Revelation 2:1-7

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Pray

7-day list: Conquering

 

Sing

More Than Conquers

 

Memorize and/or Meditate

Revelation 2:7 (ESV)

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’

 

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Colossians 1:24-29

 

Disciple: Someone who Christ and helps do the same. 

3-part strategy to be an effective disciple of Christ:

1. Disciples with Christ (Colossians 1:24-26).

   • Disciple-making always something, but always the church.

   • God’s work is more than the cost.

2. Disciples their hope in Christ (Colossians 1:27-28).

   • Our hope is in us.

   • Christ transforms us from the out.

     • Who what you ?          

3. Disciples on mission for Christ (Colossians 1:29).

   • God provides the to make more and better disciples. 

   • Our time is too , and our calling is too to waste our .

Making more and better disciples at Bridge:

1. Everyone can from God’s Word. 

(Intentional growth)

2. Everyone needs . 

(Authentic community)

3. Everyone is to something. 

(Generous stewardship)

4. Everyone needs to God’s hope.

(Compassionate outreach)

LIVING WITH PURPOSE:

• A CALL TO .

• A CALL TO .

• A CALL TO .

 

Next Best Steps:

• Intentional Growth
• Authentic Community
• Generous Stewardship
• Compassionate Outreach

2 Corinthians 5:11-21

3 ways Christ’s love governs my life:

1. Christ’s love compels my (2 Corinthians 5:11-13).

   • Our motivation is to God. 

   • We do not brag about outward but inward .

2. Christ’s love my life (2 Corinthians 5:14-19).

   • His love changes who I , not just what I .

   • His love changes my and my .

3. Christ’s love commissions my (2 Corinthians 5:20-21).

   • Ambassadors don’t let feelings change the . 

   • Ambassadors are to the one who sent them.

Loving Christ Daily:

1. each day to loving Christ.

2. Intentionally someone today so they can Christ.

 

Hebrews 2:14-18

Big Idea:

Since God came down…our humanity has , our suffering is , and our future hope is stronger than our present .

Since God came down…

1) Our ordinary human has .

• Because Jesus became “fully human in every way,” matter, matter, ordinary matters.

2) Our suffering is not where God leaves us, but where He us.

• We may not get an of our suffering, but Christmas tells us what the answer cannot be: it cannot be that God doesn’t . 

3) Our future is —because He didn’t only share our pain; He its power.

• He tasted , made , and now wears the —so even when we don’t yet see everything under his , we do see .

Luke 2:6-7

Four priorities room-keepers still make today….

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Four priorities room-makers will make today…

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Making room joyful sacrifice leads to .

Cast Character:  The Innkeeper (not really, there was no real Inn)

Theme:  in the Face of Selfishness and Greed

Luke 2:7

10 Lessons on Humility from the story of Jesus’ birth in a manager

#1 – Humility by  
God chose to move a to the exact place of Jesus’ birth but didn’t choose to open up a for a worthy birthplace for His Son’s birth!
(Proverbs 21:1)

#2 – Humility in  
By creating this situation it made it easier for the to come to worship baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
(Isaiah 45:7)

#3 – Humility in
Mary and Joseph were put into a that tested their patience, faith and endurance, that produced humility.
(1 Peter 1:6-7)

#4 – Humility conquers
With all the powers of darkness, combined with the evil nature of man, God still provided a for His Son to come into this world to save man from this very evil.
(1 John 3:8; Ephesians 6:12)

#5 – Humility is God’s
God chose to come to man as in order to speak to man.
(John 1:14)

#6 – Humility replaces
If God is not focused on the comfort of this chosen couple and the birth of His own Son, we should probably be less concerned about our own .
(Matt. 16:24; Luke 14:33)

#7 – Humility by no
If the first born child typically comes with celebration and fanfare, Mary needed humility to accept this moment of pure .
(1 Timothy 6:6-8)

#8 – Humility, no
Even though swaddling clothes were normal for a new born in families, in humility Jesus wore them rather than clothes of royalty.
(Colossians 2:12)

#9 – Humility, no
The King of Kings, who created the entire universe, humbled Himself so low, He was placed in an as His first bed.
(Philippians 2)

#10 – Humility makes
There was no room in the “inn” for Jesus because there was no room in man’s for God’s love.
(James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:6)

 

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Luke 2:8-20

3 ways God’s message breaks in to move us:

1. God’s message is not based on our (Luke 2:8-9).

   • God us where we .

   • Our past do not God’s grace.

2. God’s message our   (Luke 2:10-12).

   • Jesus is the to our fears.

   • God grants us through Jesus.

3. God’s message provokes a   (Luke 2:14–20).

   • Angels: God’s message and Him.

   • Shepherds: God’s message and Him.

   • Crowds: but .

   • Mary: God’s message and it.

Allowing God’s message to move us:

• Embrace God’s .

• Let Jesus calm your .

• Share God’s .

• Worship God .
  

 

 

Luke 2:8-20 – The Shepherds

The theme: God’s glory is

1. God reveals His glory to all men, from the to the .

2. God reveals his glory in the of .

3.  God reveals his glory to us so we will go out and His glory for Him.

 

For the full set of presentation slides, including the prayer list, CLICK HERE.

Matthew 2:1-12

 

God’s direction cuts through the…

1. Noise of – (Matthew 2:3;7;8;13). 

   • God’s often alter our .

   • God’s plan invites our .

Cutting through the noise: I will surrender to show my devotion to Christ. 

2. Noise of (Matthew 2:1; 9-12).

   • Worshipping God requires action.

   • You can’t worship God without something.

Cutting through the noise: I will give as my expression of worship to Christ.

3. Noise of (Matthew 2:4-5; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 60:3; Jeremiah 23:5; Numbers 24:8).

   • Religious noise maintains at God’s . 

   • Knowing the right doesn’t mean you have the right . 

Cutting through the noise: I will let go of to keep my focus on the worship of Christ.