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Refreshing Relationships | Week 1: Refresher // Ryland Walter // How refreshing is a glass of cold water to the thirsty, or a good night’s sleep to the weary? Have you grown thirsty or weary in your relationships? Our God is able to refill, renew and refresh! Join us this weekend as we begin a new series on how to relate in a refreshing way.

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The Benefits of Being Stuck | Week 4: How To Simplify // Kelly Walter // When life gets complicated, we get overwhelmed, stressed and stuck. This weekend we’ll study God's ways to simplify our lives.

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Jesus is Lord.

Psalm 16 (NIV)

Keep me safe, my God,

for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

apart from you I have no good thing.”

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,

“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.

I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods

or take up their names on my lips.

5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;

you make my lot secure.

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;

even at night my heart instructs me.

8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will rest secure,

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

11 You make known to me the path of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence,

with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

You at God’s right hand gives you strength

-The strength of God’s reward

-The strength of God’s presence

Acts 13:14-42

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS: THE LOST

“So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, 'Abba, Father.’” — Romans 8:15 (NLT)

Pray that the Father would draw the lost to Jesus. Bind the spirit that blinds their minds. Pray that other believers will cross their paths and enter into positive relationships with them.

Psalm 16 (NIV)

Keep me safe, my God,

for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

apart from you I have no good thing.”

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,

“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.

I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods

or take up their names on my lips.

5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;

you make my lot secure.

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;

even at night my heart instructs me.

8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will rest secure,

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

11 You make known to me the path of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence,

with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

God at your right hand gives you strength...

-The strength of God’s protection

-The strength of God’s provision

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS: THE SICK AND THE POOR

“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?” — 1 John 3:16-17 (NLT)

Pray for anyone in your life who is in need. Pray they would have hope and godly perspective. Pray about how you can show compassion

1 Corinthians 6:15-18 (NIV)

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

1 Thessalonians 4:4-5 (NIV)

Each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God.

-Starve sexual immorality

-Feed fleeing

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS: ISRAEL

"Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.”  — Romans 10:1 (NIV)

Pray that the gospel of Jesus Christ would advance in Israel. Pray for Israel’s leaders and allies. Pray also for peace in Jerusalem. “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure…” Psalm 122:6

1 My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit

2 My body belongs to God

3 My body was made to honor God

Ephesians 5:18-20 (NIV)

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

-Starve Debauchery (Extreme indulgence in sensuality)

-Feed the filling of The Holy Spirit

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS: THE PERSECUTED CHURCH

“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” — Hebrews 13:3 (NIV)

Pray that those who are imprisoned, mistreated and oppressed for their faith will sense God’s presence, boldly share the gospel and forgive their persecutors. Also, pray for those who are doing the persecuting.

Romans 7:23-24

For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

-Starve Addiction

Romans 6:12-14 (NLT)

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Romans 8:5 (NLT)

Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.

-Feed Prayer & Fasting

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS: LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” — Matthew 24:12-14 (NIV)

Pray for our small groups outreach and local ministry partners. Pray for churches across our nation. Pray that the unengaged and unreached people groups in Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, India will be reached.

The Benefits of Being Stuck | Week 3: God’s Purposes For Your Life // Ryland Walter // If God asked you how you were going to spend the next 15 years of your life, what would you say? Thankfully, God’s plan for our lives is not a mystery. This week we’ll look at God’s roadmap to a life well-lived, and the purposes God has given to those who follow him.

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

1. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit

Matthew 6:22-23 (NIV)

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.

2. My body belongs to God

Romans 12:1 (NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

3. My body was made to honor God

Romans 6:13 (NLT)

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God.

DAILY PRAYER EMPHASIS — THANK GOD FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE

“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)

God demonstrates His love for you in all sorts of ways. This verse reminds us that when we pray, it is good to regularly come back to thanking God for His ultimate act of love. (John 3:16) Take this Sunday and dedicate your week to God. Thank God, for the gift of eternal life.