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“The 100 Billion Dollar Man” – “Father’s Day 2024” – The Biblical Role Of Fathers - Prov. 4:1-4 NIV84 Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. (2) I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. (3) When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother, (4) he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live. (5) Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them… The Power of The Father’s Presence * Better physical health – Eat and Do better * Healthier relationships – Wisdom in Life * Better able to control their emotions – by Faith * Feel safe and confident – Need Not Fear * Less likely to use drugs and alcohol – Do Not Need * Perform better in school – Clear Head & Better Values * Less likely to be poor – Stewardship * More likely to stay out of trouble – Pursue Good/God - How Do We Get His Presence? - You Invite Him in: Repent, Confess, Commit…Be Reconciled To God! _ John 1:12 - Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. - The Father’s Presence Will Change Life & Transform Wherever He’s Welcomed

“What Does the Bible Say?” – “Jesus Came to Save the World” – Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. - Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. - Men need to be men, we need to be true to what is true. * 2 Corinthians 7:14 I had boasted to him about you, and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has proved to be true as well. - All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God. The Word of God guides us as we read and study it. * 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, (17) so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. * 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. (4) They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. - God's Wrath on Unrighteousness * Romans 1:25-26 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. (26) Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. - Jesus Came to Save the World * John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

“Adult & Teen Challenge” – “Participants Share Their Testimonies” - Adult & Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest is a non profit dedicated to putting hope within reach of every person struggling with addiction through long-term residential discipleship. - Our comprehensive recovery program is designed to help those struggling with addiction and life controlling issues become healthy and whole in all areas of life: mentally, physically and spiritually. Our program is not only designed to help the individual achieve sobriety, but also to provide a safe place for them to encounter God; creating lasting change and life transformation.- For more information go to the following link: https://teenchallengepnw.com

“Memorial Day, a Day to Honor Real Love” – “Pray Homage to those who didn’t come home.” – The Cost of Freedom - Declaration of Independence: …We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - President Ronald Ragan: Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again. * Galatians 5:1-13 – Chris Has Set Us Free * Mark 12:30-31 - The Great Commandment * John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. * Romans 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.- If you want to find happiness, don’t live for yourself. Live for God. * • Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. - Or job is to be sure that America continues to be good and not allow the children to be corrupted.

“Pentecost is For Everybody” – “Empowered beyond our own abilities” – Short overview of some of the different church types followed by: Receiving the power of the Holy Spirit!” * Acts 1:3-5 The Promise of the Holy Spirit * John 20:21-22 Receive the Holy Spirit * Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. * John 3:3-5 You Must Be Born Again * Genesis 2:7 The Breath of Life * John 14:16-17 Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit - The Baptism of the Holy Spirit comes from Jesus. * Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - The Baptism of the Holy Spirit comes after you have been save.

“Perspective” – “If the Rocks would speak, what would they say?” – Isaiah 55:8-13 The Compassion of the Lord * Don’t forget the times God speaks to you. * If the land could speak, what would it say? * God sees you, knows you, and is with you. - You need to declare that you trust God in the middle of you situation. - God is for you, not against you. Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? - Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. * God’s ways are not our ways. * What is God saying to you?