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Click here for printable version of 2013For each week’s message below, I have listed the information in the following pattern:
Primary Scripture; Sample Descriptive Title
(Any additional Scriptures relating to the story’s theme)
BT: = “Basic Teaching” or “Big Theme” of that week’s Story
CA: = “Core Application” of the Story (This answers the “So What?” of the story.)
MV: = “Memory Verse(s)”
Old Testament Stories
| Genesis 1-2 Creation: In the Beginning
(Psalm 33:6, 9; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2, 11:3, 6)
BT: There is a God who created everything – and it’s all real good!
CA: We are to value all God has created, especially His people!
MV: Genesis 1:27
| Genesis 3:1-21 The Fall: Swallowing the Terrible Lie
(Isa. 59:2; John 8:44; Romans 5:12-19; 1 John 1:9-2, 2, 15)
BT: God’s children believe Satan’s lie and disobey God’s command.
CA: Sin separates us from God!
MV: Genesis 3:21
New Testament Stories
(Lenten Messages Begin)
| John 13:1-17 Jesus Demonstrates Greatness in God’s Kingdom: Serving Others
(Matthew 20:26-28; Luke 2:51; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 5:8, 12:2)
BT: Jesus humbled Himself and served His disciples by washing their feet.
CA: We are to serve one another as Jesus served others.
MV: John 13:14-15
| Luke 22:1-23 The Last Supper: A Meal of Remembrance for Years to Come
(Exodus 12:1-4, 5-6, 7-30; Isaiah 53:7-10; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7)
BT: Jesus points to His atoning death through the Passover meal with His disciples.
CA: As followers of Jesus we must regularly remember Christ’s death through Holy Communion.
MV: Luke 22:19-20
| John 17 Our Lord’s Prayer for His Disciples
BT: Jesus prays to His Father interceding for His disciples as He sends them into the world.
CA: Jesus prays for all His disciples to be united in mission reflecting the unity of the Trinity.
MV: John 17:21
Message on Disciplemaking
| Luke 22:39-62 Wrestling with the Reality of the Cross: Praying in the Garden
(Luke 9:22-26; Romans 4:25)
BT: Jesus submits to God’s will to endure the cross while praying in the Garden of Gethsemane.
CA: We must strive to do God’s will even if it is costly for us.
MV: Luke 22:42
| Luke 22:63-23:56 Tried and Crucified: The Ultimate Sacrifice
(2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 1:9; 3:18; 1 John 2:1-2)
BT: Jesus is tried, mocked, whipped, and crucified for the penalty of humanity’s sin.
CA: Out of gratitude for Christ’s sacrifice for us, we must pledge our allegiance to honor Jesus with our lives.
MV: Luke 23:34
| Resurrected: The Beginning of the New Creation
(Matthew 28:1-15; Luke 24:9-32)
BT: Jesus rises from the dead validating his substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world.
CA: The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is God’s seal of authenticity that Jesus is the Lord over death and life. Therefore, we must seek to honor Him with our lives and share this great news with others with a sense of urgency.
MV: Luke 24:25-26
| John 20:24-29, 21:1-19 Restored to Serve: After Denials and Doubts
BT: Jesus extends mercy and grace to His sinful, selfish, and fearful followers.
CA: When we fail the Lord, He is willing and waiting to restore us to fellowship so we might follow Him in gratitude and obedience.
MV: John 20:29
| Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Reaching the World: A God-Sized Mission
Luke 24:47-49; John 20:21; Acts 1:8
BT: Jesus commissions His followers sending them out into the world to make disciplemaking followers of all peoples.
CA: As followers of Jesus we have a mandate to make disciplemaking followers of Jesus around the world.
MV: Matthew 28:19-20
| Acts 1:3-14 A Final Word: Jesus Ascends to His Father
BT: Just before Jesus ascends back to His Father, He recommissions His disciples with clear instructions to wait for the Holy Spirit’s empowerment.
CA: God has now equipped and empowered us with all the essentials for carrying out our mission of making disciplemaking followers of Jesus Christ.
MV: Acts 1:8
Old Testament Stories
| Genesis 6:5-9:17 The Flood: Regret, Reboot, and a Rescue
(Psalm 145:17-20; Hebrews 11:7)
BT: God grieves over humanity’s sinfulness and judges them with a destructive flood.
CA: God is a righteousness judge who punishes sin and yet abounds in mercy and grace!
MV: Genesis 6:22
| Genesis 11:1-9 Babel: Man’s Stairway to Heaven
(Genesis 1:28; Ephesians 2:8-9)
BT: God will not allow His plans to be hindered by our rebellion.
CA: There is one way to heaven and it is not through choosing to do things our own way.
MV: Genesis 11:4
| HEIBERG CELEBRATION
| Genesis 12:1-8 Abraham: The Bearer of God’s Blessing
(Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:6-9, 16; Hebrews 11:8-10)
BT: God chooses Abram through whom all families on the Earth will be blessed.
CA: God calls us to be a blessing to all people throughout the world.
MV: Genesis 12:3
| Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7, 22:1-18 Isaac: The Test of His Father’s Faith
(John 1:29; Hebrews 11:17-19)
BT:God tests Abraham’s faith and rescues Isaac with a substitute sacrifice.
CA: God provides the perfect sacrifice through person of Jesus.
MV: Genesis 22:7-8
| Genesis 28:10-22, 32:22-29 Jacob: From Deceiver to Overcomer
BT: God wrestles with His fearful and stubborn follower.
CA: We often wrestle with God’s words and His ways, but ultimately we must yield to Him.
MV: Genesis 28:15
| Genesis 37-46, 50:20 Joseph: From the Pit to a Prince
(Matt. 6:12-15; 1 Cor. 6:18; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Col. 3:13; 2 Timothy 2:22; James 4:7)
BT: God strengthens Joseph to flee temptation, to endure hardship in faith, and to forgive others.
CA: We must be strengthened by God’s Word and His Spirit to flee temptation, to endure hardship in faith, and to forgive others.
MV: Genesis 50:20
| Exodus 3:1-4:18 Moses: The Reluctant Deliverer
(Hebrews 11:24-25)
BT: God calls Moses to deliver His enslaved and oppressed people.
CA: When God calls us to a specific task, He will empower and equip us to fulfill that task.
MV: Genesis 3:7, 10
| Exodus 12:1-36 Passover: A Dramatic Deliverance
(Leviticus 4:32-35; 1 Cor. 5:7; Hebrews 9:11-10:14; 11:27-28)
BT: God teaches that blood sacrifice is necessary for salvation.
CA: Only the blood of Jesus provides for our salvation and deliverance from the bondage of sin.
MV: Exodus 12:12-13
| Exodus 14:1-31 God Makes a Way through the Red Sea
BT: God miraculously delivers His people from the Egyptians.
CA: We must look to God to deliver us from any type of bondage we may be struggling with.
MV: Exodus 14:31
| Exodus 19-20 The Ten Commandments: God’s Top Ten for Finishing Well
(Deut. 5:1-33; 6:4-9; 10:12; Romans 3:20-25)
BT: God gives us His timeless principles for godly living.
CA: God’s commandments show us our inability to keep them and our great need for a Savior.
MV: Exodus 20:3
| Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33, 14:1-38 The Twelve Spies: Faith vs. Unbelief
(Hebrews 3:7-19; 11:6)
BT: God disciplines His faithless people by causing them to wander for forty years.
CA: God will discipline us when we chose not to believe the promises in His Word.
MV: Numbers 14:9
| Joshua 1-6, 24:14-24 Joshua: Leading with Courage into God’s Promise
BT: God uses Joshua to lead the Israelites into the Promise Land.
CA: God wants to use each of us to boldly accomplish His purposes.
MV: Joshua 1:8-9
| Judges 6-7 Gideon: God’s Mighty Warrior
BT: God chooses and uses Gideon in spite of his weak faith.
CA: If we make ourselves available to God, he will use us in spite of our fears or weaknesses in our faith.
MV: Judges 6:12, 14, 16
Response to Chick-Fil-A
| 1 Samuel 15 Saul: A King’s Compromise
(Psalm 40:6-8; Isaiah 1:11-20; Mark 12:33; Hebrews 10:5-10)
BT: God rejects King Saul because of his disobedient heart.
CA: God desires our obedience above our worship. If we choose to disobey, we will suffer the consequences.
MV: 1 Samuel 15:22
| 1 Samuel 16-17; 2 Samuel 6-7 David: A Man After God’s Heart
(Deut. 26:16-19; 1 Chron. 28:9; Psalm 9:1-2; 86:12; 111:1; Matt. 22:37-38; John 4:23)
BT: God seeks after those who love Him wholeheartedly.
CA: Our ultimate purpose is to love, worship, and obey God with a whole heart.
MV: Acts 13:22
| 1 Kings 3-11; Ecclesiastes 12 Solomon: It’s How You Finish That Counts
BT: King Solomon begins his reign with humility and love for God, but disobeys God in later years.
CA: God longs for us to finish our lives full of faith, love, and obedience toward him.
MV: Nehemiah 13:26
| Job 1-2, 38, 40:1-5, 42:1-17 Job: Our Model of Faith in the Midst of Suffering
(James 5:10-11)
BT: God allows Satan to afflict Job for a season, but ultimately God rewards Job’s faithfulness.
CA:A deep abiding relationship with God carries us through seasons of suffering and silence.
MV: Job 2:3
| 1 Kings 18 Elijah: A Spiritual Showdown
(Ephesians 6:12)
BT: Elijah calls upon God who sends fire from heaven to defeat the prophets of Baal.
CA: God has the power to miraculously intervene in our spiritual battles.
MV: 1 Kings 18:36-38
| Jonah 1-4 Jonah: The Directionally and Mercifully Challenged Prophet
BT: God goes to great extremes to turn a runaway prophet back to his mission and when the people repent, God shows mercy and compassion to those who do not yet know Him.
CA: God is the God of the second chance and He desires for us to have a heart of compassion like His for all people.
MV: Jonah 4:1-2
| Isaiah 7:14, 9:2-7, 53, 55, 60 Isaiah: Visions of Things to Come
BT: God predicts through Isaiah the coming of the Child who would become the Suffering Servant to die for our sins.
CA: God has sent His own Son to suffer the consequences for our straying away from God’s path so through faith in Him we could be counted righteous.
MV: Isaiah 53:6
| Daniel 1, 6 Daniel: A Man of No Compromise
(Acts 5:29)
BT: Daniel reveals that no matter the circumstances, God is to be obeyed rather than man.
CA: Building a strong foundation of intimate prayer and authentic worship we will stand firm, no matter the circumstances, against the temptation to disobey God.
MV: Daniel 6:10
| Esther 1-10 Esther: Risking Her Life for the Security of Others
(Acts 13:36)
BT: God orchestrates events and appoints Esther for her appointed time in Israel’s history.
CA: Each of us is appointed by God to live faithfully in our time.
MV: Esther 4:14
| Nehemiah 1:1-2:20; 4:1-6:19; 7:1-5; 8:1-12 Nehemiah: A Man Resolved to Lead
BT: God uses Nehemiah to encourage and lead the remnant in rebuilding the walls in Jerusalem.
CA: God specializes in maximizing the potential of those who humble themselves through prayer, perseverance, and faithfulness to the task.
MV: Nehemiah 6:15-16
Discipleship (Making Disciples)
Adoption Sunday
| Ruth 1-2:12, 3-4:17 Ruth: A Foreigner Restored and Redeemed
(Matthew 1:5; Romans 8:28)
BT: God rewards Ruth’s faithfulness, kindness, and loyalty with His abundant blessings to achieve His purposes.
CA: As
we exhibit faithfulness, kindness, and integrity in the context of our
lives, God will honor our godly character with His abundant blessings.
MV: Ruth 1:16
| Jeremiah 29:11-13 Jeremiah: Thankful for All God's Plans (Thanksgiving)
New Testament Stories
Elizabeth/John
Joseph
Musical "Fear Not" Journey out of fear into faith
Mary
| Luke 1:26-38, 2:1-20 Jesus’ Birth: God’s Promise Fulfilled
Matt. 1:18-24; John 1:14, 18
BT: The long-awaited Messiah is born to Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.
CA:
God has now clothed Himself in flesh revealing the very nature of God
to us in a human body in order to save us from the penalty of our sins.
MV: Matthew 1:21-23
| Matthew 3:1-6, 11-17; John 1:19-34 Jesus’ Baptism: A Heavenly Endorsement
BT: After Jesus is baptized by John, The Father speaks through the clouds and grants His divine seal upon Jesus.
CA: Those of us who are believers are to follow Jesus in is the sacrament of baptism as it is the seal of the covenant between God and humanity.
MV: Matthew 3:16-17
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| Matthew 4:1-11
The Temptation of Jesus & God’s Call on Your Life!: When your Desires keep you from God’s Best
(Genesis 3:6; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 John 2:16)
BT: Jesus uses God’s Word to withstand the Enemy’s temptations.
CA: We may defeat Satan’s temptations through the power of God’s Word.
MV: Ephesians 6:17
| Luke 4:16-30
Jesus Rejected While Revealing His Mission
BT: Jesus returns from the wilderness empowered by the Holy Spirit and reveals His Mission as the Messiah but is rejected by His hometown.
CA: Jesus is the Messiah and as His Church we must carry on His mission.
MV: Luke 4:18-19
| Mark 1:16-20
Jesus Calls His Disciples: Becoming Followers of Jesus
(Luke 5:1-11)
BT: Jesus calls people to follow Him as an apprentice.
CA: Jesus calls all who believe in His teachings and His claims to follow Him in obedience.
MV: Mark 1:17
| John 3:1-21
Nicodemus Learns of a Second Birth: Being Born from Above
BT: Jesus teaches Nicodemus he must be born again to enter God’s Kingdom.
CA: We each need to experience a spiritual birth in order to enter the Kingdom of God.
MV: John 3:3
| Luke 10:25-37
An Unlikely Hero: The Merciful Samaritan Neighbor
BT: Jesus astounds religious leaders as He reveals the characteristics of a neighbor.
CA: A neighbor is one who loves others in need through extending compassion and mercy.
MV: Luke 10:36-37
| John 11:1-45
Lazarus is Raised: Jesus is Victorious over Our Worst Enemy
BT: Jesus demonstrates His power over death and the grave.
CA: Followers of Jesus should not fear death because Jesus has overcome the grave.
MV: John 11:25
| Luke 15
Seeking the Lost: A Look Inside the Heart of a Loving Father
BT: Jesus reveals the tender heart of God toward all who are not where they belong, separated from a relationship with a loving God who seeks after them.
CA: As disciples of Jesus, our hearts should also yearn for those who are lost from the Father.
MV: Luke 15:20
| Luke 19:1-10
Zacchaeus Discovers the Joy of a Transformed Life
BT: Jesus praises Zacchaeus as a repentant sinner.
CA: A true follower of Jesus makes restitution toward others and seeks out those who are lost.
MV: Luke 19:10
(2013 Lenten Messages Begin)
| Matthew 6:5-13; Luke 11:1-13
Jesus Teaches His Disciples How to Pray
BT: The greatest pray-er teaches His followers how to pray effectively.
CA: Prayer is vital to a disciple’s growing relationship with God.
MV: Luke 11:9-10
| Matthew 13; Mark 1:15, 4:1-29
Revealing God’s Kingdom: Where Jesus Reigns and Rules
(Matthew 5-7; 18:1-5)
BT: Jesus had one common theme to His teaching: The Kingdom of God.
CA: God desires for us to seek the treasure of His Kingdom first and foremost in our lives.
MV: Matthew 6:33
Palm Sunday
| Matthew 16:13-23
Declaring Jesus as the Messiah: The Foundation for the Church
BT: Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.
CA: Because Jesus is the Messiah; we must follow Him in obedience and declare His authority over us by the way we live out our lives.
MV: Matthew 16:15-16
Easter
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