AGAPE

Date: 2/19/2012 AM Service

Speaker: Billy Russell

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:6 NIV

"(Love)...Rejoices iwth the Truth" 

* "Love..."-

* "...does not delight in evil..."

* "...but rejoices with the truth"-

* "rejoices"-

*Agape _______us toward rejoicing and away from a bitter, complaining spirit in hte Body.

* "_________with"-

*Agape moves us ________ in relationship with others in the Body.

* "the truth"-

* Agape ____________us with the truth and calls us away from our own preferred versions of it.

* Agape _____________the mercy Truth brings.

* How will we "Rejoice with the truth" in our fellowship this week?

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AGAPE

Date: 02/12/2012 AM Service

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 -

Agape

AGAPE

Date: 2/05/2012 AM Service

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?

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Winter Bible Study of Ecclesiastes

Date: 1/29/2012 PM Service

Speaker: Bing Bayer

"Follow Jesus in 2012-Be Courageous"

Date: 1/29/2012 AM Service

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. 

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