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Can you figure out a puzzle with just a handful of pieces? Goal: To help us see the Big Picture of the Bible. Accidents happen when we are distracted by the little things and miss the big picture. GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL Genesis 1:1 Creating something out of nothing is a God-sized thing. Psalms 14:1 GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL SIN LEADS TO DEATH Genesis 2:15-17 Genesis 3:1-6 Problem: We don’t believe sin is dangerous. GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL SIN LEADS TO DEATH WE ARE TO BLAME Read Genesis 12-15 Which one of these truths is most unsettling to you? GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL SIN LEADS TO DEATH WE ARE TO BLAME

What have you done with the resurrected Jesus? What will you do now?  Why does the resurrection of Jesus matter to you and I today? John 21:1-3 John 21:4-6 Notice: The Disciples made the switch. Will you? John 21:6-9 How do you picture Jesus responding to something like this in your life right now? John 21:10-15 John 21:15-17 Romans 5:8 On this seashore, Jesus is bringing Peter face to face with His mistakes and God’s redemptive love. Feed My Sheep John 21:18-22 We don’t follow Jesus so He will make our life better. We follow Jesus because we realize He is better than life. Where is shame holding you back? What does your life restored look like?

How can an encounter with Jesus change us for good? 1. Jesus enters willingly into our space, vs. 1-4 2. Change happens through faith AND action, vs. 5 3. The invitation is to a whole new way of life, vs. 10 4. We must do the hard thing and the right thing, vs. 11 Three life-changing questions:  1. How long has this been a problem? 2. How many times have you tried to stop? 3. Is it causing you or people you love significant pain?  Jesus’s supply of power is experienced through our response of faith and action  The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. -Author Joseph Campbell Three Takeaways: Identify and confess where you are too familiar with your old ways Determine the ‘nets’ you need to drop today Decide who could go with you: we ALL need our people!

Mark 14:29-31  Read Luke 22:55-62 Part One: The Prediction Proverbs 16:18 Part Two: The Sin Romans 3:23   Part Three: The Reckoning Read John 21:15-19 1. Confrontation 2. Reflection 2 Corinthians 7:10-11 3. Repentance 4. Commission “The gospel is this: we are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” - Tim Keller

Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 How do you find meaning in what you do? What is your calling? Matthew 4:18 Matthew 4:19 What is your calling? Pray and Ask What’s a verse that feels personal to you? What moments have shaped you the most? What breaks your heart? What excites you? What are you naturally gifted at? John 3:17 Matthew 4:20 Will you choose to live by faith or settle for what’s comfortable? John 10:10

Matthew 16:13 Matthew 16:14 Matthew 16:15 Who do you say He is? Matthew 16:16 Matthew 16:17 Matthew 16:18 “They” don’t get to tell you who you are. Jesus does. Jesus sees who you are becoming, not just who you’ve been. Matthew 16:18 What have “they” been telling you about who you are? What does Jesus say is true about you?

Hello Venture! Here’s a recap of Baptism at the Beach, seeing how Jesus moved in this beautiful day. Blessings.

Will we see it the same way?  Engage in it? Ephesians 6:10-11 Ephesians 6:12 Ephesians 6:13-14 How do you determine what is right and true in your life? Ephesians 6:15 Ephesians 6:16 Ephesians 6:17 Do you know the promises of God so you can use them in the heat of battle? Do you see the Bible as powerful, living, active?  Or useless, antiquated thing of the past? Isaiah 11:5 Isaiah 59:17 Isaiah 52:7 Ephesians 6:17-18 How serious are you taking/engaging in the battle? Are you Armed and Dangerous? Equipped to advance? Who are you needing to enlist to fight alongside you?

Ephesians 6:10-12  How Evil Works How Christ Views It How We Combat It How Evil Works: Acts 19:23-31 How Christ Views It: Matthew 5:43-44 Life Finds a Way Slide: How We Combat It: Ephesians 6:13-18

Hello Venture! We get the special privilege to hear from Doug this morning! Blessings and hear what God has to say this week.

(Try to fit it on 1 or 2 slides, can be smaller font haha) No longer live as the Gentiles do  Put off your old self  Be made new in the attitude of your minds  Put on the new self  Put off falsehood  Speak truthfully  In your anger, do not sin  Do not give the devil a foothold  Steal no longer  Share with those in need  Don’t let any unwholesome talk come out  Do not grieve the Holy Spirit  Get rid of bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander, malice Be kind and compassionate  Forgive each other  Follow God’s example  Walk in the way of live  Must not even be a hint of sexual immorality, impurity, greed, obsecenity, foolish talk, coarse joking  Do not be partners with them  Live as children of light  Find out what pleases the Lord  Have nothing to do with darkness  Expose darkness  Wake up sleeper  Rise from the dead  Be very careful  Make the most of every opportunity  Do not be foolish  Understand what the Lord’s will is  Do not get drunk on wine  Be filled with the Spirit  Sing and make music to the Lord  Give thanks to God for everything Ephesians 4:18-24 Put off your old self Deceitful Desire = Anything that overpromises and underdelivers.  Is there anything in your life you can’t say no to?  1 Corinthians 10:13 Put off your old self  Be made new    Ephesians 4:23 Ephesians 5:13-14 Our sin cannot withstand the presence of God  Put off your old self  Be made new  Put on the new self  Ephesians 4:24 Dead - Asleep - Shining  What areas do you need Christ’s light to shine on?

What would your life look like if you surrendered to Jesus? What does it look like to be a mature Christian? Ephesians 4:14-16 Mature Christians are: Spiritually and emotionally resilient Not easily tricked Able to communicate true things lovingly Part of a unified community known by love Theme #1: Mature people take personal inventory Ephesians 4:1 Paul speaks of radical freedom and radical servitude to Jesus as both liberator and conqueror Ephesians 4:2 Inventory items: Humility Gentleness Patience Overlooking faults Theme #2: Mature people prioritize unity Ephesians 4:3-6 You are growing in maturity when sin bothers you more and people bother you less Theme #3: Mature people are captives to Christ Ephesians 4:7-10 Matthew 16:25-26 Theme #4: Mature people are driven by the twofold treasure of (1) knowing Christ and (2) becoming like Christ Ephesians 4:11-13

What Are You Known For? Ephesians 3:1-13 Ephesians 3:3 Galatians 1:23 What Has God Saved You From? Who Is God Sending You To? Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 2:1-2 Ephesians 2:3 When faced with a problem: Try to fix it yourself Ask for help Genesis 3:6-7 Ephesians 1:2 Ephesians 2:6-9 Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 John 4: 18-19 When faced with a problem: Try to fix it ourselves Ask for help  Genesis 3:21 How can you receive God’s grace this week? God wants a personal relationship with you.

A Prayer of Purpose Ephesians 1:15 Ephesians 1:16-17 3 Prayers Know Him better. Ephesians 1:18 3 Prayers Know Him better. Eyes of heart enlightened. Almost all of our problems come from a lack of spiritual sight. “God I know that you are all I have, but I don’t know you well enough to know that you’re all I need.” Larry Crabb Ephesians 1:19-21 3 Prayers Know Him better. Eyes of heart enlightened. Experience His power. Which of those 3 prayers do you need to lean into today? Ephesians 1:22-23 How is God inviting you to take what He has done for you/others to them?