Sermon Notes

Sunday, February 28, 2021
Pastor Sandy Brown

RUTH

“Redemption”

Redemption:
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. The action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt

Kinsmen Redeemer:

5 “When brothers live together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a strange man. Her husband’s brother shall have relations with her and take her to himself as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6 It shall then be that the firstborn to whom she gives birth shall assume the name of his father’s deceased brother, so that his name will not be wiped out from Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:5-6

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

1 Then her mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may go well for you? 2 Now then, is Boaz not our relative, with whose young women you were? Behold, he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight. 3 Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not reveal yourself to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be when he lies down, that you shall take notice of the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down; then he will tell you what you should do.” 5 And she said to her, “All that you say I will do.”
Ruth 3:1-5

If there is a crack in something or someone, that may be how the light gets in!

Be thankful for our struggles, because they allow us to stumble upon our strengths!

6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her. 7 When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 And it happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and bent forward; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet. 9 So he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth your slave. Now spread your garment over your slave, for you are a redeemer.” 10 Then he said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first, by not going after young men, whether poor or rich. 11 So now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you say, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.
Ruth 3:6-11

Some days there will not be a song in your heart, Faith tells us to sing anyway!

Happy endings depend on where and when you chose to stop your story!

Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.”
Ruth 3:18

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the entire staircase!

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Sermon Notes

Sunday, February 21, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

RUTH

“Trusting God’s Favor”

Trusting God’s Favor

There’s no such thing as a chance with God.

1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
Ruth 2:1-3

Never overlook the people God puts in front of you.

5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?” 6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”
Ruth 2:5-7

Favor comes through safe relationships.

8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
Ruth 2:8-9

Boaz is an Extension of God’s Grace

“The Lord bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. “He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian-redeemers.
Ruth 2:20

• He seeks out outcasts

• He shelters the weak

• He serves the hungry

• He showers the needy

The Silver lining is …

Faith is not denying hardship, but trusting in God’s favor.

“May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
Ruth 2:13

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sunday, February 14, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

RUTH

“Silver Linings In All Things”
Week One

When we chase after God there is always a silver lining.

God is at work in every circumstance.

1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there. 3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:1-5

God’s presence is key when overcoming differences.

14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.
Ruth 1:14-17

God can handle your disappointments.

19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” 20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi?
Ruth 1:19-21

Good things happen when bad things end.

So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.
Ruth 1:22

The Silver Lining is…

moving from brokenness to healing.

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No Notes Today!
Sunday, February 7, 2021

FOOTBALL SUNDAY

“Unshaken“

Special Guests

Tony Dungee
Benjamin Watson
Carson Wentz
Brandin Cooks
Sam Acho

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

* BUT GOD

“Cynic’s Hate… But God“

14 David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands. 15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul had come out to take his life. 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
1 Samuel 23:14-18

• Recognize that tough times are a part of life.

After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.
Acts 13:22

…so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 5:45

• Realize Satan is on a leash.

David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.
1 Samuel 23:14

• Resolve to use the commonsense God grants.

While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul had come out to take his life.
1 Samuel 23:15

• Remember tough times call for a trusted friend.

16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
1 Samuel 23:16-18

After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
1 Samuel 18:1

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 4

RESET

“Habits”

Breaking Free

• The habits you have today will shape who you become tomorrow.

Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
Proverbs 4:14

My heart is set on keeping your decrees.
Psalms 119:112

• Be mindful of your tendencies.

But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.
Hosea 13:6

• Pick one.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
James 1:21

• Change your routine.

One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.
Judges 16:1

• Don’t give up.

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Start to reset your habits each day by…

10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
John 15:10-11

Dig into the word.

Pray throughout the day.

Trust your position.

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 3

RESET

“Relationships”

We are to diligently seek reconciliation!

22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. 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 5:22-24

• Essentially, we are reconciled to reconcile! A gift from Christ to extend to others!

Take Initiative to Reset and Reconcile Relationships

15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Matthew 18: 15-17

• Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Make every effort possible for others.

Remember WHY we have relationships. Evaluate them, take an inventory!

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10: 25-27

• Loving others is right up there with loving God Himself! Are people a priority?

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

Relationships are not always equal! However, they should be complimentary!

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

RESET

“Plans”

When Our Plans Get Interrupted

Interruptions get our attention.

Interruptions provide unexpected opportunities.

3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
Acts 9:3-5

Interruptions are invitations.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Mark 5:18-20

Resetting My Plans

Are there things I’m committed to that might be keeping me from hearing his voice?

Know whose you are.

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Psalms 138:8

Start a new chapter.

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

RESET

“Faith”

God sees what we can’t see.

For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Isaiah 40:22

Faith is seeing things through God’s perspective rather than our own.

1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
Hebrews 11:1-2

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6

We focus on God changing our circumstances, God is always focused on changing us.

Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief.”
Mark 9:24

Jesus, Reset My…

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Luke 18:1

Start today

Keep praying

Remove the distractions

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Pastor Josh Manning

“Where Is God In The Wilderness?“

1 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?” 8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”

9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’”

10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.

11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”

13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’”

17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little.18 And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.

19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”

20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much—two omers for each person—and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”

24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it. 25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a sabbath to the Lord. You will not find any of it on the ground today. 26 Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.”

27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

31 The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’”

33 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be kept for the generations to come.”

34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law, so that it might be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. 36 (An omer is one-tenth of an ephah.)

Exodus 16:1-36

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 4

Arrival

“Arrival Of Love“

Why do WE celebrate Christmas?

Why do WE collectively celebrate Christmas?

Why do YOU celebrate Christmas?

Why do YOU individually celebrate Christmas?

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.
1 John 4: 7-10

And so we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
1 John 4:16

One cannot express love without a sacrifice.

Jesus sacrificed it all… for YOU!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but
have eternal life.
John 3:16

Jesus’ love makes US part of the World and His desire is for YOU to be “Whoever”!

4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem
those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Galatians 4:4-7

Jesus proved, He would part from everything for us, except us!

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 3

Arrival

“Experiencing Joy“

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world… 3 And everyone went to his own town to resister. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. 7 She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:1-7

Experiencing Joy

• Joy is a choice

Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.
Colossians 3:2

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5

• Joy is produced in you

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

• Joy is your strength

Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some of those who have nothing prepared. This day is scared to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
Nehemiah 8:10

• Joy is defined by the truth

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have a home in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.
2 Corinthians 5:1

…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9

Keep Your Joy By…

• Laughing more

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22

• Giving more

Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.
James 1:17

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25

• Pursuing Him more

1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Psalms 100:1-2

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

Arrival

“Experiencing The Gift of Peace“

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:8-14

The Gift of Peace

• The God of peace

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
1 Thessalonians 5:23

• Prince of peace

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

 • Gospel of peace

15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
Ephesians 6:15-16

Experiencing God’s Peace

• Receive God’s pardon

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1

• Run to God’s presence

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27

• Respect God’s principles

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalms 119:105

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

Arrival

“Christmas Gives Hope For More Than A Season“

1. Hope for the hopeless.

1 Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. 2 The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
Isaiah 9:1-2

For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

2. Hope is found in believing.

5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. 7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. 8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” 18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Luke 1:5-18

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us…
Isaiah 9:6

3. Hope is resting in Him.

18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples. 20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” 22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. 23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region.
Matthew 9:18­-26

…the government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

*But God

“The Future Looks Uncertain, But God…“

1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.” 4 Then the astrologers answered the king, “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.” 5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble. 6 But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.”
Daniel 2:1-6

1. Life’s not fair.

11 “What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.” 12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
Daniel 2:11-13

2. All we can do is trust God.

17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 18 He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision.
Daniel 2:17-19

3. God is our only hope.

27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these…
Daniel 2:27-28

4. God is made known to us.

45 “This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.” 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”
Daniel 2:45-47

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 3

Making Change

“Harnessing Discontentment“

Finding Shelter

• Acknowledge discontentment

• Re-channel discontentment

• Choose a percentage of your income on which to live

The Magic Formula

• Give first, save second and live on the rest

Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase.
Proverbs 3:9

Harnessing Discontentment

1. Turn away from pursuing things

But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things
1 Timothy 6:11

2. Turn to a life of good deeds

17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good.
1 Timothy 6:17-18

3. Generosity bridals discontentment

18 They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. 1 Timothy 6:18-19

4. Understand you were designed for generosity

20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. 21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.
1 Timothy 6:20-21

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 2

Making Change

“Lay Up Treasures In Heaven“

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6: 19-21 

God’s Provision

10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
Philippians 4: 10-12 

True wealth is celebrating the present moment!

The present moment is all we really have! This is the reason we ask for Daily Bread!

Boasting About Tomorrow

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” – 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
James 4: 13-15 

Do something today that your future self will thank you for!

Your future starts today, NOT tomorrow!

Doing for Christ and Others

The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40

Greed is not a financial issue; it’s a heart issue! It distorts us to the very core!

Making Good Choices

20 But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?” 21 This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.
Luke 12: 20-21

Life is a slow process, but quitting won’t speed it up! Choose to follow Christ!

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

Making Change

“Making Change When You’re Directionally Challenged“

7 For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. 8 The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”
Psalm 32:7-8

• The road I’m on always determines where I end up

• Behavior always follows a belief system

27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large.
Numbers 13:27-28

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
Numbers 13:30

 Making Change Understands That…

• God owns it all, I manage it

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it
Psalm 24:1

Making Change Requires Making Choices

Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Colossians 3:10

• Track your spending

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21

• Get out of debt. Spend less than you make.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7

• Make a plan

The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
Proverbs 21:20

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 6

Time To Dream

“Doing What You Were Made To Do“

1 Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was.2 Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh’s palace.
Genesis 45:1-2

Keys to Discovering Your Purpose

1. Believe that you have a purpose.

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.
Ecclesiastes 3:1

2. Understand that God is in control.

3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. 5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. 6 This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7 God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. 8 So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.
Genesis 45:3-8

3. Discover your gift and your direction.

4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your  faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Romans 12:4-8

The Benefits of God-Sized Dreams

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
Proverbs 16:18

• God-size dreams ensure our growth.

• God-size dreams force us to invite others into a bigger story.

• God-sized dreams give glory to Him, not us.

Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not men.
Colossians 3:23

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 5

Time To Dream

“Moving from a Dream to Reality“

Genesis 41: 8-9, 14, 39-44

• All power comes from God

God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you.
Psalm 62:11

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
Acts 1:8

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
Proverbs 16:9

• Power comes to the humble

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
James 4:10

5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”. 6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
1 Peter 5:5-6

• God gives power to bless others

17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ 18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant, he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18

And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Acts 10:38

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 4

Time To Dream

“The Testing of a Dream”

Test of rejection

1 Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him …. 2 Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God, what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.
Romans 12:1-2

Test of temptation

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’
Matthew 4:8-10

Test of isolation

He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
1 Kings 19:10

Test of retribution

3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 5:3-5

The Lord was with him, and he was a successful man.
Genesis 39:23

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ.
Romans 10:17

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 3

Time To Dream

“The Struggle: 4 Phases God Takes Us Through To Get Us Ready For His Dream!”

1. THE CRISIS PHASE: I STRUGGLE WITH GOD & OTHERS

“That night Jacob sent his family across the Jabbok river. Then Jacob was left all alone in the camp, and a Man came and WRESTLED with Jacob all night.”
Genesis 32:22-25 (NLT)

“Before Jacob was born, he STRUGGLED with his brother; when he became a man, he even FOUGHT WITH GOD.”
Hosea 12:3 (NLT)

Crisis:
a time when a difficult or important decision must be made.

In life, crises are inevitable. Being defeated by them is optional! Rely on Christ ONLY!

2. THE COMMITMENT PHASE: GOD TESTS MY FAITH IN HIS PROMISE TO BLESS ME

“Jacob WRESTLED with this Man until dawn. When the man saw that he couldn’t win the match, he struck Jacob’s hip and knocked it out of joint at the socket. Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for it is dawn!’ But Jacob panted, ‘I won’t let you go unless you bless me!”’
Genesis 32:24b-26

Commitment:
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality!

Our promise is Eternal Life!

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

3. THE CONFESSION PHASE: I ADMIT THAT I AM MY BIGGEST PROBLEM!

“The man asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘My name is JACOB,’ he answered.”’
Genesis 32:27 (NIV)

Jacob
original: “deceiver/manipulator”

Confession:
a formal statement admitting the truth regarding a specific situation

Confession is an act of honesty and courage!

Christ modeled that for us in reality!

4. THE CONVERSION PHASE: GOD GIVES ME A NEW IDENTITY & A DREAM!

“Then the Man said, ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob. Instead you will be called ISRAEL… Then God blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face…”’
Genesis 32:28-30 (NIV)

Israel
“Prince with God”

Conversion:
the process of changing from one form to another

Nothing is more crucial to your Eternal Life than your own conversion!

Choose Christ!

“The sun rose as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.”
Genesis 32:31 (NLT)

“If anyone belongs to Christ, they are a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NCV)

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Sermon Notes
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

Time To Dream

“Living God’s Dream, Despite Past Poor Decisions”

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20

Steps to recovering God’s original dream for me

Step 1:  Own all your poor decisions.

We all stumble in many ways.
James 3:2

Step 2: Ask for God’s forgiveness.

1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. In your great compassion, please wipe out the stain of all my wrongdoing. 2 Wash away all my guilt and cleanse me from my sins. 3 For I am haunted by my failures and I can’t forget the evil things I’ve done… 6 I know you love complete honesty from my heart so help me see what’s deep inside me… 10 Then create a new, pure heart in me and renew my spirit with the right desires and restore the joy of your salvation! Then I’ll help bring others back to you too.
Psalm 51:1-3, 6, 10

Step 3:  Accept God’s grace and forgive myself!

Christ sacrificed his life’s blood (on the Cross) to set us free, which means that ALL our sins are now forgiven! God did this because of his generous grace to us.
Ephesians 1:7

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus!
Romans 8:1

Why does sin not invalidate God’s dream for me?

Because. . .

• Jesus paid it all.

When Jesus served as a sacrifice for our sins, He solved the sin problem for God — not only ours, but the whole worlds.
1 John 2:2

• It’s not performance driven.

He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy.
Titus 3:5

• God is still on plan A.

For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. They can’t be withdrawn.
Romans 11:29

Sermon Notes
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

Time To Dream

“Trusting God to Open Doors”

God gave you the capacity to dream.

Let us make human beings in our image and likeness.
Genesis 1:26

Everything starts with a dream.

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can see something of the future that God has called you to share!
Ephesians 1:18

Dreams keep you growing.

10 Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
Luke 5:10-11

12 I know that I am not yet what God wants me to be. I haven’t reached that goal, but I keep moving toward it to make it mine because Christ made me and saved me for this.  13 I know that I haven’t yet reached my goal, but there’s one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I keep my eyes focused on the goal so that I may one day win the prize that God has called me to receive through Christ in the life above. 15 All of you who are spiritually mature should think this same way.
Philippians 3:12-15

Dreams inspire others.

If your goals are good, you will be respected.
Proverbs 11:27

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Luke 5:6-7

Dreams are rut-reversing.

17 In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on ALL people. Your sons and daughters will proclaim my message. Your young men will see VISIONS and your old men will dream dreams. 18 Yes, on ALL my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days and they will proclaim my message!
Acts 2:17-18

Initiate your dream.

I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I’m not like some boxer punching the air or playing around.
1 Corinthians 9:2

Sermon Notes
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Celebration Sunday

Time To Dream

“Are You Ready?”

• ____ what God is doing

God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together.
Ephesians 2:19

• Live with a faith filled ____

Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You’re going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family.
Isaiah 54:2-3

• Do all that we can do ____

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Ephesians 3:20

• ___ ourselves today

10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes 11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Exodus 19:10-11

 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
Joshua 3:5

Sermon Notes
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Pastor Chip Henderson

Week 2

* But God

“Putting the Fun in the DysFUNctional Family”

30:43 In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” 2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.” 4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. 5 He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength, 7 yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me. 8 If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked young. 9 So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me.
Genesis 30:43-31:9

Level 1 – Dysfunction

1. Every family is dysfunctional.

1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” 2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
Genesis 31:1-2

2. Dysfunction is the result of sin.

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
1 Corinthians 15:21

Level 2 – God’s Response

3. God puts the fun in dysfunction.

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
Genesis 31:3

Level 3 – Our Response to God’s Response

4. Growth is seeing God instead of the dysfunction.

4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. 5 He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength, 7 yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me. 8 If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked young. 9 So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me. 10 “In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. 11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’
Genesis 31:4-11

Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

* But God

“Evil Happens… But God”

Joseph’s Story

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Genesis 50:20

Creating A “But God” Outlook On Life

1. Rest in the presence of God.

1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
Genesis 39:1-4

20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
Genesis 39:20-23

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29

2. Remember God has a plan.

19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Genesis 50:19-20

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose.
Romans 8:28

3. Rely on God’s provision.

So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
Genesis 50:21

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:17

Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 4

Is God Really In Control?

“The Secret of Partnering with God”

The Two-Fold Secret is in the…

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God -fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said’ “Cornelius!” 4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! 5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”
Acts 10:1-6

9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Acts 10:9-11

He [Peter] said to them: “you are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
Acts 10:28

34 Then Peter began to speak: I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, 35 but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.
Acts 10:34-35

1. Trusting

As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.
Acts 10:7

1 Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. 2 For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. 3 Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Psalms 37:1-3

• Choice #1: God deliver me.

• Choice #2: God turn me into a deliverer.

2. Doing

19 Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you. 20 Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.” 21 So
Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”
Acts 10:19-21

So, I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.
Acts 10:33

But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.
Nehemiah 4:9

25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. 27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14:25-27

Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 3

Is God Really In Control?

Do Not Be Anxious (Worry)

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? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
Matthew 6:25-27

• Jesus wants to address our physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

• He desires us to know that we are His most valued and special Creation.

• He wants us to know our lives are in His hands.

We cannot add or subtract from that!

Marks of the True Christian (Control)

18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it[i] to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:18-19

• Although God is in control, living peacefully is a choice we all get to make.

• Allowing God to have the final say in conflict is an act of obedience to Christ!

• Who has proven themselves to be more just than Christ himself?

• What they didn’t know or understand is that Jesus already had ALL of that worked out.

• He had love and compassion for everyone. He had provision for ALL His people.

Worry stems from a lack of trust in God’s promises and provision. HE has us covered.
We make plans when we are uncertain and untrusting of God’s plans for us.
We tend to try and control what we cannot understand or comprehend out of fear.
A true and genuine relationship with Christ can remove the fear and desire for control.
Trust is nonexistent in the absence of relationship. This was the UNKNOWN god!

Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 2

Is God Really In Control?

““Controlling the Uncontrollable”

God is not preparing the path for you; He is preparing you for the path.

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2

• Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

7 Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan, to
torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. “Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10

How can we, like Paul, experience hardship but come out of it stronger?

• Don’t give up on God’s intervention. (2 Corinthians 12: 7-8)

The ABC’s of growing strong when life seems out of control.

• Acknowledge my weakness. (“boast…about my weakness”)

• Believe in the sufficiency of God’s grace. (“My grace is sufficient”)

• Concede to the Holy Spirit. (“power is made perfect in weakness”)

We were never meant to control our world, our environment, or our circumstances. Instead, God wants to empower us to overcome… to grow strong in our faith.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2

Not conformed, but transformed.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

Is God Really In Control?

4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Genesis 3:4-5

1. God is not controlling.

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
1 John 5:19

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…
Romans 3:23

2. God wants a partner, not a puppet.

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
James 1:13-16

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:15

3. God uses everything for his glory.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

Dealing With The Adversities Of Life

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1

1. Choose Christ.

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.
Romans 10:9

2. Invite Christ into circumstances.

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:6

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10

3. Realize your choices matter.

This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.
Deuteronomy 30:19

7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Galatians 6:7-8

Sermon Notes
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Pastor Josh Manning

Week 8

LETTERS

“The Lukewarm Church”

14 “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: “The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation says: 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent. 20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me. 21 The victor: I will give him the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I also won the victory and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 “Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Revelation 3:14-22

Questions to Ask Yourself:

• Where are you in your relationship with Christ?

• Is our church cold, hot, or lukewarm?

• What things keep you ‘hot’ or ‘on fire’ for Christ?
Do you carve out intentional time for these things?

• What things keep you from being ‘hot’ for Christ?

Sermon Notes
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 7

LETTERS

“You Can Hold On!”

7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.  8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.  9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.  10 Since you have kept My command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.  11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.  12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.  13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:7-13 

What is persuading you to give up?

• When we reach a dead-end we want to give up. (Revelation 3:8)

• When our inadequacies are spotlighted, we want to give up. (Revelation 3:8)

• When we are criticized painfully, we want to give up. (Revelation 3:9)

What is the key to holding on and getting to the victory?

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
Isaiah 22:22 

•  I commit myself daily to humble dependence on God.

• I commit to following Jesus recklessly and not just being a fan.

•  I commit to waiting hopefully on God’s timing.

There is a reward for holding on.

• God will vindicate me.

• God will protect my faith.

• God will use me to strengthen His church.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 6

LETTERS

“Sardis: Performance Review for the Church”

1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Revelation 3:1-6

Performance Review for the Church | SWOT Analysis

Strengths: a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing

Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.
Revelation 3:4

Weaknesses: a quality or feature regarded as a disadvantage or fault

1 …I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
Revelation 3:1-2

Opportunities: a chance for success or advancement occurs

The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
Revelation 3:5

Threats: a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
Revelation 3:5

Strengths:

• God is desperately trying to get our attention!
• Are YOU listening, or do things that really don’t matter distract you?

Weaknesses:

• Do we really understand the Gospel?
• Are we consistently aware of our deficiencies?
• Do we believe we NEED a Savior?
• Are we relying on ourselves?

Opportunities:

• All of our values include others.
• They are NOT singular, but intentionally meant to involve more than just us.

Threats:

• Are we alive in Christ and thriving, or just going through the motions?
• Is there evidence of fruit in your walk with Christ?
• Does HE know you?

Sermon Notes
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Pastor Mike Chastain

Week 5

LETTERS

“Thyatira: Staying Strong Under Pressure”

1. Commendation

• He praises them for their faith and hard work

18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:  These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
Revelation 2:18-19

• Jesus sees everything – He sees the good and the bad

1. The Concern

• They allowed false teaching to be accepted as truth – False teaching equals bad morality

Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:20

• Jezebel was teaching to know ultimate grace you need to experience ultimate sin

1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:1-2

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh rather, serve one another humbly in love.
Galatians 5:13

3. The Solution

• Repentance

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

• Stand firm in your faith in Christ

13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Table Time:

1. What does it look like for you to stand firm for the Lord? What does it look like to be strong and courageous for Him… At work? At home? At school? At the gym?
2. Is there an area in your life where you’re compromising God’s truth for a lie?
3. Is there something in your life that you need to repent from… An area that you need to give back to God?

Sermon Notes
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Pastor Chip Henderson

Week 4

LETTERS

“Pergamum: The Compromised Church”

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.”
Revelation 2:12-17

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 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. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:15-17

In the world, but not of the world

1. You are not to love this world. (Matthew 6:24)

2. You do not belong to this world. (1 Peter 2:11)

• Being in this world should feel uncomfortable.

Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
1 Peter 2:11 (MSG)

When we compromise our faith…

• It can pull us down and away from God

• We miss out on the blessings that God may have in store for us

• We hurt our ability to be the light in a dark world

Bottom Line:

As followers of Jesus Christ…
you are not called to be OF the world,
but to be sent INTO the world.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, June 22, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 3

LETTERS

“Smyrna: The Persecuted Church”

Scripture:
Revelation 2:8-11

What does Jesus want us to know about suffering?

• (Revelation 2:8) The life of Jesus proclaims that suffering is certain but not terminal.

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.
John 3:14-15 

• (Revelation 2:9) Jesus is not indifferent towards our pain. He is with us.
(“I know”)

He who watches over you will not slumber…
Psalm 121:3

The Lord watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121:8

• (Revelation 2:10) Don’t be afraid of what is fearsome.
(“Do not be afraid”)

• (Revelation 2:10) Hardships are meant to build my confidence.
(“To test”)

How does hardship test me?

• Hardship tests the goodness of the Father.

• Hardship tests my value.

How do we gain confidence in spite of the fearsome threats of hardship that shake our trust in God’s goodness and our worth?

• Be faithful.

Faithfulness isn’t dependent on the object of love but on the character of the one possessing faithfulness.

• (Revelation 2:10,11) There is a reward for faithfulness in our suffering.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

LETTERS

“Ephesus: The Church That Grows Cold”

• It’s a message of encouragement

1 These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.  2  I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have
tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3  You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
Revelation 1: 1-3

What matters are the matters of the Heart?

• Serving
• Discernment
• Perseverance

• It’s a message of examination

Monitoring your behaviors is not enough

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
Revelation 2:4

• It’s a message of restoration

Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Revelation 2:5

• Remember
• Repent
• Repeat

• It’s a message of hope

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 1:7

We’d like to meet you!

Sermon Notes
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

LETTERS

“Turning Up the Volume on God’s Word”

• Respond to crisis without delay

I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 1:9

• Reposition yourself to hear God’s Word

10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” 12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands
Rev 1:10-12

• Revoke worldly noise and weigh in on God’s promises

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Rev. 1:17-18

Sermon Notes
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 4

TOGETHER AGAIN

“Let’s do Life Together”

46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,  47  praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:46-47

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:12-14  

Four reasons why we gather together…

• Together we experience the POWER of the Holy Spirit in a way we cannot experience His POWER alone.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Acts 2:1

• We THRIVE in our faith when we gather together.

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25 

• We gather together to get SMALLER.

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke
bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts…
Acts 2:46

• Our faith is EXPRESSED most PROFOUNDLY when we gather together.

…praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added
to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:47

Sermon Notes
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 3

TOGETHER AGAIN

“Rebuilding Our Community”

44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
Acts 2:44-45

What common commitments should we make to rebuild our community?
(Not as it was, but as it should be…)

• A community is built by building together

When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”
Exodus 32:1

Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do…”
Exodus 35:1

“From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze…”
Exodus 35:5

• Communities build, crowds consume

• When we stop building, we stop becoming a community and are in danger of regressing into a crowd.

• Commitment #1
  A common belief builds community.

• Commitment #2
  A common concern builds community.

• Commitment #3
  A common admission of need builds community.

Conclusion: Find something common and use it as a reminder to never settle for the crowd, but fight for community.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

TOGETHER AGAIN

“You Can’t Do Life Alone”

4 Key RelationSHIPS of the Church

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.
Acts 2:42-43

1. PastorSHIP

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
Acts 2:42

APPLICATION:
Fill out the survey

2. FellowSHIP

and to fellowship
Acts 2:42

APPLICATION:
Begin the conversation

3. FriendSHIP

to the breaking of bread
Acts 2:42

APPLICATION:
Lead/Join a Small Group

4. AmbassadorSHIP

and to prayer
Acts 2:42

APPLICATION:
Be the hands and feet of Christ

Sermon Notes
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Happy Mother’s Day

“Quiet Strength”

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Acts 1:14

♥ Invites God into your impossibility

37 For nothing is impossible for God. 38 “ I am the Lord’s servant, “ Mary answered.
Luke1:37-38

♥ Initiates God into your story

Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied. “ My time as not yet come.”
John 2:4

♥ Inspires others to trust

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
John 2:5
(Mary’s last words)

Sermon Notes
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 2

Now What?

“Taking A Look At Your Loss”

9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:9-11

Loss can be…

Loss can be paralyzing

17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast.
Luke 24:17

Loss can make us skeptics

21 “but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus”.
Luke 24:21-24

Loss can make us feel uncertain

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
Luke 24:25-27

Through loss know…

God is with us

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32

God’s grace is with you

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9

God’s love wins

1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation 21:1-4

Sermon Notes
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

Now What?

“Finding Peace In ALL Moments Of Life”

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33

• Worldly peace is temporary and fragile

• God’s peace is enduring and strong

Wait for it

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command, “ but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about”
Acts 1:4

Ask for it

So they met together, they asked him, “ Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom of Israel?”
Acts 1:6

Give up control

He said to them:” It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
Acts 1:7

Living Out God’s Peace

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 
Ephesians 2:10

Rest in His power

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8

Stay focused

The same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will be back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.
Acts 1:10

Sermon Notes
Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Happy Easter

Good News From The Graveyard

“The resurrection’s personal message to you”

2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
1 Corinthians 15:2-8

5 Personal Problems the Resurrection Resolves

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
John 20:19-22

• Fear is real, but Jesus provides peace.

25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20:25-28

• Doubt gives way to renewed faith.

1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
Acts 9:1-5

• My choices, or the choices of others, which create brokenness in me and those I love are healed.

11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
John 20:11-16

She could’ve snapped back, “I’m in a graveyard. Someone I loved
was murdered. I’m crying because that’s what you do in a graveyard.”

• My sorrow surrenders to comfort.

Sermon Notes
Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 4

One Love

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23

1. God is love. The greatest expression of God’s love is
this…

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:16-17

2. Jesus is love

1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
John 11:1-5

• We are all God’s favorites

3. You are loved

9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:9-10

• Let the love of Christ consume you

1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:1-2

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

Sermon Notes
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Pastor Sandy Brown

Week 3

One Source

Koinonia:
Christian fellowship or communion, with God or, more commonly, with fellow Christians.

• When we are bumped, we will spill whatever we are full of!

Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”
John 17:20-23

• How we respond through this speaks volumes about us as
Christians!

Da Truth:
If the bible were re-written and the writers put me in it, I wonder how my life would read?…

The Widow’s Gift
1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4 for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on.”
Luke 21:1-4

The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.
Acts 4: 32-35

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13: 34-35

Sermon Notes
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Pastor Scott Gossenberger

Week 2

One Witness

20 My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23

• We are united by our common connection to the source of
everything good.

All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.
John 17:10

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so, through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 1:20

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2

Though the mountains be shaken, and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10

9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:9-10

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
Psalm 34:17

And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Psalm 50:15

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:31-33

9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Matthew 7:9-11

• Our connection to the source (God our provider) allows us to be a source of tangible love and hope to others.

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
John 17:15

Our Assignment

1. Review the promises each day to push back the fear that is coming from all the news we are receiving.
2. Extend yourself to others. Fight the urge to give in to greed. If you need one gal. of milk don’t take two. If you need one package of whatever, leave the others on the shelf for our community.
3. Find a need and fill it. You are God’s hands and feet…His source.

Sermon Notes
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Pastor Scott Borman

Week 1

The Power Of One Voice

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23

• It’s not the numbers, it’s the unity

Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
1 Samuel 14:6

17 “Watch me,” he said, “and do the same. When I come to the outpost of the camp, do as I do. 18 When I and everyone with me blow our trumpets, you are also to blow your trumpets all around the camp. Then you will say, ‘For Yahweh and for Gideon!’”
Judges 7:17-18

• It’s not on our terms, it’s on God’s terms

23 And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify to me.  26 But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep.”
John 10:23-26

• It’s not attending, it’s living transformed.

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2