Title: Respect the Owner
Verses: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Galatians 2:20
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 NIV)
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20 NIV)
Pastor Peter opened his Soul Talk comparing owners (who have paid the price), renters (who tend to abuse things), and borrowers (who take care of a possession out of respect for the owner). God not only created us, but paid a price for us, and is rightfully our owner. Often we act as though we are owned by others: our jobs, our families, our futures, our peers. We need to allow God His rightful place and then to act accordingly, as borrowers, not even renters. By living our lives as God directs, we live our best life possible.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sermon Rewind 8/7/11 - Chaos to His Purpose
Matthew 9:18-26
New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”
22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.
23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region.
Tommy Nixon continued the Soul Talk series with a message about chaos in our lives. From Matthew 9:18-26, the faithful, bleeding woman demonstrates three lessons on how to react to chaos in our lives: (1.) Courage, it takes courage to get over/face the lies and barriers to approach Jesus. (2.) Belief and action, it takes belief that leads to action. Her faith healed her. (3.) Desperate, it takes desperation for Jesus. Your freedom is a result of love. We are so focused on our own pain and chaos we miss out on the beautiful bigger picture. He can take chaos and redeem it for His purpose. In chaos, God's character doesn't change. When was the last time you reached out to God?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The Heart Of A Champion
Philippians 3:7-16
New International Version (NIV)
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Benjie Kim shared this past weekend on what it means to be a true champion – someone who conquers and presses on against adversity. As one of the first disciples of Jesus, Paul showed true courage and strength in following Christ. He shares in Philippians 3:7 – 16 three ways to develop the heart of a champion:
1) Clear eyes – We must keep our eyes on the goal – Jesus! Distractions and difficulties can often makes us lose sight of what matters.
2) Full hearts – We all have moments and people who fill our hearts up with joy and love, which gives us the ability to press on. Seek these out, but most of all, fill up your heart with God’s love.
3) Can’t lose – Realize that we have the One true God on our side. He always has our backs and will never let us fall.
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New International Version (NIV)
7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Benjie Kim shared this past weekend on what it means to be a true champion – someone who conquers and presses on against adversity. As one of the first disciples of Jesus, Paul showed true courage and strength in following Christ. He shares in Philippians 3:7 – 16 three ways to develop the heart of a champion:
1) Clear eyes – We must keep our eyes on the goal – Jesus! Distractions and difficulties can often makes us lose sight of what matters.
2) Full hearts – We all have moments and people who fill our hearts up with joy and love, which gives us the ability to press on. Seek these out, but most of all, fill up your heart with God’s love.
3) Can’t lose – Realize that we have the One true God on our side. He always has our backs and will never let us fall.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resourcecs/message-archives
Friday, August 5, 2011
GOD's Blog (humor)
relax. it's supposed to be funny. OTOH, what *WOULD* GOD's blog be like? many find the Bible TL:DR. and for sure, everything in the comments is all man.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/08/08/110808sh_shouts_simms
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/08/08/110808sh_shouts_simms
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sermon rewind 7/24/2011 - God as Mother
Genesis 1:26-27
New International Version (NIV)
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Continuing the Soul Talk series, April Diaz's message last Sunday was about knowing God as mom - and how it was a part of His design (Genesis 1). We always hear about God as provider and as a leader - like a dad would be - but He is also the merciful and compassionate One - like moms. He is comforter and caregiver, and is a nurturer, who cares more about our character than our comforts.
Hope in Christ means no matter what happens in life's troubles, He is a constant, just like what a mother should be to her own children.
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New International Version (NIV)
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Continuing the Soul Talk series, April Diaz's message last Sunday was about knowing God as mom - and how it was a part of His design (Genesis 1). We always hear about God as provider and as a leader - like a dad would be - but He is also the merciful and compassionate One - like moms. He is comforter and caregiver, and is a nurturer, who cares more about our character than our comforts.
Hope in Christ means no matter what happens in life's troubles, He is a constant, just like what a mother should be to her own children.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resourcecs/message-archives
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sermon Rewind 7/17/11 - The Discipline of Pausing
Exodus 20:2-11
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
3 “You must not have any other god but me.
4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those[a] who love me and obey my commands.
7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Why should we observe the Sabbath? Charles Lee shared the ways that the Sabbath is a subversive opportunity to spend time with God in a culture obsessed with productivity.
1. The Sabbath is rooted in Covenant. God commands us to rest every seventh day.
2. It is evidence of trust. When we take a day off from working, we trust God as our provider.
3. It is a relational legacy. We can model and show our kids how to spend a day just being a part of God’s people.
4. It was specifically designed for us by God, to engage with our hearts directly.
5. It facilitates an opportunity for compassion, mercy and justice.
6. It is a pathway to joy. We “get to” be intentional with God.
7. It foreshadows eternity. The moments of rest and being with God are a glimpse of what Heaven will be like.
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New Living Translation (NLT)
2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
3 “You must not have any other god but me.
4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those[a] who love me and obey my commands.
7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Why should we observe the Sabbath? Charles Lee shared the ways that the Sabbath is a subversive opportunity to spend time with God in a culture obsessed with productivity.
1. The Sabbath is rooted in Covenant. God commands us to rest every seventh day.
2. It is evidence of trust. When we take a day off from working, we trust God as our provider.
3. It is a relational legacy. We can model and show our kids how to spend a day just being a part of God’s people.
4. It was specifically designed for us by God, to engage with our hearts directly.
5. It facilitates an opportunity for compassion, mercy and justice.
6. It is a pathway to joy. We “get to” be intentional with God.
7. It foreshadows eternity. The moments of rest and being with God are a glimpse of what Heaven will be like.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resourcecs/message-archives
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sermon Rewind 7/10/11 - The G.O.S.P.E.L.
1 John 4:10-12
New International Version (NIV)
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Tommy Nixon taught us that the entire Scripture is the gospel and the message is GOD’s love for us. Five lessons about love from 1 John 4:7-21 are:
1. GOD is love (verse 8). He loves us enough to allow us to choose to love Him or not. Because He is also just, choosing wrongly (sin) demands a punishment.
2. Love is sacrificial (verse 10). Rather than desert us, GOD sent Jesus to be our propitiation (payment).
3. Love is the heart of Christian witness (verse 13). We are called to both live it out and share the message explicitly.
4. Love is our assurance (verse 16). GOD’s love in our lives is evidence of our relationship with Jesus.
5. Love is our confidence in judgment (verse 17). In addition, it can be our confidence in every facet of our earthly lives.
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New International Version (NIV)
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Tommy Nixon taught us that the entire Scripture is the gospel and the message is GOD’s love for us. Five lessons about love from 1 John 4:7-21 are:
1. GOD is love (verse 8). He loves us enough to allow us to choose to love Him or not. Because He is also just, choosing wrongly (sin) demands a punishment.
2. Love is sacrificial (verse 10). Rather than desert us, GOD sent Jesus to be our propitiation (payment).
3. Love is the heart of Christian witness (verse 13). We are called to both live it out and share the message explicitly.
4. Love is our assurance (verse 16). GOD’s love in our lives is evidence of our relationship with Jesus.
5. Love is our confidence in judgment (verse 17). In addition, it can be our confidence in every facet of our earthly lives.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resourcecs/message-archives
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