Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV

"(Love)...keeps no record of wrongs."

• "Love is..." -
• "Keeps" -
• "No Record" -
• "of Wrongs" -
• Ways to Practice AGAPE this week in our Fellowship:

1. ___________ Record Keeping - 

2.__________________ Expectations -

3. Increase ___________________ - 

4. ____________________ short Accounts -

Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4a NIV

"Love is Patient, Love is Kind" (1 Corinthians 13:4a NIV)

What is Agape love?

* "Love is..."-

What does Agape look like in Jesus' Church?

* "Patient..."-

* "Kind..."-

What will we do this week to strengthen Agape in our Fellowship?

Speaker: Bing Bayer

Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: Matthew 10:24-33

* Introduction: Given the mission realities and risks in Matthew 10, courage is required because following Jesus is    a surprising adventure!

* Our fears may be dismissed and ourcourage strenthened becaue:

1. Jesus has taken the same risks (vv. 24-25; Hebrews 4:14-16).

* Action Step: ________Jesus blazed the trail.

2. Jesus will give us what we need when we need it (vv. 26-27; cf. vv. 19-20).

* Action Step: ______fearing needlessly.

3. God is truly the One to be feared (v. 28).

* Action Step: _______fear in the right place.

4. God takes care of His creation, including us (vv. 29-31).

* Action Step: ____God to provide.

5. jesus will be our Advocate (vv. 32-33).

* ActionStep : Get my ___________straight now. 

Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: Matthew 19:17-23

"Be on your guard...all men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

-Jesus (Matthew 10:17,22NIV)

* Introduction: Following Jesus can be dangerous and risky. So, in addition to being "shrewd" (wise) and "innocent" (with integrity) (Matthew 10:16), Jesus warns us to have our eyes wide open to the reality of discipleship risks. We must both be aware and beware as we follow Jesus in 2012.

* In the face of discipleship realities and risks, Jesus commands us:

* Be on ________against the enemies of the gospel (vv. 17-18)-

* Be ___________to the Holy Spirit's leadership (vv. 19-20)-

* Be ___________to the gospel's effects (vv. 21-22a)-

* ___________: "Stand firm to the end" (vv.22b-23)-

* How do we make disciples with these realitites in mind?

* We ___________the cost of discipleship.

* We prepare and _____________one another for our mission.

* We practice daily obedience to the teachings of Jesus.

* We preach and teach the __________ - _____________messge of Jesus.

* Concluding Questions: Knowing these realities, are you prepared to follow  Jesus in 2012?

Speaker: Bing Bayer

Speaker: Bing Bayer

Text: Ecclesiastes

Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: Matthew 10:16 NIV

"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, Therefore be as shrewd (wise) as snakes and Innocent as doves."  -Jesus to the 12 disciples (Matthew 10:16 NIV)

* Introduction: We have a mission in 2012: Follow Jesus, In Matthew 10, Jesus offers an unsettling declaration and a surprising proverb so His followers will persuasively understanding the need for wisdom to accomplish their mission. If we are "sheep" and there are "wolves" and Jesus is "sending" us out among them, what does it mean to "be as shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves"?

* An unsettling declaration:

* A surprising proverb:

* "Be Wise" in 4 Areas (Matthew 10:5-16):

1. _____________-

2. _____________-

3. _____________of Decision -

4. _____________-

Speaker: Bing Bayer

Text: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20

Thesis: money and possessions ______bring lasting satisfaction, but have many drawbacks.

Verse 10: Money is ______,

Verse 11: Money draws ______,

Verse 12: Money brings ______,

Verse 13-14: Money adds _________________,

Verse 15-16: Money ___________at death.

Verse 17: Money can bring ________________,

Verse 18-20: Concluding exhortation: _____________,   _____________, and  ____________,

1 Timothy 6:6-10: Be godly with ___________for money is _________to our relationship to God

1 Timothy 6:17-19: Do not put hope in ______________, but hope in _____________; be rich

in ____________.

Speaker: Rodney Reeves

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3