Crossroads Church of God, Lima OH

Scripture Used: Luke 15:20-24

Way of Compassion:

  ∙ Ministry (healing, feeding, meeting needs)

  ∙ Words to people (forgives sin, honors   children, speaks to women)

  ∙ Teaching (prodigal son – Luke 15)

  ∙ Cross (conquered sin/death)

∙ Case Study: Prodigal Son

  ∙ Compassion of patience

  ∙ Compassion of seeing

  ∙ Compassion of bestowing love

Scripture Used: Acts 1:8, Matthew 9:19-23, 

Way of Welcome:

• Jesus calls sinners
• Jesus eats with sinners
• Jesus initiates the conversation

Scripture Used: Matthew 7:12-29, John 17:3 

Notes: 
- Heart of Jesus' message
    - Interactive life with God is accessible through faith in Jesus
 - Opposition to Life with God
    - Road is narrow
    - Looks can be deceiving 
    - Storms are coming
 - Strength for a life with God
    - Practice
 - Foundation of our life with God
    - Jesus

Scripture Used: Matthew 7:7-11, Matthew 5:1-2, Mark 8:34-36, Romans 8:14, James 4:2-3, Exodus 33:18-19, Jeremiah 29:11-13.
 

Notes:

- The receivers, finders, and door openers are followers of Christ.

- The receivers, finders, and door openers are lead by the Holy Spirit.
 

Four things we must know when we present ourselves and our requests to God:

- He loves us

- We're his children

- We must ask, seek, and knock with faith

- Our requests fulfill his purpose

Why are we afraid to ask?

- Feelings of unworthiness

- False humility

- We failed to receive things in the past

- A holy request brings God's goodness

Why are we reluctant to seek?

- We don't know what, when, where, or how

- We're using methods that seem right

- We don't know how to use and operate our spiritual eyes and ears

- We keep seeking with all our hearts to find him and his plans

Why are we afraid to knock?

- the nature of our relationship with God

- there's more than one door to knock on

- we have a fear of being turned away

- we need a greater revelation of the love of God

P.U.S.H. : Prayer Until Something Happens

Scripture Used: Matthew 6:19-34

Notes: 

• The #1 priority in the Kingdom is relationships
• We are called into Wisdom
• We are called into freedom
• Jesus teaches us about God's
  • Goodness
  • Closeness
  • Provision

Scripture Used: Matthew 6:5-15, Galatians 1:10, Genesis 1:1-3, John 1:1, John 17:20-21

Artwork: Rublev's Trinity

Notes: Centrality of Relationships in the Kingdom

• Jesus priorities motivation over action
• God is a relational God
• Spiritual practices usher us into relationship with the trinity

Scripture Used: Matthew 5:33-48

Notes:

• The Primacy of love
  • love is wanting what is best for someone else
• Confidence in God
  • truthful speech 
  • overcome evil with good
• How can I be an agent for good in the lives of those around me?

Scripture Used: Matthew 5:27-37, John 15:7, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Matthew 20:28, Philippians 2:3-4, Psalm 23:1, Philippians 4:19

Notes:

• Lust is a good desire gone bad
• We know when our good desire has turned bad when we fall into a destructive nature of using others
• Kingdom Principals
  • Sacredness of others
  • Submit our will and desire to God
  • Servanthood
  • Security in Christ