pro.cess

We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.

Our diciple making process:

Connect...Grow...Serve...Go

Connect

Act 2:42-47

One Avenue, two purposes

1. Connect with God through Christ

2. Connect with one another

pro.cess Key Verse: Go therefore and make disciples of all actions, baptizing the in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20).Mission statement: We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. 1. Connect2. Grow 3. Serve4. Go

Unbroken: The Story of Hope

The Promise of His Return Titus 2:11-14 Link to sermon transcript available asap http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_201301229_Transcript.pdf 1. Grace in the past a. The appearance of grace b. The availability of grace 2. Godliness in the present a. Grace teaches us to stop b. Grace teaches us to start 3. Glory in the future a. Jesus will return b. Jesus will redeem c. Jesus will reign

Unbroken: The Story of Hope

Joseph and Mary Matthew 1:18-25

1. A confused world

1. A clear word

1. A complete willing response

Unbroken: The Story of Hope

David and Bathsheba Matthew 1:1-6 Link to sermon transcript available asap http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_201301215_Transcript.pdf 1. a mess-up a. Complacent 2 Sam. 11: 1-2 b. Curious 2. Sam. 11:3 c. Caught 2 Sam. 11: 4-5 2. A cover-up a. Incremental b. Ineffective 2 Sam. 11: 2-7 3. A wake-up a. Rebuke 2 Sam. 12:7a b. Results 4. A make-up a. Confession 2 Sam. 12: 13a b. Compassion 2 Sam. 12: 24-25

Unbroken: The Story of Hope Ruth Matthew 1: 1-5 Link to sermon transcript will be available ASAP http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_20131201_Transcript.pdf 1. Her Difficulties a. Empty arms b. Empty womb c. Empty purse d. Empty heart 2. Her Decision a. Rooted in faith b. Reinforced by fellowship 3. Her deliverer a. Satisfied the law b. Stirred by love

Unbroken: The Story of HopeRahab

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Matthew 1:1-5a

1. The reality of faith

a. The choice of real faith b. The confession of real faith c. The concern of real faith 2. The reasons for faith a. The work of God b. the word of God 3. The reward of faith a. Faith brings salvation b. faith brings significant

The Not-So-Strange Case

of

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Romans 7:14-25

Key Verse: "Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:25a)

1. A clash of desires

a. Our wants b. Our works 2. A cry of despair a. Looking in b. Looking out 3. A celebration of deliverance a. Gratitude to God b. Grace from God

If Only….. Link to sermon transcript http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_201301117_Transcript.pdf Exodus 20:17 You Shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbors’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s Covetousness:

• Leads to direct disobedience of God (Genesis 3:6)
• Reveals the deception of this world (Matthew 13:22)
• Is something to be guarded against (Luke 12:15)
• Makes us envious of others ( Psalms 73:1-5)
• Prompts sadness (Luke 18: 18-23)
• Causes us to fight each other (James 4: 1-2a)
• Is the opposite of contentment (Philippians 4:11-13)

Philippians 4:11-13 …for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound, in any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Contentment:

• Is great gain (1 Timothy 6:6)
• Comes from God’s presence (Hebrews 13:5)
• Brings freedom (1 Corinthian's 4:3-4
• Is not circumstantial
• Can be learned
• Is attained when God is everything to you

The Truth about Lies Exodus 20:16 Link to sermon transcript http://traffic.libsyn.com/istrouma/IBC_20131110.pdf “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” 1. The father of lies a. Who it is not: God b. Who it is: Satan 2. The forms of lying a. Obvious forms b. Obscure forms 3. The future of liars a. We may be punished b. We may be pardoned