Jesus taught that loving God is the most important thing we can do in life. But sometimes it’s hard to know “how” to love God. Today, we’re going to take a deep dive into the spiritual practices and disciplines that draw us into a deeper relationship with our creator. Join us for a powerful message on the effect of intimacy.

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SERMON NOTES

[L]ove comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 NIV

THE EFFECT OF INTIMACY

If you want to grow in love, get closer to its source.

KNOW (ginṓskō): to know, especially through personal experience or first-hand acquaintance; to experientially know.

1. Speak and Listen

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NIV

[W]hen he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. John 16:13-14 NIV

2. Read and Reflect

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8 NIV

Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 NIV

3. Do and Don’t

Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. John 14:23-24 NIV

4. Gather and Grow

[L]et us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV

5. Serve and Sacrifice (time-talent-treasure)

[W]here your treasure is, there your heart will be also. . . . No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:21; 24 NIV

6. Rest and Repeat

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 KJV

Have you ever done a kind gesture, but with a selfish motive? In Part 2 of our “Love First” series, we explore what God says about the motives behind our conduct. The Apostle Paul teaches us that our motives matter -- that all the positive conduct in the world means nothing if love is not our motive. God cares about the purity of our motives more than the perfection of our performance. Join us today for a powerful sermon called, “What’s Your Motive?”

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When faced with a list of duties, obligations, and responsibilities, the first thing you should ask is, “what’s most important?” If you know what’s most important, you’ll know where to focus your time and energy. One day, Jesus was asked by a religious leader, “What’s the most important commandment in the entire Bible?” Jesus famously answered that the most important commandment is to “love.” He said we are to love God, love ourselves, and love our neighbors. That’s the most important thing we can do! So for the next few weeks, we will explore what it means to love God fully, love ourselves completely, and love others unconditionally. Join us this Sunday as we launch a brand new sermon series called “Love First.”

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0:00 Sermon Intro

02:05 WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT

08:48 LOVE

11:18 LOVE GOD

19:49 SELF LOVE

26:38 LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

33:10 Call To Worship

Why bother praying? Does God hear us? Does he care? Does he have the power to answer our prayers? The last line in Jesus’ sample prayer teaches us how to orient our hearts and minds toward God in prayer. It reminds us that God has authority over all of life, that God has the ability to do whatever he desires, and that he is worthy of our deep reverence and awe! Join us today for the series finale titled: Remember Who You’re Praying To.

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Temptation is not hard to find. It’s everywhere. All of us are tempted by the selfish desires of our own heart. Our hearts are inclined toward lust, greed, deceit, laziness, judgmentalism, racism, bitterness, the list goes on. But Jesus teaches us a way out. He teaches us that whether we give into temptation is a matter of choosing who we follow. Do we follow our feelings, our desires, our friends, our culture, or do we follow Jesus. Because when we follow Jesus, he will lead us not into temptation, but will deliver us from evil. Join us today for a special message titled: Lead me not into temptation -- I can find it by myself.

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Temptation is not hard to find. It’s everywhere. All of us are tempted by the selfish desires of our own heart. Our hearts are inclined toward lust, greed, deceit, laziness, judgmentalism, racism, bitterness, the list goes on. But Jesus teaches us a way out. He teaches us that whether we give into temptation is a matter of choosing who we follow. Do we follow our feelings, our desires, our friends, our culture, or do we follow Jesus. Because when we follow Jesus, he will lead us not into temptation, but will deliver us from evil. Join us today for a special message titled: Lead me not into temptation -- I can find it by myself.

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If you’ve ever been in debt, you know how crushing it can be. Most of us deal with debt in one of two ways. We either try to pay it off or we try to play it off. In other words, we either ignore it and hope it goes away (which it never does), or we work feverishly to settle our debts. Jesus teaches us that sin is like a debt that we cannot pay off. The longer we ignore it, the bigger it becomes. The more we try to work off our sin, the more exhausted we become. Either way, it’s impossible for us to get out from under the crushing debt of sin on our own. Join us today as we learn Jesus’ method for getting out of debt!

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SERMON NOTES

Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NKJV

HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT

PAY IT OFF | PLAY IT OFF

17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. . . . 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:17-20 NIV

21 You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5:21-22 NIV

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 NIV

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Matthew 5:31-32 NIV

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. . . . 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 5:38-42 NIV

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. . . . Matthew 5:43-44 NIV

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 NIV

PAY IT OFF | PLAY IT OFF

Forgive us our debts. . . . Matthew 6:12 NKJV

REPENTANCE

. . . as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NKJV

RELEASE

Matthew 18:23-35

Forgive: Aphiémi

to send away, release, permit to depart

During the pandemic, we experienced an unanticipated disruption to the global supply chain. It became difficult to get basic items like clothes, electronics, construction materials, and medical supplies. One of the major problems was that suppliers simply were not able to keep up with demand. Some of us are experiencing a spiritual supply chain crisis. We long for healthy relationships, meaningful work, positive mental health, and financial stability, but there’s a problem. We’re looking to get love, purpose, peace, and prosperity from sources that simply cannot supply these things. Join us this Sunday for Part 3 of Teach Us to Pray, as we explore the question, “who’s your supplier?”

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SERMON NOTES

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NKJV

WHO’S YOUR SUPPLIER?

SOURCE

9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:9-11 NIV

You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:2-3 NIV

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NKJV

SUFFICIENCE

Epioúsios: appropriate to what is "coming on" or happening, i.e. suitable (apt) for the coming day.

[G]ive me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. Proverbs 30:8-9 NIV

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:6-10 NIV

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NKJV

SACRIFICE

Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. JAMES 2:15-17 NIV

SUPPER

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Luke 22:19-20 NIV

Nearly everyone recognizes and acknowledges the importance and the value of prayer. Nearly everyone longs for a deeper, more personal connection with God. And yet, prayer somehow remains difficult and elusive for most of us. We don’t know how to pray effectively, so we either give up completely, or we resort to vain repetition of memorized recitals. But what if God wants us to be in real true dialogue with him? What if he wants you to be intimately connected with him? What if he wants to hear your heart’s cry, and what if he wants you to hear his reply? Join us for the next few weeks, as we launch into a powerful new sermon series called “Teach Us To Pray.”

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Everyone has a story. Every believer has a story about the way God has impacted their life. The Book of Revelation says that we will overcome evil with the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. A testimony is simply a personal story about the way God has been present through good times and bad -- through thick and thin -- through victories and defeats. This week, we have the honor and the joy of hearing the testimonies of three ministry leaders at One Family Church. Join us to hear how God can transform your life as well. Who knows, you may be giving your testimony next!

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