Episodes
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
Expecations about God - Mark Brauss
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
Expecations About God
Isaiah 55:6-9
Expectation -> a low view of God?
Comparing God?
3 Questions - Isaish 40:24-31
- To whome will you compare Me? (vs 25) = This question rebukes wrong thoughts about God.
- Why do you complain that your way is hid from Me? (vs 27) = This quesion rebukes wrong toughts about ourselves.
- Do you no know? Have you not heard? (vs 28) = This question rebukes our slowness to believe the majesty of God.
Misunderstanding Evil
Expectation -> No Evil <> God is not good.
Understaning our fallen world - 1 John 5:19-20, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Ephesians 6:11
Understanding God's plan for evil - Job 34:10,
Old Testament - Isaiah 13:11
New Testament - Romans 1:28-32
The Mystery of Grace - John 1:17
Expectation -> We have to earn God's favor - Romans 5:17, Titus 2:11
Abusing Grace? - Romans 6:1-2 <> Galations 2:3
Future Grace - Ephesians 2:7
The Challenge - Hebrews 4:16 (approach > Receive > Find)
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Monday Jul 17, 2017
- 3 strands unbroken
Ecclesiastes 4:12
- Guts to not fight
Matthew 5:38-9
Proverbs 16:32
“Could I turn the other cheek? Could I take insults and humiliation
without fighting back? I knew what it meant and it was frightening”
- Parental legacy
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
“To my mother I owe the shaping of my early values, the
inspiration and ambition which she gave me by the
courageous life she lived for her children”
- Ministry legacy
Luke 18:15-17
“I suppose I might have become a full-fledged juvenile
delinquent but for the intervention of Rev. Downs and others”
- In over your head
Mathew 16:24
Matthew 26:36-44
“It brought me nearer to cracking up than I had ever been… I thought ‘to
hell with Mr. Rickey’s experiement’”
- Be a light
Matthew 5:14-16
“Each and every one of us was placed on this earth for a very special
purpose”
Jackie Robinson… sampling of awards
1947… Rookie of the Year
1949 … NL MVP… leads Brooklyn Dodgers
to World Series
1949 … NL Batting Champion - .342 avg
1962 … Baseball Hall of Fame
1984 … Presidential Medal of Freedom
Played in 6 World Series, all with
Brooklyn Dodgers …
1947, ’49, ’52, ’53, ’55, ’56
Lifetime batting average… .311
Monday Jul 10, 2017
Converge - Jim Villalobos
Monday Jul 10, 2017
Monday Jul 10, 2017
The Big Deal about Jesus – Colossians 1:15-23
Discarding Distractions – Hebrews 12:1-2
Asking, Watching, Waiting – Psalm 25:4-5
Memory Recall – Psalm 119:11
The Power of Friendship – Ecclesiastics 4:9-12
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
The God of Freedom - Mark Brauss
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Truth ↔ Freedom ↔ Culture
•John 8:31-36
⌂ The Struggle for Freedom ….Romans 7:21-25
□ Sin …. Romans 3:23-24
□ Flesh …. Romans 8:5-8
□ Freed…. Revelation 1:4-8
⌂ The Freedom of Identity …. John 1:12-13
• Galatians 3:26 • Romans 8:14
⌂ A New Father …. II Corinthians 6:18
⌂ Enemies of Freedom ….. I Peter 5:8
◊ Money ….. Matthew 6:24 / Hebrews 13:5
◊ Sexuality …. I Corinthians 6:18-20
◊ Relational …. I Thessalonians 5:12-15
○ Boundaries
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▼ Drama
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Galatians 6:7
⌂ Living Free ….. I Peter 2:16 / Galatians 5:13
● I have to yield → flesh or Spirit?
• Galatians 5:16
● I have to feed myself → The Word or Culture?
•Matthew 4:4
● I have to go to war → put the Armor on.
• Ephesians 6:10-18