Title: Power From On High – The Promise of the Father

Text: Luke 24:44-49

Main Idea: Jesus Baptizes us with the Holy Spirit, or Power from on High, to clothe us, to work in us and through us.

I. Anointed - Clothed with Power from on High (v. 24:49)

- Priority-Stay in the City until clothed

- Isa 61:1-2

- Seek First His Kingdom and all these things will be added to you! (Mt 6:33)

II. Established - His Power Working In Us for Our Good and His Glory! (Isa 61:3)

- His Planting- See Jeremiah 31 and Psalm 1

- Oaks of Righteousness That He may be Glorified

- Double Portion for your Shame and Humiliation (v. 7)

- My soul will be Joyful in the Lord (v. 10)

III. Joy and Power - His Power Working Through Us (Isa 61:4,6,10)

- Ministers and Priests of the Lord

- Rebuild, Raise up and Restore

I. The Holy Spirit is in you for you, and on you for others (Luke 4:18-19)

II. Everywhere you go this week is somewhere Jesus wants to be (Isaiah 61:1-3)

III. God is most glorified in you, when you are carrying out His purpose and mission in this earth

Title: Welcome Home

Text: Luke 15:11-32

Main Idea: God is full of grace and truth

Grace and truth is seen in...

I. The Runaway (15:11-19)

II. The Return (15:20-32)

Title: Upside Down-The Better Part

Text: Luke 10:38-40

Main Idea - Making room for God in our lives brings a first love “Awakening” to God.

I. Mary Chose the Better Part (Lk. 10:41,42)

- Distracted by many things

- The Better Part

II. The Better Part Delights in Being Close To God Psalm (27:4, Rev. 2:4)

- God’s Word-Agreement (1 Peter 2:2, Rev 19:14, Col. 3:16a)

- Prayer – Alignment - (Mark 9:29 NKJV, Acts 4:31)

- Fasting - Assignment

III. Awakening (Eph. 2:18)

“The Holy Spirit floods us with the Truth of Who God Is, His absolute power and how He yearns for us to believe, truly believe, that He can do anything for His Children who truly love Him” Awakening pg. 91

Title: Greater Things: Reflect, Rejoice, Reset

Text: 1 Cor 3:9-11

I. Reflect - God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Fellow Workers (v.9)

- Imagine - God’s Field and Building!

- Privilege - God’s fellow workers!

- Our Purpose is to Glorify God!

Il. Rejoice! (v.10a)

- Progress in the middle of a pandemic!

- Grace has continued to build!

- Staff - Resilience, Persistence, and Creativity have Paid Off!

III. Reset (v.10b-11)

- Greater Things!

- Be Careful

- Building Jesus’ Way - Upside Down, an Enduring Foundation

- Personal Awakening - Faith, God among us, Fasting and Prayer

Title - Hear The Bells Of Christmas

Text: - Luke 2:8-14

Main Idea - The angels announcement of Good News does not change

I. Choose What You Hear In A Bad News World (v.8-9)

- Shepherds guarding their flocks

- 400 years of silence

- Roman Empire suffocated faith

II. Know - God Was Fixing To Change Things (v.10)

- A new reality

- Wait for it, claim it, live it

- It is for all!

III. Hear The Good News "Jesus Came"! (v.11-14)

- Born a Savior who is Christ the Lord

- Signs

- A generation declaring glory and praise to the Lord

Title: Don't Hold Back

Text: 2 Cor. 5:18-6:2

Main Idea: God so loved the world that He gave Jesus His Son to die for our sins. Likewise we give so others can know find eternal life through Jesus.

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I. God Reached Out To Us (v. 18-19)

II. Christ’s Ambassadors (v. 20-21)

III. Grace Listens and Helps People Find Jesus (2 Cor 6:1-2)

IV. Urgency - Today is the Day of Salvation; Act! (1 Samuel 17:3, 4, 10, 11, 26, 36-37, 45-47, 50 & 51c)

Title: Overflowing Generosity, The Cornerstone of Relationship with God

Text: 2 Corinthians 8-9

Main Idea: God uses obedient giving to expand His Kingdom and increase our lives.

I. They Gave Themselves First to the Lord (v. 5 & 9)

- His Grace flowed to them- receive it

- His Grace worked in them- a new heart

- His Grace flowed out of them-Overflowing generosity

II. Reject the Spirit of Poverty (v. 1-4)

- In a severe test of affliction

- Replace with the Joy of the Lord

- Don’t hold Back! Be Bold, Embrace Overflowing Generosity

III. See That You Excel in Overflowing Generosity (v. 7 & 12)

- The Widow and the Oil

- What do you have in the House? Trust and Obey

- Use your obedient generosity to supply the need

IV. God Loves a Cheerful Giver (2 Cor. 9:6-8, 10-11)

- Sowing and Reaping

- God is Able to make all Grace abound to you!

- Meets the need and Overflows into many thanksgivings!

- Brings Glory to God!