Scriptures: Hebrews 11:1-13, Galatians 2:20, James 2:14-17, Matthew 17:19-20

Key Points:
* Live By Faith
* Believe God can do the impossible and trust His provision.
* Walk in Faith
* Surrender your will, your dreams, your hopes to God. A person can believe in Him as God and Father, but it's different to surrender your life to Him.
* Grow in faith. How are you growing in your faith? In your walk with Jesus? Not just on Sundays, but throughout the week...prayer, Bible reading, study, service.
* Listen to God. Take time to listen to God. Challenge...take 10 minutes each day this week to sit before God and listen.

Illustration of the mustard seed -
"It's not how much faith we have, it's about the kind of faith we have." ~Pastor Chris

Our challenge is to Live by Faith and believe God for the impossible. So we trust His provision and purpose for our lives and we Live by Faith.

Scriptures: Luke 10: 1-3, Luke 10: 25-37, 1 John 4:19, Romans 12:9-16

Key Points:
* Take the Greatest Commandment literally.
* Live the Greatest Commandment relationally.
* Make the Greatest Commandment personal.

Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 1: 2-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Acts 4:23-31

Key Points:
* Live each day in conversation with God, preparing for His return.
* Pray together in unity.
* Remind yourself who you are praying to.
* Pray through your circumstances.
* Use scripture to pray the promises of God.
* Pray that your life will make a difference.

What are you praying about?

Scriptures: Acts 4:1-3, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Mark 8:38, Romans 1:16

Key Points:
* Salvation comes only through Jesus.
* Jesus is the bridge that made a way for our salvation.
* We are bridge builders.
* Always be ready.
* Speak when God opens the door.
* Spend time with Jesus.

When sharing your faith with non-believers, keep these in mind:
1. Listen without judgment.
2. Be honest about your doubts; be real.
3. Don't force a conclusion.
4. Care about them as a person: not a project.

Ask God for an opportunity to share the Gospel this week.

Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7, Philippians 4:12-13, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Proverbs 11:24-25

Key Points:
* A heart of generosity is birthed out of a heart for Jesus.
* A heart of generosity is birthed out of a heart of contentment.
* A heart of generosity comes from a life of stewardship.
* Generosity takes sacrifice.

How generous are you with your:
1. Time
2. Talents/skills
3. Finances
4. Grace
5. Forgiveness

Scriptures: Joshua 1:9, Joshua 3:1-5, Joshua 3:14-16, Joshua 4:1-7

Key Points:
* Consecrate yourself. Consecration means setting ourselves apart for holiness. We need to spiritually prepare for what is to come.
* Don't miss what God wants to do.
* Remember what God has already done.

Key Points:
* God does the impossible through the obedient.
* God prepares you for what He calls you to.
* David used what God gave him.
* God used David to defeat the enemy.

Let's ask God to do the impossible through us.

Key Points:
* According to Scripture, tithing is not optional.
* What you do with your money is based on the way you view your money.
* Tithing and generosity involve sacrifice.
* Tithing and generosity fight against materialism.
* Tithing and generosity put our focus on God.

Practical Steps:
* Live within your means.
* Create a budget that includes tithing.
* Get out of debt.
* Save for a rainy day.

Key Points:
* We have a responsibility to bring people to Jesus.
* What we believe about Jesus matters.
* Our Love for other people will always involve sacrifice.
* We need to Let Jesus deal with their heart.
* The Church should shine the brightest in the darkest of times.

Key Points:
* We are ALL called to redemption.
* We are ALL given an opportunity to surrender.
* We are ALL given a calling to follow Jesus and serve Him.

Reminders…
* Saul’s conversion reminds us that at its core, salvation is something God does in us. What we do is only a response to His work in us.
* No one is beyond God's redemption.
* God can reach the people in our life that we think are very far from Him.
* Our surrender impacts others.

Key Points:
* Faith is simply taking the next step.
* Faith will often involve risk.
* Peter took his eyes off Jesus.
* The enemy will do everything he can to cause us to take our eyes off Jesus.
* Jesus saved him.
* At the core of this story this is truly about the authority of Jesus.
*Every step of faith should point people to Jesus.

Key Points:
* Biblical truth leads to HOPE.
* Our HOPE is in knowing He keeps His promises.
* Our HOPE is in Who He is.
* Our HOPE is in Jesus's return.

Key Points:
* God is Love!!
* God didn’t wait to make things right.
* God pursued us by sending His son.
* God is Love and through His Love he offers the gift of salvation.
* Our Love for Him is a Choice
* His Love for us should be reflected in our love for others.
*Love is made complete when we love one another.

Key Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Key Points:
* God SPEAK to us and MOVE through Us
* Bless us, show us your favor, use us.
* Multiply our efforts, reach new places, new people.
* God wants to transform our heart to be like His.
* Pray Specific…Pray Through…Pray with Intensity

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 18:5-7; Isaiah 38:1-21; 2 Chronicles 32:26

Key Takeaways:
* God works in ways that bring Him the most Glory.
* Healing isn’t always instant.
* Suffering has a purpose.
* The Lord hears our prayers.
* God forgives, He heals, and sets us free.
* Use the rest of your life to serve and Praise the Lord.

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 2: 1-11

Key Thoughts:
* Hannah chose to REJOICE!
* Hannah’s barrenness made her more desperate for the Lord.
* We can trust God with the things that are most precious to us.
* Her true identity was found in her obedience.

Key Scripture: John 17

Key Points:
* We must align our will with His.
* We must align our beliefs with scripture.
* We must love like Jesus with grace and mercy.

Key points:
* Isaiah sees God's holiness. He sees God for who He is.
* Isaiah becomes aware of his own brokenness.
* Isaiah steps into his calling.

Key thoughts:
* God confronts their spiritual pride and hypocrisy
* The Truth of God can change a heart of hypocrisy
* Humble ourselves and dtaw near to God

Key thoughts:
* God does not change.
* God has not abandoned His people. God has not abandoned us.
* God is always present and knows exactly what we need when we need it.
* When we wait on Him, He renews our strength.

Key thoughts:
* God's voice is in plain sight for those who are willing to receive it in faith.
* The necessity for hunger and thirst creates space for us to see God's provision.
* Our identity in Christ invites us to explore God's voice further.
* God's voice is easily seen and discerned as we mature in faith.

Key thoughts:
* Repentance leads to salvation.
* Jesus shows His authority to forgive and heal.
* Jesus tells of His power to redeem and restore
* Jesus gives us a new identity.

Key points:
* Jesus' radical display of love was a true picture of forgiveness.
* Jesus' life was taken, it was given.
* Jesus' love and forgiveness was for everyone.
* It's in forgiveness that we find freedom.

Introductory thoughts:
We all bring baggage to our marriage
• Past hurts
• Poor choices
• Unrealistic expectations

Key Principles:
• Make Jesus the Foundation, "Remember the Lord"
• They fought for their family
• They focused on the strength of their roles
• They equipped themselves with the right tools
• They showed up and did the work

Key thoughts:
• Be the example of Jesus to your kids
• Model repentance and forgiveness
• Discipline your kids
• Help your kids find their identity in Christ

Key Thoughts:
*A united church prays together for the heart of Jesus.
*A united church prays together to advance the gospel.
*A united church prays for impacts in the culture.

* Decide now who and what you're going to live for.
* Stand for biblical values.
* Stand with biblical conviction
* What’s impossible for man is possible with God.
* Remember God always has a plan.