The Miracle of Mercy - Part 3 - God's Mercy & My FailuresLifePointe Church
This message is Part 3 of the series “The Miracle Of Mercy” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message Pastor Chuck talks about “God’s Mercy & Our Failures”.
Our God is a God of second chances and fresh starts. The truth is WE HAVE ALL FAILED in some way, at some time in some context - and we ALL need God's mercy to move past our past. Some of us are still weighed down by our failure(s) and we need to be set free once and for all. Here's the good news, you do not have to be defined, defeated or destroyed by your failure - all because our God is a God of MERCY. Your name is not FAILURE - because of Jesus, your name is FORGIVEN!
In this message, Pastor Chuck talk about Peter’s colossal failure on the night before Jesus was crucified and how in spite of what he did, he found forgiveness and a renewed purpose for his life. And so can you. So, don’t quit, and don’t give up, even when you’ve experienced failure. Instead, allow God to use failure to move you forward.
This message was delivered at LifePointe Church on Sunday, October 2, 2016.
This is the second message of Pastor Chuck Bernal's new series TRACTION. This message discusses how we can get "unstuck" from the things that keep us from moving forward. Using the nation of Israel as a case study, Pastor Chuck reveals 6 principles that will lead us to seize the future God has planned for each of us. This message was delivered on Sunday, January 17, 2016
Leading With Brokenness and Humility by Lee McFarlandLee Mcfarland
Nehemiah gets a vision from God for doing something great!
He gets the people together – he gets the material together – he draws up plans - and he is flat out going to rebuild this wall around his hometown of Jerusalem!
Nehemiah launches into an amazing effort to re-build the wall around Jerusalem – something nobody had been able to do for 80 years! He was literally going to "Fix a Broken Dream".
The punch line of the whole story is found in Nehemiah 6:15.
“So the wall was completed… in fifty-two days.” Neh. 6:15
This was incredible! Something people had failed at for 80 years! In spite of all the odds, Nehemiah was able to finish rebuilding a wall in less than two months! It was an incredible accomplishment!
Why? Why was Nehemiah so successful?
It all comes down to this – Nehemiah DIDN’T QUIT! He refused to stop! He refused to give up! But I want you to know something.
He had EVERY REASON to quit! There were so many things that came at him – it would have been easy to give up! But he didn’t! He kept going, and he completed his project in record time!
A super-achiever is somebody who is DETERMINED.
I don’t know what you might be thinking – and I don’t know what might be getting you down. But I don’t believe you’re looking at this presentation by accident!
I believe God brought you here, to my "Slide Share" account, to read this posting, to tell you this:
DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!
Don’t give up on the vision you have for your life, or for your job, or for your business, or for your ministry, or for your future!
Please promise me you won’t give up on your dreams!
There is one more thing to remember about your vision… you have to keep at it! If you get discouraged – if you get complacent – if you give up too early – you won’t get it done!
So – you have to keep your dreams alive – you have to keep your vision focused – and you have to keep at it! And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this presentation.
Nehemiah was a great example for all of these.
And we can see the same great leadership traits in Jesus.
Both Nehemiah and Jesus were "SERVANT LEADERS".
Being a servant leader means that you are willing to lead with both...
BROKENNESS AND HUMILITY.
This presentation will give examples, quotes, and Bible verses to reference.
I hope it is a blessing to you!
The Miracle of Mercy - Part 3 - God's Mercy & My FailuresLifePointe Church
This message is Part 3 of the series “The Miracle Of Mercy” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message Pastor Chuck talks about “God’s Mercy & Our Failures”.
Our God is a God of second chances and fresh starts. The truth is WE HAVE ALL FAILED in some way, at some time in some context - and we ALL need God's mercy to move past our past. Some of us are still weighed down by our failure(s) and we need to be set free once and for all. Here's the good news, you do not have to be defined, defeated or destroyed by your failure - all because our God is a God of MERCY. Your name is not FAILURE - because of Jesus, your name is FORGIVEN!
In this message, Pastor Chuck talk about Peter’s colossal failure on the night before Jesus was crucified and how in spite of what he did, he found forgiveness and a renewed purpose for his life. And so can you. So, don’t quit, and don’t give up, even when you’ve experienced failure. Instead, allow God to use failure to move you forward.
This message was delivered at LifePointe Church on Sunday, October 2, 2016.
This is the second message of Pastor Chuck Bernal's new series TRACTION. This message discusses how we can get "unstuck" from the things that keep us from moving forward. Using the nation of Israel as a case study, Pastor Chuck reveals 6 principles that will lead us to seize the future God has planned for each of us. This message was delivered on Sunday, January 17, 2016
Leading With Brokenness and Humility by Lee McFarlandLee Mcfarland
Nehemiah gets a vision from God for doing something great!
He gets the people together – he gets the material together – he draws up plans - and he is flat out going to rebuild this wall around his hometown of Jerusalem!
Nehemiah launches into an amazing effort to re-build the wall around Jerusalem – something nobody had been able to do for 80 years! He was literally going to "Fix a Broken Dream".
The punch line of the whole story is found in Nehemiah 6:15.
“So the wall was completed… in fifty-two days.” Neh. 6:15
This was incredible! Something people had failed at for 80 years! In spite of all the odds, Nehemiah was able to finish rebuilding a wall in less than two months! It was an incredible accomplishment!
Why? Why was Nehemiah so successful?
It all comes down to this – Nehemiah DIDN’T QUIT! He refused to stop! He refused to give up! But I want you to know something.
He had EVERY REASON to quit! There were so many things that came at him – it would have been easy to give up! But he didn’t! He kept going, and he completed his project in record time!
A super-achiever is somebody who is DETERMINED.
I don’t know what you might be thinking – and I don’t know what might be getting you down. But I don’t believe you’re looking at this presentation by accident!
I believe God brought you here, to my "Slide Share" account, to read this posting, to tell you this:
DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!
Don’t give up on the vision you have for your life, or for your job, or for your business, or for your ministry, or for your future!
Please promise me you won’t give up on your dreams!
There is one more thing to remember about your vision… you have to keep at it! If you get discouraged – if you get complacent – if you give up too early – you won’t get it done!
So – you have to keep your dreams alive – you have to keep your vision focused – and you have to keep at it! And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this presentation.
Nehemiah was a great example for all of these.
And we can see the same great leadership traits in Jesus.
Both Nehemiah and Jesus were "SERVANT LEADERS".
Being a servant leader means that you are willing to lead with both...
BROKENNESS AND HUMILITY.
This presentation will give examples, quotes, and Bible verses to reference.
I hope it is a blessing to you!
Moses, the great Old Testament Leader, was also deeply wounded by issues of rejection, abandonment and isolation. We can learn to face our own pain and suffering with courage, because God did not abandon Moses but worked through his life in a relationship that is deeply personal and healing.
Series - The GHOSTs Of Christmas Past - Part 1 - GUILT - 11-29-15LifePointe Church
This is Part 1 of Pastor Chuck Bernal's 2015 Christmas message series titled, "The GHOSTs Of Christmas Past". "GHOSTs" is an acronym for: GUILT, HOPELESSNESS, OFFENSE, SORROWS, THREATS. This first message deals with the three causes of guilt and how Christmas proves four ways God forgives us. This message was delivered on Sunday, November 29, 2015.
Sermon Slide Deck: "The Newborn King & Your Sexuality" (Matthew 5:27-30)New City Church
God wants to liberate our sexuality from the shackles of lust not because he’s opposed to our sexuality, but because he’s so committed to it.
This message was given on December 14, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info visit: www.newcitychurch.ca
Sermon Slide Deck: "A Bright Light For Darkened Hearts" (Luke 11:29-36)New City Church
We fight the light of Jesus or we delight in the light of Jesus.
This message was given on April 26, 2015 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info please visit: www.newcitychurch.ca
A woman comes to the well in the heat of the day to avoid the glances and the gossip. She is alone when she is invited to make a change in her life by seeing the world differently. "Will you give me a drink?" A simple question starts a whole new way of thinking.
Moses, the great Old Testament Leader, was also deeply wounded by issues of rejection, abandonment and isolation. We can learn to face our own pain and suffering with courage, because God did not abandon Moses but worked through his life in a relationship that is deeply personal and healing.
Series - The GHOSTs Of Christmas Past - Part 1 - GUILT - 11-29-15LifePointe Church
This is Part 1 of Pastor Chuck Bernal's 2015 Christmas message series titled, "The GHOSTs Of Christmas Past". "GHOSTs" is an acronym for: GUILT, HOPELESSNESS, OFFENSE, SORROWS, THREATS. This first message deals with the three causes of guilt and how Christmas proves four ways God forgives us. This message was delivered on Sunday, November 29, 2015.
Sermon Slide Deck: "The Newborn King & Your Sexuality" (Matthew 5:27-30)New City Church
God wants to liberate our sexuality from the shackles of lust not because he’s opposed to our sexuality, but because he’s so committed to it.
This message was given on December 14, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info visit: www.newcitychurch.ca
Sermon Slide Deck: "A Bright Light For Darkened Hearts" (Luke 11:29-36)New City Church
We fight the light of Jesus or we delight in the light of Jesus.
This message was given on April 26, 2015 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info please visit: www.newcitychurch.ca
A woman comes to the well in the heat of the day to avoid the glances and the gossip. She is alone when she is invited to make a change in her life by seeing the world differently. "Will you give me a drink?" A simple question starts a whole new way of thinking.
The Spiritual Awakening experienced by John Wesley on May 24, 1738 transformed his life and is at the core of the United Methodist theology. The experience, however, is not a one of a kind miracle known only to saints and cloistered monks, but is available to all who avail themselves of God's grace.
The arrest of Jesus on the Mount of Olives presents some rather troubling questions about who Jesus is. Jesus' response are not at all what we might expect nor is the response of the Roman soldiers characteristic of an overwhelming military force. Peter's response, however, does seem a normal response, but he's rebuked for taking such a stand. What questions do you have about Easter?
The Purpose of The Church #5 “Evangelism”Rick Peterson
The Purpose of The Church #5 “Evangelism” Jeffery Anselmi http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=60867&Sermon%20The%20Purpose%20of%20The%20Church-%20Evangelism%20by%20Jeffery%20Anselmi
SOM-151 is the first class in the Missional Discipleship program of SEATS Schools of Missions. It discusses Jesus as presented by the author of Mark, revisits the COMCA Bible Interpretation tool, and takes a look at a few Markan stories in order to better understand his perspective.
SEATS SOM Track 2
This is a study of Jesus as an asker of Questions. He asked over a hundred questions in the Gospels, and some of them are relevant to us today for a personal response.
Adapted from a Jeff Strite sermon https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/4-the-hour-of-the-power-of-darkness-jeff-strite-sermon-on-gethsemane-180115?ref=SermonSeriesDetails
Bible Matrix 5_47_The 7th: Jesus drove the legion of demons out of one man or...wycha
Bible Matrix ⑤: Science & Technology of Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit
Part 2. 42 Miracles of Jesus with the Holy Spirit into Science and Technology
Chapter 5. Jesus drove demon(s) out of demon(s)-possessed men/women with the word
Verse 3. Jesus drove demon(s) out of demon(s)-possessed men/women, but how?
3-3. The 7th: Jesus drove the legion of demons out of one man or two men with the word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKYwz_VnWOA
Evangelism - Learning from Christianity in Roman world.pdfChild of God
To understand how the Chritainity spread in the first century in the Roman world, we need to look at the Book of Acts in the Bible. This gives us an excellent template to follow and live as per the gospel
Adapted from a Greg Nance sermon https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/7-what-does-it-take-to-follow-jesus-greg-nance-sermon-on-discipleship-66074?ref=SermonSeriesDetails
This is a study of the blunt language of Jesus. It was often offensive to His foes, and even today it is not pleasant to hear His harsh words, or puzzling words. Bluntness is defended by several authors in this study.
The Parable of the Sower and the Seed (Luke 8) is about radical transformation from dirt to new life that happens from God's Word and the dangers that come for those seeking spiritual growth!
We've got to allow God to strip down all the years of grime and cheap paint piled on top of each other. He needs to get down to the bare original so He can begin to fill the cracks, sand the rough edges, and make our hearts beautiful again. He’s already looked beneath the layers and has determined that we're all worth doing over.
Sermon Notes and Sermon Slides available at www.mympumc.net
A375 Example Taste the taste of the Lord, the taste of the Lord The taste of...franktsao4
It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
2 Peter 3: Because some scriptures are hard to understand and some will force them to say things God never intended, Peter warns us to take care.
https://youtu.be/nV4kGHFsEHw
The Hope of Salvation - Jude 1:24-25 - MessageCole Hartman
Jude gives us hope at the end of a dark letter. In a dark world like today, we need the light of Christ to shine brighter and brighter. Jude shows us where to fix our focus so we can be filled with God's goodness and glory. Join us to explore this incredible passage.
Discover various methods for clearing negative entities from your space and spirit, including energy clearing techniques, spiritual rituals, and professional assistance. Gain practical knowledge on how to implement these techniques to restore peace and harmony. For more information visit here: https://www.reikihealingdistance.com/negative-entity-removal/
2. This is God’s Word for my life in this Place and
at this Time. Today I am a new creation in
Christ, I am God’s very own, and I KNOW He
has a purpose for my life.
3. When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved
on from there. Coming to his hometown, he began
teaching the people in their synagogue, and they
were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom
and these miraculous powers?” they asked.
4. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s
name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph,
Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us?
Where then did this man get all these things?”
5. And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without
honor except in his own town and in his own
home.” And he did not do many miracles there
because of their lack of faith.
Matthew 13:53-58
6. No one knows the pressure,
the disappointment and frustration
I’m going through.
7. Jesus walked in our SHOES
“He made himself nothing by taking the very nature
of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Phil 2:7
8. Jesus was frustrated by CRAZY PEOPLE
“How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!
Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” Matt 12:12
Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do
good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained
silent. Mark 3:4
9. God of the Universe (infinite in wisdom, power and love)
Knows my pain and problems (from experience)
Offers the only perfect solution (Jesus)
10. “Come to me, all you who
are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you and learn
from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:28-29
11. That should make you feel
like saying,
“The Lord helps me!
Why should I be afraid
of what people
can do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6