House Rules

House Rules

Dave Riddle - 9/18/2022

Key Passage: Ephesians 2:19

We are a family!

• Ephesians 2:19

  • …members of God’s household

  • oikos (Greek: οἶκος) - an inhabited house, a physical dwelling place. Also, the inhabitants of a house, all the persons forming one family - a household.

• Galatians 6:10

  • …do good to everyone, but especially to the family of God.

• 1 Timothy 3:15

  • God’s household=the church

• 1 Peter 2:4-5

  • A spiritual house

• Hebrews 10:19-21

  • Jesus is the head of our family

Gospel of Jesus – Priority 1!

• Romans 1:16

  • The gospel is the power of God that brings salvation!

• 1 Corinthians 9:16

  • Sharing the gospel is a necessity.

  • …Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.

God’s Greatest Commands

• Mark 12:29-31

  • Love God

  • Love People

God’s Great Commission

• Matthew 28:19-20

  • Make disciples, baptize, teach.

Genuine Discipleship

• Luke 9:23 - Follow me

  • Be on the same road

• Galatians 2:20 - crucified with Christ

  • We no longer live, but Christ lives in us!

Targeted Spiritual Development

• Luke 6:40

  • We should become more like Jesus

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  • The goal of our instruction is love.

The Word of God- Our Way of Life

• 2 Timothy 3:15-17

  • The Word changes us and equips us.

Hello my name is: Eternal Father

Hello My Name is: Eternal Father

Phil Woodman - 12/15/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6

The role of a good, loving father:

As a father, Jesus Disciples

• Deuteronomy 6:4-7

  • Teach your children diligently 

• Proverbs 22:6 - train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

• He showed them how to:

  • Spend time with God

  • Serve and love people

As a father, Jesus Disciplines 

• Mark 9:33-35 - who is the greatest?

• Mark 10:13-15 - let the children come!

• Mark 8:33 - get behind me Satan!

As a father, Jesus Empowers

• Luke 9:1-6 - sending the 12

  • He Listens

    • Luke 9:10 - they reported to Jesus all they had done.

  • He Celebrates Victories

    • Luke 10:17-18 - the 72 returned with joy...

  • He Comforts

    • Matthew 17:21

    • Matthew 14:22-33

As a father, Jesus Forgives

• Luke 15:11-32 - The Prodigal Son

  • V. 20 - “His father saw him and was filled with compassion...”

Easter Sunday 2019 - The Last Enemy

He Set His Face - The Last Enemy

Dave Riddle - 04/21/19

Key Passage: Matthew 28:1-10, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 42-45

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He resolutely set His face towards Jerusalem. 

• Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

Victory Over Death’s Defeat

• 1 Corinthians 15:3

Victory Over Sin’s Domination

• 1 Corinthians 15:3

It Displays the Power to Make a Comeback

• 1 Corinthians 15:4

• 1 Corinthians 15:43

It Shows the Reach of God’s Grace

• 1 Corinthians 15:45

Light of the World

He Set His Face - Light of the World

Dave Riddle - 04/07/19

Key Passage: John 9:1-38

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

• Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

A Four-Part Testimony

“The Man Called Jesus”

• Luke 9:8-12

• The simple story of what Jesus did in his life.

He’s a Prophet

• Luke 9:13-23

Man From God

• Luke 9:24-34

• The healed man is growing in his understanding of Jesus. First His name, then His role, and now where He comes from.

Son of Man

• Luke 9:35-38

• “I believe Lord!”

A Word of Woe to His Critics

He Set His Face - A Word of Woe to His Critics

Dave Riddle - 03/31/19

Key Passage: Luke 11:37-52

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

• Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

Torah - The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).

Talmud - The body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend. Not from scripture, but rabbinic tradition. 

Exposing the Hypocrites:

1. You’re the ones who are unclean

   • Luke 11:39-41

2. You’ve lost sight of the Law’s design

   • Luke 11:42

   • Love and justice take a back seat to tradition and legalism.

3. You’re preoccupied with status

   • Luke 11:43

   • Only concerned with what others think.

4. You’re actually a source of defilement

   • Luke 11:44

   • They thought they were a source of purity, but the opposite was the truth.

Challenging the Experts: 

1. Your teaching puts a burden on the people that is not from God.

   • Luke 11:46

   • “Woe” is not a term of vindictiveness, but of regret.

2. Like your ancestors you are in opposition to God’s message and messengers.

   • Luke 11:47

3. You are Kingdom-Inhibitors

   • Luke 11:52

   • You’re not just missing the point, you’re causing others to miss the point.

A Strong Word to Would-Be Followers

He Set His Face - A Strong Word to Would-Be Followers

Dave Riddle - 03/24/19

Key Passage: Luke 14:25-34

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

• Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

5 Examples to Illustrate 5 Marks of a Follower

1. Family: Love Jesus Supremely

   • Luke 14:26

   • Jesus uses hyperbole to show that nothing should rival the love we have for God.

   • If Jesus is the absolute priority of your life everything else will fall into place.

2. A Cross: Live to Die

   • Luke 14:27

   • Galatians 2:20

   • I no longer live but Christ lives in me

   • Our old self has to die.

3. A Building: All in, to the very end

   • Luke 14:28-30

   • From your entire life, for your entire life.

   • In every facet of life.

4. A War: Surrender to the more powerful king

   • Luke 14:31-33

   • It’s not about winning, it’s about surrendering.

   • How much confidence do you have in your own resources?

   • John 14:27 - Peace eirēnē (Greek: εἰρήνη) - a state of rest, denoting the absence or end of strife. It refers to a state of untroubled, I disturbed well-being. Peace; a state of natural tranquility. 

5. Salt: Reality matches identity

   • Luke 14:34-35

   • Are we marked by our decision to follow Jesus?