http://bible.com/events/644598
GO: The Waiting  

Acts 1:4-5
Just as Jesus is set to commission his disciples, he gives a confusing command: WAIT (Acts 1:4)  

Acts 1:8
Jesus making a promise and with the promise comes three realities….. 

1. Not my power “But you will receive [my] power…” Acts 1:8

2. Not my timing “…when the Holy Spirit comes on you” Acts 1:8

3. Not my purpose “…you will be MY witnesses” Acts 1:8

The important question for us….
What are you waiting for? 

Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be. – John Ortberg

Acts 2:1-8, 12-17
There is a difference between waiting on God and waiting with God.

http://bible.com/events/640510

Title: Not Fearful, But Faithful 

Today we celebrate 20 years of ministry at our current location.  We pause today to give thanks for God for all He has done, and to tune our hearts to His call for our church as we head into the future.  Our God is faithful! 

The people God uses aren’t fearless; they are faithful.

Joshua 6:1-16, 20

The promise – Joshua 6:2 

God’s promises are true, even when our reality suggests otherwise. 

The plan – Joshua 6:3-5 

Joshua did not take the city by clever, human military action. 

The strategy was the Lord’s.

The obedience – Joshua 6:14 

Day after day there were opportunities to quit, to become distracted or preoccupied, but obedience was the key to experiencing God’s promise.

The fulfillment  – Joshua 6:20 

Because they trusted the promise, submitted to the plan, and chose obedience even when it seemed impossible, they experienced God’s fulfillment.

And today we stand at a critical place in our history…

Do we believe that God is not done? 

Do we believe that there are still walls to fall? 

We thought God had done big things before, but we can’t even conceive of what it is he has before us…

The question for us….

”Will you go another lap?” 

When you feel like you have obeyed and nothing is happening…

”Will you go another lap?” 

When you are tempted to give up or lose focus…

”Will you go another lap?” 

When you feel tired, or discouraged, or afraid…

”Will you go another lap?” 

When you can’t see how God will fulfill His promise…

”Will you go another lap?” 

http://bible.com/events/637647

The Science of Temptation, Part 2

There is a plan in place to hurt you and it will kill you if it can.

That sobering idea is the primary reason for this two-part series on temptation that concludes today: The Science of Temptation.

Temptation comes at you with a structure, a strategy, even a science.

This series asks: What is your plan to fight the temptation you face?

For, while temptation itself is not sin, it wants to lead you to sin and, then, to death:

For the wages of sin is death – Romans 6:23

Matthew 4:1-11

Three questions posed by Jesus’ temptation:

1. What do you want more than you want God?

2. Whom do you trust?

3. What will you trade for your soul?

The Three-Point Shield in the Face of Temptation

1. “It is written…” The activated power of the Word of God in our lives.

2. The faithfulness of God

1 Corinthians 10:13

3. The power of rescuing grace

 Hebrews 4:14-16