Keeping it Real
Authentic Community
Mimic
October 13, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” Ephesians 4:1 ESV 1. Live a Life of Love, v. 1-2 "If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?" Matthew 5:46-47 "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." 1 John 4: 7 2. Live a life in the Light, v. 3-14 John 8:12, “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 3. Live a life by wisdom, v. 15-16
Dressing the Part
October 6, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
1. Change your thinking. “ Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.” James 1:23-24 2. Change your actions. a. Wrong season. b. It doesn’t fit. c. It’s the wrong team.
Making a Difference
September 29, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
APOSTLES extend the gospel. PROPHETS know God's will. EVANGELISTS recruit. PASTOR nurture and protect. TEACHERS understand and explain. What difference does it make when you are serving? 1. Strong 2. Single-mindedness 3. Sanctified 4. Stable Spiritual gifts Heart Abilities Personality Experiences
Prayers that Matter
September 22, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
We need prayers that go beyond praying our troubles be carried away; we need prayers that will carry us through our troubles. 1. The strength you need is on the inside. 2. Your troubles don’t diminish God’s love. 3. What is on the inside eventually comes out.
More than Equals
September 15, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
1. Reconciliation can happen because Christ was resurrected. Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." Mark 10:27 2. Don’t build walls where God has built a bridge. 1 Corinthians 6:9b-11, “Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” 3. Everyone has access to God. 4. Life Groups are a picture of the family.
Knowing God by Understanding the Bible
September 8, 2019 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
I. Paul is desiring for the believer to know God better. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 II. Three areas to know God better: 1. God raised Jesus and broke the power of death. 2. God seated Jesus at his right hand. 3. God set Jesus over all demonic powers. 4. God gave Jesus as head over all things.