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It's been said that the eyes are the gateway to the soul. What we see and watch can have a direct impact upon our lives. But the eyes can also reveal the soul of a person. What about Jesus, what would His eyes reveal?

America's Founding Fathers were courageous men with a vison of a free country centered on Christian values. Charlie's speech at Dream City Church over Independence Day weekend reflects on the founding of the United States and how the story of its founding makes it different from any country in history.

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Pastor Jonathan Laurie shares lessons from the story of Jonah, a reluctant evangelist who ran from God’s calling.

Notes:

Focus verse - Jonah 2

Matthew 23:25–27 (NKJV)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.
 
“Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
 
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.”
 
Jonah 4:3 (NLT)
“Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.” 
 
#1 God Appoints Circumstances to Bring Us Back
 
Sometimes we think God is punishing us.
 
God paid Jesus back for our sin.
 
Jonah was a historical, biblical character.
2 Kings 14:25
 
Matthew 12:40 (NKJV)
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
 
God appoints circumstances and storms.
Not to pay us back, but to bring us back.
 
#2 God Still Sees in the Dark
Jonah 2:1 (NLT)
 
Read: Jonah 2:1–9 (NLT)
 
While Jonah sat in darkness inside the great fish, he prayed.
God heard and delivered Jonah out of his fishy prison.
 
Psalm 139:11–12 (NLT)
I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night—
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
 
Israel worshipped one God — the true Creator.
 
Romans 12:1 (NKJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
 
Read: Jonah 2:10 –3:5 (NKJV)
 
#3 Saved From and Saved For
 
God rescued Jonah from darkness so Jonah could reach others in darkness.
 
2 Corinthians 5:18–20 (NLT)
 
Mark 16:15–16 (NLT)
And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
   
Romans 10:14 (NLT)
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?

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In today’s world, a person’s identity is a big deal. What is our identity based on? In this message from John 1, Pastor Philip Miller walks us through the various meanings of the word “logos” and how Jesus fills those meanings. The Gospel of John is an invitation to come and see Jesus, the Logos, who gives us a new and glorious identity as children of God.

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Once we are born again by the Holy Spirit, our lives cannot help but change direction. From his expositional series in 1 Peter, today R.C. Sproul shows that growing in holiness is a necessary result of our new life in Christ, and this growth is nurtured by God’s Word.

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Three words that can make any parent’s wallet flinch: “back to school.” But there’s a silver lining—especially if your state has a tax-free weekend. For families gearing up for a new school year, those tax holidays can make a real difference. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Crystal Paine will join Rob West to share smart, practical ways to get prepared and save money along the way. Then, Rob will tackle your financial questions. Listen for the next Faith & Finance Live, where biblical wisdom meets today’s finances, weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.   Faith & Finance Live is a listener supported program on Moody Radio.  To join our team of supporters, click here.To support the ministry of FaithFi, click here.To learn more about Rob West, click here.To learn more about Faith & Finance Live, click here.    

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