October 2011
I Say “Yes, Lord!” Yes to the Body of Christ
Imagine what might happen to the world and to our community if the church of Jesus Christ, His Bride, were to actually say, YES to Him as LORD? In this message Pastor Pete begins an eight week series on stewardship: by definition – taking care of someone else’s property as if it were your own. Pastor Pete speaks to the subject of giving God ourselves. The Body of Christ requires every member of the Body doing its part and share. A theological, practical overview is given over II Corinthians 1:12-24 and I Corinthians 12:1-31. We want to say YES to God in loving God and loving others; and serving God and serving others. The subject of spiritual gifts is presented in order to equip the body to do the work of the ministry.
September 2011
Part Five: The Amazing Power of True Forgiveness – What True and Authentic Forgiveness Looks Like: Confirmation and Compassion
September 25, 2011 Part Five: What True and Authentic Forgiveness Looks Like: Confirmation and Compassion - Genesis 44:1-34 How does one confirm a person’s authenticity when they have wronged us without betraying the Scriptural admonition to keep no record of wrongs? In this time together Scripture will unwrap and release the tension between those two seemingly opposing truths. Authentic forgiving and forgiveness starts with confrontation and moves towards confession. From confession we confirm truth and show compassion to the offender being reminded of our own offense before God.
Part Four: What True and Authentic Forgiveness Looks Like: Confrontation and Confession. Genesis 44:1-18
Remember where you were on 9/11? From the perspective of the offenders and the life illustration of Joseph the offended we learn how to confront our sin, confess our sin and concede our own need for forgiveness from God and from others we have wronged. This lesson is a practical primer on working through the emotions of forgiving and being forgiven and the decisions we make by faith to help us on our spiritual journey towards forgiveness and reconciliation.
Part Three: The Amazing Power of True Forgiveness: A Severe Famine In Canaan (Rejoicing in the Grace and Mercy of the Ruler at the Head of the table) Genesis 43:1-34
Running on empty? God has given us His Holy Spirit so we can live lives that are full and satisfied. He created us for Himself. When we get hungry enough things will change in our lives. Delaying the consequences will not delay the inevitable work God wants to do in our lives. Dwelling on the past only cripples us in the present. We must learn, as Joseph and his eleven brothers as well as Jacob / Israel, confronted their fears, by faith, not running away from what is hard just because it is hard. As we bow in humility and true repentance, before God and others we have wronged, we can watch in shock and awe God’s amazing work of reconciliation played out in our lives.
August 2011
Part Two: The Amazing Power of True Forgiveness: A Famine in Canaan (Learning to Fear God in the Journey to Forgiveness) Genesis 42:1-35
God often uses famine, harsh words and circumstances, solitary confinement and even a form of prison to cause us to long for God's rescue and fulfillment. Listen to the Biblical account of Joseph's brothers as they learn to fear God in their circumstances and begin to see His providential work in their lives for their good and for God's glory.
Part One: The Amazing Power of True Forgiveness (How to awaken a seared conscience) Genesis 42:1-35
Are you running on empty? What if God chooses to use famine in our lives to awaken our deadened or seared conscience? Famine is often used by God in our lives to cause us to no longer be satisfied with the emptiness of what the world has to offer us. We choose to be filled up on the wrong things and leave each experience emptier than when we sat down at the table. Satisfaction and contentment can only happen as we are filled with Spirit and not with ourselves.
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