LIKE A SHEPHERD- With My Whole Heart pt 5 // Sunday, March 12, 2023 // Jeff Hines, Lead Pastor

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Sunday — March 12, 2023

 

1.               Tabernacle Replica

 

Genesis 2: 2 & 3 (NLT)

    On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

 

Exodus 31: 13 (NLT)

    Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

 

2.               Abu Simbel

 

3.               Holding a Man by the Hair

 

4.               Preparing to Strike

 

5.               Prepared to Pierce

 

6.               En Avat

 

Exodus 3: 1 - 4 (NLT)

    One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, 

the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up.

     3 “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”

    When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!”

 “Here I am!” Moses replied.

 

Exodus 3: 7 – 12 (NLT)

    Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. 9 Look!   The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.  10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”

    11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

        12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”

 

Ephesians 2: 10 (NLT)

   … we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

 

Deuteronomy 18: 15 – 22 (NLT)

    Moses continued, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. 16 For this is what you yourselves requested of the Lord your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai. You said, ‘Don’t let us hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore or see this blazing fire, for we will die.’ 17 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right. 18 I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him.  19 I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.  20 But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’

    21 “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord?’ 22 If the prophet speaks in the Lord’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the Lord did not give that message.  That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.

 

7.               Ber Sheva

8.                

9.               Wadi Qelt

   

10.           En Avat

 

11.            Elah Valley

 

12.           Qumran

 

Psalm 77: 20 (ESV)

    You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

 

Psalm 78: 52 (NLT)

    …he led his own people like a flock of sheep,
    guiding them safely through the wilderness.

 

Isaiah 40:  11 (NLT)

    He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
    holding them close to his heart.

 

Psalm 95: 7 & 8 (ESV)

    For he is our God,

and we are the people of his pasture,
    and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,

    8do not harden your hearts…

MAKE ROOM - With My Whole Heart pt 4 // Sunday, March 6, 2023 // Jeff Hines, lead pastor

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Sunday — February 19, 2023 

Make Room

 

How did God help the Hebrews remember the teachings and experience of Sinai?

 

How do you keep the fire of Sinai alive?

 

How do you maintain the passion the farther you hike, the hotter it gets, the more tired we become?

Not for days,   or 40 Years,

          But FOREVER…

 

1.               Timnah

2.               Replica of Tabernacle

3.               The Altar 

4.               The Bronze Sea

5.               Inner Court

6.               Inside the Inner Court

7.               Menorah

8.               Shew Bread

9.               Altar of Incense 

10.            Altar of Incense Top View

 

Exodus 33: 20 (NLT)

    …you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.

 

11.           The Vail

12.            Ark of the Covenant 

Two Parts

1.               Box: Acacia Wood overlaid with Gold…   Held the Tablets of the 10 Commandments

2.               The Mercy Seat:  Lid and Cherubim carved from a solid piece of Gold…

 

God lived between the Cherubim and spoke to Moses from there…

 

What is God trying to say from this sanctuary?

 

Exodus 25: 8 (NLT)

  Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

 

1 Corinthians 3: 16 (ESV)

 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

Exodus 25: 1    The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 30: 11  The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 30: 17  The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 30: 22  The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 30: 23  The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 31: 1    The Lord said to Moses

Exodus 31: 12  The Lord said to Moses

 

7 Times God spoke concerning the building of the Tabernacle…

7 times God spoke in the Creation Narrative…

 

Compare the 7th sayings:

Genesis 2: 2 & 3 (NLT)

    On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

Exodus 31: 13 (NLT)

    Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

 

This is a New Creation…

Genesis:  And God saw…

Exodus:  And Moses saw…

Genesis:  And God saw that it was good…

Exodus:  And Moses saw that it was good…

Genesis:  All the work of creating was complete…

Exodus:  And Moses completed the work…

Genesis:  And God blessed all he had made…

Exodus:  And Moses blessed all THEY had made…

WITH MY WHOLE HEART - pt 3- Make Room // Sunday, February 19, 2023 // Jeff Hines, Lead Pastor

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Sunday — February 19, 2023

 

Make Room

 

1.               Timnah

2.               Replica of Tabernacle

3.               The Altar

4.               The Bronze Sea

5.               Inner Court

6.               Inside the Inner Court

7.               Menorah

8.               Shew Bread

9.               Altar of Incense

10.            Altar of Incense Top View

 

Exodus 33: 20 (NLT)

 …you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.

 

11.           The Vail

 

12.            Ark of the Covenant

 

What is God trying to say from this sanctuary?

 

Exodus 25: 8 (NLT)

 Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

 

1 Corinthians 3: 16 (ESV)

  Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

 

Genesis 2: 2 & 3 (NLT)

    On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

 

Exodus 31: 13 (NLT)

    Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

 

WITH MY WHOLE HEART - pt 2- Build // Sunday, February 12. 2023 // Jeff Hines, Lead Pastor

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Sunday — February 12, 2023 

BUILD

 

1.               Timnah, Israel

 

2.               Small Egyptian Temple

 

3.               Abu Simbel, Egypt

 

4.               Leading the Charge

 

5.               Kadesh Camp

 

6.               Amwun Division

 

7.               Winged Representation of Horus

 

8.               Ark of the Covenant

 

9.               Tabernacle Replica

 

Exodus 25: 8 (NLT)

    Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

 

Exodus 33: 14 (ESV)

    My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.

WITH MY WHOLE HEART - A Place of Remembrance // Sunday, February 5, 2023 // Jeff Hines, Lead Pastor

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Sunday — February 5, 2023

A Place of Remembrance 

Exodus 25: 8 (NLT)

    Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

 

How would God’s people and remember Him? 

Exodus 6: 6 – 8 (NLT)

    “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. 7 I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. 8 I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord!’”

 

Exodus 6: 9 (NLT)

    So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery.

 

Exodus 15

     11 “Who is like you among the gods, O Lord— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders? 13 “With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home. 17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain— the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established. 18 The Lord will reign forever and ever!”

 

What impact did the Hebrews newly acquired knowledge of God have on their hearts?

 

What picture of hope and their future relationship with God begin to emerge?

 

Exodus 19: 3 – 8 (NLT)

    Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God.

    The Lord called to him from the mountain and said,

    “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel:  4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians.

    You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 

    5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant,

    you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth;

   for all the earth belongs to me.  6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”

    7 So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the Lord had commanded him. 

    8 And all the people responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.”  So Moses brought the people’s answer back to the Lord.

 

Do you think the Hebrews fully understood the kind of relationship God desired to have with them?

 

Exodus 19: 16 – 19 (NLT)

    On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long,  loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled.  17 Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. 19 As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.

 

How do you think you would have felt standing their witnessing this event?

 

Do you think this experience would influence the Hebrews faith and commitment to “do everything the Lord has commanded.”?

 

How long do you think this experience would impact the Hebrews?

 

Exodus 32: 1 (NLT)

    When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron.

   “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.”

GENEROUS // Sunday, January 22, 2023 // Jeff Hines, lead pastor

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Sunday — January 29, 2023

 

Generous

2 Corinthians 9: 11 (NLT)

    …you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous.  

    And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.

 

Proverbs 1: 25 (NLT)

    The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

 

Psalm 112: 5 (NLT)

    Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.

 

    “A heart touched by God, gives generously, and starts with the tithe.”

 

I Always ONLY Ask you to be obedient!

 

2 Corinthians 9: 7 (NLT)

     You must each decide in your heart how much to give.

    And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure.

    “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”

Giving is still LESS than during the Great Depression!!!

If every church attendee in America tithed  =  $165 billions more !!!

Matthew 23: 23 (ESV)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

 

  • Luke 3: 11 (NLT)

   … If you have two shirts, give one to the poor.

 

  • Luke 6: 29 (NLT)

    … If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

 

  • Luke 19          Zacchaeus…

    I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” 

Salvation has come…

  • Mark 10: 21     Rich Young Ruler…

    Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor,

    and you will have treasure in heaven.

 

Luke 14: 33 (NLT)

    So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.

Leviticus 27: 30 (NLT)

    One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields

    or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy.

    If you can’t live on 90%, You can’t live on 100% 

                           ~ Dave Ramsey

 

    Give to God what is right, Not what is left.   

                        ~ Pastor Adrian Rogers

    I have observed 100,000 families over my years of investment counseling.

    I always saw more prosperity and happiness among those families who tithe than among those who didn’t.  

                            ~ Sir John Templeton

WHY CHRISTMAS? // Sunday, December 11, 2022 // Jeff Hines, lead Pastor

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Sunday — December 11, 2022 

Why Christmas 

1.               Christmas Tree

2.               Santa

3.               Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

4.               Frosty the Snowman

5.               Buddy the Elf

Genesis 3: 1 – 13 (NLT) 

    The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied.  3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

    4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

    6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her.

    So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. 8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

    10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

    11 “Who told you that you were naked?”  the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”

    12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”

    13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?”

    “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

 

Genesis 4: 8

Cain kills Able = Jealousy

Genesis 4: 23

Lamech (Descendent of Cain)

kills a young man an is Unrepentant

 

Genesis 6: 1 - 8

Human Corruption / Evil Increases…

 

Genesis 6: 9  -  8: 19

God sends the Flood…

 

Genesis 8: 20 – 9: 28

God re-establishes dominion

 

Genesis 11

Tower of Babel

Humans are Self-Sufficient

 

Colossians 1:16 (ESV)

    For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things were created through him and for him.

Psalm 24: 1 (NLT)

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.

Psalm 5: 4 (ESV)

    For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.

 

 

BECOMING A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS- Laodicea // Sunday, November 13, 2022 // Jeff HInes, lead pastor

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  Sunday — November 13, 2022 

Becoming A Light in the Darkness

 1.               Map of Seven Churches

 Revelation 3: 15 (NLT)

 I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!

  

Philip brought the gospel to Hierapolis…  

 

1.               Rural (Bethsaida) to Metropolitan Lycus Valley

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2.               Domitian Gate 

Cultural Gates represented the gods or goddesses who protected that city…   Enter  =  Submission !

 

Remember Domitian???

 

3.               Philip Martyrium 

Philip and Family

 

Romans 5: 7 (NLT)

    Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.

 

4.               Temple of Apollo 

Only Zeus & Leto could tolerate his presence…

 

The City Fountain (Nymphaeum) =

 

“Apollo is the source of life”

Next to Apollo’s Temple was…

 

5.               The Ploutonion

Gates to the Underworld where Pluto, in Latin, or Hades, in Greek, lived

 

“The Devils Hole” 

The Place of Plato” 

“The Gates of Hades”

 

Poison killed animals immediately…

 

Apollo’s priests held their breath…

 

Did the believers in this area remember

 

6.               Caesarea Philip

7.               Lycus Valley 

Hierapolis:  Hot Springs

 

Soothing to aching muscles, sore feet, arthritic joints, good for the skin and stomach…

Colossae:  Streams from the mountain snow…  Cool,   Refreshing, Invigorating,    Thirst Quenching

Laodicea:  Tepid,   Hard Minerals,

Nauseating…

Lycus Valley destroyed in 17AD and 60 AD by earthquakes

Where was Apollo? 

Where was Zeus?

Where was Demeter or Domitian?

Where was the Church? 

Lukewarm !!!

 

Revelation 3: 15 - 21 (NLT)

“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold.  I wish that you were one or the other!

 Cold better than indifferent?

 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’

Caesar’s help to rebuild…

    And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.   18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love.  So be diligent and turn from your indifference. 20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock.

 

8.               Jesus Knocking

    If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.   21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

BECOMING A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS- The Rabbi/Disciple Relationship // Sunday, November 6, 2022 // Jeff Hines, lead pastor

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Sunday — November 6, 2022

 

Becoming A Light in the Darkness

 

The Rabbi / Disciple Relationship

 

Disciple:

 

  • Know what the Rabbi knew

 

  • Be like the Rabbi

 

  • Do what the Rabbi did

 

Ephesians 2: 2 & 3 (NLT)

     “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. 3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

 

1.               Map of Seven Churches

 

Ephesus one of the most Sophisticated, Cultured, and Pagan cities in the Roman Empire.

 

Romans = Crown Jewel of Asia Minor

 

2.               Temple of Artemis

 

3.               Theater

 

4.               Temple of Domitian

 

5.               Domitian Altar

 

Ephesians 5: 1 – 5 (NLT)

    Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. 3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. 4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. 5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

 

Ephesians 5: 8 – 11 (NLT)

    For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. 10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.

 

Ephesians 5: 15 – 17 (NLT)

    15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. 18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 

 

Revelation 2: 4 & 5 (NLT)

    “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! 5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.