Bearing or Baring Secrets?: Biblical principles for knowing when to "bear" a secret and when to "bare" a secret.Hymns & Songs:"Be Thou My Vision""Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee""Praise to the Lord, the Almighty""My Life is in Your Hands""Shout to the Lord"Sermon Notes:The Nature of Secrets Secrets give us previously hidden information Secrets give us power Secrets expose wrong doing (Luke 12:2-3) When is it appropriate to bear a secret? When sharing it would diminish a surprise (Jeremiah 29:11; I Corinthians 2:7-10) When sharing it causes damage to others (James 3:5; Proverbs 11:12-13) When doing so enhances our relationship with God (Psalm 91:1-4; Judges 16:16-18) When is it appropriate to bare a secret? When it could become destructive to our relationship with God (II Samuel 12:13; Psalm 51: 1,3, 10-12; Psalm 139: 23-2) When it helps to ease a burden (Galatians 6:2) When it is too good to be kept (I Corinthians 4:1)

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Bearing or Baring Secrets?: Biblical principles for knowing when to "bear" a secret and when to "bare" a secret.

Hymns & Songs:

"Be Thou My Vision"

"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

"My Life is in Your Hands"

"Shout to the Lord"

Sermon Notes:

The Nature of Secrets

Secrets give us previously hidden information

Secrets give us power

Secrets expose wrong doing (Luke 12:2-3)

When is it appropriate to bear a secret?

When sharing it would diminish a surprise (Jeremiah 29:11; I Corinthians 2:7-10)

When sharing it causes damage to others (James 3:5; Proverbs 11:12-13)

When doing so enhances our relationship with God (Psalm 91:1-4; Judges 16:16-18)

When is it appropriate to bare a secret?

When it could become destructive to our relationship with God (II Samuel 12:13; Psalm 51: 1,3, 10-12; Psalm 139: 23-2)

When it helps to ease a burden (Galatians 6:2)

When it is too good to be kept (I Corinthians 4:1)

The Proverbs: The principles that keep us from becoming the fool.Hymns & Songs:`I Sing the Mighty Power of God`Can't Live A Day`Christ for the World! We SingSermon Notes:Proverbs for City Reaching The Cry for Wisdom in the Proverbs The difference between a "promise" of God and God's "principles" The fool is the one who refuses to learn Transforming Los Angeles into the greatest city for Christ Christ views the Church in the city as one It takes the whole church to reach the whole city The difference between evangelizing a city and congregationalizing it The Five Principles of Relational Systems Systems create their own homeostasis When one group overfunctions another has to underfunction Becoming a "non-anxious presence" Learning to "stay in touch and define" Christ's power in His Church

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The Proverbs: The principles that keep us from becoming the fool.

Hymns & Songs:

`I Sing the Mighty Power of God

`Can't Live A Day

`Christ for the World! We Sing

Sermon Notes:

Proverbs for City Reaching

The Cry for Wisdom in the Proverbs

The difference between a "promise" of God and God's "principles"

The fool is the one who refuses to learn

Transforming Los Angeles into the greatest city for Christ

Christ views the Church in the city as one

It takes the whole church to reach the whole city

The difference between evangelizing a city and congregationalizing it

The Five Principles of Relational Systems

Systems create their own homeostasis

When one group overfunctions another has to underfunction

Becoming a "non-anxious presence"

Learning to "stay in touch and define"

Christ's power in His Church

Who, Me? A Charismatic?!: Misperceptions and misgivings about the person and work of the Holy Spirit.Hymns & Songs:`All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name`When I Need Him / Precious Lord`Sweet, Sweet SpiritSermon Notes:Main Point:A proper understanding of and submission to the Holy Spirit will radically transform your life, this church, and our entire city.

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Who, Me? A Charismatic?!: Misperceptions and misgivings about the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

Hymns & Songs:

`All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

`When I Need Him / Precious Lord

`Sweet, Sweet Spirit

Sermon Notes:

Main Point:A proper understanding of and submission to the Holy Spirit will radically transform your life, this church, and our entire city.

The Psalms: The difference that knowing God's Word makes in life.Hymns & Songs:`God of Our Fathers`America, the Beautiful`God Bless America`Battle Hymn of the Republic`How Blest Are They Who, Fearing God

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The Psalms: The difference that knowing God's Word makes in life.

Hymns & Songs:

`God of Our Fathers

`America, the Beautiful

`God Bless America

`Battle Hymn of the Republic

`How Blest Are They Who, Fearing God

The Church According to Starbucks: Biblical Characteristics of Christ's ChurchHymns & Songs:`Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing`Antiphonal Praise`The Church's One Foundation?Sermon Notes:Does Starbucks have something you don't? Lessons from the early church Devoted to the Apostles' teaching The church is a fellowship They participate in "the breaking of bread" They pray together Jesus' words in John's prologue He asks, "What are you looking for"? He answers, "Come and see!"

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The Church According to Starbucks: Biblical Characteristics of Christ's Church

Hymns & Songs:

`Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

`Antiphonal Praise

`The Church's One Foundation?

Sermon Notes:

Does Starbucks have something you don't?

Lessons from the early church

Devoted to the Apostles' teaching

The church is a fellowship

They participate in "the breaking of bread"

They pray together

Jesus' words in John's prologue

He asks, "What are you looking for"?

He answers, "Come and see!"