Primary Text: Luke 1:8–12 Big Idea: God is actively seeking faithful people — even in the most ordinary, overlooked moments — to accomplish His extraordinary purposes. Introduction: The God Who Sees in Secret There is a question that haunts every believer at some point in their walk: Does anybody see what I’m doing? Does anybody
The Best Gift: The Holy Spirit
Big Idea: God, who is perfectly good, gives His children the best gift of all — His very own Spirit — so that we might be empowered to overcome. Primary Text: Luke 11:13 Introduction: The Instinct to Give Good Things Every parent in this room knows the feeling. You see your child and something
The Stolen Word
Primary Text: Luke 8:12 Supporting Texts: Matthew 15:8; Proverbs 4:7; Hebrews 3:12; Hosea 4:6 Introduction: The Theft You Don’t Notice There is a thief who doesn’t break into your house. He doesn’t steal your car, your wallet, or your jewelry. He doesn’t even need to touch your physical possessions. His target is far more valuable,
Delivered from the horrible pit
External and internal: Internal pits can be much worse than physical ones. Stuck in a physical pit, one can diligently search for a way out. If they are lucky enough, they can come out on their own or with someone else’s help. As with the prophet Jeremiah, the bible says that in the days of
The unshakable kingdom
Two perspectives: The kingdom of God suffers violence is what the scriptures tell us, but the violent take it by force (Mt 11:12). There are two perspectives to this verse. One, God’s kingdom has been persecuted and has been at risk for elimination, but it is protected by individuals at all costs. And the other
The breaking of bread
Christ revealed: On the third of Christ, after he went to hell and took the keys of death from Satan and rose with the ancient saints, he began to appear to his disciples (Mt 27:52-53). He appeared to two of his disciples while they were on their way to Emmaus, one by the name of
The effects of the absence of God
He is life: God is a God of the living. The bible teaches that in him was life and that life became the light of man (Jn 1:4). In the beginning God breathe life into man, making him to have life as he has life (Ge 2.7). God is the giver of life. All
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee.
He knows our thoughts: No thought can escape from God. The Psalmist said that God discerns our thoughts. He knows when we sit and when we are out and about (Ps 139:1-2). John tells us that God is greater than our hearts. If our thoughts condemn, He will justify us (1 Jn 3:20). Job came
God will enlighten my darkness
Satan’s rule: Darkness is all around us, both figuratively and literally. The powers of darkness have become more active in these modern days than ever. Satan rules the darkness of this world. The Bible calls him “the ruler of the darkness of this world” (Eph 6:12). Everything that deals with blinding man, the things that
As he is, we are too.
God’s love: The scriptures teach us, and we believe that God, as the creator of all that exists, has love as a foundational essence. John says that God is love. Throughout the scriptures, we see his love modeled. The scriptures tell us, as a demonstration of God’s love towards us, that his mercy shall not