Christ Community Church (Johnson City, TN)

The Kingdom compared.

The parable of the weeds in the field.

The parable of the mustard seed.

The parable of the leaven.

The Kingdom, completed.

The Kingdom currently.

We get into the rest of Genesis 3 today, finishing up our discussion of the fall and its consequences.

Why parables (in general)? (10-17)

Those Who Don't Get It

Those Who Do

Hear this parable (in particular). (1-9, 18-23)

The 3:

Attacked Spiritually

Uprooted by Difficulty

Choked by a Heart for the World

The 1: Hears. Understands.--> Fruitfulness.

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Hearing.

Sowing.

Praying.

Lots to cover in Genesis 3, so we only talk through the opening 7 verses today.

Family distinctions.

Family dynamics.

Obedience.

Exposure.

Dependence.

Relationships.

Responsibilities.

Family friendships. (John 15.10-19)

Confront your personal ecclesiology.

Observe our family dynamic and your relationships.

Accept your exposure, dependence and responsibility.

Pursue the will of the Father, with Jesus your brother.

We explore the opening verses of chapter 2 and what they say about creation, resting, and God, before zooming in on God's good creation of man and woman in the remainder of chapter 2.

A people of consumed, enraptured doxology.

A people of responsive, reasonable worship.

A people with transformed, discerning minds.

Now. Passionately. Urgently.

We jump into Genesis and talk through quite a breadth of foundational teachings.

What would Jesus say to this generation?

A profound sign.

A compiled judgment.

An invasive problem.

What is Jesus saying to us (the Church) in this generation?

A radical mercy.

An eternal wisdom.

A Christ filled, hope filled, peace-filled, restFULL people.

We're back after a break over the summer months. We catch up, sharing about Jim's sabbatical and AJ's preaching. Then we jump into some initial thoughts on the OT narrative book that we'll launch into next week...

Pastor Jim Powell.

• Out of the mouth.
• Out of the heart.
• Who is judging who?

What happened. 22

“What must be happening.” 23-24

What IS happening. 25-30

Kingdoms colliding.

House plundered.

What HAS happened.

Our voices (noise?)

My/your heart (hard?)

His wrath (rest?)

One Who is Good (9-16)

Question & Answer

The Principle: Law & Goodness

Intensified

One Who is Mercifully Just (17-21)

Who is God's Beloved Servant

Who Brings Justice to the Nations

Who is Meek and Merciful

AJ Babel.

The Danger of Fencing God’s Law (1-2) 

The Danger of Not Understanding (3-7) 

      1. The Priority of Merciful Provision (3-4)

      2. The Priority of Worship (5-6)

      3. The Priority of Love & Loyalty (7) 

  The Reality of Jesus’ Authority (8) 

Privileged Revelation (25-26)

Exclusive Relationship (27)

Personal Invitation (28-30)

to a gentle Master...

with an easy yoke...

unto rest for your soul.

Repentance Demanded.

Unrepentance Denounced.

What are we to do?

Hear the Alarm. Repent.

Sound the Alarm. Go.

Eagerly. Boldly. Urgently. Lovingly. Warningly.

Pastor Bill Leuzinger.

Jesus responds to a doubting prophet (3-6)

• Who do you think I am? (3-5)

• Who do you think you are? (6)

Jesus responds to a skeptical crowd (7-19)

• Who do you think John is? (7-15)

• Who do you think you are? (16-18)

Jesus asks for a response (19)

• Who do you say I am? (19)

Restless Exhaustion.

A Sabbath Rest.

A Sabbath Rhythm.

A Sabbath that Remains.

Finding Life. (39)

Receiving Reward. (40-42)

ONE. 'PEACE' was NOT Jesus' earthly goal.

TWO. The HOME is where the PAIN is.

THREE. THE VIOLENCE of REAL PEACE.

Fear Identified. Fear of Man.

Fear Redirected. Fear of the Lord.

Fear as in fear. (28b)

Fear as in “fear not.” (29-31)

Fear’s Results.

We finish up 2 Samuel today as we look at the Lord's anger, enticement, and plague, as well as David's sin, repentance, and offerings.

Pastor Jim Powell.

What? Suffering.

How? Sincerely.

• Not unalert.
• Not anxious.
• Not angry.
• Not aimlessly.
• Not alone.

Why? Sovereignty.

v 1-4 Authority

v 5-10 Commissioning

v 11-15 A Hard Reality

The intinerary of Jesus. 35

The compassion of Jesus. 36

The expectation of Jesus. 37-38

Our itinerary.

Our compassion.

Our expectation.

David's last words start this chapter out, followed by descriptions of his valiant men.

Two blind men. (27-31)

Faith declared (Son of David)

Silence demanded.

Celebration undeterred.

One mute man. (32-33)

Faith undeclared.

Silence delivered.

Celebration Undeterred.

One irrational, absurd denial. (34)

David's song of deliverance which echoes Hannah's prayer at the opening of 1 Samuel.

Desperation exposed....struggle and faith.

Jesus exposed...Savior and Resurrector.

Christ Community Church....exposed?

Exposures of raw desperation.

Exposure to Jesus the resurrection and the life.

The difference. 14

The dilemma. 14

The days. 15

The distinction. 16-17

The Person. (A testimonial. A man called Matthew.)

The Party. (An unlikely gathering of people.)

The Problem. (An expected question & critique.)

The Physician. (A necessary image of Jesus & his kingdom.)

The Point. (Go & learn what this means.)

A real need, a realer need.

A great authority, a greater authority.

An evil thought, an eviler heart.

A glorious raising, the GLORY-est raising.

A valid fear, a verified faith.

The Lord brings relief to the land through David regarding Saul and the Gibeonites (Joshua 9). Then we look at the bookends of David's fighting life: the Philistines and victory over their giants.

The disciples.

The two men.

The demons.

The city.

The herdsmen.

The Son of God.

The comparison.

The DESIRE to follow...

18-20 “I will follow.” But will you?

21-22 “I want to follow. But wait a sec.”

The DISCIPLES who follow…

23-25 What it means.

26-27 Who is this?

David's kingship is restored after another threat of division is headed off with the help of a wise woman.

Pastor - Jim Powell.

The outsider. A seismic faith. (8.5-13)

An insider. A small fever. (8.14-15)

The unknown. A sober fulfillment. (8.16-17)

Pastor - Jim Powell

"The Many, the One, the ONLY."

The MANY.  7.28-8.1

The ONE.  8.2

The ONLY.  8.3-4

Joab confronts David and David returns to the land.

Intern Pastor-Troy Cash

Foundational Instructions

Two "Followers" (V. 21-23)

Pastor Jim Powell.  

7.12 - So about the Law and the Prophets…

Then consider…

7.13-14 - The narrow hard way.

(or the wide-open easy road to destruction).

7.15-20 - The notable warning.

A quelled rebellion, and a weeping king.

Pastor Jim Powell.

The Repetitive Point. (7-8) 

The Repetitive Point. (7-8)

The Ridiculous Comparison. (9-11)

The Required Gospel.

The Residual Challenge.

1. Forgetfulness.
2. Paralysis.
3. Control.
4. Fear.

The Lord's hand is present in both Absalom's and David's camps - to begin to bring about harm and destruction for Absalom and to provide protection and nourishment for David.

Pastor Jim Powell.

The Hypocritical Judgment of Condemnation. 1-5

The Holy Judgment of Discernment. 6

Pastor Jim Powell.

The command.

• Therefore, do not be anxious about your LIFE... (24)  
• Therefore, do not be anxious (31)
• Therefore, do not be anxious about TOMORROW... (34)

The reasons (for the command). 25b-29

• The purpose of your life.
• The value of your life – imago Dei. 
• The futility of your anxiety.

The cause (for those in Jesus’ Kingdom). 30-32

O you of little faith... [as the Gentiles]

The antidote. 33

In part 1 of this 2-week course, we cover some necessary and biblical foundations: Anthropology, Justice.

Pastor Jim Powell.

We must treasure in our hearts only the eternal things of the kingdom of heaven, being devoted to only one King and Master (whom we serve/worship).

So... we must be wise about what we look at with our eyes, the window to our soul.

• What is your treasure and where is your heart? (19-21)
• Who is your master and what is your worship? (24)
• What is your struggle that intrudes on reality? (22-23)

AJ Babel

Prayer

Not: For others
Not: To manipulate God 

Like this:

• Secret 
• Childlike 
• Patterned 
• Sincerely

Fasting

• When you fast
• Not: For others
• Secret

Whose reward are you seeking? 

Whose eyes do you care about?