Pathway Church

[Luke 15:11-31]

Rebellion and ________ ________cannot change God’s love for you, but it can cause you to miss “more than you know”

[Luke 15:11-17]

• Provision without ________ often leads to ________

Rebellion and ________________ ________cannot change God’s love for you, but it can cause you to miss “more than you know”

[Luke 15:18-30]

• We can be ________, but not experiencing “________”

The Father invites you into “more than you know” by:

[Luke 15:31-32]

• ________ with grace and truth               (John 1:14)

Next Step Question:

Will you come to Jesus today and receive all that He has for you?

[Hebrews 11:4-5]

Walk it out: a God _______ walk will _______ our _______

[Hebrews 11:4-5; Genesis 4:1-4]

Walk it out: a ______________walk will choose _______ over _______

[Genesis 4:5-8; Galatians 5:16-17]

Walk it out: a _______ _______with Jesus is a _______ _______

[Hebrews 11:5; 12:24-29]

Next Step Questions:

• Will you step into a closer walk with Jesus this summer?  Join our “Experiencing God summer study” today: www.pathwayvb.com/summerstudy

• What do you need to come to Jesus with today to “walk it out” with Him?

• Will you take a step forward today by faith and begin walking it out?

[Hebrews 11:1-3]

Faith follows: _________ the object of my faith _________ how I live

[Hebrews 11:1; Psalm 36:9]

Pathway is a multi-generational church that:

• Lives by _________

Faith follows: generations following by faith is the __________________

[Hebrews 11:2; Deuteronomy 10:11]

Pathway is a multi-generational church that:

• _________those that went before us yesterday

Faith follows: by faith we follow _________ _________of God 

[Hebrews 11:3; Matthew 17:1-8]

• The key to our future is entering into God’s _________ to be with Him, __________________, and to follow by faith (to obey).

Next Step Questions:

• Will you make this your best summer ever? Sign-up for our “Experiencing God summer study” today: www.pathwayvb.com/summerstudy

[James 5]

Showing up:  by letting go of worldly ______________ for Jesus’ _______and _______

[James 5:1-6; Matthew 6:19-24]

• Guilty pleasures and wrong priorities: 

o   Guilty of _______ riches (5:2-3)

o   Guilty of cheating others (5:4)

o   Guilty of a _______ _______ (5:5)

o   Guilty of taking advantage of the righteous (5:6)

Showing up:  by letting go of _______, and self-protection, for Jesus’ _______and _______

[James 5:7-12; Matthew 5:38-48]

Showing up:  by letting go of _______ and _______ to receive Jesus’ _______ and _______

[James 5:13-20; Luke 4:16-21]

• Jesus’ freedom and power is available as we: 

o   _______ our sins

o   _______ with faith

o   ______________back

Next Step Questions:

• What do you need to let go of today to receive all that Jesus has for you?

Will you let go and let Jesus have His way today?

[James 4]

The “friend zone”: God commands us to ________ the world and ________ Him

[James 4:1-5; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18]

• What messes up our friend zone?

o Our ________

o Our ________________

The “friend zone”: God’s grace grows when we come to Him _______

[James 4:6-10]

• What fixes our friend zone?

o Our ________, resistance, and drawing near

o ________ rather than ________ 

The “friend zone”:  a friend zone ________________________seeks God’s will in all things

[James 4:11-17]

Next Step Questions:

• Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?

• Is there anything in your friend zone that shouldn’t be?

• Will you draw near to Jesus and bring whatever is in the way to the altar?

Mother’s Day: “A life of favor”

[Ruth]

A life of favor with God and with others changes lives and _______ _______

[Luke 2:52]

• _______ leads to favor with God and with others

Finding favor in all of life:

• Naomi: favor with God and with others brought _______through life’s _______

[Ruth 1:11-22; Hebrews 12:15; Romans 8:28]

• Ruth: favor with God and with others strengthened her to _______and bless in life’s _______

[Ruth 2:1-10]

• Boaz: favor with God and with others led him to _______and bless in life’s ______________

[Ruth 3:1-13; Ephesians 1:7-10]

Next Step Questions: 

• Are you acting more like Naomi, Ruth, or Boaz in this season?

[James 3]

The “seasoned” _________ into the _________

[James 3:1-2; 1 John 1:7-9]

The “seasoned” _________ their tongue

[James 3:3-12; Matthew 15:11;17-19]

When the source is _________, we get “salty” results:

[James 3:13-16]

• Source:__________________and _________ _________ (3:14)

(3:14-15)

• Results:Disorder and every evil practice (3:16)

When the source is _________, we get “seasoned” results

[James 3:17-18; Colossians 3:16-17]

• Source:__________________and _________ (3:13)

Next Step Questions:

• Are you seasoned, or salty, with your lifestyle and speech?

[Hebrews 11:6 & James 2:14–17]

1. _____________ faith [1 John 3:17 & James 2:18–20]

2. _____________ faith [James 2:20–26]

The statement is intellectually true, but it doesn’t proceed far enough. A person must believe in God to be a Christian, but not everyone who acknowledges the existence of God has made a commitment to Jesus Christ. — Holman New Testament Commentary

3. _____________ faith [Philippians 2:12 & Galatians 2:20]

Next Steps

- Do you need to find faith is Jesus Christ today?

[James 2:1-13]

Are you “free to see” or “out of focus” and “playing favorites”? 

[James 2:1-4; John 3:16; 1 Samuel 16:7]

• A definition of partiality: prejudging someone, either positively or negatively, based on…

Why should “Christians” be “free to see”?

[James 2:5-11] 

• James gives three reasons to be “free to see”:

o   Theologically God is _______ (1 Corinthians 1:26-29)

o   Logically it harms _______ _______ (James 2:6-7)

o   Biblically we are commanded to _______ _______ and _______ _______ _______ (Mark 12:29-31)

How do we get “free to see”?

[James 2:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28]

• Choose _______ as your standard, not your habits

Next Step Questions:

• Are you “free to see” or are you playing favorites?

Notes:

[James 1]

Faith in Jesus leads to lifestyle changes __________:

[James 1:2-18]

• Jesus changes our __________and  “__________”  (1:2-4)

Faith in Jesus leads to lifestyle changes __________:

[James 1:19-27]

• Jesus changes our __________to others                 (1:19-21)

Next Step Questions:

• Have you placed your faith in Jesus and been baptized?