The Rock of KC

- Matt 6:5-8, Luke 11:1-2 - Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven - God's not here to wait on me, I'm here to wait on God - so many of us come to God with a checklist of what we want or need without acknowledging that His will and timing be done - God doesn't exist for you, you exist for God - Matt. 6:11 - here we are looking to and depending on God for our daily provision - we need to go to God daily for our provision - daily dependence and communion with God - Matt. 6:12, Mark 11:25-26 - this is a key component to answered prayer - praying from a heart that is free from offense - unforgiveness blocks your prayer - you're the only person that can deal with your own offense - Prov. 4:24 - Matt. 6:13 - this recognizing we need to walk circumspectly, knowing the days are evil, our popensity to give into the flesh and be deceived by the evil one - similar to Psalm 141:4 - Matt. 6:13 - we conclude wiht reminding ourselves who's Kingdom it is, who the power belongs to and who the glory is for - whether we pray petitionary prayers, intercessory prayers, contemplative prayers, prayers of supplication, prayers of thanksgiving, prayers of agreement, prayers of declaration we are reminded we are to honor the name of God, we are depending on His power, His provision, His glory to come forth. We are believing to be led in righteous paths, walking in forgiveness as we are forgiven and believing for His Kingdom to be established.

- Matt. 6:5-8, Luke 11:1-2, Ps. 148:13 - consider making a prayer plan or life will happen and our intentions will not turn into actions - 1 Sam. 25:25 - people lived out their names - the meanings behind God's names reveal the central personality and nature of the One who bears them - El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) - El Elyon (The Most High God) - Adonai (Lord, Master) - Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah) - Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) - Jehovah Raah (The Lord My Shepherd) - Jehova Rapha (The Lord That Heals) - Jehova Shammah (The Lord Is There) - Jehova Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness) - Jehova Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You) - El Olam (The Everlasting God) - Elohim (God) - Qanna (Jealous - as in a marriage relationship) - Jehova Jireh (The Lord Will PRovide3) - Jehova Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) - Jehova Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

- Matt 6:16-18, 9:14-15 - fasting is the voluntary abstaining from food sometimes liquids for spiritual purposes. To take the time you would normally spen in preparation and give it in pursuit of God, His Kingdom, His ways. It is giving up the pleasure of food which is good for the greater good of seeking God and His Kingdom. - why fast? 1. a greater expression of contrition, humility, urgency, repentance (Mark 8:34-35) 2. as an expression of greater dependency on God - fasting will help you draw closer to God (Ps. 35:13, Matt. 17:21) 3. as an expression of greater danger (2 Chron. 20:1-4, Esther 4:3-16) 4. as an expression of a greater longing for the work of God to be done on the earth 5. as an expression of greater clarity in prayer (Isa. 58:4, Dan 9:1-3, Joel 2:12-13) 6. as an expression of an approved ministry (2 Cor. 6:4-5) 7. as an expression of greater love and devotion (Ps. 63:1-8)

- Romans 13:1-14 - we will never be free of the debt of love - to walk in love is to walk in the light - Psalm 119:105 - Paul says we are to walk in light, we are to put off: 1. Komos - translated revelry - late night carousing, partying 2. Methe - translated drunkenness, intoxication 3. Koite - the idea behind the word for lewdness is "the desire for a forbidden bed." It dexcribes the person who sets no value on sexual purity and fidelity 4. Aselgiea - lust has the idea of a man who is lost to shame. They no longer care what people think and flaunt their sin openly, even proudly. 5. Eris - translated strife: contention, wrangling 6. Zelos - translated envy: excitement of mind, fervor of spirit, the fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal an envious and contentious rivalry, jealousy - jealousy is: "standing at the bottom o fthe mountain saying it is not fair that you are at the top" - envy: "says not only is it not fair you are at the top of the mountain since I cannot be then you are not going to be either."

The Rock of KC is a church without walls for all generations located in Kansas City, MO. We meet for our coporate worship at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday mornings. RockKIDS! and children's classes are available at as well. You should expect friendly people who are excited about getting together to worship, a dynamic message, and a pastoral team who are dedicated to serving the body and bringing God's message to the world! We want you to come as you are and be free to worship with us. We have no dress code, no strict guidelines, or list of accomplishments to be completed before your first visit. Wear your suit, wear your flannel, wear your shorts! All we ask is that you come with a heart ready to worship and a decency for those around you!

- Luke 2:1-7 - Jesus' coming changed history: we number our calendars by it, it's the largest religious celebration of the year - Luke 10:27 - without Christmas, something far worse wouldn't have happened: Christ would not have come - there would be no God with us - no salvation from our sin (Isa. 53), no victory over Satan (1 John 3:8), evil would triumph (Isa. 9:6) - there would be no hope for today or tomorrow (Luke 2:10-11, John 1:1-14, Rom. 11:33-34) - 2 Cor. 5:17 - there is no new life - no starting over - John 3:16-17 - John 1:12 - 1 Peter 3:18 - John 1:12

The Rock of KC is a church without walls for all generations located in Kansas City, MO. We meet for our coporate worship at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday mornings. RockKIDS! and children's classes are available at as well. You should expect friendly people who are excited about getting together to worship, a dynamic message, and a pastoral team who are dedicated to serving the body and bringing God's message to the world! We want you to come as you are and be free to worship with us. We have no dress code, no strict guidelines, or list of accomplishments to be completed before your first visit. Wear your suit, wear your flannel, wear your shorts! All we ask is that you come with a heart ready to worship and a decency for those around you!

- God can call you out on what man created - Matt. 14:25-33 1. take courage - take it because it's not in you, fear is - it's when you step into incertainty that you grow in faith 2. step forward - we have to take one small step at a time - what is it that Jesus is calling you to step out and step into? - even when Peter took his eyes off Jesus, Jesus never took His eyes off of Peter 3. stay focused - your going to have moments in your walk where you begin to sink a little but you can cry out to Jesus and immediately He'll pull you up and get you back on to what it is He's called you to do - it's amazing how God will use you if you allow Him - God uses our storms as His path to reach us, and if we cry out to Him, He'll be there

- it's one thing to hear faith, it's another to do faith - James 1:19 - a wise man is quick to listen - Gen. 1:1-3,6,9 - God says something and it happens - Rom. 10:13-14 - how do you find answers? 1. hear 2. believe 3. call 4. saved - it's not how spiritual we are, it's how powerful God is - what is that thing God's calling you to? - your faith journey is so much more than you - sometimes when you step out in faith, it doesn't work out the way you expected - the same way you get saved, is the same way you're provided for

- if there is one sin that is most prevalent today, it's the sin of ingratitude - gratitude is a spirit of thankfulness, of praise, of appreciation - attitude - is a settled way or pattern of thinking - servanthood and entitlement are both attitudes - 1 Thess. 5:14-19, Phil. 4:4-9 - gratitude is possibly the greatest of all attitudes - when you are grounded in gratitude, it affects positively all your other attitudes - gratitude puts your focus on what you have - not on what you don't have - regret stops the flow of gratitude - cultivate thankfulness (Col. 3:12-17) - a grateful/thankful heart must be cultivated - steps to cultivate a grateful attitude: 1. fight familiarity - it causes leaks in the gratitude bucket 2. remember what you have - never let the things you want keep you from forgetting what you have 3. fill your conversations with words of gratitude - lead your feelinds with your words, many negative feelings are based in lies - Ps. 50:23, Matt. 16:26

- Ez. 37:1-3 1. Transformation begins at the end - the life God has for you cannot and will not compete with the life you want to live. One has to die for the other to truly live. - do you want true change in your life? - John 5:1-9 - the pool is the only method to healing the man knows about - God's never going to force His change on you - Jesus is not only your guide to transformation but He is also your source to transformation - it's a continual transformation - God sees your transformation before you do - Rom. 12:1-2 NLT - change the way you look at things 2. Transformation activateds through action - can you do it? - the calling of God is the enabling of God - when God says to do something, you now have the power to do it - no matter how many times before you've tried and failed in your own strength - God's not setting you up to fail, He's setting you up to succeed - Ez. 37:4-8 - you've got to boldly speak God's promises into your life - God invites you into your transformation process - you and I get to be in on our transformation process - take up your mat, becase you're not going back to the way things were before - God is not going to force the change on you, you can limit how far God takes you - "I know who I amd and I know what I believe" Will Smith 3. Transformation is a process (Ez. 37:9-14) - take your eyes off of your imperfection and on to Jesus 4. Transformation is continual (2 Cor. 3:18)

- before grattitude can flow, ungrattitude must go - Rom. 1:18-32 - Paul's argument: 1. God's wrath is revealed against the whole human race because we are all born with an innate knowledge of God which we willfully suppress (v.18) 2. God has made himself plain to all men so that they are without excuse (v. 19:20) 3. by turning away from God, we turned to idolatry (v. 21-23) - Results: 1. moral impurity (v. 24-25) 2. dishonorable passions (v. 26-27) 3. total social breakdown (v. 28:32) - "God gave them up" which speaks of a judicial act of God whereby he hands man over to the natural conseque3nces of his own disobedience - the problem with the human race is not a lack of knowledge; the deeper problem is ignoring the knowledge we already have - first we receive from God's hand daily blessings without ever giving thought as to where they come from - second, we grumble about what we don't have - Ps. 100, 69:30-32 - magnify: it can mean to make something appear greater than it is, as with a microscope or a magnifying glass, or it can mean to make something that may seem small or insignificant appear to be as great as it really is - we are not called to be microscopes, but telescopes (Rom. 1:20-21, Eph. 1:18-19, Ps. 103:1-2)

The Rock of KC is a church without walls for all generations located in Kansas City, MO. We meet for our coporate worship at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday mornings. RockKIDS! and children's classes are available at as well. You should expect friendly people who are excited about getting together to worship, a dynamic message, and a pastoral team who are dedicated to serving the body and bringing God's message to the world! We want you to come as you are and be free to worship with us. We have no dress code, no strict guidelines, or list of accomplishments to be completed before your first visit. Wear your suit, wear your flannel, wear your shorts! All we ask is that you come with a heart ready to worship and a decency for those around you!

- God wants to bless us so we can bless others, God wants all of us to be generous givers - 1 Tim. 6:18 Message - God wants us to live extravagantly generous lives - "Do something for someone that can't do anything for you" John Bunyan - Prov. 11:25 - the good samaritan parable - Luke 10:25-37 - God's love isn't restricted by boundaries of people groups - we are called to love, no matter what - 3 marks of a generous life 1. he had pity or compassion - love that looks beyond itself is a mark of compassion 2. he took time with him (v. 34) - time is the largest commodity we possess - more important than money; what are you spending your time on? Prov. 11:24 3. this gentleman used his time, talents and his treasure - he went over and above to care for this stranger - "when you get giving right, everything e3lse will fall into place" Billy Graham - freely give, freely receive - benefits of generosity (2 Cor. 8:8) 1. favor of God (Ps. 112:5, Deut 15:10-11) 2. real prosperity will come to those who are generous (Prov. 22:9) 3. legacy of impact - what we do today can go into the future - what we do with what's in our hands makes a difference

- Luke 13:6-9 - this parable refers to the peopole not producing any fruit - now is the time to get right with God becauxe we don't know how much time we have left - consumerism, in the business sense, is a concept based on customer satisfaction however God rules in Biblical Christianity - not the customer - Biblical Christianity is sold out to the rule of God - Biblical Christianity encompasses all that is necessary for man-kind to know and do in order to be reconciled to Him, to please Him daily, and to live with Him for all eternity - consumerism is about consuming but not producing - consumerism is about the deceitful and self-serving heart of man (Gen. 3:1-6) - consumerism is about wanting all the benefits and blessing without any of the responsibility - in consumer christianity it is about convience and not sacrifice (Matt. 10:38) - in consumer christianity there is no towel ministry (John 13 - Jesus picked up a towel) - we need to make ourselves useful - in consumer christianity the motto is the "consumer is king" not "Jesus is King" (Luke 6:46, 1 Cor. 6:19) - in consumer christianity the question is not "Lord, where do you want me", but rather, "here is what I want, do you have it?"