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The Christmas Story- A Story of Hope

The Christmas story

A Story of Hope

This message starts on Luke chapter 1, the story of Zechariah, we encourage you to read that chapter ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1.

My notes from the message....

How many times have you misplaced you hope in a box under the tree and not in the manger?

“I pray that God,

“the source of hope”,

will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.

Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Fruit of the Holy Spirit.....

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-23‬ ‭NLT‬‬

How often do we experience something that leaves us asking God how is this possible?

 

 

 

The Story "Recap"

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you
Here we have for you the last message on The Story. 42 weeks, 42 messages the led us to know more of our awesome God.
Here are a few notes I wrote on Sunday.

The story

-We started at Genesis 1:1
-We have gone thru many stories, Abraham, Jacob, Judah, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, judges, Kings, Saul, David, Solomon, Rehabon, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, the prophets, all of their stories led to the one and ultimate story, to where God sent his one and only Son, (John 3:16)

Romans 1:1-5, 16-17


Do you believe you have been saved by God alone and not your own strength?

Eph 2:8-9
Col 2:6-7
Rev 21:4

The power of the Godpel

1)we have been saved from the penalty of Sin (justification)

Reflection: have you given your full life to Jesus.

2. we are being saved from the power of sin
(sanctification)

3 we will be saved from the presence of sin
(Glorification)

Every day.

The power of the Gospel is so much more than..... prayer......

There is also a purpose of the Gospel Is we get to play part in this epic story. We get to be part of this restoration of humanity.

Matthew 28
Go make disciples.

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https://youtu.be/tDF_w2-3h1E

The Story Chapter 31 "The End of Time"

The Story Chapter 31
“The End of Time”

Hello everyone here are a few notes I took this Sunday, I hope y’all understand them and I couple of bible verses. Y’all enjoy and have a bless week.

“Everyone wants to know when time will come, but even Jesus doesn’t know it, He said, “Only the Father knows.”

“When you know life with Jesus, when you walk along side Jesus, and then you start thinking about a life without Jesus. It is very scary”

The book of revelation

1.-Written for us, not to us.
-98 a.d. John had visions.
-Do not assumed the text of the Bible.

2.- Reading it should not inspire fear, but increase faith.

-A great relationship is that we continually see love.
When you read the Bible don’t be afraid, God is not trying to scare you but to show you a reality.

3.- Allow the truth of existence of heaven and hell to shape your heart.

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End.

To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.

“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

The reality of hell

1.- Location of torment

2.- Hell (not heaven) is our default destination.
Our rebelión is what separates us from God.

Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal. The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21:1-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭22:17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://youtu.be/hhZu2eAbtag

The Story Chapter 30 "Paul"s Final Days"

'But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him. When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus. “And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. “And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again. I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault, for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.' Acts of the Apostles 20:17-27 https://my.bible.com/bible/116/ACT.20.17-27

The Story Chapter 29 "Paul's Mission"

Do you know know Paul? Not the guy down the street from your house, I’m talking about Paul the apostle. You may say, oh yeah! great guy. Did a lot for the church, wrote a lot of the New Testament.

Did you know that he was Saul of Tarsus? Well I didn’t know much of that until recently.
Here is what I know, me a regular guy, I don’t have any credentials that say I’m an expert on Bible topic so I apologize for telling you the way I got it.

Saul, a persecutor, a bad person I can say. He was after Jesus’ followers, arresting them, I don’t know maybe killing them, I can’t really remember, but Saul was just a bad person or maybe a misguided person. Somehow, Jesus thought, hey I’m gonna use this guy, he is going to be a good asset for the church.
Saul was blinded at the encounter he had with the Mighty Jesus, to later recover his sight and becoming a believer of The One and Only Risen Christ.
Wow, that’s crazy, but why am I telling you this, well this past Sunday Sharon spoke about Paul, Saul of Tarsus, and thru Paul’s story we see the Mighty Power of God they His Son Jesus and what that power can do on a person.

Brothers and sisters, the book of Acts it’s so powerful. I want you to take a chance to read it with an open mind to believe and to receive Gods Grace.
On this message Sharon breaks down a few key-points on Paul’s story. Hope you take the chance to watch and listen to the podcast when available.

Lord God, we are thankful for the Story of Paul, we are thankful for Sharon and her passion to share your Word, Lord we pray for anyone reading this post, in your Mighty Name we pray, amen.

 

The Story Chapter 28 "New Beginnings"

The Story Chapter 28

“New beginnings”

This message is found in the book of Acts, we can not encourage you enough to go read it, for me it’s one of my favorite books, and trust me I don’t like reading much but I really enjoyed. You can see how the Holy Spirit moves all over, its great. I also watched the on Netflix the series A.D. kingdom and Empire which helped me so much because of what I already read. You do what you need to do to get involved more with the Word of God, that’s just how I did it, it may not be the best way but I got in the story that way. 

Anyway,

We are all chasing a story. We are chasing a goal for our lives, but not until we get to the biggest story, the biggest goal, Jesus, not until we get to know Him, nothing else would fill our empty life goals.  This was part of the notes I took this Sunday. It gets better. 

So watch the video or listen to the podcast.

 

The Story Chapter 27 "The Resurrection"

The Story Chapter 27

The Resurrection

'But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” Then they remembered that he had said this. So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened. That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. But God kept them from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.” “What things?” Jesus asked. “The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago. “Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said.” Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them, who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter. ”' Luke 24:1-34 https://my.bible.com/bible/116/LUK.24.1-34

The Story Chapter 26 "The Hour Of Darkness"

This message from our senior pastor Andrew Fetter was based on Luke 23:32-43 Talks about Jesus on the cross at the final hour. Talks about the other 2 criminals that were there, talks about how faith in God saves you and not your good deeds on this earth.

we hope you enjoy and feel the power of love from our Heavenly Father 

 

“Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. They called out to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.” One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!” But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭23:32-43‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://www.bible.com/116/luk.23.32-43.nlt

The Story Chapter 25 "Jesus.... The Son of God"

 

The Story Chapter 25
“Jesus....The Son if God”

In this message we hear of Jesus’ 3 years of ministry, lots of miracles. Lots of teaching. People were just drawn to the goodness of God.
Passover were God planned the arrival of Jesus, God in the flesh. Jesus would be riding on a donkey, words from the prophet Zachariah. Thousands were there but not everyone knew who Jesus was. John, the apostle, tells us that Jesus’ heart was breaking for the people there. I think He felt that way because He knew there were a lot of lost sheep.
If you have The Story book, you’ll read on chapter 25 a few things that happened before Passover, I encourage you to get the book or go on YouTube and find the book and listen to it for free. I’ll see if I can attach the link to the YouTube channel for that and if I can I hope you take that step and the time to listen to it.

 

The Story Chapter 24 "No Ordinary Man"

The Story Chapter 24 

"No Ordinary Man"

In this message we will go into how Jesus teach by parables, we hope you enjoy it!

 

'That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.” The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” ' Matthew 13:1-23 https://my.bible.com/bible/111/MAT.13.1-23