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You will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the spirit. Ephesians 5:18

1. The Holy Spirit is not weird

2. Jesus said we need the Holy Spirit.

And I will ask the Father and He will give you another advocate, who will never leave you. John 14:14

The Holy Spirit is our teammate 

But the counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26

The Holy Spirit is our teacher

When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgement. John 16:4
The Holy Spirit is our transformer 

3. The Holy Spirit is available, but not automatic.

And the disciples were continually filled with Joy and with the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:52

Being filled with the Holy Spirit doesn’t make me better than you, It makes me better than me

Discussion Questions:

If you had to describe your energy level as a battery percentage today, what would it be and why?

Why do you think Jesus considered the Holy Spirit essential?

How have your past experiences shaped your view of the Holy Spirit? In what area of life do you most need His help right now? And what is one area where God may be inviting you to grow?

What is one practical step you can take to stay connected to the Holy Spirit this week?

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Pastor Joseph closes out the summer in the forge with week 10!

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You shall not commit adultery.  Exodus 20:14

Commit Adultery: “to corrupt, debase, or make impure.”

But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.  Proverbs 6:32

1. Without God, it’s not Marriage.

This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.  Genesis 2:24

“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Matthew 19:4-5

God’s definition of marriage: One man and One woman, united together for life.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.  Ephesians 5:25

1. Adultery starts in your heart.

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

• 64% of Christian men admit to watching porn once a month
• 15% of Christian women admit to watching porn once a month
• The average age someone is exposed to porn: 11 years old.
• Spouses that look at porn are 300% more likely to cheat and 200% more likely to get divorced.
• 75% of teenagers have viewed porn by the age of 17
• 41% of teenagers say they have seen images of nudity or sexual acts online during the school day (bypassing existing WiFi filtering.)
• 58% say they came across porn by accident while surfing the web or on social media.
• Porn sites get more visitors each month than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined.

1. You can’t manage lust, kill it.

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.  Colossians 3:5-6

Temptation often comes through a door that’s been deliberately left open.

Flee from sexual immorality.  1 Corinthians 6:18

1. Guard your eyes.  

The eye is the lamp of the body.  If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness.  Matthew 6:22-23

I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.  Job 31:1

1. Get Help.

Resources for a Stronger Marriage & Recovery from Adultery

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.  But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.  James 5:16

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

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Protection that brings blessing on our relationships/life
 
You shall not steal.  Exodus 20:15
Simple / Done
Steal: gānab – take for nothing, thievery, deceit
Stealing the truth about someone / taking reputation
**Me 25 – Lose prevention - Church/donation boxes
Sat 5am – stake out, camcorder, confront – kid in box
pretend load, needy people //Go sin no more // Back next week
 
**asked my mom steal // Never did anything wrong
What mom doesn’t know… Everyday part of life.
 
Stealing is about gaining something at
someone else’s unwilling expense.
 
Stuff, possessions, passwords, company, returning wrong items,
Not reporting income / taxes – they don’t need it!
Adam and Eve in the garden – eat every tree – not one //
why we steal???
 
1.  We Lack contentment.
 
We crave for more – better = $1 good / $2 better, vacay, wife
LIE - If I get more, I’ll be satisfied
God’s solution: Contentment – let the portion he gives satisfy
Single, 1 kid, income, business,
You can live frustrated or content
Contentment – trust God – he knows need & will provide.
 
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 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. 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
 
**Treadmill – walking/ keeping up with expectations.
Don’t start with greed/love of money – but reasonable
Want comfortable, kids better life, security
Comparing numbers: his house / > numbers!  Clothes, money
Not evil, but sneaky = (Paul) want to get rich, fall into trap
Trap is in the wanting, not the having
Speeding up – at 5, need 6, etc.- Comfort, options, Amazon
sweating, striving, spending, = still be in the exact same place.
*Take remote - At some point, not choosing speed anymore
Rat race isn’t you are lazy, but exhausted by things can’t satisfy
Contentment is stepping off
“Contentment is when my soul is no longer
controlled by what I do not have.”
Grateful for what God has given
 
We lack contentment because we don’t trust God as Provider.
 
God is trustworthy – won’t let you down = MY SOURCE
Won’t give everything you want, but will what you need
Not because you are good, but you’re his kids
 
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:19
 
Not my politics, the economy, my job, my situation
What is your source?? – job, him, US econ, wits, edu., self/steal
 
We lack contentment because we don’t trust God’s Timing.
 
Steal now, God is late
**Friends who are late?  Late for church today…
I’m always on time… a Christian
God is not on our time – but always at the right time.
 
** parking lot – 2 yrs. - Set close June 30th – $248k. //
Bank/Lenders/Title Company??? Canceled 2x, meet lunch
God is doing something bigger than you understand.
 
2.  We don’t love people enough.
 
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
 
**Think of someone you love most – won’t steal from them
Won’t steal their joy, peace, supply, reputation, protect them!
*person you least love – love them the same as self.
 
3.  We don’t recognize that Trust is a Test.

**Never robbed a bank – but fill soda water cup
Kids are <11, food in store, x samples,
We think only the big stuff matters
If you will treat the little things like big things,
God will give you big stuff like it’s small stuff.
 
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? Luke 16:10
 
*Old man in our church – throw change in the yard…
It’s a test – one day caught the cable guy filling his pockets
Free cable for a while – so proud. 
The enemy setting you up and the cost of your integrity???
$2 worth of soda, $5 pen work, clocking in early, sharing passwords, copying homework, chipotle movie,
 
Practical application / wrap it up
 
Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.  Ephesians 4:28
 
1.  Quit Stealing.
 
2.  Work Hard
Hard work is worship to unto the Lord.
*Represent God all day everyday
 
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.  Colossians 3:23
Not – doesn’t affect them, they don’t care / God cares
 
3.  Give Generously
 
Not about what you can get, but what you can give.
God has better life for us // not more stuff.
 
The opposite of stealing isn’t not taking things…
Honesty, contentment, hard work, generosity
 
Most famous thieves in Bible – crosses next to Jesus.
One doubled down / other repented = recognized
Jesus generously, graciously laid down his life.
Ask the Holy Spirit / convict me
Pray - Salvation

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This week the worship team brings a word 

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4 young speakers speak about there experiences with coveting.

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Pastor Susan

God's image is life

* Genesis 1:27

•  we have a unique capacity for moral and rational awareness
•  Deut 30:19

Col 1:16

• as Gods image bearers we must presence, protect, and promote LIFE!
  • presence to maintain, keep current state, remain as is
  • protect: to keep, cover and shield them from harm, Guard from destruction
  •  promote: actively progress something, to support and advance
•  all murder is a matter of the heart 

* Genesis 4: 2-12

• Gods purpose is life

•  Matthew 5.22
   raca: a term of reproach vessach or insect, an inferior or stupid person.
•  Ephesians 4:26

if you can claim it, you can clean it

God's actions prove life

#Col 3:13

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Summer in the Forge                    Week 2

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Exodus 20:7

Don’t let your 
 with God become 
 for God.

Common misuses for the Name of God:

Playing “ The God Card."
I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. Jeremiah 23:21

Saying, “ I Swear to God”.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. Matthew 5:33-37

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Exodus 20:7

Using God’s Name to further  your own agenda

The best way to honor God’s name is to represent it well. 

Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Luke 6:46

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Exodus 20:7

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What is one name, title, or nickname people call you that means something special to you? Why?

Pastor Sean said, “Don’t let your comfort with God become contempt for God.” Where do you think the line is between being close to God and becoming too casual with holy things?

Have you ever seen someone use spiritual language to justify their own agenda? Explain.

How can we guard our own hearts from doing that?

The message said, “The best way to honor God’s name is to represent it well.”

What does that look like at work, at home, online, and at church? What would change this week if you lived more aware that you carry the name of Jesus

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