Sermons from the Childress Church of Christ

A STRESS FREE HOLIDAY

Philippians 4:6-7

1 - Stop F_________________ Out

• Vs - 6  - Do not be anxious about anything,  .. 

2 - Start S_________________ Out

• Vs - 6b - "...but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

3 - Then you'll M______________ Out

• vs - 7 - And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Digital Babylon 

1 Peter 2:9-12 

The __________ is always ______________ 

We live in a ___________ and _______________ culture 

_______________ vs _________________ 

_______________ disciple!!! 

3 lessons from Exiles: 

1. Exiles take _______ ________ for the sake of what’s right 

2. Exiles make _____________ a mission 

3. Exiles find their ________ in ______________ 

Exiles are instrumental to God’s purposes in times of change!

Restoring the Church to Look Like Jesus

Acts 4:13

For the church to look like Jesus ... 

1. We must _________________________!

• Matthew 28:18-20

2. We must ____________ what Jesus ____________!

• That includes telling the ___________ _____________.
• That includes ______________ the ______________  ________________.
• Matthew 25

3. We must be _________________________. 

• Luke 15:1-2

4. We must make ___________________________. 

• Matthew 28:18-20

5. We must invite people into the ________________________.

• Matthew 28:18-20

FRIENDS OF SINNERS

Mark 3:1-6

1 - Our job is to __________ and _________ the sinner, not to  ______________ them.

2 - Become a ____________________ instead of a ___________________. 

3 - Celebrate ____________________ changed. 

4 - It's about ... 

• Christ, not our __________________________
• Finding _____________ in the church and ____________ it with others.
• Loving sinners, because we ________________  __________________. 

10 THINGS YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THIS CHURCH

1 Corinthians 9:23

1 - The ___________ will be _______________

2 - You will be challenged to have a ________________ with God.

3 - We will be ______________ and use the ____________ as our ____________.

4 - We want to be the ________________ group of people in the ____________.

5 - We won't be afraid to _________________ traditional things. 

6 - We will encourage you to _________ your faith outside the _____________ walls.

7 - We will do our best to ____________________ everything clearly.

8 - We will do everything to remain ______________ as a family.

9 - We will see our _______________ as a blessing. 

10 - We will remain focused on loving, serving and __________ our ______________. 

CHOOSE JOY
Acts 16 & Philippians 4:4-8

1 - Rejoicing is a _____________________________. 

• Philippians 4:4

2 - Ask God for ______________________________.

• Philippians 4:6

3 - Focus on the _____________________________.

• Philippians 4:8

THE DRIFT

Hebrews 2:1-4

* ____________ drifting is a real problem 

WAYS WE CAN KEEP FROM DRIFTING ... 

1 - Pay ___________________________________.

2 - Establish spiritual __________________ points. 
3 - Establish an ___________________ relationship with another Christian. 
4 - Establish a habit of _________________________. 
5 - Fix your eyes on ___________________________. 12:2

Why Do Bad Things Happen?

Matthew 2:16-18

1 - It's okay to ____________ that question. 

2 - Bad things will _____________________.

3 - God still ____________________. 

4 - No matter what bad thing happens, God is ________________ and that never changes. 

SIX TOUGH QUESTIONS:

1.   Why do we s____________?

• Gen 3; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Psalms 46:1-2

2.   Is God m__________ at me?

John 3:16-17; Romans 8:28; James 1:1-4; John 10:10

3.   Why m_______?

Romans 5:8; John 11:1-44

4.   What g_________ can come of this?

James 1:1-4; John 9; Romans 8:28

5.   How do I r_________________ from this?

Psalm 9:10, 34:17, 50:15, 145:18-19; James 5:13-16

6.   How can I be s___________ when my life is falling apart?

Matthew 11:28-29, 2 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Peter 5:7

MAKE ME A SERVANT DEACON, LORD MAKE ME LIKE YOU

Mark 10:45

1 - Serve ___________________________________

• Acts 2:45-47, 17:6

2 - Serve ___________________________________

• 1 Kings 7, Daniel 6:3

3 - Serve ___________________________________

• Matthew 7:21, Acts 7

4 - Serve ___________________________________

• Matthew 26

5 - Serve ___________________________________

• John 15

FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

The Other Guy Series - Holy Spirit

Ephesians 3:20 - "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us..."

2 Things To Consider ... 

1 - The M_________________ G_______________ of the Holy Spirit. 

• Who - The ________________________ (Acts 2, 3:6, 4:32, 5:12, 6:6-8)
• The gifts were ONLY given through the _______________________.  Acts 6:5-8, Acts 8, 8:18
• There was a _____________   _______________  of time for these special gifts. (1 Corinthians 13:8)
• The _________________ received the miraculous powers from the Holy Spirit. 
• The apostles, through _____________ on hands, were the only ones able to impart the gifts.
• The ones who received this _______, by laying on hand of the apostles, didn't and couldn't pass on the gift. 
• The special gifts would __________ when the apostles all died and the perfect (God's Word) came. 

2 - The F _________________ of the Holy Spirit. 

Ephesians 5:18 - "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. 

Instead, be filled with the Spirit..."

• Galatians 5:22 - 
• L_____________
• J_____________
• P_____________
• P_____________
• K_____________
• G_____________
• F_____________
• G_____________
• S__________ C____________