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Forgiven people forgive people. Because Christ has cancelled all of our debt at the cross we should also forgive those indebted to us.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
The grace of God is not an invitation to comfort, but to a life of significance.
Matthew 11:1-19
The fake you's doing just fine. Real Jesus died on a real cross for the real you. And it's time to get real.
Grace forgives, calls us to repent, and washes us white as snow.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
When you're confronted with other people's sin, do you respond with disgust or compassion? Just like the father in the story of the prodigal son, Jesus feels compassion when bumping into sinners.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
"For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe." Romans 3:20-22
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
The Good News: God Initiates. God invites. God Saves.
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To learn more about how God is moving at Eleven22, visit coe22.com.
Standing in Awe: The Power, Purpose and Priorities of Jesus
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To learn more about how God is moving at Eleven22, visit coe22.com.
Motivated By Love: On Mission For The Sake Of The Gospel
On Saturated Friday, Pastor Derwin Gray teaches us how Jesus wants to light us up with love and how that love fuels our mission for the gospel. Through the interaction between Jesus and the expert in religious law (Luke 10:25-29 NLT), Pastor Derwin reminds us about the greatest commandments: loving God and loving your neighbor.
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To learn more about how God is moving at Eleven22, visit coe22.com.
On Saturated Thursday, Pastor Matt Chandler dives into 1 Corinthians 15:1-6, where Paul reminds us of the foundation of our faith—Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. This truth isn’t just something we believe once and move on from. It’s the very thing we stand in every day.
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To learn more about how God is moving at Eleven22, visit coe22.com.
Come and See: The Church is a Place for the Broken.
On Saturated Wednesday, Pastor Jim Burgen reminds us about the importance of creating a welcoming church environment for all people, especially those who are broken, lost, and struggling.
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To learn more about how God is moving at Eleven22, visit coe22.com.
Whatever you do, first and foremost, love Jesus. Do not forget your first love. Do what stirs your affection for Him and never stop boldly proclaiming the mystery of the gospel.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
We must pray like our life depends on it, because it does! When it comes to the spiritual battle we are in with Satan, prayer is our direct line of communication to God.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com.
Throughout the Stand Firm series, we’ve been learning how to defend ourselves against the enemy. But as we learn about the sword of the spirit, Pastor Joby digs into what it means to play offense- to fight back against Satan and deal with the temptation that each and every one of us encounter.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In order to fully walk in the freedom of Jesus’ sacrifice, we must protect our mind from our own thoughts and the whispers of the enemy. We must use the helmet of salvation to crush the doubts that creep into our minds.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
God has gifted us with faith to protect us against the attacks of the enemy. But that doesn't mean he won't tempt us. In this message, Pastor Ryan Britt talks dives into how Satan likes to tempt us and how yet, God promises we will not be tempted beyond our ability.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
We are at war. You can’t accomplish the right mission with the wrong pair of shoes. This week, Senior Pastor Josh Howerton of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, Texas, walks us through the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In this series, we’ve learned who our enemy is. This week, Pastor Joby walks us through understanding who we are in Christ. The Breastplate of Righteousness is a reminder that righteousness comes by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone. On the cross, Christ took our unrighteousness upon Himself and gave us His righteousness. There’s more grace in Christ than the sin in us.
Pastor Joby references two teachings—
Pastor Ray Cortese’s 2016 Saturated teaching: Saturated 2016 - Thursday: Pastor Ray Cortese
Alistair Begg: The Power and Message of the Cross
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
As we dive deeper into our new series, “Stand Firm”, Pastor Joby teaches through Ephesians 6:14, John 8:-31-47 and John 14:6. We must remember the enemy knows our weaknesses. It’s not IF you’re going to be attacked, but WHEN. But the good news is we do not stand firm in our own strength, we stand firm in God’s. Are you fighting the lies of the enemy with the truth of God?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
We are in a literal war. The good news is though, it was already been won. We fight from victory, not for victory.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
As Paul closes out his letter to the Galatians, he reiterates the importance of walking in step with the Holy Spirit. But how does these instructions translate to modern day life when it comes to things like pridefulness, envy and comparison?
The kingdom of God is going places. God is up to something- are you keeping in step with the Spirit and joining Him in the work?-
The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
Where do you boast: In your works? Your accomplishments? In the world? Religious resumé?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
You’ll never learn to be free until you learn to be honest with the Lord. Trying to fight the devil on your own is never going to work out. You need to take whatever it is that the enemy is trying to kill you with- that has been living and growing in the dark and drag into the light. Let Jesus do the work that He finished at the cross on that thing.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Galatians 5:1 If Jesus had set us free, why wouldn’t we be walking in that freedom?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In Galatians 4:9 Paul says, "But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?” If we are saved and set free, why do we not act like it and keep turning back to our old ways?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
If you primarily think of God as your master, you’ll always think of yourself as a bond servant and always lean towards works based righteousness. But when you realize God is your Father and that you're adopted as a son by grace, you will be set free from the bondage and no longer be a slave to sin or the performance trap of the law.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In each and every one of us, there’s an innate desire to control ourselves, others, and even God. We all have a tendency to think we can earn God’s love through our works. But when we reveal, repent and remember, we confront the allure of works based righteousness and extend an invitation to embrace the transformative grace of Jesus Christ.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In week 7 of the BE FREE series, Pastor Ryan Britt goes through Galatians 3:1-9, 4:21-31 as well as the story of Abraham's life in Genesis. Just as Abraham did, we all sometimes become bewitched by our immediate desires and forget what should always be #1 most important thing- our relationship with Jesus.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people worldwide, go to https://coe22.com/donate or text 'donate' to 441122.
Good people don't go to Heaven. Saved & Redeemed people go to Heaven.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
When your brothers and sisters in Christ, there is a need for accountability. But what does it look like to honor God and each other when it comes to disagreement and confrontation?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
In Galatians 2:1-10, Paul emphasizes the lack of importance of gentiles conforming to Jewish traditions to follow Jesus. Likewise, Christians today often get caught up in the unnecessary traditions when it comes to how we practice our faith. We must remember to not judge or make it difficult for people to find a relationship with Jesus. Let the gospel be the most important thing!
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
If you could see you the way God sees you, you would stop playing the comparison game the world is playing.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to CoE22.com
When it comes to salvation, Jesus + anything ruins everything.
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Do you believe that when Jesus said “It is finished” that it counted for you?
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Dying on the cross was not a one time or final decision from Jesus. He was always eternally submitted and committed to living out the plan of the Father.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
We often fail to fully realize the full story of what happened on the cross the day Jesus died and why it is so significant. To fully understand, we need to back all the way up to the beginning of creation so we can get the full picture of Jesus' love and mercy for each one of us.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
One of the best ways to understand the goodness and love of God is to remember that He is our Father.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
The execution of God's son was the execution of God's plan for the salvation of God's children.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
We don't understand the scandal of grace because we don't understand our own sinfulness.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Liar, lunatic, or Lord. Those are the only options to consider when it comes to determining who Jesus was and is.
"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost " - Luke 19:10
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
When we encounter Jesus, everything about everything changes. We cannot stop speaking of what we have seen and heard.
Share your testimony at coe22.com/stories/
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
God uses our tests, trials, and even terrible decisions and turns them in to a testimony for His glory.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Jesus is the greater and better Jonathon. Because of His loving kindness toward us we have been invited like a cripple to the King's table.
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
I am the man. I was blind. I met Jesus. Now I can see.
Share your testimony with us at coe22.com/stories/
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
There is power in testimony. God wants to take the gospel to the ends of the Earth through you by the blood of the lamb, the word of your testimony and loving not your life unto death. But first and foremost, He wants to take the gospel to you individually.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
Our focus for this year is ETERNAL LIFE. We have to be willing to get uncomfortable and get messy to get our One More's to Jesus.
Find out more about our 2024 Vision at https://coe22.com/about/vision/
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To find out more about how God is moving at Eleven22, go to coe22.com
In order to live according to the Word, you have to read the Word.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
From the cradle, Jesus was being prepared for the cross.
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." -Matthew 1:21
We invite you to join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ this Christmas season! Go to coe22.com/christmas for all of the details on Christmas Eve services and how we're celebrating this year!
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
This is not a silent night… this is war! We fight not for a victory, but from a victory already won by the Prince of Peace!
We invite you to join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ this Christmas season! Go to coe22.com/christmas for all of the details on Christmas Eve services and how we're celebrating this year!
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
The son of God became a man so that men and women could become sons and daughters of the one true God.
We invite you to join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ this Christmas season! Go to coe22.com/christmas for all of the details on Christmas Eve services and how we're celebrating this year!
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
“Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” -1 John 5:5
If you are considering harming yourself or are having suicidal thoughts please call 988 right now. Help is always available.
If you'd like to receive care from our team go to coe22.com/care and someone will be in touch with you very soon.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
We have to use the gospel to beat down the negative scripts the enemy is whispering to us. But before we can do that, we must identify them. You can’t surrender what you don’t know you're holding onto. You can’t lay down what you don’t realize you’ve picked up.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
Our enemy, the Devil, is the Father of Lies. Do not believe the whispers, but stand on the truth of the word of God.
If you are considering harming yourself or are having suicidal thougthts please call 988 right now. Help is always available.
If you'd like to receive care from our team go to coe22.com/care adn someone will be in touch with you very soon.
God is first. We bring to God our first and best because He first loved us by giving His best in Jesus Christ.
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We are walking through the second year of a discipleship journey called the 10:10 Life, rooted in John 10:10. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
Be challenged by all that God continues to call us to, put your yes on the table and take a step of obedience. We should leverage everything God has given us, time, talent and treasure, all for His glory and invest in forever instead of storing up treasures on Earth. It will require us to sacrifice time, comfort, resources, certainty and other “life as usual” things to invest in eternal things that never fade.
One of the most important things that the gospel compels us to is generosity. Jesus did not withhold generosity at the cross and we respond by not withholding from Him.
Whether you are new to this journey, staying faithful through it or deepening the commitment of generosity the Lord has called you to, leverage everything God has given you for His glory and be obedient to the doors He opens.
It is time to live in the fullness of life that God has for us. Find out more at 1010life.coe22.com
If God works, then working is Godly. Jesus followers should be the best, hardest working group of people on the planet. How can you glorify God through your work?
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We are walking through the second year of a discipleship journey called the 10:10 Life, rooted in John 10:10. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." Be challenged by all that God continues to call us to, put your yes on the table and take a step of obedience. We should leverage everything God has given us, time, talent and treasure, all for His glory and invest in forever instead of storing up treasures on Earth. It will require us to sacrifice time, comfort, resources, certainty and other “life as usual” things to invest in eternal things that never fade. One of the most important things that the gospel compels us to is generosity. Jesus did not withhold generosity at the cross and we respond by not withholding from Him. Whether you are new to this journey, staying faithful through it or deepening the commitment of generosity the Lord has called you to, leverage everything God has given you for His glory and be obedient to the doors He opens. It is time to live in the fullness of life that God has for us. Find out more at 1010life.coe22.com
Loneliness is not just a social crisis, but a spiritual crisis. We have all of the advantages against loneliness because Jesus is the greatest friend you could have. There’s no body like Him.
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” 1 Corinthians 6:18
“Wisdom in this life is doing what the Good Shepherd tells us to do.”
Wives, submit to your own husband. Submission means to “make your husband feel like the man.” Husbands, love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Ephesians 5:21-24, 33
Never underestimate the impact and power of Godly parental instruction.
Exodus 2:11-15
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
Saturated is our annual five-day event in which we anticipate the movement of God to bring revival in our lives individually and as a church body.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
Saturated is our annual five-day event in which we anticipate the movement of God to bring revival in our lives individually and as a church body.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
To support The Church of Eleven22 and help us continue to reach people around the world, visit https://www.coe22.com/donate
Saturated is our annual five-day event in which we anticipate the movement of God to bring revival in our lives individually and as a church body.
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The Church of Eleven22™ is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
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The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.
James 5:1-6
What are you doing with your one and only life? Are you leveraging it for eternity or wasting it on the temporary?
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Draw near to this world and it will betray you.
The reason you fight is because you don’t get what you want. The real problem is what you really want can only be found in Christ.
Comparison kills. When you see yourself the way God sees you, then His love for you will be more than enough.
Out of the overflow of the mouth, the heart speaks. Does your mouth reveal that you need heart surgery?
When you have been run over by the grace train of the gospel of Jesus Christ, it changes everything about you, especially the way you live your life. Works are the fruit of the changed life; the gospel is the root.
Every man, woman and child is an image-bearer of our great and glorious God and deserve to be treated that way.
God did not give you all you have so you could have all you want, but so others could have all they need.
Intentions are useless. Being a follower of Jesus means that you take the next step of obedience in the direction where He is calling you.
Outbursts of anger reveal a serious heart condition. Does the peace of Christ rule your heart? Or is your anger ruling your life?
Following Jesus is so much more than right or wrong; it is life or death.
God uses the trials in our life like a hammer and chisel to take away everything in us that doesn’t look like Jesus.
The Spirit of God in you is greater than the circumstances around you. This world has trouble. God offers peace that transcends understanding.
The Son of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings. His name is Jesus. Do you need healing? Do you have faith?
The heart of worship is gratitude for who Jesus is and what He has done for us.
You don’t have to do the things you used to do because you are not the person that you used to be. The old you is dead. The new you is alive in Christ.
What do you do with doubts and unanswered questions? You pick them up and follow Jesus. He is the only one offering eternal life.
“Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life”” – John 6:68
Do you want to be healed? Your past does not have to define your future. In Christ, your past pain can be a platform for God’s glory.
One of the best ways to DEEPEN your relationship with Jesus is to help others DISCOVER theirs.
God takes what is filthy and does not just make it better; He makes it into a new creation. Have you been made new?
Do you Believe? By believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, you may have life in His name.
You want PEACE? You want true CONTENTMENT regardless of the circumstances? You want a JOY that you can’t lose? Then hear and heed the invitation of Jesus:
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Jesus (Matthew 11:28-30)
Sanctification is the transforming of our lowly bodies over time to be like Jesus.
The only paperwork that matters on the day of judgment is not your resume, but Christ's invitation.
During the fourth week of our series exploring the book of Philippians, Pastor H.B. Charles imparts wisdom on Philippians 2:1-18. His teaching serves as a reminder for us to refrain from grumbling or disputing in all situations.
By doing so, we can strive to be blameless and pure, embodying the qualities of children of God who are without blemish. This is especially important in today's world, where the prevailing culture is often crooked and twisted. Through our conduct, we have the opportunity to shine like beacons of light amidst the darkness, illuminating the world with goodness and hope.
In our third week of our series through the book of Philippians, Pastor Joby Martin teaches through Philippians 1:12-20 and asks us the question, "Is your life characterized by faith, freedom and gospel focus that transcends your circumstances? Or do you feel like a victim of your circumstances?"
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The theological reality of the gospel is that Jesus’s life, death and resurrection has reconciled you to the Father. The relational reality of the gospel is that the gospel should connect you to the body of Christ. If you are in Christ, you should be a part of His family, the church.
You don’t get peace without grace and you don’t get God the Father without knowing Jesus as Lord.
Religion kills. It’s a trick. It convinces people that they are saved by their good works and self-righteousness.
Are you ready to “come to your senses” and come home to your heavenly Father?
Money cannot protect your soul, only direct it. Direct your soul to a deeper trust in your Good Father, the Good Shepherd.
Money cannot protect your soul, only direct it. Direct your soul to a deeper trust in your Good Father, the Good Shepherd.
Jesus not only rescues us from, but rescues us in and through our suffering.
Jesus, Immanuel, came to save us from our sin that we would no longer be separated from God our Father.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Christ came that we may all have a seat at the King's table.
No matter who you are, what you have done, or where you have been, salvation is offered to anyone who would trust Jesus.
God gives us faith and we bring Him trust. That is how we grow.
The enemy’s goal is to suppress the truth that God loves you because if you believe and receive that he does, it changes everything.
Do good. Be rich in good works. Be generous and ready to share. Take hold of that which is truly life. What is God calling you to do?
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Bold faith is acting as if you actually believe that God is who He says He is and that He always keeps His promises.
We bring to God our first and best because God first loved us by giving us His best in Jesus Christ.
The abundant life is the sent life.
We are all called to live life on mission, and there are many ways that we can serve on the mission field domestically, internationally and right here in our own city. We invite you to partner with us to take a next step and live a SENT life! Text SENT to 441122 or visit coe22.com/sentlife
Are you living the abundant life or is your life defined by an abundance of stuff that will never satisfy?
Not my will, but Your will be done. What is the NEXT THING for you?
God does not call the equipped, but He equips the called. What is He calling you to do? What is the NEXT THING for you?
The next thing I should do is the most God-glorifying thing I can do.
"See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! – Psalm 150:6
No matter the season you find yourself in, the condition of your heart or the circumstances of your life, it is always the right time to Praise the Lord because He is worthy of your worship. Join with all of creation in making much of our King.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well. – Psalm 139:14
You are valuable and you should be treated as valuable.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain – Psalm 127:1
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! – Psalm 34:8
Jesus is not a philosophy to be followed, an idea to be understood or a religion to be practiced. He is the one true God meant to be experienced. He is more than enough to conquer our fears, reign over our circumstances and hear our cries.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name! – Psalm 100:4
We all live on a continuum between gratitude and entitlement. Do not let this world drag you away from thanksgiving and into despair.
14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15 When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him. – Psalm 91:14-15
Abide in Him because apart from him, you can do nothing.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you. – Psalm 63:2-3
Do you see the gospel as merely practical, or do you see Jesus as beautiful and soul-satisfying? The gospel offers us so much more than a religious belief system that doesn’t end in hell. The gospel offers a beautiful journey of discovering and deepening a relationship with JESUS.
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart… – Psalm 24:3-4
Who shall ascend the hill? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. The King of Glory must do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.
Oh sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him. – Psalm 98:1
Worship is an overflow of our grateful response to God for who He is and what He has done.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me. – Psalm 51:10
No one is too far gone for the far reaching arms of our gracious God.
10 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us… – Psalm 46:10-11
Snatch back your faith from your circumstances and place your faith in the sovereign King of the Universe. Experience His goodness. He is for you. He is with you. He is inside of you.
At the cross, He makes the war of our enemy against us cease.
But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me. – Psalm 55:16
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved. – Psalm 55:22
God hears our cries and knows our pain. Pour your heart out to the Lord in prayer like it matters more than anything else, because it does.
He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! – Psalm 57:3
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth! – Psalm 57:5
The reason that missions exist to the ends of the earth is because worship doesn’t yet. Even when David is hiding for his life in the darkness of a cave, he never loses sight of God’s glory to be spread over all the earth.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid? ¬– Psalm 27:1
Fear not, for I am with you. Perfect love casts out fear, and peace is found in the face of the LORD.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation 6 and my God. – Psalm 42:5-6
In the dark night of the soul, our only hope is to look to the Light of the World.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. – Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul… – Psalm 19:7
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight… – Psalm 19:14
The Word of God is a great gift to us. It is a map and a mirror. It is perfect and diagnoses our disease of sin. Jesus is the cure.
I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” – Psalm 16:2
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply… – Psalm 16:4
The insatiable human soul can only be satisfied by the everlasting God.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one. – Psalm 14:2-3
God’s relentless pursuit of our rebellious race is through Jesus.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him? – Psalm 8:3-4
Our lives are for Your glory. How do we leverage all of our lives (family, vocation, culture, etc.) for Your glory?
his delight is in the law of the LORD ,
and on his law he meditates day and night. – Psalm 1:2
Is your life rooted in God’s word or are you trying to navigate life on your own?
When Jesus was on the cross and said "it is finished" it counted for you.
God does not reveal Himself to us so that we can sit and soak it up on the mountain top, but so that we can be sent and serve on mission.
Our enemy, the devil, is the Father of Lies. Do not believe the whispers, but stand on truth of the Word of God. "It is written.."
Jesus did not come to make bad people better or sad people happy. He came to give life to the dead and salvation for sinners.
A mustard seed-size faith in the infinitely powerful, promise-keeping God, is infinitely more powerful than putting all your faith in temporary, promise-breaking idols.
The law is the diagnosis that we are all sinners in need of a Savior. Jesus is the cure.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. – John 3:16
Christ is the secret to solid, satisfying contentment.
"Be happy in him, O my heart, and in nothing but God, for whatever a man trusts in, from that he expects happiness." - Arthur G. Bennett, The Valley of Vision
Don’t compare. Don’t complain. Don’t cower in fear.
But leverage everything that your KING has given you for His glory. Use all the treasures that God has given you
to TREASURE Christ before all things.
Flee sexual immorality…you are not your own, you were bought with a price.
So glorify God with your body.
If you want to be great, if you want to be first, then humble yourself like Jesus and serve.
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. - Matthew 6:24
Are you serving money as your king?
Or are you using money to serve the one true King?
“Enemy-occupied territory---that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us to take part in a great campaign of sabotage" - C.S. Lewis
What kingdom are you serving?
What are you worshiping? We are all wired to worship. Are you worshiping the ONE TRUE GOD?
Recorded live from our Baker Correctional campus.
To STAND UP and act like a man you must first BOW DOWN and surrender to Jesus.
For if, because of one man’s (Adam) trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17
We made it to the final “one another” this season, and that’s to forgive one another. Unforgiveness will lead to bitterness, closing off relationships to one another and to God. Forgive one another as the Lord has forgiven you.
¹² Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, ¹³ bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. – Colossians 3:12-13
We hope this season has blessed you over the last 28 weeks. Stay tuned for season 3, coming in 2022! If you're looking for additional resources to help you deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ, visit coe22.com/resources.
When Jesus says “follow me,” He isn’t offering a second chance at life. He is offering a NEW life…HIS life.
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This week we have a special guest, hearing from Pastor Ryan Britt about encouraging one another. Our words have power; how are you using yours? You never know what kind of impact your words of encouragement might have on someone’s life.
We encourage YOU to encourage someone this week.
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. - 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Jesus meets us in our humanity: in our fears, in our insecurity, in our sorrows, in our doubts, and he offers us faith. Do you believe?
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The execution of God’s Son was the execution of God’s plan. Do you believe that when Jesus died on the cross that somehow it counted for you?
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A great relationship with one another is ultimately defined by mutual submission out of reverence for Christ. Whether it be in marriage, between children and parents or between bosses and employees, may we humble ourselves and submit ourselves to one another, just as Christ did for us.
The only way to seek Jesus is through surrender.
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If the Church comes together as one, rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the world would take notice.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. – Romans 12:16
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. – 1 Peter 3:8
As Jesus prayed for us (those who will believe), He prayed that our RELATIONSHIPS with Him and each other would change the world.
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Forgiveness of sin comes from Jesus alone, but often healing comes in the context of community.
Who are you praying for? Who do you have in your life that’s praying for you?
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. – James 5:16
The spirit of God in you is greater than the circumstances around you. This world has trouble. God offers peace that transcends understanding.
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More than any other, we are commanded to love one another as He has loved us. We can’t do this alone; Jesus invites us to abide in Him and He will abide in us. The more we abide in Jesus, the more fruit we bear that can pour out to love one another unconditionally, like Christ has loved us.
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. – John 15:12
Christ’s invitation is not for you to DO more, but is for you to be near Him; for apart from Him, you can do nothing.
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This week’s one another comes from Hebrews 10. May we always encourage one another and surround ourselves with those that continually point us to Jesus.
If you need community like this in your life, join a disciple group! Find a group at coe22.com/disciplegroups.
²⁴ And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, ²⁵ not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. – Hebrews 10:24-25
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” - Jesus (John 14:6)
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This week, Pastor Joby talks about the event in John 13 when Jesus washes the disciples’ feet. He washes the feet of those that would follow Him, betray Him and deny Him.
Many people find themselves in places of authority, not just at work, but at home as moms or dads. What do you do when you find yourself in a place of authority? What would it look like for you to “wash the feet” of those around you?
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. – John 13:14
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. – Romans 12:10
Jesus leveraged all of His power to serve those that don’t deserve it. He said that we would be blessed and noticed when we do the same.
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Jesus laid down His perfection and took from us our sin, not because we deserved it, but because He decided He was going to do it on our behalf. That’s what honor is.
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. – Romans 12:10
As long as we come to God on our own terms, we will never be saved. Salvation comes to those who come to Him on HIS terms. His terms demand that we surrender by grace through faith.
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In a world that tries to tear us apart, the gospel informs us that just as Christ welcomed us, we are to welcome one another for the glory of God.
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. - Romans 15:7
The heart of worship is gratitude for who Jesus is and what He has done for us. Are you grateful?
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One of the primary ways to love one another is to bear one another’s burdens. In this week’s devo, Pastor Joby talks about Mary, Martha and their brother, Lazarus. In John 11, we see how Jesus carries the burdens of his friends. Jesus knows Lazarus is going to die and He is going to bring Lazarus back to life, but he meets Mary and Martha where they are and bear their burden when they needed it most. He weeps with those who are weeping.
We’re called to bear one another’s burdens because Jesus bore our sin on the cross. As Jesus bears your burden, are you willing and able to bear one another’s burdens?
Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2
You don’t have to do the things that you used to do because you are not the person that you used to be. The old you is dead. The new you is alive in Christ.
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The way we speak to one another matters. The way we speak to one another is not a reflection of the mouth, but a reflection of the heart.
Are you speaking life, or are you speaking death?
¹⁹ addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ²⁰ giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹ submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. – Ephesians 5:19-21
All this world can offer is heartbreak, self-indulgence and disappointment. A full life can only be experienced in the fullness of Jesus Christ.
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We can not simultaneously look down our nose on other people and fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfector of our faith.
²⁵ If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. - Galatians 5:25-26
I was blind. I met Jesus. Now I see. If that’s true for you, who needs to hear your story of salvation?
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The most commanded one another is to love one another. You can't love one another if you lie to one another. There's plenty of reasons why we lie; maybe it's for the applause of man or maybe it's to keep parts of our lives in the dark. But Jesus died on the cross so we can live in light of the gospel and walk in the freedom Christ came to give us.
⁹ Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. - Colossians 3:9-10
The gospel sets us free. We all serve something. Jesus is the only one that brings freedom in our surrender to Him.
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Last week, Pastor Joby taught through exhorting one another, holding one another accountable and pointing back to the eternal well of living water only Christ can offer. There's a difference between exhorting and passing judgment. It's putting your own preferences and opinions aside and continuously pointing to the gospel.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. - Romans 8:1
In Christ we are to leave behind our condemnation and our life of sin.
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We all get thirsty for the temporary things of this world that will never satisfy. Do you have people in your life to point you back to the eternal well of living water of Jesus Christ? Are you doing that to others?
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. - Hebrews 3:13
You will find what you are looking for. If you are looking for reasons to not believe, there are many: social, theological, historical, religious, traditional…but if you are looking for true life, you will find it in Jesus alone.
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Are you using the gifts God has given you?
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: - 1 Peter 4:10
What do you do with doubts and unanswered questions? You pick them up and follow after Jesus. He is the only one offering eternal life.
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, - John 6:68
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We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Our salvation can’t be earned.
¹³ For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. - Galatians 5:13-15
The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a RELATIONSHIP with JESUS CHRIST.
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² with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³ eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. - Ephesians 4:2-3
Are you eager for division and point out what everyone else is doing wrong, or are you eager to maintain unity by showing grace?
Do you want to be healed? Your past does not have to define your future. In Christ, your past pain can be a platform for God’s glory.
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Confession matters. When you're confessing your sins to one another, you're not confessing so that you may be forgiven, you're confessing that you HAVE BEEN forgiven.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. - James 5:16
The fake you is doing just fine. But the real Jesus died on a real cross for the real you.
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This week Pastor Joby dives into what the Bible says about humility in Philippians 2:3 and 1 Peter 5.
"If we've been infected with the gospel, one of the ways it plays itself out is the way we treat one another and are humble toward one another."
God is for you, it’s just not all about you. True life is found when you realize that you are not the center of the universe, but instead you center your life on Christ.
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Romans 15:14 tells us to "instruct one another." Who are you instructing?
God loved, so God gave. If you believe, then you receive eternal life.
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In this episode, Pastor Joby talks about the fourth "one another" in this series: Admonish One Another, and what that means for our relationships with others. This "one another" is referenced in Colossians 3:16 in the Bible.
Exploitation in the name of religion angers God. He did not come to take from His people, but to give His life for them.
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In this episode, Pastor Joby talks about the fourth "one another" in this series: Offer Hospitality to One Another without Grumbling, and what that means for our relationships with others. This "one another" is referenced in 1 Peter 4:9 in the Bible.
God takes what is filthy and doesn’t just make it better; He makes it into a new creation. Have you been made new?
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In this episode, Pastor Joby talks about the third "one another" in this series: Be Devoted to One Another in Brotherly Love, and what that means for our relationships with others. This "one another" is referenced in Romans 12:10 in the Bible.
Who are you inviting to “come and see” Jesus for themselves?
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In this episode, Pastor Joby talks about the second "one another" in this series: Be at peace with one another, and what that means for our relationships with others. This "one another" is referenced in one place in the Bible: Mark 9:50
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29
Do you know Him?
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In this episode, Pastor Joby talks about the first "one another" in this series: Greet one another with a holy Kiss, and what that means for our relationships with others. This "one another" is referenced in four places in the Bible: Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Peter 5:14.
The Son of God became a man so that men and women could become children of God.
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Are you looking for life in the temporary things of this world or have your eyes been opened to true life, only found in the resurrected Jesus Christ?
Throughout the New Testament, we learn how to navigate relationships with one another as we seek to follow Jesus. Among other things, scripture teaches us to carry one another’s burdens, pray for one another, honor one another and love one another.
Tune in each week to the Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin podcast as we study what the Bible says about “one another.”
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. - Hebrews 12:3
The path to happily ever after is paved with patience, purity, protection and provision.
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Faithfulness and fidelity are not simply the goal for your marriage but the foundation on which your marriage is built.
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Your love can grow old or you can grow old in love. It’s your call.
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When in conflict, you can be right or you can be married.
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The key to great sex is being a great servant of your spouse.
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Marriage is a covenant not a contract.
A contract says, “If you...then I...”
A covenant says, “No matter what, I DO.”
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Flee sexual immorality. You are not your own; you were bought with a price, so glorify God in your body.
(See 1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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Our world’s way of dating is hook up, shack up, break up, repeat. God’s way is pursue, progress, propose. Period.
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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
– Proverbs 31:30
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This week, we are honored to have guest Pastor Ryan Kwon, Lead Pastor at Resonate Church in Fremont, California sit down with others and answer questions about singleness.
This week Pastor Joby and his wife, Gretchen Martin, sit down and answer questions about their relationship and others related to week 1 of the Song of Solomon series, "The Man".
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
–1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Many get to experience the works of Jesus, but GRATITUDE leads us to intimately encounter the person of Jesus. Don’t let missing gratitude lead to missing Jesus.
The only way to navigate family strife during this season is to treat people the way Jesus has treated you. Forgiven people forgive people.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. - Matthew 11:28-30
God did not give you all you have so that you could have all you want but so that others could have all they need.
Beware of the steady and deadly undercurrent of our me/mine, relative truth, tolerance culture. It’s a trap. It proclaims freedom and is enslaved.
We are all chained to something. Being chained to JESUS is your only hope of freedom.
The Bible, God’s Word, is a gift from God to us. It is trustworthy and true and it all points to Jesus.
His divine power has given you everything you need to accomplish all that He has called you to. What He has called you to is to make disciples that make disciples.
The Son of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings. His name is Jesus. Do you need healing? Do you have faith?
God is first. God loves first. God went first. WE bring our first and best because He first loved us by giving us His best in Jesus Christ.
Our marriages are not primarily about us, but a reflection of God’s covenant love for His people.
Husbands: your wife needs to know you value her. Your example is Christ.
Wives: your husband needs to know you are for him. Your example is Christ.
The world needs to see Godly marriages that put on display what it looks like to be mutually submitted to one another out of reverence for Christ.
If you have drifted, REPENT and make Jesus the ONE THING THAT DRIVES EVERYTHING.
God wants YOU to SURRENDER to the lordship of Christ NOW. I know this because he brought you here to hear this gospel.
Misplaced hope will kill, steal and destroy you. Hope in Christ alone brings life to you and to those around you. Always be prepared to preach the gospel to anyone who asks you for the hope that is in you.
Misplaced hope will kill, steal and destroy you. Hope in Christ alone brings life to you and to those around you. Always be prepared to preach the gospel to anyone who asks you for the hope that is in you.
The object of our faith is more important than the size of our faith.
The Holy Spirit helps us, comforts us, teaches us, empowers us, guarantees us... ultimately, HE (not it) points us to Jesus.
The almighty, Sovereign King wants to come into your life as friend and Savior.
You are never too far gone for the gospel to redeem, renew and restore you.
The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Do you have a relationship with Jesus?
How do I begin a relationship with Jesus?
A - Admit that you are a sinner in need of a Savior
B - Believe or trust that when Jesus died on the cross, that somehow counted for you
C - Confess Jesus as your Lord
Our FAITH and our FAILURES will lead those around us to see and worship Jesus. Our inaction will not.
What do you do with doubts and unanswered questions? You pick them up and follow after Jesus because He is the only one that offers eternal life.
Application is infinitely more important than inspiration. If you build your life on success, stuff and status, it will fail. BUT, if you build your life on Jesus, our Savior, nothing that comes against you will prevail.
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It’s a relationship with Jesus, not religious activity, that changes everything.
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The reason we can pray with such boldness is because God invites us to come into His presence, just as a good father invites their child in need.
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In real life discipleship relationships, courage, humility and vulnerability are required. Do you have a friend that loves you more than your opinion of them?
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Everything we have been given will one day bring either regret or reward. God doesn’t want or need your money. He wants your heart.
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A city on fire and only be extinguished by Holy Spirit-filled people who pray & do something.
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The heart of religion is about impressing people and proving to God that you are worthy. The gospel is about knowing that you are not worthy and having the grace of God pressed upon your heart through the cross of Jesus Christ.
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The Lord teaches us that our prayers should be personal, persistent and powerful.
“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God. It changes me.” – C.S. Lewis
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A true disciple of Jesus doesn’t merely respond generously to a sermon, but lives a life of generosity in response to the gospel.
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The reason that we are to love our enemies is because when we were enemies of God, He first loved us.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8
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Marriage is a supernatural covenant (not a contract) between one man and one woman ‘til death do you part, ordained by God Himself.
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A Holy God reconciled sinners unto Himself through the blood of His Son. The reconciled are SENT as ambassadors for Christ, offering that same reconciliation. Forgiven people forgive people. What are you waiting for?
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We are not saved by our good works. We are saved by Christ’s finished work. However, we are saved FOR good works.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:8-10
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Jesus did not come to make bad people better or sad people happy. He came to give life to the dead and salvation for sinners.
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When Jesus brought Lazarus back to life, He displayed His power over death. Today, we can experience a new life through that very same power.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” — John 11:25
In the face of overwhelming obstacles, the Israelite leader Joshua was given this command by God: “Be strong and courageous.” And we can do the same, because of the One who is with us, in us, and for us.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9
Do you hear Jesus knocking? Will you accept His invitation to come in?
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When we read of the suffering endured by Jesus, we can know that we have a Savior who is with us in our pain.
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” — Matthew 26:39
In one powerful moment, the King of Kings took the lowly role of a servant, providing a model of service for all who follow Him.
“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.” — John 13:14
In this episode Joby prepares our hearts for celebrating Easter Sunday and the life-changing, life-giving resurrection of Jesus Christ.
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” — Matthew 21:9
Every path has a destination. Is your marriage or dating life on a path that leads to purity and intimacy, or death and destruction?
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We live in uncertain times. But no matter our circumstances, we can find and share the hope and good news found in Jesus Christ.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — Philippians 1:21
God is calling His people to go big. Drawing from the book of Acts, Joby challenges us to pray big prayers and boldly share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,” — Acts 4:29
If you have doubts about your faith, you’re in good company. Thomas, one of the twelve disciples, struggled to believe in the resurrected Christ. But just like Thomas, we can pick up our questions and follow after Jesus.
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29
Wake UP! Jesus did not come and die to make bad people good, but to bring the dead to life.
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Why do bad things happen? And more than that, why does God let bad things happen? In this episode Joby examines the moment when sin entered the world, and foreshadowed the One who would make all things new.
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” — Genesis 3:15
Anxiety can feel like a normal part of life. But the truth is we don’t have to live in worry. We’re invited to cast our big concerns on an even bigger God.
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” — Matthew 6:34
As followers of Christ, we’re called to “love one another.” But what does this look like? Here Pastor Joby shares the attributes of a love that’s authentic, sacrificial and intentional.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. — 1 Corinthians 13:13
When God opens the door of gospel opportunity, don’t be afraid. By faith, walk through it.
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We are wired for relationship. But authentic relationships require intention. In this episode Pastor Joby encourages us to move from rows at church to circles in groups.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. — 1 Corinthians 12:12
We all struggle with a scarcity mindset. But the gospel compels us to move from fear to faith, as Jesus calls us to leverage our time, talents and resources for His glory.
“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’” — Matthew 25:21
We live a world gripped by fear and uncertainty. But when we experience storms in life, we can find our security in Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Prayer can feel complicated, but Jesus says it’s simply this: children reaching up to their good Father. In this episode Pastor Joby examines one of Jesus’s most profound and powerful teachings on prayer.
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” — Luke 11:9
As a believer that lives IN the world, we must wage war against being OF the world.
Faithfulness in suffering is not based on your feelings as a result of your circumstances. Faithfulness is trusting in the finished work of our Savior.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
Is He the ONE thing that drives everything in your life?
For bitterness to break, forgiveness must happen. If we could begin to see others the way we want God to see us, then we would begin to love people the way God loves us.
REPENTANCE is God’s graced-filled invitation to RETHINK the direction of our lives. Do you need to change direction?
You are never too far gone to cry out to God.
“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God. It changes me.” - C.S. Lewis
The only thing harder than fighting the flesh and following through on God’s will is wishing that you had.
In every square inch of the Earth (and cosmos), Jesus rightly declares MINE. Missions and church planting are a worship issue.
The church is God’s treasure.
The church is Jesus’s bride.
The church is empowered by God the Holy Spirit.
What has God blessed and put into your hands to be used by you to serve His people?
When we “see” the ONE true God…
1. We confess our sins
2. We surrender our lives and are saved
3. We are sent
At Christmas we celebrate the fact that Jesus stepped off of His heavenly throne to come to earth to be:
Prophet: proclaim truth
Priest: reconcile us with God
King: rule and reign all that is, beginning in our hearts
“I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH and THE LIFE and no one comes to the Father except through me” - Jesus
The promise of God’s presence will be the power to persevere in the pain.
- I know that He is able to _________.
- I am believing that He will __________.
And even if He doesn’t, I will worship Him alone.
God did not save you to make much of you, but the gospel frees you to make much of Him.
The boy’s dad in Mark 9 needed a miracle to rescue his child from oppression. Today, God could use YOU to be that miracle in the life of a child that needs to be rescued from poverty in Jesus’ name.
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And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28
Because of the resurrection of Jesus we can say:
“When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrow like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot Thou has taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul.”
We love our neighbor because Jesus, like the Good Samaritan, loved us.
We are to be stewards of our bodies and health, not for our own comfort or benefit, but so that we can pour our lives out for the gospel. Obsession with the physical is idolatry. Neglect of the physical is sacrilege.
Our enemy, the Devil, is the Father of Lies. Do not believe the whispers, but stand on the truth of the word of God. “It is written…”
The shiny things of this world will never satisfy our empty souls.
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot
In order for the church to be ONE so that the world knows we are His disciples, we must forgive one another.
The gospel doesn’t only alter our eternal trajectory, but meets us in the deepest darkest places of the soul.
We are NEVER meant to be a cul-de-sac of God’s grace. We are meant to be a conduit of the gospel to THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
We are NEVER meant to be a cul-de-sac of God’s grace. We are meant to be a conduit of the gospel to THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
“Your faith has saved you. Go in PEACE.” – Jesus
The religious knew Him as a teacher and scoffed. The wretched knew Him as Savior and wept.
Jesus came on a rescue mission to save the lost. There is no barrier that His grace cannot bridge.
Emotions are a gift from God given to us to navigate life. However, we are not ruled by emotions. We are ruled by Jesus.
Religion says that if you obey, then you will belong. The new covenant of grace (the gospel) says that “whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.”
The unique claim of the gospel is that through Jesus Christ, Holy God, built THE bridge to and for sinful man.
The only thing that can fully and finally satisfy the insatiable appetites of the human soul is the everlasting God that created it. His name is JESUS.
God did not give you His power for you, but that through you the power of God’s love would be displayed in this world.
You want to be great? Serve.
You want to be first? Go last.
You want to be promoted? Humble yourself.
Action Step: Find a way to serve someone this week. Find the one thing no one wants to do – then do that.
How much do you trust God? Opportunity does not equal anointing. You cannot give me what the Lord has not, and you cannot keep me from what the Lord has.
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What do you do when someone hurls a spear at you? You duck. You forgive. And you NEVER hurl it back.
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Jesus is the greater David. He stands in our place and puts to death once and for all our greatest giant, our own sin.
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God does not call the equipped, but HE equips the called. “For the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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We don’t come to Jesus on our own terms and conditions. We either surrender to the Lordship of Christ or reject Him. Negotiating is not an option. God will not be second.
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All things are possible for one who believes. If the tomb is empty, then anything is possible.
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God will not be a means to our end. The Lord our God the Lord is ONE.
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Rebellion feels like freedom and fun but will always lead to death and bondage. True freedom and joy are only found in following Jesus.
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God will not cuddle with, make room for, or share HIS throne with idols. He smashes them. For the glory of God and our own joy, so should we.
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“Will you put your yes on the table and let God put it on the map?” - Pastor J.D. Greear
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Parents: of all the people in the entire world, God has chosen YOU to have the primary responsibility of raising your children. Be reminded that He is not calling us to merely raise good citizens, but to raise Jesus followers.
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Prayer is God’s invitation for you to snatch your faith out of the hands of your circumstances and place your trust in the hands of your sovereign Savior.
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When Jesus was on the cross and said “it is finished” it counted for you.
God does not reveal Himself to us so that we can sit and soak it up on the mountain top, but so that we can be sent and serve on mission.
QUESTION: What is more important...
the mission of God or the Glory of God?
ANSWER: The mission of God IS the Glory of God.
When we are tempted, God has given us His Word, the sword of the Spirit, not so that we can defeat Satan but to remind us that Jesus already has.
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me” - John 5:39
Jesus did not come to make bad people better or sad people happy. He came to give life to the dead and salvation for sinners.
A mustard-seed-size faith in the infinitely powerful promise-keeping God is infinitely more powerful than putting all of your faith in temporary promise-breaking idols.
The Law is the diagnosis that we are sinners in need of a Savior. Jesus is the cure.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
A legacy of faith is left by those that pour themselves out for the gospel.
Take a minute to say thank you to someone who has been a significant influence in your faith walk. Now, imagine being that kind of influence in someone else’s life.
Nothing will kill Gods call on your life like constantly comparing yourself to someone that God didn’t call you to be.
In an ever-changing world we will always preach the unchanging truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
God’s Word, the Bible, is an anchor for your soul in a world drifting ever-increasingly towards godlessness.
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. - Proverbs 22:3 (NIV)
The path that your life is on leads somewhere. Where is your life going?
“for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” – Jesus (Luke 6:45)
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. – Ephesians 4:29
Should I say it?
Is it gospel (grace-filled) truth?
Is it timely?
Is it helpful?
Real biblical discipleship is measured by replicating real biblical disciples.
Fear is putting your trust in your circumstances. Faith is putting your trust in your sovereign Savior.
Faith is not simply given to you, but should be given through you. What price are you willing to pay to reach one more generation?
“We would worry less if we praised more. Praise is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” – Harry Ironside
We are not merely mistakers and bad decision makers that need to try harder to be better. We are sinful rebels that need salvation.
The gospel is for ALL PEOPLE. EVERYONE is invited. EVERYONE gets in the same way. The PRICE has already been paid.
The pursuit of happiness is the insatiable attempt to control your circumstances because happiness is dependent on everchanging happenings. Joy is found in the everlasting Jesus.
Who has God called you to bring the message of good news to this Christmas season?
How am I to be a Messenger?
1.Share an invitation. John 1:43-49
2.Share the gospel. 1 Corinthians 15:1-3; John 3:16
3.Share your Story. John 9
4.Share a little more life. John 11:1-44
We BRING to God our FIRST and BEST because God FIRST loved us by giving His FIRST and BEST in Christ.
What if in God’s economy, success is not measured by what you do, but in who you raise?
Because of God’s relentless generosity toward us, may we leverage all that He has given us to reach ONE more for the glory of God.
In the body of Christ (the church), EVERYBODY counts. We are ONE church with many members to the glory of the ONE name that is above every name.
When we get a vision of the ONE true God, then we must respond with our ONE and only life.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, - Ephesians 5:25
See 1 Corinthians 13:4-11
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. - 1 Corinthians 13:11
Action Steps:
1. Say thank you
2. Confess and repent
3. Love your wife.
Provide. Protect. Pursue.
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. - Proverbs 12:4
You will either be a CROWN or CANCER to your household.
Actions Steps:
1.Give thanks
2.Confess and repent
3.Encourage your husband
God loved so God gave. If you believe, then you receive eternal life.
God’s sovereign purpose for all of creation is to glorify Himself by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as He crushes Satan underneath our feet through the power of the gospel. Amen.
A life well lived is not measured by accumulation or achievement, but by pouring yourself out for the glory of God on the mission of God by the power of God.
The gospel compels me to sacrifice myself for you to the Glory of God, not justify myself for me and my own glory.
"In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things, charity." - John Wesley (Maybe…there is an ongoing internet battle over who said it first…how ironic.)
Love rules over all rules and regulations. Jesus tells us the greatest commandment is to love God and love people.
20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” Matthew 22:20-21
A life offered to the Lord as a living sacrifice is a life marked by loving one another. The gospel calls us to treat others as Christ has treated us.
Although we are not saved by the church, we are saved into the church family. The body needs you and you need the body.
To be loved by God is to be given the reward that is obedience to God. We don’t obey to get a reward—though there will be plenty—obedience is the reward.
Until Jesus returns: No matter who you are, what you've done or where you're from, it’s not too late to surrender to Jesus.
What’s so amazing about grace is that God sent His Son to take YOUR place.
Do you hear? Do you understand? Will you surrender and fall into the outstretched arms of your Heavenly Father?
In MERCY, God chooses whoever He wills for the purpose of declaring salvation is in Jesus Christ alone!
God sovereignly chooses Israel to show His glory, that through Israel, Jesus Christ would come and make possible that all nations can know God.
God’s love toward us (as demonstrated through the cross and resurrection) is infinitely greater than anything this world can throw at us.
God's love for you is not measured by your circumstances, but by His sovereign grace toward you. To see His love, see the cross.
The enemy says that you are condemned because of what you have done. The Father says that you are alive and free because of what Jesus has done for you.
We are not mistakers that need to try harder. We are sinners that need a Savior.
When you have been SET FREE by the gift of God's GRACE then you are FREE to GRACE others that are still in bondage through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
When Jesus is your Savior, He not only saves your soul from eternal damnation in the next life, but He SETS YOU FREE from the slavery of sin in this life. BE FREE.
You don't have to do the things you used to do because you are not the person that you used to be.
Our sin is like a hereditary disease that affects and infects every one of us. The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that HE is the cure for ANYONE who would believe.
Through the cross and resurrection Jesus has conquered all of our fears. Are you ready to trade in your fears for FAITH in the Risen Savior?
The presence of Jesus can calm all of our fears.
Grace is the free:
Gift of
Righteousness by faith
Apart from works that
Changes who we are by
Eternally securing us in God's love
What do you do when you find yourself in a seemingly hopeless situation?
You remind yourself every day that your faith is NOT in the temporary circumstances of this world, but your faith is in your Sovereign Savior. Jesus is the only legitimate source of hope.
Following Jesus starts with the first step of FAITH (not works) and is followed by a lifelong journey of one step at a time. What is your next step?
The LAW and FAITH are eternally connected gifts from God.
The Law shows us our NEED FOR faith.
Faith gives us the ABILITY TO uphold the law.
To neglect one is to neglect the fullness of the Gospel.
God is faithful even when we are not. This truth is not a license to sin, but an invitation to serve the sovereign Savior.
Any person or religion that tries to work its way to God will not work. Righteousness (a right standing with God) is a gift of God through the finished work of Christ.
If we find ourselves looking down our noses at others for what they are doing it is only because we have taken our eyes off of the cross of Jesus Christ and what He has done for us.
The only POWER that is able to save you and set you free is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I am praying that this year you and I DEEPEN our relationship with Jesus Christ.
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family[c] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21
The Point of ROMANS is the Gospel.
The Gospel: the reconciling of sinful peoples with a Holy God through the substitutionary atoning life, death, and resurrection of Jesus in accordance with the scriptures for the Glory of God.
The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to Discover and Deepen a relationship with Jesus.
- Don’t miss this: Eleven22 is NOT the point, JESUS is the POINT.
The greatest thing in which we can look back on and the greatest thing we can hope towards is the Gospel: the good news that Jesus Christ came to save sinners like you and me for the glory of God.
Christmas is a reminder that the mission of the Spirit of God is to make sure we don’t miss Jesus.
For Christ to be Before All Things in my life:
- I know that the purpose of my life is to point to Jesus (John 1:31)
- He must increase I must decrease (John 3:30)
- At the end of my life I would know HE is my treasure (Hebrews 11:35)
Mary is a picture of what happens when the Spirit of God moves in you: faith, surrender, and worship.
1. Faith is trusting that “nothing is impossible for God.”
2. Surrender says “behold, I am a servant of the Lord.”
3. Worship is our response to God. “My Soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up every possibility of love and contentment. Jesus is the cure, He is truly our only hope.
An idol demands sacrifice.
- When MONEY is your idol it will SACRIFICE your relationship with God, people, and peace.
- When JESUS is Before ALL things in our lives, HE made the sacrifice and we receive a relationship with God, His people, and PEACE.
“ He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
FLEE sexual immorality. Repent = Run away from sexual temptation and run to Jesus.
It is not love to merely meet physical needs and neglect to share the good news of eternal life.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:7-11
Love accepts because at the cross of Christ God accepted us even when we were unacceptable.
Who is my neighbor? is the wrong question. It limits love. Be neighborly to whomever God puts in your path.
In a GOSPEL AWAKENING the Holy Spirit:
1.Initiates revival
2.Glorifies JESUS (not the participants)
3.Draws people to surrender their lives to JESUS.
Holiness is not a hindrance to our freedom, but true freedom is only found in being a slave to God.
Revival will only come when we desire God with all of our heart, pray to God with all of our might, and live for God with all of our lives.
One of the purposes of pain (and Psalm 42) is to ween us off the insecurity of hope in our circumstances and cleave us to our Sovereign Savior’s.
Don't be conformed to the pattern of this world. Do not fall into the trap by letting this world tell you who to be…but be transformed by the renewing of your mind; be the woman God created you to be.
Don’t make Eve’s mistake and let the serpent rob you of joy because of promises of bigger and better things outside God’s will.
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Jesus is our perfect Redeemer.
- Jesus has the right to redeem: He became our “kinsman” by becoming a man.
- Jesus has the resources to redeem: He lived a perfect life and died in our place.
- Jesus has the resolve to redeem: He loves us and was willing to pay the price for His glory.
Spend less time looking and MUCH more time becoming. Instead of looking for someone to “complete you”, look to complete the mission that God created you for.
Are you grateful or entitled? You cannot simultaneously look up at what Christ did for you on the cross and look down on your current situation.
Sometimes we suffer pain because of us, sometimes because of the enemy, but always under the sovereign hand of God…but God is always good. He always has a purpose and a promise.
A small amount of faith in an infinitely powerful God is infinitely more powerful than enormous faith in a powerless “god”.
Don’t waste your life. Don’t waste your time, your talents, your treasure...but use all the treasures that God has given you to treasure Christ before all things.
Have you been flirting with Jesus on your own terms? Are you ready to follow Jesus on His terms?
God did not give you all that you have so you could have all you want, but so others could have all that they NEED.
Give glory to God; your joy depends on it. No one can give you what God has not and no one can keep you from what God has for you.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it’s not even thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more and more and more about the glorious nature of Jesus until we forget to even think of ourselves at all.
Prayer is about who you are praying to not just what and how you are praying. When we RIGHTLY see God for who He is, then we will rightly respond in desperate, persistent, humble prayer.
To be rich toward God is to GLORIFY GOD by leveraging your temporary RICHES for the building of God’s eternal Kingdom, not your
temporary kingdom.
Forgiveness is the willful decision to cancel someone’s debt against you because at the cross Jesus canceled your debt.
It is the condition of the soil, not merely the delivery of the seed, that determines growth.
When Jesus says “follow me,” He isn’t offering a second chance at life. He is offering a NEW LIFE… HIS LIFE.
There is no celebration of the risen King without the crucifixion.
See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.
When Jesus is before all things, the RESCUED will stop at nothing to tell the world about the RESCUER.
When we are in Christ His mission is our mission and His mission is: For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him ca stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7:7-11
Of all the parents in the entire world, God chose YOU to raise your kids. Are you raising God worshiping missionaries or culturally compliant citizens.
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children[a] of one's youth. Psalm 127
Your marriage is not about YOU. It’s all about declaring that Christ is BEFORE ALL THINGS.
Therefore, in Christ:
Wives, your job is to make your husband feel like the man.
Husbands, your job is to make your wife feel like the most valuable thing in your world.
Is Jesus before all things in your marriage? If not, what are you going to do about it?
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men”
- Colossians 3:23
A heart infected with the Gospel has 2 primary symptoms: Loving God and Loving people - “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” – Jesus (Matthew 22:37-40)
Produce/fruit vs. manufacture…. If you want the “fruit” you gotta be “rooted” in Jesus. 4 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me".- Jesus (John 15:4)
Kill the sin that is killing you by first loving the God that first loved you.
Religion says my activity earns a right standing before God. The gospel says Jesus' activity earns a relationship with God.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
At some point God used other people to reach us. Now God is using us to reach other people. The moment you are RESCUED you become a part of the RESCUE TEAM.
We bring to God our first and best because He first loved us by giving His best in Christ Jesus.
Colossians is all about grace from start to finish because the Bible is all about grace from start to finish.
The Bible is all about grace from start to finish because God is all about grace from start to finish.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21
Man-made religion is our attempt to make our way to a god up there somewhere through our own efforts. The Gospel is that God came down to rescue us.
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). Matthew 1:22-23
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Luke 19:10
Jesus did not come to bring peace. He is peace.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.John 16:33
Is it time for you to come to your senses, leave your rebellion or religion and come home to an Everlasting Father?
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Do you need a Wonderful Counselor? You can access the power and presence of the Holy Spirit through person of Jesus Christ.
The same God who warns us so adamantly about hell is the same God that sent his only begotten son Jesus to bear our sins and save us from hell. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4
Jesus is both the most active voice on Hell in the Bible and the saving voice saying, “surrender and follow me, for I have come to save.” The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. Revelation 22:17
The reality of Hell should:
1. Stir us with passion to worship the King of Heaven
2. Strengthen the urgency of eternity in our witness of the salvation of Jesus
3. Sober us to the reality of the kingdom of self and its consequences
When we pray
“Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
we are not merely praying
“God make our lives better”
we are saying
“God rule and reign here. God have your way with us because your way IS better.”
Passivity is holding back your strength for self preservation.
Aggression is expressing your strength for self gratification.
Love is leveraging your strength for others through self sacrifice.
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True strength is not found in position, possessions, or power but in the PERSON and Work of Jesus.
* When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; Luke 11:21
* For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12: 10b
* Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9
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-The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is his name. Exodus 15:3
- So God created man in his own image, Genesis 1:27
- For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, Ephesians 6:12
To Stand up and Act like Men we must dress our selves for battle and go to war to DEFEND and PROTECT our loved ones. Stand firm because our Victory is in Jesus.
"by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."
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THE REBELLIOUS PERSON
follows their own desires and ends up, despite some fun, being devoured.
THE RELIGIOUS PERSON
follows their rules and ends up, despite their effort, being devoured.
THE GOSPEL CENTERED PERSON
follows Christ the victor and ends up, despite our hardship, in victory.
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To STAND UP and act like a man you must first BOW DOWN and surrender to Jesus.
For if, because of one man’s (Adam) trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17
”It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” – Teddy Roosevelt
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The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to discover and DEEPEN a relationship with Jesus
The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for all people to DISCOVER and deepen a relationship with Jesus.
Have YOU Discovered a relationship with Jesus?
The Church of Eleven22 is a movement for ALL PEOPLE to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ.
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:1-5
The Church of Eleven22 is A MOVEMENT for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ.
“God did not start this movement for us to stop it.” – Deb Petersen (wife of the chairman of the Elder Board)
God LOVED so God GAVE. If we BELIEVE then we RECEIVE eternal life.
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
In the same way, let your light shine before
others, so that they may see your good works and
give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
– Jesus (Matthew 5:16)
As followers of Jesus, our lives are subject to a greater authority. We live our lives under the rule of Jesus. We do what he says. We see the world through his view. The way we know what he says and the way we see his view is through the Bible.
The Point: Apart from JESUS our lives, our families, and our country will fall APART.
How do we respond?
When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said “Repent,” he intended that the entire life of believers should be repentance. – Martin Luther
Religion is as dangerous as irreligion because both neglect the proper treatment of God’s Word and thus neglect the relationship offered by Jesus to us.
The whole Bible points to a relationship with Jesus, not religious activity.
RELIGION IS ROOTED IN MAN’S ATTEMPTED EFFORT TO REACH GOD.
Relationship is rooted in God’s accomplished effort to redeem man.
If you are not ROOTED in the finished work of Jesus Christ, then you will surely be UPROOTED by the schemes of the enemy: the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.
“For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” 1 John 2:16-17
The Church (and this world) needs men and women who are obedient to the call of God in their lives. Is it time for you to get off of the sidelines and get into the game?
THERE IS NO TESTIMONY WITHOUT A TEST.
- IF dependence on God is the ultimate point then maybe weakness is our greatest asset.
“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our
pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is
his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” – C.S. Lewis
“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses,
insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am
weak, then I am strong.” –The Apostle Paul- 2 Corinthians 12:10
“When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ‘Repent’ (Mt 4:17),
he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.”
– Martin Luther (the 1st of 95 Theses)
Often times the storm IN YOU is greater than the storm that YOU ARE IN.
Jesus can calm them both because HE has overcome our storms.
33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
If you worship something finite, it can’t help you in a storm. IT WILL ONLY SINK WITH YOU. We need an infinite Christ who endured our storm. – Pastor Ryan Kwon
You don’t have to continue to do the things you used to do because you are not the person you use to be. TAKE OFF THOSE GRAVE CLOTHES AND LIVE. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
DO YOU NEED A MIRACLE? Do not fear; only believe, fight through the crowd and pray.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
THERE IS NO SHAME IN YOUR PAST.
In Christ, your past pain is a platform for God’s Glory.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
– Saul of Tarsus (aka the Apostle Paul)
“I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:24
“Humanity falls into two equal and opposite errors concerning the devil. Either they take him altogether too seriously or they do not take him seriously enough.” – C.S. LEWIS
“You cannot cast out the flesh and you cannot disciple a demon.” – Robert Morris
One of the best ways to DEEPEN your relationship with Jesus is to help others DISCOVER theirs.
The Purpose of Jesus’ Miracle isn’t necessarily to show His RAW POWER but to point to His REDEMPTIVE PURPOSE.
Will you build your life of the Rock of surrender to Jesus or the shifting sands of Self?
Final Thought:
“Give me all of you!!! I don’t want so much of your time, so much of your talents and money, and so much of your work. I want YOU!!! ALL OF YOU!! I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man or woman, but to KILL IT! No half measures will do. I don’t want to only prune a branch here and a branch there; rather I want the whole tree out! Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self---in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you Myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart.” CS Lewis, Mere Christianity
A TRUE friend is in the business of getting into your business. Do you have a friend like that?
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 27:6
God is who He says He is and He always keeps his promises. Rest in this truth.
God’s Ultimate promise:
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32
In His MERCY God created refuge for ALL PEOPLE before we even knew we needed it.
In His GRACE God provided the salvation we could never achieve on our own.
God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive MERCY and find GRACE to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:14-16
When you believe in a Sovereign Lord you pray BIG BOLD prayers. (Acts 4:23-31)
“Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:13-16
How would you describe your financial situation? FAITHFUL, FEARFUL, or FALSE SECURITY
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:24-25, 33
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the
weakness of God is stronger than men.” 1 Corinthians 1:25
God did not save you to make much of you, but the gospel frees you to make much of Him.
“It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.” ― John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life
“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.” –Joshua 3:5
RAHAB's REALITY
1. She knew that she was in trouble; judgment was coming.
2. She knew that she could not save herself.
3. She knew that her only hope was the grace and mercy of God.
Strength and Courage are not found within YOU but in knowing that God is With You.
Now What? –
1. What step of faith is God calling you to take?
2. Why aren’t you taking it? What are you afraid of?
3. How will you lean into Jesus?
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:4-10
The ordinance of communion is a gift from God for his children by which they can begin to understand and experience the reality that they are:
1. Under a new covenant.
2. Part of a new community.
3. Purposed as a new creation.
Jesus came to knock down all of the roadblocks for us to come to know God. The Church’s job is to knock down all the roadblocks for others to meet Jesus.
Final Thought: “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.” Acts 15:19 (NIV)
The Good News of Christmas is that Jesus came on a rescue mission for ALL people. THAT INCLUDES YOU.
“Once in our world,a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.”– C.S. Lewis
Jesus came to seek and save the lost. We will find ourselves in line with this mission or in the way of this mission.
"Christmas is the end of thinking you are better than someone else, because Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you." – Tim Keller
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[b] being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:5-8
The reason to put your HOPE in Jesus is because HE is full of GRACE and TRUTH: The TRUTH to change your life and the GRACE to sustain your life.
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”- Jesus (Matthew 7:24-27)
Christmas is not about a helpless baby accidentally born in a stable. Christmas is about the majesty of the fully divine humbling Himself to come and rescue that which is His!
Jesus says that we will continue the work that He started and even do greater things. What has He called YOU to do? Have no fear, but step out in faith.
“What in the world could we do that would be better than building a church.” - Rodney McLauchlan
God has blessed you to be a blessing. What greater blessing could we be than to invest in God’s expanding kingdom?
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot
The cul-de-sac of stupidity leads us to a place where the things we own begin to own us. Materialism promises safety, security and happiness but is unable to keep its promise.
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” – John Piper
God has entrusted you with Time, Talent and Treasure. What you do with them declares what you believe about God.
“Everything I do is either going to bring reward or regret.” – Francis Chan
We BRING to God our FIRST and BEST because God FIRST loved us by giving HIS BEST.
"And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister." Colossians 1: 21-23
May God's blessings in our lives be vehicles for Praising God not obstacles to it.
Action Steps: How do I cultivate an attitude of Gratitude?
1. Count your blessings: literally. Homework: write out 1 blessing for every year of your life.
2. Talk about your blessings vs. complaining. 1 week challenge
3. Preach the Gospel to yourself. (Deut 6:20ff)
Final Thought: Deuteronomy 6- 20 “When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes.23 And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. 25 And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be
on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and
shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by
the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind
them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between
your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and
on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
As we understand the depths of our own depravity in light of the height of God’s love and mercy toward us it SHOULD stir a deep sense of worship.
“And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.” Galatians 4:6-7
The Almighty, Ever-Present, All-Knowing, Never-Changing God of the Universe wants YOU to Discover and Deepen a Relationship with Him through Jesus. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20
God is Infinitely Powerful and Intensely Personal – Matt Chandler
PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!!! Prayer is not about information. It is about intimacy with the Father. Prayer is the means by which our Sovereign God accomplishes “on Earth as it is in Heaven”.
"Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am."– David Platt
We are all snake bitten. You can either continue to DENY it and cover it, or DIAGNOSE it and be Cured. The Hope found in Jesus is Greater than your Despair.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God". John 3:14-18
"Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil." Ephesians 4:26-27
"Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20
"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32
The opposite of Faith is FEAR (not doubt). Fear paralyzes. Faith produces. Without Faith it is impossible to please God.
17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[b] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:17-20
Complaining is rooted in putting our hope in ever changing circumstances. Contentment is found in putting our hope in the never changing Christ.
There is one certainty for all humanity. We each will have to atone for the guilt of our sins. Each of us has two options; either we self-atone or we surrender to Christ’s atoning work on the cross.
The Point: Get off of the merry go round of normality and LIVE the Life that Jesus has for you.
Final Thought:
"If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." – CS Lewis
"If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world." – CS Lewis
Big Idea: Victory does not start with bold actions or rigorous obedience but with intimate faith in Jesus Christ. We overcome the world because He overcame the world!
Love is revealed in Freedom and Forgiveness while FEAR is rooted in control and condemnation. Perfect Love (Jesus) casts out fear.
Final Thought: And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:23-26
"So, we know and believe as a settled reality in our souls that the God who is love indeed loves us. Furthermore, as we abide in the love of God, the God of love abides in us! Thus we see faith and love and knowledge working together to assure our hearts that this God of love is our God and Father" – Daniel Akin
God is Love. If God lives in us then we should Love.
Final Thought: “For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.” – John Stott
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Final Thought: “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” – C.S. Lewis MERE CHRISTIANITY
You and I don’t need a better heart. We need a NEW HEART, His HEART. A Heart that loves God and Loves one another.
The #1 reason to rescue a child from poverty in Jesus name is because Jesus rescued you.
Action Step:
1. Sponsor a Compassion Child today: Love in Deed
2. Write your child a letter where you share Your testimony: Love in Truth.
www.compassion.com
Righteous deeds that rightly reflect a relationship with God come only as a result of our right standing with Him through Christ’s death and resurrection.
Final Thought: “Grace is glory begun, and glory is grace completed.” Jonathon Edwards.
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” - AW Tozer
Final Thought: Abiding in Christ can only be fully experienced by wholly and completely surrendering ourselves to Jesus, just as he wholly and completely surrendered himself for us.
The GOSPEL gives us the power to live lives of INTEGRITY, GENEROSITY and HUMILITY.
Final Thought:
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5
The Love of Jesus IN you changes the way you Love the ones Beside you.
-The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6b (NIV)
Action Steps:
* With whom do I need to reconcile? ____________________
* What is my next move? __________________
* By When? ____________________
Final thought:
23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24
God’s acceptance is the power that liberates us from sin, not the reward for having liberated ourselves- JD Greear
Final thought:
"I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine, I walk the line – Johnny Cash
How do I surrender my life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ?
Admit that you are a sinner.
Believe that when Jesus Died on the cross that it counted for you
Confess Jesus as your Lord.
32Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left… 39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him,[d] saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:32-33;39-43
The Almighty King of the universe came to Earth on a search and rescue mission. The moment you are rescued, you become part of the rescue team.
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. - Luke 19:10
The Tomb is Empty. Jesus is Alive. Your sins can be Forgiven and His Righteousness given to you. Have your eyes and mind been opened to that truth?
Final Thought: because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Romans 10:9-10
The Good News is not the we go up on the mountain top to seek the “glory” of God, but that His Glory came down in search of us.
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.” - CS Lewis
The Point: The tabernacle reveals to us God’s Desire to dwell with His People. Jesus is the sum total fulfillment of that Tabernacle Desire of God for His people.
Luke 9:30-31 30 And behold, two men were talking with him(Jesus), Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure (exodus), which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
John 1:14 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt (“tabernacled) among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Stealing, Lying, and Coveting is practical atheism. It says we don't trust God's provision, God's approval, or God's plan.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."
"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." C.S. Lewis
Jesus forgave his murderers from His heart that our murderous hearts could be forgiven.
* Forgiven people forgive people.
The #1 reason that we don’t give honor is because we are honor hogs. Why give credit when you can take credit? Honor is the willful decision to lift others and lower self.
The Promise: “that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you”
Jesus Honored His Father perfectly on the cross and because of that WE are invited into the Promised Land.
Sabbath Rest isn’t found in a day of no work but is realized in the work done by Jesus.
Mirror:
* are you too busy? Doing what?
* Would your spouse/kids say that you have a good rhythm?
* Is God 1st in your week? 731 challenge
* “if the devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy
Action:
* 731. Trying praying 1st thing in the morning
* get out your “i-dol- phone” and schedule your Sabbath now.
* Answer the invitation of Jesus.
God's law is a map and a mirror:
It's a map showing us how to be perfect.
It's a mirror reflecting our imperfect condition.
3 Things to remember when studying God's law:
1. The law is good.
2. The law is inflexible.
3. The law is devasting
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that IN HIM, we might become the righteousness of God" 2 Corinthians 5:21
If God is fighting for us, what could stand in our way?
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[i] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.[j]35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:31-37
Jesus is THE Lamb of God that has come to take away YOUR sin.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29
Have you personally experienced the forgiveness of your sins through the shed blood of the Lamb? Why put it off?
Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Plead with the LORD to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” 10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” Exodus 8:8-10
You can make excuses or make a difference. Excuses are rooted in fear because they focus on your shortcomings. Making a difference is rooted faith because it focuses on God’s faithfulness.
Sovereign God orchestrates the details of our lives for His glory. He uses both pain and provision to accomplish His plans. He’s still got the whole world in His hands.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, Matthew 10:29-32
We are not mistakers in need of a life coach, but sinners in need of a savior.
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” C.S. Lewis
From a heavenly perspective Jesus isn’t simply a cuddly little baby born into a silent night, but God’s Almighty Son sent behind enemy lines on a rescue mission.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10
As soon as you were rescued you became a part of the rescue team:
1.Pray for someone specifically that doesn’t know Jesus.
2.Invite someone to church next week (salvation message)
3.Host a Christmas in Box service
4.COMMIT TO ATTEND THE 1:30 SERVICE FOR 4 MONTHS BEGINNING JAN 11.
"And the King answered them, Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to me" Matthew 25:40
When ordinary people walk in extraordinary obedience they get to witness God’s Word made manifest.
Those who have experienced the freedom of being forgiven freely extend forgiveness.
Who do you need to forgive?
Will you leave a LEGACY of grace, mercy, and forgiveness or anger, bitterness, and resentment?
33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[k]until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” Matthew 18:33-35
You may have trusted Jesus with your heart, but are you trusting Him with your life?
God’s greatest desire for His Glory is for His Children to come home.
God isn’t mad at you. He is mad about you.
The only way to satisfy the unlimited desires of your soul is with the unlimited grace and love of Jesus.
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11
1. Often the most amazing things about Jesus are the things we understand the least.
2. That’s what the cross is. It is God choosing to lay all the deserved punishment for all the sins of all the adopted children of the God, on Jesus who was undeserving
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." John 3:16-17
God’s timing is always perfect. He is rarely early and never late. It may take patience, it’ll take more FAITH. In the end, HIS ways are worth the wait.
and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. James 2:23
Jesus is the GREATER ark of our salvation.
Respond: God is on a rescue mission.
We bring to God our first and best because God first loved us by giving His best.
God sent His Son Jesus on a rescue mission for all of us who have run from God.
God sent His Son Jesus on a rescue mission for all of us who have run from God.
You were created by God and for God to reflect God by having the spirit of God in you.
We can give because God did give. The root of generosity is not in our circumstances, abilities, bank accounts, or religiousness. The root of generosity is in the cross, that is where Jesus gave us life.
The only incorruptible thing in this corrupt world is the LOVE OF JESUS. Do you KNOW Him?
When your identity is IN CHRIST, whether you are on the top of the heap or the bottom of the barrel, you have an opportunity to: Show Honor, Wield Influence, Practice Integrity, Display Humility.
The condition of your marriage is not about activity but your identity in Christ.
CoE22 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus. If you are ready to move from a receiver to an owner of that mission and vision, then you are ready to become a Covenant Member of CoE22.
CoE22 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus. If you are ready to move from a receiver to an owner of that mission and vision, then you are ready to become a Covenant Member of CoE22.
The cross is the only answer for the religious and the rebel. The cross is always the answer for the righteous.
We are not mistakers in need of a life coach. We are sinners in need of a Savior.
Because it is God that Saves:
- You are chosen.
- You are forgiven.
- You are free of performance.
- You are adopted.
- Your inheritance is guaranteed.
The path to happily ever after is paved with patience, purity, protection, and provision.
Faithfulness and Fidelity are not simply the goal for your marriage but the foundation on which your marriage is built.
Your love can grow old or you can grow old in love. It's your call.
Marriage is a covenant not a contract. A Contract says, "If you...then I..." A Covenant says, "No matter what, I DO."
Flee Sexual Immorality. You are not your own, you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Our world's way of dating is hook-up, shack-up, break-up, repeat. God's way is Pursue, Progress, Propose. Period.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Ultimate pride is being the Lord of your own life. Humility begins by daily surrendering your life to Jesus.
Envy is a sin against God in that we desire something other than what our Father knows is best for us.
When the stakes are this high, you do WHATEVER IT TAKES to FLEE sexual immorality.
When you begin to see you as God sees you then you can begin to honor God with your body in a way that God sees fit.
Do not busy yourself with the comfortable in order to avoid stepping into the faithful.
The cure for greed is not less stuff. It is more Jesus.
Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)
CoE22, It's our turn to proclaim the kingdom of God and teach about the Lordship of Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
God will never waste a hurt. Yesterday's misery can be redeemed for today's ministry.
When your situation seems hopeless, hold onto Jesus. He is the only legitimate source of hope.
We are all placed at a point of influence and given the opportunity to lead ourselves, to lead others, and to lead leaders.
If you are a Christian, you have been placed on purpose as an ambassador for Christ for the ministry of reconciliation.
To all who have REJECTED God in the past, you are invited to RECEIVE Him today through faith in Jesus.
Fairness is not a biblical value as it often contradicts God's will to show mercy and grace.
Our RESPONSIBILITY to the Gospel far out weighs our RIGHTS to anything.
Jesus came not just to be celebrated as a baby in a manger, but to be The Savior through His life, death and resurrection.
When you can't understand the purpose of the situation trust God’s providence.
The Lord may displace your current temporary comfort for the sake of other’s eternal destiny. We don’t follow Jesus because He makes our lives better, but because HE is better than life.
The Prize is not that we please others so we feel accepted. The Prize is that we honor others so they know that by the Gospel they are accepted.
Do you want to know where your life is heading? Check the path you are on.
God did not give you all that you have so that you could have all that you want BUT so that others could have all that they need.
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” CS Lewis
In order for the gospel to transform our entire community it must first transform our own lives.
Operating with the name of Jesus without a saving knowledge of Jesus will you leave you naked and wounded.
Religious participation makes the immoral man more moral (hopefully). Only Jesus can make the spiritually dead man come to life.
Vision leaks and Mission drifts. To stay on mission as the church we must stay firmly established in His Word as we forcefully advance His kingdom.
Being on mission is not about WHERE you are, but its WHO you are. As we mature, we must leverage going on mission trips for a week to living on mission daily.
In order for a church to fulfill its mission it must be filled with people living missionally.
God is calling all people everywhere to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ.
Believing that Jesus Christ, not your circumstances, is KING results in amazing God-confident-contentment.
"NO FEAR" comes not from a promise to protect from pain, but the promise of His presence.
God created you, pursues you, redeemed and rescued you, Not because of you but because HE SO LOVES...you.
Unfiltered debate and unswerving support of the gospel are essential to the Unstoppable movement of The Church.
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.“ Jesus
In order to not make trouble for those coming to the Lord…Its time for us to REBUILD a building as God continues to RESTORE His people.
Gospel centered community is not a dream to hope for but an opportunity to invest in. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
Salvation does not mean that you INHERIT God because of who you are. Salvation means that God ADOPTS you into His family because of who HE is.
Your personal relationship with Jesus is intended to be lived out in authentic community.
No one wakes up and says, “Today I will become God.” Yet, everyday our pride tempts us to remove God from the throne of our hearts and replace him with misplaced hope.
Thank God that answered prayer isn’t based on our faith but on His faithfulness.
He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. (NIV)
Water Baptism is the first step of obedience for a disciple of Jesus to publicly declare their faith.
God's forgiveness cannot be earned, inherited, nor self-declared. It must be received.
“…but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. “ Acts 10: 28
Acts 10:1-8 True Obedience is rooted in TRUST. TRUST is built in RELATIONSHIP.
Dorcus / Tabitha raised from dead/ Big Impact on Community. Acts 9:32-43
Let us not deny nor be defined by our past, but trust the sufficiency of the CROSS to secure our destiny.
God has placed you on purpose so that you may “Open your mouth tell about the good news about Jesus”. Acts 8:26-40
Acts 8:9-25 Jesus did not come as merely a teacher to be obeyed, or a leader to be followed, but as a Savior to surrender to. Progressive Sanctification.
Delayed obedience - a church dispersed; Mt 28 & Acts 1:8 fulfilled in 8:1 Acts 7:54 - 8:8
A Soverign mess: (Christmas message…manger=soverign mess) Acts 7:1-51
"Face of an angel": How do you respond when it doesn’t go your way?Acts 6:8-15
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