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THE KINGDOM'S FALL (12 OF 14)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: Psalm1:1-3
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The Kingdom's Fall (12 of 14)
Series: The Story
Cal Jernigan
Psalm 1:1-3


Big Idea: God offers to free us from the guilt of our sins, not an escape from their consequences.

1) Opening Thoughts

a) Welcome and Greeting

b) Words of thanks for the church
i) Speak of the conflict
ii) It seems like a ''dishonor'' when someone thanks you for me not to pass it along.
iii) Speak of the responses
(1) From Special Needs Ministry
(2) From Az. Friends of Foster Care

c) All For One
i) We are one church...not five churches
ii) When we put our energy to something, what we are able to accomplish
iii) What would you be willing to sacrifice to advance the kingdom?
iv) Our Easter offering this year... To Buy Land In Queen Creek
v) We want to go ''all in'' on this... ''All for One!''

2) Getting Started

a) I read recently of a third grade teacher in rural Texas who was giving a test to her students. One of the questions on the test was this one:
i) List in order the four seasons in their order
ii) 67% of the third graders listed the seasons as:
(1) Dove season
(2) Deer season
(3) Quail season
(4) Turkey season.
iii) God bless the rural children of Texas! (My kind of people!)
iv) Ignorance sometimes is just plain funny!

b) Together as a church we have been seeking to understand The Story

i) This is the Bible, the story between Man and God

ii) It's a story we are becoming more and more ignorant regarding.

iii) People just don't know The Story. When asked...
(1) Some think Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
(2) Some think Sodom and Gomorrah were husband and wife.
(3) Some think an epistle is the wife of an apostle.
(4) Some think one of the Ten Commandments is freedom of speech.
(5) Others list the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luther and John.

iv) The Story, the true story, is something we are all better off knowing.
(1) Why?
(2) This is not something that benefits you by just cramming into your head.
(3) This is rather something ...

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