Jesus’ Journey to Calvary – Part 3
Mark 14:12-21  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. The Jewish celebration began 1451 B.C.
    Exodus 11:1-3, Exodus 12:1-8, Exodus 12:12-14
  2. Jesus was in control of his  plan.
    250 lambs would feed  people
    Jesus acted  with .
    He  what would happen and gave detailed instructions with .
  3. It was a plan
  4. What if Judas had ?
  5. What about Jesus’ ?
    Mark 14:24-25, Luke 17:20-25 NKJV

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Jesus’ Journey to Calvary – Part 2
Mark 11:15-19  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Jesus, the Gentle Shepherd, caused havoc. Why?
Matthew 21:10-17
Luke 19:45-48

The leaders wanted Jesus dead.
Why was “the Lamb of God” angry?

This had been prophesied:
Jeremiah 7:9-11
Malachi 3:1

  1. Leaders were  the people.
    Annual temple tax =
    Selling animals at .
    was out of control.

    Proverbs 14:31
    Proverbs 22:22-23
    Matthew 25:40
    John 18:12-14

  2. This corruption dominated the .
    Genesis 12:1-3
    Isaiah 56:6

The chief priests do not call for murder until Jesus threatens their .

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Who Is In Control of You?
Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. Who   is the Holy Spirit?
    Genesis 1:1-3
    The Holy Spirit’s presence in creation connects him with .  Colossians 1:13-16
    God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
    Genesis 1:26-27; Acts 5:1-4
    Old Testament “ruach” and New Testament “pneuma” both mean    as in life force.
  2. The Holy Spirit and the church.
    a. Gives  to it.
    b. Empowers the church for .
    c.  the church.
  3. The Holy Spirit and the believer.
    a. Regenerates the believer.   John 3:4-7; Titus 3:4-7
    b. Biblical description:
        Receive – John 20:22;   you – Acts 1:8; being given – I John 3:24; being  – I Peter 1:11; into
        our – Galatians 4:6.
    c. The Holy Spirit  in the believer.
        Greek verb “oikeo” means to , reside or dwell.
    d. The Holy Spirit in the  of God and his ministry in us begins with .
  4. “Be filled with the Holy Spirit” – Ephesians 5:18
    a. Greek “pleroo” means to take .
    b. The imperative mood means it is a .
    c. Greek present tense means  action.
    d. Verbs in passive voice means the subject is the .
    e. A Greek verb in the plural includes   .

    Many concerned to have more of the Holy Spirit. Greater concern is how much of  does the Holy Spirit have.
    Colossians 2:6

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Bible Truths About Giving – Part 2
Malachi 3:6-12 | Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. God is not . Malachi 3:6

    Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

  2. God wants us . Malachi 3:7

Steward is a strong biblical word that implies ‘servanthood’ and is referred to 26 times in the Bible. The concept of stewardship is woven like a thread of a tapestry throughout the Old Testament. The broad concept of stewardship is Jesus’ primary subject in 17 of His 38 parables and it occupies one verse out of every six in the Gospels. This often avoided topic is actually one of the loftiest themes of scripture.
-Dr. Wesley K. Willmer, Biola University

  1. Their problem was . Malachi 3:9
  2. God’s gracious . Malachi 3:10
  3. In light of the New Testament.

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Bible Truths About Giving
 I Kings 17:7-24  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

Observations

  1. Elijah was obedient to the . I Kings 17:8
  2. The widow recognized Elijah as a . I Kings 17:12
  3. The plan was . I Kings 17:14
  4. The miracles were . I Kings 17:16, 22
    The outcomes of their obedience:
    They had food, her son lived, and she .
    I Kings 17:16, 22, 24

This story introduces the subject of stewardship, which is the management of the resources God gives us.

The widow’s resources: firewood, flour, oil, , and a son. She was confronted with the question, “What are you going to do with what you have?”

  1. is God’s.
    a. By right of . Psalm 24:1,2
    b. By right of . I Corinthians 6:19-24
  2. God has made us  (managers).
    Genesis 1:26-28, Matthew 25:14-30
    a. Everyone has responsibility for .
    b. Those who manage well will be .
  3. We will give an  for our management.
    Romans 14:12
    a. How we use our . Ephesians 5:15-16
    b. How we talk to and about . Ephesians 4:29-32
    c. How we spend our .

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Christians Are Sure of Three Things
Pastor Dan Bystrom

Christians are sure of three things:

  1. My sins are forgiven.
  2. I’m going to heaven when I die.
  3. Jesus is coming back again.

Manuals

B       I       B       L       E

 

There is a God in heaven for whom I have , before whom I now , unto whom I shall , and I shall be  to Him, He has  to me why I am here.

God’s Word promises              His Word cannot be stopped.

Philippians 1:21 – For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

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Finding the Power In Love
Pastor Terry Wilcox

  1. Love is the most force in this world.
    I Corinthians 13:4-7
  2. Love has  power.
    Isaiah 61:1-3
  3. Love is the greatest of all .
    Romans 5:5-8
  4. Love .
    John 17:30-23
  5. Love .
    I John 3:1
  6. Love will always .
    I Corinthians 13:8a “ “
    Love is something we  regardless of how we .

What’s Lacking?
 Mark 10:17-23  |  Pastor Karl Moore

  1. Mark 10:17-23
  2. Names for the different generations
    1901 – 1924  Greatest Generation
    1925 – 1945  Silent Generation
    1946 – 1964  Baby Boomers
    1965 – 1980  Gen X
    1981 – 1996  Millennials
    1997 – 2012  Gen Z
    2013 – 2024  Gen Alpha
  3. Romans 3:23
  4. I Corinthians 12:4-8

The Universal Question

Mark 10:17

  1. He came to the right .
  2. He came at the right .
  3. He came with the right .
  4. He came with the right .
  5. He came with the wrong .

    Oliver Anthony

The Universal Problem

Mark 10:21

  1. Not giving .
  2. But giving .

The Universal Solution

Mark 10:22

  1. He had .
  2. He had .  Luke 18:18
  3. He had .  Matthew 9:22

And yet He was lacking something in his quest for eternal life.

This young man walked away empty…but there is good news.
Jesus looked at him and loved him.
Ezra 10:2

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Prayer That Changes Lives!
Steve Turbeville
Minister of the Gospel, Lighthouse Ministries

  • John 1:1 – In the Beginning
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  • John 3:16 – For God So Loved
    For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

  • John 17 – Jesus Prayed

    1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.  

    6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.  

    9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.  

    20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.  

    24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

  • The Takeaway – God Loves Us as He loved Jesus!

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Why Trust the Bible?
 Proverbs 30:5-6; Psalm 12:6; Psalm 119:140  |  Pastor Terry Wilcox

My faith journey halted by one question. 
Is the Bible the Word of God?

  1. It is not like   book.
    a. The span of .
    b. The  of authors.
    c. The  of literary styles and forms.
    d.  not found elsewhere.
    Deuteronomy 6:4
    Deuteronomy 4:35
    I Corinthians 8:6
    Romans 3:21-22
  2. The Bible  people.
    John 5:24-26
    a. His Word is . Hebrews 4:12-13
    b. His Word is a . James 1:22-25
    c. His Word is . Luke 8:11
    d. His Word is a . Ephesians 6:17
    e. It is the -giving Word. I Peter 1:23

Five minutes to remember – Bear Justice

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