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Ephesians 1:7-10
7 In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8 which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth.

1 – Redeemed
  Ephesians 1:7-10  
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace”
A – Living In Freedom
B – Adoption
C – Reservation 

2 – Lavished
  Ephesians 1:7-10  
“…which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose…”
A – Wisdom Through His Word
B – Prayer Reveals His Purpose

3 – Planned
 Ephesians 1:7-10  
“…which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.”
A – Unity Through Jesus
B – Unity With Your Future
C – Unity With Your Now

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Ephesians 1:13-14
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

1 – Salvation

2 – Sealed
Ephesians 1:13-14
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit
A – A finished transaction

B – Ownership

Mat 13:45-46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,  “who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

C – Security

D – Authenticity

Rom 8:9 Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

3 – Station
Ephesians 1:13-14
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

A – Protect You
B – Guide You
C – Remind You

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Habakkuk 2:3 The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late.

1 – What Prevents Vision

A – Delayed

B – Distracted

C – Detached

2 – Faithfully 2020

A – The Finish Line
B – The Prize
C – The Race

3 – Making Room in 2020

Isaiah 43:19 I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.
A – Purpose
B – People
C – Presence of God

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1 – Flavor Intensifies

John 1121-22 Martha said, “Master, if you’d been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Even now, I know that whatever you ask God he will give you.”23 Jesus said, “Your brother will be raised up.”24 Martha replied, “I know that he will be raised up in the resurrection at the end of time.”25-26 “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”27 “Yes, Master. All along I have believed that you are the Messiah, the Son of God who comes into the world.”
A – Relationship
B – Wisdom
C – Acceptance

2 – Melt-In-Your-Mouth Tender
John 1128 After saying this, she went to her sister Mary and whispered in her ear, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”29-32 The moment she heard that, she jumped up and ran out to him. Jesus had not yet entered the town but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When her sympathizing Jewish friends saw Mary run off, they followed her, thinking she was on her way to the tomb to weep there. Mary came to where Jesus was waiting and fell at his feet, saying, “Master, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”33-34 When Jesus saw her sobbing and the Jews with her sobbing, a deep anger welled up within him. He said, “Where did you put him?”34-35 “Master, come and see,” they said. Now Jesus wept.36 The Jews said, “Look how deeply he loved him.”37 Others among them said, “Well, if he loved him so much, why didn’t he do something to keep him from dying? After all, he opened the eyes of a blind man.”
A – Avoidance
B – Snap Decisions
C – Cynical

3 – Outside Is Cut Away
John 11
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.

A – Authority
B – Belief
C – Response

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To follow along with Pastor Matt, here’s today’s outline:

1 – In The Wait
Mark 10:49 So Jesus stopped and said, “Call him!” So they called the blind man and told him, “Have courage!…

A – Courage
B – Confidence
C – Cheer

2 – In The Slowdown
Mark 10:49 So Jesus stopped and said, “Call him!” So they called the blind man and told him, “Have courage! Get up…
A – Stand Up
B – Recall
C – Construct

3 – Why We Go
Mark 10:49 So Jesus stopped and said, “Call him!” So they called the blind man and told him, “Have courage! Get up. He’s calling you.”
A – Addressed 
B – Invited
C – It’s Time To Start

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1. Introduction
   1. Primary focus of Galatians (what is it addressing?)
      – Jesus + nothing is what brings salvation, and true freedom
   2. Context:: Paul isn’t super happy right now. In the previous verses we see him address the notion that he is just a people-pleaser in his gospel message, and here we’ll see that he’s addressing a rumor that he actually has plagiarized bits and pieces of the gospel from the other apostles and created his own version— which would obviously be frustrating.

II. Galatians 1:11-14— Jesus + nothing PRODUCES TRANSFORMATION

1. The word “revelation” in the greek is in an objective form which means that for Paul, it wasn’t that the gospel was being revealed to him by Jesus, The revelation Paul received was Jesus.

2. Vs 13-14— Paul was an incredibly zealous Jew, with an incredible education in the Jewish Law, and he hated the church.

3. Because of Jesus, we are free to change (2 Corinthians 5:17)

III. Galatians 1:15-24—Jesus + nothing PROMPTS TESTIMONY

1. Freedom doesn’t come by a formula

2. Your story is a part of God’s story, you’re not a last minute intrusion on God’s attention. 

(Jeremiah 1:5)

IV. Galatians 2:1-2, 6b-8— Jesus + nothing PROMOTES UNITY

1. After 14 years, Paul finally connects with the other apostles and shares with the gospel that he’s been preaching to the non-Jewish people. Why? To make sure they line up with each other!.

2. When we make the gospel Jesus + something, we rob ourselves of its true power.

V. Conclusion—3 Questions…

1. How have you been CHANGED {by Jesus}?

2. What’s your STORY {that you need to share}?

3. Who can you ENCOURAGE {on a regular basis}?

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1 Kings 6:9 – So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
1 – Obstacles With Purpose

A – Rusty
B – Broken
C – Don’t Know How

1 Kings 6:9 – So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

2 – Accepting Our Purpose
A – Evergreen
Psalm 86:5

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

B – Keeps Growing
Hebrews 6:1

So come on, let’s leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ. The basic foundational truths are in place: turning your back on “salvation by self-help” and turning in trust toward God;

C – Durability
Joshua 1:9

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

1 Kings 6:9 –

So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

3 – Living In Purpose
A – Cover
B – Aesthetic
C – Connected

1 Corinthians 1:10

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.

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Here’s Pastor Matt’s notes to follow along with:

Luke 5:1-3Once when Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.

1 – The State Of Jesus

A – Pushing From The Crowd
B – Pressure Of Performing 
C – Pressed For Time

Luke 5:1-3

He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.

2 – The Need Of Jesus

A – Needs A Vessel 

Proverbs 18:16A person’s gift opens doors for him and brings him before the great.
B – Needs Our Obedience 
C – Needs Our Presence 

3 – Jesus Is Waiting On Us
Luke 5:1-3

He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.

A – Our Gift Abandoned

B – Our Gift Unknown
Ephesians 4:11

He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.

C – Our Gift Mobilized 
Luke 5:1-3

He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.

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To follow along with Pastor Matt – here’s an outline of today’s message:

1 – Perfect Love
1 John 2:5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

A – Are You Listening
B – Are You Obeying
C – Mirror Check

2 – Purged Fear
1 John 4:17-18 This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry on Judgment Day – our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s. 18 There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life – fear of death, fear of judgment – is one not yet fully formed in love. 
A – Worry
B – Fear Of Death
C – Fear Of Judgment

3 – Perfecting Faith
Hebrews 11:39-40 Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours.
A – Clear Goal
B – Community

C – Consistency

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Follow along with Pastor Matt’s notes here:

Acts 6:8-10
8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. 9 But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. 10 None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.

1 – What You See

Acts 6:8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.
A – God’s Grace
B – God’s Power
C – Your Faith Actions

2 – What You Hear
Acts 6:9 But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.

A – Know Facts But Need Truth
B – Same History As You
C – Jealous Of You

3 – What You Say
Acts 6:10 None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.
A – God’s Wisdom
B – God’s Spirit
C – Your Faith Words

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