2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Be Free!

Scripture:  John 8:31-38

I.   WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?                                                                 

Highlight #1:  Mark 4:35-41 shows us that Jesus is always on the job…even when He appears to be asleep.

Highlight #2:  Jesus spoke to worry and anxiety in Matthew 6.

Highlight #3:  There are 3 essentials you must believe.  You are not (crazy). You are not (alone). This will (end).

Highlight #4:  Slaying the giant of worry requires we do two things. (Pray). Change your (perspective).

Highlight #5:  Understand the battleground is not (flesh and blood), but where we cannot see.

II.   WHAT NOW?          

1. 1. 1. Remember the certainty of (God’s Promises).
      2. Remember the grace of (salvation).
      3. Remember the care of your (Heavenly Father).
      4. Remember your dependence on (prayer).

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: The Lamb Wins!

Title: Here Come the Horses! Revelation 6:1-8

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Drive a Nail Through These Truths!

Scripture:  Joshua 1:9; 3:15-16; 6

“Calling is a truth that God calls us to Himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion and dynamism lived out as a response to His summons and service.” Os Guinness-The Call-p.4

  I.   REVIEWING THE PLAN

4 things we have to stop to start:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Stop (pretending).
               2. Stop holding on to (unforgiveness).
               3. Stop (performing).
               4. Stop (comparing).

II.  DRIVING THE NAILS

Statement #1: God is with you…(even if you can’t feel it).

Statement #2: God is working…(even if you can’t see it).

Statement #3: God has a plan…(even if you can’t understand it).

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: Faith Over Fear

Title: Be Free! John 8:31-38

MEN SPEAKING ON FATHER’S DAY

1^ST SERVICE

Wayne Akerson- Cornelius

Tony Roberts- Job

Andy Wood- Solomon

Scott Herrington- Ethiopian eunuch

Terrie MacMorran- Ananias (Acts 9)

2^ND SERVICE

Joe Pavich- Joseph

Jeff Carlson- Josiah

Westin Linville- Job

Ryan White- Stephen

Steve Pendleton- Paul

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Go Back to Go Forward

Scripture:  Joshua 4:5-7

   I.        THE BATTLEGROUND                                                                

Much of the battle of mental health (begins in the mind).

Eph. 6:12 says, “Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but…”

(Remembering) what God has done for us is a massive weapon for (defeating) anxiety and depression.

   II.        THE BATTLE STRATEGY               

Getting the entire nation through the Jordan River was an impossible task (unless God intervened)!

What kind of memorial do we want?

1.       Remember what God has (brought you through).

2.       Remember what God has (promised you).

·         Stating (God’s faithfulness) is one thing: (believing) it when the tough times come is another.

3.       Remember God (is going with you).

Verse to memorize and remember: Joshua 1:9

Next Week: Special Father’s Day presentation

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Bringing the Giant to its knees

Scripture:  Philippians 4:6-9

     I.        THE GIANT CALLED WORRY                          

“Worry is like a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” Roche {Quote in “Worry” by Giglio-p.x}

4 lies of worry:

1.       Something (really bad) is going to happen.

2.       The more you worry about it, the better your odds of (avoiding it).

3.       I was born a (worrier).

4.       I can (control the outcome) by worrying.

   II.        SLAYING THE GIANT          

The solution to worry is not (a plan); it is (a Person).

2 approaches to worry:

1.       (Pray).  Phil.4:6-7

2.       (Change your perspective).  Called the 4:8 Principle

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: Faith Over Fear

Sermon Title: Go Back to Go Forward- Joshua 4:5-7

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Three Essentials You MUST Believe!

Scripture:  Psalm 13:1-2, 5-6

    I.        YOU ARE NOT CRAZY                                                              

“We are a bunch of imperfect people pursuing a perfect God.”

Stop seeing yourself as a (freak) an (outcast) or a (misfit) and take a second to see yourself as a child of God.  You are a child of God, just like the rest of us.  You are slightly broken, just like the rest of us.   Attacking Anxiety – Shawn Johnson -p.26

   II.        YOU ARE NOT ALONE                                             

Truth from Psalm 13: The discrepancy was between (feelings) and (belief), between what he (felt) and what he knew to be (true). This chapter shows just one of the reasons why relying or trusting in our feelings is so (dangerous).

  III.        THIS WILL END

3 sayings worth remembering:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. The greater the test, the greater the testimony.
               2. With God, nothing is impossible
               3. God is not going to just you or your loved one though this season: He’s building a testimony that can change the world around you for the rest of your life.

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: Faith Over Fear

Sermon Title: Bringing the Giant to Its Knees- Phil.4:6-9

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: Who Me? Worry?

Scripture:  Matthew 6:25-34

I.    GETTING A HANDLE ON WORRY                                                              

“Worry is an old man with bended head, carrying a load of feathers which he thinks are lead.”          Corrie ten Boom

Characteristics of worry:

1. 1. 1. 1. Worry keeps you from enjoying (what you have). (v.25)
         2. Worry makes you forget (your worth). (v.26)
         3. Worry is (ineffective). (v.27)
         4. Worry erases (God’s promises) from your mind. (Vv.28-30)
         5. Worry is (irreligious). (Vv.31-32)

II.   FINDING A SOLUTION TO WORRY                                             

Practical advice from Jesus:

1. 1. 1. 1. Establish (our priorities) (Mt. 6:33)
         2. Set a correct (course of action)
            1. Don’t dwell on tomorrow’s (stress)
            2. Don’t dwell on yesterday’s (messes)
            3. Don’t dwell on yesterday’s (success)
            4. Don’t dwell on yesterday’s (distress)

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: Faith Over Fear

Sermon Title: Three Essentials You MUST Believe! Psalm 13:1-2,5-6

Special Mother’s Day Service

First Service (in no particular order):

• Gail Kempe – Lydia
• Meshelle Roberts – Deborah
• Tara Brinson – Mary, the mother of Jesus

Second Service (in no particular order):

• Becca Anderson – Sarah
• Nannette Edwards – Hannah
• Stacy Wood – Tamar
• Sydney Stockmann – Mary of Bethany

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: Faith Over Fear

TITLE: What We All Want

Scripture:  Mark 4:35-41

I. WHAT GOD WANTS FOR YOU

Separate handout of “What God Wants for You.” (Attacking Anxiety- Johnson-Pp.14-15)

Gal. 5:1- “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to
the yoke of slavery.”

II. WHAT GOD PROMISES YOU

Mark 4:35-41:

1) Notice what Jesus didn’t do.
2) Notice what Jesus did do!

Even though we are not given a blissful existence and have no trouble, Jesus has promised (His
peace). See John 14:27

A few thoughts to chew on:

1. God is working in the circumstances of our lives. Mk. 4:35-37
2. We panic when we lose faith in the One we should trust. 4:38
3. Jesus has authority over nature and all our lives because He is God. 4:39
4. The identity of Jesus is an issue we all must settle. 4:41

Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: Faith Over Fear
Sermon Title: Who Me? Worry? Mt. 6:25-34

2023 THEME: Victory!

Series: To and From the Cross

TITLE: The Road to Emmaus

Scripture: Luke 24:13-32

The setting – v. 13-17

• Jesus seems to be (incognito). He intentionally remains unrecognizable to them.
• Jesus leans into their conversation: “Whatcha talkin’ about?”

Someone to open their eyes – v 18-24

• Cleopas and his companion are (discouraged, dejected and confused).
• They were in need of someone to make sense of things for them. Someone to give them (clarity). Someone to reveal (the truth).

Jesus reveals himself – v 25-32

• Jesus shines a flashlight of clarity about the Messiah on the (Old Testament) – beginning with the books of Moses and through all the prophets
• Talking about value of seeing clearly what the Scriptures reveal: All of God’s purposes for humanity and all of His purposes in time and eternity can be known only to those who understand the Bible. Therefore, the greatest service that can ever be rendered to anyone is to explain to them the meaning of Scripture.  –John MacArthur
• Suddenly, Jesus is recognized when he breaks bread with them at dinner. The two companions turn to each other:  “Our hearts were (burning) within us as he talked and opened the (Scriptures) to us!”
   

Maybe you’ve asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, but have you also let him be your Good Interpreter?