. (John 12:48)
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He did things only God could do.
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Not just make claims, but did miracles
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Branches on a vine, Jesus/God is root
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He died for our sins.
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John 19:4
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Jesus’ conversation with Pilate, Pilate found no fault
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He proved himself to be true by rising from the dead.
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Tomb was sealed with big rock 🪨
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Appeared for the next 40 days
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He will return one day.
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John 14 don’t let your heart me troubled…I’ve gone to prepare a place for you
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Knowing Him: (practical things we can all do)
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Totally surrender
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John 21 - previously Peter and Jesus talk, Peter says I’ll die for you to Jesus
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Peter jumps and swims to Jesus
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Lord you know everything
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Peter went from knowing about Jesus to knowing Jesus
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Have an appetite
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John 4:34
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Disciples urged Jesus to eat
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Jesus was hungry for God and to do what God asked Him to do.
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Be humble (self-aware) and honest
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John 4:22
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Woman at the well
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You worship what you don’t know
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We worship what we know
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John 5:39-40
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You have knowledge but don’t know
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Bring Him your brokenness
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John 4:
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Woman at well
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Crossed cultural boundaries - big deal
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Jesus went to least likely person and embraces to give hope and life
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Looks at people even in their pain, not hesitant
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To heal the future must deal with brokenness of past
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Know that Jesus understands
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John 11:35 - Jesus wept
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Because Lazarus was dead, Jesus was human too
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No one will understand our struggles like Jesus
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Live for Jesus (all the time)
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People know you know Jesus by how you live
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Stand for Him
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John 12
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Mary anoints Jesus’ feet
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In this example actually doesn’t stand but lays down.
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Cost a years salary
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Conclusion
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John 6:68
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Mass exodus from Jesus
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Jesus had said some hard passages
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Lord, to whom shall we go? We have come to know…. Peter
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John 10:11,
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Jesus says he is the good shepherd
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I know my own and my own know me
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It matters we know Jesus, but also matters that Jesus knows me.
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Duration 38:49
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 1:30PM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Glen Hitchcock
Good news for thirsty people, John 4
- A Great Chapter on Personal Soulwinning.
- Two Great "Musts:"
- The "Must" for the Winner of Souls (4:4)
- The "Musts" for the Worshiper of God (4:24).
- Three Thirst Points
- Living Water is Dispensable, 4:4-15
- True Worship is Described, 4:16-26
- Living Water is Delivered, 4:27-54
- Analyzing the text
- Away to Galilee, 4:1-3
- A Weary Traveler, 4: 4-6
- A Wayward Woman, 4:7-9
- A Well-Known Well, 4:10-15
- A Wedding Problem, 4:16-19
- Acceptable Worship, 4:20-24
- A Wonderful Expectation, 4:25
- A Divine Surprise & Some Concerns, 4:26-27
- A Waterpot Speaks, 4:28
- Astonishing News From An Unlikely Source, 4:29
- All Search For The Living Water, 4:30
- A Precious Priority – God’s Work Comes First, 4:31-34
- A Harvesting of The Thirsty Requires Effort, 4:35-38
- An Attestation to Soulwinning in Samaria, 4:39-42
- Arrival in Galilee Among Thirsty People, 4:43-54
- Ephrem the Syrian
- “Jesus came to the fountain as a hunter...He threw a grain before one pigeon that He might catch the whole flock... At the beginning of the conversation, He did not make Himself known to her, but first she caught sight of a thirsty man, then a Jew, then a Rabbi, afterwards a prophet, last of all the Messiah. She tried to get the better of the thirsty man, she showed her dislike of the Jew, she heckled the Rabbi, she was swept off her feet by the prophet, and she adored the Christ.”
- Are You Thirsty?
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Rev. 22:17 - And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDtmyV2DyfY
Duration 40:18
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 1:10PM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Kason Eubanks
Sanctify Them Through Your Truth
There were twin brothers: Truth and Lie. They stood next to a river outside of town. Lie challenged Truth to a race claiming he could swim faster than truth. Lie laid out the rules that they would both remove all of their clothes, he would count to three then they would dive into the freezing cold water and swim to the other side of the river and back. Lie counted to three. But when Truth jumped in, Lie did not. He put on Truth's clothes and walked back into town. He made a big show as he walked around town pretending to be Truth. When Truth made it back to shore he could only find Lie's clothes. He didn't want to put on Lie's clothes so Truth walked back to town naked. People stared and glared as Truth walked through town. He tried to explain what happened and that he really was Truth. The people made fun of him and wouldn't go near him. They wouldn't believe he was really Truth. The people in town chose to believe Lie because he was dressed appropriately and easier to look at. From that day on people have chosen to believe a Lie rather than a naked Truth.
Using this old tale Kason, illustrates how we typically ignore the truth of Jesus and falls for the lies presented by society, because it is better looking or more in sync with man's ideas.
Psalms 24:4-5 - He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
John 3:21 - But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
John 8:37-38 - I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
John 8:28 - So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
John 14:6 - Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 17:17 - Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 16:7-11 - Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Ephesians 4:21-25 - 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5on7bC6sDts
Duration 6:06
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 11:00AM MPR 1 Speaker
Speaker: Bud Woodall
John 20:30-31-
The Purpose of This Book
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
By the time of the writing of his gospel John was an old man. He could remember being called to follow Jesus, the feeding of the 5,000, Lazarus coming out of the cave, and cries of the crowd as Jesus was crucified. John could recall seeing Jesus ascending into the clouds. There were at this time already the gospels by Mathew, Mark, and Luke. But John saw that something was being missed by the readers of the other accounts.
John wants you to know Jesus, such that you may believe and have everlasting life. John's gospel uses some words more repetitively than any other gospel because of this upward focus.
John looks at Jesus's identity and the work of Jesus.
- John looks at Jesus through the lens of eternity - John 1:1-4
- John looks at Jesus through the lens of divinity - John 8:28
- John looks at Jesus through the lens of creation - John 1:10
All of this comes together such that we should see that Jesus came to earth for us that we may receive eternal life.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ZIUhikUW4
Duration 37:53
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 11:00AM MPR 4 Speaker
Speaker: Barry Grider
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We will have our wilderness temptation
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Matthew 4
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Devil doesn't play fair, comes at you at your weakest moment
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Lust of the flesh
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Lust of the eyes
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Pride of life
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Jesus taught us how to defeat the devil by walking in the light
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We will have our garden of sorrow
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Luke 22
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Jesus in gesemene, at base of Mt of olives
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Praying and crying, sweating blood
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While men slept, Jesus wept
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If we are going to reign with Him, we must suffer with Him
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While we are in garden
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People in light want to help but may not understand
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People in darkness may not care
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Proverbs 14:10
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But Jesus does know and understand
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Can be a lonely place
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We will have a Judas who betrays us, maybe several (John 18)
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Sometimes we might be right and them wrong
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Sometimes they might be right and us wrong
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Sometimes we both might be wrong
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Jesus washed the feet of Judas knowing what he going to betray
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If you're looking for me, let these other go their way
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Don't let it distract you from what you're going to do
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXXixeTRhck
Duration 42:23
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 11:00AM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Hiram Kemp
Eternal Life
5 Realities that must be true if you want eternal life:
- You must have a new birth - John 3:1-8, Heb 4:13
- Modern often charismatic term is “born again”
- Ez 36:25-27 Jesus’ meaning of baptism Mk 16:16, Acts 2:38, 1 Pet 3:21, Rom 6:3-5
- Jn 1:10-13 born of water and spirit
- Cornelius was “good” but was told to find Peter to be told what he needed to do
- Gal 3: 26-29
- Gal 5: 22-33 (results of new birth)
- Recognition of Spiritual Truths
- Jn 3:9-15
- Even Nicodemus didn’t recognize the truth and he was “the” teacher of the times
- A lot of times people we try to reach have a failure the see the truth
- Rom 7:7-8
- The “natural” person is hostile to spiritual truth
- 1Cor 2:14
- What we need to know to experience eternal life is to recognize Christ and who he is. Obedience to Him
- Lk 24-27 – Jesus is our teacher
- Jn 12: 32 If you want eternal life recognize and look to Jesus just as the Israelites looked to the staff. We’ve been bitten by the poisonous snake of sin and unless we commit to belief and faith in Christ we are lost
- Is 45:12-22
- The real reason(s) for condemnation
- Jn 3: 16-21
- Why do people go to hell? Because they turn away from God and CHOOSE to go there.
- Ez 33:11
- People will be condemned because they choose to ignore Christ’s invitation.
- People will be condemned because they love the darkness more than the light.
- Until we realize WE are the reason for our OWN condemnation and change we will be lost. Everyone who goes to hell CHOSE TO GO THERE.
- Realize Jesus’ place of preeminence
- Jn 3:22-30
- We must decrease so Jesus can increase
- We should be very careful to not live our lives in such a way as to draw the spotlight to us and away from Christ
- Col 1:18
- To truly live we must give more of ourself away
- Ps 115:1
- Gal 6:14
- Receiving Jesus’ Testimony and Obeying
- Jn 3:31-36
- V36 believe (Heb/Gk word is Obey)
- V36 “hs” (will receive)
- Your reality has changed in the present when you obey Christ
- Believe and Trust
- The biggest room in your house is the room for improvement
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_SJ2cmStbM
Duration 40:06
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 10:00AM MPR 4 Speaker
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The rhyme and reason of things
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To Greeks held everything together
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Testimony of John the apostle (verses 1-18)
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I saw that and I can still see it in my mind
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Dan - I lost my son 18 years ago but Ilan still hear his voice in my head
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Eternity - (verses 1-8)
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"Was" in Greek was imperfect - continues to develop
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Jesus has always been and always will be
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Though he was rich for your sake became poor
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2 Corinthians 9
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Poor - beg to exist
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Deity
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Word was with God and was God
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Imprint or character of God
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Creativity (verses 3-13)
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All things made through him
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1 Corinthians 8:6
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Life, light
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Physically, spiritually, eternally
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Humanity (verse 14)
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Only begotten, only born (John 7:12, 8:42, 9:38)
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Jesus as flesh fathered by Holy Spirit
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Charity
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We have received grace upon grace,
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Authority
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Truth through Jesus
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Is our High Priest
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Hebrews 8:1
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Minister - public official
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Hebrews 8:2
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Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:19 -
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Uses possessive prepositions to describe
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Lamb of God (John 1:29)
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Took our sins away
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Son of God (John 1:34)
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Chosen one
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Did no sin
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Son of Joseph (John 1:45)
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Did Holy Spirit make a mistake?
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HoIy Spirit wants us to know Joseph was in life of Jesus
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King of Israel (John 1:49)
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Son of Man (John 1:51)
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Daniel 7
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3 other descriptors
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Lord
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Messiah - anointed of God
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Rabbi - teacher
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FjC_AoNMM4
Duration 43:30
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 10:00AM MPR 1 Speaker
Speaker: Kristy Woodall
Submitting to His Lordship like Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Lk 1:38
Faith that made her willing
Servant of God
Lk 2:35
She would suffer
Lk 2:48
Was she angry?
Lk 2:51
Cherished and committed to memory
Acts 1:14 devoted to prayer with the disciples after his ascension
Three things to consider when submitting to His Lordship – it is so much more than just baptism. There is a burden, a benefit, and a bargain
- The Burden
- The burden of Biblical submission – arranging yourself under another’s authority is very difficult for most to do. We cannot be our own boss and submit.
- Matt 16:24 deny self and “take up your cross” death to self
- Your life is no longer your own
- You agree your wants and desires ambitions priorities DON’T MATTER
- Matt 6:33 there will be sacrifices – going where you want, movies, books, language/conversions, you body (alc, drugs, gluttony, casual sex), clothing 1Tim 2:9
- 1Cor 6:19-20
- We have to care more for our and the souls of others
- You might be an outcast in life (work, school)
- You can’t retaliate when provoked (i.e. traffic)
- Matt 5:39
- Submission is a lifelong endeavor of small as well as big sacrifices; you might have to separate from loved ones/relationships that are not scriptural
- Titus 2 we are expected to teach
- Heb 10:25 faithful attendance
- 2Tim 2:15 study on your won
- Give back to God $$ and NOT your leftovers or 2nds
- Mal 1:10 failure to actually worship
- You should “feel” a sacrifice (is it real if you don’t feel it)
- Eph 5:22 even if his idea stinks he has the final word
- Submit to the eldership
- The Benefit
- 1 John 5:11 eternal life
- 2 Thess 1:8=9 spared
- Be in God’s presence
- Sing praises
- God will see you
- Reunions with family
- If promise of Heaven were the only benefit it would be worth the burden
- You will never be alone/feel alone – you have Christ
- No heartache, no tears in Heaven
- Phil 4:7 (here)
- Blessed with a new family in the church
- Identity and purpose
- Matt 20:19-20 Ecc 12:13
- Col 3:4 He isn’t just an important part of your life; He IS your life
- You have a purpose and a job
- John 5:28-29 you know what will happen
- Greater quality of life; God knows what is best, his rules benefit and protect us
- Bargain
- If we agree to and abide by the “burdens” mentioned it still wouldn’t be enough.
- The “bargain” is that Jesus paid our debt for us. Jesse chose debt so we can have the
- “option” to submit and choose to do so. WE have the choice to accept the great bargain, the great deal that Jesus has to offer us.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJY9PNHx7w
Duration 38:08
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 10:00AM Auditorium Speaker
Speaker: Steve Higginbotham
Looking at John chapter 2
The Wedding at Cana
2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.[a] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers[b] and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[c] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Jesus Knows What Is in Man
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Have you ever wished to witness some of Jesus's miracles. The book of John was written to show the reader that Jesus was the true messiah because of the signs ( or miracles) he performed and fulfilled.
In chapter 2 we see two of these signs which give evidence of his authority but also shows his mission.
Although it was not the fullness of time, still Jesus assisted with a small matter of life by the changing of the wine.
Jesus cleanses the temple of distractions, such that worship was the primary focus.
Duration 37:34
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
April 19, 2024 - Friday 9:00AM MPR 4 Speaker
Speaker: Gale Nelson
The power of interpersonal skills
- don’t take it personally it’s just business
- But it has to be personal to do the Lord’s work.
- Jesus was personally crucified for each one of us
- Don’t be a Christian robot. Be a personable human and get to know the person you are talking to.
- How we act has everything to do with who we are and what we have experienced.
- Tension points. We have to stand on certain ideals even if they are debated. Love the soul not the act.
Pursuit of peace
- Heard don’t burn any bridges. Do you know any people that have burnt a bridge at work, home, or church?
- We need a watch our tack with how we interact. Jesus was kind peaceful and truthful.
- We can’t speak hate and promote love. Only love nurtures love.
- Start with the soft skills
- Speak the truth.
Example of Jesus
- He don’t compromise the message
- He went to people were they were
- He practiced forgiveness and preached repentance.
- He encouraged
- He was confident in the message.
- He used wisdom
- He confronted the naysayers
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3uu3pe4f4
Duration 43:47