WE DON’T JUST EXIST FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. WE EXIST FOR THE PEOPLE NOT HERE YET.JOHN 15:1-17“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.WHAT JOHN 15 DOES FOR US. 1. INFORMS USISAIAH 5:1-2My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines;he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it;and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.“Stinking or worthless thing; or stink-berries.” JEREMIAH 2:20-21“Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you and tore away the chains of your slavery,but still you said, ‘I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.But I was the one who planted you, choosing a vine of the purest stock—the very best. How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?JESUS IS THE TRUE VINE.YOURSELF (PRIDE) or SOMETHING ELSE (IDOLS).We must be rooted in Him (not in Israel) if we will bear fruit for God. In the New Covenant community, our first identification is in Jesus Christ Himself, not in Israel or even in the church as such.GUZIKJOHN 15:22 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.BEING CONNECTED TO JESUS WILL GUARANTEE FRUIT AND PRUNING. THE FRUIT BEING PRODUCED IS NOT STUFF.JOHN 15:12-14 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.2. ENCOURAGES USJOHN 15:3-53 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit,WHEN I’M CONNECTED TO JESUS, IT’S NOT A MATTER OF “IF” BUT “WHEN”.3. HUMBLES US“All our sap and safety is from Christ. The bud of a good desire, the blossom of a good resolution, and the fruit of a good action, all come from him.”JOHN TRAPP4. WARNS US JOHN 15:5-65 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.The phrasing Jesus used here was important. He didn’t say, If anyone does not bear fruit he is cast out. He said, if anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out. He knows who abides and who does not, and this can’t be perfectly discerned by our outward estimation of fruit.DAVID GUZIKJESUS IS WHAT WE WILL NEVER BE. 

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I Am - The True Vine

John14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. It’s possible to have a troubled life but an untroubled heart.John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  John 14:2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know. “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” C.S. LEWISPhilippians 3:20 Our homeland is in heaven, where our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, is; and we are looking forward to his return from there.Love prepares a place place - abiding placeHome is GodJohn 14:4 And where I go you know, and the way you know. John 14:5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool; you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. -  C.S. LewisJohn 14:6 No one comes to the Father except through Me. Jesus Is The Way To GodJesus is the Truth Of God John 14:9 He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.Jesus gives us a clear picture of who God is. John 8:4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” 6 Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. 7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 8 Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.Luke 7:13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”Luke 7:14 “Young man, I say to you, get up!” Jesus Is The Life Of GodHabakkuk 1:13 Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong;  Matthew 27:45–46 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”.

I Am - The Way, The Truth, and The Life

THE NATURE OF RESURRECTION1 - WITHOUT DEATH, THERE IS NO NEED FOR RESURRECTION.Genesis 2:16-17 - And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”  Psalm 19:7-11 - The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.  Psalm 119:9 - How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.  John 15:3 - You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.  2 - WHAT GIVES POWER TO DEATH IS SIN.John 10:18 - No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.  1 Corinthians 15:55-57 - “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.  He is the Word of God incarnate - making this declaration:I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFETHE NEED FOR RESURRECTION1) MARTHAJohn 11:1 - 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. John 11:3-5 - 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. John 11:17 - 17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.John 11:20-28John 11:38-44DEADNESS OF UNDERSTANDINGProverbs 3:51 Corinthians 13:12Proverbs 21:2  Matthew 10:41Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life to UNDERSTANDING2) MARYJohn 11:1-5John 11:17John 11:20John 11:28-29John 11:32-34DEADNESS OF FAITHLuke 10:39Hebrews 10:38Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life to FAITH3) THE DISCIPLESJohn 11:1John 11:6-16DEADNESS OF REVELATIONMark 4:35-41Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life to REVELATION4) THE JEWSJohn 11:1John 11:17-19John 11:28-29John 11:31John 11:32-37John 11:38John 11:41-46DEADNESS OF BELIEFJohn 1:12-13Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life to BELIEF5) LAZARUSJohn 11:1John 11:3-4John 11:11 - 11John 11:17 - 17John 11:38-39John 11:43-44DEADNESS OF LIFERomans 11:29Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life to LIFEHebrews 9:27John 11:25-26Hebrews 3:15

I Am - The Resurrection and The Life

Psalm 100:3 We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. John 10:14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.The level that you thrive at as a sheep is dependent on the quality of the shepherd you have in your life.Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.1. HE PROVIDESPsalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  God wants to be my personal right now shepherd.The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousnessHe Makes2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. Contentment and Peace.He MakesHe Restores3 He restores my soul;He Leads3 He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:2. HE PROTECTS4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. He Is With Us In The Battle4 I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.A good shepherd carried a rod and a staffHe Blesses Us In The Battle5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; He Refreshes Us In The BattleYou anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 2 Timothy 1:14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.3. HE PROMISES6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.GoodnessMercyEternal LifeFollow = Chase1 John 2:25 And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.Isaiah 53:7 He was led as a lamb to the slaughterJohn 10:11 “I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

I Am - The Good Shepherd

John 10:1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.John 10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.Doors are very common#1 Doors Represent Transition & Access From Death To True Life John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.Ephesians 2:5 Even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.‭‭John‬ ‭10:9‬‬ “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”1pasture = true life23From Law To GraceJohn 10:1  “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Because of Jesus, we can walk with faith and hope, through the door (Jesus) that is framed by grace and access the presence of God where we can find salvation and true life for this life and for the life to come.‭‭John‬ ‭10:9‬‬ “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will  go in and out and find pasture.”pasture = growth and increase#2 Doors Create Security & ProtectionYour acceptance with God is not based on your productivity! Jesus is the door of security and protection#3 Through Doors We Welcome The first important act of self-denial for 21st-century followers of Jesus may be to say no to being too busy to be a disciple. — Thomas OordMatthew 5:16 Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.Jesus made you new through Christ so you could be a part of the solution! Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, and to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?#4 Out Of Doors We Go‭‭John‬ ‭10:3‬‬ To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.Mark 16:15 Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.⦁The door (Jesus) is the only way to life.⦁⦁John 14:6  I am the way, the truth and the life, no one come to the father except through me.⦁⦁Acts 4:11 Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”⦁John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved

I Am - I Am the Door

John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”1 John 1:5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you:**I will talk a second and then have the rest of the verse below come up**God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.Genesis 1:1-4 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.1. Light Brings Order to ChaosJohn 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him… In him was life, and the life was the light of men._The light of Jesus brought order to the creation of the world._The light of Jesus brings order to anyone who is a new creation in Christ.Before The Light of Jesus:FORMLESSEMPTYMEANINGLESSDISORDEREDFILLED WITH DARKNESS2. Light Overcomes Darkness1 John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.“Darkness does not have the ability to suppress or to hold the light under its domain.”3. Light GuidesActs 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet. And a light to my path.“I am the light of the world… Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”4. Light RevealsJesus, The Light of the World, reveals truth.Acts 9:3-6 Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”“Secret” Sin will be revealed in one of three ways:1 Off ramp of confession2 God in His mercy will out you3 God will turn you over to your sin to be destroyed by it (Romans 1:24)Jesus is the light in which we see God.“He will be the light in which you see mountains and valleys and oceans and rivers and trees and animals and people. Nothing will be the same again when you have him as your light. Everything looks different in the light of Christ. Yes, even earthquakes and tsunamis and suffering and death. Until his light fills the earth as the waters cover the sea — until it banishes sin and sickness and pain and earthquakes to the outer darkness — until then, even now, his light will help you bear the sorrows of darkness. It will be a soft glow to comfort you in your lonely room after the devastating loss. It will be a lamp on your troubled path. It will reveal the wise and loving face of God behind every frowning providence.” - Piper5. Light ShinesJohn 12:36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.The light of Jesus brings order to chaos. As light-bearers, we do the same. The light of Jesus overcomes darkness. As light-bearers, we do the same. The light of Jesus guides. As light-bearers, we do the same.The light of Jesus reveals. As light-bearers, we do the same.

I Am - Light

Actions lead to reactions. The power of a circumstance in my life’s future is more dependent on my reaction to it than on the circumstance itself.escape less than angry jealous fearful chained reactions. 1. The FallGod Is The Source Of Life Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.Acts 17:28 In him  God we live and move and have our being Isaiah 59:2  It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.In every person there is this innate understanding that we are not apart from God together as we should be. 2. The CrossLuke 4:18  “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Psalm 107:14  He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.2 Corinthians 5:19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,Matthew 14:30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”boisterous  = gusty Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”Matthew 16:17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.Matthew 16:22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are [an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”Matthew 26:33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”  Matthew 26:34 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35 Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”Matthew 26:69 Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” 71 And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!” 73 And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.” 74 Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.The Keys To Renewed Reactions:1. Training2. Salvation3. Freedom 4. Assignment 5. Holy Spirit 

Blocks Conference - Night 3 - Renewed Reactions

The Definition of Identity1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Man is a spirit, who has a soul, and lives in a body.SPIRIT _ pneumaGenesis 2:7 -Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.  God is spiritJohn 4:24 - For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.   Proverbs 20:27 - The spirit of a person is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.  Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.  I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life - Life speaks to identityBODY _ somaBody is the temple1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.  Ecclesiastes 12:7 - For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.   Flesh has desiresGalatians 5:17 - For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.  Romans 7:7 - What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”  Romans 12:1 - 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.  1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.SOUL _ psycheWill, intellect, emotions – soulMatthew 11:29 - Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.   Matthew 16:26 - For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?  Matthew 10:39 - Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.  Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  Problem of SinRomans 7:24-25Hebrews 4:12The Journey to Personal IdentityWHO YOU ARE1 - You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus2 Corinthians 5:212 - You are a land of delightMalachi 3:123 - You are blessed in the heavenly places with every spiritual blessingEphesians 1:34 - You are a royal priesthood a people belonging to God1 Peter 2:95 - You are fearfully and wonderfully madePsalm 139:13-146 - You are not tempted beyond what we can bear1 Corinthians 10:13 - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.  7 - No weapon formed against you is able to prosperIsaiah 54:172 Corinthians 4:7Life is asking you - who are you?

Blocks Conference - Night 2 - Who Am I?

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.Behold = to make a careful study of.“Very few people today find Jesus interesting as a person or of vital relevance to the course of their actual lives.” - Dallas Willard“We need to return to the idea that we have to put thought into God’s Kingdom and how it works. We accept that someone spends years becoming a dentist or even more years training to become a surgeon, but we do not accept that we need to spend years giving serious thought to the nature of the soul, the nature of God, who Jesus was, and how it all works. In early periods of the church, it was assumed you would devote your whole life to understanding the fullness and complexity of God’s Kingdom. Yet this rarely happens in churches today. Understanding anything important requires major effort. Understanding Jesus’ teaching is more important than learning algebra, which takes a great deal of effort, yet most Christians have never put the same amount of effort into understanding Jesus’ teaching that they’ve put into solving algebraic equations.” - Dallas WillardTransformation is in the eye of the beholder of Jesus. PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUSA people who practice the way of Jesus. A people who routinely do what Jesus said was best. A people who not only have faith in Jesus, but have the faith of Jesus.A people who behold Jesus and learn how to live their life as He would live it if He were them. A people who are being transformed into the image of Jesus.A people who will not sip when there is a pool to plunge into. How Do We Practice The Way of Jesus?1.Enjoy Being with Jesus.“I believe the most prevalent and tragic misunderstanding that afflicts contemporary western Christianity is that we make a vow to submit our life to Christ, but then spend 99 percent of our time excluding him from our awareness. We make him Lord over our life in theory, but we do not make him Lord over most of the moments that make up our life. The fact is, if we can’t discern God’s presence in our day to day lives, it’s unlikely that we’ll find him at a revival. We may find a lot of excitement, great speakers, superb music, and maybe even see signs and wonders, but unless a person learns to find God as much in the ordinary as in the exciting, the exciting will do nothing more than serve as a momentary distraction.” - Greg BoydHow Do We Practice The Way of Jesus?2.  Apprentice Under Jesus.An apprentice or a disciple is someone who has decided to be with another person in order to become capable of doing what that person does or to become what that person is. Jesus is the expert on how to live in God’s Kingdom and how to advance the Kingdom here on earth. “We are learning from Jesus to live my life as he would live my life if he were me. I am not necessarily learning to do everything he did, but I am learning how to do everything I do in the manner that he did all he did.” - Dallas WillardHow would Jesus live the life I have been given through the time, place, family, neighbors, talents and opportunities that are mine?How To Apprentice Under Jesus:Ask | Live In His Word | DecideDo I really intend to be a lifelong student of Jesus?Do I really intend to do and be all the high things I say I believe in?Have I decided to do them?When did I decide it?How did I implement that decision?How Do We Practice The Way of Jesus?3.  Walk as Jesus WalkedStop trying and start training. We can’t walk like Jesus walked unless we train as Jesus trained. A Spiritual Discipline is an activity undertaken to make us capable of receiving more of God’s life and power.

Blocks Conference - Night 1 - Practicing The Way

“I Am” = ego eimi John 6:25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for bread that spoils, but for bread that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” 30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” 35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Bread =  strength, nourishment, provision, supply and purpose.Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground…Genesis 19:3 Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.Sauce was not designed to satisfy.Zoe life = God kind of life“Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72” - Mark TwainJohn 6:27 Do not work for bread that spoils, but for bread that endures to eternal life,What is bread that spoils?ReligionPoliticsJohn 6:35 Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 1. You have to believe in Jesus John 6:35 “whoever believes in me”John 6:29 “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” Romans 10:9  If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.2 You have to go to Jesus John 6:35 “Whoever comes to me”The Key To the Manna Miracle -  They Had To Go Get It!

I Am - Bread, Sauce Doesn't Satisfy

Rewind - Fasting Panel 2020

Merry Christmas!James 4:13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. 15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” 16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.Look here, you who say, … “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”Proverbs 6:4 Don’t put it off; do it now!Joshua 24:15 Choose this day whom you will serve,Eternity has already started for youLuke 2:11 For unto you is born today in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.Christmas is the celebration that Hope is on the scene. 

James - What Is Your Life

If your relationships aren’t right, you aren’t right. It’s not enough to just be right in information, we must also be right in heart.James 4:1-2 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Quarrels (Polemois) - Long term hostility; long standing argumentFight (Maxache) - Short-term battles; disputes1. PRIORITYPhilippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.2. Possessions James 4:2 You want what you don’t have…3. Pleasures James 4:3 …you want only what will give you pleasure.4. PeopleJohn 12:43 For they loved human praise, more than the praise of God.5. Position / Power James 4:2b You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, Galatians 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.conceited - empty glory #1 Realize How Destructive Fighting IsEphesians 4:31 Quarreling, harsh words, and  dislike for others should have no place in your lives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2 Timothy 2:24 A servant of the lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and patient with the people.Proverbs 17:14  Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.#2 Stop Expecting Of People What Only God Can Give.“you complete me”James 4:3 You do not have because you do not ask God. “When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.” ― C.S. LewisWe find real completion only in God. Psalm 37:4–5 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.#3 Choose Humility Over Prideful Anger James 4:6 As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7 So humble yourselves before God.Proverbs 13:10 Pride leads to conflict.opposes - a full frontal resistance… to set yourself in battle formation against someone…James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. lift you up - to raise to the very summit of opulence and prosperity.#4 Recognize The Real Source Behind The FightJames 4:7 Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  James 4:8 #5 Get God's Perspective And Presence James 4:7-10 

James - Stop Fighting

James 3:13-18 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.Godly Wisdom is knowing what God wants you to do, understanding why he wants you to do it and then doing it.  James 3:13 Worldly Wisdom is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. The World- A system of ideas, values, moral practices, and social norms that are integrated into the mainstream and eventually institutionalized in a culture corrupted by the twin sins of rebellion against God and the redefinition of good and evil.Worldly Wisdom is EarthlyTo be earthly is to be temporal.Worldly Wisdom is UnspiritualTo be unspiritual is to be alive to your desires and lusts but deadened to The Spirit of God. Worldly Wisdom is DemonicTo be demonic is to be influenced and approved by Satan’s Kingdom. John 17:13-19 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.”James 3:15-16 Fruit of Worldly Wisdom:JealousySelfish AmbitionJealousy is a desire for another’s gifts, possessions, position, or achievements.Who are you jealous of? Why are you jealous of them? Selfish ambition evaluates everything by the world’s standards (temporal, animalistic, and demonic) and makes personal gain life’s highest goal. What is driving you? Do people feel used by you or loved by you? James 3:17-18 Pure Fruit of Godly Wisdom:Peace LovingGentle at all TimesWilling to Yield to OthersFull of MercyGood DeedsValues All PeopleSincerity James 1:5 Prayer for Wisdom:Our Generous Father In Heaven, I ask you for Godly wisdom.I want to know what you want me to do and understand why you want me to do it. Help me apply the understanding you give me, so it leads to a beautiful life.Godly wisdom is found in your Word. Help me prize and esteem wisdom, to desire and cherish her. Create in me a heart that seeks wisdom like silver and searches for her like hidden treasure.Surround me with wise walkers and seasoned talkers. Make my ear attentive.  Help me spot worldly wisdom and grant me an adverse reaction to its earthly, unspiritual, and demonic nature. Reveal to me any jealousy or selfish ambition lurking in my heart so I may repent. I count it all joy to be considered by the world a fool for Christ. May Godly wisdom produce a harvest of righteousness in my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. 

James - Godly Wisdom or Worldly Wisdom?

Tame That TongueProverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.James 3:1My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:3-6Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.James 3:3-65 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.James 3:3-6The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 1. Words Are Sneaky StrongJames 1:26Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.2. Words Can Corrupt YouJames 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. Defiles = corrupt.Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”3. Words Are Untamable By YouJames 3:7For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil,full of deadly poison. Luke 12:11-12“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” James 3:9-12With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.James 3:9-1211 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yieldsboth salt water and fresh. 4. Words Are Double Sided Deuteronomy 30:19“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.5. Submit Your Words To God’s WordProverbs 3:1The words of God giveth life.Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. John 6:63The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life W.A.I.TWhy Am I Talking Ephesians 6:17And take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God“Word” = Rhema“the Spoken Word Of God Uttered by a voice”Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is alive and powerful.It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword

James - Tame That Tongue

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