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Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Approaching Our God
Nehemiah 9:1-3 ESV
Derick Mickan, Minister of Worship
08-29-2021
Big Idea - “Rebuilders approach God in a way that is authentic and prepared.”
- Come to the Lord with a Humble heart (v. 1)
- Come to the Lord with a Focused heart (v. 2)
- Come to the Lord with a Honest heart (vv. 2-3)
So many come to church today with a cavalier attitude and we miss out on the greatness of experiencing God because we’re not prepared.
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Nehemiah: Rebuild
Nehemiah 2:4–8, 17–18
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate — August 15, 2021
Rebuilding requires people who are passionate and full of faith.
Those who make a difference aren’t always the best, but they care the most!
- Define the Mission Carefully (vv. 4–5)
When God saved you, He simultaneously called you into the mission of God.
- Make Plans Carefully (vv. 6–8)
His request was specific.
Luke 14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
Proverbs 16:3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
His response was in faith.
2 Corinthians 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Inspire People Passionately (vv. 17–18)
His PASSION was an overflow of his PERSONAL walk with God.
COMMUNION with God increases your CONFIDENCE in life.
Quote: “Light yourself on fire with passion, and people will come from miles to watch you burn.” —John Wesley
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Sanctity of Life
Psalm 139:13-18
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate — August 1, 2021
Introduction
Every life must be treated with dignity because of God’s design.
- Every Life is Sacred. (vv. 13–15)
We are created in the image of God. (v. 13)
Quote: “The worth of a human life is grounded in the Creator rather than in the creature.” —Albert Mohler
We are created uniquely by God. (v. 14)
Jeremiah1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
- Every Life Starts at Conception. (vv. 15–16)
- Stand with Conviction and Compassion.
Pray for justice
Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord
require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly
with your God?
Participate and engage this issue
- 1. Engage
- Encourage generosity.
- Enlist counselors.
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Attack of the Heart: Anger
Pastor Jayson Workman
Matthew 5:21-22
July 25, 2021 — South Gate
Introduction
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
When anger RULES in your heart, it will RUIN your life.
- Rooted in the heart (vv. 21–22)
Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Rooted in unbelief
Rooted in shame
a. Secret sin
b. Selfish expectations
- Ruins the best parts of your life (v. 22)
Quote: “Anger, held on to, is not only sin, it is spiritually dangerous.”
Hebrews 12:14-15 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled. . . .
Gives the enemy a foothold
Destroys you and others around you
A heart RULED by anger will RUIN the best things in your life.
- Renewing your heart is possible
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Attack the Heart: Criticism
Matthew 7:1-5
Pastor Jayson Workman
July 24, 2021 — South Gate Baptist Church
Introduction:
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Criticism blinds you to your own faults and possible judgment.
- A critical heart leads to severe personal judgment. (vv. 1–2)
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Quote: “An unforgiving Christian is an oxymoron.”
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
- A critical heart minimizes my own short comings and maximizes others’. (vv. 3–4)
Quote: “Our self-evaluation is about as accurate as a carnival mirror.”
- A critical heart will not look inside their own heart/life. (v. 5)
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Attack of the Heart: Approval
Galatians 1:6-10
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate— July 11, 2021
Introduction
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Seek God’s approval, not the approval of others.
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
- Stop CHASING man’s approval.
Compromise what you believe (vv. 6–9)
Compromise who you are (v. 10)
- Strengthen CONVICTION of God’s opinion.
God must be BIGGER to you than people are.
- Simply COMMIT to your calling.
We are a slave to ONE and a servant to ALL.
Quote: “The task God sets for us is to need them less and love them more” — Ed Welch, When People are Big and God is Small
Stop using people for their approval, and you’ll be free to serve them.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Guilt and Forgiveness
1 John 1:9
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate — June 27, 2021
Introduction:
John 8:31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Confession of your sin will lead you to a grace that will overcome guilt.
- Confession is possible.
“Sin is much, much more than the violation of a set of rules. Sin is more profound than rebellion against a moral code. Sin is about something deeper than behaving inappropriately. It’s deeper than bad actions and wrong words” — Paul Tripp, White as Snow
“Sin is cosmic treason. Sin is treason against a perfectly pure Sovereign. It is an act of supreme ingratitude toward the One to whom we owe everything, to the One who has given us life itself.” — R.C. Sproul
- Commitment is promised.
Psalm 103:12-13 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
- Cleansing is provided.
I John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Sermon Outline
“The Right and Wrong Ways to Deal with Guilt”
Derick Mickan
[ Genesis 3:1-13 ] [ESV]
6-20-2021
3 Wrong Ways
- They tried to COVER it up. (V.7)
- Proverbs 28:13 [ESV]
- They tried to HIDE (V.8)
- Romans 8: 38-39 [ESV]
- They played the BLAME GAME (VV. 12-13)
- Matt. 7:3-5 [ESV]
The Right Response:
Romans 3:22-23 [NLT]
When we mess up our FIRST response should be taking it to the Lord
- Instead of trying to COVER, HIDE, or BLAME others when it comes to our sin, God has called us to turn to HIM!
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Guilt and Moralism
Galatians 3:1-3
Pastor Jayson Workman
June 13, 2021 — South Gate
Introduction
Living from good works and not grace will cause a life filled with GUILT.
- Performing is foolishness (v. 1)
Romans 4:9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
- Power in faith (v. 2–3)
2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Perseverance in failure (vv. 4–9)
Colossians 2:6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
It is much easier for us to DO than to BE.
- Be constantly reminded of where He found
- Keep getting up.
- Read your Bible.
- Gospel-centered community is a must.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Raise Them Up: Forgiveness
Pastor Jayson Workman
Ephesians 4:31-32
May 30, 2021
A heart of forgiveness frees you from past pain and a lifetime of bitterness.
Proverbs 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
- We are called to forgive because of the BURDEN of bitterness.
Bitterness described
Bitterness is settled anger, a settled stance or posture against the perpetrator.
Bitterness destroys
- imprisons you to your past
- produces more bitterness
- provides Satan an open door
2 Corinthians 2:10-11 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
- hinders your fellowship with God
Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- When you choose to forgive it becomes a BLESSING.
Quote: “In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feels like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.” — Andy Stanley
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Raise Them Up—Part 3
Deuteronomy 5:6-10
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate — May 23, 2021
Introduction
Our passions and pursuits will mold our children for generations to come.
We are warned that idols lead to imitation and imitation leads to iniquity.
- COMMIT to pursuing God. (vv.7–8)
An idol is anything that has to be a part of your future in order for your
life to be worth living.
James 4:2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- CLEAN out your idols. (v. 9)
Quote: “Jesus demands everything, not just so we would submit to his control, but to free us from the control of things that were never designed to control us.” — Paul Tripp, A Quest for More
confront your idols
confess your idols
Psalm 51:1-2 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
- CLAIM God’s love. (v. 10)
Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Disciplined Discipleship
Ephesians 6:4
Pastor Jayson Workman
June 16, 2021 — South Gate Baptist Church
Introduction
We will fail our kids if we beat them down instead of build them up.
Instead of DEMANDING obedience, we can DISCIPLE them to obey God.
- Build them up.
- Bring them up.
Godly discipline is a fight for the hearts of the next generation.
Maturity in Christ, not modification of behavior, is the goal of discipline.
- Bring them along.
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Raise Them Up (Defining Success)
Psalm 127
Pastor Jayson Workman
May 9, 2021
Introduction
Every family has FAILURES but it is our FOCUS that defines and directs.
- A successful home focuses on GOD — v. 1
Quote — “God didn’t give you your children to build your reputation but to publicly proclaim his.” — Paul Tripp
A focused faith is the only hope our children have in the future.
- A successful home focuses on the GOSPEL — vv. 3-4
Our inheritance (heritage) is our kids knowing and believing the gospel.
Quote — “The home is where kids see the gospel lived out and learn to believe in its power.” — JD Greear
- A successful home focuses on the GOAL — v.4
“What is a quiver full of but arrows? And what are arrows for but to shoot? So with the strong arms of prayer, draw back the bowstring and let the arrows fly — all of them, straight at the enemy’s hosts.”
Treat your children less like ACCESSORIES and more like ARROWS.
Quote — “Our kids were given to us for the purpose of mission. When you accept the call to Jesus, you accept the call to missions. That’s the truth that should shape the way we raise our children.” — JD Greear
Quote — “Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you sow, but someone you raise.” — Andy Stanley
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Recalculating Faith
Student Minister Robert Varner
Acts 16:6-10
Recalculating faith means . . .
I. . . . listening to God . . . (vv. 6–8)
1. God says no to good plans . . .
2. . . . To make way for the best plans
II. . . . to receive a new vision for the future . . . (v. 9)
1. Paul focused on the mission.
2. Paul focused on the future.
III. . . . and responding in obedience. (v. 10)
- They trusted the calling.
- They immediately took action.
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Recalculating: Moving Forward
Matthew 26:33-35, 69-75; John 21:15-19
Pastor Jayson Workman
South Gate — April 25, 2021
Introduction
Romans 5:20 but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Instead of seeing your struggle and past as a stopping place, begin to view it as a starting point to learn, grow, and recalculate.
It’s not that our desires or the destination are wrong—it’s that God has to develop our faith before we can move forward into the future.
- Mistaken Declaration (Matthew 26:33–35)
- We often don’t know ourselves like God knows us.
- We often don’t know where we need to grow.
Quote: “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” —John Bradford
- Making a Mess (Matthew 26:69-75)
- Moving Forward (John 21:15-19)
We often need GRACE to begin moving forward in the right direction.
Life isn’t always about WHERE you are going or WHAT you are doing, but WHO you are becoming. When your faith is deepening, God will direct you!
“When you make mistakes, don’t let them get you down. And don’t let yourself think of them as stigmas. Make each failure a step to success.”
God uses people who fail—'cause there aren’t any other kind around.