Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

TODAY: Cleanse Your Sanctuary (John 17.6-19)
A.Gain a Clear Picture of God’s Heart (6-8)
A.Protect What Jesus Was Passionate to Protect (9-14)
A.Engage the World (15-16)
A.Pursue Wholeness/Holiness (17-19)
APPLICATION: Win the Battle for Your Heart

John 8.21-45

2. Know Thyself (Gen. 2.7, Prov. 20.27, Ps. 51.6)

3. Reboot Your Operating System (Askings, Authority, Agency)

4. Fight for True Freedom (John 8.21-45)

• Detect the Biggest Threat (21-24a)

• Connect with the ONE Who Can Save You (24b-30)

• Move from Intellect to Wisdom (31-32)

• Gain Freedom of BEING (33-36) “Being” is related to authority & agency

• Ask Hard Questions: Is Your Heart “True”? (37-45)

Genesis 1:26-28, 2:7, 2:15-17

Can You . . .
Recapture Contemplation and Wonder?
Contemplate God’s Purpose (Gen. 1.26-28, Rev 4.11)
Rediscover Exploration and Adventure?
Explore Our Constitution (Gen. 2.7, Prov. 20.27, Ps. 51.6)
Grapple with a High Purpose? (only if you . . .)
Fulfill Our Mandate (Gen. 2.15-17)
Reboot Your Operating System
Start with the “AAA” Club
1.  Askings
How do you feel when you are being questioned?
Does the inquisitor’s intent matter?
What goes through your mind when someone else is asking you questions?
2.  Authority
3.  Agency

Luke 6.32-40

1. Guard Your Heart (21)

2. Practice Compassionate Mercy (22)

3. Act Like Jesus (23)

   1. Take risks

   2. Show prudent mercy

   3. Hate sin

4. Act Like God Is Bigger Than Your Failures (24-25)

Jude 1.17-25

1. Guard Your Heart (21)

2. Practice Compassionate Mercy (22)

3. Act Like Jesus (23)

4. Act Like God Is Bigger Than Your Failures (24-25)

Jude 1.14-21

1. Maintain Enoch’s Focus (14-15)

2. Train Yourself to Persevere (17-19)
   Master Your New Testament (17)
   Discern How Satan Discourages You (18-19)

3. Exercise Your Faith (20a)

4. Pray in the Holy Spirit (20b)

5. Keep a Charitable Spirit (21a)

6. Yearn for Mercy (21b)

Jude 1.9-16

1. Follow Michael’s example (9-10)

2. Reject Ways of Woe (11)

   1. The Way of Cain (Genesis 4)

      (Victim Mentality, Spiritual Laziness)

   2. Balaam’s Error (Numbers 22-24, 31)

      (Greed, Using Human Weakness for Personal Gain)

   3. Korah’s Rebellion (Numbers 16)

      (Self-Promotion in the Church, Lack of Respect for Existing Leadership, Projection)

3. Master Nine Signs of a Compromised Spirit (12-16)

   1. Fellowship w/o conviction, no conviction about fellowship (12a)

   2. Self-serving leadership, self-absorption (12b)

   3. Image without substance (12c)

   4. No grounding, not a rock, unable to really support others (13)

   5. Grumbling (16a)

   6. Fault finding, malcontents (16b)

   7. Impulsivity, inability to restrain oneself, addictions (16c)

   8. Ego (16d)

   9. Manipulative (16e)

Jude 1:1-10

1. Admit Humanity’s Patterns of Peril (1.5-7)

2. Stop Denying Signs of Metastasizing (1.8-10)

3. Follow Michael’s example (1.9)

Hebrews 4.9-16

1. Strive for Rest (9-11)

2. Co-Operate with the Word (12-13)

3. Master Confession (14)

4. Celebrate Divine Sympathy (15)

5. Gain Grace-Based Confidence (16)

OR: Anxiety, Trapped Conscience, Negative Confession/Narrative, Judgment/Separation, Fear

Zephaniah. 3.9-20

1. Pursue Purity (9-10)
   Escape Shame (11)
   Clear the Path (12)
   Through Meekness, Humility, and Trust

2. Lose Your Demons (13)
   Wrongdoing, Lies, Deceit, and Fear

3. Gain Your Reward (14-20)