Tri-county Christian Center

“On Mission” – “Recalibrating your life” - Tri-County Christian Center Mission Statement - "To Glorify God by continuing Christ's work in the Power of the Holy Spirit" - Student Ministries Mission Statement - We want to provide the opportunity for students to encounter the living God and experience His love, teaching them to love their neighbor as themselves and engage people with love, grace and mercy. 1. All about Jesus 2. You have value in Jesus 3. We love families 4. Heart for the lost 5. We serve first - Devil’s Mission Statement - John 10:10A The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy - Jesus’s Mission Statement – John 10:10B I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 1. Atonement for Sin - Isaiah 53:5 2. Gives us Life and Hope - Romans 15:13 3. The Love Jesus has for us - Ephesians 3:17B-18

“It’s About Time” – “Time is one of our most valuable things.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A time for everything. * Time is like a river: when it goes past, it never returns. *What will you do with your time on earth? ** Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. * Are you generous with your time? When Jesus was interrupted, He always had time. He had a “Serve First” mentality. * The significance of your life is more important than the success. ** Ephesians 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ** What can create a delay or obstruction in your life: Apathy, Laziness, Lack of Motivation, Unforgiveness, Past Hurts, Bad Habits - Jesus saw the opportunity of NOW.

“Life Matters” – “Pro-Life Sunday 2023” - Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." * June 24, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court overturns “ROE” * Conception is a Gift from God. * God creates and fashions life in the womb. * Called to defend/protect life: Deut. 27:19, Psalm 41:1, Proverbs 31:8-9 * God forgives sin including abortion. * Your Life Matters. - John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

“It’s not what you eat, it’s what you absorb” – “God wants us to love Him” – Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. - Deuteronomy 30:1-19 Repentance and Forgiveness * God does not always explain why things happen. * Difficulty can reveal what is in your heart. * Why does God allowing thing to happen? * Our hope is in God, it is the only hope for America. * God, for the sake of the children, NO MORE. - Deuteronomy 30:11-15 The Choice of Life and Death * Your choses are pre-loaded with consequences. * God takes you right where you are at. * Absorb the promises of God.

“Look What The Lord Has Done!” – “Understanding the Times – Seeing the Signs” - Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. - Is it a God Thing? * The Accountability of the Servant: Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant. * Is this evidence of God Hearing? 1Timothy 2:1-4 Pray for All People * Salt and Light: Matthew 5:13-16 * Grassroots Parental Movement: Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. - Persevering Prayer in Faith - Jim Daly, “Focus on the Family”: "It is interesting to me as a person of faith that we tend to go to that core place, [at moments of tragedy], that we start talking to God and talking about talking to God,” - Pastor Carter Conlon – Time Square Church in NYC - Dan Orlovsky, ESPN analyst, prays on live TV for Damar Hamlin - Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not

“No Middle Ground” – “It’s time for us to Stand Up!” – We Have a Choice today: * We can do church as usual * We can chose to stand on the promise of God that all things are possible. - Joshua 23 and 24 * Choose Whom You Will Serve * Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. * But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. - How do you steer the fight away from people? You make them feel they are a victim. There is no middle ground any more. There is no need to hide. Don’t worry. Wake up, it is not hopeless. * John 16:33B In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. - 3 Kinds of Church: 1 Complicit – Embraces everything, just want people to like us. 2 Complacent – They don’t agree with what is going on but they keeps there head down. 3 Courageous – Declares the truth boldly, unashamedly and in love. - If the church is not relevant in a time of crisis then it is not relevant in a time of piece.

“Promise Made, Promise Kept” – “The Christmas Story” - Length of time has nothing to do with God’s promises. - Numbers 24:17A "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. … - A New Prophet Like Moses - Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. - Everything God says has a reason. - The Birth of Jesus Christ – Matthew 1:18-25 - Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." - Psalms 130:8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. - You can’t earn God’s love, you already have it.

“Prepare for Revival” – “It’s time for God to establish His residence” – Romans 10:8-9 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. * We need a new heart so we can experience what the Lord wants for us to do. * Revival will come easily if we keep it simple. It is on our lips and in our heart. * Your spirit is full of the power of God. - Three parts that need to work together: Body – Soul – Spirit. - All roads go through the heart. - Proverbs 20:5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. - Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. - Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.- To see Revival you must do wha

“What’s That Mean???” – “Knowing Jesus changes everything." – James 1:2-5 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. * Consider it Pure Joy: Easy to comprehend but hard to do. * Testing of your Faith * Need Perseverance * We have wisdom * Trials come in different forms. These are opportunities to praise God - Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. - Your relationship with Jesus is your responsibility. - You can’t cheat your way through a spiritual test. Partial obedience is zero obedience. - God is a god of process and we need to know that He will make a way.

“The Greatest Reset” – “The first questions in the Bible” – The first questions in the Bible: * Genesis 3:1 … "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" * Genesis 3:9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" - God’s Intention for man” * Genesis 2:15-17 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. … - You can’t reset what you have seen or heard. * Romans 2:15-17 God’ Judgment and the Law - Christmas is when God started His Great Reset. * Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. * Jesus’s birth is the beginning of the Great Reset. * The message of Christmas is that you can be reconciled to God ** Colossians 2:6-7 Alive in Christ.