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Sunday Notes: Jesus
Colossians 1:13-23 (Col 1:13 ESV) He has delivered us from the domain of __________ and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved __________, John 1:1-5, 14; Matthew 1:23; Matthew 4:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:10; John 5:22-23; John 14:9-10; 2 Timothy 4:7-8 He was both...
Characters of Christmas: Shepherds and Magi 2021-12-12
The lowest and the highest fell in worship to the King of Kings, Jesus the Messiah. Let's dig into where the shepherds and magi come from and how God directed them both to His Son, Jesus to praise Him as the King over all. The story unfolds for thousands of years as...
Devotional: Shepherds & Magi
Reflection Matthew 2:10-11 (Mat 2:10 ESV) When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. (Mat 2:11 ESV) And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they...
Sunday Notes: Shepherds & Magi
Advent Week 3: Joy Shepherds -Luke 2:1-21 Recap: Mary and Joseph are in Bethlehem 90 miles from home & all alone Jesus is born according to prophecy In a state of extreme poverty, homeless even Shepherds raised sheep The biggest market for sheep was the Jewish...
Characters of Christmas: The Herods and the Romans 2021-12-05
Peace is something we still long for today. At times in the world we have found peace, but not the true and lasting peace that God will bring. During the time of the Romans there was peace in the sense that war had largely ended, but it was still a time of much...
Devotional: Herod and the Romans
Reflection Read the entire chapter of 1 Samuel 8 Discussion Have you ever felt envious? Envy is defined as: a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. Israel envied other nations. God’s...
Sunday Notes: Herod and the Romans
Intro: Peace Daniel 2:20-22 Romans 13:1-7 1 Peter 2:13-15 Titus 3:1-2 Rise of Rome Luke 2:1-6 Founded in 753 BC by Romulus and __________ The book of Daniel was written a couple hundred years after his around 530 BC Around 27 BC the __________ place their first...
Characters of Christmas: Simeon and Anna 2021-11-28
Many missed the birth of the Messiah, but not everyone. SImeon and Anna long awaited the Messiah and when He showed up in the temple that day they could not contain their elation at the sight of their Messiah. Sunday Notes: Here Devotional: Here Small Group Outline:...
SG: Characters of Christmas: Simeon & Anna
Opening When was a time that you found yourself outside the norm in your family, community, or friend-group? Context Most of the Jews and the Romans missed Jesus the Messiah when He was on the earth. From the obscure birth in the small town of Bethlehem to the...
Devotional: Simeon & Anna 2021-11-28
Reflection Luke 2:21-38 Discussion The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. As the third member of the trinity He is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Son. He inspired men to write the Scriptures and enables us to understand them. The Holy Spirit...
Sunday Notes: Simeon & Anna 2021-11-28
Luke 2:21-38 2:21 According to the ____________ Law, males were circumcised in the temple on the 8th day following birth. At this time they are also named. Jesus, like ____________ the ____________, broke custom in not being named after his father. Genesis 17:12-13...
Characters of Christmas: The Innkeeper 2021-11-21
Surely if he had known who was on his porch, the Innkeeper would have made room. Surely if he knew that the Messiah was to be born he would have opened his home to them. But he didn't. God revealed His son to Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and a select few but the masses...
Devotional: The Innkeeper 2021-11-21
Reflection John 14:1-6 (Jhn 14:1 ESV) "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. (Jhn 14:2 ESV) In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? (Jhn 14:3 ESV) And if I go...
Sunday Notes: The Innkeeper 2021-11-21
Micah 5:2-4 The Romans issued the census but the plan was ____________ all along. That is would move Joseph and Mary to ____________ At the exact time ____________ was to be born That was not the agenda of the Romans God is greater than the Romans. Luke 2:1-7 (Luk 2:1...
SG: Characters of Christmas: The Inn Keeper
Opening Share of a time that you were so close to something, yet just not close enough. Maybe 4 of five numbers in the lotto or a massive pileup on the highway you were one minute shy of. Context The Innkeeper was so close to not only seeing Jesus the Messiah, but...
Characters of Christmas: Mary and Jospeh
Mary and Joseph are tasked with possible the heaviest parenting role in human history: birth and raise the Messiah. What qualifies or prepares them for such a role? Nothing by our standards, yet God favored them and their faithfulness is a shining example to us...
SG: Characters of Christmas: Mary and Joseph
Opening What in your life did it seem time slowed down for? This might be In a good way in cherishing the moment or in an impatient way in taking far too long. Context Israel had waited four hundred years for a Word from God. That word comes in two parts: The...
Devotional: Mary and Joseph
Reflection Read Mary’s Magnificat in Luke 1:46-55: (Luk 1:46 ESV) And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, (Luk 1:47 ESV) and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, (Luk 1:48 ESV) for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all...
Sunday Notes: Mary and Joseph
Mary Luke 1:26-56 The angel __________ comes to Mary with a Word from __________. She is __________, engaged, to a man named Joseph She is said for be __________ by God Which says more of God than it does of Mary God’s will and desire is unconditional on our status...
Characters of Christmas: John the Baptist 2021-11-07
John the Baptist is the promised prophet, the herald to announce the Messiah. He is also one set apart for the word of God and shows us an unwavering character for the mission God placed on his life. From top to bottom, JTB preaches the same message to everyone -...