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1 Peter 5:1-7 NIV Mark 10:42-45 NIV   Maintain the Spirit of Christ in leadership    Motivated by willing servanthood    Exemplary not bossy    Humble support and encouragement

1 Peter 4:1-11 NIV Luke 9:51 NIV Direction is greater than speed Pressures to change direction Our pastPeople’s judgments and rejectionPractices to stand firm PrayerLove one another deeplyOffer hospitalityServeAll for God’s glory

1 Peter 2:11-21 NIV Romans 12:2 MSG  Holy people do not fit in  Honorable lives for the sake of others   Submissive for the sake of the Lord   Sacrificial servanthood for your own sake    Keep Christ on your mind

1 Peter 2:1-9 NIV Psalm 51:16-17 NIV   Call to live as holy people   Singular hunger   Modeled after Jesus   Being built into a Spiritual House   Point others to Jesus

1 Peter 1:1-9 NIV  Loved and Known by God Hope is AlivePossible to be JoyfulBenefit of the Whole Story

John 10:27-28 NIV John 17:3 NIV 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-44a NIV   Life Everlasting    Relational Resurrection of the Body     Continuity of Life Why it matters...     Our bodies are good     Hope when our bodies are broken     No fear in death     Leads to generosity

Quote by Ben Myers: A church that takes its stand on the forgiveness of sins can never be a church of the pure. It will always be a community that is patient and understanding toward the timid and the imperfect. Whenever a judgmental, elitist spirit enters into the Christian community, we need to hear again the confession: “I believe in the forgiveness of sins.”   Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV   Quote by CS Lewis, Weight of Glory: To be a Christian is to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.   Forgiveness of Sins Does not dismiss hurt Does not neglect justice Not reliant on other person's response Possible by being forgiven Received beyond our minds   Heavenly Father, thank you that you have adopted me through the blood of your son Jesus. You have paid the price for my sin and forgiven me, so by faith I receive your forgiveness. Your word says there is no condemnation and shame for those in Christ Jesus, yet I find I condemn myself. I no longer will allow Satan to defeat me with past failures and I receive your forgiveness of me to walk into the future you have for me.   Lord Jesus, I confess and renounce my unforgiveness and choose to forgive ________ for _____________. Jesus, I surrender my desire for revenge and retribution.  As you have forgiven me, I choose to forgive and not hold onto my bitterness. I ask that you heal my damaged emotions.  I confess and renounce any and all unforgiveness in the name of Jesus.

Matthew 16:18 ESV Holy Christian Church People of covenant Set apart for purpose Universal Guides us to faithfulness Not alone in the journey of faith Concern for welfare of others Commitment to Holiness

Pastor Jake Kline and others

Verses: Acts 2:1-8 NIV Exodus 24:12 NIV Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV 1 Corinthians 12:3 NIV Romans 8:15 NIV Points: Omnipresent          Universal          Personal Activity           Guidance            Conviction How do we know?            1 Corinthians 12:3 NIV             Romans 8:15 NIV

Verses: Revelation 21:1-5a, 22:12-13,20 NIV Matthew 25:13 NIV Romans 81-2 NIV Psalm 139 NIV   Quote by NT Wright: God’s judgement is not an arbitrary punishment but the putting to rights of a world gone wrong.   Points: The point of judgement is not humiliation, it is transformation Jesus is judge and not someone else We do not live in fear No good work is done in vain Evil will be held to account Watch and be ready: confession

Acts 1:6-11 NIV John 16:7 NIV Psalm 139:7 NIV Hebrews 4:14-16 NIV Ascension of Jesus: joy producing worship Jesus of Nazareth is still alive Jesus is alive and active Universally present and available Jesus is our Great High Priest Joyful purpose

Part of the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. 1 Peter 4:5-6 NIV 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 20-26, 58 NIV Holy Saturday The Gospel is heard by all Don’t assume God is not working Resurrection changes everything Our labor is not in vain

John 1:1-4, 14 NIV Philippians 2:9-11 NIV   Christ: anointed one His Son: eternal Our Lord: final authority   Implications        Kingdom of God is not in danger        We adjust our lives to Jesus

John 3:16 NIV 1 John 4:8b-13 NIV John 4:34 NIV John 5:30 NIV John 6:38 NIV Genesis 1:1 NIV Genesis 1:26-27 NIV Quote by Brennan Manning “The Furious Longing of God” “The foundation of the furious longing of God is the Father who is the originating Lover, the Son who is the full self-expression of that Love, and the Spirit who is the original and inexhaustible activity of that Love, drawing the created universe into itself.” Quote by Brennan Manning “The Signature of Jesus” “The Abba experience is the source and secret of Christ’s being, his message, and manner of life … In order to comprehend his relentless tenderness and passionate love for us, we must always return to his Abba experience. Jesus experienced God as tender and loving, courteous and kind, compassionate and forgiving.”. Brennan Manning once again talks about this relationship in The Signature of Jesus when he writes. ... God, the Father who loved Jesus so well, stands ready and waiting to share that relationship with us. He longs to speak with us as we look to him for guidance during our happiest and darkest moments. Manning further states, “You and I not only are invited but actually called to enter into this warm and liberating experience of God as Abba … We are privileged to share in the intimacy of Jesus with his Father.”   The lyrics to the hymn Love of God really sum up the Love of the Father. The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star and reaches to the lowest hell. The guilty pair, bowed down with care God gave His Son to win. His erring child He reconciled and pardoned from his sin. Could we with ink the ocean fill and were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade, to write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry. Nor could the scroll contain the whole though stretched from sky to sky. O love of God, how rich and pure how measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure the saints' and angels' song.   He created everything in heaven and earth was made for his glory.  In Psalm 19 it says the heavens declare the glory of God. All creation is doing its part to declare his glory. But our part is different. We, unlike the rest of creation, were created in the image of God. Quote from John Piper: The point of an image is to image. Images are erected to display the original — to point to the original, glorify the original. God made humans in his image so that the world would be filled with reflectors of God — images of God, seven billion statues of God. So that nobody would miss the point of creation. Nobody (unless they were stone blind) could miss the point of humanity, namely, God — knowing, loving, showing God. The angels cry in Isaiah 6:3, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” It’s full of millions of human image bearers.   To sum up everything in a brief synopsis: We believe in, trust, rely on, cling to, and give our hearts to God the Father who is the ultimate authority, priority, source and originating lover with the Trinity. God is love. This love that knows no bounds sent his son to die and to be raised again so that we could be invited into the amazing loving relationship of the Trinity that has been interacting in love throughout all eternity.. As Almighty he is limitless in power with complete control over everything. There is nothing that he cannot do. So we have full confidence in his love, power and control. And as the Creator of heaven and earth—of all things visible and invisible—He commands our perpetual wonder as all creation glorifies his name. And so we live our lives as his beloved children and image bearers to rightly reflect his image through how we live, thus giving him the glory that he so rightly deserves. Points: I BELIEVE: To trust, rely on, cling to, and give my heart to GOD THE FATHER: The ultimate authority, priority, source and originating lover within the Trinity. ALMIGHTY: Absolute power, complete control over everything in heaven and earth. CREATOR: He created everything in heaven and earth for his glory.