How Do We Fear God?
May 28, 2023 • Myles Olenski • Hebrews 12:18–29, Exodus 19, Philippians 2:12, James 4:17, Revelation 1:17
How do we fear God? This week in our series, "AWE", Myles teaches us about how we can approach the Lord with fear. 1) A person who fears God trembles 2) A person who fears God listens 3) A person who fears God worships
What Does It Mean To Fear God?
May 21, 2023 • Jonathan Pokluda • Exodus 15:11, Acts 5:11, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 9:10, Psalm 33:8
What does it mean to fear God? As we start our next series, "AWE", JP, reminds us of who God is, what it means to fear Him, and how this changes how we live our own lives. 1) God kills 2) God died 3) God shows us how to live
Comparison
February 6, 2022 • Nate Hilgenkamp • Luke 18:9–14, Exodus 20:17, Genesis 4, Luke 9:46, Isaiah 6:5
Where in life are you prone to compare your life to others? What happens in your mind and heart when you compare to others? Is it helpful? Hurtful? As we continue our series, 7 Deadly Sins of Suburbia, Nate Hilgenkamp teaches us about the sin of comparison by studying Luke 18:9-14. KEY TAKEAWAYS -It’s been well said that comparison is the thief of all joy. -A parable is a story told in order to emphasize a single point of truth. -Comparison views life as a competition. -Some of you have an exhausting life because you are always comparing yourself to and competing with other people. -Where do you find your worth and value in life? Your salary? Social media likes and comments? How much playing time your kid gets? Your neighborhood? -If you really want to succeed and you can’t celebrate when other people succeed, you struggle with comparison. -The sin of comparison is not new or exclusive to Suburbia. It shows up as early as Genesis 4 when Cain kills Abel. There are many examples of comparison all throughout the Scriptures. -There are typically two different buckets of comparison: materialistic (“I want what they have”) and moralistic (“I’m better than they are”). -When you pray, who is the focus of your prayer? You or God? -Comparison crushes relationships. -When your life is a competition, it makes everyone else your competitor and you isolate yourself, both of which kill your relationships. -Comparison is killed by humility. -How do you become humble? Compare yourself to God. -When you compare yourself to a righteous, holy, & perfect God, there is no other option than to be humble before Him. -Your job isn’t to compare to other people or Christians. Your job is to pick up your cross and follow Jesus every day. -If you are too busy focusing on someone else’s life you won’t be able to live your own life. MENTIONED OR RECOMMENDED RESOURCES -Suggested Scripture study: Luke 18:9-14; Exodus 20:17; Genesis 4; Luke 9:46; Isaiah 6:5; Hebrews 10:14-18; John 21:17-25 -Sermon: Apathy
Moses and the Burning Bush
June 13, 2021 • Nate Hilgenkamp • Exodus 2:11–25, Exodus 3:1–12
Have you ever quit something because you felt like a failure? Have you ever failed at something over and over and over again? As we continue our series, BC, Nate Hilgenkamp examines the life of Moses, teaching us how God is not done with us until our dying breath. KEY TAKEAWAYS -God delights in delivering us. -Moses thought his failure was final. -We all pass along what we believe about God by the words we use and how we live our lives. -Do your words teach others that things will always stay the same or that God can change things? -No one is permanently stuck or too far gone for God. No one. -God fights for our freedom. -Over and over God draws Moses out of danger and persecution. -Moses means “drawn up,” which is exactly what God did to Moses himself and what He used Moses to do for the Israelites. -God flips Moses’ focus. -Moses was so consumed with himself and his own failures, not on God and who He is and what He can do. -Stop looking at yourself and your failures and start looking at God. -What are you prone to focus on above God? -Your perceived sense of independence is crushing you. -The only way to experience freedom is giving up and giving God control of your life. -Beware of having a “someone else” mindset and faith. It is selfish and not of the Lord. -Moses was mopey, Jesus was eager. Which one are you more prone to being like? -Will you say yes to what God has for you? Will you submit to Him? MENTIONED OR RECOMMENDED RESOURCES -Suggested Scripture Study: Exodus 2:11-3:12; Psalm 40:2; Exodus 4:11-13; Hebrews 3:1-3 -Sermon: Abraham & Isaac