Sunday 7/5/2020 

MESSAGE TITLE: When Hate Becomes Murder

SPEAKER: Steve Hill

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MESSAGE OUTLINE: 

1 John 3:11-20 (NIV) https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1JN.3.11-20

1. Out of Anger, Cain Murdered Abel.

Genesis 4:3–5 3,  Hebrews 11:4,  Genesis 4:6–7, Genesis 4:8–10, Matthew 5:21-22

2. Christ rescued me.

Colossians 1:13-14

3. Sacrificial love takes action.

- Practice empathy

- Generosity

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Love People Where They’re at and Help Them Follow Jesus

Love is God’s Game Plan for Reaching The World

Sunday 6/28/2020 

SERIES TITLE: I John

SPEAKER: Steve Hill

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MESSAGE OUTLINE: 

MESSAGE OUTLINE:   

SCRIPTURE: 1 John 3:1-10 (NIV) https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1JN.3.1-10 

1. Walk with Jesus now.   

2. Your father loves you.   

3. Hope changes us.  - Hope is a person.  - The best is yet to come.   

4. Take sin seriously.

Sunday 6/21/2020 

MESSAGE TITLE: Breaking Down Barriers

SPEAKER: Steve Hill

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MESSAGE OUTLINE: 

Ephesians 2:11-22 https://www.bible.com/bible/111/EPH.2.11-22 

1. The problem: Distancing

2. The result: Broken relationships

3. Jesus broke down barriers and created a movement. 

4. Believers belong to the same family.

Sunday 6/14/2020 

Sermon series: 1 John

Message Title: JESUS: NO SUBSTITUTE, NO REPLACEMENT, NO REDUCTION!

Speaker: Agam Iheanyi-Igwe

Bible Reference: 1 John 2:18-25 NIV https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1JN.2.18-25 

Message Outline

1. Make more of Jesus not less! It is all about him!

2. Jesus is the Christ: a king establishing the kingdom of God

3. The kingdom is not temporal, not ethnic and not nationalistic

4. Christ Followers are ambassadors of that kingdom

TAKEN

Sunday 6/7/2020 

Sermon series: 1 John

Bible Reference: 1 John 2:15-17 NIV https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1JN.2.15-17  

Message Outline

World: A system of values in opposition to God.

1 John 5:19 "We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one."

John 15:18-19 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own."

Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

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1. Beware of Spiritual Hostage Takers.

1 John 2:16 "For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, theist of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world."

2. Break Free by loving for Jesus.

1 John 2:17 "The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."

Focus on the eternal.

Trust Jesus not the world.

Find rock solid spiritual friendships.

How Your Spiritual Identity Shapes Your Future

Sermon series: 1 John

Sunday 5/31/2020 

BIBLE REFERENCE: 1 John 2:12-14 NIV https://bible.com/111/1JN.2.12-14 

BIG IDEA: My spiritual identity brings freedom.  

MESSAGE OUTLINE:   

1. I’m forgiven: Leave the past behind.  

2. I’m part of God’s family: Draw near to Jesus.  

3. I’m an overcomer: Use God’s Word to break free.

Sunday, May 24, 2020

MESSAGE TITLE: Signs Of Life And Love  

I John 2:7-11 NIV https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1JN.2...  

BIG IDEA: When Jesus is in you, Love comes out of you and the World lights up.  

SERMON OUTLINE:   

• Know God - keep his commands (1 John 2:3-5) 

• Abide in Him - walk like Jesus (1 John 2:5-6) 

• Live in the Light - love others (1 John 2:7-8)  

- Truth is a person, Jesus Christ  

- A New Command which is Old and yet, New  

- Love Dispels the Darkness  

Training in Love: 

• Avoid Obstacles to Love - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 

• Love with Words - Matthew 5:21-22

• Love Requires Faith & Sacrifice - Philippians 2:1-8  

Take a minute: Check Your Vital Signs 

• How is my daily connection to God? 

• What is the most loving & Jesus-like thing to do? 

• Would my actions be seen as lovjng by all?  

NEXT STEP: I will regularly check my vital signs for love for God and others.

Sunday 5/17/2020

Sermon series: 1 John

BIBLE REFERENCE: I John 2:3-6 NIV

BIG IDEA: Obedience demonstrates our love for God.  

Message Outline

1. Live  a life of obedience.  

Knowing = Fellowship 

Keeping = Obedience  

* Obey when it is inconvenient. 

* Obey when it doesn’t make sense. 

* Obey when it brings temporary pain.  

2. Daily imitate Jesus.

1. Jesus took my name tag.   

2. When we do sin, Jesus goes to bat for us.   

3. Jesus is: Advocate, Righteous One, Atoning Sacrifice.   

4. Because of Jesus, I can live for Him and with Him.

Sunday 5/3/2020 

Sermon series: 1 John

Message Outline

1. God is light: Perfect—Good—Holy

2. I must walk in the light to have fellowship with God.

3. Excuses won’t cut it.

4. I must confess my sin to God.

      • Confession is conceding it is true.

      • Intimacy is rooted in honesty.