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We belong together…We are Family!

September 15, 2019

Conversation with Max

We all Belong

1 Peter 2:9-11 New Living Translation (NLT)

“One Body with Many Parts”

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:12 (NLT)

The church is designed to be the body of Christ, of which He is the head.

The organism of the church

• The Body – 1 Peter 2:9-11, 1 Corinthians 12:12

• The Culture – Acts 2:42-47, James 5:19-20

• The Impact – 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NLT), Acts 8:35-40 (NLT), Acts 16:1-5

We belong to a huge, beautiful and diverse family. All are welcome, we are part of this amazing family through Jesus. We are adopted as sons and daughters of God, because of the grace we receive through Jesus. We cannot earn it or ever be worthy apart from Jesus. We are a family and we belong in Jesus!

Grace brings us in and grace keeps us together, like sticky glue.

Sticky Grace, nothing can separate us from God’s love!

In the same way sticky grace should keep us united so nothing can separate us from each other in the family of God!

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WE ALL NEED HELP

August 25, 2019

BEFORE WE COME TO CHRIST

God Loves Sinners

c. SO: He pours His “grace” upon them.

d. “GRACE” = “the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life.”

COMPARE: THE REAL DEAL

d. ACCEPT: All men are sinners.

e. NEXT: You confess your sin.

f. AND: God forgives your sin.

But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. 1 John 1:9 (GNT)

The Holy Spirit takes up residence.

Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and God’s Spirit lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 (CEB)

For we naturally love to do evil things that are just the opposite from the things that the Holy Spirit tells us to do; and the good things we want to do when the Spirit has his way with us are just the opposite of our natural desires. These two forces within us are constantly fighting each other to win control over us, and our wishes are never free from their pressures. Galatians 5:17 (TLB)

HELP IS ON THE WAY

For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become….the righteousness of God … approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (AMPC)

Even though you were once distant from him, living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, he reconnected you back to himself. He released his supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of his own body as the sin-payment on your behalf so that you would dwell in his presence. And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for he sees you as holy, flawless, and restored. Colossians 1:21-22 (TPT)

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Joshua 3

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You Belong!

August 11, 2019

Stories of Grace!

• John 8:1-11

• John 8:10-11 (NLT)

From Grace to truth.

• John 1:14 (NIV)

Grace came first!

• Romans 8:31-39 (NLT)

Sticky Grace, nothing can separate us from God’s love!

• Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT)

Grace alone!

Grace is…

Freedom

Free Gift

Reconciliation/Relationship

Hope

What do we do with it?

Receive – the free gift of grace

Experience – the freedom from guilt and shame

Express – grace to people, so they can know Jesus, too!

“Reckless Love” – Cory Asbury

You belong to Jesus!

You belong here at Summit Church!

Learning to Hear God’s Voice

I Confirm His Voice

July 28, 2019

Please turn in your Bibles to Judges 6, Matthew 19

The LORD answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”

17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me. 18 Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before you.”

And the LORD said, “I will wait until you return.” Judges 6:16-18

Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—37 look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” 38 And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.

39Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” 40 That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew. Judges 6:36-40

3 Biblical Confirmations For Hearing God

His Word: Does it line up with the Bible?

3Some Pharisees came to Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

4“Haven’t you read,” He replied.

His Wisdom: Does godly counsel agree?

The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. Proverbs 12:15

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Proverbs 19:20

Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

Proverbs 24:6

His Way: Do I have peace?

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. Colossians 3:15a

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?

How must you respond?

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I Value His Voice

July 21, 2019

Please turn to 1 Samuel 3:1, Exodus 19:10-11

“The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.” 1 Samuel 3:1

Question: What kind of value do you put on hearing from God?

Practical Ways to Hear His Voice

1. Set an appointment (ref. Exodus 19:10-11, 19)

App: Determine a time and place

2. Be still and worship

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10a

(also see: Exodus 14:13a, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 21-24)

3. Pray and read (ref. Luke 5:16)

I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in

your Word. Psalm 119:147

What should you pray? Whatever is on your heart

Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 NLT

Where should you read?

4. Listen and write

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for

the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. Psalms 45:1

(Also see: 2 Chronicles 28:19, Habakkuk 2:2)

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?

How must you respond?

Learning to Hear God’s Voice

I Am a Friend

July 14, 2019

Please turn in your Bibles to John 15 and Genesis 18

“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”

John 15:15

3 Things about God Speaking to Us

1: God doesn’t speak to robots (Genesis 18:17-33)

When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham,

He left, and Abraham returned home. Genesis 18:33

2: God does speak to people

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. John 16:12-13

3: God speaks to friends

“The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” Exodus 33:11a

“And one will say to Him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then He will say, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ Zechariah 13:6 NASV

“Do what you came for, friend.” Matthew 26:50b

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?

How must you respond?