Rise Church with Greg Denham

POINT #1 Prophecy is a major component for 20/20 vision to avoid deception and compromise (I John 3:3; Titus 2:11-13)

POINT #2 Biblical prophecy is irrefutable evidence of God’s existence and the authenticity of His Word - that history is going somewhere - that there is an unfolding plan of God! (Isa. 46:9-10)

POINT #3 The prophetic fulfillment of Israel’s Rebirth as a nation is a Super-Sign setting the stage for the Second Coming of Jesus! 

POINT #1 A God-quake Brings the Lord, who is the ultimate value & reality, into focus!

POINT #2 A God-quake leads to humility & confession that brings healing (“Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips")

POINT#3 A God-quake shakes-off anything less than doing God’s will as an end in itself because it is right and it glorifies God.

POINT #1 “We know” the promise is true because behind it is The Father, Son and Spirit all at work!

POINT #2 “All things” includes the good decisions that we’ve made and the not-so-good decisions that we’ve made...

POINT #3 The Lord is working it out either swiftly or slowly, but He’s working it out!

POINT #4 If the goal for our lives is not to be like Jesus, the goal is too small.

POINT #1 Experiencing God-Sufficiency (despite circumstances or possessions) -requires the same learned PROCESS that Paul experienced.

POINT #2 The “law of being content” requires knowing the right PERSON and learning how to think 

APPLICATION #1 To live is CHRIST (Phil 1:21)

APPLICATION #2 “Control the Donkey” (get a hold of your THOUGHT-LIFE!) (Phil. 4:8-9; Psalm 1; I Tim. 4:12-16)

APPLICATION #3 Rejoice in JESUS (gratitude in your attitude!) (Phil. 4:4-10)

APPLICATION #4 Take a “picture” of RIGHT NOW and LIVE in it!! 

APPLICATION #5 Be anxious for nothing - PRAY about everything! (Phil. 4:6-7)

APPLICATION #6 Avoid COMPARING yourself to others and instead, be the best person you can be in Christ (Gal 6:4; 2 Cor. 10:12)

#1 A disciple is WITH Jesus

#2 A disciple is LIKE Jesus (Romans 8:28-29)

#3 A disciple DOES what Jesus did (Acts 3:1-10)

The POWER of the PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT is essential to fulfill the PURPOSE of your life found in God’s PLAN!

POINT #1 You Are Not ALONE (Vs. 1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses …”)

APPLICATION #1 Allow the Heroes of the Faith to SPEAK into your life (Vs. 1)

POINT #2 Drop the excess WEIGHT (Vs. 1 “…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us …”)

APPLICATION #2 Ask yourself - “Is there any form of compromise in my life that I am attempting to MANAGE rather than to TURN from?”

POINT #3 Never Give Up (Vs. 1 “…and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…”)

APPLICATION #3 Don’t waste your PAIN -it doesn’t DEFINE you - but the Father uses it to REFINE you!

POINT #4 Keep Your Eyes On Jesus Who Kept His eyes On The Father!

APPLICATION # 4 Bring Your PAIN & stress to the Heavenly Father in prayer! Hebrews 4:16

POINT #1 The POWER of the PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT is essential to fulfill the PURPOSE of your life found in God’s PLAN.

POINT #2 Every follower of Jesus RECEIVES the Spirit of God

POINT #3 A Christian’s default position should be a RELIANCE on the Holy Spirit.

#1 Reliance on the Holy Spirit means to be committed to a COMMUNITY of Jesus followers! (Acts 2:1; 42-47 - Hebrews 10:23-25)

#2 Reliance on the Holy Spirit means that no matter what--embody LOVE! (Matthew 22:26-40; John 13:35; Gal. 5:22-23; Acts 3:1-6)

#3 Reliance on the Holy Spirit means to call on the Lord in PRAYER! (Acts 4:31)

#4 Reliance on the Holy Spirit means to be FILLED with the Spirit who testifies of the person and work of Jesus (John 15:26)

#5 Reliance on the Holy Spirit means to do what is RIGHT and then trust that the Lord is at work in ways beyond what you could measure. (Acts 4:18-20)