Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song. Rejoice the Lord is King – HYMN Glorious – Paul Baloche – Jesus Saves (Live) Forever Reign – Hillsong United – Let Hope Rise Awesome God – Michael W. Smith – Worship
Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song. Rejoice the Lord is King HYMN Glorious Paul Baloche Jesus Saves (Live) Forever Reign Hillsong
What keeps us from
Experiencing
God?
Review
Lack of Desire Room John 6:25- 71 All of your deepest desires are met in Jesus Christ and in His will for your life
Review
The Busyness Room John 17:4, Luke 4:1 To overcome busyness, we must depend on the Spirit’s power and follow His lead
Review
The Worry Room Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25-34 To the degree that we surrender and trust in God’s control will be the degree that we experience His peace
Review
The Baggage Room John 8:42-44 In the Kingdom of God, bags don’t fly free; So exchange your baggage of lies for the freedom of truth
Review
Lack of Time in the Connection Room varied Spend daily time with God!
Review
The Performance Room Ephesians 2:6-7 We must fully embrace our new identity— i.e. who we are in Christ for eternity
The Individualistic Room
What Keeps Us From Experiencing God? (part 7) Hebrews 10:19-25
Hebrews 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since
we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
Hebrews 10:19-25
21 and since we have a great priest over
the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,
Hebrews 10:19-25
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:19-25
24 And let us consider how we may spur
- ne another on toward love and good
deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since
we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus….
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
18 You have not come to a mountain that
can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice
speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
20 because they could not bear what was
commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses
said, “I am trembling with fear.”
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to
the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem.
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
23 to the church of the firstborn, whose
names are written in heaven.
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Confidence
−Hebrews 12:18-24
24 to Jesus the mediator of a new
covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Gratitude
19b …we have confidence to enter the
Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
20 by a new and living way opened for
us through the curtain, that is, his body,
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Gratitude
21 and since we have a great priest over
the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God…
Holy of Holies
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Sincerity
22 …let us draw near to God with a
sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us draw near (vv.19-22)
- With Sincerity
−1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Let us hold fast (v.23)
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope
we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
24 And let us consider how we may spur
- ne another on toward love and good
deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Individualistic Culture
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Individualistic Culture Scoring Card
- 1 X and 3 Y’s = X wins 3 points, Y’s lose 1
point
- 2 X’s and 2 Y’s = X’s win 2 points, Y’s lose 2
points
- 3 X’s and 1 Y = X’s win 1 point, Y loses 3 points
- 4 X’s = X’s lose 1 point
- 4 Y’s = Y’s win 1 point
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Busyness
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Busyness
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Underestimate the value
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Underestimate the value
- We spur one another toward
love & good deeds
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Underestimate the value
- We encourage one another
- Hebrews 3:12-13
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that
none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living
- God. 13 But encourage one another
daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Underestimate the value
- We encourage one another
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Underestimate the value
- We experience the presence
- f God (Matthew 18:20)
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Overestimate ourselves
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Spiritual battle (1 Peter 5:8)
Let us stir up one another (vv.24-25)
- Why is there a tendency to not make
gathering together a high priority?
−Being hurt by others
Don’t go it alone. Do life together!
- Action Points:
1) make Sunday morning worship a habit
Don’t go it alone. Do life together!
- Action Points:
2) consider joining a small group
Don’t go it alone. Do life together!
- Action Points:
3) join us once a month for a group prayer time