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Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Series: Priorities
Title: FirstFruits
Date: 5/21/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Deuteronomy 16:16-17 (NASB)
“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and they are not to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
God Owns Everything You think Own
1 Corinthians 10:26 (NLT)
26 For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
Psalm 24:1 (NLT)
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.
Exodus 19:5 (NLT)
Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.
Job 41:11 (NLT)
Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine.
Haggai 2:8 (NLT)
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Your Giving Back to God Reflects your Faith in God’s Ability to Provide for You
Mark 12:41-44 (NLT)
Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.
43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. 44 For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
Giving Should be Sacrificial and Generous
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (NLT)
Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
Leviticus 23:10 (NLT)
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest.
Giving Is an Act of Worship
Genesis 4:3-5 (NLT)
When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
Matthew 6:25-26 (NLT)
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Series: Priorities
Title: First thing first
Date: 5/15/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Romans 12:2 (NASB)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Here’s point number one in your notes this morning:
God, by his own nature, cannot be second.
Point number 2 in your notes is this:
There is always somebody or something helping us write our priority list and put them in order.
Point number 3 in your notes is this:
You cannot hide your priorities from God.
Exodus 20:3 (NASB)
You shall have no other gods before Me.
Point number 4 in your notes is this:
Our behavior is going to show how honest we are about our priorities.
Exodus 20:12 (NASB)
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NASB)
and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, 25 not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NASB)
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, 24 knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
Proverbs 13:4 (NASB)
The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
Mark 8:36-37 (NASB)
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what could a person give in exchange for his soul?
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Sermon Notes: Matthew 28: 1-10
Series: Easter 2022
Title: The Hope of the Resurrection
Date: 4/17/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Matthew 28:1-6 (NLT)
28 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. 3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. 5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
Matthew 28:2 (NLT)
2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.
Matthew 28:4 (NLT)
The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
Matthew 28:5-6 (NLT)
5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
Point number 1 in your notes:
Anxiety, stress, worry, fear, panic, and alarm begin by not knowing where Jesus is.
When you don’t know where Jesus is, your life is full of fear.
Revelation 3:20 (NLT)
20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in,
Matthew 28:5 (NLT)
5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
Matthew 28:6-7 (NLT)
6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”
Point number 2 in your notes:
Knowing where Jesus gives our life assurance and direction.
Matthew 28:8-10 (NLT)
8 The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message. 9 And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
Point number 3 in your notes:
Knowing that Jesus is standing right in front of us gives us reason to fall at His feet and worship Him.
Matthew 28:16-20 (NLT)
16 Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Point number 4 in your notes:
Once you find Jesus, He will never be lost again. Even if you feel lost, He is always there.
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Sermon Manuscript: Matthew 21:4-5, John 12:37-43,
Isaiah 53:1-6, John 14:5-11
Series: Easter 2022
Title: The Coming of our Passover Lamb
Date: 4/10/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
John 11:1-44
11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.” 14 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.” 17 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. 18 Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.” 23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.” 25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” 27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” 28 Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.” 29 So Mary immediately went to him. 32 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 34 “Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Then Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” 37 But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?” 38 As he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. 39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” 40 Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” 41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” 43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”
John 11:45-57
45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. 46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.” 49 Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about! 50 You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.” 53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death. 55 It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began. 56 They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?” 57 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.
Point number 1 in your notes this morning:
Just as the truth of the MIRACLES of Jesus point to Him being the messiah, still some people will refuse to believe.
John 12:1-11
12 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 9 When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. 10 Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, 11 for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
John 12:12-19
12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!”
14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: 15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.” 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18 For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”
Point number 2 in your notes this morning:
Just as the truth of the PROPHECIES of Jesus point to Him being the Messiah, still some people will refuse to believe.
Matthew 21: 4-5 quotes Zechriah 9 in verse 4
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5 “Say to Daughter Zion,‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
Isaiah 53:1-6
53 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Point number 3 in your notes this morning:
Just as the truth of the WORDS of Jesus point to Him being the messiah, still some people will refuse to believe.
In John 14:5-11, Jesus says,
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
Point number 4 in your notes this morning:
We can be who Jesus needs us to be - instead of us making Jesus who we need Him to be.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Sermon Notes: Matthew 5:13-16
Series: Jesus Teaches About
Title: Salt & Light
Date: 4/3/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Matthew 5:13a (NLT)
13 “You are the salt of the earth.
Point number 1 in your notes:
The Christian life is designed to prevent decay in the lives of those around us.
Matthew 5:13-16 (NLT)
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
Point number 2 in your notes:
Our Christian influence is diminished if we slip away from God’s plan for our lives.
Mathew 5:14a
14 “You are the light of the world
Point number 3 in your notes:
The Christian life penetrates darkness and shines opportunities for others to see Jesus.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Matthew 5:14-15
14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Point number 4 in your notes:
If we keep our light of Jesus private, then someone may never know their savior.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Sermon Notes: Acts 9:26-31
Series: Acts
Title: I Know a Guy
Date: 3/27/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Acts 9:26-31 (NLT)
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer!
Acts 4:32-37 (NLT)
All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. 34 There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them 35 and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need. 36 For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. 37 He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.
Acts 9:27 (NLT)
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
Everyone needs to “know a guy.” You are the someone who somebody else needs to know.
Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (ESV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Your voice is designed to lift others up.
Acts 9:28 (NLT)
So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
Although you don’t see it yet, someone needs you right now.
Acts 9:29 (NLT)
He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.
Acts 9:30 (NLT)
When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
Acts 9:31 (NLT)
The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Your encouragement to someone else is a small part of a big plan, but that small part is a very important part.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Sermon Manuscript: Acts 9:20-25
Series: Acts
Title: What This World Wants
Date: 3/20/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Luke 2:41-52 (NASB)
His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; 43 and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. 44 Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a day’s journey; and then they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. 46 Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers. 48 When Joseph and Mary saw Him, they were bewildered; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You!” 49 And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” 50 And yet they on their part did not understand the statement which He had made to them.
Acts 9:20 (NASB)
and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”
Psalm 2:6-7 (NASB)
“But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” 7 “I will announce the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.
1 Chronicles 17:11-14 (NASB)
When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, then I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be from your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My favor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. 14 But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”’”
Mark 1:1 (NASB)
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
John 1:34 (NASB)
34 And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
John 1:49 (NASB)
Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel!”
Matthew 27:54 (NASB)
Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 8:29 (NASB)
And they cried out, saying, “What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
Mark 3:11 (NASB)
And whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”
Acts 9:21 (NASB)
21 All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”
1) Who you were is always going to be a part of your life, but your past does not direct your future — only Jesus does.
Acts 9:22 (NASB)
22 But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.
2) Defending Jesus will grow our Spiritual Strength
Acts 9:23 (NASB)
When many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted together to do away with him,
Acts 9:24 (NASB)
but their plot became known to Saul. They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death;
3) Neither Our Culture, Our Government, Our Celebrities, Or Our Friends, Want To Hear You Talk About Jesus. But We Must Not Stop Proclaiming Jesus As The Son Of God.
Acts 9:25 (NASB)
but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.
4) You are not alone. Your church has got your back.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Sermon Manuscript: Acts 9:10-20
Series: Acts
Title: Why . . . If I can't stand them?
Date: 3/13/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Acts 9:10-12 (NASB)
Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.”
Acts 9:10-12 (NASB)
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints in Jerusalem; 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
It’s okay to ask God for clarity. It’s not okay to disobey.
Acts 9:15 (NASB)
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
God always has a reason for His directions, even if we don’t understand . . . or agree.
1 Timothy 2:7 (NASB)
For this I was appointed as a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Acts 9:16 (NASB)
for I will show him how much he must suffer in behalf of My name.”
Matthew 10:38-39 (NASB)
And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it.
2 Corinthians 11:23-28 (NASB)
Are they servants of Christ?—I am speaking as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death. 24 Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent adrift at sea. 26 I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; 27 I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 28 Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.
Acts 9:17 (NASB)
So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
God’s instructions are to find, help, console, and spiritually feed our brothers and sisters . . . even if we don’t like the people God is asking us to find.
Acts:18-20 (NASB)
18 And immediately something like fish scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; 19 and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were in Damascus, 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”
God Transforms lives on purpose and for a purpose.
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sermon Notes: Acts 9:1-7
Series: Acts
Title: Bring your Baggage
Date: 3/6/22
Location: Lake Perris SDA Church
Acts 9:1a (NIV)
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.
John 14:6 (NIV)
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
It’s not uncommon for us to fight for what we think is right but rather it is absolutely wrong.
Acts 9:1b-2 (NIV)
He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Acts 26:9-11(NIV)
“I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished
Acts 9:3-5 (NIV)
3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
When God grabs you to get your attention it is unmistakable.
Acts 9:5b-6 (NIV)
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Jesus will get your attention, make himself known, and give you instructions.
Acts 9:7-9 (NIV)
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
John 1:16-17 (NIV)
Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
God’s Grace is bigger than all of your worst sins combined.
Romans 3:23-24 (ESV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Sermon Notes: Acts 8:4-24
Series: Acts
Title: Signs and Wonders
Date: 2/20/22
Location: Perris Valley Church
Acts 8:4-8 (NIV)
4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was great joy in that city.
Acts 8:9-11 (NIV)
Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.” 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.
Point number 1 in your notes:
Jesus isn’t the only one who will amaze you with signs and wonders.
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 (NIV)
9 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nation’s there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord;
Point number 2 in your notes:
Satan loves to disguise himself as God.
Acts 8:12-14 (NIV)
12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
Matthew 7:21-23 (NIV)
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Point number 3 in your notes:
Some people who call themselves Christians will not see the Kingdom of Heaven.
Acts 8:14-17 (NIV)
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
James 2:14,19 (NIV)
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Acts 8:18-19 (NIV)
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Point number 4 in your notes:
The blessings of genuine faith are not for sale. There are no shortcuts. All roads lead through Jesus.
Acts 8:20-23 (NIV)
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
Acts 8:24 (NIV)
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”