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I am THEREFORE… I do part 3
Feb 28
I am therefore I do – part 2
Feb 21
Love Revolution
Feb 14
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Matthew 5:38-44
English only has one word for love – Greek and Hebrew has a much better way of distinguishing different types of love.
What does Godlike love look like: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
Love is/always/does not/is not/keeps/never…… what?
1 Corinthians 13:11
The Love Bank – must be genuine to be effective.
Mark 12:28-33
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
You have to understand and live out LOVE!
Love priorities are what?
God has given us a recipe for love
Love revolution should be expressed in every relationship
Ecc. 4:9-12
1 John 3:11
1 John 4:7,8,11,12
1 John 3:16
1 John 4:11
Marriage is a foundational relationship of all relationships in the world.
Eph 5:25,28,33
Mark 12:29-31
Gal 5:13-15
Love your neighbor as yourself!
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Healthy, Strong, Godly marriages are not the norm today.
root issue = we’re not living w/in God’s design for marriage
Goal:
- Show us God’s design of marriage
- Show us God’s design for men and women
- Define love according to God’s standards
These apply to all relationships, not just marriage
Eph 5, Christ is the groom and we are all the bride (church, people, etc)
Betrothal: 2 Cor 11:2, Eph 5:24
Ceremony Rev 19:7-9, 21:1-2
Marriages created to edify both men and women, Gen 2:18,24
- Edified through companionship 1 Cor 7:1
- Edified through pursuit John 17:20-23
- event to lifetime of actions
- Edified sexual relations 1 Cor 7:3-5
Matthew 22:37 – companionship; pursuit; mind and soul
Marriage created to glorify God
- Adam & Eve – Gen 2:22-24
- Christ & the Church – Rev 19:6-9
2 Cor 11:2 – Our marriages are to serve to the world, an intimate picture of Christ’s relationship to the Church.
Eph 5:22:33 – Marriage is a sacred covenant equal to Christ giving his life for us.
Hebrews 13:4-5 – God’s design is for women and men to observe abstinence until marriage so the blood covenant can be maintained.
Marriage is foundational for all of society
contract vs convenant
- contract – formal agreement between two people, legalistic
- covenant – binding agreement relational, value each other
God’s word always deals in covenant NOT contracts – Romans 4:14-15
Gen 9:8-11
Heb 9:11-15
Gen 2:22-24
lifelong covenant between Himself, one woman and one man Ecc 4:9-12
Beyond… the Urge to Quit
Jan 24
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Nehemiah 6 – There is a HUMAN desire to quit.
Nehemiah – “[Explained tough times for himself and ending with]. But, I prayed….”
The vision/mission is unlimited because we serve a limitless God, but Satan will do anything to attack us.
- We cannot allow Satan to distract us from the vision
- When the going got tough, Nehemiah prayed.
John 21:1-3,4-7,15-17
- Be faithful – inspite of the past(Philippians 3:13)
- Be faithful- in the present(John 21:18-20)
- Be faithful- in light of the future
- John 16:33
- 2 Timothy 3:1
- James 1:2
- 1 Peter 1:7
- It’s harder to restart after quitting instead of getting beyond the urge to quit
- We may not know what the future holds but we know WHO holds the future!!
Revelation 2:10b
Beyond… Membership
Jan 18
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Nehemiah 3-5
Nehemiah sought God(publically)
- people did not let opposition prevent the vision
Nehemiah 3:10-11 – spiritual warfare; mental exhaustion of the workers
Mission & Motivation of Jesus
John 3:16 -> world equated people who opposed God
- Lost people matter to God
- Jesus #1 purpose ===> save lost people
- Jesus paid w/his life to fulfill His purpose
- there was a physical cost
- there was an emotional cost
- there was a spiritual cost
The cup was the wrath of God(in the Garden prayer)
Romans 5:8
Jonah 4:11
Mark 10:21
Luke 19:10
Colossians 1:16
Isaiah 53:6
Matthew 3:17
Luke 23:24
Matthew 27:46
Jesus died with an obsession
Beyond… Sign up form
Jan 17
For information on what you’re signing up for below, please look at the Beyond… I Do events listed.
Fireproof
Jan 17
The beginning of the “Beyond… I DO” series.
Fireproof - In an attempt to save his marriage, A firefighter(Kirk Cameron) uses a 40-day experiment known as “The Love Dare.”
When: Friday, Feb. 5th – 6:45 pm
Where: North East Community Church (NECC) just across the street
Cost: No cost for the movie.
Who: Open to any adult interested in attending.
Babysitting services included!!!!
You can leave your kids at LCC for Parent’s Night Out. See Holly Kern for registration. Cost is $10 for one child, $20 for two, $30 for three or more of the same family.
