Focal Text:John 11:20-2720 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall r…

John 10:11-18 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not fo…

Focal Text:John 9:1-11And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.4 I must work the works of hi…

Focal Text:John 6:15-2215 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come t…

Focal Text:John 6:1-14After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.5 When Jesus …

Focal Text:John 5:1-15After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.4 For an angel went…

Focal Text:John 4:43-5443 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.46 So Jesus ca…

Focal Text:John 8:1212 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.John 1:1-91 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 The same was in the beginning with God.3 All things were made by him; and without…

Focal Text: John 2:1-111 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet c…

John 1:35-4235Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being int…

Focal Text:Matthew 3:13-1713 Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John to be baptized by him.14 But John forbad Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by Thee, and comest Thou to me?”15 And Jesus answering said unto him, “Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John suffered Him.16 And Jesus,…

FOCAL TEXT:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his o…

By Ken Day

Main Text: Exodus 12:1-13There is a doctrinal curse being taught today that everyone is going to ultimately make it to heaven. There is a universal truth about everyone's destiny but it is not salvation.1. Universal Condemnation This creates a huge problem for all of us. We are all under the curse of death.2. Elective salvation A. God's will. II Pe…

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By Pastor David Tripp

BIG IDEA: BECAUSE OF JESUS WE’VE ALL BEEN GIVEN A SEAT AT THE TABLE. ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE YOURS?2 Samuel 9:1-8David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 There was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “I am y…

Big Idea: God’s mission is seen through His covenants2 Samuel 7:1-3When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look, I am living in a cedar house while the ark of God sits inside tent curtains.” 3 So Nathan told the king, “Go and do all that is…

BIG IDEA: WE ALL HAVE A MORAL COMPASS. WHO’S IN CONTROL OF YOURS?1 Samuel 24:1-5When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.” 2 So Saul took three thousand of Israel’s fit young men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. 3 When Saul came to the shee…

Big Idea: God never abandons His own.1 Samuel 22:1-4So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there. 2 In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men wer…

By Victory Church of Morganton NC

Big Idea: Unsurrendered idols cause us to act insane1 Samuel 18:5-9David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the fighting men, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well. 6 As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the wo…

Big Idea: We were created for intimate relationships1 Samuel 18:1-4When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself.2 Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house. 3 Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved…

BIG IDEA: WHEN YOU ARE IN CHRIST YOU ARE ALREADY VICTORIOUS 1 Samuel: 17:26bJust who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”KNOW YOUR ENEMY FACE YOUR ENEMY1 Samuel 17:31-37aWhat David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him. 32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be disco…

BIG IDEA: WE LOOK AT OUTWARD APPEARANCES BUT GOD LOOKS AT THE HEART 1 Samuel 13:14but now your reign will not endure. The Lord has found a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord commanded.”1 Samuel 16:1-3The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for S…

By Ken Day

BIG IDEA: WE’RE CALLED TO CHASE AFTER GOD’S HEART NOT OUR OWN1 Samuel 8:4-5So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah. 5 They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.”1 Samuel 8:6-7When they said, “Give us a k…

BIG IDEA: THROUGH JESUS WE HAVE VICTORY OVER DEATH1 Corinthians 15:1-4“Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as …

Big Idea: If Jesus didn’t do life alone we shouldn’t eitherLuke 6:12-16During those days he went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God. 13 When daylight came, he summoned his disciples, and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Phil…

Big Idea: Community Groups enable us to live out Jesus’s New Commandment John 13:34“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.What is this love exactly?Romans 8:38-39For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 3…

Big Idea: Community Groups get us back to our roots as a ChurchActs 2:38“Peter replied, “Repent AND be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Acts 2:41-47So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added…

Big Idea: God Designed us for RelationshipsGenesis 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am 9 But if they do not have self-control, they should marry since it is better to marry…

Big Idea: Samuel points to the Cross.Scriptures:1 Samuel 7:3-103And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtoreth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.…

Mouth Shut Ears Open Big Idea: Jesus wants to speak to you, are you willing to listen? 1 Samuel 1:18“May your servant find favor with you,” she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent1 Samuel 1:19The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to worship before the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:20Afterward, they returned h…

Big Idea: You can’t out sin God’s Grace.Judges 16:4Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.Judges 16:5The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Persuade him to tell you where his great strength comes from, so we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each of us will then give you…

By Pastor David Tripp

Big Idea: Theology is for everyone.Judges 11:1-3Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. 2 Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when they grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will have no inheritance in our father’s family, because you are the son of another woman.” 3…

Big Idea: God is not your cosmic vending machine!Judges 10:6Then the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and the Philistines. They abandoned the Lord and did not worship him.Judges 10:7-10So the Lord’s anger burned a…

Big Idea: Jesus is The Stone CrusherJudges 9:1-2Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem and spoke to his uncles and to his mother’s whole clan, saying, 2 “Please speak in the hearing of all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you or that one man rule over you?’ Remember that I am …

Big Idea: Jesus is the only capable Savior and King.Judges 8:4-9Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit. 5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give some loaves of bread to the troops under my command, because they are exhausted, for I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings o…

By Pastor David Tripp

Big Idea: God uses both men and women to accomplish His will.Judges 4:1-3The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud had died. 2 So the Lord sold them to King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera who lived in Harosheth of the Nations. 3 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, …

Big Idea: We are called to seek desires that glorify God.Judges 3:4-6The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord’s commands he had given their fathers through Moses. 5 But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 6 The Israelites took their daughters as wives for them…

Big Idea: Only continual remembrance and obedience to Christ will lead to Godly living.Judges 2:1-3The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land I had promised to your fathers. I also said: I will never break my covenant with you. 2 You are not to make a covenant with the inhabit…

Big Idea: True validation can only be found in Christ.By Pastor David Tripp

Big Idea: Jesus is our distraction filter.Luke 10:38-42While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you ca…

Big Idea: Jesus calls us to cut our sin off at the root Matthew 5:29-30 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that yo…

Big Idea: Our real enemy wears masks. Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.Daniel 10:12-13Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gai…

Big Idea: We have an enemy and we are all called to fight 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 1 Peter 5:9a9 Resist him, firm in the faith,1 Peter 5:9b“that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the wor…

Big Idea: Jesus calls us to love without limits.By Pastor David Tripp