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A Case For Israel 1. Israel has a biblical, historical, and political right to the land. Genesis 15:18-21 18 So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—19 the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hitt…

Cultivating a Heart of Worship Big Idea: Cultivating a Heart of Worship deepens our relationship with God. 1: Surrendering our Hearts Surrendering to God is to fully trust in God and His character. Surrendering our desires and Ambitions to God. Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let…

Matthew 7:24-29 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine an…

Sermon On The Mount: Knowing Jesus Opening Text: Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perfo…

Matthew 7:15-20 15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. 16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad f…

The narrow road is a daily choice to follow Jesus. Luke 9:23-26 23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world…

Matthew 7:12 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. NIV How To Practice The Golden Rule Be genuine, even when others are not. Romans 12:3,9 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself…

Opening Text: Matthew 7:9-11 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! NIV 2 Observations God is a loving Fat…

Jesus' instructions on prayer are not about "getting what we want" but about becoming godly human beings. Ask…and keep on asking God wants students, not know-it-alls 7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love y…

Opening Text: Matthew 7:1-5 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me tak…

Opening Text: Acts 2:42-47 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared eve…

Point 1: Live Connected Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. Proverbs 18:1 ESV If we only seek our desires, when they lead down the wrong path, we have no one to help us see the another outcome. How do we live connected? Find a small circle of faith-based friends whom you trust with sound judgment…

Slide 1 Acts 10:38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” Acts 3:1 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. TO BE RADIANT YOU MUST BE PRESENT Acts 3:2-6 2 And a man lame fr…

Acts 10:38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” Acts 8:26 “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that does down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.” God will c…

38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. Acts 10:38 NLT Instead of Serve Day, we are discussing how we can serve our community this month —————————————————————————————————————————————— We often get…

Opening Text: Acts 10:38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. NLT Main Text: Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inhe…

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Issues Families Are Facing Today Distracted or distant fathers. Malachi 4:6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. NKJV 2. Sacredness of marriage lost & devaluation of men. 3. Delegating to others the shaping of our children’s hearts…

Opening Text: Isaiah 54:5 For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. NIV The Heart of A Redeemer Rescues you from bondage. Exodus 6:5-7 Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you f…

Matthew 14:14-16 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t neces…

Key Dates: May 12 | Leadership Commitment May 14-21 | 7 Day Prayer Focus May 17 | Pastor Lee Cummings May 21 | Commitment Sunday May 21 | Night of Worship Radiant Is Committed To: 1. Being a praying and worshiping church. Isaiah 56:6-7 6 “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord, who serve him and love his name, who worshi…

1. To engage with God first. Jeremiah 29:7 NLT And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.” 2. New levels of generosity and sacrifice. 1 Chronicles 29:2-3 With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, sil…

Matthew 9:35-36 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 1. Feel the need to r…

What Unhappy Couples Do Wrong: 1. Attacking the character of your spouse. 2. Showing contempt or disgust for each other. 3. Being defensive and not owning up to your part. 4. Shutting down or tuning out your spouse. How To Fight Fair: 1. Overlook minor infractions. Proverbs 21:23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of …

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Healthy Guidelines For Marriage: 1. Keep God at the center of your home and guard the sabbath. Joshua 24:15 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you w…

Jewish Antiquities, 18.3.3 About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. And when, upon the accusation of the principal men among us, Pil…

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 1. God is our source to love our spouse well. 2. Mutual submission is a gift to marriage. Ephesians 5:22-33 22 Wives, submit yourselves to yo…

1. Dreams energize us, motivate us, and clarify our behaviors with noble purpose 2. Dreams transform us into better versions of ourselves for God’s glory 3. Dreams heal the world Psalm 37.4 ESV: Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Desire comes from God (Psalm 37.4), is rewarded by God (Proverbs 10.24), and …

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Ephesians 5:21-33 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head o…

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. What Radiant Church Desires For People: 1. Living Free: We live in freedom by understanding our true identity in Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:17 17 Now the Lord is t…

Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. What Is Revival 1. Revival is an unexpected visitation from God. 2. Revival brings back to life that which appears to be dead. Marks of Revival 1. An out pouring of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:17 “ ‘In the last days, God says, I…

1 Corinthians 15:33 NLT 33 Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character. 1. Godly friends are authentic and vulnerable with each other. James 5:16 ESV 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. 2. Godly Friends love each other when they are at their wors…

Mt 28:18–20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of…

A disciple is someone fully believes in, follows and is transformed by Jesus. 3 Marks of A Disciple: Matthew 28:16-17 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 1. Worshiping Jesus should fuels our spiritual disciplines. Matthew 28:18-20 …

Mark 8:34-38 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole wo…

Matthew 6:16-18 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, …

Bold DEFINITION: not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff- courage or daring Beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action I got a call from a pastor friend one morning, to share what God had told him: “Who do I Love?’ he responded, You know Lord: He responded: Who did I take with me to the mount of T…

Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly t…

Luke 1:1-4 NIV Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly acco…

Matthew 5:6 'Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for *righteousness, for they will be filled’ Matthew 5:6 {Amplified} ‘Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied’ 2023 Resolution: Hunger for Jesus Matth…

Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, not about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you no…

Matthew 6:19.24 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye…

Numbers 13:26-14:9 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 2…

Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Forgiveness Does NOT Mean: 1. Forgiveness is not letting people get away with something. 2. Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation. …

Matthew 6:5-13 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what i…

Matthew 6:1-4 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have receive…

Biblical View of The Unborn: Psalms 139:13-16 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the…

Matthew 5:43-48 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who …

Matthew 5:38-42 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them …

Matthew 5:33-37 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And…