Easter Sunday

The Summit

Pastor Jon

4-8-12

Luke 24:1-8

"Why do you look for the living among the dead?"

Resurrection- Jesus moved past dead things

Rev. 5:1

Jer. 31:34

"For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sin no more."

Romans 6:23

John 8:10-22

Tools for death- stones

Power and authority for death

GET UP! SIN NO MORE!

Mark 5:19-20

"Jesus said, 'Go home'." (don't go back to where you used to go and sin)

Romans 4:17

God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were

THE SCARES ARE A REMINDER, NOT A BONDAGE!!!!!!!!

Isaih 49:15-16

God will NOT forget you! He has written your name on His hand...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT'S LIFELESS?!

Matthew 8:11-12

Heaven and hell

Luke 23:44-46 Darkness of hell and darkness at the cross

John 8:12 Jesus is the light

Revelation 7:17

• Weeping at the cross
• God will wipe away EVERY tear

Luke 13:47

Blows at the cross

Isaiah 52:14

Jesus beaten and bloodies, so disfigured no on could tell He was a person

Isaiah 53:5

..."by His wounds we are healed"

John 19:28

• Jesus was thirsty (all the heat of Hell was upon Him- everyone's sins)
• Mark 9:48 worm does not die (Our body is so decomposed that the worm eats our body)
• Acts 13:37- Jesus did NOT see decay

Just because He didn't save Himself doesn't mean He didn't have the ability to save some one else (the thieves on the cross with Jesus).

Luke 22:16-20

Rememberance- don't forget who you are (child of Christ)

Jesus appeared to the woman first. (women were considered the lowest of the lowest of the low)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmXD52oogRI

To Be Able

Pastor Jon

2-26-12

Luke 4

vs. 1 full of the Holy Spirit

vs. 14 in the power of the Holy Spirit

In the desert it's in that time the power of the Holy Spirit is shown... it becomes spiritual

vs. 2 Jesus was in a weakened spiritual state. All He had to lean on was the Holy Spirit.

(He is human and not a ghost)

Power- to be able

Two attacks:

1. Against our identity

• "If" (IF God loves you...)
• putting doubts in our mind
• when the devil questioned Jesus' identity, He resisted having to explain Himself (ex: giving and praying --- I'll scratch your back if you'll scratch mine kinda relationship!)

When people do that they don't trust God.

"PRINCE"- He is NOT king! He is ALWAYS subject to the King! James 12:31 (NIV)

2. Take the easy way out

• Word of God
• Worship
• Restoration is harder that to creation!

Satan doesn't have the power to give you anything!

Matthew 16:18 Satan's kingdom is a dungeon. "The gates"

Exodus 19:5 The whole earth is God's

Psalms 24:1

There will become a time where we all get to the desert and all we have is to lean on God. We can be full of the Holy Spirit but never have the power of the Holy Spirit. What will you do when you get to the desert?!

*Marvelous Light*

PAUSE

The Summit

Pastor Jon

1-22-12

The presence of God is revealed when we walk out of our captivity.

(Sometimes we go back into captivity by our problems)

Exodus 13:17-22

John 5:19

Presence of God:

vs. 21 Day- pillar of cloud

Night- pillar of fire

vs. 22 the pillar NEVER left the Israelites

Genesis 15:17-18

The Covenant

1. Saved

2. Walk with God daily (in His presence)

3. God walks us into a fire/battle

Exodus 14:1-13

vs. 18

• Perception is not reality
• It's not what we wear to battle but who is in us

"They were dressed and armed for battle" (NIV)

Exodus 14:1-4

PRIDE

Pharaoh will think the Israelites are wandering the land in confusion vs. 3

God hardened Pharaoh's heart! vs. 4 and 8

• vs. 4 He said He would
• vs. 8 He did

Sometimes God lets us get in a trap so we DON'T run!!!

God will speak in the middle of all the confusion

What is in front of us can be just as scary as what is behind us

God gave us armor so we could walk with Him and we're not even going to use it for battle.

Only when we stand still will God let us stand on eagle's wings, run and not grow weary, rund and not grow faint. But when we run, God has to come catch us.

CONFUSION __________________ death

in front behind

He provides a way out!!! ALWAYS!

vs. 24 "The Lord looked down at the Egyptian army and threw them into confusion."

Red Sea= confusion (KAOS)

Exodus 15

vs. 1 They sang praises

vs. 3 The Lord is a warrior

(Selah= pause)

(Stand still...PAUSE)

THERE IS NO ONE ELSE FOR ME BUT JESUS

CRUCIFIED TO SET ME FREE

Letter from Artie (Jail)

Inmate

Name: Edward Furlong

Sec 3-C

Lake County Jail

2293 N. Main Street

Crown Point, IN 46307

1-31-12

Hey lil sis, How's thang going for you? Me no so well, as you can se where my letter came from. I here because I messed up my three years of probation. I had a facebook, and I was not sopost to, they say I wasn't participateing in this I had to take, but really I just couldn't pay the $40.00 a week.

You know, I was just trying to do good. I was a couple of days away fro geting a job, "bout time," one day from getting my car fixed, and my car got tore up, that's a crazy story. Was and still am, getting married just don't know when though. I don't know, i tryed.

But the truth is, I did 3 1/2 years in the Doc for something I didn't do back when I was 18, and I just got out four months ago. And I might be back for a 1 1/2 because I wanted to be dumb, and had a facebook. There was a couple of other things, probation had some dumb rules.

so mom said you've been talking to our father...what ever his wife Brandie says is only about 10% true. You kinda no, I've told you a little bit about her.

If you want to know what's going on with me, you can text my girl, at my number. She'll tell you any thing you want to know, she know everything about me, we hung out every day since we were 13. OR you can text mom, or write me back it takes a week in a half for me to get letters but i'll get them and a couple for it to go out.

Well I'm going to go, hope to hear from you soon.

Love

Artie

Ps I told my girl you might text her to answer the text cuz it's for her.

Pause

The presence of God is revealed when we walk out of our captivity.

(Sometimes we go back into our captivity by going back to our problems)

Exodus 13:17-22

John 5:19

Presence of God:

vs. 21 Day- pillar of cloud

Night- pillar of fire

vs. 22 the pillar NEVER left the Israelites

Genesis 15:17-18

The Covenant

1. Saved

2. Walk with God daily (walk in His presence)

3. God walks us into a fire/battle

Exodus 14:1-31

Vs. 10

• PERCEPTION IS NOT REALITY
• It is not what you wear to battle but who is in/with us

"They were dressed and armed for battle" (NIV)

Exodus 14:1-4

PRIDE---> Pharaoh will think (thinking was his first problem) the Israelites are wandering the land in confusion vs.3

God hardened Pharaoh's heart:

vs. 4 He said He would

vs. 8 He did

Sometimes God lets us get in a trap so we can't run!

(For the Israelites the Red Sea was confusion and chaos)

God will speak in the middle of the confusion

What is in front of us can be just as scary as what is behind us

God gave us armor so we could walk with Him and we're not even going to use it for battle.

• He gave you your armor, your job, your degree, etc...

Only when we stand still will God let us stand on eagle's wings, run and not grow weary, run and not grow faint. But when we run, God HAS to come catch us.

Chaos____________________Death

in front behind

He opened the Red Sea (He ALYAYS provides a way out)

vs. 24 "The Lord looked down at the Egyptian army and threw them into confusion."

Exodus 15

They sang praises vs. 1

The Lord is a warrior vs. 3

• Selah- stand still...pause

Rev. 19:16 King of Kings

Lord of Lords

I NEVER KNEW: The Israelites took Joseph's bones with them!

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What is holding you back from seeing Jesus?

Write everything that is holding you back on windows so you can finally be free!

WE WILL NEVER GET IT TOGETHER WITHOUT GOD AND STAND IN HIS PRESENCE

"None But Jesus" by Hillsong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B63VGWMuYY&feature=related