Real Life Church
By connecting Jesus to real lives
Real Life ChurchSep 11, 2022
Real people & God's grace
Connecting Jesus to real people takes real people connected to Jesus
Jonah 4
Read Jonah chapter 4
Jonah 3
Jonah 2
Jesus, you are God's salvation and I ask that you bring your salvation to_________________.
Being saved from myself
JONAH 1:1-17 (ESV)
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.
But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”
And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jesus and broken people
Colossians 1:19-20 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is healing
Luke 17:3-4, “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”
REBUKE
Identify the harm, the hurt, and the help
REPENT
Take, Turn, Ask
Take responsibility, Turn from behavior, Ask for forgiveness
FORGIVE
Saying, “I forgive you,” helps to heal from the hurt
Freedom
What does Jesus set us free from and what does Jesus set us free to?
The Battle
Ephesians 6:10-18
Be the Light
Ephesians 5
Call to Action
READ EPHESIANS
- What got your attention (repeated words/phrases)?
- What do you need more info about?
- What did you learn?
- What action do you need to take?
The Plan
READ EPHESIANS 1
- What got your attention (repeated words/phrases)?
- What do you need more info about?
- What did you learn?
- What action do you need to take?
New Community
We all need a new community
A New Walk
Walking with God
Needing a New Heart
Heart in the Bible refers to where one thinks, feels, desires, and chooses.
The Resurrection
Kari Jacott
The Only One
Failure, shame, and loss no longer need to have power over you. Ask Jesus to restore your life. He’s the only one who can!
Being a Child
Mark 10:13-16
Jesus & Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
Raising Lazarus
Believe it or not
A Sick Man at a Pool
Jesus' words give life
A Roman Representative
Believing in Jesus turn life upside down
Meeting a woman at a well
John 4:1-24
Jesus & Nathanael
Meeting with Jesus changes you
Jesus & Andrew
Come & See
Jesus and John the Baptist
What to do when unmet expectations lead to let down
Love
Accepting God's love
Hope
Hope has a name...Jesus
Peace
We can all use a little more peace
SERVING PEOPLE
Sering other people brings value to the ones you are serving
Humble People
Humble people know they are valued people
REAL PEOPLE
Real People worth saving
Mission & Vision
Every church needs a God directed mission and Spirit given vision. Here's Real Life's Mission & Vision
RUTH
What will this decision make of me?
Samson - Life and Death
Samson - Judges 13-16
Healing the Heartbroken
Watch Here - https://youtu.be/lZzv_sA5FMw
Rahab - Unfailing Love
The story of Rahab is a story about God's unfailing love
Facing Fear
Courage is the strength to move forward in the face of fear
MOSES - Love to Listen
If you are searching for the real God, he is found in Jesus. Let Jesus’ understanding of who God is transform your heart and mind. Jesus can help you to become a person that loves to listen to God. Imagine being a part of a group of people that loves to listen to Jesus! To be part of changing the world around you because Jesus has changed the world inside you.
Power of a Witness
Chris Auer from Risen Life Church teaches on Acts 1:1-8
The Great Reversal
GENESIS 50:20 (ESV) As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
- This is what I call the Great Reversal. God will devise a way to use people’s bad intentions to bring about His good purpose to save people.
- God's people do good every chance they get, even when bad things happen to them.
Character Change
Judah & Tamar from Genesis 38
The Life You've Always Wanted
Welcome to our CHARACTERS message series. Today we will be taking a look at the character Rachel. What’s the one thing you think will make you happy, comfortable, or successful?
A good job title, a good name with weight behind it in our town
A good amount of money, being able to buy what we want, and retire when we want.
A good family with good kids that do good in school to have a good job and a good life.
There is a problem with focusing on the life we can gain for ourselves. Rachel experienced it. Her way got in the way.
Jesus gives us a new way to live.
From Jacob to Jesus
Israel was to be a blessing to all the nations, but struggled with all the nations instead.
Jesus represents Israel and becomes the hope of all the nations.
It’s our dependence on Jesus that makes the change in our hearts and minds. Jesus becomes our very hope of God’s blessing becoming a reality in our lives.
Jesus is our living hope.
Jesus is our living hope of God fighting for you.
Jesus is God who fights for you.
In your struggle, in your pain, in your brokenness, Jesus fights for you. It is Jesus’ name that is your hope.
Jacob's attitude changes from deceit to dependence.
Your attitude changes when you depend on Jesus’ name.
Though you feel far from God, Jesus is near
Though you fight to find hope, Jesus is hope
Though you struggle to see your worth, Jesus sees you worth dying for
REBEKAH - Partnering with God
There are 3 things we need to have in mind as we read this story.
- God is inviting you to go somewhere
- God has already been at work there
- You are a part of God’s blessing to others
HAGAR - Experiencing the God who sees
If you’ve ever been in a place of suffering and felt all alone, that no one else could Identify with your situation, that when you try to tell someone about it their eyes glaze over because they don’t get it, that you feel like even God has abandoned you because your prayers for help go unanswered and you seem to be invisible to the invisible God. Well, then you need to hear Hagar’s story. You need to see how she was transformed by the presence of a God that sees her suffering and hears her cries for help. You need to listen to how she was moved from a place of loneliness to producing a multitude.
Melchizedek?
Who was this guy?
The Thief & The Shepherd
2021 Outdoor Service Message - Salvation - What are you saved from? - What are you saved for?
ABRAHAM - The Faith Test
Abraham’s faith in the God that provides, provides a way for all the families of the earth to be blessed by the God that provides.
A Declaration of Independence
Believing in Jesus is a declaration of independence from the power of Sin