Butterflies and Eagles

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Acts 2

Shazam!

Vs 38 repent

Used to introduce an epic moment, transformation.

God plants good dreams in to the human race.

God intends for our life story to be using the weak parts powerfully. 

1. The Church is supercharged by the Holy Spirit

Who is He?

The Holy Spirit if fully God.

How do you interact with the Holy Spirit?

With. In. Upon.

John 14:16-17

When someone is saved it's the Holy Spirit ringing the doorbell.

The most malnourished/ignored is the Holy Spirit being upon you.

Acts 1 : You shall receive power.

Empowers you to make the right decisions.

He's the one activating the gifts in your heart.

Without the Spirit we flutter around like butterflies, not soar like eagles!

Be being filled with the spirit.

Ongoing thing.

Supernatural power but natural in how it comes across.

What is is like to have the Holy Spirit : to have the help of a friend when you're trying to move.

The test if you're filled with the Holy Spirit:

1. Focus on Jesus.

2. Increased love.

Jesus has a submissive spirit to The Father.

Galatians 5:22

2. The Church is Global

There is only one church.

Ephesians 4:4-6

One body.

3. The  Church is Eternal

Communion

Common Union

Hebrews 12:22

Don't fall into the same ditch I did.

4. The Church is Forgiven

Sin : not doing what you should have done, and doing what you shouldn't have done.

Forgiveness is being let off the hook fully, forever, and freely.

Romans 8:15

The devil will try to trick you.

To the extent you feel forgiven you will be fearless.

Psalm 103:5

Get over yourself.

Yours, Mine, and Ours

Jennie Lusko - Fresh Life Church

BYOSO 

Bring Your Own Significant Other

When we choose to see the significance in us and in our significant other we will grow in our purpose and power.

Genesis 2:7 + 15 + 18 + 21-25

1. Understand The Significance of You!

God is creative, He loves to make something out of no one, He is a fashion designer.

Mathew Henry

She was not made out of his head but rather near his heart to be loved.

You are uniquely made.

God's breath on you and in you is what makes you special.

Ephesians 2:10

2. Choose To See The Significant Other

You can choose to see the significant.

Go back to the early days and remember why you were attracted in the beginning.

Be an expert in your spouse.

Be observant. The things he loves.

Choose to see the good, the love.

"Speak to the king and not to the fool." Alex Seeley

Philippians 2:3

If you're having a hard time with seeing the significance in your spouse, ask God to show you.

2. Love The Significance Of Your Role

You can change from sour too sweet.

You can grow to be the very best wife you can be.

Point the finger inward.

Galatians 6:5

Take responsibility for your own role.

Colossians 3:17

Psalm 26:11-12

As for me...

Love the significance of your role together.

Genesis 2:24 

Unity - to designate exclusively.

Fighting forward together.

Mathew 19:5

Both naked and they felt no shame.

Vulnerability is the key to intimacy.

Share, listen to your significant other.

Conflict in marriage.

Conflict is actually really important.

If we are on the same team, conflict is necessary and needed for growth.

Our ultimate role is a loving and intimate relationship to imitate Jesus and the church.

Baby Monsters

Levi Lusko  - Fresh Life Church

Judges 16: 16-20

Sampson

He discovered the power of monsters when you let them get big.

What happens when you don't keep a secret?

Declaring to God that you're dependent on Him.

Psalm 25

The secret

It started with a small compromise.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

There are temptations what we make harder on ourselves.

Not supposed to drink : Sampson was in the vineyard.

Not supposed to touch anything dead : getting honey out without touching the lion.

What is going on in your life that you're not telling people about?

Being evasive.

Almost touching dead things. Almost drinking alcohol.

Slowly desensitized.

There's always a call of God on your life.

Twenty years from now you could be scarily far from where God has called you.

The seed for every sin is in every heart.

How far can I stray from God but still technically be with Him.

Romans 13:14

Make no provision

Knowing sin wants to get in, and the enemy wants to mess us up, your thought should be a lifetime of pleasing God!

1 Corinthians 10:12

Sampson thought, I'm strong enough to handle this.

Do something crazy to your sin so that your sin doesn't do something crazy to you!

Anything that keeps me from Your will, I will treat like a tumor and cut it out!

Sampson was taken out.

It should scare you so bad that you're saying, 'I don't want that to be my story!'

When you ignore God's instruction you reject His protection.

After he was taken out he gets a fresh start. It took him losing his sight to really see how things were. Judges 16:22 the hairs of his head began to grow back. His story ends in humility.

It's not too late.

Your best days could come after your biggest failure.

Baby Monsters

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Huge horrible deeds come from teeny tiny seeds.

If it can be cut off at the pass it won't come to pass.

Genesis 4

Cain's story could be titled Making A Murderer

The day started with a baby monster. 

It first manifested at church.

Your worship life impacts all your life.

It's possible to go to church and approach church in the wrong way.

It's possible for your worships to feel like :

1. Religious Obligation

Hebrews 11:4 by faith Abel...what is not said of Cain is anything about faith.

Genesis 4:5 It can be bright with joy if you will do what you should!

2, Jealous Frustration

Cain wants to be treated like a man of faith but he's not willing to be a man of faith.

He wants the outcome without the obedience.

He wants the perks without the process.

A lot of people want Christianity without the cross.

Salvation is not broad, it is narrow.

3. Wicked Action

Genesis 4:7 sin is lying at the door...but you can conquer it!!

Things crouch to seem smaller.

The nature of sin is to hide itself.

James 1:4 evil desires give birth

Sin will always take you further than you want to go, stay longer, and pay more.

Be a victor over your sin or you'll be a victim of your sin.

James 4:7 resist the devil and he will flee from you.

4. Gracious Provision

Wonderful Counselor asking all these questions

Where in my life am I harboring or justifying sin?

Nothing disinfects like sunshine.

Bring sin too light.

Cleanse me from secret sins and show me my baby monsters.

Levi Lusko talks with Blake Mycoskie (Toms Shoes founder)

This is a conversation between Levi and Blake, because of this I tried my hardest to differentiate who said what, but some things are unclear.

Levi - we have a dichotomy, we choose success OR we make a difference.
It's not bad to want to be successful. The greater the blessing can be, the greater I can give.

Blake - the more you're blessed with success the bigger platform to make an impact.

Levi - you looked at tired things and breathed new life into them.

Blake - how do we do things better than we ever have before?

Garth Brooks song, "I thank God for unanswered prayers."
We hope and pray for things and say why, why me, why not?
If I had won The Amazing Race I wouldn't have created Toms.

Never miss an opportunity to try something new.

Sometimes God whispers and sometimes He shouts!

Levi - over and over the Bible talks about be fruitful and multiply.

Blake - if you want to build a business that has a giving aspect either don't do it at all or go all in.

Constantly push yourself, surround yourself with thinkers and people who constantly push you out of your comfort zone. But also rest. "Get read because I'm going to shout again."

Best memories are when it was the hardest.

I ask myself two questions :
If not us, who?
If not now, when?

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I purchased Blake's book, "Start Something That Matters" and took just a couple notes...

If you did not have to worry about money, what would you do with your time?

What kind of work would you want to do?

What cause would you serve?

The End Of Christmas

Levi Lusko -- Fresh Life Church

The End Of Christmas

Matthew 2

Christmas is complicated.

There were over 300 prophecies He needed to fulfill.

There are four cities involved in Jesus' birth story.

As elaborate and ornate as the story is, there's also a lunatic who was trying to end Christmas.

Flee to Egypt.

1. Herod's Plan : The Death Of Jesus

Am I going to stay on my throne or am I going to recognize the King of kings?

Genesis 3:15 you will strike His heel, but He will crush your head.

Between Eden to Bethlehem we have the devil trying to not get his head crushed.

Revelation 12

Matthew 2:19 Herod died.

God can always make a way when there seems to be no way.

God's Plan : The Death Of Jesus

Christmas is not a compliment. Christmas is about God having to send us a Savior.

"Of my own I lay it down."

Philippians 2:8

The most heroic thing you can do is live your life as a servant.

God knew that through Christmas He could put an end to death.

Fresh Life Fortified Women's Group Notes

We did a video study through Propel Women and these are the notes I took.
Because multiple women talked I don't always have who said what...

Prayer Life
"Prayer moves God, and when God is moved He moves mountains!" Christine Caine

"It's not about who's praying, it's the One who hears." Mercy

"Prayer changes things." Bianca

"God cares about it ALL!" Christine

"Prayer is not a monologue, it's a dialogue. Sometimes you need to listen, too." Mercy


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What we don't reveal can't heal.

Choose compassion over comparison.