Immanuel Baptist Church Corbin, Ky

The Compassionate Expression of SorrowLamentations 3Lamentations 31 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the Lord’s wrath.2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.8 Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.9 He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.10 Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,11 he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.12 He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.13 He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.14 I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.15 He has filled me with

Bear One Another’s BurdensGalatians 6:1-10 (ESV)Share the load.Matthew 22: 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”Be willing to get dirtyThere is a return on investment.

Admonish One AnotherRomans 15:14-1514 And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. Romans 15:14 NASB“We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.” Colossians 1:28 NASB14 And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish ONE ANOTHER. 15 But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given to me from God.” Romans 15:14-15 NASB1. Have the right motive.Galatians 6:1 NIV Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.“Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day

Spur One Another OnHebrews 10:19-25Draw near to God.Persevere in the faith. Grow by being accountable. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:6

Love One Another John 20:11-18 “For God so gave “ life.” John 3:16 loved the world, that he in him should not perish but have eternal his only Son, that whoever believes Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” John 13:1 “You knew the full extent of their weakness, so you showed them the full extent of your love. Washing their feet was a prelude to washing their hearts. Water sufficed for the first, your lifeblood was required for the second.” --Scotty Smith “A . As “ life “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30 ram and has new command I give you: Love one another I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love no one

The Red Carpet1. The Motives of the Crowd2. Our King is Humble3. To ride with the King, you must die like the King

The ChurchMatthew 16:13-20Our faith is based on the divine claims of Christ.36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2Our church is built by Jesus.1 Peter 2 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ 6 For in Scripture it says:“See, I lay a stone in Zion,    a chosen and precious cornerstone,and the one who trusts in him    will never be put to shame.”[b]Our enemy is already defeated by Jesus. Romans 8 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Let’s Go!John 4:1-421. The Gospel is the good news of redemption.God created Man sinsJesus diedWe Respond“When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. John 18:62. The power of the Gospel changes your life.3. A life changed shares the Gospel with others.Barriers:What are people going to think of me.They know my past.What if I can’t answer all their question’s.I’m an introvert, not my giftedness.Rebeca Pippert “Being an extrovert isn't essential to evangelism - obedience and love are.Charles spurgeon Oh, my brothers and sisters in Christ, if sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies; and if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay, and not madly to destroy themselves. If hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for.The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.- Carl Henry

Master Your Money1. The Dangers of Money 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who WANT to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the LOVER OF MONEY is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, EAGER for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefsThe trap of debt.b. The trap of self-sufficiency.Deuteronomy 8: 17 You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.c. The trap of the enemy.2. The Purpose of Money a. Conform His power.10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to stor

Don’t Waste Your LifeJOY (Jesus, Others, You)Galatians 5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, BUT through love serve one another.“Christian maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.” - RootedGod uses people. 1 peter 4:10 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”God uses unlikely people 1 Samuel 16 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the so

You Were Made For ThisActs 6:1-71. Saved to Serve 2. The Spirit is our SourceActs 6:5a, ESV: And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Full – completely occupied, abounding in, completeFaith – trust, belief, confidence fidelityHoly Spirit – breath, wind“He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.” Acts 11:243. Saved to Share“So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.” Acts 6:7 NIV8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition aroseOn that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Acts 8:1b4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed