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  • Follow Me | The Meaning of Follow | WEEK 2

    Following Jesus is not something you do, it's a person you become... a
     person just like Jesus.
     Series: Follow Me: Transformed Together,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Luke 6:40, Rom 8:28-29, Matthew 22:37-39, John 13:34-35, Romans 8:29, Luke 5:15-16,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWw96RaGCio,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/follow-me-week-2/,
    Notes:

    Prayer Card: AvalonChurch.org/PrayerCard

    1. ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. 39  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matt.22:37-39, NIV).

    2. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (Jn 13:34, NIV)

    3. Disciple = student, apprentice

    4. 40 Students (disciples) are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained
     will become like the teacher. –Luke 6:40 (NLT)

    5. 29  For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son.
     –Romans 8:29 (NLT)

    6. The extent to which we know Jesus is our limit to becoming like him.

    7. 15  But despite Jesus’ instructions [to be quiet], the report of his power spread even faster,
     and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16  But Jesus
     often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. –Luke 5:15-16 (NLT)

    8. You cannot give what you do not possess.

    43 min
  • Follow Me | Good News – Defining the Gospel | WEEK 1

    In a world where following Jesus is equated with “going to church,” the goal of this series is to recapture Jesus’ idea of what it means to follow him and take responsibility together for becoming like him.

    Series: Follow Me: Transformed Together,

    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Luke 4:14-21,
    Video: https://youtu.be/Sj0XehMLBg4,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/follow-me-week-1/,
    Discussion Questions: 1-Good-News-DQ.pdf,
    Notes:

    Prayer Card: https://avalonchurch.org/PrayerCard

    48 min
  • ReCreate | Hurry is Incompatible with Relationship | WEEK 2

    We take a look at Jesus’ differing responses to Mary and Martha concerning what is

    most important... hurry or relationships.
    Series: ReCreate,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 11:28-30,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyCJKpdz3lA2YnZTvE3Neng/live,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/recreate-hurry-is-incompatible-with-relationship-week-2/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-05-09-Week-2-DQ-Mothers-Day-2021.pdf,
    Notes:
    Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)28  “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”Hurry DevotionLuke 10:38-42 (NLT)38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”Kosuke Koyama quoteHow much do I care about the things I should care about? 

    1 min
  • ReCreate | The Hurry Problem | WEEK 1

    Hurry is the great enemy of a vibrant spiritual life. That's why Jesus invites us to come to him, all who tired and weary. In him is rest and ReCreation.Series: ReCreate, Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge, Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 11:28-30:, James 1:8, Video: https://www.facebook.com/202571889761757/videos/1815784508579275, Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/recreate-the-hurry-problem-week-1/, Discussion Questions: 2021-05-02-1-DQ-ReCreate-Intro.pdf,Notes: Matthew 11:28-3028 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” – Matthew 11 (NLT)Matthew 11:28-30, The MessageWhen your loyalty is divided between God and the world, you are unstable in everything you do. –James 1:8 (NLT)“The Jesus way wedded to the Jesus truth brings about the Jesus life.” –Eugene Peterson, The Jesus WayThe Silver Chair, C.S. LewisHurry Devo - AvalonChurch.org/HurryDevo

    52 min
  • The Upside Down Life | Warning Signs | PART 14

    3 Warning Signs to live out Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.

    Series: The Upside Down Life,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Matthew 7:12-23, James 2:17,
    Video: https://www.facebook.com/avalonchurch/live,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/the-upside-down-life-warning-signs-part-14/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-04-25-14-DQ-Warning-Signs.pdf,
    Notes:
    24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. –Matthew 7 (NIV) 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. –Matthew 7 (NIV)12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. –Matthew 7 (NIV)13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. –Matthew 7 (NIV)14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. –Matthew 7 (NIV)15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. –Matthew 7 (NIV)16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? –Matthew 7 (NIV)17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. –Matthew 7 (NIV)18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. –Matthew 7 (NIV)19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. –Matthew 7 (NIV)20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. –Matthew 7 (NIV)21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. –Matthew 7 (NIV)22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ –Matthew 7 (NIV)23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ –Matthew 7 (NIV)Question 1 SlideWhat We Usually Ask:* If you were to die tonight, do yo know for certain that you'd go to be with God in heaven?* If Jesus returned today, would you be ready to meet God?Question 2 SlideWhat We Should Consider Asking:* If you were to live another fifty years, what kind of person would you like to become--and how will you become that kind of person?* If Jesus doesn't return for thousands of years, what kind of world does he want us to work towards?...faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. –James 2:17 (NIV)13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. –Matthew 7 (NIV)15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. –Matthew 7 (NIV)16 By their fruit you will recognize them. –Matthew 7 (NIV)21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. –Matthew 7 (NIV)22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ –Matthew 7 (NIV)23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ –Matthew 7 (NIV)

    59 min
  • The Upside Down Life | You Can’t Always Get What You Want | PART 13

    Jesus invites us to a new perspective on who and why he invites to ask, seek and knock.Series: The Upside Down Life, Speaker: Pastor Jim Groves, Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11, Matthew 7:7-8, James 1:6-7, John 14:13-14, James 4:3, 1 John 5:14-15, Ephesians 1:17, Jeremiah 29:13, Revelation 3:20, 1 John 3:1, Video: https://www.facebook.com/202571889761757/videos/360149018748129, Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/the-upside-down-life-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-part-13/, Discussion Questions: 2021-04-18-PART-13-DQ-The-Upside-Down-LIfe.pdf, Notes: Sermon Image 1Sermon Image 27 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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!– Matthew 7:7-11 NIV7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. – Matthew 7:7-8 NIV6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. – James 1:6-7 NIV13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. – John 14:13-14 NIV3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. – James 4:3 NIV14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. – 1 John 5:14-15 NIVSermon Image 1 (again)Sermon Image 2 (again)7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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!– Matthew 7:7-11 NIVWho does Jesus Invite? Those who don’t know God as loving, interactive, or relationalWho does Jesus Invite?Those who don’t know God as loving, interactive, or relational.Those who know God but don’t trust him17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. – Ephesians 1:17 NIV13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. – Jeremiah 29:13 NIV20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. – Revelation 3:20 NIVWho does Jesus Invite?Those who don’t know God as loving, interactive, or relationalThose who know God but don’t trust himThose who are angry with GodSermon Image 3 [Forgiveness chart]See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!– 1 John 3:1 NIV

    37 min
  • The Upside Down Life | Judging Others | PART 12

    Judging people is probably what the church is most known for in our culture. We need to be reminded of Jesus’ posture when it comes to pointing out other’s faults.

    Series: The Upside Down Life,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5, Romans 15:5-6,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFOlIGzo9uM,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/the-upside-down-life-judging-others-part-12/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-04-11-PART-11-DQ-Judging-others.pdf,
    Notes:
    Starry Night1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. – Matthew 7 (NIV)2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. – Matthew 7 (NIV)3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? – Matthew 7 (NIV)4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? – Matthew 7 (NIV)5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. – Matthew 7 (NIV)1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. – Matthew 7 (NIV)CartoonJesus did not call us to be right, he called us to be light.5 May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. 6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. –Romans 15:5-6

    41 min
  • Easter Service | April 4, 2021

    This Easter we are reminded

    how God sees the world. We remember what happened to Jesus on Day 3 after the worst day ever. Easter is about hope, even in our worst days. Easter reminds us that God is working, bringing new life, new creation, and resurrection.
    Series: Easter Service,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d5JtP9buFk,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/easter-service-april-4-2021/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-04-04-DQ-Easter-2021.pdf

    38 min
  • Palm Sunday | March 28, 2021

    It’s possible to be close to religion, and yet still miss God.

    Series: Palm Sunday Service,
    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:29-38, John 12:12-15, Zechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:10, Jeremiah 31,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDzhFxGacBM,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/palm-sunday-march-28-2021/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-03-28-DQ-Palm-Sunday-2021.pdf,
    Notes:
    Palm Sunday Accounts: Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:29-38, John 12:12-15“9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. –Zechariah 9:9 (NIV)“He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem. The bow used in battle will be broken; he will speak peace to the nations. His rule will stretch from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the Earth.” –Zechariah 9:1031 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. –Jeremiah 31 (NIV)32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. –Jeremiah 31 (NIV)33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. –Jeremiah 31 (NIV)34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. –Jeremiah 31 (NIV)Maundy ThursdayGood Friday (G-Drive)Easter Sunday

    48 min
  • The Upside Down Life | Anxious For Nothing | PART 11

    Jesus encourages his followers not to worry, but to trust that God is their Provider.

    Series: The Upside Down Life,

    Speaker: Pastor Don Dodge,
    Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:6-7,
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYEiwwzh4vg,
    Webpage: https://podcast.avalonchurch.org/sermons/the-upside-down-life-anxious-for-nothing-part-11/,
    Discussion Questions: 2021-03-21-PART-10-DQ-Anxious-for-Nothing.pdf,
    Notes:
    25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? – Matthew 6 (NLT)26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? – Matthew 6 (NLT)27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? – Matthew 6 (NLT)28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, – Matthew 6 (NLT29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. – Matthew 6 (NLT)30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? – Matthew 6 (NLT)China Flowers – YellowHolland Flowers – Tulips/WindmillNew Zealand – water/MountainCalifornia – Orange and YellowJapan – Blue flowers and tree31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ – Matthew 6 (NLT32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. – Matthew 6 (NLT)33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. – Matthew 6 (NLT)34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. – Matthew 6 (NLT)6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)Coral reef. N. LightsDesertIce CaveFrog on PennyRylie

    48 min

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