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Courage to Face the Lions

“Courage to Face the Lions” Sermon Notes Fair weather fans are looked down upon by sports enthusiasts. These are the fans who switch their allegiance based on their team’s performance. They love a team one week when all is well but then abandon them when they are not winning. This serves as a great analogy…

Counterfeit Faith

“Counterfeit Faith” Sermon Notes Soda enthusiasts will tell you they can tell the difference between Coca-Cola and a counterfeit version. There is a difference even if it is hard to tell. Our faith can be like that. Culture has counterfeit versions of what God offers but they are counterfeit, they aren’t the real thing! Lean…

Pride and Humility

“Pride and Humility” Sermon Notes Hindsight is 20/20. We know that. But what if we shifted our perspective? What if we trusted that God is brewing something right now in the midst of “Babylon’s reign”? In other words, we do not have to wait to look back at how God is piecing his plan together,…

Character

“Character” Sermon Notes Do you remember your parent or some sort of adult figure challenging you to not follow the direction of your peers? It used to go something like this: “If your friends jumped off a cliff would you, too?” There is a point to be made. For Daniel and his friends, being captives…

Exile

“Exile” Sermon Notes We live in a defining hour of history. The Western world and our country’s moral landscape have changed and are changing faster than we can keep pace. What was once wrong is now right and what was once unacceptable is now celebrated. We are living in a type of “Babylon” and the…

Kingdom Builders Child Hope Weekend

Kingdom Builders Child Hope Weekend “Jesus loves the little children.” We sing about this and we believe this. But what children are we speaking of? Do we only mean our kids? What about the kids that are elsewhere? This Sunday we are talking about some of the exciting and important opportunities we have with our…

Generosity Reset

Generosity Reset Did you know that the Bible talks about money almost 2,500 times? That’s a lot! And Jesus emphasizes it frequently in the gospels. The topic of money might not be the most savory on a Sunday morning, but because we care about following Jesus with every part of our lives we talk about…

Intentionality Reset

Intentionality Reset Have you ever felt like what you are doing is meaningless? That may sound melodramatic but often we need to reevaluate where we are at and ask ourselves: How do we reset our mindset on what matters most? Tierrasanta Campus Blank Notes Completed Notes Scripps Ranch Campus Blank Notes Completed Notes Ocean Beach…