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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

Sermon Notes | December 20-21, 2025 "And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, / bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this s

Sermon Notes | December 13-14, 2025 Why do we see peace EVERYWHERE , but don't feel peace in our HEARTS ? "Peace / leave with you; my peace / give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 (NIV) "Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth..." Luke 2:14a (NLT) "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Is

Sermon Notes | December 14, 2025 | Main Campus "Peace / leave with you; my peace / give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 (NIV) "Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth..." Luke 2:14a (NLT) "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) The Prince of Peace gives us... Peace WITH

Sermon Notes | The Arrival Part 1 | December 6-7, 2025 . Advent come from the latin word "adventus" which means "COMING" or "ARRIVAL" "Hope deferred makes the heart sick..." Proverbs 13:12 (NIV) 1. Hope has A NAME "[Mary] will give birth to a son, and you're going to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 (NIV) Jesus is " OUR HOPE " 1 Timothy 1:1 Jesus is our " BLESSED HOPE " Titus 2:3 Jesus is our " LIVING HOPE " 1 Peter 1:3

Sermon Notes | November 29-30, 2025 Gratitude looks BACKWARDS  and expectation looks FORWARD "When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongues with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.' The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negeb! Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts o

Sermon Notes | November 30, 2025 What's so special about Christmas? Who CAME at Christmas. How HE Came. Who He came TO. WHY He came. Miracle #1: GOD CAME TO EARTH! "Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all, and, in fact, Christ himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and earth..." Colossians 1:15-16a (LB) "Jesus said, 'We are the same - Father and Son. He is in me, and I am in him. John 10:30 (Message) Miracle

Sermon Notes | November 23, 2025 "Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, Jesus, Master, have pity on us!' When he saw them, he said, 'Go, show yourselves to the priests.' And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself

Sermon Notes | November 15-16, 2025 "Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like one of them.' Elijah was afraid and ran for his life..." 1 Kings 19:1-3a (NIV) FOUR WAYS TO GET EASILY DEPRESSED "...When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he him

Sermon Notes | November 2, 2025 "Elijah was a man just like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months." James 5:17 (NIV) "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." 1 John 5:14 (NIV) "Elijah said to Ahab, 'Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.' So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carm

Sermon Notes | October 25-26, 2025 False gods PROMISE what only the true God PROVIDES "When he saw Elijah, he said to him, 'Is that you, you troubler of Israel?''I have not made trouble for Israel,' Elijah replied. 'But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals." 1 Kings 18:17-18 Monotheistic- belief there is one God Polytheistic- belief there is multiple Gods Elijahs prophetic message: It is time to quit WAVERING "

Sermon Notes | October 19, 2025 Elijah: My God is Jehovah "Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 THREE SEASONS OF PREPARATION A season of Isolated Pain "Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah:   'Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan." 1 Kings 17:2-3 Sometimes God has to

Sermon Notes | October 12, 2025 Consider the obvious- HAVEN'T PRAYED! "Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." John 16:24 It is possible to ASSUME too much WHAT BLOCKS ANSWERS TO PRAYER? UNCONFESSED SIN "If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened" Psalm 66:18 "Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.   But your iniquities have separated

Sermon Notes | October 11-12, 2025 "Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea,I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from fal

Sermon Notes | October 05, 2025 "...There is no one righteous, not even one. All have turned away....there is no one who does good, not even one" Romans 3:10,12 God understand parental Pain "...I reared children and brought them up, but they have have rebelled against me. The ox knows his master...but Israel does not know, my people do not understand." Isaiah 1:2-3 Prodigals "there was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father,'Father, give me my share of the

Sermon Notes | September 28, 2025 Discipline is CORRECTION driven by LOVE. "...My son do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves..." Hebrews 12:5-6 "Discipline your son for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death." Proverbs 19:18 Discipline is not something you do TO your child, it is something you do FOR your child. UNDISCIPLINED PARENTS Lifeguard Parents : Often re

Sermon Notes | September 21, 2025 "People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.' And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and ble

Sermon Notes | September 14, 2025 A parent's priority is to gradually transfer a child's Dependence away from the Parents until their dependence rests solely on God. ( Deuteronomy 6:1-2a) Love Our God (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) Kids who become active Christ-followers as adults if mom and dad went to church 72% of kids will as adults if mom only went to church 15% of kids will as adults if dad only went to church 55% of kids will as adults if neither mom nor dad went 06% of kid

Sermon Notes | September 7, 2025 Be Mindful (2 Peter 3:1-13) Malachi 3:16 Society's pressure (2 Peter 3:3-5a) As Christians we are... Different from the world Dull to the world Defender of the world Desire for the world God's Perspective (2 Peter 3:8) How Christians view time The everyday look The 1,000 year look God's Promises (2 Peter 3:9a) God's Patience (2 Peter 3:9b) Be Faithful (2 Peter 3:11, 14-15) Be Careful (2 Peter 3:17-18) As Christians we should be... Eternally f

Guest Speaker: Dr. Danny Lovett Sermon Notes | September 6-7, 2025 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Tell God exactly how you feel (Job 1:20; Job 7:11) Accept help from others (Job 6:14) Stop asking why (Job 3:11-12, Job 3:20; Job 21:15) When you don't understand, trust God (Job 42:1-3, 6; Job 13:15) Refuse to get bitter (Job 1:21-22; Job 2:9-10) Face the future with courage (Job 11:13-18) Watch Sermon Now