Message

 

The Book of Daniel  Living a Life of Integrity

Daniel 1:1-21

 

#1 A Historical MOMENT   Daniel 1:1-2

 

#2 A DIABOLICAL Plan   Daniel 1:3-7

 

#3 A DISPLAY of Strong Character   Daniel 1:8

 

#4 God blesses those whose hearts are fully committed Him!   Daniel 1:9

 

#5 Win-Win Solutions have no LOSERS    Daniel 1:10-16

 

#6 Living with Integrity is TEN TIMES better than the alternative.

Daniel 1:17-21

#7 Living with Integrity

• Know Your CONTEXT.
• Don’t Follow the CROWD.
• Decide NOW to Follow God.
• Live your Life by Faith, for the GLORY of God.
• Think Win-Win when POSSIBLE.
• Don’t be surprised when others FAIL.

The Sermon on the Mount – Enemies

Matthew 5:38-42

 

#1 Love your neighbors and LOVE the OUTSIDER.   Matthew 5:43

 

#2 Loving our enemies SHOWS others that God is our Father.   Matthew 5:44-45

 

#3 We must LOVE those who don’t love us.   Matthew 5:46

 

#4 We must be FRIENDLY to those we don’t know.   Matthew 5:47

 

#5 Press on to the GOAL.   Matthew 5:48

The Sermon on the Mount – Beyond Justice

Matthew 5:38-42

#1 The Need for JUSTICE   Matthew 5:38

 

#2 Stop the FIGHT   Matthew 5:39

 

#3 Don’t HIT Back   Matthew 5:39

 

#4 Settle Conflict with GENEROSITY   Matthew 5:40

 

#5 Exceed EXPECTATIONS   Matthew 5:41

 

#6 Let your FIRST Response be YES   Matthew 5:42

 

#7 Being an APPRENTICE of Jesus

The Sermon on the Mount – Oaths and Telling the Truth

Matthew 5:33-37

 

#1 The Great Need for Truth and INTEGRITY   Matthew 5:33

 

#2 Jesus Redefines Righteousness – TRUTHFULNESS   Matthew 5:34-36

 

#3 Reflecting the CHARACTER and KINGDOM of God   Matthew 5:37

 

• Avoid EXAGGERATION
• Avoid HALF Truths
• Avoid MANIPULATION
• Avoid DECEPTION and LIES

 

• Seek Integrity in your COMMUNICATION
• Seek Truthfulness in your CONTENT
• Seek Trust in your CONVERSATIONS

 

#4 Be a CHAMPION of the Truth

The Sermon on the Mount – Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9

#1 Marriage is God’s PLAN   Matthew 19:3-4

 

#2 Marriage is the Union of One Man and One Woman FOR LIFE   Matthew 19:5-6

 

#3 Divorce is a Result of Sin and Living in a FALLEN World   Matthew 19:7-9

 

#4 Old Testament Law on Divorce Protected the WIFE   Matthew 5:31

 

#5 Divorce and Remarriage without Biblical Grounds is ADULTERY   Matthew 5:32

 

#6 Divorce Should Be a RARE Exception NOT a Common Practice in the Community of Faith   Matthew 19:3-4

 

#7 Jesus FIXES Broken Hearts and Lives   1 John 1:9

The Sermon on the Mount – Lust

Matthew 5:27-30

 

#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Lust   Matthew 5:27-28

 

#2 The High Price to AVOID Hell   Matthew 5:29-30

 

#3 The Solution to Sin and Judgment is the CROSS   Romans 6:23

 

#4 FIGHTING the Sin of Lust

• Guard Your HEART
• Protect Your EYES
• Watch Your ACTIONS

The Sermon on the Mount – Murder

Matthew 5:21-26

 

#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Murder   Matthew 5:21-22

 

#2 Right RELATIONSHIPS Before Right Actions   Matthew 5:23-24

 

#3 Quick RESOLUTION to Conflict Saves TIME, MONEY, and Stress   Matthew 5:25-26

 

#4 Trusting Christ with our RELATIONSHIPS

 

 

The Sermon on the Mount – Jesus and the Scriptures

Matthew 5:17-20

 

#1 The Scriptures PERFECTLY Fulfilled   Matthew 5:17

 

#2 The Scriptures will ENDURE till the End   Matthew 5:18

 

#3 The Scriptures MUST be OBEYED and TAUGHT   Matthew 5:19

 

#4 The Scriptures POINT the Way to Heaven   Matthew 5:20

 

The Sermon on the Mount – Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

#1 Salt for a DECAYING World   Matthew 5:13

 

#2 Salt TROUBLE   Matthew 5:13

 

#3 Bright Light in a DARK World   Matthew 5:14-15

 

#4 The Light of the Gospel SHINNING Through   Matthew 5:16

 

#5 Changed Lives that GLORIFY God in the World   Matthew 5:16

 

New Year, Same Great God! – Growing Younger

Psalm 78:1-8

 

#1 Truth PRESERVED  Psalm 78:1-3

 

#2 Truth PASSED from Generation-to-Generation   Psalm 78:4-6

 

#3 Truth PRACTICED   Psalm 78:7

 

#4 Truth PAINFULLY Rejected   Psalm 78:8

 

#5 Striving to be a Multi-Generational Church

 

Follow this link to the blog post Pastor Sean mentioned.

Why Your Church Should be Multi-Generational . . . and Why It’s Not Easy to Do