Northpoint Church-new Braunfels, Texas

Phil. 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (a command)Rejoice:1. Why Joy? Why rejoicing? Why gratitude? _______________________ Neh. 8:10 Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”2. The joy of the Lord is _______________________.Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. 3. Joy comes from being in His ________________.Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! 4. Shout for joy all you _________________ in heart._________________________________ what the Lord has done in You! Shout for joy. I was dead but now I’m alive.Eph. 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 5. I’m not the __________________.Psalm 33:1-8 / Psalm 51:12 / Jer.

Dennis Steeger captures the heart of a faithful father in this study of Luke 15 - the prodigal son.

Acts 2:1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come…..1. The Why of Pentecost?Matt. 28:18-20 He said….Go _________________ something.Mark 16:15-20 He said….Go _________________ something.Luke 24:46-53  He said….Go _________________ something.John 20:19-23Why Pentecost? Because we can’t possibly do any of this in our own power or ability.2. What is Pentecost?  ____________________ said. Luke 24:49/Acts 1:4-8Jesus said….The Holy Spirit is coming __________________________ to be something,  to do something. 3. Diversities, Administrations, & Operations of the Holy Spirit - 1 Cor. 12a.    We must be _____________ of the Spirit. John 3:3-6b.    At the New Birth - the Holy Spirit __________ believers. John 14:16-18c.    The depths of all He is in us has yet to be _______________________ and realized. He is greater        and He lives in ME!  Titus 3:5-6 d.    As amazing as these are…there’s _____________.   So tod

Getting a grip on Honor.Eph. 6:2-32 "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: 3 "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”Do we grasp honor in our day?Honor defined - value, worth or weight; to esteem, to place high value upon Honor elevates / Dishonor ____________________5 things about honor. 1.  The devil is in the ___________________________________________. 2. Honor is a __________________________________________________.     Honor has __________________________________________________.3. True honor is _________________________ to get something in return.Isa. 29:134. We don’t have to wait until ____________________________ to honor.5. Faith is an ______________________________________________to live.2 Timothy 1:5-75 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.Matt. 15:21-28God _____

Marriage is partnership: a working relationship. a together relationship. a love relationship.Today: Love & Respect - Marriage is as Love does. Husbands.“Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.” Col. 3:19#1: Be a _______________________. Ephesians 5:22-30 "Head" - ____________________________________________________. Gen. 2:23 At last! The man exclaimed. This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called woman, because she was taken from man.#2: ______________________ your wife. Ephesians 5:25 Words ___________________, but……1 John 3:18 #3: ______________________  your wife.  Learn your wife’s love language. How & When does she feel _________________________?* Words of affirmation* Acts of service* Receiving gifts* Quality timePhysical touchWives. #1: Be a ___________________ to your husband. #2: ____________________________ your husband. Ephesians 5:33&n

Getting a grip on Marriage.Life is _________________________. True riches come through relationships.What is Biblical Marriage? Definition: An intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically and in the whole of life. The purpose of marriage is to serve God and reflect the relationship of Christ and His Church. Eph. 5:31-32 “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Matthew 1:18-20 / John 4:15-19 / Mal. 2:13-16 So, what’s the big deal about ceremony? _______________________________A _____________________ is the most solemn, the most sacred of all contracts.Take off coat or robe.Take off belt._____________ the covenant.Exchange ________________.Make a __________________.Give covenant ____________.Eat memorial _____________.Plant a memorial.

Appetite defined: a desire for food or drink: desire to satisfy any need or craving.All of us have an appetite for something. Man craves, man desires, man hungers, man thirsts.The question for us is: what does our appetite look like - what is the focus of our appetite Is it power, recognition, fame, fulfillment? What we feed on is where our appetite will be found. 1 Peter 2:1-31 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.Eph. 5:1818 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,Eph. 3:16-2016 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,

Appetite defined: a desire for food or drink: desire to satisfy any need or craving.All of us have an appetite for something. Man craves, man desires, man hungers, man thirsts.The question for us is: what does our appetite look like - what is the focus of our appetite Is it power, recognition, fame, fulfillment? What we feed on is where our appetite will be found. 1 Peter 2:1-31 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.Eph. 5:1818 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,Eph. 3:16-2016 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,

Baptism is for Believers. 1. Baptism is something _______________ calls us to.It is An Act of __________________ - It’s an act of ___________________.Water baptism is an act of faith and obedience to the commands of Christ.Matthew 28:19-20Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the   Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with       you always, even to the end of the age.”Mark 16:15-16He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and     is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”A ____________ Declaration: Baptism declares ______ a follower of Jesus Christ.2. What is the meaning and significance of baptism?          It speaks of our Move From ___________ to Life.  Colossians 2:12-13 It speaks of our__________________

Matthew 21:1-11Vs. 6-8  “The went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road…”This was a token of ____________________________.Vs. 8 “and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.”Palms were an emblem of _________________and ________________.Revelation 7:9-145 things Jesus did for us in his death:____________________ The removal of our sin and guilt.____________________ The removal of God’s wrath.____________________ The removal of our alienation from God.____________________ The price that is paid to deliver someone from captivity.He did all of this by dying as our ________________________.

My Heart flow.Prov. 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.What is the heart?The secret to guarding & keeping our heart is to daily surrender it to the Lord Jesus. As our hearts go - so goes our life: My Heart = My Life.1. Our hearts have the ability and capacity _____________________________      _____________________________________________________.Psalm 119:11/Matt. 6:21/Matt. 5:8/Luke 6:45/John 7:37-39/Eph. 4:29/Eph. 5:17-19/Col. 3:16/Rom. 12:1-22. How do things gain __________________________ into our heart?_______ – what we see – Solomon said: Let your eyes look straight ahead _______ – what we allow – Jesus said: Take Heed what your hear…._______ – Just because I have a thought doesn’t mean: 1. It’s right. 2. It should be ________________.  3. It should be __________________._______ – who we spend time with - Prov. 18:21/1 Cor 15:33_______ – places we go - Prov. 5:83. The outflows of the Heart.II Sam. 6: 16-2316 And as the ark of th

Heart check.Prov. 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.The ‘Issues’ of life refers to the border of territories or the boundaries of a city.The secret to guarding my heart is to _______________ it to the Lord Jesus. Psalm 19:14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.Psalm 26:2 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;1. He ____________________ us.Matthew 9:35-38Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 2.   He _____________________________ us to come again.The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Col. 1:183.   Let’s ___________________________ at His table again. 1 Cor 11:23-32Who’s at the table today?&

If.Acts 2:17-21 / I Cor. 2:9-12If we have the Spirit of God living on the inside of us. If we have the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwelling in us.To dream we need:1.    God’s _____________________.Prov. 29:18 Message: If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. a. Where does _______________________________?Time, fatigue, discouragement, disappointment, disapproval, and the circumstances of life have a away of dulling vision…._______________.b. We must catch sight of the _________________ picture.Matthew 5:13-16 / Mark 16:152.     Facts about a ______________________of “Vision”vision requires _________________vision redefines successvision demands _________________________ - 1 Cor. 15:58vision requires hard workvision will _______________________ your comfort zone will not always be easily ______________________ by othersvision requires ____________________ surrendera

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Fight the good fight of faith.1. Life is _________________.  James 4:13-15  2. ’We’re fighting for more than just _____________________________.’Matt. 6:19-21 / John 14:1-6 / Col. 3:1-4 / II Cor. 4:16-5:10a. We are ____________ of eternal things when we are   _________________________________________________  by them.  b. The _________________ is to embrace an ______________ mindset throughout our lives on earth. What is ‘an eternal mindset?’ ___________________________________________c. An eternal mindset causes us to ‘_______________’ differently.3. What on earth do we do? Col. 3:1-4How?   ___________________________________ in things above. Matt. 6:19-21

1 Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.Are you a follower of Jesus? Are you what the Bible calls born again? Are you saved? Are  your sins forgiven? Do you believe the gospel of Jesus Christ - His death, burial and resurrection? If so…..Then this _______ is not optional. Hab. 2:4/Rom. 1:17/Gal. 3:11/Heb. 10:38This fight is not ________________________. 1 John 5:4-5          Believers overcome.            2. The fight is ___________________. Eph.. 6:10-20       16 (Above all) in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to                 extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.       3. Faith ___________________ the fight.  1 John 5:4-5 4 For whatever is 

Family Sunday @ NPC. Ashlei Moos shares a great word and illustration of what it means to bulk up the inner man by eating & lifting the Word of God.

‘God’s Armor is strong.’ - Eph. 6:10-21. This fight is real - ____________________ that it is. a. There was a fight ‘for us.’ ______________________. 1 Cor. 15:57-58As believers, we fight from a position of strength, not from a position of weakness. We fight from victory---not for victory.                                                             b. There’s a fight ‘___________________________.’ Most of the attacks the devil wages against us will occur in our minds.The Devil wants access into our lives. He fights for it. He works at it. He looks for access points. Our adversary is real.  The greatest key to winning every battle the devil wages against you is to keep your mind ___________________ by the Word of God.Peter wrote: 1 Peter 1:13....gird up the loins of your mind....2. What are ______________________ to do?Eph. 6:10-11 1

What’s at stake?2 Tim. 4:7-8 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.1. This fight is _____________________.                                                                                               ‘For each of us’: There is a fight to fight, a race to run and a faith to keep.    a. There was a fight ‘for us.’ - Jesus won. Freedom was purchased that day.    b. There is a fight ‘__________.’ To submit to God - A fight that defines us.Prov. 3:5-10 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your ow

#1 - The Fight is Real.2 Tim. 4:7-8 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.Paul said this. It was His epitaph for all to see, know and strive for. These words highlighted His fight, His race and His faith. They tell us the story of the life that He lived.They speak to us today. They give us focus. They give us aim. They give us clarity. They inspire and encourage us to press on. To be people who not only fight as mere humans, but rather as Men & Women of God…..we fight not dependent on our own abilities but rather we’re leaning into Him.1. ’For _________ of us’: There is a fight to fight, a race to run and a faith to keep.  a. There was a fight ‘______________________.’ b. There is a fight ‘_______________________.’ c. There is a fight ‘around us.’ d. There is a fight for God’s purpose ‘___________________.’Fight Defined: to enter a contest: to contend with adversaries, fight: to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers: to endeavor with strenuous zeal