November 17, 2024 • Charley Carpenter • Matthew 16:26, John 3:16, Matthew 6:22–34, Matthew 9:19–24
My Kingdom or God's Kingdom
What am I investing in that is going to outlive me?
If my budget could speak, what would it say about who I am and what matters to me?
For His eyes only
November 10, 2024 • Jeremy Tate • Matthew 6:16–18, Matthew 5:14–16, Matthew 6:1–6
“Pharisees typically fasted on Mondays and Thursdays, refraining from food but not from drink. Jesus apparently did not give this spiritual discipline a high priority, especially during his ministry, but he did anticipate that it would occur later (9:15). The only specific New Testament references to later Christian fasting come in contexts of seeking God’s will in choosing church leaders (Acts 13:2–3; 14:23).”
- Craig Blomberg
When you give, pray, or fast, what reward do you find yourself hoping for?
Is there an area in your life where you feel the need for others to notice you?
What small step would you want to take to make it more about God than just people?
Will I trust God enough to Follow Him and do what He asks me to do?
INFORMATION
UNDERSTANDING
CONVICTION
ACTION
Where are you today?
Soaking up information?
Seeking Understanding?
Wrestling with Conviction?
Weighing what Action will cost you?
What part of your life are you delaying obedience in?
What is keeping you from “going public” with your faith?
What part of the process are you struggling with: Information, Understanding, Conviction, Action?
Teach Us to Pray
October 27, 2024 • Brian Alaman • Matthew 6:5–13, Luke 11:1–4, Matthew 9:35–38, Luke 22:31–34, Hebrews 4:14–16
“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
ACTS prayer model
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication
Check your heart
September 29, 2024 • Brian Alaman • Matthew 5:17–20, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Luke 6:45, Mark 11:25, Romans 12:18
Reconciliation: The act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement
Maybe you have heard it said...
September 22, 2024 • Brian Alaman • John 14:21, Matthew 18:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 5:17–20
Ceremonial- This category includes laws about festivals, diet, cleanliness, and the Levitical priesthood.
Civil - How to behave in God’s society
Moral- How to honor the lord with your life (10 commandments)
Salt and Light
September 15, 2024 • Brian Alaman • Matthew 5:13–16, Matthew 5:14–15, Galatians 5:22–23, Colossians 3:23, Mark 2:1–12
How are you being salt and light to the people around you?
Who are some of the friends who you are determined to bring to Jesus?
Who are your friends who are determined to bring to Jesus?
Beatitudes
September 8, 2024 • Charley Carpenter • Matthew 5:1–2, Ephesians 2:8–10, Matthew 5:3–12
“The unexamined life is not worth living”. -Socrates
Beatitude = Blessing
What, other than Jesus, am I trying to find hope and joy from?
What parts of my life have started to look more like the world than the Kingdom of God?
