We are continuing our message series about “Misconceptions about Jesus”
2 weeks ago we looked at Jesus wants to be left alone – Too important
- Not true
1. He created to have relationships
2. Jesus helped people while He was here on Earth
Last week we looked at the fact that when we become Christians we have not follow rules and not have any fun
- Not True!!
1. Not about Rules but a relationship
2. Jesus loves humor and that He was funny
3. Our Priorities change when we further our faith or believe in Christ
This week we are going to see how there is no hope for anyone. Again just a teaching tool.
Misconception #1
Jesus came to this earth to point out everyone’s sin and make Himself look good
1. Jesus didn’t come to point out sin in people’s lives, rather to save people from that sin.
- When we see people in different area’s life, we see different modes used by Jesus to show people that He was the Messiah that can take away their sin
- The same is true today. People learn in different ways. Some listening, interacting, visible
Broken
- John 8:3-11
- This lady knew her sin and her sin deserved death
- He forgave her and did not have to convict her of her sin, rather to turn from it
Everyday People
- Matthew 13:1-9
- He teaches in parables b/c those who wanted to know more would seek Him and ask questions
- Same thing is true today, sometimes things in the Bible are hard to understand but those who want to know about Jesus are going to seek out the answers.
Religious People
- Matthew 23:25-28
- Jesus is showing them the condition of their heart
- These people thought they were good and right before God but they were not!!
- They were so far away!!
- Jesus was trying to show them what they were really like
Where would you place yourself in this list? What is Christ trying to show you tonight?
Misconception #2
There is no hope for any of us.
We have hope in our risen Savior!!
1 Corinthians 15:12-19
- Our faith rests on the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead!!
- Our hope is that we found in Him and trust in Him as our savior from sin, nothing else.
No other religious leader has died in full view of trained executioners, had a guarded tomb, and then risen three days later to appear to many many people. This resurrection is proof of who Jesus is and that He did accomplish what He set out to do: provide the only means of redemption for mankind.
Buddha did not rise from the dead. Muhammad did not rise from the dead. Confucius did not rise from the dead. Krishna did not rise from the dead, etc. Only Jesus has physically risen from the dead, walked on water, claimed to be God, and raised others from the dead. He has conquered death. Why trust anyone else? Why trust anyone who can be held by physical death when we have a Messiah who is greater than death itself.
Questions – Talk to me!!!
Announcements:
1. Calendars
2. Phil Wickham. Dec 5th, $12 – Need by Wed Dec 3
3. Ready Set Rake! 10 am @ LEHIS Bring food or $$ and Rakes!
4. No YG next week. Happy Thanks giving
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Jr. High - Proverbs pt 3: Anger, Fear & Laziness
Review:
Who wrote most of the proverbs and why?
- Solomon, One of the smartest men ever
Who did he write it to?
- Us, “My Sons, My Sons”
What did we talk about the past two weeks?
- Week1 – Wisdom and Understanding
- Week 2 – Sin
This week we are focusing on 3 different things – Fear, Anger and Laziness
Anger
Proverbs 14:29
- Patient – What does patients look like? When someone displays patients, they are what?
Opposite
- Quick-tempered man displays folly or foolishness
- What is quick-tempered? Someone who gets angry easy
Why would this person be foolish?
We all need to be patient with each other because God is patient with us. When we sin, he always forgives us if we confess it to Him.
So when we are being patient with people we are showing them God’s love.
Proverbs 29:22
- Dissention – Arguing amongst people that shouldn’t argue
- So someone who is angry does this.
- That person also commits many sins.
- Ephesians 4:26-27
- When we let anger build up inside of us, it is no good for anyone
- Maybe you guys know angry people, maybe you’re an angry person, don’t be the cause and don’t let people
Fear
Proverbs 1:7
- Fear doesn’t always have to be scary
- Fear can be a good thing – This fear is respect and knowing God
- We know and respect God through Jesus – What He did for us and the relationship we have with Him. God becomes our Father!!
Proverbs 29:25
- When we start to fear people and things and ideas, we are not focusing on God
Example: One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can't dear. I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence followed. At last it was broken by a shaky voice saying, "The big sissy!"
- When we let fear stick on us, than we can get paralyzed!!
- I’m not talking about little things, Spiders etc, rather bug things – not letting you enjoy life.
Laziness
Proverbs 12:27
- Before you roast or cook something what do you have to do?
- Catch it
- Back than no grocery stores, but the principal remains the same
If you are going to be lazy your not going to be able to live.
Proverbs 22:13
- Always making excuses as to why they are not doing something
- Blaming other people or things for their sin or laziness
“Some people would do anything to be able to do no nothing”
Announcements:
1. Calendar
2. Ready – Sat 10 am LEHI Bring $$ or food and Rakes
3. Phil Wickham Dec 5th $12 – Need by Dec 3rd
4. No YG next week
Who wrote most of the proverbs and why?
- Solomon, One of the smartest men ever
Who did he write it to?
- Us, “My Sons, My Sons”
What did we talk about the past two weeks?
- Week1 – Wisdom and Understanding
- Week 2 – Sin
This week we are focusing on 3 different things – Fear, Anger and Laziness
Anger
Proverbs 14:29
- Patient – What does patients look like? When someone displays patients, they are what?
Opposite
- Quick-tempered man displays folly or foolishness
- What is quick-tempered? Someone who gets angry easy
Why would this person be foolish?
We all need to be patient with each other because God is patient with us. When we sin, he always forgives us if we confess it to Him.
So when we are being patient with people we are showing them God’s love.
Proverbs 29:22
- Dissention – Arguing amongst people that shouldn’t argue
- So someone who is angry does this.
- That person also commits many sins.
- Ephesians 4:26-27
- When we let anger build up inside of us, it is no good for anyone
- Maybe you guys know angry people, maybe you’re an angry person, don’t be the cause and don’t let people
Fear
Proverbs 1:7
- Fear doesn’t always have to be scary
- Fear can be a good thing – This fear is respect and knowing God
- We know and respect God through Jesus – What He did for us and the relationship we have with Him. God becomes our Father!!
Proverbs 29:25
- When we start to fear people and things and ideas, we are not focusing on God
Example: One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can't dear. I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence followed. At last it was broken by a shaky voice saying, "The big sissy!"
- When we let fear stick on us, than we can get paralyzed!!
- I’m not talking about little things, Spiders etc, rather bug things – not letting you enjoy life.
Laziness
Proverbs 12:27
- Before you roast or cook something what do you have to do?
- Catch it
- Back than no grocery stores, but the principal remains the same
If you are going to be lazy your not going to be able to live.
Proverbs 22:13
- Always making excuses as to why they are not doing something
- Blaming other people or things for their sin or laziness
“Some people would do anything to be able to do no nothing”
Announcements:
1. Calendar
2. Ready – Sat 10 am LEHI Bring $$ or food and Rakes
3. Phil Wickham Dec 5th $12 – Need by Dec 3rd
4. No YG next week
Friday, November 14, 2008
11-12-08 Sr. High Misconceptions #2 Football!!
11-12-08
Misconceptions About Jesus Pt 2 – Football!!
Last week we started our series on Misconceptions About Jesus and Christianity.
What did we define a Misconception as?
What misconceptions about Jesus did we tackle last week?
1. Jesus wants to be left alone
a. He created us to have relationships – Gen
b. The doctrine of the Trinity – Luke
2. Jesus is too important to be bothered by people
a. He was always around people helping them - Gospels
b. It would go against His very nature – Matt
This week our message is entitled Football!!
Misconception #1 –Being a Christian means you have to follow rules and you can’t have any fun
People think that all Christians are these people who where ties and dresses, smile all the time and have nothing better to do than point at other people’s mistakes. Not True!!
1. “It is not about rules it’s about a relationship”
- When you get into a relationship with anyone (BF-GF, Friend, whatever..) What do you do? Most of the time, you treat other people with respect and love.
- If we don’t, what would happen? We would not have any relationships. No one would love us
- Same is true in our relationship with Jesus. Mark 12:28-31
- In our relationship with Him, we obviously want to love God back!! And love others!!
- We see that when Christ tells us to do or not to do something it is because He loves us and wants to see the best for us. So when we see that we should lay off the partying and sex, hatred and lying, it is not because He wants to put rules in our lives, it’s bc He wants to have a great relationship with us and knows that those things will hurt us.
- Maybe some of you guys here tonight are having a problem keeping up that end of the deal. You know that God keeps on loving you but your not reciprocating the love back to Him.
- So like I said it is not about rules it is about a relationship
2. “No Fun?”
- The voice of Jesus tells everyone that they are not allowed to have any fun, also when the guy comes in and Jesus tells him that he can’t love football anymore.
- People often think that becoming a Christian or deepening your Faith in Jesus means that my fun days are over!! Not True!!
- From my own personal experience, the best times I ever had was when I was Christian!
- But also, did you know that Jesus was a funny guy??
- 2 examples from His teaching
a. Plank in your eye and splinter in someone else’s eye
b. Camel through the eye of a needle
- Hilarious!!
- People thought that Jesus was this somber guy who went around never experiencing life’s emotions!! Not True
- Who did He hang around with? 12 guys!!! They had to have some kind of finger pulling going on!!
- Recap!
Misconception #2 – When you become a Christian you have to give up the things you love!!
1. In the Video, near the end, Jesus said that the guy could become a Christian by burning all of his footballs and never missing a church meeting
- A lot of times people think that they will have to give up what they love doing if they become a Christian
- Far from the case!!
- The Bible teaches that, because of this sin you and I have in our lives, we are cut off from God and we deserve to die and go to hell. But Jesus came to fix that problem, He died on the cross in our place for our sin!! So that if we believe in Him that he accomplished this, than we get to go Heaven!! We are Christians Ephesian 2:8-9
- Not only does the Bible teach this, but it also teaches us that when we believe in Jesus, we become new people, new beings.
- Because of this different things start to become more of a priority.
For Me:
- Part of my testimony
- The great thing is I still get to play and it is fun, but it doesn’t consume my life anymore.
- So it is not really a wonder why, if you’re a Christian that priorities have changed in your life, it is a mark that your growing in your faith.
Pray
Announcements: Bible Study, Winter Retreat, Ready Set Rake. Phil Wickham $12 by 12-3!!!
Misconceptions About Jesus Pt 2 – Football!!
Last week we started our series on Misconceptions About Jesus and Christianity.
What did we define a Misconception as?
What misconceptions about Jesus did we tackle last week?
1. Jesus wants to be left alone
a. He created us to have relationships – Gen
b. The doctrine of the Trinity – Luke
2. Jesus is too important to be bothered by people
a. He was always around people helping them - Gospels
b. It would go against His very nature – Matt
This week our message is entitled Football!!
Misconception #1 –Being a Christian means you have to follow rules and you can’t have any fun
People think that all Christians are these people who where ties and dresses, smile all the time and have nothing better to do than point at other people’s mistakes. Not True!!
1. “It is not about rules it’s about a relationship”
- When you get into a relationship with anyone (BF-GF, Friend, whatever..) What do you do? Most of the time, you treat other people with respect and love.
- If we don’t, what would happen? We would not have any relationships. No one would love us
- Same is true in our relationship with Jesus. Mark 12:28-31
- In our relationship with Him, we obviously want to love God back!! And love others!!
- We see that when Christ tells us to do or not to do something it is because He loves us and wants to see the best for us. So when we see that we should lay off the partying and sex, hatred and lying, it is not because He wants to put rules in our lives, it’s bc He wants to have a great relationship with us and knows that those things will hurt us.
- Maybe some of you guys here tonight are having a problem keeping up that end of the deal. You know that God keeps on loving you but your not reciprocating the love back to Him.
- So like I said it is not about rules it is about a relationship
2. “No Fun?”
- The voice of Jesus tells everyone that they are not allowed to have any fun, also when the guy comes in and Jesus tells him that he can’t love football anymore.
- People often think that becoming a Christian or deepening your Faith in Jesus means that my fun days are over!! Not True!!
- From my own personal experience, the best times I ever had was when I was Christian!
- But also, did you know that Jesus was a funny guy??
- 2 examples from His teaching
a. Plank in your eye and splinter in someone else’s eye
b. Camel through the eye of a needle
- Hilarious!!
- People thought that Jesus was this somber guy who went around never experiencing life’s emotions!! Not True
- Who did He hang around with? 12 guys!!! They had to have some kind of finger pulling going on!!
- Recap!
Misconception #2 – When you become a Christian you have to give up the things you love!!
1. In the Video, near the end, Jesus said that the guy could become a Christian by burning all of his footballs and never missing a church meeting
- A lot of times people think that they will have to give up what they love doing if they become a Christian
- Far from the case!!
- The Bible teaches that, because of this sin you and I have in our lives, we are cut off from God and we deserve to die and go to hell. But Jesus came to fix that problem, He died on the cross in our place for our sin!! So that if we believe in Him that he accomplished this, than we get to go Heaven!! We are Christians Ephesian 2:8-9
- Not only does the Bible teach this, but it also teaches us that when we believe in Jesus, we become new people, new beings.
- Because of this different things start to become more of a priority.
For Me:
- Part of my testimony
- The great thing is I still get to play and it is fun, but it doesn’t consume my life anymore.
- So it is not really a wonder why, if you’re a Christian that priorities have changed in your life, it is a mark that your growing in your faith.
Pray
Announcements: Bible Study, Winter Retreat, Ready Set Rake. Phil Wickham $12 by 12-3!!!
11-12-08 Jr. High-Proverbs pt 2 Sin
11-12-08
Proverbs Study Pt 2 – Sin
Who was most of Proverbs written by? And what was he known for?
- Solomon
- His Intelligence
Who is this book written to?
- 1:4 – Knowledge and Discretion to the Young
- 6:1 – My Son
What did we talk about Last Week?
- We need to gain Wisdom and Understanding!
- Wisdom – Is knowing the Lord
- But before you gain Wisdom you have to understand it
- Understanding – Applying it to your lives
- Last week, we had a challenge, don’t raise your hands, but I hope you continued in the challenge.
Good. Tonight we are going to be in Proverbs 6:16-19 And talking about sin.
Why do you guys think it is important to talk about sin?
- So we are constantly reminded of why Jesus went to the cross for us
- Gospel
Vs 16 – 7 things the Lord hates
- Do you think these are the only 7 things that God hates?
- No, there is more. He probably mentioned these bc they fit along with the whole book
!!!!THIS IS A WARNING TO ME AND YOU!!!!
Vs 17 –
Haughty Eyes
- Proud Eyes – Thinking your better than everyone
- Ever have someone look down on you and think they are better? Not a good feeling
Lying Tongue
- Lying – No Good
- Clip – Lying Granny
- How many of you guys have been lied to? You know how it feels, why would we do it to others?
Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
- Not too many of you guys have murdered anyone have you?
- Good – How about Hating?
- Jesus said that if we hate people it is like we have murdered them in our hearts
- Matthew 5:21-22
- We need to be careful!
- Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.
Vs 18
Heart devises wicked schemes
- Do you desire to see people get hurt?
- Have you ever really wanted to get revenge on someone, that you planned out everything you were going to do to get them back?
- This is what He is referring to here
- God hates it when people do this!!!
Feet that are quick to rush into evil
- You might think your good in this department
- You don’t rush into to do evil to people, your not the one who starts doing evil things
- How about....Following people who might not being doing what is the right thing to do
- Do You follow them, do you rush do evil bc you want to be cool like everyone else?
- The Opposite is this:: Psalms 119:101
Vs 19
Liar – (In Court, context)
- When you are asked what happened tell people
- The Bible actually says that if two people were going to court and the witness was going to lie about what he saw to get revenge, the witness should have done to him, what he was planning on doing to other person.
- Proverbs 19:9
Stirs up Dissension – Arguments amongst people who are meant to get along
- Who are people that should get along? –Christians
- Do you do that with other people or Christians?
- Do you lie to someone, spread rumors in order for people to fight
- With your brother or Sister?
- Proverbs 10:12
I know this was a lot to sit through. But like I said we should be able to talk about sin bc it is a constant reminder as to why Jesus went to the cross.
Challenge: Go over this list and honestly evaluate your lives against it.
Announcements: Next Week $$ Due!!! Ready Set Rake!!! Calendars!! Phil Wickham $12 by Dec 3rd
Proverbs Study Pt 2 – Sin
Who was most of Proverbs written by? And what was he known for?
- Solomon
- His Intelligence
Who is this book written to?
- 1:4 – Knowledge and Discretion to the Young
- 6:1 – My Son
What did we talk about Last Week?
- We need to gain Wisdom and Understanding!
- Wisdom – Is knowing the Lord
- But before you gain Wisdom you have to understand it
- Understanding – Applying it to your lives
- Last week, we had a challenge, don’t raise your hands, but I hope you continued in the challenge.
Good. Tonight we are going to be in Proverbs 6:16-19 And talking about sin.
Why do you guys think it is important to talk about sin?
- So we are constantly reminded of why Jesus went to the cross for us
- Gospel
Vs 16 – 7 things the Lord hates
- Do you think these are the only 7 things that God hates?
- No, there is more. He probably mentioned these bc they fit along with the whole book
!!!!THIS IS A WARNING TO ME AND YOU!!!!
Vs 17 –
Haughty Eyes
- Proud Eyes – Thinking your better than everyone
- Ever have someone look down on you and think they are better? Not a good feeling
Lying Tongue
- Lying – No Good
- Clip – Lying Granny
- How many of you guys have been lied to? You know how it feels, why would we do it to others?
Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
- Not too many of you guys have murdered anyone have you?
- Good – How about Hating?
- Jesus said that if we hate people it is like we have murdered them in our hearts
- Matthew 5:21-22
- We need to be careful!
- Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.
Vs 18
Heart devises wicked schemes
- Do you desire to see people get hurt?
- Have you ever really wanted to get revenge on someone, that you planned out everything you were going to do to get them back?
- This is what He is referring to here
- God hates it when people do this!!!
Feet that are quick to rush into evil
- You might think your good in this department
- You don’t rush into to do evil to people, your not the one who starts doing evil things
- How about....Following people who might not being doing what is the right thing to do
- Do You follow them, do you rush do evil bc you want to be cool like everyone else?
- The Opposite is this:: Psalms 119:101
Vs 19
Liar – (In Court, context)
- When you are asked what happened tell people
- The Bible actually says that if two people were going to court and the witness was going to lie about what he saw to get revenge, the witness should have done to him, what he was planning on doing to other person.
- Proverbs 19:9
Stirs up Dissension – Arguments amongst people who are meant to get along
- Who are people that should get along? –Christians
- Do you do that with other people or Christians?
- Do you lie to someone, spread rumors in order for people to fight
- With your brother or Sister?
- Proverbs 10:12
I know this was a lot to sit through. But like I said we should be able to talk about sin bc it is a constant reminder as to why Jesus went to the cross.
Challenge: Go over this list and honestly evaluate your lives against it.
Announcements: Next Week $$ Due!!! Ready Set Rake!!! Calendars!! Phil Wickham $12 by Dec 3rd
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sr. High - Misconceptions about Jesus Pt 1 - Leave Me Alone!
Misconception #1 – Leave Me Alone!!
11-5-08
Misconception - A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding
So we have these all of the time in all areas of our lives.
- Younger – Teachers lived in the school
- When we speak with other people, sometimes our intended words do not make it to the other person the way we want them to.
- Illustration: As a woman placed her order in the takeout chicken shop, a look of consternation swept across the clerk's face, and a shocked buzz rustled through the line of customers. “What?” the clerk cried. “You want to know how much chicken you need to serve 300 people.” The women waved her arms and shouted “NO, NO 3 hungry people!”
- The one’s that are the hardest to get past are ones you hear about other people or maybe even about you.
As I said misconceptions, or misunderstandings happen all of the time. If it is a misconception, it always false or wrong!! This is why when we hear or see something we believe to be true we have to check up on it.
We should always desire to be seeking Truth and what is true. It only makes sense that we do. If not we are following a lie in every aspect of our life.
Tonight we are starting our series on some misconceptions people have about Jesus and Christianity. The title of tonight’s message is Leave Me Alone!
Disclaimer:
The Videos are meant to be funny, so you can laugh at them.
I don’t know who made this video’s, so don’t get mad just realize they are for fun and we are using them as a teaching tool.
****Play Video****
So it was a funny video, we have some more to watch in the upcoming weeks but tonight we are focusing on this one, Leave Me Alone!
- You all know why I titled my message as this
- There are a couple of things to point out:
1. The disciples (people Jesus hung out with) are portrayed as kind of dumb
2. The voice of Jesus says 3 very telling things
a. he wants to be left alone
b. he is important and is bothered by everyone’s problems
c. he is the disciple’s friend but he doesn’t have time for them
Let’s jump right in!!!
Misconception #1 – Jesus wants to be left alone
- People sometimes think that Jesus is perfectly happy wherever He is by Himself, however this is not true!
Proof:
1. He created us to have relationships with others
- Adam and Eve
- Genesis 2:18 – Not good to be alone
- Genesis 2:21-25
- We all need human contact at every point in our lives
- Illustration: Emperor Frederick, who ruled the Roman Empire in the thirteenth century, wanted to know what man’s original language was: Hebrew, Greek, or Latin. He decided to isolate a few infants from the sound of the human voice. He reasoned that they would eventually speak the natural tongue of man. When nurses who were sworn to absolute silence were obtained, and though it was difficult for them, they abided by the rule. The infants never heard a word—not a sound from a human voice. Within several months they were all dead.
- How many times in your life can you think of a time when someone helped you do or get through something? A lot !!
2. The Trinity
- Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Are all separate yet one at the same time (Hard and confusing to understand)
- It shows us though that He is never alone anyway
- Right now, the Bible teaches us that Jesus is LIVING, in Heaven: Luke 22:69
- Constantly throughout the Bible, we see Jesus referring to Himself as the Son. He is always in relationship with His Father through the Holy Spirit!!!
Misconception #2 – Jesus is too important and too busy to be bothered with people’s problems.
- Sometimes people think that Jesus is too good for them and that He doesn’t want to be bothered, or we are somehow intruding on Him
- Jesus’ time here on Earth will shed some light on that issue....
Proof:
1. Jesus was always with people, helping them
- Constantly throughout scripture we see Jesus helping people
- Sick
- Dead
- Demon Possessed
- Forgiving Sins
- Teaching
- Arguments
- Parties
- Matthew 5-7, Matt 9:1-8, Mark 3:1-5, Luke 18, John 9
2. It would be contrary to His nature to be bothered by people wanting His help
- He even says Himself in Matthew 11:28-30....
- Not like when you tell someone that you would love to help them, but in reality your kicking yourself bc you voluntarily said you would help someone.
- Jesus is always there for us, even when things are good, even when things are bad
- Bible actually says that even though we are sinful, He still loves us and died for us.
My Question for you tonight: Do you know and believe that Jesus is there for you?
1. Have you put your faith in Him?
2. What is your spiritual life like?
a. This is how we grow in the Lord
b. Walking with Him!
c. When we grow closer in our relationships with Him, we realize that He is always there, even in the good and bad times, the times when we don’t bother with Him.
11-5-08
Misconception - A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding
So we have these all of the time in all areas of our lives.
- Younger – Teachers lived in the school
- When we speak with other people, sometimes our intended words do not make it to the other person the way we want them to.
- Illustration: As a woman placed her order in the takeout chicken shop, a look of consternation swept across the clerk's face, and a shocked buzz rustled through the line of customers. “What?” the clerk cried. “You want to know how much chicken you need to serve 300 people.” The women waved her arms and shouted “NO, NO 3 hungry people!”
- The one’s that are the hardest to get past are ones you hear about other people or maybe even about you.
As I said misconceptions, or misunderstandings happen all of the time. If it is a misconception, it always false or wrong!! This is why when we hear or see something we believe to be true we have to check up on it.
We should always desire to be seeking Truth and what is true. It only makes sense that we do. If not we are following a lie in every aspect of our life.
Tonight we are starting our series on some misconceptions people have about Jesus and Christianity. The title of tonight’s message is Leave Me Alone!
Disclaimer:
The Videos are meant to be funny, so you can laugh at them.
I don’t know who made this video’s, so don’t get mad just realize they are for fun and we are using them as a teaching tool.
****Play Video****
So it was a funny video, we have some more to watch in the upcoming weeks but tonight we are focusing on this one, Leave Me Alone!
- You all know why I titled my message as this
- There are a couple of things to point out:
1. The disciples (people Jesus hung out with) are portrayed as kind of dumb
2. The voice of Jesus says 3 very telling things
a. he wants to be left alone
b. he is important and is bothered by everyone’s problems
c. he is the disciple’s friend but he doesn’t have time for them
Let’s jump right in!!!
Misconception #1 – Jesus wants to be left alone
- People sometimes think that Jesus is perfectly happy wherever He is by Himself, however this is not true!
Proof:
1. He created us to have relationships with others
- Adam and Eve
- Genesis 2:18 – Not good to be alone
- Genesis 2:21-25
- We all need human contact at every point in our lives
- Illustration: Emperor Frederick, who ruled the Roman Empire in the thirteenth century, wanted to know what man’s original language was: Hebrew, Greek, or Latin. He decided to isolate a few infants from the sound of the human voice. He reasoned that they would eventually speak the natural tongue of man. When nurses who were sworn to absolute silence were obtained, and though it was difficult for them, they abided by the rule. The infants never heard a word—not a sound from a human voice. Within several months they were all dead.
- How many times in your life can you think of a time when someone helped you do or get through something? A lot !!
2. The Trinity
- Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Are all separate yet one at the same time (Hard and confusing to understand)
- It shows us though that He is never alone anyway
- Right now, the Bible teaches us that Jesus is LIVING, in Heaven: Luke 22:69
- Constantly throughout the Bible, we see Jesus referring to Himself as the Son. He is always in relationship with His Father through the Holy Spirit!!!
Misconception #2 – Jesus is too important and too busy to be bothered with people’s problems.
- Sometimes people think that Jesus is too good for them and that He doesn’t want to be bothered, or we are somehow intruding on Him
- Jesus’ time here on Earth will shed some light on that issue....
Proof:
1. Jesus was always with people, helping them
- Constantly throughout scripture we see Jesus helping people
- Sick
- Dead
- Demon Possessed
- Forgiving Sins
- Teaching
- Arguments
- Parties
- Matthew 5-7, Matt 9:1-8, Mark 3:1-5, Luke 18, John 9
2. It would be contrary to His nature to be bothered by people wanting His help
- He even says Himself in Matthew 11:28-30....
- Not like when you tell someone that you would love to help them, but in reality your kicking yourself bc you voluntarily said you would help someone.
- Jesus is always there for us, even when things are good, even when things are bad
- Bible actually says that even though we are sinful, He still loves us and died for us.
My Question for you tonight: Do you know and believe that Jesus is there for you?
1. Have you put your faith in Him?
2. What is your spiritual life like?
a. This is how we grow in the Lord
b. Walking with Him!
c. When we grow closer in our relationships with Him, we realize that He is always there, even in the good and bad times, the times when we don’t bother with Him.
Jr. High Proverbs Study - Wisdom
11-5-08
Proverbs pt 1
What Are Proverbs?
- a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought
- Examples::
- Blood is thicker than water
- Curiosity killed the cat
- Chinese: It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind.
- Russian: After a storm (comes) fair weather, after sorrow (comes) joy
There are proverbs that come from all over the world, and they all say something about the lives we live as humans.
What good would a proverb be if it didn’t talk about things pertaining to us and our lives?
- IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD AT ALL!!
We are going to b focusing on the Proverbs of the Bible and what they really say to our lives
Background
- Solomon main author of the Proverbs
- Bible says he was the wisest man that ever lived
- And having so much wisdom, he used it to write down what he noticed about life
Why Study the Proverbs?
- Read 1:1-7
VS 2 – Wisdom and Discipline
Wisdom – What is it?
- Being smart
- Not just book smarts, but also understanding the world around you
- Understanding Who God is and what He want from your life
Discipline – What is the opposite?
- Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mind
- VS 3 – A disciplined life
Vs 4 – Knowledge and Discretion to the Young
He is talking to you guys!!! Did you know that this book is talking right to you?
Discretion – What is it?
- Ability to make wise decisions
**This book is given to us to in order to make us wise for our life**
Let’s take a look at what this book says about Wisdom...........
1. Vs 7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge
What is this saying?
- Understanding who God is the way to start being Wise
- We all want to be wise and smart so let’s keep on looking
Wisdom is constantly referred to as a woman, just how it is here. Kind of like people call their cars girls, kind of the same thing
Remember how I told you this book was for you guys? Listen to what Solomon says here:
2. Chapter 2:1-6
a. My Son
- He is giving this message to his son, me and you
- Gives us instruction as to what we are to do with Wisdom
b. Turn ear to wisdom and apply heart to understanding
- Literally tuning your ear into wisdom
- How Do We Do That?
- We will see later on
- Applying heart to understanding
- Really wanting to understand Wisdom
- You can’t learn something if you do not understand it
SHOW CLIP!!!!
- He continues to say what will happen if you really want understanding
- VS 3-5
- We should always want to have understanding
- **My class I am taking, sometimes I think I don’t really need this stuff, but I need to see what is true and what isn’t, I need understanding!!””
- Same is true for you guys!!
- He says that when we really want understanding, we are going to start fearing the Lord. Why would this be the case??
- Our understanding should be in things related to God and what He wants for us.
How do we get to be Wise?
- VS 6 – Understanding what the Lord Says
- Where? BIBLE!!!!
Challenge:
- Try to read the Bible for at least 5 mins a day this week. See what it does for you.
- Not just skimming but really reading it and wanting to Understand it!! Ask Questions
Proverbs pt 1
What Are Proverbs?
- a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought
- Examples::
- Blood is thicker than water
- Curiosity killed the cat
- Chinese: It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind.
- Russian: After a storm (comes) fair weather, after sorrow (comes) joy
There are proverbs that come from all over the world, and they all say something about the lives we live as humans.
What good would a proverb be if it didn’t talk about things pertaining to us and our lives?
- IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD AT ALL!!
We are going to b focusing on the Proverbs of the Bible and what they really say to our lives
Background
- Solomon main author of the Proverbs
- Bible says he was the wisest man that ever lived
- And having so much wisdom, he used it to write down what he noticed about life
Why Study the Proverbs?
- Read 1:1-7
VS 2 – Wisdom and Discipline
Wisdom – What is it?
- Being smart
- Not just book smarts, but also understanding the world around you
- Understanding Who God is and what He want from your life
Discipline – What is the opposite?
- Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mind
- VS 3 – A disciplined life
Vs 4 – Knowledge and Discretion to the Young
He is talking to you guys!!! Did you know that this book is talking right to you?
Discretion – What is it?
- Ability to make wise decisions
**This book is given to us to in order to make us wise for our life**
Let’s take a look at what this book says about Wisdom...........
1. Vs 7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge
What is this saying?
- Understanding who God is the way to start being Wise
- We all want to be wise and smart so let’s keep on looking
Wisdom is constantly referred to as a woman, just how it is here. Kind of like people call their cars girls, kind of the same thing
Remember how I told you this book was for you guys? Listen to what Solomon says here:
2. Chapter 2:1-6
a. My Son
- He is giving this message to his son, me and you
- Gives us instruction as to what we are to do with Wisdom
b. Turn ear to wisdom and apply heart to understanding
- Literally tuning your ear into wisdom
- How Do We Do That?
- We will see later on
- Applying heart to understanding
- Really wanting to understand Wisdom
- You can’t learn something if you do not understand it
SHOW CLIP!!!!
- He continues to say what will happen if you really want understanding
- VS 3-5
- We should always want to have understanding
- **My class I am taking, sometimes I think I don’t really need this stuff, but I need to see what is true and what isn’t, I need understanding!!””
- Same is true for you guys!!
- He says that when we really want understanding, we are going to start fearing the Lord. Why would this be the case??
- Our understanding should be in things related to God and what He wants for us.
How do we get to be Wise?
- VS 6 – Understanding what the Lord Says
- Where? BIBLE!!!!
Challenge:
- Try to read the Bible for at least 5 mins a day this week. See what it does for you.
- Not just skimming but really reading it and wanting to Understand it!! Ask Questions
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