“APPOINTED TO GOD’S WORK” Mark 3:13-19

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

Are we serving God as a “go-fer,” extra hand, skilled labor or manager?

JESUS H_____-P__________ HIS REPRESENTATIVES. (V.13-14a)
1. Jesus Calls Only Those Whom He W________. John 3:16f Romans 3:23
2. Jesus P____________ Those Who Will Follow Him.
3. Jesus E_____________ Those Who Will Obey Him.
JESUS C___________________ HIS APOSTLES. (V.14b-19)
1. 1. Jesus will send the apostles on a T_______ Mark 6:6f
  2. Jesus gave them the H____ S_______ to complete their mission.
  3. The apostles were to D_______ totally upon God.
JESUS STILL CALLS, EMPOWERS & COMMISSIONS S__________
1. Salvation’s D_______ is still open to all believers in Christ.
2. The Holy Spirit still gives P_________ to believers of Jesus. Romans 8:28-31
3. True C______________ use their Time, Talent & Treasure to honor their Redeemer. Ephesians 2:10

Just as the apostles were given righteous work to do, every believer today is given good work to tackle and finish. Our work centers on telling others of freedom from sin and eternal life through Christ.

Let’s all be faithful servants of Jesus!

“THE UNCONVENTIONAL CHRIST” Mark 2:1-28

Posted on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

JESUS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL H____________.
1. Jesus healed F__________ (V.2)
2. Jesus healed the S_______ of People. (V.5) Romans 3:23 Mark 8:36
3. Jesus healed P___________ Ailments of People. (V.9)
  1. Jesus used unconventional M____________ to heal. Mark 1:41; 7:33; 8:23; John 9:6
  2. Jesus patiently sits in a…
JESUS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL L___________. (V. 13-14)
1. Jesus leads V_______________, though He is Lord of All.
2. Jesus Leads the C___________ to Righteousness.
3. God is faithful to T_____________ the heart of any person.
JESUS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL F___________. (V. 16-17)
1. God’s Law commands H_____________ in His people. Exodus 34
2. Man-made R____________ had been added to the law – 14 centuries.
3. Jesus came to redeem every P___________ in the world. John 3:16
4. Jesus accepted sinners who F______________
JESUS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL D__________________.
1. (V. 19-20) Jesus did not call people to keep T________________.
2. Christians are not saved by keeping Mosaic L______. 3:22-29
3. Jesus DID instruct His followers to FAST. Matthew 6:16-18
4. Christians have D________ to sin; are living for God. Romans 6:3f
JESUS IS THE UNCONVENTIONAL L__________. (V. 23-24)
1. Man-made laws enforced E____________ restrictions. Deut. 23:24-25
2. Exodus 23:12 = The Sabbath was for people to R____________ …
3. Matthew 12:5-7 The P____________ “break the Sabbath” for God.
4. Jesus claims to be L_________ of the Sabbath. We must be Unconventional Christians serving the Unconventional Lord.

“THE CRY FOR HELP” Mark 1:40-45

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

People are dying in their sin, but we have the cure – Jesus!

The Cry for Help in the F_______
1. The M___________ challenge… no drug stores. (Vs. 32 & 34)
2. God’s L_____ includes Health Rules.
3. The most dreaded disease was L____________.
  1. He was CONTAMINATED.
  2. He was CORRUPTED.
  3. Leviticus 13-14. But all still died from the curse of sin.
4. Jesus H__________ the desperate man (V.41-43) with caring love, compassion, conviction, and command.
5. What were the R________ of this encounter with Jesus? The leper received respect, was healed & commissioned, but disobeyed Jesus.
The Cry for Help Must Be Heard T_________.
1. L______ for God & people becomes the motivation for Christians.
  1. Jesus had C____________ on the needy, and His servants develop that nature and attitude. Matthew 25:34-40
  2. We P_______ for God to lead us in serving. Are we watching for open doors?
2. Are we willing to get D______ or sacrifice? No amount of time or effort is wasted when serving in the name of Jesus Christ.
3. The Leprosy of S_______ continues to infest the world.
  1. Romans 3:23; 6:23
  2. Satan is the instigator and promoter of breaking God’s Way. Genesis 3; I Peter 5:8
  3. Breaking God’s will occurs in multiple ways. Galatians 5:19f

“THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY” Mark 1: 21-29

Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

Where do you stand with the Voice of Authority?

Jesus Has Authority Over All P___________ Realms.
1. Jesus had power over S____________. Vs. 29-31; Luke 4:38
2. Jesus had power over D___________. Vs.40f
3. Jesus turned water into W_________. John 2
4. Jesus W_________ on water, filled fishing nets, fed hungry crowds ….
5. Jesus overcame D_________ as His greatest display of authority.
Jesus Has Authority Over All S_____________ Realms.
1. The T____________ of Jesus were astonishing to those who listened.
  1. Jesus is the W_____ of God who lived by His righteousness. John 1
  2. Jesus A________ the crowd at Capernaum with His teaching. V.22
  3. Jesus went to A___ of the synagogues of Galilee preaching. V.39
2. Jesus ruled over the D_________ spirits that plagued people. V. 23-27
  1. The evil spirit recognized the authority of Jesus.
  2. God’s purity will not T___________ any corruption or sin.
  3. Vs. 34 & 39 record Jesus E___________ demons.
3. Jesus came to give abundant L______ to every person. John 10:10
4. We must not allow sin to R______ us. Ephesians 5:10-18
Jesus Is the Authority Over All the U___________.
1. M_______ performed by Jesus & witnessed are testimony of His rule.
2. Jesus is the C______________ God who came into His creation. Genesis 1:3; John 1; Hebrews 1:2; Colossians 1:16-17
3. After His R_____________, Jesus could change, appear & disappear…!
4. Jesus A____________ to men after His ascension into heaven.
5. Jesus prophesied that this world will E_____. (Matthew 24:29f)

“LIFESTYLES OF THE RIGHTEOUS Pt 3; SHARE IN GOD’S CARE” Mark 1:12-20

Posted on September 19, 2021September 26, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

God Impels and Prepares His servants. He allows us to be tempted to sin, but gives triumphant victory over it through the Holy Spirit & His Word. And, God’s people SHARE IN GOD’S CARE. Matthew 28:20

God P_________________ Jesus on earth. (v. 11) John 3:16
1. God’s A____________ took care of Jesus… all of His needs. (13b)
2. Divine Protection C____________ with Jesus until the right moment when He gave Himself.
  1. The sacrifice of Jesus P_______ for all sin of all humanity.
  2. The S____ of people against God required one perfect sacrifice.
3. Previous Attempts to D_____________ Jesus had all failed.
  1. God was with Mary during her pregnancy.
  2. … Mary during her trip to Bethlehem, then her delivery in a barn.
  3. God delivered Joseph, Mary and Jesus from the sword of King Herod.
  4. God was with Jesus His entire life on earth.
God Protected the 1^st Century C____________ as it began.
1. The 12 A_____________ were protected by God in His Timing.
  1. Four disciples walked away from their J_______, trusting in Jesus. Psalm 37:3-5
  2. By the P__________ of Almighty God & the resurrected Lord Jesus, the apostles began spreading the message of life.
  3. The Book of A_______records some of the beginning of the church.
2. The L__________ of Paul, Peter, John & others record the faithful & continued personal care & protection of God. Ephesians 6:10-18
3. R__________ declares the victory of God & His children. II Peter 3:9-13
God C_____________ To Protect His Obedient Children.
1. The H______ S_________ continues to work in you who submit.
2. We practice L______ by helping each other. I Thessalonians 5:11
3. Hebrews 3:13-14
4. G__________ consistently is vital to our well-being. Hebrews 10:23-25
5. God’s A_______ are protecting His servants. Hebrews 11:14; Psalm 91

“Wisdom” 2 Timothy 3:16

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

2 Timothy 3.16 All Scripture is ___________________________ and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Mark 12.30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your ___________________ and with all your strength

1 Kings 18.21 If the Lord is God, ______________him; but if Baal is God, ___________________ him.

Psalms 34.8 _______________ and see that the Lord is good

1 Corinthians 6.2-3 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the ___________________?

John 7.24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge _______________________

James 1.5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives ______________________ to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you

Proverbs 2.6 For the Lord gives __________________

Proverbs 1.7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[^a^] despise ______________ and _____________________.

“The Name’s of Jesus” John 1:1

Posted on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

(John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with _______, and the Word was ________.

(Revelation 1:8) I am Alpha and Omega, the ________ and the ________, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

(Psalm 118:22) The stone which the builders __________ is become the Cornerstone

(1 Peter 5:4) And when the ________ ___________ shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away

(John 10:7) Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the _______ of the sheep

(John 1:14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of ________ and __________

(John 11:25) Jesus said unto her, I am the ________________, and the ___________: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

(Job 19:25) For I know that my ____________ liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

(1 John 2:1) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an _____________ with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

(Romans 11:26) And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the _____________, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

(Isaiah 40:5) And the _________of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it

(Acts 3:14) But ye denied the _______ _______ and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

(Mark 1:24) Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the _________ _________ of God.

(John 1:29) The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the ________ of ________, which taketh away the sin of the world.

(Isaiah 55:4) Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a _________and __________________to the people.

“Who is the Anti-Christ?” 2 Thessalonians 2.1-4

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

Ezekiel 28.1-5 But you are a mere ___________ and not a _________,

though you ___________you are as wise as a god.

2 Thessalonians 2 He will oppose and will ___________himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be _________.

2 John 2 18-19/22 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the ____________ is coming, even now many ____________ have come.

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—_____________ the Father and the Son

1 John 4 Dear friends, do not ___________ every spirit, but ____________the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. .

2 John 1.7 I say this because many ___________________, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Revelation 13 The beast was given a mouth to utter ____________ words and ________________ and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.

Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it ___________________ the inhabitants of the earth.

Revelation 19 The two of them were thrown alive into the ________________ of burning sulfur.

Revelation 20 And the devil, who ____________them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown.

Revelation 1 His __________ was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

Rev 5 The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and ___________________.

Rev 19 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the __________ _____ _________.

Rev 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

_______ ___ ________ AND _______ ___ _________

“LIFESTYLES OF THE RIGHTEOUS Pt 2 : TEMPTED, BUT TRIUMPHANT” Mark 1:12-20

Posted on August 22, 2021August 23, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

God’s people are tempted to sin, but are triumphant through Christ. I Corinthians 10:13

J_______ was Tempted, but Triumphant (v. 11)
1. Mark records that Satan T__________ our Savior.
  1. Satan tempted Jesus throughout ___ days.
  2. Jesus was among wild B__________.
  3. T_______ specific temptations are identified. I John 2:15-17
2. The Devil appeals to our W______________.
  1. Satan is the D____________ who twists, perverts & contorts.
  2. Satan A___________ when people are most vulnerable.
3. Jesus was T______________ over temptations. Hebrews 4:15-16
  1. Jesus paid A______________ to those who taught. Luke 2:46f; 4:16
  2. Jesus learned by asking Q______________.
  3. Jesus depended upon the H______ S_________ living within.
  4. God sent A_______ to take care of Jesus. Hebrews 11:14; Psalm 91
The D_____________ were Tempted, but Triumphant.
1. The Disciples were C___________ by the parables. Mark 4:34
2. All of the disciples F_____ A________ from Jesus. Matthew 26:31f
3. M__________ recall was promised to the disciples. John 14:25-26.
4. The Disciples were E_____________ with the Holy Spirit.
W__ are Tempted, but Triumphant Through Christ Jesus.
1. The I_______________ of Jesus is for all people. Matthew 11:28f
2. We may not U_____________ Psalm 105:4; James 1:5f
3. Christians who C_____________ their sin are forgiven. I John 1:9-10
4. Christians still receive God’s S____________. Acts 2:38
5. Christians are T__________________ in Jesus…

“LIFESTYLES OF THE RIGHTEOUS Pt 1 : IMPELLED AND PREPARED” Mark 1:12-20

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 by ValleyChristianChurch

J_________ was Impelled and Prepared. (v. 12-13a)
1. Impelled = Driven toward; forced to do; duty; unavoidable.
  1. Jesus left heaven in O______________ to His Father. Galatians 4:4f; Titus 2:11-14
  2. Jesus knew before C________________ that He would be coming.
  3. Jesus was impelled to do R___________.
  4. Jesus O_________ His heavenly Father in total submission.
  5. Jesus trusted in the S__________ to Help and Guide Him on earth.
2. Prepared: Jesus got ready for what was coming.
  1. From birth to age 30, Jesus L____________ in a sinful world.
  2. At age ___, Jesus knew He was getting ready… Luke 2:41f
  3. I________________ after being baptized, the Spirit impelled Jesus.
The D_______________ were impelled and prepared. (v. 16-20) They immediately accepted the call of Jesus.
1. Men R______________ under Mosaic Law; anticipated Christ.
2. John the Baptist’s C________ had been preparing everyone.
3. The G__________ record that Jesus had been preaching and performing miracles. Luke 5:1-10
4. The disciples received P_____________ instruction from Jesus.
5. Following Christ’s R_______________, they remained dedicated.
All who S_______ Christ Are Still Impelled and Prepared by God.
1. John 16:8f
  1. The Spirit T________ at our hearts and conscience to obey.
  2. The Spirit G______ believers into God’s truth. John 16:13 John 17:17
  3. P______________ the reading and study of God’s word.
2. D______________ of Jesus will share the Good News. John 1:40f
3. The Spirit P_____________ each Christian for work. Romans 12:4-8