Do You Love Me? Part 3 | Pastor Micah Pelkey

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Do You Love Me? Part 3 | Pastor Micah Pelkey

September 18, 2022 • Pastor Micah Pelkey • Matthew 9:36–38, Revelation 7

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Do you love me?

Psalm 35:18 — I will give you thanks in the great assembly, I will give you praise among huge crowds of people.

Luke 14:25 — Large crowds were traveling with Jesus…

Matthew 8:1 — When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.

John 6:5 — Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him…

Matthew 4

24 News about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.

25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

Luke 5:15 — News about Jesus kept spreading. Large crowds came to listen to him teach and to be healed of their diseases.

Matthew 13:2 — And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.

Acts 2:6 — A large crowd came together because they heard the noise. They were surprised because, as the apostles were speaking, everyone heard in their own language.

Revelation 7 — I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing:
Salvation to our God on his Throne!
Salvation to the Lamb!

Who is in my crowd?

80,000

8,000 - 10,000

300 - 600

51,127

9,964

3,796

10,318

Do I care about my crowd?

Matthew 9

36 Whenever crowds came to Him, He had compassion for them because they were so deeply distraught, malaised, and heart-broken. They seemed to Him like lost sheep without a shepherd.

37 Jesus understood what an awesome task was before Him, so He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

38 Ask the Lord of the harvest to send more workers into His harvest field.”

Who were the people in Christ’s crowds?

Compassion

Jesus was able to see people’s lives through the lens of the cross.

Do I see the people or do I see the problems?

Do I see the problems or do I see the potential?

Do I have compassion for my crowd?

Can I see the crowd through the cross?

Am I willing to be part of the solution?

If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped around their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.
— Charles Spurgeon

Do You Love Me? Part 5 | Panel Discussion

October 2, 2022 • Pastor Micah Pelkey • Philippians 1:6, 2 Timothy 1:7, Mark 12:29–31, Hebrews 10:35, Psalm 139:13–14

Mark 12 29 Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.” 53% of adults feel their self-esteem is worse since the pandemic. 85% of people are affected by low self-esteem in the world today. — Dr. Joe Rubino 60% of people wished they had more respect for themselves. — Self Love Index Studies 1 in 5 women feels confident in their appearance. Issues with body image can cause men to suffer from depression, anxiety, social isolation and low self esteem. — Bradley University Research shows Instagram to be the most damaging social media platform for self-esteem. — RSPH Nearly eight out of ten women expressed trouble with their self-esteem. — The WealthiHer Network 94% of teen girls in the US have been shamed for their body size. — Yahoo Health Male cosmetic surgery has increased approximately 325%. 72% of girls feel excessive pressure to be attractive. — Dove’s Self Esteem Project Studies show that social media can cause low self esteem and negative thinking. — Digital Information World By age 13, 53% of American girls are unhappy with their bodies. — National Institute on Media and Family 4 in 5 men would not describe themselves as attractive. — GH Study Low self-esteem is linked to violence, school dropout rates, teenage pregnancy, suicide, and low academic achievement. — Misetich & Delis-Abrams Absent fathers, poverty, and a low-quality home environment have a negative impact on self-esteem. — Orth, 2018 Rates of anxiety and depression have increased 70% in the past 25 years. — Royal Society for Public Health, 2022 Studies have shown that social media has the power to be more addictive than alcohol or cigarettes. Seven out of 10 young people report experiencing cyber-bullying through social media. — Royal Society for Public Health, 2022 Young people who use social networking sites for more than two hours per day are more likely to report poor mental health, including psychological distress. — Royal Society for Public Health, 2022 Low self-esteem has been associated with a number of psychological, physical, and social consequences that may influence successful adolescent development and the transition to adulthood, including depression, anxiety, suicide and disordered eating, violent behavior, earlier initiation of sexual activity, and substance use. — Auden C. McClure, MD — Susanne E. Tanski, MD — James D. Sargent, MD 50% of men surveyed said they don’t believe they are intelligent. — GH Study 55% of men don’t think they are liked by others. — GH Study The average child hears 432 negative statements per day, but only 32 positive statements each day. — University of Iowa 80 percent of children entering the first grade scored high on the self-esteem inventory. By the fifth grade only 20 percent of the children were scoring high. And by the time they graduated from high school that number was down to just 5 percent. — Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Soul Hebrews 10:35 — So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Psalm 139:13-14 You formed the way I think and feel. You put me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that is! Philippians 1:6 — I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again. 2 Timothy 1:7 — The Spirit God gave us does not make us afraid. His Spirit is a source of power and love and self-control. Philippians 4:13 — I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Do You Love Me Part 4 | Pastor Justin Meadors

September 25, 2022 • Pastor Justin Meadors • John 3:16, John 15:13, John 8:5, Hebrews 12:6, Romans 8

“Can God fix a broken heart? If you give Him all of the pieces.” - Paul Harvey John 3:16 NLT John 15:13 NLT John 8:5 NLT Many people have difficulty distinguishing love from caretaking. When someone fails to rescue them from irresponsibility, they feel unloved. In reality, it is loving to allow someone the space to take responsibility for themselves, even if that means letting them fail. — Dr. Henry Cloud Hebrews 12:6 NIV Romans 8:1 NLT Romans 8:28 NLT Psalms 34:7 NLT Hosea 1:2 NLT Hosea 3:1 NLT

Do You Love Me? Part 2 | Chance Barnett

September 11, 2022 • Pastor Chance Barnett

John 14:15 If you love me, keep my commands. Do my ACTIONS say that I love God? 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 1:6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. Does my HEART say that I love God? Matthew 15:8 “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Do my THOUGHTS say that I love God? Do my PRAYERS say that I love God? Matthew 5 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Does my GIVING say that I love God? Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 1 John 3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Does my SERVING say that I love God? Mark 10:43-45 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 22 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Do my ACTIONS say that I love God? Does my HEART say that I love God? Do my THOUGHTS say that I love God? Do my PRAYERS say that I love God? Does my GIVING say that I love God? Does my SERVING say that I love God? *(one slide only to recap all the questions, do not build on multiple) What are the action steps that you want to take in your life?