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THE GIFT OF A PRESENCE (4 OF 4)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 36:18-19
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The Gift of a Presence (4 of 4)
Series: Gifts
Cal Jernigan
2 Chronicles 36:18-19
1) INTRODUCTION
a) Welcome and Merry Christmas
i) We are so honored to have you celebrate the birth of Christ with us tonight
ii) Some of you are with us every week, others are our very special guests today
iii) Whichever you are... you are very welcome here.
b) Before you leave tonight, we want to give a gift to each and every family here tonight.
i) The Book: The Circle Maker
(1) Show Book Cover
(2) This is a really good book!
ii) The reason we want to give it to you?
(1) We want to invite you to join us for a new series we are beginning on the first weekend in January.
(2) It's a journey that we're going on as a church; we would love to have you be a part of it with us
iii) The Series is called: Prayer Circles
(1) Wouldn't you love to pray in such a way that you were confident that God would respond?
(2) If there was a secret to prayer, wouldn't you want to know it?
(3) This is what we are going to talk about in this series!
iv) The author, Mark Batterson, will be our special guest on February 8-9
(1) He will bring the final message in this series.
(2) This is something we are confident you and your family are sure to benefit from and we want to make sure that you know you are welcome! You are!
2) The Story of the Bible
a) Two interesting realities I've learned from being a Pastor
i) Most people I've talked say they have a hard time understanding the Bible
(1) They say to me, exasperatedly, ''It's just too complicated to grasp!''
(2) They share that they've tried to read it and they just couldn't ''get it''
ii) Most people would say that, while they know the details of the Christmas story, they just don't understand how it ''fits'' into the rest of the Bible.
(1) Most people would say that the Christmas story is something they are very familiar with
(2) It's about a guy named Joseph, a woman named Mary, and a baby born in a ...
Series: Gifts
Cal Jernigan
2 Chronicles 36:18-19
1) INTRODUCTION
a) Welcome and Merry Christmas
i) We are so honored to have you celebrate the birth of Christ with us tonight
ii) Some of you are with us every week, others are our very special guests today
iii) Whichever you are... you are very welcome here.
b) Before you leave tonight, we want to give a gift to each and every family here tonight.
i) The Book: The Circle Maker
(1) Show Book Cover
(2) This is a really good book!
ii) The reason we want to give it to you?
(1) We want to invite you to join us for a new series we are beginning on the first weekend in January.
(2) It's a journey that we're going on as a church; we would love to have you be a part of it with us
iii) The Series is called: Prayer Circles
(1) Wouldn't you love to pray in such a way that you were confident that God would respond?
(2) If there was a secret to prayer, wouldn't you want to know it?
(3) This is what we are going to talk about in this series!
iv) The author, Mark Batterson, will be our special guest on February 8-9
(1) He will bring the final message in this series.
(2) This is something we are confident you and your family are sure to benefit from and we want to make sure that you know you are welcome! You are!
2) The Story of the Bible
a) Two interesting realities I've learned from being a Pastor
i) Most people I've talked say they have a hard time understanding the Bible
(1) They say to me, exasperatedly, ''It's just too complicated to grasp!''
(2) They share that they've tried to read it and they just couldn't ''get it''
ii) Most people would say that, while they know the details of the Christmas story, they just don't understand how it ''fits'' into the rest of the Bible.
(1) Most people would say that the Christmas story is something they are very familiar with
(2) It's about a guy named Joseph, a woman named Mary, and a baby born in a ...
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