New Day Christian Church - Weston, WI

Dangerous Prayers - Break Me

Mark 14:3 (NLT)  Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. 

Her gift represented her ________. (Leaving my sinful life.)

Her gift represented her ________. (Surrendering my savings and provision.)

Dangerous Prayers: Search Me

Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT) 23  Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24  Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Prayer for 2020 Vision

John 14:12-14 (NLT) 12  “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13  You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14  Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!”

What's Holding You Back?

John 4:3-42

Point 1- "Look Past Labels"

Point 2- "Empowered Past Hindrances"

Point 3- "What I'll Overcome"

Small Beginnings 3: Shepherds

As we enter into the season of Advent, the weeks leading up to Christmas, we’ll celebrate God-sized works that begin small and humble.

Luke 2:16-19 (NLT) 16  They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17  After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18  All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19  but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

Psalm 23:1-3 (NASB) 1The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2  He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3  He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.

Small Beginnings 2: Bethlehem

As we enter into the season of Advent, the weeks leading up to Christmas, we’ll celebrate God-sized works that begin small and humble.

Micah 5:2 (NLT)  [Written around 700 B.C.] But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past. 

Luke 2:4-6 (NLT) 4  And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5  He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. 6  And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.  

Two things we have to emphasize in order to be part of a multiplying movement:

• P_______
• P__________ 

Small Beginnings - Part 1

As we enter into the season of Advent, the weeks leading up to Christmas, we’ll celebrate God-sized works that begin small and humble.

Zechariah 4:10a (NLT)  Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin... 

Matthew 13:31-32 (NLT) 31  Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. 32  It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”

Two things we have to emphasize in order to be part of a multiplying movement:

• P_______
• P__________ 

Suggested Outline for a Discovery Bible Study

It’s called “Discovery” because the point is to help people discover God’s will and direction from Him, rather than being told by someone else.

1. Ask, “What are you thankful for this week?”
2. Ask, “What is stressing you out?”
3. Ask for a volunteer to read a chosen passage of Scripture.
4. Ask for a volunteer to summarize that passage in their own words.
5. Ask, “What does this teach us about God?”
6. Ask, “What does this teach us about people?”
7. Ask, “How can you apply this to your life this week?”
8. Ask, “How can you apply this to helping someone else this week?”
9. Ask, “Is there anything this group can do to address the stresses mentioned earlier?”
10. Ask, “When should the group meet next?”
    NOTE: At all future meetings add: “How did it go when you applied last week’s teaching?” 

Going Sane, Taboos Shattered

Acts 10:28-29 (NLT) 28  Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean. 29  So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.” 

Three Types of Old Testament Laws:

• C______
• C________
• M______

Going Sane in a Crazy World: The Full Life 2 (Acts 9:32-43)

This week, Pastor Aaron continues what he didn’t have time to get to on November 3. We have access to more experiences and possessions than anyone else in history, and yet many people in the world today don’t feel like they are living a full life. Certainly a Savior who raises the dead can teach us how to live. 

John 10:10 (NASB)  "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

Going Sane in a Crazy World - Part 10

God is a King who instructs us about what is right and wrong. The crazy things that go on in the world are often connected to people doing only what seems right in their own eyes. Let’s dig deeper into that idea and learn more about what it means to acknowledge God as King of our lives.