NOTES:
1. THE LIGHT’S
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:1–5 (NIV)
2. THE LIGHT’S .
There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
John 1:6–11 (NIV)
3. THE LIGHT’S .
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:12–14 (NIV)
BOTTOM LINE:
Jesus entered the so we could live in the .
THE CHALLENGE:
the Light in One .
NOTES:
So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.
Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!”
All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem?” they asked. “And didn’t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?”
Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.
Acts 9:17-22 (NLT)
Saul had two choices with his story:
Option #1 – .
Option #2 – .
APPLICATION:
-1. Say when prompted
-2. Your doesn’t disqualify your .
-3. Use your .
BOTTOM LINE:
No matter you are or you’ve done… God is you.
THE CHALLENGE:
Pray: “God, what are you me to do?”
NOTES
What does Jesus do when you’ve messed up?
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”
“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
John 21:15 (NLT)
Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”
“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.
John 21:16 (NLT)
A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know
that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.
John 21:18 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and
went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will
dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of
death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.
John 21:18-19 (NLT)
APPLICATION
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BOTTOM LINE:
God’s is bigger than your .
CHALLENGE:
Pray “ and .”
NOTES
Guilt = I bad.
Shame = I bad.
He had to go through Samaria on the way. Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar,
near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the
long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
John 4:4–6 (NLT)
Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” He
was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. The
woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus,
“You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
John 4:7–9 (NLT)
Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—for you have had five husbands, and you
aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!”
John 4:17–18 (NLT)
HOW CAN I TELL IF I’M LIVING OUT OF SHAME?
We’re going to watch out for self-talk.
HOW CAN I MOVE FORWARD FROM SHAME?
SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM WHAT I AM NOT TO WHO CHRIST IS.
I am not (BLANK), because of Jesus, I am (BLANK).
BOTTOM LINE:
You are not defined by you’ve , but by Jesus says you .
THE CHALLENGE:
Encourage others with your .
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NOTES
When Moses reported the LORD’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief. Then
they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. “Let’s go,” they said.
“We realize that we have sinned, but now we are ready to enter the land the LORD has promised
us.”
But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the LORD’s orders to return to the wilderness? It
won’t work. Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the
LORD is not with you. When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be
slaughtered. The LORD will abandon you because you have abandoned the LORD.”
But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the
Ark of the LORD’s Covenant left the camp. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in
those hills came down and attacked them and chased them back as far as Hormah.
Numbers 14:39–45 (NLT)
Regret is an ; Repentance is a
Repentance Involves Change of and
BOTTOM LINE:
Repentance Includes but Regret isn’t
THE CHALLENGE:
Name One Action to Prevent Future Regret.
NOTES
Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah.
He reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s
sight, even more than any of the kings before him. And as though it were not enough to follow the
sinful example of Jeroboam, he married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians,
and he began to bow down in worship of Baal. First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in
Samaria. Then he set up an Asherah pole. He did more to provoke the anger of the LORD, the God
of Israel, than any of the other kings of Israel before him. 1 Kings 16:29–33 (NLT)
No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the LORD’s sight as Ahab did under the
influence of his wife Jezebel. 1 Kings 21:25 (NLT)
1. Choose to Seriously.
2. Choose Over
3. Choose Over Quick .
BOTTOM LINE:
today can us tomorrow.
THE CHALLENGE:
Practice Consistency
NOTES:
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, after he had purified the land and the Temple, Josiah appointed Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of Jerusalem, and Joah son of Joahaz, the royal historian, to repair the Temple of the Lord his God…
They hired carpenters and builders, who purchased finished stone for the walls and timber for the rafters and beams. They restored what earlier kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin….
While they were bringing out the money collected at theLord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses. Hilkiah said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan….
So, Shaphan read it to the king. When the king heard what was written in the Law, he tore his clothes in despair….
2 Chronicles 34:1-8, 11, 14-15, 18-19 (NLT)
How do we encounter God through the Bible?
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ON IT
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BOTTOM LINE:
Whatever keeps you from your is your !
CHALLENGE:
Read Matthew 5-7 this week
NOTES:
Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.
Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time. He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses. So the LORD was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute. He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city. 2 Kings 18:1–8 (NLT)
In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful. 2 Chronicles 31:21 (NLT)
How do I live a life?
Be
Be
Be
BOTTOM LINE:
Wholehearted livingwith trusting God completely.
THE CHALLENGE:
Identify and Eliminate .
NOTES:
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the LORD all night.
Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.”
When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. “May the LORD bless you,” he said. “I have carried out the LORD’s command!”
“Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?” Samuel demanded.
“It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God. We have destroyed everything else.” -1 Samuel 15:10–15
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. -1 Samuel 15:22
Then Saul admitted to Samuel, “Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the LORD’s command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. -1 Samuel 15:24
Pride is always the ROOT of spiritual FAILURE.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. -Psalm 10:4
The ANTIDOTE to pride is HUMILITY.
BOTTOM LINE:
The PROUDER you are, the further you FALL from God.
The CLOSER you are to God, the HUMBLER you become.
CHALLENGE:
Identify an area where pride may be leading you to DISOBEDIENCE.
NOTES:
But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.
But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.
Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
Jude 17-25
1. Remember the . (17-19)
ACTION STEP: Commit to reading the Bible at least times a week.
2. Remain in God’s . (20-21)
ACTION STEP: Practice God’sthroughout the day.
3. Reach out to the (22-23)
ACTION STEP: Pray for your .
4. God’s glory. (24-25)
ACTION STEP: Create a “God’s Greatness Journal.”
BOTTOM LINE: Stand in truth, even when the world away.
CHALLENGE: Take Action Step.