The Paradox with the most potential  looks at the paradox that can  unlock the Abundant Life!  Using the story of Joseph  and his years in Egypt, we look at 4 things, that we  have to close our eyes to see!  Including fresh insights  from the life of Jospeh, this is a powerful sermon that looks at the Paradox of Faith!  THE BIG IDEA: Sometimes I Have To  Close My Eyes To See  

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Have this mind among yourselves,  which is yours in Christ Jesus,  6 who, though he was in the form of God,  did not count equality with God  a thing to be grasped,  7 but emptied himself,  by taking the form of a servant,  being born in the likeness of men.   What does it mean, when the Bible says that Jesus EMPTIED Himself and took on the likeness of men? Philippians 2:5-7 ESV - In this message we explore  the most amazing paradox in the Bible,  the Paradox of Jesus, when the  Son of God became the Son of Man.  It is a powerful message, filled with a rich and deep theology, a theology that then undergirds  our own spiritual walk!  While this message addresses the grand mystery of the God-Man, it can't entirely solve it, it can merely  help us appreciate it all the more!   THE BIG IDEA: Jesus Lived My Life - So that I could Live His!  Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts   https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4grF26... Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

The Lord is my Shepherd and.... The Shepherd is my Lord!  This is a powerful message that  looks into the Sovereignty of God and considers several of  The paradoxes of God.  Like for instance, there is The Paradox of God's Proximity! The Paradox of God's Persona! The Paradox of God's Person! We even consider to come degree, The Paradox of God's Sovereignty and our Freewill!  In fact stick around to the  very end of the message, where pastor Bill will uncover, one of The Bibles Most Amazing Paradoxes.    THE BIG IDEA (Speaking to the Believer...) The Lord of Lord's Is the Shepherd of my Soul. Fill-in-the-Blank Handoutshttps://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4grFax...  Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

Do you understand what it means to be truly FREE in Christ? Are you embracing and enjoying the Freedoms that are yours in Christ?  Starting in the Garden of Eden  passing through the Law and listening to Paul, we delve into the Freedom Paradox!  It is a powerful look  at how we can live a life that is indeed truly free!  Galatians 5:1 ESV For freedom Christ has set us free;  stand firm therefore  and do not submit again  to a yoke of slavery.  THE BIG IDEA Jesus Christ is the  authority on Freedom  Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4grEyk...    Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4grB_h... There is a certain context today within the framework of society  where the subtle message is... BE NORMAL!   DON'T ROCK THE BOAT!    Now that's not to say that one can't express themselves in the most outlandish of ways and be entirely acceptable.   It means that society makes the rules and sets the standards as to what  they agree is normal. We then are not supposed to go against  what society determines is normal. The problem for us, as Christians though,  is that we are called to an entirely different life!     In this message, as we continue our look at the Paradoxes of the Bible, we come  to the realization that the Bible is actually ONE BIG PARADOX.  Yet even more we find that this  ONE BIG PARADOX is actually encapsulated in ONE MAN'S LIFE! This would be the Life of Christ! Or as we will see in this message, THE PARADOXICAL LIFE!  Let's look at this life then,  from 3 directional realities, and 3 powerful paradoxes, as we realize that...  (THE MESSAGE BIG IDEA) The Paradoxical Life  is mine to live!  Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this message we look at the paradox of Humility! Emphasized thought the Bible and especially witnessed through the cross,

is this simple reality. God opposes the proud but He exalts the humbled! This is a powerful look at the Humility of Jesus witnessed in our lives!

TODAY’S BIG IDEA: True Humility is Christ shining though me.

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Jesus reduced the Bible down

In fact Jesus even told us that we should

In this message we look at the paradox

We also navigate the dynamics

In the end we learn this powerful truth.

TODAY’S BIG IDEA:

Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4gpZgl... In week 2 of our paradoxology series we look at the call by Jesus to "Take up our cross!" alongside His invitation to "Come and find rest!"  It is a message that looks at the  paradox of the Gospel from  several angles.    It is also a message of great hope, as we are reminded of this BIG IDEA!  THE BIG IDEA: God is Working in Me, and He is  Working Things Out In Me!  Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4gpZE0... Am I living a life that is  fully-Present in the moment? And am I also living a life,  that is Fully-Invested in the Eternal?  In this message we look at the  year ahead, as we discover that the  "Abundant Life comes from being Fully-Present in the Moment."    This message is the first in a  New Year's series, PARADOXOLOGY, "Navigating the Tension in our worship."  This series looks at some of  the Biblical Paradoxes  and how we flesh them out in a life of everyday worship!  Our first Paradox is the everyday paradox that asks the simple question, Am I living for TODAY or am I living for TOMORROW!   A great message to frame the New Year, helping us to consider what it means to be FULLY-PRESENT in this very moment, all while living with an ETERNAL FOCUS!  Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com

Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsjvIc6j_oX4gpYit... This message closes out 2022 with one final look at the Christmas Story! It is a look that leads us into 2023, as it invites us to celebrate Christmas Every! Single Day!  THE BIG IDEA: A Joyful Father Invites us To Celebrate Christmas…  Every! Single! Day!  Opening and closing music by: https://www.purple-planet.com