Sunday, April 5, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Matthew 21:1–11.
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Sermon Slides: “IT” Is About The King
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Empty Tombs
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Ezekiel 37:1–14.
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Sermon Slides: Empty Tombs
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Healing Together
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Matthew 18:15-20.
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Sermon Slides: Healing Together
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Forgiving Together
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Colossians 3:12-17.
Our takeaways were to:
- Allow Christ’s Forgiveness to CONNECT me with others.
- GROW a habit of Forgiving others.
- SERVE so that others may experience the Forgiveness of Jesus.
- GO, forgive one another.
- Pray that I live a life of Forgiveness.
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Sermon Slides: Forgiving Together
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Speaking Well Together
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Ephesians 4:25-32.
Our takeaways were to:
- CONNECT with the forgiveness of Jesus.
- GROW a love for speaking well of others.
- SERVE so that others are built up in Christ.
- GO, be kind and compassionate to one another.
- Pray that I speak well of others.
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Sermon Slides: Speaking Well Together
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Reflecting God Together
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Romans 12:9-18.
Our takeaways were to:
- CONNECT with God so that I may Reflect Him.
- Allow Christ to GROW in my so others may see Him.
- SERVE Together as a Reflection of God’s love, grace and truth.
- GO, Reflect God Together to our community.
- Pray that Reflect God’s love, grace, truth, and respect in my interactions
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Sermon Slides: Reflecting God Together
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Preparing for “IT”
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 and Matthew 4:1-11.
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Meditation Notes:
“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.” Joel 2:13
- Rend means to tear.
- There was a time that when a person was in mourning that they would have torn there cloths.
- We are told to “rend” our hearts.
- Tear open our hearts
- This is done to prepare us for God abounding love!
“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” Matthew 4:1-2
- After Jesus’ baptism He stepped away to prepare for His ministry!
- 40 Days
- Rained for 40 days (Genesis 7:4)
- Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days (Exodus 24:18)
- Ezekiel laid on his right side for 40 Days symbolizing Judah’s sins. (Ezekiel 4:6)
- Jesus fasted for 40 days (Matthew 4:2)
- Often symbolizes a time of testing.
Lent
- 40 Days
- Days for us to be tested, to be prepared.
- Days for us to remember what it was the Christ has done for us!
- Ashes
- A symbol of what we are!
- Just Dust
- A reminder for us to what we would receive with out Christ!
- A symbol of what we are!
Ash Wednesday
- A day when we “Rend our hearts” and “Return to the Lord you God”
- The day that symbolizes the start of a journey through a Cross and out of a Tomb.
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Joining Our Differences Together
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Romans 12:6-8 and 1 Peter 4:10.
Our takeaways were to:
- CONNECT my differences with those of the Body of Christ.
- GROW Christs love of those different than me.
- SERVE so that God’s gifts in me bless another.
- GO, discover the God-given gifts of others.
- Pray that I build up those around me in Christ.
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Sermon Slides: Joining Our Differences Together
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Spending Time Together
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Philippians 2:1-4 and Hebrews 10:24-25.
Our takeaways were to:
- CONNECT with the Body of Christ.
- GROW my love for others.
- SERVE so that our Time Together Grows.
- GO, spend time with on another.
- Pray that I let the Body of Christ sharpen me.
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Sermon Slides: Spending Time Together
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Extravagant Generosity
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Our Scripture focus was on Exodus 35:4-5b; 20-24.
Our takeaways were to:
- CONNECT with God’s Extravagant Generosity.
- GROW a heart for Extravagant Generosity.
- SERVE so that others may experience Extravagant Generosity.
- GO, live an Extravagant Generous life.
- Pray that I embrace the Extravagant Generosity of Jesus.
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Sermon Slides: Extravagant Generosity
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