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December 28, 2008 - Gary Permenter - "Stone Memorials and New Calendars"
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December 14, 2008 - Antjuan Marsh
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November 9 - December 21, 2008
WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE. Jesus said so. "... I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." So why is the American church on the decline? Why is it that we seem to have less and less impact on our society?
Perhaps we have long since lost what the church is supposed to be, not only in the world but also to the world. In our desire to be great and influential, we have forgotten that we must become the servants of all. For all of our doctrine and convictions, we have forgotten that our beliefs must be lived to others around us. In our attempt to be holy, we have become our own "club," forgetting to build and maintain relationships in which we can share the gospel.
It is when the church - the body of Christ - begins to be what Christ desired for it to be that we will realize the impact we can have on the world and be part of something incredible, something unbelievable, something unstoppable.
Part 1 - THE KINDNESS REVOLUTION
1 Corinthians 3:5-9 -
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5What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe?as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
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Part 2 - GOING PUBLIC WITH YOUR FAITH
Mark 10:40-45 -
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40but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared." 41When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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Part 3 - PRAY AS YOU GO
Luke 8:4-8 -
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4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." When he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
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Part 4 - CONNECTING WITH MY NEIGHBORS
Luke 19:1-10 -
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1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today." 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. 7All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.' " 8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount." 9Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
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Part 5 - AN INVESTMENT THAT PAYS
Luke 8:4-8 -
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30In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
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Part 6 - WORKPLACE GRACE
Colossians 3:22-4:1 -
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22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
1Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
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November 2, 2008 - Metro Birmingham Missions Day
As part of our ongoing WorldReach efforts, November 2
nd is our Metro Birmingham Missions emphasis. Rev. Mike McLemore, Executive Director of the Birmingham Baptist Association, renews the challenge to us to be the church God has called us to be right here in our own "Jerusalem" - the Birmingham Metro area.
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September 14 - October 26, 2008
Part 1 - If Life is Good, What Does it all Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 -
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24A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, 25for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? 26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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Part 2 - If Life is Good, Why is it so Hard?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 -
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1There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
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Part 3 - If Life is Good, Why is it so Unfair?
Ecclessiastes 4:1-3 -
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1Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed?
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors?
and they have no comforter.
2And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
3But better than both
is he who has not yet been,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.
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Part 4 - If Life is Good, Why Do I Work So Hard?
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 -
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18Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him?for this is his lot. 19Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work?this is a gift of God. 20He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
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Part 5 - If Life is Good, Why is Money a Problem?
Ecclesiastes 6:1-3 -
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1I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men: 2God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
3A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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Part 6 - If Life is Good, Why am I so Confused?
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 -
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11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing
and benefits those who see the sun.
12Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.
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Part 7 - Life is Good? It's Up To You!
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5 -
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1Remember your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
"I find no pleasure in them"-
2before the sun and the light
and the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain;
3when the keepers of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
and those looking through the windows grow dim;
4when the doors to the street are closed
and the sound of grinding fades;
when men rise up at the sound of birds,
but all their songs grow faint;
5when men are afraid of heights
and of dangers in the streets;
when the almond tree blossoms
and the grasshopper drags himself along
and desire no longer is stirred.
Then man goes to his eternal home
and mourners go about the streets.
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Part 1 - Why Go Viral?
Acts 4:16-20
Part 2 - The Missional Church
Matthew 5:13-16
Part 3 - Break the Code
John 20:19-21
Part 4 - A New Strain of Virus
Matthew 9:16-17
Part 5 - Party With A Purpose
Luke 5:27-31
Part 6 - Climate Control
1 Corinthians 14:22-25
December 2 - December 23, 2007
At the core of Valleydale, we are committed to becoming fully devoted Christ-followers and to helping people understand the building blocks of life in Christ. During this series, we will conclude our "Year of the Church" with a call to Valleydale's core identity ... worship God, connect with others, serve the world.
Part 1 - "The Bedrock of Our Church"
1 Timothy 4:1-4
Part 2 - "Called to Worship God"
Matthew 15:1-3, 6-9
Part 3 - "Called to Connect With Others"
Mark 3:7-1
Part 4 - "Called to Serve the World"
Galatians 5:13-15
