All in the Family

Summary: What is our Role in Family of Believers

What is our Role?

1. Remember that other Believers are family. (1-4)

2. Remember that in God’s family, there are no strangers. (5)

3. Remember that we are to help our family. (6-7)

4.  Remember that when we help family, we join in their ministry. (8)

5.  Remember that you do not put yourself ahead of your family. (9-10)

6.  Remember that doing good to family is part of  Whose we are. (11-12)

7.  Remember that we should long to be with family. (13-15)

Obadiah

The Tale of Two Worlds

A. The Characteristics of the World…:

1. The world is from bad blood. (10) 

2. The world rejects the things of God (13-15) 

3. The world will be cut of forever (10, 16)

B. The Characteristics of the Word…:

1. We are from Good blood (10)

2. We will be delivered from the evils of the world. (17-18)

3. We have an eternal reward. (19-21)

Happy New Year?

Summary: Is Being Happy our Goal?

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

How to Ensure a Great Year.

1. Know that our happiness rests on our eternity (1) 


2. Know that we are to desire heaven more than the world (2-3) 


3. Know that our eternity is incomparable to this world (4) 


4. Know that only God can give us this desire (5)


5. Know that death is ultimately preferable than life on this planet (6-8)

Characteristics of True Love

1. You can only love if you know God(7-8)

2. Knowing the ultimate act of love is Jesus(9)

3. Knowing we cannot love God first(10)

4. Knowing love for others can only come from God (11-12)

5. Knowing the Spirit is the catalyst of love (13)

6. Knowing the Gospel is the vehicle for love (14-16)

7. Never having to be afraid (17-18)

8. Understanding what family really is (19-21)

Advent Week 3: Joy

Summary: Our Joy is in Christ

The Real Jesus.

1. The real Jesus (God) (1-2)

2. He is Creator (3)

3. He is Life (4)

4. He is Light (5)

9 Things Simeon told us about Jesus' birth.

1. There is peace only Jesus (29)

2. The necessity of being just and devout (25)

3. The Spirit brings obedience (26-27) 

4. To search the Scriptures to truly know Him (29)

5. To trust God...no matter what (29)

6. What true sacrifice is….salvation(30)

7. That salvation would be open to all (32)

8. That not all people will be saved (34-35)

9. To embrace the love of the Savior (28)

Prophecies of Hope

700 hears before it happened, Micah told us the Messiah's birthplace (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4-6)

700 years before it happened, Isaiah told us the Messiah would be born of a virgin (Is. 7:14; Luke 1:26ff)

1,000 years before it happened, David tells us the Messiah would be rejected by His own people (Psalm 69:8; John 1:11; Matthew 1:22-23)

500 years before it happened, Zechariah told us the Messiah would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zech. 11:12-23; Matthew 26:14-16)

1,000 years before it happened, David told us that the Messiah would die...but not stay dead (Psalm 16:10)

This is Who Jesus is.

1.   He is God. (John 1:1-13)

2.   He is human. (Hebrews 2:17-18; Philippians 2:5-11)

3.   He is the Lamb (John 1:29-31; Hebrews 9:11-14)

4.   He is the propitiation (1 John 2:1-3)

5.   He is the resurrection. (1 Cor. 15:12-19)

6.   He is the life. (John 11:21-26)

A Thanksgiving Recipe

1. Ingredient one: Rejoice always (16)

2. Ingredient two: Pray without ceasing (17)

3. Ingredient three: Give thanks in everything (18a)

4. Final product: In the will of God (18b)

What is Real…

1. You are His (14)

2. You have His Word (15-16)

3. You can know His Word (17-18)