1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Key #1 - THE PROMISE STILL STANDS Joshua 6:2-5 MSG God spoke to Joshua, “Look sharp now. I’ve already given Jericho to you, along with its king and its elite forces. Here’s what you are to do: March around the city, all your soldiers. Circle the cit…

Key scripture: HEBREWS 4:1-2 (NLT) God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. 2 For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to …

2 Corinthians 1:20-22 MSG Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of …

Key #1 - They are Eternal John 10:28 NLT I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me. Colossians 3:1-2 NLT Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not …

Romans 4:13-14 NIV It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless Key #1 - KNOW THEM Genesis 17:1-4 NLT When Abram was ninety-nine ye…

Deuteronomy 6:23 NIV But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. Key #1 - See Yourself as a Giant Numbers 13:33 We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” Joshua 2:9 NLT “I know the Lord has given you th…

2 Tim 3:16-17 ESV All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. Gal 5:13-14 NIV You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve o…

Key #1 - You can See it! Isaiah 43:19 NLT For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Key #2 - You can Touch it! Luke 24:39 NIRV Look at my hands and my feet. It’s really me! Touch me and see. Key #3 - You can Hear it! John…

Psalm 150:6 NIV Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. P - Prioritize God First R - Read the word A - Assemble with other believers I - Intercede S - Serve E - Encourage Why do we praise Him… Just Because Psalm 145:3 NLT Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. How should we praise …

John 14:27 NLT “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. Key #1 - Don’t sweat the storm Mark 4:35-40 NLT As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leav…

Point #1 - The Holy Spirit The Revealer Isaiah 55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, & My thoughts than your thoughts". 1 Cor 2:9 KJV But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor…

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Psalm 150:6 NIV Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Key #1 - The Root Genesis 2:7 NIV “Then the Lord God formed…

Matthew 4:18-22 NLT One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him…

KEY SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23 (NIV) 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they c…

“WE NEED TO BELIEVE WHAT WE SAY WE BELIEVE IN.” HEBREWS 11:6 (NAS1995) “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” Point #1 - Believe what the word says ROMANS 4:19-21 (NAS1995) Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as…

John 5:19 NLT “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. Key #1 - Lock Your FOCUS Proverbs 4:25-27 NLT Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. 26 Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. 27 Don’t get …

Luke 10:25-28 NIV On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” he answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Lov…

Hebrews 6:19 NIV "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer …

Genesis 22:1-18 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” #1 - Trust through the Test 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and …

Encounter #1: Gideon, the Mighty Warrior Judges 6:11-12 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash and Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” Judge…

Hebrews 12:28 NLT Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. Key #1 - Whenever there is Shaking, God is Protecting Psalm 18:2 NLT The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. 1 Samuel 14:13-15 NLT So they climbed u…

Proverbs 24:16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Key #1 - Even when you're Tired Psalm 105:4 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Key #2 - With what you got 1 Kings 17:13-14 NIV Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what y…

Josh 6:1-2 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. Josh 6:3 NIV March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Josh 6:4 NIV Have seven priests carry …

Ephesians 3:20 NLT 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 Key #1 - Ask with God-Given Authority Psalm 2:7-8 The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father. Only ask, and I will give you the n…

Ephesians 3:20 NLT 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. Romans 12:1 MSG So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an of…

II Samuel 9:1-3 NKJV Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “At your service!” Then the king said, “Is there not s…

Luke 5:12 NIV While He (Jesus) was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Luke 5:13 NIV Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy …

Matthew 6:21 NLT Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Proverbs 4:23 NIV Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Why we SHOULD guard our HEART… Key #1 - It is Extremely Valuable Proverbs 23:7 NKJV For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Key #2 - It is the Source of Everything you Do…

KEY SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:24 (NKJV) “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Key Point #1: SCARCITY John 6:7-9 7 (NLT) Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!” 8 Then…

Key #1 - What are you pursuing? Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Key #2 - Are you living Open handed? Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord from your wealth And from the first of all your produce; Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be fo…

Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground. Ecclesiastes 10:19 A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything! Money Myths Myth #1 - Money is not something we sho…

Revelation 17:14 NLT 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. Key #1 - My King is Victorious Zechariah 9:9 NLT Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious. Key #2 - My Ki…

Luke 19:30-36 NLV He said, “Go into the town ahead of you. There you will find a young donkey tied. No man has ever sat on it. Let it loose and bring it to Me. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you letting it loose?’ say to him, ‘Because the Lord needs it.’” 32 Those who were sent found everything as Jesus had told them. 33 As they were letting the y…

Key Scripture John 16:13 NIV But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will GUIDE you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. Key #1 - Gives Ephesians 1:14 NLT The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchas…

Romans 12:4 NLT Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, Romans 12:5 NLT so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. Romans 12:6 NLT In his GRACE, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out…

Ephesians 5:15-18 NLT So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. 18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit Key #1 - Less …

Isaiah 9:6 (NLT) “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Point 1 - Worry With CONFIDENCE Matthew 6:25-27 Jesus Offers Peace This Way: “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you …

Acts 20:22-24 MSG “But there is another urgency before me now. I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem. I’m completely in the dark about what will happen when I get there. I do know that it won’t be any picnic, for the Holy Spirit has let me know repeatedly and clearly that there are hard times and imprisonment ahead. But that matters little. What matt…

2 Kings 5:1 (NLT) The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the LORD had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. Principle #1 “The Promise Pointer” 2 Kings 5:2 (NLT) At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among thei…

2 Timothy 1:7 NLT For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. Key #1 - Trust the Process 1 SAMUEL 16:10-12 NIV Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youn…

Genesis 2:18 NLT Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” KEY #1: YOUR CONNECTIONS ARE CRUCIAL KEY #2: DESIGNED CONNECTIONS LEAD TO MORE Luke 15:1–2 NIV Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law …

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 2 KINGS 13:15-19 NIV Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. 16 “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hand…

2 Timothy 1:7 NLT For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. Key 1 - Pray with Purpose Hebrews 11:6 NIV But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Key 2 - Pray to Rejoice 1 Thessal…

2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV For We live by Faith, not by sight. Key #1 - Learn Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel Key #2 - Expand Psalms 92:12-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will…

Matthew 2:9-11 NLT ​​After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the HOUSE and saw the CHILD with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and…

Reminder 1: He came to make the unclean clean! Matthew 8:1-3 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, (no one wanted to be near him - didn’t want to be infected, ever stay away from someone because you don’t want to be infected by their attitude?) “Lord, if you a…

1 Peter 3:15 NLT Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. Question #1 - When does God show up? 1 Samuel 3:2-4 NIV One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet g…