Episodes

Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Know Your Enemy: The Devil - Jim Villalobos - August 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Names reveal nature
Satan – Job 1:6-12, 2:1-8; Matthew 16:21-23
The Devil – John 8:31-47, Matthew 4:1-11, Revelation 12:7-10
Let’s remember, the devil is ….
A created being – Colossians 1:15-16
A defeated foe – Hebrews 2:14-15, James 4:7, Revelation 20:7-10
A powerful, active, cunning enemy – 1 John 5:19, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15
What’s his scheme?
Sugar-coated poison pills – Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
Easy chair to Hell – Luke 12:16-21, Amos 6:4-6

Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Know Your Enemy: The World - Jim Villalobos - August 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
What do you mean The World hates Jesus? – John 15:18-25
Which World are you talking about? – 1 John 2:15-17
Two important questions, two different answers
What is freedom? – John 8:31-38, Galatians 5:13-14
What is life? – James 4:1-4, Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, Mark 8:34-38

Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Know Your Enemy: Sin 08/08/2021 Jim V
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
What is this sin enemy?
James 4:17, 1 John 3:4, Romans 14:23
Why is this sin enemy so dangerous?
Isaiah 59:2-3, Romans 2:5, James 1:15,
How is this sin enemy defeated?
Isaiah 53:4-6, Romans 5:6-11, Romans 6:5-11

Sunday Aug 01, 2021
think! about distractions - Mark Brauss - August 1, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
☼ The Danger of Distractions
⌂ Addiction …. II Peter 2:19
⌂ Apathy …. Hebrews 6:12
⌂ Being Alone …. Matthew 6:6
☼ Distractions & Priorities …. Luke 10:38-42
□ Discerning Distractions
□ Learning to Listen
□ Choosing the Better
•Luke 12:20-21
☼ The Distraction of Hurry ….. Mark 1:29-39
• The Tyranny of the Urgent ….
• Knowing the Important….
• Solitude & Silence

Sunday Jul 25, 2021
think! about decisions -Mark Brauss - July 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
☼ Bad Decisions……
⌂ Eve…. Genesis 3:1-6
⌂ Judas …. Matthew 26:14-16
• Matthew 27:3-5
⌂ Pilate …. Matthew 26:24
• Mark 15:15
⌂ The Chief Priests …. Mark 15:9-10
☼ My Own Prison…. Psalm 142:7
□ Denial
□ Assumptions
□ Stubbornness
□ Excuses
□ Victim
☼ The Power of ONE Decision….. Galatians 6:7-8
☼ How to Make Wise Decisions… Ephesians 5:15-16
⌂ A King’s 5 Step Decision Process….. Psalm 37:3-7
1. Trust in the Lord… vs. 3
2. Take delight in the Lord… vs. 4
3. Commit your way to the Lord…. vs. 5
4. Be still before the Lord…. vs. 7
5. Wait patiently for Him…. vs. 7
☼ 5 Big Questions to Ask!
(Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets – Andy Stanley)
1. The Integrity Question….
• Am I being honest with myself?
2. The Legacy Question…
• What story do I want to tell?
3. The Conscience Question….
• Is there a tension that deserves my attention?
4. The Maturity Question .....
• What is the wise thing to do?
5. The Relationship Question….
• What does love require of me?

Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Think! about the battle - Mark Brauss - July 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
☼ The Battle ….. Ephesians 6:12
• II Chronicles 20:15
• Revelation 19:11
⌂ The Battle with the World ….
• I John 2:15-16
• I Corinthians 3:19
• II Corinthians 10:3-5
⌂ The Battle with the Flesh ….
□ Mark 7:20-23
• Mark 4:19
□ Romans 8:5-8
⌂ The Battle with Satan…..
□ Deception ….II Corinthians 11:3, 14
□ Lies ….. John 8:44
□ Steals ….. Mark 4:15
□ The Trap ….. II Timothy 2:25-26
☼ The Battle Plan …..
► Listen to His voice …..Deuteronomy 30:20
► Walk, live and keep in step with the Spirit …..
• Galatians 5:16, 25
► Clothe Yourself…… Romans 13:14
► Fix Your Thoughts ….. Hebrews 3:1

Sunday Jul 11, 2021
think! about truth - Mark Brauss - July 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
☼ Your Truth? …… Proverbs 14:15
☼ The Problem of our Thoughts…… Genesis 6:5
• Isaiah 55:8
• Jeremiah 17:9
• Matthew 9:4
• Matthew 15:18
⌂ Solution → Ezekiel 36:26-27 ↔ II Corinthians 5:17
☼ Feeding Your Mind ….. Matthew 4:4
• Hebrews 4:12
⌂ Seeing…… Matthew 9:36
⌂ Hearing ….. Matthew 17:1-8
• Mark 4:24
⌂ Thinking…. Philippians 4:8-9
⌂ Guard ….. II Corinthians 10:5
⌂ Prayer ….. Matthew 6:6
⌂ Renew…. Romans 12:2
⌂ Contemplate…. II Corinthians 3:18
☼ Application → Do I Think Like Jesus?
□ Challenge ‘Your Truth’
□ Decide to Feed Your Mind
□ Check Your Eyes and Ears
□ Guard Your Mind
□ Think Deeply
□ Talk to God

Sunday Jul 04, 2021
In God We Trust? - Mark Brauss - July 4, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
☼ The Public Square ….. Isaiah 59:14-15
⌂ Justice & Righteousness
⌂ Truth has Stumbled…..
⌂ Truth is Lacking…..
☼ Confirmation Based Spirituality…. Matthew 12:22-28
⌂ How to Speak to Others….. I Peter 3:15 / Ephesians 4:15
⌂ The Power of Humility ….. Matthew 5:5
⌂ How to Treat Others…. Philippians 2:3-8
⌂ The Power of Imago Dei …. Genesis 1:26
☼ Applying Truth…..
● Stand up for truth with love.
● Be on a truth quest …..not a confirmation bias quest.
● Decide to be humble….to be blessed by being meek.
● See the image of God in others.
● Understand Your Citizenship…
•Philippians 3:20