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Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Date: March 10, 2019
Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-14
Title: What the World Needs Most! Part 2
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
What does the world need most?
- The wisdom of God
Where does the wisdom of God originate?
- The Gospel
How should we reach the world with the Gospel?
Through a . . .
- Pure proclamation of the truth!
Which also requires a . . .
- Passionate embracing of our calling!
- Powerful conviction of God.
- Supernatural enlightenment by the Holy Spirit.
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Date: February 17, 2019
Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Title: What the World Needs Most! (Part 1)
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
What does the world need most?
- The wisdom of God
Where does the wisdom of God originate?
- The Gospel
How should we reach the world with the Gospel?
Through a . . .
- Pure proclamation of the truth!
Which also requires a . . . (Next week . . . )
- Passionate _____________ of our _____________!
- _____________ revelation of God
- ________________ enlightenment of the Holy Spirit
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Date: February 3, 2019
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Title: The Power of the Cross (Part 2)
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:17- 31 (HCSB)
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
The Effect of the Cross of Christ
What is this effect?
- POWER!
For what?
- Unbeliever - Salvation that leads to New Life
- Believer - Divine Wisdom that leads to God’s Glory
The Barrier
The world sees the “message” of the cross as . . .
- Foolishness!
Why?
- Unbeliever
- It appears insane
- It seems too simple
- It costs me nothing
- Believer
- It is countercultural
- It seems too difficult
- It costs me everything
Overcoming the Barrier
To overcome the barrier built by the world, we must . . .
- Believe!
What?
- Unbeliever
- Christ is the only way to eternal life
- Christ died for me
- Christ only asks for repentance & acceptance
- Believer
- My Life belongs FULLY to God
- God’s Wisdom is ALWAYS best
- God’s Glory is TOTALLY worth it
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Date: January 27, 2019
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Title: The Power of the Cross. Part 1
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 (HCSB)
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
The Effect of the Cross of Christ
What is this effect?
- POWER!
For what?
- Unbeliever - Salvation that leads to New Life
- Believer - Divine Wisdom that leads to God’s Glory
The Barrier
The world sees the “message” of the cross as . . .
- Foolishness!
Why?
- Unbeliever
- It appears insane
- It seems too simple
- It costs me nothing
- Believer
- It feels insane
- It seems too difficult
- It costs me everything
Overcoming the Barrier
To overcome the barrier built by the world, we must . . .
- Believe!
What?
- Unbeliever
- Christ is the only way to eternal life
- Christ died for me
- Christ only asks for repentance & acceptance
- Believer
- My life belongs FULLY to God
- God’s Wisdom is ALWAYS best
- God’s Glory is TOTALLY worth it
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Date: January 13, 2019
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-15 (HCSB)
Title: The Remedies for Disunity
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Last Week’s Review:
- The Corinthian church was a blessed church that became a diseased, sin-filled church.
The Church’s Main Problem:
- There was major division within the church
Causing . . .
- Quarreling between members
Over . . .
- Church Leadership & Personal Preference
Because of . . .
- Foolish Pride & Selfish Desires
Six Remedies for Disunity:
- Recognize your own pride and replace it with humility
- Release your anger and extend true forgiveness
- Refuse to gossip about others and commit to talk to others
- Remember to always edify and never harm others
- Require all these standards to be carried out by others
- Relentlessly pursue the mission of Jesus
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Date: January 6, 2019
Series: The Road Less Traveled
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (HCSB)
Title: Spiritual Riches to Sinful Rags!
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Introductory Observations:
- 1 Corinthians was written and sent to the church at Corinth, but it was also written and preserved for us. (1:2)
- The Corinthian church was a blessed
Consisting of . . .
- Born-Again Believers (1:4,8)
- Deep Spiritual Knowledge (1:5)
- Sound Doctrinal Establishment (1:6)
- Rich Spiritual Giftedness (1:7)
- Anticipatory prophetic alertness (1:7)
However . . .
- The Corinthian church became a diseased church.
Useful Application:
- Great beginnings do not guarantee great endings!
- We must faithfully follow the ways of Lord and consistently reject of the ways of the world.
Reflection Verses:
- Proverbs 16:18
- Ephesians 4:27
- I Corinthians 10:12
- Romans 12:2
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
What Has God Entrusted to You?
Student Minister Robert Varner
12-30-18
Matthew 25:14-30
I. The Kingdom, The Mission (v. 14a)
a. You are a citizen
b. You are an ambassador
c. You are a servant
II. The Possession Entrusted to You (vv. 14b-18)
a. The possession is God’s
b. The possession is valuable
c. The possession is a reflection
III. The Master is Returning (vv. 19-27)
a. The joy of faithful stewardship
b. The misconception of unfaithful stewardship
IV. The Reward and the Punishment (vv. 28-30)
a. Abundance comes through obedience
b. Eternal loss comes through disobedience
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Date: December 23, 2018
Title: B.C. Before Christmas, Promise #4
Text: Isaiah 53:1-12 (HCSB)
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Before Christmas, God promised us . . .
- Promise #1 – His Presence (Isaiah 7:14)
- Promise #2 – Hope (Isaiah 9:6)
- Promise #3 – Joy (Isaiah 55:12)
- Promise #4 – Salvation! (Isaiah 53:5)
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
B.C. Before Christmas - God's Pre-Christmas Promises - Promise #3
Isaiah 55
Student Minister Robert Varner
I. Return to the Lord (vv. 1-3)
a. Come to Him
b. Enjoy Him
II. Repent Before the Lord (vv. 6-7)
a. Forgiveness is Now
b. Forgiveness is Free
III. Receive the Joy of the Lord (vv. 12-13)
a. Joy is Found in Praise
b. Joy is Found in New Life
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Date: December 9, 2018
Title: B.C. Before Christmas, Promise #2
Text: Isaiah 8:6-9:6 (HCSB)
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Four Common Causes of a Wrecked Life:
- A willful rejection of God
- Embracing the ways of the world
- Failing to fear the Lord
- Self-inflicted suffering
God’s Pre-Christmas Promises:
- Promise #1 – His Presence!
- Promise #2 – Hope!
Because of God’s fulfilled promise to us . . .
A wrecked life can become a restored life!
How?
- Submit to Jesus
- Embrace God’s Word
- Fear the Lord
- Repent and Change
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Date: December 2, 2018
Title: B.C. Before Christmas, Promise #1
Text: Isaiah 7:1-17 (HCSB)
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Before Christmas, God promised us . . .
His Presence!
And that promise offers us . . .
- Prophetic Wisdom
- Providential Care
And all that is required of us to receive this is . . .
- Passionate Faith! ( )
Sometimes the wrong things we place our trust in
become the source of our suffering in the end.
Place your trust in the promises of God.
Reflection Verses:
Exodus 14:14 John 8:36 James 4:7
Isaiah 41:10 Philippians 4:19 Romans 8:28
Isaiah 54:10 Psalm 23:4 1 John 1:9
James 1:5 Psalm 34:17 Proverbs 3:5-6
Deuteronomy 31:8 Romans 8:38-39 Jeremiah 29:11
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Date: November 25, 2018
Title: Worst. Day. Ever! Part 3
Text: 2 Samuel 17:16, 27-29; Philippians 1:12-30
Pastor John Black
Listening Guide
Worst. Day. Ever!
And How to Overcome It
Step 1 – Change your Perspective . . . Pronto!
Step 2 – Choose your Counsel . . . Carefully!
Step 3 – Commit to Change . . . Immediately!
“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.”
Jack Dixon
Our Challenge
We resist change!
Because . . .
- It’s hard!
- It’s scary!
Sometimes a bad thing is the best thing that could ever happen to us.
Reflection Questions
Three questions we need to ask ourselves when we are going through a difficult season of life:
- What is God trying to accomplish through me?
- What is God trying to teach me?
- Where is God trying to move me?