Paul Announcements 5/2 Sharefest 5/14 police tribute with Paul Duncan, Kieran, and Matt, 9 am Women’s retreat this weekend Beach day for no retreaters Tomorrow night Rubio’s fundraiser 3-9 pm Palos Verdes, Torrance, Manhattan Beach Bottles and cans for Uganda trip Encourage each other with the singing of hymns Paul ?? Maybe after sermon? Jon Young man built a house, started filling it with kids House gets rundown Father wants the kids to be a part of construction Process of doing all things Redemption – Tikkun Olam To fix, restore / everything that is broken To put together back into harmony everything that is broken Opposite of God? Not Satan…Chaos, or Hell Everyone brought some chaos of their life into church Roman emperors claimed deity and demanded worship New Testament letters are in that realm of being subversive Ephesus, AD 80, Demition took deity worship more seriously Marks on their … Continue reading →

Paul Easter hymns and songs Jon A consistent theme of life after death Putting treasures in some celestial kingdom Focus on going to Heaven Earth is not our home Is Heaven our final destination? Was that the New Testament belief that led them to missions? 2 Peter 3:13 Revelation 21:1-5 Sea is symbolic of darkness separating Everywhere you look you can see goodness What it’s supposed to be like Jesus coming down to us John 1:14 Like marriage, it’s a union of two people into one He is one He is the bridegroom, we are the bride Wisdom of Solomon Chapter 3:1-3 Writer describes disembodied souls with God, but wait…there’s more Wisdom 3:7 They will shine forth, some kind of resurrection Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus’ resurrected body, a physicality Why weren’t the disciples waiting there Challenge: believed Messiah would throw Rome out and lead Israel to a renewed existence Didn’t imagine … Continue reading →

Paul ??? Jon Holy Spirit this week 2 weeks ago- listening to the voice of God 1 weeks ago- spiritual warfare John 8:31-32 Where’s all the freedom? We know the truth, where’s our freedom. Psalm 51:6 We remember negative things and deflect positive things What happens when the Holy Spirit pushes truth into our innermost being Do you believe that your heart matters to God? Our needs, our concerns, our fears Isaiah 61:1-3 Luke 4 Jesus’ mission: Restore people’s hearts Take passages of scripture like these and repeat them out loud… Gal 5:25 Proverbs ?:? Jesus wants to replace false ideas with truth Isaiah 45:2-3 Takes the work of God’s creation What is He up to in my life John 14:16 It’s like Jesus said, we need a constant counselor Goal of a family: to see glory, encourage it and release it upon the world Joseph David 1 Samuel 17:28 … Continue reading →

Paul Hosana = deliver us Jon 10 years ago he and Shannon were youth pastors at Bel Air Church, driving home to Alta Dena Stopped walking casually to his car when he saw a mountain lion in the parking lot 1 Peter 5:8-9 Spiritual warfare It’s not for elites It’s part of daily Christian life Revelation 12 defines the battleground Satan doesn’t cease to exist if you don’t think about John 10:10 Do we want the freedom Jesus is offerring? Genesis 1:26-28 Subdue Earth and have dominion Designed to rule Adam goes passive, wimpy At the end of time, we will reign and rule with Christ Matthew 25:14-23 Talents Put into positions of responsibilities Don’t want to sing in a heavenly choir for all time Enter into the joy of your master Get to work Matthew 25:31-34 Original job description: rule and reign We all have a drive to do … Continue reading →

Paul Kennedy Family Dedication Jon Exo 3:8 God comes down to us Brought Moses to rescue Israel 1 Peter 2:9 Not race or class nor gender, but a new community To make His name known through us Bring people out of darkness and into the light Can’t stay in a safe place, must go to the pagan land Not really milk and honey but agrarian flourishment Middle East had milk land (sheep/goatherds) and honey land (farmer) Bee honey and fig/date/fruit-tree honey Two regions Milk west of Dead Sea, Honey east (Negev region) – where they wandered Wilderness means test of faith What it means to rely completely on God Had to learn dependance…discipleship 40 is significant number/period of time 40 days from resurrection to acenscion – talked about the Kingdom Land of honey is where God rewards steps of faith Out of the land of milk into land of honey … Continue reading →

Paul (waltz) (half/full time lindy) Dedication of Sarah Grace Wilson (Pastor Jon’s niece) Paul: creating a membership for this church is a big thing We’re now too big to fail? 😉 Our economy may be down…but not God’s…not the economy of the kingdom of heaven Announcements Friday, March 13, youth praise art dance night here Sterling Dogood Printed financial info for January Mick Wilson (Jon’s brother-in-law) Last spoke with Ernie to the men at the retreat Do we move and look for a house? All the affects Moved to a new tract house Who is the true youth pastor in your family? Fathers are the true shepherds of the family The good heart When house hunting you look at the living room, then you move through the arch an you find an even greater room Don’t just live in the living room Gen 1:3-5,26-27 We were created with an inbound … Continue reading →

Paul (lindy) (waltz) Jon It’s that time of year, grab a heart an pray for a kid 1 Samuel 15:10-23 Self-deception Destroy the Amalekites utterly, saith the Lord Saul begins to make decisions outside of the boundaries of God’s command Decisions that formed subtle patterns of behavior that led to a bitter ending Consumed by jealousy and envy Under the power of self-deception, we can end badly Saul returned with the best of the livestock and the king – 95% of what God commanded Samuel loved Saul, prayed for him Saul asks Samuel to speak at the party Self-deception: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it. The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious We’re great at collecting data that supports OUR view of things Three techniques 1) blame shift 1 Samuel 15:15 See the writing on the wall and face it or … Continue reading →

Paul ??? Always Forever Announcements Praise report The Youth Group is getting together once a month for worship at lots of different churches March 13 – 250 hunior and high school kids here Jon Gospels talk about a radical rabbi named Jesus One of only two rabbis to choose disciples (tradition was that wannabe disciples would coke and request) “Be Like Mike” – I believe you have what it takes Everyone here tonight has the potential to be like Jesus As we’re following Jesus, what happens when we encounter pain and sufferring John 11:1-6, 30-45 Last miracle Points us to a resurrection Jesus wept – not a Jesus separated from us See how He loved him – He knits his heart to people Wisdom of Jesus’ heart Christianity does not protect us from pain John 9 Not sin based, but so that God may be glorified Good people do not … Continue reading →

Paul Jon Web browser checkup Lots of bad news Past week has been tough for him personally Jeff Goodrich is here tonight and his cancer is in stage 3 Psalm 23 Abast yourself in God Just want to sing and praise Take our mind off of our troubles Paul Jon John in his 80’s 1 John 3:1-3 See the love he has lavished on us We’re not evil retch’s He is so generous Walk with Jesus this week Paul We’re gonna keep singing until everyone leaves…

Paul (hymn) Announcements Grace spoke on Wed Living a life with purpose gives even our pain a purpose Laying on of hands for those with some purposeless pain Sept 25,6,7th next men’s ministry This sat Men’s Ministry Kick-off Jon Luke 5:1-11 Rabbi’s traditionally taught sitting down while everyone else stood Commercial fishermen caught during the evening then clean the nets and calculate the catch during the day It’s about following Jesus’ call Master means one with authority Not rabbi, not teacher Peter is a pro No fish when sun is at it’s highest point Trusted Jesus’ miracles 8 – fell at His feet 10 – catch -> rescue Enter into people’s lives and rescue them It’s going to be messy John 15:16 I chose you because I believe you can be a redemptive prescense. In the world There’s always a but when describing people But Jesus always overlooked flaws and … Continue reading →