Sermon by Pastor Matt Tapley

Sermon by Pastor Matt Tapley

"If you can't do it brave, do it scared." - AJ Dalgleish

Relationships night panel featuring Pastor Matt & Lisa Tapley, Levi & Abby Clattenburg, Dave & Taylor Hildebrand.

For Such a Time as This - Feb 6th Pastor Lisa

• "Before I formed you I knew you" Why? Because God knew he had a purpose for your life.

• God has a purpose behind everything that you do.

• You may have a purpose to meet someone in the room today that will help you get somewhere or open the next door or you could help change someone's life.

• Ester 4:14 - God is raising you up for such a time as this.

• Your purpose is linked to your obedience.

• What did Jesus save you and set you free from?

• Elisha killed the oxen he was tilling the fields with so he didn't have anything to go back to - God had another purpose for him that was different than his current farming career.

• Faithfulness is the currency of the kingdom - let God work through you to spread it.

• Do you have a dream that is rooted in the kingdom of God?

Messaged delivered by Pastor Matt Tapley, speaking on Acts 7:54 - 60 and Acts 9: 1-19

Key Takeaways:

• What comes to your mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

• You feel convicted about something you're believing that's not rooted in truth when you're not in the Word.

• Hatred has a spiritual root and can mask itself as a good thing - like you're doing Gods work (AKA Saul having Stephen stoned).

• Legalism is saying, "where in the bible does it say I cant do this"

• We are in an information age, not a knowledge / wisdom age.

  • Develop a love for God's word.

  • Knowing God and Knowing of God are two different things.

  • We need a love for Gods presence.

  • Part of loving Jesus is loving people.