Immanuel Baptist Church Corbin, Ky

MagiQuestMatthew 2:1-12Numbers 24:17 “I see him, but not now;    I behold him, but not near.A star will come out of Jacob;    a scepter will rise out of Israel.Isaiah 60:1-6 ESVArise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,    and thick darkness the peoples;but the Lord will arise upon you,    and his glory will be seen upon you.3 And nations shall come to your light,    and kings to the brightness of your rising.4 Lift up your eyes all around, and see;    they all gather together, they come to you;your sons shall come from afar,    and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.5 Then you shall see and be radiant;    your heart shall thrill and exult,because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,    the wealth of the nations shall come to you.6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,    the young camels of Midian and Ephah;    all those from Sheba shall come.They shall bring gold and frankincense,    and shall brin

The Son of JosephMatthew 1:18-251. The character of Joseph.2. The charge to Joseph.Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”3. The courage of Joseph.

Freedom to be Generous Matthew 25:14-30 (ESV) Greed begins where contentment ends. Debt accrues where Greed prevails. James 4:1-4 What causes and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with , that you may spend what you get on your. 4 You , don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” Proverbs 21:26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. Matthew 25:14-30ESV14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants[a] and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents,[b] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at

Freedom From DebtMatthew 6:25-34Greed begins when contentment ends.Proverbs 22:7 “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.1. Seek God.Psalm 24:1 Of David. A psalm. The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it”2. First His Kingdom.Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”3. Save with the future in mind.Proverbs 21:20NLT The wise have wealth and luxury,but fools spend whatever they get.Pr 30:25 Ants are creatures of little strength,    yet they store up their food in the summer;Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?    When will you get up from your sleep?10 A little sleep, a little slumber,    a little folding of the hands to rest—11 and poverty will come on you like a thief    and scarcity like an armed man.4. Spend with a planProverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent lead

Greed - a selfish and excessive desire for more.1. Greed is a heart issue.“Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.” Thomas AquinasProverbs 23:4-5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;    do not trust your own cleverness.5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,    for they will surely sprout wings    and fly off to the sky like an eagle.2. How Greed controls you.Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”3. Freedom from Greed.AW Tozer in the Pursuit of God, “There is within the human heart a tough fibrous root of fallen life whose nature is to possess, always to possess. It covets `things' with a deep and fierce passion. The pronouns `my' and `mine' look innocent enough in print, but their constant and universal use is significant. They express the real nature of the old Adamic man better than a thousand volumes of

Keep Calm in Troubling Times November 5, 2023 Philippians 4:1-9 • There are different levels of anxiety. • Some temperaments are more prone to worry than others. • There is a difference between anxiety & concern. • We worry about different things but most of us struggle in one area or another. The Command: “Do not be Anxious.” • Worry is a Sin because it is Harmful to us. • Worry is a sin because it’s a poor witness to others. • Worry is a sin because it insults God. The Cure: “For anxiety requires we Transform our Thinking.” To Transform your Thinking from Anxiety to Peace: 1) Memorize Scripture. “I have hidden your Word in my Heart that I might not sin against God.” —Psalm 119:11 2) Face the Worst... and Trust God will Sustain You. “Even if He slay me, I will Trust Him.” “The Lord is able to deliver us from the fire, but even if He doesn’t, we will Trust Him.” —Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego —Job “Even if I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil.” —David “We will not fear even if

His Word > My ExperienceBe aware when there is dissonance. Identify the truth in the bible.3. Anchor your thoughts and actions to the truth found in the bible.Why am I here? ------ purpose Why is there so much pain in the world? ------ problemAm I loved? ------ planPsalm 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in families, 

The Need (Esther 4:1-7)The Cost (Esther 4:8-11) The Plan (Esther 4:12-14)IV. The Response (Esther 4:15-17)

Spiritual Contributor > Spiritual ConsumerEphesians 2:1-10You have a purpose beyond yourself.Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.You are prepared for that purpose.Ephesians 4 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Spiritual contributor > Spiritual consumerA consumer is focused on self.Ephesians 22 As for you, yo

A Church of LifeGroupsActs 2:4242 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Why:We come to know God and bring Him glory.174 I long for your salvation, Lord,    and your law gives me delight.175 Let me live that I may praise you,    and may your laws sustain me. Psalm 119We come to know ourselves and grow in righteousness.11 I have hidden your word in my heart    that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119We learn direction in life.“Your word is a lamp to my

Authentic Community > Independent LivingShow me your friends and I will show you your future.Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.Acts 9:26-2826 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a] but they tried to kill him. 30 When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.1. Life is better together.Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.2am FriendsActs 11 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look

Forging Friendships2 Timothy 4:9-22 “We are born looking for someone looking for us.” Curt ThompsonMain idea: Friendship is forged by grace and love as we do life together. (Read through the passage commenting as we walk through it)9 Do your best to come to me quickly, 10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.14 Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. 15 You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that thro

Running Through the Tape2 Timothy 4:6-81. Present situationPhillippians 1:3 “I have the desire to depart and be with Christ.”Romans 8:18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”Charles Spurgeon, “To come to thee is to come home from exile, to come to land out of the raging storm, to come to rest after long labor, to come to the goal of my desires and the summit of my wishes.”2. Past victoriesThere is a battle to fight.There is a purpose to live.Hebrews 12:1b “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us”There is a treasure to guard.“Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” 2 Timothy 1:143. Future glory2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

Tell Everyone2 Timothy 4:1-5Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18.2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the wordProclaim the truth of Scripture as one who will be held accountable. 1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.“be prepared in season and out of season”2. Be ready to preach the truth of Scripture.“Correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.  3. Preach the Scriptures with a broken heart.3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears

The Bible2 Timothy 3:14-17 “Christianity is the religion of a Book.” – Arthur Pink“At any price give me the book of God. Let me be a man of one book.” – John WesleyThe nature of Scripture is divine.“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” Isaac NewtonThe unique revelation of Jesus.Claims it is from God.Fulfillment of prophecy.The power of the message.The unity of the message.Trans-cultural appeal of the message.The honesty of the bible.  VIII.Superiority to other literature.Pragmatic test of experience.The translation process.The purpose of Scripture revelation.BelieveAct“The bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the bible.” Dwight L. MoodyThe effect of Scripture is powerful.Saves youEquips you“Scripture is the chief means which God employs to bring ‘the man of God’ to maturity.” John Stott

Last Days2 Timothy 3:1-9The folly of lovers of self.The fakeness of lovers of self.The failure of lovers of self.

Make Your Life Count2 Timothy 2:22-261. Cleanliness is necessary for usefulness.20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.2. The privilege of useless is tied to the pursuit of righteousness.22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 3. Righteousness leads to effective evangelism.23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their se

The Unashamed Workman2 Timothy 2:14-19Stay Hungry• TAWG• PRAY• COMMUNITYJohn 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.It's ok to have questions, it's not ok to push your speculations.A good worker:• Stays hungry• Stays focused• Stays sharpWhat is your next step with Jesus?                  .