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Zeal Breaker

Romans 12:11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ________   |   _______   |   Productivity  Possibility   |   _______   |   Productivity  Possibility   |   Problem   |   Productivity  Possibility   |   Problem   |   Productivity     Zeal >>>>>   Zeal for God is:   an eager expectation that expends energy and effort.     keeping what you have, and giving what you keep.    a desire not only for God to produce more through you, but ...

The Zeal of God

Isaiah 9:7 . . . The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.   God is zealous for you.   Jealousy   Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and r...

4 Ingredients for Immaturity

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. 4 Ingredients for Immaturity. An urgency for God that’s temporary An obstructed view of God’s mercy ...

Fatiguing Frustration

Exodus 16 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt.  2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.  3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly ...

Don’t Stop SHORT

2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Don’t Stop SHORT S - Sinfulness Romans 6:1-4 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as...

The Miraculous Opportunity of Ordinary

Ian Allen -- Family Ministries Coordinator, New Collective Church   The Miraculous Opportunity of Ordinary 1 Samuel 17:50 "So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; Without a sword, in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him". Miraculous Opportunities Are Presented As Ordinary. Miraculous Opportunities Are Presented With Opposition. 1 Samuel 17:28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at h...

What'll ya have?

Luke 18:18-30 18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.   20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”   21 And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”   22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have ...

You Have a Lean

Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.   Proverbs 3:1-12 1 My son, do not forget my teaching,     but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years     and bring you peace and prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;     bind them around your neck,     write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Th...

Mercy Made Me

James 2:13  There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.   because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.   Mercy Made Me     James 1:19-2:13 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.  20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God de...

Good Morning Mercy

Lamentations 3:19-23 19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! 20 My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. 21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness

Better Than Fine

Luke 5:33-39 33 One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?” 34 Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.  35 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.” 36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch...

It Will Be

Genesis 22 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.  10 Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”  12 He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear...

I Am Already

Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.   3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”   4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”   5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms o...

When The Story Doesn’t Make Sense

Link to Nicole's story that Mark references: https://youtu.be/x4RZ82bs5jE Matthew 5:45 For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. When the blessing in your story doesn’t make sense, choose gratitude. When the pain in your story doesn’t make sense, process it in prayer. When the blessing in their story doesn’t make sense, celebrate with them. When the pain in their story doesn’t make sense, comfort them. When the s...

Collective Conversation -- In Search Of: Is this the end?

Join Mark and Cameron as they discuss the message from Sunday (5.2.21) and various topics about the end of times.

In Search Of: Is This The End?

Matthew 24 Lesson #1 Fig Tree No one knows when, but we have the Word. Lesson #2 Noah’s Time Wait on the Lord (Jesus will come slowly and suddenly; unexpectedly and expectedly.) Lesson #3 Faithfulness and Evil To be successful is to be faithful and fruitful. Lesson #4 The Bridegroom Matthew 25 The invitation should lead to preparation not procrastination. Lesson #5 The Man on a Journey You are blessed to be a blessing. 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Collective Conversation -- In Search Of: Better

Join Mark & Ryan as they have a conversation discussing the message from 4.25.21

In Search Of: Better

Mark 2:1-12 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.  2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.  3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.  4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.  5...

Collective Conversation: Making Sense of Suffering

Mark & Cameron discuss Sunday's message (4.18.21), what is suffering, and how we can make sense of it when it shows up in our lives.

In Search Of: Making Sense of Suffering

Job 1:6-19 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.  7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”  8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?”  9 Then Satan ans...

Collective Conversation about In Search Of: Justice

Join Mark & Cameron as they dive deeper into Mark's message (In Search Of: Justice) from 4.11.21.

In Search Of: Justice

In Search of:  Justice   Psalm 89:14  Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.   Job 34:12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.   Psalm 140:12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.   Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.   Genesis 18...

It's Too Late

Galatians 4:4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son   Romans 5:6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.   It’s Too Late   John 11 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...

The Table Was Set

Matthew 21 As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.  2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.  3 If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.” 4 This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said, 5 “T...

Beneficial Boundaries

Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. Beneficial boundaries include walls. Walls keep the detrimental at a distance. Walls give you space to discern. You can say "no". Beneficial boundaries include a gate. Keep a gate for the good. The gate is the invitation to the good. You can say "yes". Availability Responsibility Vulnerability

Boxes and Blessing

Proverbs 16:20  Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

There's Been a Change of Plans

Acts 16:9-40 9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”  10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there. 11 We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.  12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia...

The Supplier is Greater than the Demand

What can I do?

Philippians 4:10-13 I can live: 1. Live like God will finish what he started (1:6) 2. Live a fruitful life with a righteous character (1:11) 3. Live a life that expresses the good news of Jesus (1:14) 4. Live like I'm not from here (1:27) 5. Live with an elevated attitude (2:5) 6. Live with better words on my lips (2:14) 7. Live with joy (3:1) 8. Live like the best is yet to come (3:14) 9. Live with better thoughts in my mind (4:8-9) 10. Live in contentment (4:12)

Keep Practicing

Pressing Problems (How to Press On)

Am I Warping or Winning?

How to Handle the Happenings

Everything That Has Happened

Whatever Happens

Philippians 3

Bless You 2021: 3 things that will help you be blessed

Kissing 2020 Goodbye

Christmas Isn't Cancelled

Awakening Arrival

How Did That Happen?

Faith Filled Tension

Following Faith

Quitting God

Why Bother?

What About the Specifics?

Polarization and Politicization

If It Weren't For You

I Had Hoped, But It Happened

I Can't Go There

When Distractions Become Detrimental