“Antidote to Fear” – “HOW MANY TIMES IN THE BIBLE: “FEAR NOT”?” – * The duty of all mankind Towards God. Eccl. 12:13 – * Source of True Wisdom and Good Understanding. Psalm 111:10 – * How does fear of the Lord Adds Years. - Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

“This is The Victory” – “Eternal life is to Know God!” – John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. – Knowing how god loves us should cause us to love others. – If we truly love God, it impacts every area of our life. 1John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. – Our victory is in giving our love back to God. He is faithful!

“Counting the Cost” – “Gaining the Prize” – The Cost of Discipleship Luke 14:26-33. * Who is number 1 in your life? * Dying to self. * Need to count the cost. – What does it take for us to give in? - Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. – 1. Matthew 10:34-39 The truth Divides. 2. Matthew 10:16-25 Persecution will come. 3. Matthew 10:26-33 Have no fear. Do not apologies for your faith. Rev 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

“Truth Matters” – “TRUTH Is Not Something We Create…It Is Something We DISCOVER!” - John 17:17 “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” - Sanctify = to separate from profane things and dedicate to God – to consecrate things to God – to dedicate people to God - 2Th 2:10 …They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

“Open Doors Matter” – “Keys open Doors” - Devine opportunities open the door to Communion with God. – Revelations 3:7 "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.” – Name of 5 Keys: Humility, Unity, Equality, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Prayer. – Revelations 4:1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." – Is God knocking on your door today?

“Children under Construction” – “Children are like Wet Cement – Mark 10:13-16” - Mark10:14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” – 1. How do we Build Children for Jesus? – 2. Jesus love little children - * Humility, Obedience, Trust, Short Memory – 3. Jesus Model for building Children - * Environment, Time Encouragement, Calling – 4. NEEDED: Teachers, Blessers, Construction Workers, Givers, and Prayers.

“Why Marriage Matters” – “Marriage was God’s idea from the outset.” – It takes two people to make a marriage work but only one to destroy it. – 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences: #4 In almost every known human society, marriage exists as a way of regulating the reproduction of children, families, and society. - Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." – Marriage teaches us about God’s Love. It is God’s environment to raise children. – True masculinity is when a man gives his life for his wife and family. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

“Adult & Teen Challenge” – “The solution is always Jesus” – Learn the word of God and apply it. – There is no retirement in Jesus. - Jesus Calls Matthew - Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. – Matthew 9:12-13 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

“Who is The Holy Spirit? – Part2” – “The Holy Spirit With Us” – Jesus promises the Holy Spirit – 1 The Spirit enlarges your faith. 2. The Holy Spirit enriches you with love. 3. The Holy Spirit enlightens your perspective. We need to Welcome the Holy Spirit, Call upon Him, and Allow Him to Help us in these areas: * Enlarge your Faith * Enrich you with Agape Love * Enlighten your Perspectives – You are never alone! John 14:16-17 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”

“What is The Purpose of The Church?” – “Better know the WHY in your life” – The Great Commission Matthew 28:16-20 – We are not here to isolate and insolate ourselves from the world. – Whatever we do we should go and lift Jesus up. What matters most, what you do or why you do it. – Rescue the Weak and Needy. Psalms 82:3-4 “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”