Showing posts with label promises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label promises. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Which day is the sabbath REALLY... Saturday or Sunday?

Monday, October 5, 2015

Transforming Prayer Week #3 "Relationship" - (2 Sam 7:18-29)

Sunday, October 5th sermon by Pastor Kyle Van Tine 

Transforming Prayer Week #3 "Relationship" - 2 Sam 7:18-29 


Summit View Church's Announcements 10/4


CG Coaching for Week #3 "Relationship" 


RESOURCES FOR THE "TRANSFORMING PRAYER" SERIES

            

QUESTIONS FOR SMALL GROUPS 
Ice Breakers
Share an awkward moment when you thought a stranger was actually a friend or family member.
What sort of things could you ask a close friend or family member that would be ridiculous to ask someone else?
Questions
What is have you identified as your "Transformating Challenge" that you will consistently pray about over the next six weeks? 
What do you think about God when you approach Him in prayer? (e.g. Almighty, Sovereign, Therapist, Butler?)
What things do you usually pray for?
If you were going to make a list of the things you typically pray about, what would that list show others about your understanding of the character and nature of God?
What are some of the privileges of the New Covenant Jesus established for us by His death on the cross?
How should being in a covenant with God as our Father shape our prayers?

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

"Compelled to Integrity and Forgiveness" 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11

Sunday, June 14th  -  Pastor Kyle Van Tine  -  2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11 "Compelled to Integrity and Forgiveness"  
Growing deeper
There are several themes that flow together in this passage - integrity and confidence, discipline and love, mercy and grace, forgiveness and restoration. Each theme is grounded in the others. Paul knows that by following God’s wisdom for life, he can be confident in a clear conscience that is fully dependent on the triumph of God’s grace.
Christ’s character is Paul’s character, and our own character.When we say “Yes” to Christ in our lives, we are saying “Yes” to a life of integrity, confidence, sincerity and power centered on a reliable and gracious God. God is the God of truth and restoration. He fulfilled all His promises of the Old Testament Covenants (Genesis 9, 12, Exodus 19, 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31) in Christ.
God disciplines us lovingly, mercifully warning us of our sin and patiently waiting to restore our fallen standing with Him (2 Peter 3:9). He makes us His people, guarding and protecting our faith, giving us His Holy Spirit and granting us full inheritance when we accept Christ as Lord.
Now, as recipients of the New Covenant, we must, in obedience, grant forgiveness and restoration to repentant fellow sinners with whom we are bonded together in Christ, for both the health of the individual and the church body. In our new life, acknowledging our own weakness and sin, we must passionately pursue integrity in prayer, Bible study and intentionally move forward as we stand firm in Christ.  
Read 2 Peter 1:2-4
Integrity comes from the Latin word for wholeness or completeness. How does the knowledge of the character of God create wholeness in us?
What does merciful love look like biblically?
What are ways God has been faithful, loving and merciful to you?
Do you have anything for which you need to repent and seek forgiveness?
What does the restoration of repentant sinners look like, according to Paul?
Is there anyone in your life who is repentant that you need to forgive and restore?
Prayer is a powerful tool in our Christian lives. God listens. Take some time to bring your struggles to God and seek His wisdom.