This is the third message in an eight-week series studying the Old Testament books of Samuel & Chronicles.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion click here: http://bible.com/events/296424   

     

1. Where do you perceive American, protestant, evangelical Christianity is on the Sacrifice à Obedience à Mercy progression?

2. Where are you on this progression?

3. Who are the people you don't see or may not want to see?

4. When it comes to politics, are you primarily self-interested? 

     

"I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices." Matthew 12:7 (NLT)   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the second message in an eight-week series studying the Old Testament books of Samuel & Chronicles.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: https://www.bible.com/events/292835   

     

1. How do you react to the statement, "religion has power over politics?"   

2. Are you guilty of making one or more of the mistakes we discussed?  If so, which one, and why?   

3. Would you say you spend enough time sitting with Jesus, reflecting on his teachings and contemplating their significance, to effectively represent him and his values in your political engagement?   

     

"Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.  May your kingdom come soon.  May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." - Matthew 6:9-10 (NLT)   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the first message in an eight-week series studying the Old Testament books of Samuel & Chronicles.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/289151   

     

1. How much of your life is being governed by the external rule of law vs the internal rule of love?   

     

"All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen." - 1 Timothy 1:17 (NLT)

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the seventh message in a series we are doing throughout 2017 called "Connect." This week Mike interviews a member of the WCC family to discuss the importance of connecting with others as we suffer for the sake of the Kingdom of God.   

     

Click this link for sermon notes through YouVersion: http://bible.com/events/285303   

     

"It is commonly thought that a protected life and easy life is the best way to live. Yet, the lives of all the noblest and strongest people prove exactly the opposite and that the endurance of hardship IS the making of the person. It is the factor that distinguishes between merely existing and living a vigorous life. Hardship builds character."

 - Streams in the Desert

 

This is the fourth and final message in a four-week series studying the Old Testament book of Amos.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references, go to http://bible.com/events/281580

     

1. Has wealth become your primary object of love and trust?   

     

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock...But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand." - Matthew 7:24, 26 (NLT)   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the third message in a four-week series studying the Old Testament book of Amos.   

     

GROW Questions:   

1. How would you describe the symptoms of the human prosperity condition present in your life?   

2. How do you participate in an economy of extraction vs restoration?   

3. What steps will you take to follow His prescribed course of treatment in order to improve the prognosis here and now?   

     

GO:   

"If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?" - Matthew 26:25-26   

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

 

This is the second sermon in a four-week series studying the Old Testament book of Amos.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/272558

     

1. Have you ever thought about your material prosperity as a barrier to obeying God's command to love your neighbor?   

2. Is it possible that your material prosperity is concealing significant spiritual sickness?   

3. Are you driven more by the incentive of being rich or being rich toward God?   

     

"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." - Matthew 6:33 (NLT)

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

     

Here is a link to the video that was used at the beginning of the sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3czOcE07b-4  

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/268640  

     

1. Prior to this morning, how would you have answered the question, "what does it mean to be a Christian?"  

2. If you've historically understood faith in Christ to be the standard itself, how does this morning's message impact your understanding of what it means to believe in Christ?  

3. Where does the difference between being a Christian and being "in Christ" show up most in your life?  

     

"If anyone claims, 'I am living in the light,' but hates his brother, that person is still living in darkness." - 1 John 2:9 (NLT)  

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the sixth message in a series Mike is doing throughout 2017 called "Connect."  In this message Mike interviews a member of the WCC family to discuss the importance of taking risks when it comes to connecting with others.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, click here: http://bible.com/events/267023   

    

1. Are you showing up? 

2. Are you taking a risk to connect with someone else? 

3. Are you doing anything to help someone else get connected?

     

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear

This is the sixth and final message in a series studying the Old Testament book of Daniel.   

     

For sermon notes and Scripture references through YouVersion, go to http://bible.com/events/263541   

    

Music by Jeremy Mockensturm. Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/papajerbear