Georges Creek Sermons

What is the impact should we choose to Omit instead of Commit the commands given to us in scripture?

As believers we have given the ultimate responsibility to carry out the ultimate mission by the ultimate authority.

Jesus did not commit us to the "What" and omit the "How".

Jesus doesn't give us the "What" and the "How" and omit the "Who".

Jesus doesn't give us the "What" and the "How" and the "Who" and omit the metric to measure success.

What best explains the empty tomb?

Christ CrucifiedB

Matthew 27:32-56

Main Idea: Jesus endured the agony of the cross to secure our eternal salvation.

*Jesus fully committed to suffering for your sin because He was fully committed to saving you from your sin.

*Jesus was forsaken so that we would never have to be.

*Jesus didn't die to make salvation a possibility for His people, but a certainty for His people.

Scripture References: Matthew 27:32-56, Habakkuk 1:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Who is responsible for the death of Christ?

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

What do you think Jesus came into your life to do?

Jesus came to save souls, not systems.

Jesus's teachings are prophetic, not peaceful.

Jesus's authority is eternal, not earthly.

Jesus is not what we expect, but far beyond what we need.

Main Question: If our flesh is weak and God requires perfection, how can anyone be saved?

*God's intentions are an insufficient Savior.

*Overconfidence will often lead to compromise.

Main Idea: Certainty of Salvation does not depend on a willing spirit, but on a willing Savior.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:48, Matthew 26:31-46

How can we be sure that our faith is genuine?

Main Idea: Our faith will be sure when we focus on Jesus instead of ourselves

Main Question: Is Jesus worth our worship and our lives?

Main Idea:

1 Peter 1:22-25

Main Idea: The children of God love like God loves.

Main Question: What does it look like to love like God loves?

*Christian love is not a role we play it's a reality we live.

*Christian love is not casual; it's costly.

*Christian love is not temporary; it's enduring.

We must intentionally discipline ourselves in holiness because no one drifts towards holiness.

How do we discipline ourselves in holiness?

Main Idea: All trials are temporary and necessary for our growth in Christlikeness.

Main Question: What do we need to know to help us endure the trials of this life?

Main Question: How can we have hope while

living as exiles in a fallen world?

 The world cannot undo what God has

already accomplished.

 Worldly hope depends on outcomes, but

living hope depends on an empty tomb.

 What God promises, He protects—and He

protects the people to whom He promised it.

Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 1:1-5 Philippians 3:20 John 6 & 16, 1 Corithians 2

Ephesians 2 John 6:39,40 Romans 6:23

Main Question: If all I have is vanity, what should I hold on to?

Main Idea: While death is certain, so are hope and

joy for the living.

Scripture References: Ecclesiastes 9:1-10, 8:14 Proverbs 10:9,27 Ephesians 2:10

Romans 6:23 1 Timothy 1:1 Colossians 1:27 Romans 5:2-5 Matthew 15:26-27

James 4:17 John 10:28-29

Main Idea: The people of God receive the blessings

of God to use for the purposes of God.

Main Question: What causes people to rob God

today?

 We rob God when our trust is based on our

circumstances rather than God’s character.

 We rob God when we make obedience

transactional and conditional.

 Return to God before you return anything to

God.

 Trust God enough to obey Him where it

feels risky.

 Live like God sees, rememb...

Before God confronts the sin in the world, He first confronts the sin in us

What should we expect when God confronts our sin?

God confronts our sin by exposing our distorted view of justice

God confronts our sin by subjecting us to the fires of refinement in order to spare us from the fires of judgment

Refining is personal, not mechanical

Refining is purposeful, not random

Refining is protective, not punitive

When bad things happen, how can we respond and thrive because of them?

3 props to lean on:

Assurance of abiding faith in God

Awareness of a purpose being served

Anticipation of a reward waiting for me

Main Idea: If we misrepresent God, we will mislead

people.

Main Question: What causes us to misrepresent

God today?

 If we aren’t faithfully following God, we

won’t be able to help others follow Him.

 We misrepresent God when we measure

ourselves by the wrong standard.

 We misrepresent God when we tell people

what they want to hear rather than what they

need to hear.

Main Idea: God is too great to be given less than our best.

Main Question: What does it look like to give God less than our best?

Main Question: What does God want His people to know about His love?

If we base God’s love on our circumstances,

We will never have assurance. God’s love for His people is special.

God’s love for His people is unchanging.

We must be prepared to go at a moment's notice.

You can't borrow someone else's preparation

Be ready to go when He comes and be faithful to serve until He does.

It's not about how much you have but what you do with what you have been given.

The reward for faithful service is greater responsibility.

You can't claim to love Jesus if you don't love His people

CTW: Psalm 47:5-9

Scripture Reading: Psalm 18:31-39

Sermon: Ephesians 6:10-12

Mathew 23:29-39

How do we hold onto our faith until the end?

Remember the faith of Christians before us.

Get rid of whatever slows you down.

Look to Jesus as our ultimate example.

What are the characteristics of Spiritual Blindness?

What is our responsibility in an evil world?

Main Idea: Greatness in God's kingdom is measured by humble service, not worldly status.

Main Question: How can we tell the difference between godly service and worldly status?

Main Idea: If we don’t get the Word right, we won’t get God right.

Main Question: What’s the danger of getting God’s Word wrong?

Main Question: What is a Christian's Responsibility to God and Government?

Main Idea: True faith isn’t about living a perfect

life but trusting in a perfect God.

Main Question: How can imperfect people deepen

their trust in our perfect God?

Just because God is silent doesn’t mean He

is absent.

True faith can be real and still messy at the

same time.

Just because you’ve fallen doesn’t mean

God can’t use you again.

We must anchor our soul in God because the slow drift of compromise leads to big collapses.

Main Idea: God will disturb your peace to deliver you from your compromise.

Main Question: How does God disturb our peace to deliver us from compromise?

· God delivers us from compromise by exposing what we’ve been excusing.

· God uses our mess to move His mission forward.

Main Idea: Our distrust in the next step exposes doubt in our promised destination.

Main Question: What does trusting God in life’s next step look like?

Main Idea: When our zeal for God isn’t grounded in the truth of God, it ends in disaster. Main Question: How does misguided zeal lead to disaster?

A misguided view of God always leads to misguided zeal. When your zeal for God is disconnected from the character of God, it leads to destruction.

Main Idea: God thins the ranks to deepen our faith.

Main Question: How can we trust God when He

thins the ranks in our lives?

God thins the ranks not to punish us with

loss but to position us for growth.

God strengthens our faith not by saying

something new, but by helping us finally

believe what He has already said.

Main Idea: Before God uses you publicly, He first purifies you privately.

Main Question: How does God purify us to be prepared to answer His call?

Main Idea: God calls unlikely people and equips them with His presence to accomplish His purposes.

Main Question: How can we discern and answer the call of God?

True faith depends on only one person: Jesus.

True faith understands that God is sovereign over everything.

True faith will lead us to join in the fight.

Main Idea: God shows us how to choose overwhelming joy over overbearing judgment.