Sermon Series: Life of the Beloved

Theme: Given

“For Such a Time as This” Esther 4:13-14 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Esther 4:13-14 (CEB) 13 he had them respond to Esther: “Don’t think for one minute that, unlike all the other Jews, you’ll come out of this alive...

“To Live is Christ” Philippians 1:19-26 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Philippians 1:19-26 (CEB) 19 I’m glad because I know that this will result in my release through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus...

“Fan Your Gifts into Flame” 1 Peter 4:10 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson 1 Peter 4:10 (CEB) 10 And serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts.

“Light of the World” Phillipians 2:14-16 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Phillipians 2:14-16 (CEB) 14 Do everything without grumbling and arguing 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, innocent children of God surrounded...

“Watering Others” Proverbs 11:25 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Proverbs 11:25 (CEB) 25 Generous persons will prosper;    those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Theme: Precious

“Good Things Come from God” James 1:12-18

Scripture Lesson James 1:12-18 12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised...

“God’s Gift is Available to Everybody” Romans 5:18

Scripture Lesson Romans 5:18 18 Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for...

“The Gift of Righteousness” II Corinthians 5:17-20

Scripture Lesson II Corinthians 5:17-20 17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into...

“Feel Free to Ask for God’s Gifts” Matthew 7:7-11

Scripture Lesson Matthew 7:7-11 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks...

“God Gives the Holy Spirit” Acts 2:37-39

Scripture Lesson Acts 2:37-39 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we...

Theme: Blessed

“Keys to Blessing” James 3:10

Scripture Lesson James 3:10 10 Blessing and cursing come from the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it just shouldn’t be this way!

“The Power of Blessing” Romans 15:5-6 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Romans 15:5-6 5 May the God of endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude toward each other, similar to Christ Jesus’ attitude. 6 That way...

“Blessed by Design” Genesis 2:1-3 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Genesis 2:1-3 1 The heavens and the earth and all who live in them were completed. 2 On the sixth day God completed all the work that he had done, and...

“Generational Blessings” Luke 18:15-17 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Luke 18:15-17 15 People were bringing babies to Jesus so that he would bless them. When the disciples saw this, they scolded them. 16 Then Jesus called...

“Blessed to be a Blessing” Psalm 1:1-3 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Psalm 1:1-3 1 The truly happy person    doesn’t follow wicked advice,    doesn’t stand on the road of sinners,    and doesn’t sit with the...

Theme: Broken

“Trusting God to Fill Our Empty Nets” Luke 5:1-11

Scripture Lesson Luke 5:1-11 1 Once while Jesus was standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, 2 he saw two...

“Loving Others by Bringing them Closer to Jesus” Luke 5:17-26

Scripture Lesson Luke 5:17-26 17 One day while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from...

“Pursuing “One Thing” Above All Else” Luke 10:38-42

Scripture Lesson Luke 10:38-42 38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. 39 She had a sister named Mary,...

“Receiving Answers Through Relentless Prayer” Luke 11:5-13

Scripture Lesson Luke 11:5-13 5 And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of...

“Finding Mercy to See Him Clearly” Luke 18:35-43

Scripture Lesson Luke 18:35-43 35 As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was...

Theme: Chosen

“Thought Life” Romans 12:2

Scripture Lesson Romans 12:2 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is...

“God Wants You to Live!” Job 42:12-16

Scripture Lesson Job 42:12-16 12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand...

“What’s Your Poison?” Philippians 1:6

Scripture Lesson Philippians 1:6 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

“Your Heart is the Birthplace of Many Things” Genesis 22:1-19; I Kings 11:1-13

Scripture Lesson Genesis 22:1-19; I Kings 11:1-13 22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your...

“God’s Will for You” John 15:16

Scripture Lesson John 15:16 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you...