Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Praying to Abound in LovePastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - We pray to grow in love so that we can love God and each other more.TEXT - Philippians 1:9-111. Lord Teach us to Praya. Teach us to pray reactive prayers.Help.Thanks.Wow.b. Teach us to pray proactive prayers.Look to the future.Trust in God’s promise.2. Teach us to pray for abounding love.Philippians 1:9-11.John 13:35.Matthew 22:34-40 3. Teach us to love as we have been loved1 John 4:10-11Luke 7:36-50 Zephaniah 3:17NEXT STEPSPray Philippians 1:9-11Love one another.Pray for the next generation.Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

Praying to Know ChristPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - The prayers of the Apostles teach us to pray proactive prayers.TEXT - Ephesians 1:15-18OUTLINE1. Review: Lord Teach us to Praya.    Matthew 6:5-8. Don’t pray like this.b.    Matthew 6:9- 15. Pray like this.2. Teach us to pray reactive prayers.a.    Help. Psalm 18:6b.    Thanks. Psalm 118:1c.    Wow. Psalm 83. Teach us to pray proactive pro-active prayers.a.    Look to the future.b.    Trust in a promise.c.    Ephesians 1:17-18NEXT STEPS1.    Meditate on Ephesians 1:15-18.2.    Pray proactive prayers.Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

Thoughts and Prayers: Resurrection PowerSteve PooleTHEME - What is power? How do we define it? How do we measure it? How is power demonstrated?TEXT – Ephesians 1:15-231.     God’s power toward us is immeasurably great.Ephesians 1:19-202.     God demonstrated his immeasurable power in the resurrection of Jesus.Ephesians 1:203.     God manifests His immeasurable power by setting Jesus at his right hand—and us with him.Ephesians 2:6-74.     God’s immeasurable power gives Jesus authority over ALL other powers.Ephesians 1:215.     God’s immeasurable power gives Jesus authority over His body the Church.Ephesians 1:226.     God’s immeasurable power is displayed in ALL FULLNESS in the Church.Ephesians 1:23 NEXT STEPS1.     Do you know the assurance and hope we have through faith in Jesus Christ’ death and resurrection?2.     How can you find comfort, peace, hope, and encouragement in knowing God’s immeasurable power toward us?3.     Pray for an outpouring of more of God’s mighty power to save the lost and strengthen

Believe the Impossible Pastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Easter invites us to believe impossible things. TEXT - 1 Corinthians 15Three Easter impossibilities before lunch.1. Believe an impossible story."Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:1-62. Embrace an impossible truth."But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who h

Thoughts and Prayers: Trusting PrayersPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Jesus demonstrates postures that lead to trusting God.TEXT - Luke 23:46REVIEW1. We pray simple prayers of trust in our Father. We L.E.A.P. and he catches us. L - Look to your Father.E - Expect the Best.A - Act like a Kid.P - Put your trust in God.  2. We have the confidence to ask anything because Jesus is our advocate. He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:233. We pray God-glorifying prayers that help us connect with God even if it disrupts our lives. God is the potter, we are the clay. John 12:20-364. We pray passionate prayers as Jesus prayed in the Garden and we trust that God will help us remain vigilant. Matthew 26:36-465. We need forgiveness, God wants to forgive and Jesus offers forgiveness so we are the kind of people who forgive others. Luke 23:33LUKE 23:46Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.Three postures that lead to trusting God.1.Hosanna Ho

Thoughts and Prayers: Forgiving PrayersPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Jesus came to provide forgiveness.TEXT - Luke 23:33-43OUTLINEReview:1. We pray simple prayers of trust in our Father. We leap and he catches us. L - Look to your Father.E - Expect the Best.A - Act like a Kid.P - Put your trust in God.  2. We have the confidence to ask anything because Jesus is our advocate. He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:233. We pray God-glorifying prayers that help us connect with God even if it disrupts our lives. God is the potter, we are the clay. John 12:20-364. We pray passionate prayers as Jesus prayed in the Garden and we trust that God will help us remain vigilant. Matthew 26:36-46Luke 23:34. Father Forgive them.We need forgiveness.Romans 3:23. All have sinned.Psalm 51. Against you and you only have I sinned.Romans 5:12. Death spread to all.God wants to forgive.Luke 15:20. God ran to him.Jonah 4:2. I knew you would forgive them.Psalm 103:8. Compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love. 1 John

Thoughts and Prayers: Passionate PrayersSteve PooleTEXT: Matthew 26:36-46OUTLINE1.     We pray in hope because Christ has bought us victory over death by His blood.2.     Jesus invites us to fight with him - in prayer.3.     Pray that God will help us remain vigilant.4.     We go. We fight. We pray. We give it all, because Jesus gave it all!NEXT STEPS1.     Put your faith in Jesus2.     Pray for God to revive your heart and the heart of our church3.     Pray for your loved ones and those in the community who need to believe in Jesus for salvation4.     Find other to sit with you if you are suffering as Jesus wasSupport the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

Thoughts and Prayers: God-Centered PrayersPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - God-centered prayers change us.TEXT - John 12:20-36REVIEW1. We pray simple prayers of trust in our Father. We leap and he catches us.  * L - Look to your Father. * E - Expect the Best. * A - Act like a Kid. * P - Put your trust in God.  2. We have the confidence to ask anything because Jesus is our advocate. * Hebrews 10:23 ~ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. * John 12:20-361. Father, glorify your name. * John 12:23 ~ Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” * John 12:28 ~ Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” * 2 Corinthians 5:172. Father, connect me to you. * James 4:7-8 ~ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. * Hebrews 10:22 ~ Let us

Thoughts and Prayers: Big PrayersPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - We pray big, bold prayers because we have an advocate.TEXT - John 17:1-26OUTLINEReview - we pray simple prayers of trust in our Father. We leap and he catches us. L - Look to your Father.E - Expect the Best.A - Act like a Kid.P - Put your trust in God.  Jesus prays a big, bold prayer. (High Priestly Prayer)Jesus prays for himself. (1-5)Jesus prays for the 12 disciples. (6-19)Jesus prays for all believers. (20-26)Jesus intercedes for us.Faith/faithfulness (11-16)Sanctification/consecration (17-19)God’s glory.Community/Community (20-23)Glory/fruitfulness (24-26)Jesus pleads our case before the judge. Hebrews 4:14-16 - "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’

Thoughts and Prayers: Simple PrayerPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - As children of God we pray simple, childlike prayers.TEXT - Matthew 19:13-16, Matthew 18:1-3OUTLINEOur thoughts and prayers makes a difference.L.E.A.P.L - Look to your Father. Matthew 19:13-16. Jesus blesses his children. Mark 10:16. And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.E - Expect the Best. Luke 11:11-12. If we know how to give good gifts, how much more does our Heavenly Father? James 1:17. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.A - Act like a Kid. Matthew 18:3. Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.P - Put your trust in God.   Hebrews 4:16. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find gr

The Lord’s Prayer: And Do Not Bring Us Into TemptationSteve PooleTEXT – Matthew 6:9-13 CSB1. A better understanding of “Temptation” James 1:13 “Do not bring us into trials.”2. Jesus prayed to remove a trial. (Matthew26:39)“But trials of another kind, persecution, spiritual conflicts, agony of body or of spirit, these may come to us as a test or as a discipline.” ~ Ellicot  Trial, meaning to ‘pierce through, as with a spear or spit’.A better translation could be, “Do not allow us to come into trials beyond which we can endure for Your glory and our growth.”3. Persevering THROUGH trials brings God’s blessing4. God allows trials to come into our lives in order to build us in the faith.APPLICATION1. Share your trial, then pray, “Lord, bring us not into trial, but deliver us from the evil one,” together with another Jesus-follower who gets it.2. Pray for deliverance with perseverance.3. Pray for the global church.Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhil

The Lord’s Prayer: Forgive UsPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - The more I know how much I’ve been forgiven, the more forgiving I become. TEXT - Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 18:21-35OUTLINEFour Truths about Forgiveness.1. Forgiveness is simple. Sin needs to be forgiven. God forgives our sin.We forgive others.We believe in forgiveness.Matthew 6:122. Forgiveness is complicated.a. True or False?Where deep wounds between people are concerned, forgiveness can be unpacked in a moment.Most people agree about what forgiveness is and how it should take place.Good people resolve all their disagreements. There are times when it is wrong to forgive.b. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. James 2:103. Forgiveness is unconditional.Matthew 18:21-45God demonstrated his love for us in this - While we were still sinners Christ died for us. Romans 5:8God loves sinners unconditionally because there is no good thing in us that moves God to love us or forgive us.4. Forgiveness is conditional.

The Lord’s Prayer: Give Us This Day our Daily BreadGary Sager THEME – “Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11TEXT - Matthew 6:5-13FOCUS: Our Heavenly Father 1. Pray to the Father about His Name “Hallowed be your name” 2. Pray to the Father about His Kingdom “Your kingdom come” 3. Pray to the Father about His Will “Your will be done” FOCUS: ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ 1. Pray for Provision “Give us this day our daily bread” (Present)2. Pray for Pardon “Forgive us our debts” (Past)3. Pray for Protection “Lead us not into temptation” (Future)FOUR THINGS that this prayer/petition will do for us: 1. Acknowledge Our Dependence - “Give” 2. Deepen Our Compassion - “Us & Our” 3. Affirm God’s Faithfulness for Today - “This Day”  * Therefore, I tell you do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink nor about your body, what you will put on. Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet, your Heavenly Father feeds them (Matt 6:25-26).4. Grow Our Grati

The Lord’s Prayer: Your Will Be DonePastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Teach us to pray so that we have confidence that in our lives we will experience God’s will. TEXT - Matthew 6:9-10, Luke 7:1-10OUTLINE - Praying the Lord’s Prayer grows our confidence.1. We find our confidence in knowing God’s plan.  What is God’s will (plan) for my life? Scripture’s inerrancy. Providential circumstances. Conviction based on reason. Holy Spirit impressions. "Therefore, my brothers, I implore you by God’s mercies to offer your very selves to Him, a living sacrifice, dedicated and fit for His acceptance, the worship offered by mind and heart. Adapt yourselves no longer to the pattern of the present world, but let your minds be remade and your whole nature thus transformed. Then you will be able to discern the will of God and to know it is good, acceptable, and perfect." Romans 12:1-2 NEB2. We ground our confidence in God’s authority.Luke 7:1-10Matthew 8:23-27Luke 7:11-17Luke 7:36-50Matthew 8:28-343. We rest confidently in

The Lord’s Prayer: Your Kingdom ComePastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Teach us to pray for more of God’s Kingdom to come - right now!TEXT - Luke 11:1-2, Luke 14:16-23OUTLINE1. Pray for God’s Kingdom to come.Luke 11:2Psalm 47”8Psalm 103:19Isaiah 52:7Revelation 19:62. Surrender to God’s reign.Kingdoms have a king. The king is the ruler. We are not the king.Luke 14:16-23 (What excuses do we make to avoid surrender and submission to the king?)“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!”  Abraham Kuyper3. Live into God’s rule. Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)Luke 7:1-23“The Kingdom of God is where what God wants done is done.” Dallas WillardNEXT STEPSPray.Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

The Lord’s Prayer: Father, Hallowed Be Thy NameSteve PooleTHEME – The only thing my heart should be hallowing—worshipping—is God.TEXT – Luke 11:1-4Hallowed be Thy name means…* Regard Him as holy. (John Piper)* Praise and honor of God should be the issue of everything. (J.I. Packer)* Soli Deo Glory (Bach)Five Solas1. Sola gratia (by grace alone)2. Solo Christo (on the basis of Christ alone)3. Sola fide (through the means of faith alone)4. Soli deo Gloria (to the ultimate glory of God alone)5. Sola Scriptura (as taught with the final and decisive authority of Scripture alone)“Father, hallowed be thy name”All that is--bows down,all that breathes--cries out at the mention of Your name.Earth and heaven shoutpraise that shakes the groundfor the glory of Your name.(from Soli Deo Gloria)Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

The Lord’s Prayer: Lord, Teach Us to PraySteve PooleTHEME - What does God want to do in my life in 2023?TEXT – Luke 11:1-4OUTLINEWhat would you like God to do in your life this year?What does God want to do in your life in 2023?1. Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Luke 11:1-4)2. “Opening Windows to God.” ~Frank Laubach1 Timothy 2:1James 5:13-183. Lord, Teach Us to Pray……more expectantly…more for the sick…more for our lost loved ones…more for deliverance from our vices…more for our leaders…more for the lost, dark, hopeless world and peopleNEXT STEPSPray “Lord, teach me to pray.” Every day this week.Make a plan to “open windows to God” at least once every hour this week.Pray every day.Supplication. Intercession. Thanksgiving. (S.I.T.)Start a prayer journal - write down your prayersSUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF CEDAR HILLSwww.cedarhillscr.org/giveSupport the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

A Weary World Rejoices: A New and Glorious MornPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - We resolve to rest in Jesus in 2023!TEXT - Matthew 11:28-30Jesus brings a new and glorious morn into which we awaken to find rest for our souls.1. Give up the burden of control.We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn. Matthew 11:17You are not in control! 2. Give up the burden of sin.If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. No sin is not beyond forgiveness. 3. Give up the burden of striving. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a You will be restless until you find rest in God. NEXT STEPSSurrender!Rest!Support the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

From all of us at Cedar Hills, Merry Christmas! Thank you for tuning in! Enjoy this special Christmas Eve service.A Weary World Rejoices: Glory to God in the HighestPastor Kent LandhuisEnjoy this special song our worship leader wrote to go with this message:"Glory (The Angels' Song)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUR4nVtHLfsSupport the show________________________________FACEBOOK @cedarhillscommunitychurchINSTAGRAM @cedarhillscrTWITTER @cedarhillscrWEB www.cedarhillscr.org

A Weary World Rejoices: Sweet Hymns of JoySteve PooleTEXT – Luke 2:25-38SONGS OF JOY in Luke 1-2Luke 1:42-45 = Elizabeth cries outLuke 1:46-55 = Mary’s songLuke 1:67-79 = Zachariah’s prophecyLuke 2:14 = Heavenly hostLuke 2:20 = shepherds glorifying and praising GodLuke 2:29-32 = Simeon’s prophecyLuke 2:38 = Anna’s testimonySWEET HYMNS OF JOY...1. While waiting in anticipation of JesusRomans 8:19-23; Luke 2:25; Isaiah 49:132. Because Jesus is our consolationLuke 2:30-32; Titus 3:4-7“Their zeal in glorifying and praising God is an implied reproof of our indolence, or rather of our ingratitude. If the cradle of Christ had such an effect upon them, as to make them rise from the stable and the manger to heaven, how much more powerful ought the death and resurrection of Christ to be in raising us to God?” ~John Calvin3. About Jesus our redemptionLuke 1:68-69; Hebrews 9:28; 2 Timothy 4:8NEXT STEPSReread Luke 1-2 and celebrate with these people as they sing hymns of joyful outburst when they encounter baby Jesus.Spen