11
May
2008
Peter’s Restoration
21:15 Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.” 21:16 Jesus said a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd my sheep.” 21:17 Jesus said a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” and said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied, “Feed my sheep. 21:18 I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go.” 21:19 (Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, “Follow me.”
Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved
21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked, “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) 21:21 So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” 21:22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
John 21:15-22
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4
May
2008
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service. 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:1-2
The story that interlaces with the sermon can be found in A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul
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9
March
2008
10:1 Then Jesus left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River. Again crowds gathered to him, and again, as was his custom, he taught them. 10:2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 10:3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 10:4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” 10:5 But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts. 10:6 But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female. 10:7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, 10:8 and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
10:10 In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this. 10:11 So he told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 10:12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
Mark 10:1-12
What are the key reasons many marriages end in divorce?
Your view of ___________ often determines your view of ________________.
WHAT CAN I DO …
- to help restore a crumbling marriage?
- when divorce happens to me?
- to help others through this broken relationship?
THE HOPE WE HOLD TIGHT TO IN THE MIDST OF THE JOURNEY …
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21
October
2007
(READ Job chapter 1)
SO… where did SATAN come from? Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. They both point out his beginning design and then his chosen path. He, Satan, (originally called Lucifer) was created perfect (Ez: 28:12-13). He was among all the other angels in heaven (Jude 1:6). His primary role was to the guardian of God’s glory (Ez. 28:14).
Here is a summary of my study through God’s word of what evil is:
Evil is the displacement or the corruption of the best God has intended for us and His world.
Key words:
Displacement = the substitution of one thing for another
Corruption = exploitation of power for personal gain
In Answers to Tough Questions Skeptics Ask about the Christian Faith by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart point out that,
“Sometimes the problem of evil is put to the Christian in the form of a complex question, “If God is good, then He must not be powerful enough to deal with all the evil and injustice in the world since it is still going on. If He is powerful enough to stop wrongdoing, then He Himself must be an evil God since He’s not doing anything about it even though He has the capability. So which is it” Is He a bad God or a God that’s not all powerful?”
The pattern I see in Scripture for God’s purpose in allowing evil is simply this… to show us that without Him, we are nothing but a failure.
Romans 3:23, Isa 64:6, John 3:20
In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis wrote: “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
God allows evil to show you how what it is like without him… and what it will be like to be without him FOREVER!
But the inverse is also true… in allowing evil to exist, it shows us God’s power to transform our lives for His glory!
3:21 But he who does what is true comes to the light, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God.
How can we then respond to the evil around us?
(Read: Job chapter 2)
Conclusion: 2 Peter 3:1-14
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21
October
2007
Opening Question: Who ARE the most difficult people for you to deal with?
Difficult people for me fall into three categories:
- The “Inconvenient” People …
- “Gotta Do It My Way” People …
- “I Oppose You and Everything About You” People …
Q: How do you handle the difficult people in your life who hurt you or those you love?
Some possible answers …
- The wounded animal response = ______________________
- The Hollywood Movie response = ______________________ (Luke 9:52-54)
- A Stoic’s response = ______________________
Scripture Insights …
A Blessing, A Curse & Our need for ______________________
Closing: “He (Jesus Christ) himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. ”
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