Four Things God Wants You To Know About Generosity
1. Generosity Is An Evidence Of God’s Grace In Your Life (v. 1-9)
2. Generosity Is Not Measured By The Amount You Give (v. 10-12)
3. Generosity Is A Two-Way Street Meant To Provide For God’s People (v. 13-15)
4. The Key To Generosity Is Readiness (8:4, 8, 11-12; 9:1-2)
1. Remember His Unfailing Love (v. 1-2)
2. Remember How Temporary This Life Is (v. 3-6)
3. Remember That a Payment for Sin Was Made (v. 7-11)
4. Seek to Establish Your Life in the Lord (v. 12-17)
God uses weakness to give us humility (v. 1-7)
God uses weakness to drive us to prayer (v. 8)
God uses weakness to show us his power and grace (v. 9-10)
1. Thankful People Know They’ve Been Rescued (v. 1-4)
2. Thankful People Remember that God Has Replaced His Anger with Favor (v. 5)
3. Thankful People Recognize that God Has Done What Only He Could Do (v. 6-10)
4. Thankful People Find Joy Even in Grief (v. 11-12)
1. Jesus' Plans Are Often Not In Sync With Our Plans (v. 41-45)
2. Jesus' Plans Are Given With Perfect Wisdom (v. 46-48)
3. Jesus' Plans Bring Glory To God (v. 49-52)
1. The Church Is Precious
2. The Church Is Jesus' Representatives
3. I Need The Church
4. The Church Needs Me
A biblical view of my affliction...
1. ... Magnifies God's comfort to me (v. 3-4a)
2. ...Leads me to comfort others (v. 4b-5)
3. ...Gives me communal purpose (v. 6-7)
4. ...Breaks me of self-reliance (v. 8-11)
1. Through The Love & Prayers Of A Church Family
2. Through The Transformation In You
3. Through The Regular Gathering Of The Church
1. Be Generous In All Things
2. Be Generous By First Being Content
3. Be Generous By Seeking the Greater Reward
4. Be Generous Through Wisdom
Three Applications:
1. Offer Yourself First to the Lord And The Cause of Jesus Christ
2. Offer Your Mercy to Those In Need
3. Make A Plan
1. Be Rooted In Him
2. Be Built Up In Him
3. Be Established In Him
Why A Change Of Name?
1. A Name Conveys Association And Support '
2. It’s More Difficult For Us Than Other Harvest Bible Chapels Because Off Our Proximity
3. Harvest Bible Fellowship No Longer Exists
4. Our Name Can Better Reflect What God is Uniquely Doing Here
5. This Is Ultimately and Eternally Christ’s Church
When God Does Something New
1. We Are Called To Witness
2. We Will Be Empowered By The Holy Spirit
1. God Himself Is the Greatest Reason for Praise (v. 1-3)
2. Worship Endures From Generation to Generation (v. 4-7)
3. God’s Grace And Mercy Beckon Our Praise (v. 8-9)
4. Our Boast is in the Lord (v. 10-21)
Leaving a Legacy - Luke 5:1-11
1. To Leave A Legacy You Must Follow Jesus (Luke 14:33)
2. Leave A Legacy By Making Disciples (Luke 5:10)
3. Leave A Legacy Of Great Things Done Through Christ (Luke 5:11)
Link to video that was played before the sermon:
https://www.namb.net/video/send-network-overview/
Broken Relationships - Genesis 3:1-13
1. Enter The Deceiver (v. 1a)
2. Cue The Deception (v. 1b-5)
3. Embrace Your Independence (v. 8)
4. Reap The Fruit (v. 7-13)
5. Believe The Gospel
Be Thankful
1. Give Thanks With an Undivided Heart (v. 1-2a)
2. Give Thanks for Answered Prayer (v. 3)
3. Give Thanks As a Witness to Others (v. 4-6)
4. Give Thanks In Trial (v. 7-8)
1. Be Willing To Work Hard (v. 1-4)
2. Recognize When It's Time To Move On (v. 5-8)
3. Trust God With Your Fear (v. 9-11)
4. Watch God Work (v. 12-17)
1. The Rebellion Of The Nations (v 1-3)
2. The Reaction Of The Lord (v. 4-6)
3. The Rule Of The Divine Son (v. 7-9)
4. The Refuge Of The Blessed (v. 10-12)
5 Questions To Assume The Best
1. Where Is My Heart At?
2. Am I Lacking Information?
3. Am I Judging Their Motives?
4. Should I Invite Help?
5. Should I Talk With Them?
1. Remember Who God Is (v. 1-3, 19-21)
2. Remember His Redemption (v. 4, 8-14)
3. Remember His Preeminence (v. 5-7)
4. Remember That Nothing Else Compares (v. 15-18)
1. Don't Care Too Much
2. Don't Care Too Little
3. Recognize Its Limitations
4. Recognize Its Purpose