Speaker: Pastor Donita

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 How Did Jesus Pray   Matthew 26:36-46:  36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”  39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as […]

All About Jesus – Part 8 All Dressed Up with Someplace to Go Colossians 3:12-17   Jesus Christ is most important over _______, and He is ___________   ______________ in all who believe, no matter their race or station in life. Colossians 3: 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your […]

GIVING GOD THE TIME OF OUR LIVES James 4:13-17 Boasting About Tomorrow 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, […]

True Love’s Problem: Sin 1 John 2:26 – 3:10 26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. God’s Children and Sin 28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 29 If you […]

The Hidden Gifts of Christmas Part 2 Promise Much of the positive spirit connected to Christmas has to do with a heightened sense of promise for life. Christian holy days are established for the purpose of reminding us and renewing us in our faith. The promise of renewed goodness in ourselves and in others.         The promise of renewed relationship.     The promise of renewed purpose and motivation. Genesis 12:1-4 The Call of Abram 12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I […]

Kindergarten and Beyond Selflessness and the Mind of Christ Philippians 2:1-11 Imitating Christ’s Humility 2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, […]

Spring Cleaning – Fear Pastor Donita Keister – 5/18/14 _____________ is an intricate part of the ___________ ____________ process God built into us.   By eating of the tree Adam and Eve expressed their belief that God’s ___________was a _______.   As they walked away from God they experienced, for the first time __________   ____________. 1 John 4:12-18 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of […]

This Weeks Sermon Notes Tuning the Tongue as an Instrument of Peace     When difficult truth and loving grace work together they create the _________________ required to bring tones of _______________to conflict and ____________ to God.  ( John 1:14, Ephesians 5:15) JAMES 3: 7-18 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in […]

Sermon Notes Parenting Kids to Have a Faith that Sticks   The most important thing we can do as parents is lead our children to a _____________________________ through _______________________________…a faith that sticks.   Deuteronomy 6:4-6                                                                      New International Version (NIV) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.    Attitude #1: ____________________ When you nurture within yourself a _________________________ for __________________ you greatly influence your […]