Church of Christ at Grace Street

I Will Never Leave you, Nor Forsake you Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrew13:5 Intro: God commands our confident trust in Him. In a world that encourages us to believe in ourselves and to achieve all we deserve, it’s paramount to understand who and where we are. Society sets a bar to earn and accumulate. Accomplishments and accessories are landed alone humility and God-ordained purpose. I. What is the context of the verse in the Bible Deuteronomy 31:6... Joshua 1:5; I Kings 8:5; Genesis 25:15; Hebrews 13:5 II. Strengthen your faith in God. Luke 12:15; Philippians 4:11-13 III. What does it mean for Christians to have God with thier always? Romans 8:10-11 IV. How to live knowing God will not leave you and you won't be forsaken. 1. Contentment - I Timothy 6:6-10 2. Mind your mind - II Corinthians 10:5 3. Generosity - I Timothy 6:17-19; Romans 8:11 See more

Everything is Meaningless Ecclesiastes 12:8-14 Intro: The book of Ecclesiastes speaks directly to all of us from the perspective of someone who had it all, become disillusioned, and eventually realized the surprisingly simple things that are ultimately important in Life.... I. Who Wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes? Ecclesiastes 1:1; I Kings 3:7-9; I Kings 6; I Kings 11:17 II. How Should Christians Read Ecclesiastes? III. Right now, we live in Time but we were made for more. I Corinthians 13:12; II Corinthians 4:18 IV. Life only has meaning when lived in relationship with God. Ecclesiastes 1:14 V. Joy can be found in life through gratitude for God’s gifts. I Corinthians 4:7; James 1:17; Ecclesiastes 5:2(7)

The Homegoing Celebration of Mrs. Carrie Bell Reid Curtis Alpha | September 10, 1936 Omega | January 23, 2021

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. The services for Carrie Curtis are as follows: Visitation will be 1/29/2021 from 4-6pm. Homecoming service will be 1/30/2021 at 11:00 am. All services will be held at Kinsey and Walton Funeral Home located on Peach Orchard Road. Limited Live streaming will be available on FB

The God Who Calls Exodus 3:1-4 Intro: God had a plan for the good of His people in the times of Moses, to rescue them from bondage. He calls a leader, communicates His plan, reveals Himself, and enables preparation, promises and grace for the mission.... 1. God Sees; Exodus 3:7(17) 2. God Sends; Exodus 3:10 3. God Reveals; Exodus 3:13-14 4. God Prepares; Exodus 4:1-5 5. God Promises; Exodus 4:11-12 6. God Shows Grace; Exodus 4:13-14

The Peace that Jesus Give John 14:27 Intro: We are facing a world that seems to be experiencing more and more unrest.... I. What Does Peace I leave with you, My Peace I Give to you mean? II. What is the Context of John 14:27? John 14:27, 13:1 III. How Does the Verse Appear in Different Translations? New Living Translation, The Message Contemporary English Bible, Holy Bible Easy-to-Read, The Living Bible IV. How is Jesus’ Peace Different Than the World’s Peace? V. How Can We Accept The Peace of Jesus? Philippians 4:6-7

God Blesses the one who read and the one who listen to His Message. Revelation 1:1-3 Intro: In Revelation 2-3, the Bible gives us some descriptions of a Church that might have lost its way. Although, the Bible also mentions positive things that these very same churches were doing, so they weren’t all bad.... I. Lost its First love. II. Doesn’t Preach the Cross III. Dismiss Suffering or Trials IV. Teaches Doctrines that are Wrong: Acts 17:10-12 V. Leaders Who are in open, unrepentant sin: I Timothy 3:1-7 VI. Never Convicts you in sin: II Samuel 12 VII. Doesn’t Quote Scripture: Hebrews 4:12; II Timothy 3:16-19 VIII. Thou Shall Not is Heard Often: Romans 7:15 IX. Doesn’t Preach the Resurrection: John 16:33

CONGRATULATIONS to our Grace Street honor students: Cohner, Joshua, Xander, Braylen, Ajah, Audrey, Amiya and Ariana

3 Truths to Know about the Righteousness of God II Corinthians 5:21 Intro: One of the benefits of salvation is that you get endued with the Righteousness of God.... I. What Does Righteousness Mean? II. What is God’s Righteousness? III. 3 Things to Know about the Righteousness of God A. It’s Not Earned, it’s Given Through Exchange B. It’s Not Bought, it’s Paid For. Romans 5:9 C. It’s Not Temporary, it’s External. Romans 3:21-27, I Peter 2:9-10 IV. How Does God’s Righteousness Apply When I Sin Now? Romans 8:1, 7:18-19 V. Does This Give me a License to Sin? VI. How Do I Become more Righteous? Ezekiel 36:26-27

The Beauty log Humility found in The Verse My Ways are not your ways Isaiah 55:8 Intro: The infinite thoughts of the Lord are beyond humanity’s ability to comprehend them. The Lord’s thoughts and ways do not make sense to man, but mankind can rest in the knowledge that He is good, because everything He does is good. Psalms 131:1-2... I. What Does Isaiah 55:8 Mean? Exodus 14:21, Joshua 10:12-13, Acts 12:6-10, Romans 8:28, Genesis 50:20 II. How are God's Thoughts and Ways Different? Romans 8:28, II Corinthians 1:4, Proverbs 3:5-6 III. What Does Isaiah 55:8 Teach us about God's Character? Proverbs 19:21, Romans 8:28 IV. 4 Things to do when we are in Danger of Thinking ourselves Higher than God. A. Pray B. Study Scripture C. Follow the Holy Spirit D. Get Godly Guidance V. How should we Pursue Humility? II Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, John 13:1-16 VI. Humble Us Lord Proverbs 3:34, I Corinthians 15:9

Do Not Listen to False Prophets Jeremiah 23:9-17 Intro: No one enjoys hearing bad news. In fact, some people dislike bad news so much, they will do anything to block it out.... I. Where Did These False Prophets come from? Jeremiah 14:14, Zechariah10:2 II. What does the Bible say about False Prophets? Jeremiah 23:16, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:24, II Timothy 4:3 III. What can we learn about False Prophets Today?

Why Some Good people will go to Hell! Intro: Paul shows us why good men and women aren’t good enough for God's Heaven. Good People need forgiveness for their sins just like everyone else. Hebrews 9:27-28... I. Revelation 20:11-14 describes the Great White Throne Judgement, when those who’ve die without a Savior are given the opportunity to convince God why He should let them into Heaven and without a Savior. II. We need the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and our surrender to him as Lord and Savior to clean our lives of sin and make us fit to live in Heaven. Romans 3:23, 6:23, John 3:16-17 A. God will evaluate according to truth and outline in the Bible. Romans 1-3 B. God will evaluate according to His Kindness. Romans 2:4 C. God will evaluate according to His accumulated Wrath. Romans 2:5 D. God will evaluate according to deeds. Romans 2:6-11 E. God will evaluate without playing favorites. Romans 2:11 F. God will evaluate according to how well we’ve live up to the light that we’ve received. Romans 2:12-15 G. God will evaluate according to the inner secrets of the heart. Romans 2:16

How Can We Give Thanks in all Things I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Intro: The Bible has much to say about being thankful, and its message runs counter to the instincts of man.... I. What Does it mean to Give Thanks in all circumstances? Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, John17:13, Hebrews 13:8 II. How Can We Give Thanks, Even in Hard Times? 1.Count your Blessings. 2. Reflect on How God Has Redeemed your Troubles in the Past. Romans 8:28, Genesis 50:20 3. Give back to others in a Meaningful Way. 4. Spend some Time Reading about Heaven. Revelation 21:1-6, I Corinthians 2:9

Unaware of Satan’s Schemes II Corinthians 2:11, James 4:7 Intro: Satan uses the same tactics throughout every generation. We live in a fallen world because of Adam and Eve’s sin. The same tactics Satan used with Eve in the beginning are the same tactics he uses today in our generation.... I. Prepare for Battle. John 10:10, John 3:16, Ephesians 6:11-17, I John 4:4 II. Satan would love for you to focus on the person or hurt, rather than him. II Corinthians 11:14 III. Satan would love for you to live in a constant state of worry. Philippians 4:6-7 IV. Satan would love for you to stay busy and distracted. Luke 10: 39-42, Colossians 3:2 V. Satan would love for you to seek fulfillment everywhere else but God. John 4:13-14 VI. Satan would love for you to talk to others instead of God. Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 5:16

What is Hope and Why is it so crucial to our Faith? Hebrews 11:1 Intro: I believe one of the greatest gifts God has given you is hope. After all that is what his promises are designed to do -inspire hope.... I. What is Hope? Hebrews 11:1 II. Why Can you Have Hope? Hebrews 6:17-19 III. Promises to Give you Hope. Matthew 6:31-32, Philippians 4:19, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalms 119:114; 27:1, Titus 1:1-2 I Peter 1:3-4, I John 5:14-15 IV. Why is Hope so important in the Christian Life? I Corinthians 15:19, Romans15:13, Colossians1:27

Celebrating the Life of Sergeant Charles E. Norton Sunrise- February 8, 1958. Sunset- September 20, 2020

Lies Satan Feeds Us about Worship John 8:44, II Corinthians 2:11, I Peter 5:8 Intro: If God uses our worship to transform sinners, starting with us, then the enemy will do all in his power to neutralize it. So how is your worship these days.... I. Worship is all about you. II. You should be getting something out of worship. III. Worship is irrelevant; it doesn’t matter. IV. Only exciting emotional worship matter. V. The quality of your offering (your song, your testimony, sermon) does not matter. All that matter is you’re giving it to God. VI. Everyone else worships better than you.

Hiding from Jesus Part II Genesis 3:8-10 Intro: We often have questions of God, questions like: Where are you?... Why did you allow this? What kind of good can come out of this? God has questions of us, as well, not because He doesn’t know the answer. He know all things. The questions God asked throughout scriptures, where to get us to think, to repent, and return to Him. I. Do you still not see or understand? Mark 8:17 II. Are you also going to leave? John 6:54, 66-68 III. What does Scripture say? Luke 10:23-28, II Timothy 3: 16-17 IV. Who Touched Me? Mark 5:33 V. Do you love me? John 21:15-17, Matthew 22:37, John 14:15

Hiding from Jesus Genesis 3:8-10

Things God Can’t Do Jeremiah 32:17 Intro: God can do anything and everything! The hope and help this truth offers is a balm to my soul when I’m in need of answered prayer and strengthen to move on. But there is also comfort in looking at things God doesn’t do.... I. God Does Not Fail Hebrews 4:15, II Corinthians 5:21, I Peter 2:24 Il. God Does Not Fear I John 4:8, 18 III. God Does Not Foresake His Children Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5-6, Hebrews 4:14-16 IV. God Does Not Misunderstand Romans 11:36, I Samuel 16:7 V. God Does Not Make Mistakes Romans 8:28

We are making our way back to you Lord

Things to Meditate on Everyday Joshua 1:7-8, Psalms 1:1-6 Intro: Meditating on the word of God is essential to Christians. With all negativity we’re seeing in the news today, we must meditate on the scriptures and speak them over our lives.... I. I am a child of God Romans 8:16 II. I am fearfully and wonderfully made Psalms 139:14 III. Beauty is vain Proverbs 31:30 IV. I have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit John 14:16-17 V. I am doer of the Word James 1:22 VI. I pray for my enemies Matthew 5:44 VII. I don’t have to be anxious Philippians 4:6 Vlll. This is working together for my good Romans 8:28 IX. I can do it! Philippians 4:13 X. Put on the full armor Ephesians 6:13 XI. Jesus came to give us abundant life John 10:10 Xll. I’m not who I used to be 2 Corinthians 5:17

Beware of False Prophets Matthew 7:15-20/ Act 20:28-32 Intro: Progressive Christianity is difficult to pin down what actually qualifies someone has a progressive Christian, do to diversity of belief that fall under that designation.... I. There is a lowered view of the Bible. II. Feeling are emphasized over facts. III. Essential Christian doctrines for re-interpretation. IV. Historic terms are re-defined. V. The Heart of the gospel message shifts from sin and redemption to social justice.

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