November 10, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • 1 John 1:5–10
How do I know if my testimony is true?
- Test # 1: You are Gripped by the Greatness of God (5), “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (5)
- Test # 2: You Grapple With the Guile of Your Sin (6,8,10), “…if we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness…we lie…” (6)
- Test # 3: You Gladly Give Up Your Rights (9), “if we confess our sins…” (9)
The Woman in a Basket
November 17, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 5:6–11
When will sin finally be defeated?
A. The Message (5-8), “…This is their iniquity in all the land…” (6)
- Sin is a really big problem
- Only God can destroy its power!
B. The Meaning (9-11), “…they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth…to the land of Shinar…” (9,11)
- God will first constrain it…then defeat it…then remove it
- The “way of judgment” or the “way of grace” – what will you choose?
Walking in the Light (8:30am)
November 10, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • 1 John 1:5–10
How do I know if my testimony is true?
- Test # 1: You are Gripped by the Greatness of God (5), “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (5)
- Test # 2: You Grapple With the Guile of Your Sin (6,8,10), “…if we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness…we lie…” (6)
- Test # 3: You Gladly Give Up Your Rights (9), “if we confess our sins…” (9)
The Flying Scroll
October 20, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 5:1–4
What measurement does God use for judgment?
The Message (1,2), “A flying scroll…length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits” (2)
-The exact dimensions of the holy place, tabernacle
-Two commandments seen…3rd and the 8th…
The Meaning (3,4), “I will send out…and it shall enter the house of him who swears falsely by my name…consume it…” (4)
What is the measure of God’s judgment?
God’s perfect law (Gal.3:10-11)
--How do we escape His perfect standard?
God’s perfect judgement
--Should terrify those who don’t know Him (c/f Rev.1:8; 2 Pet.3:1-10)
--Should humble those who love Him (Zech.1:15; 2 Thes.1:5-10)
--Should cause us to gaze again on the cross (1 Pet.2:24)
The Resources for God's Work
October 13, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 4
Guilty
October 6, 2024 • Eric Omdal, Associate Pastor • Zechariah 3
Finding Hope when our Sin seems Unforgivable:
Receive His Forgiveness for your Past – Zechariah 3:1-5
Respond Obediently in the Present – Zechariah 3:6-7
Rest in His Future Coming– Zechariah 3:8-10
- My Servant: Suffering Savior – Isaiah 53
- The Branch: Davidic King – Jeremiah 33
- The Stone: High Priest – Isaiah 28
Big Idea: Your Sin has not Derailed God’s Plans
The Unexpected Kingdom
September 29, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 2
Does God have a master plan for our ‘chaotic’ world?
The Message (1-5), “And I will be to her a wall of fire all around…and I will be the glory in her midst……” (5)
*You won’t need a wall!
*God has an unexpected plan
The Meaning (6-13), “…Up! Up!...I will shake my hand…many nations will join themselves to the Lord…” (6,9,11)
*3 Oracles and 3 takeaways
--God’s people have focused allegiances! “Get out of ‘Babylon” (6-8)
--God’s people rejoice in God’s work – mixture of judgment and mercy (9,10)
--God’s people worship and work (11-13)
The Horns vs The Craftsmen
September 22, 2024 • Paul Nystedt, Associate Pastor • Zechariah 1:18–21
The Strength of the World (Horns)
- Causes Despair
- Combats Godly Hope
…These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem…These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head.
The Sovereign Hand of God (Craftsman)
- Restrains wickedness
- Raises Hope
…Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen… And these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.
The oppression of the world cannot overcome the omnipotence of God!
Down But Not Out
September 15, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 1:7–17
Meaning “Yahweh remembers,” Zechariah’s name was appropriate to the purpose of his prophecies. His words brim over with redemptive hope: that God would remember and recover his promises to his people, even after the judgment of 70 years of Babylonian captivity. Through the sharing of eight visions and four messages, Zechariah encourages the people to anticipate and execute the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple. But ultimately the book points to the future sign of the Messiah – through whom God would not only save his people, Israel – but through whom God would save the world.
This weekend we’ll continue the start of our journey into this fascinating book which is filled with spiritual imagination. But the message, although hopeful, begins with an invitation and warning to not forsake the Lord. Join us this weekend as we unpack Zechariah Chapter 1 in a message "Down But Not Out".
Return to Me!
September 8, 2024 • Keith Doyle, Senior Pastor • Zechariah 1:1–6
Meaning “Yahweh remembers,” Zechariah’s name was appropriate to the purpose of his prophecies. His words brim over with redemptive hope: that God would remember and recover his promises to his people, even after the judgment of 70 years of Babylonian captivity.
Through the sharing of eight visions and four messages, Zechariah encourages the people to anticipate and execute the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple. But ultimately the book points to the future sign of the Messiah – through whom God would not only save his people, Israel – but through whom God would save the world.
This weekend we’ll begin a journey into this fascinating book which is filled with spiritual imagination. But the message, although hopeful, begins with an invitation and warning to not forsake the Lord. Join us this weekend as we unpack Zechariah Chapter 1 in a message called, “Return to me”.
