More Than a Story | Week 7 | Kirk Jones (7.12.26)

More Than a Story | Week 10 | Kirk Jones (8.2.26)

More than A Story: Moses Faces PharaohExodus 6-10The Lord works. (Exodus 6:2-9)-The Lord works first.-I come. I cause. I listen. I deliver. I redeem. I possess. I bring. I give.It is always good that all know the Lord is God. (Exodus 7:3-5, 9:14-18, 9:27-29)Evil is real. (Exodus 7:8-14)-Hard hearts destroy lives.Exalting self is denying the Lord. (7:11-12&22-23, 8:15&25, 9:34-35, 10:10-11&24-25)-Forms of self-exaltation: replication, negotiation, and limitation.

More Than a Story | Week 9 | Kirk Jones (7.26.26)

More than a Story Exodus 4:1-17 The Lord is Personal. -We experience the personal nature of God in His Presence, His Power, and His Purpose. The Q&A of Real Faith Question 1: Who am I? Answer 1: I am present. (3:11-12) Question 2: Who are you? Answer 2: I am. (3:13-15) Question 3: Is this worth it? Answer 3: I am powerful. (4:1-9) Question 4: Can I do this? Answer 4: This is my purpose. (4:10-12) “Not me” is not an option. (4:13-17)

More Than a Story | Week 8 | Kirk Jones (7.19.26)

More than a Story | Exodus 1-4 Truly faithful people are faithful with what they do not want to be faithful with. (Exodus2:1-10) Complacent is the enemy of contentment. (Exodus 2:21) Faith that is powerful is personal. (Exodus 3) -We are not the person of our faith. -The Lord defines himself by His otherness. The Lord is Personal. (Exodus 4:1-17) -The personal nature of God is revealed through His Presence, His Power, and His Purpose. The personal nature of God answers our question, “Who are you?” The personal presence of God answers our question, “Who am I?” The personal power of God answers our question, “How will I?” The personal purpose of God answers our question, “Why will I?”

More Than a Story | Week 7 | Kirk Jones (7.12.26)

More than a Story - Genesis 50:15-26 People who do great things do hard things. -Do the good God gave you to do. Victor over Victim -We cannot live in the identity of a victim and live the life of a victor. -Is it victory if we never accomplish what we wanted, but we accomplish what God wanted? Good over Evil -A deep desire for God and His good destroys the ability of evil to define us. -Suffering explains struggles; it does not excuse sin. Grace over Revenge -Forgiveness does not excuse wrong; it releases it.

More Than a Story | Week 6 | Hayden Carter (7.5.26)

More than a Story | Joseph, Part 1 – The Power of Presence Genesis 37:2-8,18-24; Genesis 39:1-6,19-23; Genesis 50:19-20 When we are faithful to God, you may end up in the pit, or you may end up in the palace. Neither is the promise. The promise is that we get God. And He is faithful in both the pit and the palace. Resistance does not mean that you are not going in the right direction. God is with you in the pit. God is with you even in the detour. What looks like a detour may actually be the destination. Sometimes God will change your circumstances. And sometimes God is using those circumstances to change you.