Truth is Your Friend | Pastor Chris Edwards | Play/Download

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
TRUTH > FEAR > SHALOM PEACE (GOAL):
Breaking free from the grip of fear:
1) Name Your Fear: Unexpected bad news, relational breakdowns, financial problems, moral failures, impending mortality, etc.
2) Understand Fear’s Origin: Describe the first time you can recall experiencing your fear. Can you identify the source?
3) Expose Fear’s Lies: What are the lies that fuel this fear?
4) Face Fear Head-On: What is a baby step you will take to face fear?
5) Speak Words of Truth: Self-Talk, Scripture, prayer.

The Living Word (3): Why the Bible Can Be Trusted | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download

II Timothy 3:16-17  "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." NIV

Matthew 23:35

1. It is HISTORICALLY accurate.
   Psalm 33:4
   a) eyewitness accounts
   b) recorded and copied with extreme care
   c) archaeological confirmation
   
   
2. It is SCIENTIFICALLY accurate.
   Psalm 148:5-6
   Isaiah 40:22
   Job 26:7
   Jeremiah 33:22
   Leviticus 17:11
   Leviticus 13:4
   Psalm 12:6
   
   
3. It is PROPHETICALLY accurate.
   II Peter 1:21
   Matthew 26:56
   Revelation 22:6
   
   
4. It is THEMATICALLY unified.
   Luke 24:27
   
   
5. It is TRUSTED by Jesus.
   Matthew 5;18
   
   
6. It has SURVIVED all attacks.
   I Peter 1:24-25
   
   
7. It has TRANSFORMING power.
   ​John 8:31-32
   

The Living Word(2): Understanding The Bible| Pastor Mark Harrell| Play/download

Matthew 7:24
The word "Bible" means BOOK

It was written over a period of 1600 years in over a dozen countries on three continents by people from all walks of life in three languages by 40 different people who penned God's Word.

There were about 40 writers but only one AUTHOR

II Timothy 3:16-17

Overview of the Old Testament

Law - 5 books - Genesis through Deuteronomy
Historical - 12 books - Joshua through Esther
Poetical - 5 books - Job through Song of Solomon
Prophetical - 17 books
          5 major prophets - Isaiah through Danial
          12 minor prophets - Hosea through Malachi

Overview of the New Testament

Gospels - 4 books - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts - historical record of the first church
Epistles - 21 books - Romans through Jude
Revelation - prophecy of the last days and eternity

The Plot - The Mirror Image
1A) 12 Tribes/ISRAEL.  God's holy people (Genesis 12 through Malachi)
1B) 12 Disciples/CHURCH. God's holy people (Acts through Jude)
2A) "ONE WORLD" Government system (Genesis 10-11)
2B) "ONE WORLD" Government system (Revelation 6-19)
3A) The world JUDGED and DESTROYED (Genesis 6-9)
3B) The world JUDGED and DESTROYED (Revelation 6-19)
4A) Satan and sin ENTER (Genesis 3-5)
4B) Satan and sin EXIT (Revelation 20)
5A) God and RIGHTEOUS man in Paradise (Genesis 1-2)
5B) God and REDEEMED man in Paradise (Revelation 21-22)

The Subject - JESUS
John 5:39

The Verb - GIVE
John 3:16
I John 3:16
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The Living Word (1): A Life Built on God's Word | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download

John 1:1-5
John 1:14
John 6:63
Hebrews 4:12

What causes the Bible to come alive;

1. FAITH activates the Word
   Hebrews 4:2
   
   
2. REVELATION activates faith
   Word: Logos - written
   Word: Rhema - revealed
   Luke 1:34-38
   
   
3. MEDITATION activates revelation
   Joshua 1:7-8
   
   

A Life Built on God's WOrd:
"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to you life, homeowner improvements to your standard  of living.  They are foundational words, words to build a life on.  If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.'  Matthew 7:24 Message

1. I must ACCEPT its authority
   I Thessalonians 2:13
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2. I must ASSIMILATE its truths
   a) By LISTENING to God's Word
   Romans 10:17
   Luke 8:18
   b) By READING God's Word
   Matthew 4:4
             1. get a paper Bible
             2. set time aside to read
             3. have a plan
   c) By EXPLORING God's Word
   Psalm 119:11
   
   
3. I must APPLY its principles
   ​James 1:22

The Holy Spirit (4): Be Filled with the Spirit | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Downlad

Acts 19:1-2

Baptism - to be immersed in

Three Baptisms

1. Baptized into the Body of Christ (Salvation)
   I Corinthians 12:13
   Galatians 3:26-27
   John 20:19-22
   Luke 24:36, 49
   Acts 1:3-5
   
2. Water Baptism
   Acts 2:41
   Matthew 10:32-33
   
3. Baptism in the Holy Spirit
   Acts 8:5-17
   I John 5:7-8
   

Be Filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:18

1. REMOVE all barriers
   Acts 2:38-39
   
2. REQUEST the gift of the Holy Spirit
   Luke 11:13
   
3. RECEIVE Him by faith
   Ezekiel 47:3-5
   
4. RELEASE Him by faith
   Acts 2:4
   
5. RELATE to Him daily
   II Corinthians 13:14  "The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you." Message