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July 19 Hands Off, Heart Right

Hands Off, Heart Right
July 19, 2026 Elwyn Johnston
Exodus 20:13
Verse of the Week: “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.” Romans 12:18
“murder” – ratsach – unlawful, unauthorized killing.
1. Every life matters to God
“God created us in His own image” Genesis 1:27
“If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by
human hands. For God made human beings in His own image.”
Genesis 9:6
“you are a chosen people…a people for God’s own possession”
1 Peter 2:9
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they
may have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
“when sin is finished, it brings forth death.” James 1:15
2. Let’s allow God to do a heart check Matthew 5:21 - 26
“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder.
If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you
are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you
call someone Raca, you are in danger of being brought before the
court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into
the fiery hell. Matthew 5:21 & 22
“anger” – continual anger, resentment.
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs 18:21
“Raca” – empty-headed, idiot
“fool” – moros – morally worthless.
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14
“Let your speech be always full of grace, seasoned with salt”
Colossians 4:6
“If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked one, you shall surely die,’ and you
do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked
person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your
hand.” Ezekiel 33:8
“if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you
suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave
your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person.
Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.” Matthew 5:23 & 24
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.”
Romans 12:18
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July 12What is Biblical Honor?
What is Biblical Honor?
July 12, 2026 Mason Worthy
Exodus 20:12
Honor is to recognize someone’s worth and significance.

Honor is not just in our words, but in the posture of our heart.
1. Honoring our parents is a calling, not a suggestion.
Exodus 20:12, 1 John 4:20
If God took honor seriously, so should we.
2. Honor is worship to God.
Colossians 3:20
Worship at times is a sacrifice.
3. When we honor we flourish.
Ephesians 6:1-3
When we honor, regardless of circumstances, we will flourish.
Psalm 52:8
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July 05 One Nation Under God
One Nation Under God
July 5, 2026 AM Elwyn Johnston
Psalm 33:12
1. Set the spiritual climate through prayer.
“I urge you, first of all, to pray” 1 Timothy 2:1
“Daniel went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with
its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just
as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.” Daniel 6:10
"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and
pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14
2. Be salt and light
“You are the salt of the earth….You are the light of the world. A city
set on a hill cannot be hidden” Matthew 5:13 & 14
“you know what restrains him now…only he who now restrains will do
so until he is taken out of the way.” 2 Thessalonians 2:6 & 7
"God searched for someone who might rebuild the wall of
righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand
in the gap in the wall so I would not have to destroy the land, but I
found no one. Ezekiel 22:30
“God will pour out His Spirit upon all people. Your sons and your
daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your
young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out My Spirit
even on servants — men and women alike." Joel 2:28 & 29
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June 28The Gift We Keep Returning
The Gift We Keep Returning
June 28, 2026 Elwyn Johnston
Exodus 20:8 - 11
Verse of the Week: “Keep the sabbath day” Deuteronomy 5:12
1. Sabbath is not simply a rule. It’s a rhythm.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8
“sabbath” – shabbat – to cease, to stop, to rest
“in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and
all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord
blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.” Exodus 20:11
“holy” – qadash – to set apart, to declare sacred
We must be intentional.
“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9
“be diligent to enter that rest” Hebrews 4:11

There is flexibility
“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:27

2. Sabbath is not simply a reward. It must be our reality.
“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.”
Exodus 20:10
I trust God to meet my needs
“God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He
rested from all His work” Genesis 2:3
“Fear not…The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be
silent.” Exodus 14:14

Remember what God has done for us
“You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and
the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand
and an outstretched arm.” Deuteronomy 5:15
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
“Keep the sabbath day” Deuteronomy 5:12
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June 21Not Just A Name
Not Just a Name
June 21, 2026 Elwyn Johnston
Exodus 20:7
Verse of the Week: “God highly exalted Jesus, and bestowed on
Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of
Jesus every knee will bow…and that every tongue will confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord” Philippians 2:9 - 11

1. Give the name the weight it deserves
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”
Exodus 20:7
“vain” – shav – empty, worthless, hollow
Casually
“Hallowed by Thy name” Matthew 6:9

Manipulatively
“LORD” – Yahweh

Magically
“I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.” Jeremiah 23:21
“the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name that I have
not commanded him to speak…that same prophet shall die.”
Deuteronomy 18:20
“people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.”
Matthew 15:8
“God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of
Paul” Acts 19:11
“attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name
of the Lord Jesus” Acts 19:13 “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
Acts 19:15
2. Know the Person behind the name
“I am El-Shaddai” Genesis 17:1
“Abraham called the name of the place Jehovah-Jireh” Gen. 22:14
“Gideon built an altar…and named it Jehovah-shalom” Judges 6:24
“The Lord is Jehovah-rohi, I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1
“there is no other name…by which we must be saved” Acts 4:12
“I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you; in
the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene – walk!” Acts 3:6
“‘I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!’
And it came out that very moment.” Acts 16:18
3. Carry His name well
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”
Exodus 20:7
“take” – nasa – to carry
“I am the Way” John 14:6
“the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26
“Christian” - follower of Christ” or “belonging to Christ”
“Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord
Jesus” Colossians 3:17
“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
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June 14No Idols
No Idols
Exodus 20:4-6
Idols lead to momentary satisfaction; God leads to lasting satisfaction
Exodus 20:4
Nehemiah 13:26, 1 Kings 11:4
Matthew 5:3, Matthew 6:33
Idols will never satisfy; only God will truly satisfy you

2. Idols put you in bondage; God frees you
Judges 6:6, 6:10, 6:12, 6:23
God's promises are more important than the enemy's accusations
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June 07No Substitutions Allowed
No Substitutes Allowed
June 7, 2026 Elwyn Johnston
Exodus 20:1 - 3
Verse of the Week: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind” Matthew 22:37

1. Know WHO before WHAT
“God spoke” Exodus 20:1
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:2
Relationship needs to precede rules.
2. Don’t block God’s face
“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3
Anything you fear, trust, love, or obey more than God is an
idol.
“you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.”
Isaiah 43:4

Live a life of commitment over convenience
“This is My Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!” Mark 9:7
Time
Finances
Decision making
Relationships
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May 31 Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?
Guest Speaker: Mon Igbinosa
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May 24Pentecost Is For You
Pentecost is for You
May 24, 2026
Acts 2:1 – 13
1. Promise of the Father
“I am sending the Promise of My Father” Luke 24:49
“to wait for the gift My Father promised” Acts 1:4
“I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see
visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out
my Spirit in those days.” Joel 2:28 & 29
2. Pentecost arrived
“the disciples were all together in one place.” Acts 2:1
The baptism of the Spirit is for every Christ-follower.
“if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to
God.” Romans 8:9
“you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you
and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our
God will call to Himself.” Acts 2:38 & 39
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they said to
him, ‘No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.’” Acts 19:3
“when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on
them, and they began speaking with tongues” Acts 19:6
3. Pentecost is for today
“there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind” Acts 2:2
“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but
you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is
everyone who has been born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
Wind…
Propels you in the right direction.
“walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of human nature.”
Galatians 5:16
“when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth:
John 16:13
“you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” Acts 1:8

Pulls you back
“when the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict the world concerning sin
and righteousness and judgment” John 16:8
“there appeared to them tongues as of fire” Acts 2:3
“fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering”
Leviticus 9:24
“Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.”
Leviticus 3:13
“the priest must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering” Lev. 6:10
“The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but
the priest shall burn wood on it every morning” Leviticus 6:12
“Peter, taking his stand with the eleven raised his voice…and that day
there were added about three thousand souls.” Acts 2:14 & 41
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” Acts 2:4
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May 17 Surviving the Shift Pt. 4
Surviving the Shift part 4
May 17, 2026 Elwyn Johnston
Daniel 1
Verse of the Week: “And Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.” Daniel 1:21

1. Favor follows faithfulness
“God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the
commander of the officials” Daniel 1:9
“O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and
favor for those who love Him and keep His commandments”
Daniel 9:4
“Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.” Genesis 6:8
“The Lord was with Joseph…and gave him favor in the sight of the
chief jailer.” Genesis 39:21
“If now I [Gideon] have found favor in Your eyes, then show me a
sign that it is You who speak with me.” Judges 6:17
“the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with
the Lord and also with people.” 1 Samuel 2:26
“the angel said to Mary, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God.” Luke 1:30
“You will earn the trust and favor of others if you work for good”
Proverbs 14:22
“you will find favor and have a good reputation in the sight of God
and people.” Proverbs 3:4
“Please test your servants for ten days….Then let our appearance
be examined” Daniel 1:12 & 13
2. Be refined by pressure, not defined by it
“God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for
understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom.” Daniel 1:17
“As for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the
king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the
magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.” Daniel 1:20
“God knows the way that I take. When He has tried me, I will come
forth as [refined] gold” Job 23:10

3. Remain faithful
“Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.” Daniel 1:21
“God wants you to be holy….has called us to live holy”
1 Thessalonians 4:3 & 7
“Be not weary in well doing, for in due season you will reap if you
faint not.” Galatians 6:9
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