[That you may really come] to know – practically, through experience for yourselves – the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge (without experience); that you may be filled (through all your being) unto all the fullness of God – [that is] may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself!

Ephesians 3:19 (Amplified Bible)

I. Any revelation from God’s Word that does not lead us to an encounter with God only serves to make us more religious.             

A. It Begins With The Father

               Ephesians 3:17-19 (Amplified Bible)

B. Knowledge or Experience

                John 5:37-40

                2 Timothy 1:7   

II. The Holy Spirit is the power for us to tell the world of His love for them.

           A. Love Tells Other

                   2 Corinthians 5:14-15

                   2 Corinthians 5:16-17

                   2 Corinthians 5:18-20

           B. Love For One Another

                   1 Peter 1:22

                   1 Peter 4:8

                   Isaiah 10:27

                   Matthew 11:28-30

For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

I. BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST WE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S LOVE, LIVE IN GOD’S LOVE, AND GIVE AWAY GOD’S LOVE.

A. The Provision For Us To Receive God’s Love

1 – He Died For Us

Romans 5:8

2 – He Manifested His Love For Atonement

1 John 4:9-10

3 – We Became Children of God

2 John 3:1

4 – He Extended Mercy and Grace For Us

Ephesians 2:1-6

B. We Can Live In God’s Love

1 – He Commanded Us

John 15:9

2 – His Love Moves Us

2 Corinthians 5:14-16

3 – We Experience His Love

Ephesians 3:17-19

4 – We Live In His Love

Jude 1:20-21

C. We Are To Give Away God’s Love

1 – His Love Has Been Poured Into Our Hearts

Romans  5:5

2 – Love The Lord, Love One Another

Matthew 22:37-39

3 – The Purpose Of His Word Of Love

1 Timothy 1:5

4 – Obeying His Love

1 Peter 1:22

Pastor Darrell Morgan

For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

I. THE PRIORITY OF EACH BELIEVER IS TO SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

A. Where The Heart Is…

Matthew 6:19-21

Colossians 3:1-3

B. Full of Light

Matthew 6:22-23

Luke 12:16-21

John 8:12

Matthew 5:14-16

C. Whom Do We Serve?

Matthew 6:24

Matthew 19:16, 21-22

1 Timothy 6:10

D. Worry Verse Faith

Matthew 6:25-32

Matthew 13:44

E. God’s Kingdom, His Righteousness

Matthew 6:33

Matthew 13:52

Matthew 5:6, 10

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 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Matthew 10:7-8

 I. THE MORE WE LIVE AS CITIZENS OF HEAVEN, THE MORE HEAVEN’S ACTIVITIES INFECT OUR LIFESTYLES.

     A. The Kingdom of Heaven is “At Hand”

               Matthew 10:7

               Matthew 6:9-10

          B. The Kingdom’s Influence in Our Lives

                   Matthew 10:8A

                   Matthew 9:18-22

                   Mark 1:39-42

                   Luke 8:49-55

                   Luke 8:26-35

          C. Freely Give What You Have Received

                   Matthew 10:8B

                   Philippians 3:20

                   1 Corinthians 6:19

Speaker: Pastor Darrell

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I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 2:20

 I. Absolute _________________ to the will of God is the

only way for the believer to___________ .

             A. I Have Been Crucified With Christ

                  Romans 6:4-8

             B. It Is No Longer I Who Live, But Christ Lives In Me

                        Colossians 3:1-3

                        2 Corinthians 13:4

             C. And The Life Which I Now Live In The Flesh

                        2 Corinthians 6:1-7

                        2 Corinthians 6:8-10

             D. I Live By Faith In The Son of God

                        Galatians 3:26

                        Philippians 3:7-9

                        Hebrews 11:3

              E. Who Loved Me And Gave Himself For Me

                        1 John 4:14-19 

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I      ALL OF THE ACTIONS OF JESUS WERE EARTHLY EXPRESSIONS OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER’S HEART

       TOWARD MANKIND.

                             A     THE FATHER IS WORKING

                                             LUKE 2:49

                                             JOHN 5:16-19

                                             2 PETER 1:2-4

                             B     THE FATHER LOVES THE SON

                                             JOHN 5:20

                                             JOHN 17:20-23

                             C     THE FATHER GIVES LIFE

                                             JOHN 5:21

                                             JOHN 17:1-6

                             D     THE FATHER DOES NOT JUDGE

                                             JOHN 5:22-23

                                             JOHN 17:6-8

                                             JOHN 3:16-17

                             E     EVERLASTING LIFE

                                             JOHN 5:24

                                             1 JOHN 4:13-19

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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26

I. Jesus’ proclamation of being the Resurrection and the Life is a promise to us all.

   A. Lazarus of Bethany – John 11:1-4

   B. Do You Believe This? – John 11:18-26

   C. Martha’s Confession – John 11:27

II. Jesus was following the Heavenly Father’s plan for our redemption.

 Matthew 16:21 – Matthew 17:22-23 – Matthew 20:17-19

     A. His Death by Crucifixion - Luke 23:46, John 19:30

     B. His Burial in the Tomb – Luke 23:50-53, Mark 15:47

     C. The Empty Tomb – Matthew 28:6-7, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

III. Jesus has commissioned us to Live and Believe in the power of His resurrection.

     A. Believe That He Is – Hebrews 11:1,6

     B. Commit to the Works of Christ – Ephesians 2:10, John 14:12

     C. Living in the Power of the Resurrected Life – Romans 6:4, Romans 8:8-11

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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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17

I. The cricifixion of Jesus was the primary reason He came to earth.

    A. He Loved Us – 1 John 4:10

    B. Restore a Right Relationship with God – Colossians 1:19-20, 2 Corinthians 5:18

    C. Forgive our Sins and Guilt – Hebrews 9:22, Acts 13:38-39

    D. To Satisfy the Holiness of God - Leviticus 11:44, Romans 5:9-10

    E. To Fulfill the Requirements of the Law - Matthew 5:17, 1 Corinthians 1:30

II. The crucifixion showed the grace of God toward us.

    A. Malchus – John 18:10, Luke 22:51

    B. God’s Forgiveness – Luke 23:24

    C. Criminals on the Crosses – Luke 23:35-43

    D. Mary His Mother – John 19:26-27

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Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 34:9-10

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

I. Fasting positions us to discern the difference between our ways and his ways; our thoughts and his thoughts.

    A. Who Me!?

         Isaiah 58:1-2

   B. The Religious Fast

         Isaiah 58:3-5

   C. God’s Chosen Fast               

        Isaiah 58:6-7

  D. The Breakthrough of Fasting

        Isaiah 58:8-9A

  E. Our Thoughts, His Thoughts

       Isaiah 58:9B-11

  F. Vertical Priorities

       Isaiah 58:12-14

  G. Secret Place, Open Reward

       Matthew 6:16-21

I. Jesus is our model when it comes to pursuing and increasing in measures of God’s favor.

   A. Increase In Wisdom & Stature

         Luke 2:52

  B. Two Aspects Of God’s Grace

       Hebrews 10:15-25

       Romans 8:26-30

       1. The pursuit of God, the practice of coming before God through a new and living way.

             Hebrews 10:15-25

         A. The Covenant – Hebrews 10:15-17

         B. Through the Veil – Hebrews 10:18-20

         C. Drawing Near – Hebrews 10:21-23

         D. Consider One Another – Hebrews 10:24-25

     2. Receiving, in God’s presence, measures of his own nature that empower us to be conformed

           into the image of the Son He loves. Romans 8:26-30

         A. The Holy Spirit our Helper – Romans 8:26-28

         B. The Image of His Son – Romans 8:29-30

                                             Hebrews 1:1-3