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PURPOSE OVER POPULARITY Sermon Notes | August 8-9, 2026 Living for the approval of PEOPLE keeps you from the PURPOSES of God. “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” Hebrews 11:24-26 (N

Sermon Notes | July 18-19, 2026 “…I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one…so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:20-21, 23 (NIV) WE MUST UNITE! 1. We desperately need EACH OTHER. “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and w

Sermon Notes | July 5, 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Under Culture Under God “…[Ashpenaz, the chief of the king’s court officials] was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.” Daniel 1:4-5 (NIV) “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine…

One Nation Sermon Notes | July 5, 2026 We are not just Americans; we are AMBASSADORS from HEAVEN. “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s

God Wants You Happy Sermon Notes | June 13-14, 2026 “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NIV) If God wants me happy, and I’m not, then God FAILED. GOD DOESN’T WANT YOU HAPPY 1. When it causes you to SIN. “But just as he who

There are Many Ways to God Sermon Notes | June 6-7, 2026 “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6 (NIV) “‘I and the Father are one.’ Again, the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?’ ‘We are not stoning you for any of these,’ replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim

Do the Work, Make a Difference Sermon Notes | May 16-17, 2026 The BURDEN you bear often reveals the CALLING you’ll embrace. HOW TO DO THE WORK AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE 1. Seek God FAITHFULLY “So the king asked me, ‘Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.’ The king said to me, ‘What is it you want?’ Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king…” Nehemiah 2:2, 4-5 (NIV) 2. Define the VISION CLEARLY “…if it pleas

Sermon Notes | May 2-3, 2026 God is looking for someone to BUILD A BRIDGE 1. A bridge ________________________ “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.” Ezekiel 22:30 (NIV) WHAT DOES STANDING IN THE GAP LOOK LIKE? 1. ________________________ prayer 2. ________________________ someone else’s mess 3. ________________________, not just emotion 2. A bri

Sermon Notes | April 18-19, 2026 Clinging to OFFENSE , leaves no room for PEACE . Relationships That Are Damaged In Unforgiveness . First degree burn GOD . “ But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. " Matthew 6:15 (NIV) . Second degree burn OTHERS . “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. ” Proverbs 17:9 (NIV) . Third degree burn OURSELVES . “Resentment kills a fool

Experience Joy Again March 21-22, 2026 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare and here I am starving to death!’” Luke 15:17 (NIV) 1. Take one STEP towards your FATHER . “So he got up and went to his father. But while he [the son] was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 (NIV) “So he called one of th

Finding Relief from Anxiety Sermon Notes | March 14-15, 2026 Anxiety: 1. A feeling of WORRY, nervousness, or unease. 2. A strong DESIRE or CONCERN to do something or for something to happen. 3. An emotional state characterized by feelings of TENSION , worried thoughts, and physical changes. 1. Talk to your FRIENDS “They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to

Angry Like Jesus Sermon Notes | March 7-8, 2026 “In your anger, do not sin.’ Do not let the sun go down while you’re still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV) “Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. ‘It is written,’ he said to them, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of

Where's God When You Hurt? Sermon Notes | February 28 - March 1, 2026 Jesus, in the four Gospels, displayed 39 different emotions. “Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. ‘Don’t cry!’ H

Sermon Notes | February 21-22, 2026 “But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” Habakkuk 2:20 (NIV) Sometimes when everything feels LOUD , faith looks like SILENCE. “The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as king forever.” Psalm 29:10 (NIV) The CHAOS around us does not cancel the SOVEREIGNTY above us. “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.” Habakkuk 3:1 (NIV) Sometimes the most passionate, authentic praise

Sermon Notes | February 7-8, 2026 Why doesn't God seem FAIR ? “How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?...” Habakkuk 1:2-3 (NIV) Habakkuk: to WRESTLE and to EMBRACE “Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law i

Sermon Notes | January 31-February 01, 2026 FOUR THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO PEACE: 1. The peace BAN "Therefore remember that formerly you were Gentiles by birth and called 'uncircumcised' by those who called themselves 'the circumcision'...remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship... foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and ithout God in the world." Ephesians 2:11-12 (NIV) Describing the Gentiles would be the word wit

Sermon Notes | January 24-25, 2026 The SINFULNESS of sin "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sin, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and the ruler of the kingdom of air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath." Ephesians 2:1-3 (NIV) S

Sermon Notes | January 17-18, 2026 We have an INCREDIBLE identity. "Ever since / first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God." Ephesians 1:15-17 (NLT) When we're SPECIFiC , we'll be PROLIFIC "[l] do not cease to

Sermon Notes | January 9-10, 2026 Our identity is in the TRINITY. " This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus...All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are unted with Christ." Ephesians 1:1,3 (NLT) " Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes." Ephesians 1:4 (NLT) God has

Sermon Notes | January 3-4, 2026 " Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession." 1 Samuel 10:1(NLT) " So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to