"Going Local: On Time"

Psalm 90:1-12
"Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men.
For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning- though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.
We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan.
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

Notes taken from Isaac Hunter's sermon (09/20/09):

*"You have never locked eyes with someone who does not matter to God."
*"God's vision is what is setting the agenda for our day."
*"The word 'someday' is one of the most dangerous words. 'Someday' never comes. This is the day the Lord has made."
*"Being busy is different than being productive."
*"Small investments yield a great return when put into significant places."
*"Decide what is important."
*"Worry reveals what you are devoted to, allow God to define my reality."
*"Embrace limits God has put in your life."
*"God will provide not only a way back to Him but a way forward with Him!"

Psalm 62:8
"Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah"

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

Isaiah 6:1-5
"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory. At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

Isaiah 6:8
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

John 15:15
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."

2 Corinthians 12:9
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

Matthew 28:20
"and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Proverbs 4:11
"I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths."

Ephesians 5:15-16
"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."

Psalm 78:23-25
"Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens; he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven. Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat."

"Going Local: Vision Sunday"

Revelation 3:14-20
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

Notes taken from Isaac Hunter's sermon (09/13/09):

*"Nothing of eternal value happens without God's help, without God's presence."
*"Herapolis was a place that was known at this time as a place with hot springs, a place of healing."
*"Colossae was a place known at this time with cold water, where they could quench their thirst."
*"Things don't change lives. Desires laid on people's hearts need to be satisfied. Your soul was created to be satisfied by the love God has provided for you."
*"Self-sufficiency never really happens without God."
*"He has called us to change the world."
*"Think of people who are outside this community first."
*"God will never tell you to do something that is destructive to you."
*"God will use this to change lives."

Isaiah 40:31
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Psalm 149:2
"Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King."

Psalm 25:20
"Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you."

2 Chronicles 16:9
"For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him."