Tabernacle Baptist Church

1 Corinthians / August 11th, 2019 / Dr. Todd Gray

Harmony and blessing are found living under God’s authority, not outside of it. We read this verse and sometimes think about wearing hats in church. We might mistakenly think it is about male oppression. It turns out that Paul is talking about something much much bigger and foundational.

Message Notes:

1. Your attire should promote unity and bring glory to God.

2. Embrace God’s Leadership and Order in Your Life

Luke 5 / August 4th / Jeff Stapleton // no series

Have you ever wanted to make a difference in the world, but spend the bulk of your time just trying to pay the VISA bill? Have you ever sat at work wondering where your life is going, feeling like you’re stuck just going through the motions over and over? In this larger-than-life story, the disciples had to learn to surrender their own expectations. They had to stop asking “What do I want to do?” and start asking “What is God calling me to do?” You might just find that you’ve been living a life that is far too small.

Message Notes:

1. Continue the Conversation

2. See Jesus for Who He Is

3. Be The Church

4. Surrender

Sometimes we as followers of Jesus Christ think that we are simply faced with decisions of right and wrong. Sometimes it really is that simple. But many times, our freedom in Christ has to deal in the gray areas of life.

Message Notes:

1. Live as you Should, Not as You Could (1 Cor. 10:23-30)

2. Do Everything for God’s glory (v. 31)

3. Imitate Those who Consider Others (11:1)

What lesser things are you giving yourself to during the week? What are you doing on Friday and Saturday night that bring discredit to the Gospel you stand for and proclaim on Sunday during Worship or say amen to during the sermon? Flee from Idolatry so you can give yourself completely to Christ.

Message Notes:

1. The Unifying and Undivided Nature of the Lord’s Supper

2. You cannot worship two masters

3. Flee from Idolatry

Serve the Ascended Savior by being a proper witness for Him, sharing His message and living the Cross shaped life.

Message Notes:

1. Celebrate the ascension of our Savior

2. Serve the ascended Savior

In professional fighting, the competitor stays in a ready position. They are able to quickly defend or attack because their body is anticipating the move before it comes. In our spiritual lives, we have to also prepare, but we can’t physically prepare for a spiritual battle. How do we prepare? How do we anticipate what temptation might be coming?

Message Notes

1. Be Ready for Temptation.

- Know Your Enemy

- Prepare Spiritually

- Anticipate Temptation

2. When Tempted, Respond With Scripture

This Mountain is one of brutal pain and beautiful glory. Mount Calvary was the place where God’s Love and Wrath meet. There is not glory without pain. And no better place is this seen than Calvary.

Message Notes:

1. The King on Trial (v. 1-15)

2. The King Tortured (v. 15-41)

3. Spiritual Pain

When we think about mountain top experiences we think mostly of positive thoughts of some grand euphoric event in life like having a baby, getting married, or having an experience where you know that God has clearly spoken to your heart. We don’t think about the trials we go to in order to get to the top of the mountain. We don’t associate the bad parts of life with the mountaintops. Those dark and lonely times bring us to a fuller understanding of God. At midnight on the mountain we receive a richer, deeper, clearer vision of God.

Message Notes:

1. In Suffering, Don't Rely On Yourself

2. Make Your Pain Known To The Father In Suffering

3. There Is No Glory Without Suffering.

Think about the impact on your family, this church and this community if every father listening today were to take this challenge and live it.

Message Notes:

1. The Subject: Fathers

2. The Command: Do not exasperate your children

3. The Purpose: So your children won't get discouraged.

Now we all understand that we go through adversity in life, but perhaps we’ve never considered that it may be God who actively LEADS us to those difficult times. What kind of God would actually lead his people, that he supposedly loves, to the valley?

Message Notes:

1. Between each mountaintop, there is a valley

2. Sometimes, God leads us to the valley

3. The Benefits of the Valley