James McDonald - Humble Yourself

John 13:1

1. When it's hardest to love, humble yourself.
Nowhere are we told to "be humble."

He was 'this close' to the cross and he washed the disciples feet.

2. When it's personal & painful, humble yourself.

Vs 3 changes from when to how

3. See the big picture

Authority
1. You will win
No weapon formed against you will prosper
2. You will exult
To show or feel a lively triumphant joy
"The victory dance"

Identity
Romans 8
1. You are loved!
2. You are accepted!
3. You are a conqueror!

4. Just do it
Humble yourself!
Humility is a do thing!
When Jesus washed the disciples feet, he did it with humility. Humility is a DO thing!
7 verbs :
Rose
Laid
Took
Tied
Poured
Wash
Wipe

Love Without Condition
1. Ask for help
2. Apologize first - no defense
3. Kneel with God in humble prayer
4. Admit you have a problem

Grace flows to humility.

5. Don't debate, just humble yourself.

Sorry Not Sorry : week 1

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Get Your But(t) Out Of It

Working on the art of the apology.

We hurt people that are closest to us.

We let people down.

We don't live in a perfect world.

James 3

If you could become the master of your tongue, you would never make mistakes.

It's not do you fail, it's how do you fail?

How you respond to the sin in your life is the most important thing about you?

Do you fail well?

Do you move forward in the correct direction?

The inability to apologize is what neutralizes so many of our relationships.

"I'm sorry."

Are two of the most abused and misused words in our vocabulary.

A non-apology is NOT an apology.

Our relationships require apologies.

2 Corinthians 7:10

There's more than one way to say sorry.

If we can figure out how to own our failures, they won't be able to control us.

3 elements that are necessary in a proper apology

1. responsibility

2. regret

3. remedy

Genesis 3:6-21

Phrase for week 1 : "Come clean."

We're all infected with sin.

We're sinners by nature & by choice.

Not focusing on what they did, rather what they did next.

Big picture : God said don't do something & they did it anyway...now it becomes relatable.

You can't be clean, if you won't come clean.

You will never be free of your guilt until you admit what you did.

1. You need to get your but(t) out of the trees your hiding among

The devil will condemn you over what he tempted you to do.

When you sin, run to Jesus.

When you sin, don't hide.

Hiding never helps!

Numbers - your sin will find you out!

God is the worst to play hide & seek with!

Sin gives you a false sense of assurance.

God gently asked, "where are you?" when he could have just killed him on the spot.

God wanted to give Adam a chance to confess.

Sin will make you think God is out to get you.

When you hear the voice of God you may hear a siren...it's not a police siren, it's an ambulance siren!

Proverbs 28:13

2. You need to get your but(t) out of the excuses you're hiding behind

We always lose when we try to excuse.

If there's an excuse in your apology then it's a sorry excuse of an apology.

Admit guilt and then shut up!

BUT is not allowed in our apologies.

When you add but into your apology anything you said before it you don't believe, you mean everything you say after it.

You can either apologize or give an excuse but you can't do both.

I'm sorry AND I won't do it again!

3. You need to get your but(t) out of those fig leaves you're hiding under

God can't clothe what you try to cover up!

Sin makes you do things that are stupid.

They covered themselves with fig leaves, which have been called itchy.

God hates hypocrisy.

Say you washed the outside of your dirty dish and continued to eat out of it, that's disgusting!

But it's the same with sin...you covering it up may make it look okay on the outside, but really you're dirty on the inside still.

God had such a better plan.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life!

Swipe Right : week 1

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Water Everywhere And Not A Drop To Drink

Learning to live carefully.

Exodus 15

Life and death and the power of our marriage beds.
Free from regret.

Vs 22
3 days in the wildness and had no water

Exodus 2:12
Moses looked left and right when he killed the man but forgot to look up.
We need to look to Heaven.

1. God wants you to have amazing sex!

God designed sex.
Genesis 2:24
The two shall become one flesh.

2. Sex is not just pleasurable, it's powerful!

3. The problem isn't having a sex drive, it's letting sex drive!

Nothing about the design of sex has changed, it's our attitude toward it that has changed.

We're so over-saturated that there's a diminished capacity for the enjoyment of sex.

The cross can make what is bitter taste sweet again!

Keep The Change : week 5

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Get Ahead of Yourself

Apathy ends where gratitude begins.

The potential released through lasting change.

2 episodes of David
1 Samuel 21:8-9
1 Samuel 17:48-54

1st episode : Goliath

David wasn't looking at the physical stuff, he was looking at the invisible.

Before he even got to the battle, he prepared himself first.
On his knees before Still Waters.
What does this show us? Worship before war!

2nd episode : King Saul

A few years have gone by since the battle with Goliath.

King Saul became jealous of David.
King Saul lacked in character.
He tried to kill David 6 times.
David would just dodge the spear and not retaliate.
Jonathan (David's best friend) told him to get out of town.
David spent 10 years on the run.
Nob was David's first spot to go - Nob was a sanctuary - where the Arc was kept.

God is more interested in saving lives than religious protocol!
Error on the side of grace!

Get ahead of yourself!
In a positive way!

Proverbs 4:26
Ponder the path of your feet and let all of your ways be established.

Am I where I want to be?

Getting by : succeeding with the least possible effort.
We're satisfied with too little.

God doesn't want you to get by...He wants you to get ahead.
He wants your cup to overflow.

You don't have to have a future that you don't like.
We reap what we sow.
We're capable of making decisions in the present that will influence what we will experience later.

WHAT YOU FIGHT THROUGH WILL FIGHT FOR YOU!!

1. Be courageous
David took the time to be still, then he RAN toward the giant!
Pick your battles...but run toward them!
You'll no longer have to be afraid of it anymore.

2. Be generous
The battle belonged to God.
The first thing David did was "tithe" the sword to God.
Then a few years later, he was able to receive the sword back.
What does my lack of giving keep God from giving me?

3. Be constant
Unchangingly faithful & dependable.
Don't be two-faced.
Be sincere.
Be steady.
Perform in private (just for God) and then you can perform in public.
You can't have tomorrow's victories without today's struggles.
Sing to the sheep!
What were you doing to honor God in private?
David had been faithful over the flock, so it wasn't anything new when he needed to defend God's flock (in killing Goliath).

4. Be loyal
David was loyal most of all to God.
At Nob David got bread (for his stomach) and a sword (for his struggle).
When you gather in God's house, every time you get bread & a blade.
God's word is a double-edged sword!
Max Lucado - Facing Your Giants
You know well the roar of Goliath.
Life your eyes giant-slayer.