People's Church

By Herbert Cooper

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September 25, 2022 From Maxed to Margin | Scotty Gibbons - Audio
Exodus 18:13-16 - 13 The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they
stood around him from morning till evening. 14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was
doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit
as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”
15 Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. 16 Whenever they
have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s
decrees and instructions.” (NIV)

1. Be real about your margin

Exodus 18:17-18 - 17 Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. 18 You and
these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you;
you cannot handle it alone. (NIV)

2. Get a plan

Exodus 18:19-22 - 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with
you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to
him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and
how they are to behave. 21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God,
trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands,
hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have
them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will
make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. (NIV)

Ephesians 5:15-16 - 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (NIV)

3. Make the changes

Exodus 18:23-24 - 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain,
and all these people will go home satisfied.” 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did
everything he said. (NIV)

Psalm 46:10 - “Be still, and know that I am God! (NIV)
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September 25, 2022 From Maxed to Margin | Scotty Gibbons - Audio
Exodus 18:13-16 - 13 The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they
stood around him from morning till evening. 14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was
doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit
as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”
15 Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. 16 Whenever they
have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s
decrees and instructions.” (NIV)

1. Be real about your margin

Exodus 18:17-18 - 17 Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. 18 You and
these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you;
you cannot handle it alone. (NIV)

2. Get a plan

Exodus 18:19-22 - 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with
you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to
him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and
how they are to behave. 21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God,
trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands,
hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have
them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will
make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. (NIV)

Ephesians 5:15-16 - 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (NIV)

3. Make the changes

Exodus 18:23-24 - 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain,
and all these people will go home satisfied.” 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did
everything he said. (NIV)

Psalm 46:10 - “Be still, and know that I am God! (NIV)
...more
43min
September 18, 2022 Weapons of Mass Distraction | Herbert Cooper - Audio
Luke 10:40-42 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and
asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are
needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (NIV)

1. The path heart distraction

Mark 4:13-15 13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you
understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where
the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
(NIV)

2. The rocky heart distraction

Mark 4:16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But
since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the
word, they quickly fall away. (NIV)

2A. Distracted because they have no root

Ephesians 3:16–17 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner
strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots
will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. (NLT)

Colossians 2:7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will
grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. (NLT)

2B. Distracted by trouble and persecution

3. The thorny heart distraction

Mark 4:18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the
deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful
(NIV)

3A. Distracted by the worries of life

3B. Distracted by the deceitfulness of wealth

3C. Distracted by the desires for other things

4. The good heart

Mark 4:20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty,
some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” (NIV)

How To Cultivate Good Soil To Defeat The Weapons Of Mass Distractions

A: Admit You’re distracted
B: Be ready to make changes
C: Come up with a plan
D: Do the plan
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35min
September 18, 2022 Weapons of Mass Distraction | Herbert Cooper - Audio
Luke 10:40-42 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and
asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are
needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (NIV)

1. The path heart distraction

Mark 4:13-15 13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you
understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where
the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
(NIV)

2. The rocky heart distraction

Mark 4:16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But
since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the
word, they quickly fall away. (NIV)

2A. Distracted because they have no root

Ephesians 3:16–17 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner
strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots
will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. (NLT)

Colossians 2:7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will
grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. (NLT)

2B. Distracted by trouble and persecution

3. The thorny heart distraction

Mark 4:18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the
deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful
(NIV)

3A. Distracted by the worries of life

3B. Distracted by the deceitfulness of wealth

3C. Distracted by the desires for other things

4. The good heart

Mark 4:20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty,
some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” (NIV)

How To Cultivate Good Soil To Defeat The Weapons Of Mass Distractions

A: Admit You’re distracted
B: Be ready to make changes
C: Come up with a plan
D: Do the plan
...more
35min
September 11, 2022 Busy Is Wrecking My life | Herbert Cooper - Audio
1. Creates stress

2. Cancels joy and peace

3. Crushes productivity

4. Corrodes connection

Luke 10:38–42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named
Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to
what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and
asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are
needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
(NIV)

1. We believe busy is better

1. People lie

2. Performance lie

3. Production lie

#OnMyGrind #CantStopWontStop #Grinding #DailyGrind #RiseAndGrind #WorkingLate #WorkHard
#WorkIsLife #NoDaysOff

2. We compare ourselves to others

1 Thessalonians 4:11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with
your hands, just as we instructed you before. (NLT)

Galatians 6:4–5 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well
done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own
conduct. (NLT)

3. We are easily distracted from what really matters

Luke 10:41–42 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but
few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away
from her.” (NIV)

5 Stages to Sabotaging Your Success

1. Hubris

2. Life mismanagement and bad habits

Proverbs 17:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions. (GNT)

3. Indulgence and compromise

Luke 21:34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the
worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, (NLT)

4. Isolation and secrecy

Psalm 32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. (NLT)

5. Self-deceived

Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
(NIV)

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September 11, 2022 Busy Is Wrecking My life | Herbert Cooper - Audio
1. Creates stress

2. Cancels joy and peace

3. Crushes productivity

4. Corrodes connection

Luke 10:38–42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named
Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to
what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and
asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are
needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
(NIV)

1. We believe busy is better

1. People lie

2. Performance lie

3. Production lie

#OnMyGrind #CantStopWontStop #Grinding #DailyGrind #RiseAndGrind #WorkingLate #WorkHard
#WorkIsLife #NoDaysOff

2. We compare ourselves to others

1 Thessalonians 4:11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with
your hands, just as we instructed you before. (NLT)

Galatians 6:4–5 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well
done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own
conduct. (NLT)

3. We are easily distracted from what really matters

Luke 10:41–42 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but
few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away
from her.” (NIV)

5 Stages to Sabotaging Your Success

1. Hubris

2. Life mismanagement and bad habits

Proverbs 17:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions. (GNT)

3. Indulgence and compromise

Luke 21:34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the
worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, (NLT)

4. Isolation and secrecy

Psalm 32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. (NLT)

5. Self-deceived

Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
(NIV)

...more
34min
September 06, 2022 When God Doesn’t Do It For You | J.J. Vasquez - Audio
2 Kings 13:14 Elisha came down sick. (MSG)

2 Kings 13:14 It was the sickness of which he would soon die. (MSG)

When God Doesn’t Do It For You

KEEP POUNDING

2 Kings 13:14-15 14 Elisha came down sick. It was the sickness of which he would soon die.
So Jehoash king of Israel paid him a visit. When he saw him he wept openly, crying, “My
father, my father! Chariot and horsemen of Israel!” 15 Elisha told him, “Go and get a bow
and some arrows.” …

2 Kings 13:18-20 18 “Now pick up the other arrows,” said Elisha. He picked them up. Then
he said to the king of Israel, “Pound the ground.” The king struck the ground three times
and then quit. 19 The Holy Man became angry with him: “Why didn’t you hit the ground
five or six times? Then you would beat Aram until he was finished. As it is, you’ll defeat
him three times only.” 20 Then Elisha died and they buried him. (MSG)

Don’t stop when you see God stop. Stop when God says stop.

KEEP IT REAL

2 Kings 2:12-13 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and
horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and
tore it in two. 13 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went
back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah
and struck the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When
he struck the water [again], it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
(NIV)

2 Kings 2:14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it.
“Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. (NIV)

God is not afraid of your authenticity; He’s after it.

KEEP READING

2 Kings 13:20-21 Then Elisha died and they buried him. (MSG)

2 Kings 13:20-21 Sometime later, raiding bands of Moabites, as they often did, invaded the
country. One day, some men were burying a man and spotted the raiders. They threw the
man into Elisha’s tomb and got away. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man
came alive, stood up, and walked out on his own two feet. (MSG)

Wait till you see what God does, with what He didn’t do.

...more
30min
September 06, 2022 When God Doesn’t Do It For You | J.J. Vasquez - Audio
2 Kings 13:14 Elisha came down sick. (MSG)

2 Kings 13:14 It was the sickness of which he would soon die. (MSG)

When God Doesn’t Do It For You

KEEP POUNDING

2 Kings 13:14-15 14 Elisha came down sick. It was the sickness of which he would soon die.
So Jehoash king of Israel paid him a visit. When he saw him he wept openly, crying, “My
father, my father! Chariot and horsemen of Israel!” 15 Elisha told him, “Go and get a bow
and some arrows.” …

2 Kings 13:18-20 18 “Now pick up the other arrows,” said Elisha. He picked them up. Then
he said to the king of Israel, “Pound the ground.” The king struck the ground three times
and then quit. 19 The Holy Man became angry with him: “Why didn’t you hit the ground
five or six times? Then you would beat Aram until he was finished. As it is, you’ll defeat
him three times only.” 20 Then Elisha died and they buried him. (MSG)

Don’t stop when you see God stop. Stop when God says stop.

KEEP IT REAL

2 Kings 2:12-13 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and
horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and
tore it in two. 13 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went
back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah
and struck the water with it. “Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. When
he struck the water [again], it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
(NIV)

2 Kings 2:14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it.
“Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” he asked. (NIV)

God is not afraid of your authenticity; He’s after it.

KEEP READING

2 Kings 13:20-21 Then Elisha died and they buried him. (MSG)

2 Kings 13:20-21 Sometime later, raiding bands of Moabites, as they often did, invaded the
country. One day, some men were burying a man and spotted the raiders. They threw the
man into Elisha’s tomb and got away. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man
came alive, stood up, and walked out on his own two feet. (MSG)

Wait till you see what God does, with what He didn’t do.

...more
30min
August 28, 2022 No More Excuses | Herbert Cooper - Audio
Judges 6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the
hands of the Midianites. (NIV)

Judges 6:6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the LORD for help. (NIV)

1. God always chooses and uses people

Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty
warrior.” (NIV)

Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of
Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,
that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
(NIV)

1 Thessalonians 1:4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, (NIV)

Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his
sight. In love (NIV)

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear
fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (NIV)

2. God’s chosen people always have to overcome their excuses

3 Top Excuses You Have To Overcome

1. The Lord is not with me

Judges 6:12–13 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” 13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the LORD is with us, why has all
this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said,
‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us
into the hand of Midian.” (NIV)

A. I would see more evidence that God is with me

B. I would have a better life if God was with me

C. I would not have this bondage in my life if God was with me

2. My family is too weak

Judges 6:15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the
weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” (NIV)

3. I am too weak

Judges 6:15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the
weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” (NIV)

A. I do not have the talent
B. I am not spiritual enough
C. I am not a leader
D. I do not have enough experience

4 Declarations You Need To Make To Overcome Your Excuses

1. I am mighty
Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” (NIV)

2. I have enough
Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out
of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)

3. My God is with me
Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” (NIV)

Judges 6:16 The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the
Midianites, leaving none alive.” (NIV)

4. It’s bigger than me
Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out
of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)
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August 28, 2022 No More Excuses | Herbert Cooper - Audio
Judges 6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the
hands of the Midianites. (NIV)

Judges 6:6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the LORD for help. (NIV)

1. God always chooses and uses people

Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty
warrior.” (NIV)

Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of
Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,
that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
(NIV)

1 Thessalonians 1:4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, (NIV)

Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his
sight. In love (NIV)

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear
fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (NIV)

2. God’s chosen people always have to overcome their excuses

3 Top Excuses You Have To Overcome

1. The Lord is not with me

Judges 6:12–13 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” 13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the LORD is with us, why has all
this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said,
‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us
into the hand of Midian.” (NIV)

A. I would see more evidence that God is with me

B. I would have a better life if God was with me

C. I would not have this bondage in my life if God was with me

2. My family is too weak

Judges 6:15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the
weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” (NIV)

3. I am too weak

Judges 6:15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the
weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” (NIV)

A. I do not have the talent
B. I am not spiritual enough
C. I am not a leader
D. I do not have enough experience

4 Declarations You Need To Make To Overcome Your Excuses

1. I am mighty
Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” (NIV)

2. I have enough
Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out
of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)

3. My God is with me
Judges 6:12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you,
mighty warrior.” (NIV)

Judges 6:16 The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the
Midianites, leaving none alive.” (NIV)

4. It’s bigger than me
Judges 6:14 The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out
of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (NIV)
...more
35min

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