Church Notes - April 2014

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Church notes - April 2014
6 April
Deuteronomy 34
Are you satisfied with your life?
Or are you dissappointed?

Deuteronomy 32:3, 4
Moses has the sense that God is satisfied with his life.

Deuteronomy 32:5 - 6, 15 - 18
The Western Church
- Sleak and fat
- A warning for us in our circumstances!

Deuteronomy 32:51, 52, 34:4

Hebrews 11:23 - 29
There are disappointments in all our lives, but...

Deuteronomy 34:10 - 12
Moses stands alone as a prophet

Hebews 3,4, 11:24 - 29
Matthew 17:2, 3
We live under God's grace.

13 April
Matthew 21:1 - 11

The most important question in the world - Jesus: did you, or did you not, rise from the dead?

1 Corinthians 15:3 - 8

Sin - an offense to God.
(When you disagree with God, who is right? or wrong?)

Sin - When we don't recognise God's authority.
- Separation
- From God
- From each other
- From ourselves
- Something is broken

A Cavern
- Us on one side
- God on the other
- Sin in the Cavern
- Works don't work!
- Jesus has bridged the gap for us.

Selfishness creeps in

The resurrection changed everything!

1 Corinthians 15:35 - 58

20 April
Easter Sunday

Luke 24:1 - 12
1 Corinthians 15:3 - 8, 12 - 23

There is a Resurrection!

verse 13
If there is no resurrection
- Christianity is futile
- The promise is void

verse 20
But, it is True that Christ is risen
Jesus rose as the first of all who will rise.
What we're teaching is true!
Our faith is valuable.
There is hope.

Romans 8:18

Ability to deal with difficulties

1 Corinthians 15:29 - 58

Revelation 21

Resurrection Hope
Ability to deal with difficulties - they will come
Hope for a better future.

Deuteronomy 6:1 - 9

27 April
Proverbs 23:7
Colossians 3:1 - 3
Philippians 4:8
Luke 18

Proverbs 23:7
You are actually the attitudes and thoughts within you.
We can actually control and change our thoughts.

Colossians 3
Set your mind
- On Jesus.
- On things at are excellent and praiseworthy

Philippians 4

Noble

Right
Think righteous thoughts - about how you can add to someone's life.

Pure
Impure thoughts will damage you.

Lovely
Attractive, pleasing, inspiring, worthy of love.

Admirable

Words are powerful
James 3:4 - 12
Words are influential

1 Samuel 1:17
The Israelites had an attitude of fear
David had an attitude of faith.

The words in verses 45, 46 allowed David to eventually become King of Israel.