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The weekly messages from Storyside Church, lead by Pastor Micah Pelkey

  1. 2d ago

    Sunday School Week 8

    Epistolē  Pauline Epistles  Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy  Titus Philemon Prison Epistles  Ephesians Philippians Colossians Philemon General Epistles  Hebrews James 1 Peter  2 Peter 1 John 2 John  3 John Jude The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it. — Charles Spurgeon  GRACE Romans — The Gospel Romans 1  18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.  19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.  20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.  21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.  22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.  23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.  24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.  25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.  26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.  27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.  28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.  29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.  30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.  32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. Sin Salvation Do I see why the Bible describes the damage and destruction of sin, allowing me to understand my desperate need for a Savior? Romans 3:23 — For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.  Romans 6:23 — For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 10:9-10 — If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Corinthians — Cross / Completeness 1 Corinthians 1:18 — The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20 — Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.  2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Galatians — Faith/Freedom Galatians 2:20 — My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 5:1 — So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Ephesians — Identity / Family Ephesians 2:8-10 — God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.  Ephesians 3:20 — Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Philippians — Christ Centered Philippians 1:21 — To me, the only important thing about living is Christ. And even death would be for my benefit. Colossians — Supremacy / Sufficiency Colossians 1:18 — Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.  Colossians 3:17 — And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.  Colossians 3:23 — Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Thessalonians — Endurance/Eternity Timothy — Leadership/Longevity 2 Timothy 1:13-14 — Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you. 2 Timothy 4:7 — I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.  Titus — Godly Lives Philemon — Forgiveness / Change Hebrews — Faith in Jesus Hebrews 12  1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.   2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. James — Faith / Works James 1:22 — But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.  James 2:14 — What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 1 Peter / 2 Peter — Hope 1 John / 2 John / 3 John — Truth / Love Jude — Faithfulness Jude 1:3 — Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.  Jude 1:24 — Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. Revelation — Supremacy Revelation 1:17-18 — When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave. Revelation 5:8 — And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. Revelation 8:3-4 — Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out. Two Kingdoms  Revelation 5:5 — But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David’s throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.  Revelation 17:14 — Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him. Revelation 20:10 — Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Revelation 2:7 — Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God. Revelation 2:11 — Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death. Revelation 3:21 — Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. Revelation 21:7-8 — He that overcometh shall inher

  2. Oct 25

    Sunday School Week 7

    What Is the Church? Acts 1 4 And while staying with them he (Jesus) ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. Acts 1 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 2 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.  2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.  4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” We Need The Holy Spirit as Believers, But a also as the church! Acts 4 31 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they preached the word of God with boldness. Acts 8 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit. Acts 10 44 Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. Acts 19 6 Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. “If God withdrew His Spirit from the church today, 95% of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference.”  — A.W. Tozer If the Holy Spirit was removed from my life, what would change/look different? The Church Is A Community of Believers! Acts 2 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.  43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.  45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. Ephesians 2 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. The word fellowship in Greek is KOINÓNIA. Which translates to “life in common” Are we as believers obeying KOINÓNIA? Ecclesiastes 4 9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. God Gave The Church Ministers and Ministries Ephesians 4 11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.  12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.” I need people to tell me the truth. I need encouragement at times. I need advice and guidance. I need doctrinal and theological boundaries. Colossians 2 8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. Galatians 1 6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News  7 but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. G.K. Chesterton — “We shall soon be in a world in which a man may be howled down for saying that two and two make four.” The Church Challenges Me to Live Missionally Matthew 28 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” D.L. Moody: “The world has yet to see what God will do with a man fully consecrated to Him. By God’s help, I aim to be that man.” The Church Endures Persecution Christianity Isn’t Always Easy.. Christ and the Church Will Help Me See the Big Picture! Randy Alcorn — “This world is the closest to hell a Christian will ever be.” The church is God’s plan A to save the world, and there is no Plan B!

  3. Oct 18

    Sunday School Week 6

    Ecclesia  Matthew 18:20 — For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Groups Gatherings  It’s NOT always about the PLACE; it’s most often about the PEOPLE. Matthew 1:1-2 — This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. Matthew 1:6-7 — Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon.  Matthew 1:16 — Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah. Matthew 1:17 — All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. The Law can only chase a man to Calvary, no further.  — Dwight L. Moody  Matthew — The Messiah / The King  Mark — The Servant Luke — The Savior  John — The Word of God / The Son of God  John 1:14 — The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 20:31 — But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe the truth. You will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Because you believe in him, you will have life with God. FULFILLED PROPHECIES FULFILLED PROMISES  He would be born of a Virgin.  — Isaiah 7:14  He would be born in Bethlehem.  — Micah 5:2 He would be from the family of Abraham.  — Genesis 12:3 / Genesis 22:18  He would be from the house of David.  — 2 Samuel 7:12–13 He would enter Jerusalem on a donkey.  — Zechariah 9:9  He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver.   — Zechariah 11:12-13 He would be crucified with criminals.  — Isaiah 53:12 / Luke 23:32-33 He would intercede for the transgressors.  — Isaiah 53:12 His garments would be divided.  — Psalm 22:18 / John 19:23-24  He would have pierced hands and feet.  — Psalm 22:16  44  300  456  1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000  FULFILLED PAYMENT FULFILLED PRICE  Hebrews 9:22 — The Law says that almost everything must be sprinkled with blood, and no sins can be forgiven unless blood is offered. 2 Chronicles 7:5 — And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. John 1:29 — The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world! Romans 6:10 — When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. Revelation 5 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”  13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” Romans 8:3 — The Law could not make me free from the power of sin and death. It was weak because it had to work with weak human beings. But God sent His own Son. He came to earth in a body of flesh which could be tempted to sin as we in our bodies can be. He gave Himself to take away sin. By doing that, He took away the power sin had over us. Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.  — Charles Spurgeon Romans 5:8 — But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us. Ephesians 2:8-9 — For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it. Jesus gave us grace instead of grades. Romans 8:1 — So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 John 3:20 — Whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. The heart of salvation is the Cross of Christ. The reason salvation is so easy to obtain is that it cost God so much. The Cross was the place where God and sinful man merged with a tremendous collision and where the way to life was opened. But all the cost and pain of the collision was absorbed by the heart of God. — Oswald Chambers  God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.' — Billy Graham  We are not saved by the plan of salvation. We are saved by the man of salvation. — Adrain Rogers  Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior. — John Newton

  4. Oct 11

    Sunday School Week 5

    Romans 15:4 — Everything that people wrote in the Bible in past times is there to teach us something. Those words help us to be patient and strong. As a result, we can trust God to do what he has promised. Canonized  Chronology Books Of Law  Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Books Of History Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther   Books Of Poetry Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon  Major Prophets  Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations  Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets  Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Hosea — Unfailing Love  Joel — The Spirit Of God  Joel 2:12-13 — That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Acts 2:16-18 — But this is what God told the prophet Joel to say, When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. In those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy. Amos — Hypocrisy / Righteousness   Amos 5:24 — But let justice and fairness flow like a river that never runs dry. Obadiah — Pride / Inaction  Jonah — Obedience  Jonah 4:1-2 — But Jonah was not pleased at all, and he became angry. He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is this not what I said You would do while still in my own country? That is why I ran away to Tarshish. For I knew that You are a kind and loving God who shows pity. I knew that You are slow to anger and are filled with loving-kindness, always ready to change Your mind and not punish. Jonah 4:4 — The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?” Jonah 4:11 — So why shouldn’t I be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 human beings who do not know their right hand from their left, as well as a lot of livestock? Micah — Justice  Micah 6:8 — No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Nahum — Judgment  Nahum 1 — The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great.  Revival must be maintained.  Habakkuk — Faith  Habakkuk 3:17-18 — Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.  — Charles Spurgeon Zephaniah — Judgement / Joy  Haggai — Priorities  Consider your ways.  God can rebuild what seems ruined.  Zechariah — Messianic  Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey’s colt. Zechariah 11:12 — And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. Zechariah 12:10 — “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died. Malachi — Apathy / Restoration  Malachi 4 — But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.  Isaiah — Repentance / Redemption  Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 9:6 — For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 53  3 He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from him; he was despised, and we did not esteem him. 4 Surely he has borne our grief and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned to his own way, but the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 12 Therefore, I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death, and he was numbered with the transgressors, thus he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.  Jeremiah — Repent / Return  Jeremiah 1 4 The Lord gave me this message: 5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” 6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” 7 The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” Lamentations  Lamentations 3:22-23 — It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed; His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Ezekiel — God’s Power  Ezekiel 37 1 The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones.  2 He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out.  3 Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” 4 Then he said to me, Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!’ What looks completely dead to you and me isn’t necessarily dead to God.  Daniel — Courage / Prayer  Daniel 3 4 Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!  5 When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.  6 Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” 12 But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up. 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.  17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” I can take a STAND for God.  Daniel 6 4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.  5 So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.” 6 So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!  7 We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.  8 And now, Your Majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed, an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked.”  9 So King Darius signed the law. 10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.  11 Then the officials went together to Daniel’s house and found him praying and asking for God’s help.  Daniel 6:22 — My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm. We can love God and be used by God in a world that’s often far from God. I am here on purpose for a purpose.

  5. Oct 4

    Sunday School Week 4

    Judges Prophets  Kings  Ruth 1  7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah. 14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.  15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.  17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!”  18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. 1 Samuel 3:19-20 — As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.  1 Samuel 8 4 Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.  5 “Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”  6 Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the Lord for guidance.  7 “Do everything they say to you,” the Lord replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer.  8 Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.  1 Samuel 9:2 — Kish had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. There was no one more handsome than Saul. He stood a head taller than any other man in Israel. 1 Samuel 15:11 — I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and he has not carried out my words.” Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night. 1 Samuel 16:7 — But the Lord told him, “Samuel, don't think Eliab is the one just because he's tall and handsome. He isn't the one I've chosen. People judge others by what they look like, but I judge people by what is in their hearts. 2 Samuel 5:3-4 — So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all. 1 Kings 11:4 — In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God.  2 Kings 18 2 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he began to rule. He ruled 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. 3 Hezekiah did what the Lord said was right, just as David his ancestor had done. 5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like Hezekiah among all the kings of Judah before him or after him. 6 He was very faithful to the Lord and did not stop following him. He obeyed the commands that the Lord had given to Moses. 7 The Lord was with Hezekiah, so he was successful in everything he did. Hezekiah broke away from the king of Assyria and stopped serving him. 2 Kings 21:1-2 — Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. ABUNDANCE When riches increase, the essence of religion decreases in the same proportion.  — John Wesley DISOBEDIENCE / PARTIAL OBEDIENCE  2 Kings 17 13 Again and again the Lord had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah: “Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and decrees—the entire law that I commanded your ancestors to obey, and that I gave you through my servants the prophets.” 14 But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the Lord their God.  15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings.  ALLEGIANCE / ALIGNMENT  Psalm 20:7 — Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.  FORGETFULNESS  Deuteronomy 5:15 — Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. Deuteronomy 6:12 — But be careful! Don’t forget the Lord. You were slaves in Egypt, but he brought you out of the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 8:11 — Be careful. Don’t forget the Lord your God! Be careful to obey the commands, laws, and rules that I give you today. Deuteronomy 8:18 — Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth. Judges 2:10 — After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. Judges 8:33-35 — No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They set up Baal-Berith as their god and did not remember the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them. 1 Chronicles 16:12 — Remember the wonders he has done, his signs and his spoken judgments. Luke 22:19 — Do this in remembrance of Me. Does your family and friends know your salvation story?  Have you explained to them why __________________________? #MySalvationStory  Psalm 103:2 — Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

  6. Sep 27

    Sunday School Week 3

    Exodus 3 7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.  8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.    TITLE: Rescued For A Reason     1. To Fulfill His Promise   Exodus 6 8 “I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give it to you for your own. I am the Lord.”   God loves people who leave a legacy.   Genesis 19 29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.         2. To Reveal His Power   Exodus 9 16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.    Noah Rahab Moses Jochebed David       3. To Kneel With Praise   Exodus 3 11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”  12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”  Praise was proof that they had been rescued.

  7. Sep 20

    Sunday School Week 2

    With God Without God  Isaiah 41:8 — The Lord says, “You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham. James 2:23 — And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. Matthew 1:1 — The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Genesis 12  1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.  3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.  Faith-filled families can still have failures and flaws. Hebrews 11:8 — Abraham trusted God, and when God told him to leave home and go far away to another land that he promised to give him, Abraham obeyed. Away he went, not even knowing where he was going. Have you been holding back from a risky, costly course to which you know in your heart God has called you? Hold back no longer. Your God is faithful to you, and adequate for you. You will never need more than He can supply, and what He supplies, both materially and spiritually, will always be enough for the present.  — J.I. Packer  God is faithful and true. Confess your inability and His ability, and keep your eyes on Him.  — David Jeremiah  The Altar Of Appearance (Presence)  Genesis 12:6-7 — The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there. The Altar Of Prayer  Genesis 12:8 — From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. The Altar Of Procession And Progression  Genesis 13:17-18 — Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. The Altar Of Obedience  Genesis 22:1 — After these things God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Yes!” Genesis 22:9 — When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. Genesis 21:5 — Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. How do I handle not always getting what I want, when I want it? Genesis 21:1-2 — The Lord came back to visit Sarah as he said he would, and he kept his promise to her. At exactly the time God said it would happen, Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. Romans 4 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. All God's giants have been weak men and women who have gotten hold of God's faithfulness. — Missionary Hudson Taylor  Romans 15:4 — Everything that people wrote in the Bible in past times is there to teach us something. Those words help us to be patient and strong. As a result, we can trust God to do what he has promised

  8. Sep 13

    Sunday Morning 8:30 am Service

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