By Pastor Brandon Dirmann

Scriptures (All NKJV)

- Mark 2:21-22 - No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

- John 8:31-32 - Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

- Romans 12:2 - And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Message Points

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By Pastor Brandon Dirmann

We started this series last week about being not just a believer in Jesus, but being a disciple (follower of teachings/teacher)

We said last week that Jesus is not primarily interested in us believers (Even the demons believe) but in us being disciples.

This past Sunday was Valentine's day, the holiday where we celebrate LOVE (Or candy)

Jenny and I have been together for 17 years. We dated for 5 years and have been married for 12 years. We old people!

I remember when we were in High School we were kind of obsessed with each other, I mean mostly her obviously you can see why.

THIS IS WHAT JESUS SAYS THAT GOD WANTS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM TO LOOK LIKE

Jesus says that the first and greatest commandment is to "LOVE" the Lord our God with all of our heart, our soul, and mind

? SO HOW DO I DO THAT ?

God wants my passion and my heart. But what if my passion and my heart is not for God?

JESUS GIVE YOU AND I THE "BLUES CLUES" in Matthew 16:24 when He says, "FOLLOW ME" // Matthew 6:1 tells us that our passion follows where and what we follow. Makes me think of the disciples and how after following Jesus he became their everything.

CLOSE - How do I follow Jesus?

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Scriptures (All NKJV)

- James 2:19 - "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!"

- Matthew 28:19-20 - "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen."

- Matthew 16:24-25 - "Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."

- Luke 14:27 - "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple."

- Galatians 5:17 - "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish."

- Matthew 26:39 - "He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”"

- 1 Corinthians 11:1 - "Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ."

- Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths."

- Matthew 16:25 - "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."

- John 10:10 - "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

Message Points

#1. SAY NO TO YOUR FLESH

#2. ABANDON YOUR ASPIRATIONS

#3. FOLLOW DON’T LEAD 

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Scriptures (All NKJV)

- Joshua 3:5 - "And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”"

- Luke 10:38-42 - "Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”"

- Proverbs 14:12 - "There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death."

- Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths."

- Matthew 7:24-25 - "“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock."

Message Points

#1. WORRY WILL DISTRACT YOU

#2. THE PRIORITY OF LIFE IS HEARING GOD

#3. SPENDING TIME WITH GOD IS DIFFERENT THAN HEARING GOD

HEARING FROM GOD
1. What does the Bible say?
2. What do I feel like the Holy Spirit is saying?
3. What do my parents, pastors, and leaders say?
4. What do I feel like the Holy Spirit is saying?

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We are starting a NEW series going into the New Year called "Set Apart", talking about being called to be "Set Apart".

I don't know if you have noticed, but we are living in a crazy day and age. The days we are living in are not normal. They are dark and evil is all around us. GOOD NEWS is that the Bible says when the days get dark that is when God's light will shine the brightest.

We all act different in front of other people, different than we do when we are by ourselves or just around our family or friends.

I think the problem with being SET APART is that we think of it as becoming something else rather than just being who we are.

#1. HI MY NAME IS: LOVED BY GOD

#2. HI MY NAME IS: FORGIVEN BY GOD

#3. HI MY NAME IS: CHOSEN BY GOD

None of these things because of what we have or haven't done, but because of the grace of God that has been poured out upon our life in the finished work of Jesus.

When you realize this is who you are and receive this as your identity then being set apart is something you want.

CLOSE - If this is who I am, then why don't I look like that? Because you are all dirty, the dust of the world is on you.

This is why we are doing prayer and fasting, you should join.

PRAYER POINTS:

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 "No Need For New Year"

The heart behind this message is that we would be prepared for whatever the New Year brings rather than depending on New Year.

- Proverbs 6:6-11 (NLT) - Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
    Learn from their ways and become wise!
7 Though they have no prince
    or governor or ruler to make them work,
8 they labor hard all summer,
    gathering food for the winter.
9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
    When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
    scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

The writer of Proverbs is speaking to the lazy part of every one of us.

I want to from this Proverb pose 3 questions as it relates to your Spiritual life?

#1. DO YOU HAVE TO BE TOLD TO PURSUE GOD?

First lesson to learn from the ants is that they don't have to be told

Not needing anyone to tell them or encourage them they work to gather what they need.

What does it mean to pursue God?

#2. ARE YOU MORE FOCUSED ON NOW OR WHAT'S AHEAD?

Second lesson to learn from the ants is to prepare for what's ahead

Not needing the extra food RIGHT NOW, the ants work and labor, storing up for when they will need it in the winter.

#3. WHAT'S YOUR CURRENT EXCUSE?

Third lesson we learn is the winter is coming and will touch us all.

A little bit of sleep, a little bit of slumber, so your poverty and your need will come upon you like an armed robber.

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Tonight we are finishing the series called STEPPING INTO THE KINGDOM, talking about the Kingdom of God and how Jesus has come to give us freedom. Tonight I want to talk about the importance and the power of RESPONSE and OPENING YOUR MOUTH and responding to God

James is a book written to the church about ACTUAL & PRACTICAL OBEDIENCE

This book is written to those who use the grace of God and the forgiveness Jesus has to offer as a reason and an excuse to not fully obey and fully do what God has
commanded his followers to do.

In James 5:13-16 (The verses we read) James is encouraging response to God:

That’s what I really want to talk about tonight, our need to open up our lives and be vulnerable in responding to God when He gives an invitation through initiation.

#1. RESPONSE IS REQUIRED

All through the Bible we see response is required and is a prerequisite for God

#2. RESPONSE SHOULD BE IN COMMUNITY

Your BEST FRIENDS and closest CONFIDANTS should be inside the walls of the church God has called and placed you in.

#3. RESPONSE IS POWERFUL BRINGS SUPERNATURAL POWER

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This week as we are continuing in our study we are going to talk about the second step in freedom and that is to RENOUNCE & REJECT.

After we have repented/released sin/un-forgiveness and are clean the enemy is looking for a way back in. The reality is that many people, even Christians, both intentionally and accidentally leave doors open for demonic oppression to come into their lives. Demons will oppress anyone who lets them in.

Here are some, but not all of the commons ways we leave doors open to the demonic’s destructive oppression in our lives: pornography, witchcraft (normalizing witchcraft Harry Potter, tell story of dream catchers), psychics, drugs, alcoholism, false religions, false beliefs, social media and even secular music.

Do any of these sound familiar? Do you feel a nudging from the Holy Spirit highlighting one or multiple of these areas to you?

When we give disfunction or demonic oppression an honorable name we only invite that disfunction/oppression to remain in our lives.

HOW DO WE DO THIS PRACTICALLY:

(1) Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal and help you to have eyes to see.

(2) Make a note of, write down, be aware of those open doors and temptations

(3) Verbally renounce and reject

(4) Fill The House

(5) Invite the Holy Spirit to help you live for Jesus.

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"STEPPING INTO THE KINGDOM" is about the Kingdom of God and fully stepping in.

We have talked about what the Kingdom of God is, how to fully step into it, and what Kingdom fellowship is really all about. THIS WEEK as we continue we're going to start talking about KINGDOM FREEDOM

#1. IN JESUS WE HAVE BEEN FULLY SET FREE

? THEN WHY DO I NOT FEEL FREE ?

#2. FREEDOM MUST BE ATTAINED MAINTAINED

? HOW DO I FIGHT THIS BATTLE ?

#3. THE WORD IS OUR WEAPON & THE SPIRIT OUR POWER.

YOU can be FREE in Jesus from anything and everything as you receive that freedom by faith and walk in it through obedience to God's Word.

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“STEPPING INTO THE KINDOM” is about the Kingdom of God and fully stepping in
We have talked about what the Kingdom of God is, how to fully step into it, and
what Kingdom fellowship is really all about. THIS WEEK as we continue were going to start talking about KINGDOM FREEDOM.

#1. IN JESUS WE HAVE BEEN FULLY SET FREE

? THEN WHY DO I NOT FEEL FREE ?

#2. FREEDOM MJUST BE ATTAINED MAINTAINED

? HOW DO I FIGHT THIS BATTLE?

#3. THE WORD IS OUR WEAPON & amp; THE SPIRIT OUR POWER

YOU can be FREE in Jesus from anything and everything as you receive that
freedom by faith and walk in it though obedience to God’s Word.

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