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The Devil in the Details
May 10, 2020 • Paul Barnard
The devil in the details *James 4:1-7 (ESV) * * *We’ve Got issues:* * We fight amongst ourselves * We think we are always right * Our motives are generally corrupted *Submission is the answer* *Our sin nature gives Satan a battlefield in which to work* *Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.* *The devil:* * Beautiful but deadly * Impersonator * Havoc reaper * Liar *John 8:44 (ESV)* *The Good News:* * He has no power that is not given * He will be Cast out *Isaiah 14:12-16 (ESV)* *The truth always defeats a lie.*
Christian Cardiology
April 26, 2020 • Paul Barnard
Christian Cardiology Christian Corediology “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.” James Allen *Intro:* The heart in the Bible made up of three things (physical, emotional and spirit) The heart is all three in one. The core of who you are. *Who you are directs where you go* Pro 4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. Pro 4:19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. Pro 4:20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Pro 4:21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. Pro 4:22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Pro 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. *Corruption of the Core* 1Sa 25:37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 1Sa 25:38 And about ten days later the LORD struck Nabal, and he died -Behavior -Apathy -Failed attempts to change -Rule following Rom 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. *What is true Condition of your heart (core)?* *Salvation of the Core or convenience?* Test- Marketing shouldn’t be needed Teaching repeated truths shouldn’t be needed Motivation should be constant and not wavering Have you quit? Have you given up? Is your heart like stone?
Stirred Up
April 19, 2020 • Paul Barnard
Stirred up “Stirred up” Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. - I know this is tough - Keep being the church - Wow moments with OFC *Living selfishly is evidence of wavering in our faith and hope* Heb 10:24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, *Stir up*- Get each other excited. Move from stale blah to whoa cool paroxusmos - to incite, to provoke (KJV) Tough to get people excited in crisis and even more about crisis (lemons and Lemonade) *1.Love- “Living for yourself often comes with the cost of not loving others”* - How to connect without being connected - We long for relationships and this has been undone. We are designed for this. WHY? - Maybe we have taken for granted the relationships we have in our lives - Who are you in a Face time group with or family Topics Fear Needs Conversation Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: *just as I have loved you*, you also are to love one another. Joh 13:35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” *2.Good works - “Living for yourself is eradicated by serving others”* 1Jn 3:18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. Now is the time to serve -Groceries -Generosity -Maybe you are an encourager b. If you are not serving in some way at this time, check your faith and your priorities c. Serving takes your mind off of you and puts it on others Heb 10:25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the *Day* drawing near. *3. Be the church “An elite group that puts aside personal gain for the benefit of others”* - Its crunch time - We have a reputation of being a body of servers - Our temple is not at 222 railroad drive - The sin of omission (Jesus came as an example, follow it) - The promise of a DAY