S8: “God’s Love has your name on it”
April 12th, 2008
Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”
Your greatest need is to be loved. But we have Love Masks. Love Masks are things we put on to disguise our real need for love.
- Performance
- People
- Pity
- Position
- Physical Affection
- Pleasure
- Possession
- Problems
When we get our arms around God’s love and we know that it’s personal and it has our name on it, we can live life with no wants. And I can have no wants because…
- God knows me & He still loves me
- God also protects me
- God will guide us
You hear about this type of love.
- You receive God’s love
- You refill yourself with God’s love
- You reflect God’s love to others
Service 6: “Worship”
April 12th, 2008
1) Worship strengthens the heart
Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
2) Worship opens the heart
Matthew 13:9 “Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
3) Worship assures the heart
Psalms 48:1 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”
4) Worship refreshes the heart
Service 5: “Jesus, Your God or Your Father”
April 12th, 2008
Matthew 18:3 (KJV) And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Knowing How to view & interact with God as your father.
Knowing That God wants to bless you with your desires.
Psalms 37:4 (KJV) Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Using Wisdom concerning our desires is essential.
Ecclesiastes 6:2 (KJV) A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
God Knows His children were created like Him.
Genesis 1:26–27 [26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. [27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
- He understands our emotions, intellect, ect.
- He knows our needs, physical and spiritual.
- He knows our weaknesses and our strengths.
Why Do We keep asking for things we know we don’t need?
Why Do We measure His love by His giving us what we want?
Why Don’t We trust Him when He’s keeping things from us?
Service 4: “The Table, Part I”
April 12th, 2008
This message takes a panoramic look at the dinner table and examines what it takes to bring a special meal from inception to implementation. And then it challenges us to use that as a model for serving others.
The Church Is The Table Where People Come To Be Fed.
John 6:35 “…I am the bread of life.”
The Invitation: Who – The Hungry
John 4:34 “My food, …is to do the will Him who sent me to finish His work.”
Mature, New Christians, Hell Bound
The Preparation
John 21:18 “Feed my sheep.”
The Presentation
Matthew 9:37 “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.”
Service 3: Lifeline Vision Service
April 12th, 2008
Our Vision:
Our vision at Lifeline Church is to make a lasting impact upon the Metro Detroit area with the gospel message of Jesus Christ.
At Lifeline Church we desire to honor Jesus Christ, we are committed to the divine inspiration, and authority of the Scriptures.
And we are dependent upon the enabling power of the Holy Spirit to understand and apply them.
We seek to create an environment that will take you to the next level in your relationship with Christ.
We do this through relevant and powerful worship experiences, the result of these experiences is far more than truths learned and relationships made.
It’s life-change.
Church incorporates 10 core values:
- People matter to God and to us.
- The Gospel message transforms people’s lives.
- The goal of our ministry is to transform people into fully devoted followers of Christ.
- Ministry and evangelism must be carried out in a relevant way.
- People must be treated gently and respectfully.
- People need to be connected to a caring community.
- Every Christian has a God-given ministry.
- Everything we do for Christ must be done with excellence.
- Our church must have an evangelistic impact on our community.
- To accomplish our mission we must be willing to step out in visionary faith and take risks for God.