Sermon: Revive- still amazing

Isaiah 6:6-7 from woe to salvation
The gospel story is still amazing
Perhaps the coal was blood soaked from all of the sacrifices. "Your guilt has been removed, and your sin atoned for."
Jesus came to atone for our sins, to save us from staying shattered and broken.
Heavenly sorrow- leads to repentance
Worldly sorrow- sad that you got caught

Sermon:Revive- Shattered

Isaiah 6:5 "Woe to me; I am ruined!"
Woe- an impassioned expression of grief and despair
Ruined- undone, shattered
As Isaiah became aware of God's holiness, he realized how unholy he was, and he confesses and repents of his sins
-We are born with a sin nature
-We have a wicked heart
-we need to repent of our sins

Sermon:Why are you so afraid? RickT

Fear is always with us.  It would like to rule over us. Fear can help us too.
Mk4:35-41 you of little faith, why are you so afraid?
-When we are faced with something hard, we can respond in fear or faith.
Fear can keep us from doing great things. Choose to be overwhelmed by God, not fear. We have other information-Gods wisdom and power-that we can believe in
-God is not asleep. ps121:1-4  He is always with us
-Not all fear is bad. Fear can make us rely on God, be in awe of him, revere Him
Rest in Gods presence, promise and power. Follow Him.

Sermon: Revive- Holy, Holy, Holy

Isaiah 6:1-8
What I believe about God affects every area in my life
-God is alive! In the middle of everything in my life, God is alive.  Rev22:13, Psalm 90:1-4,
-God is in charge! Isaiah6:1, 46:10 I don't have to worry, he's got it
-God is holy, holy, holy!  v.3 understanding his holiness makes his love so unbelievable Eze1:27-28, Rev4:1-11,
-God is glorious! He's not done yet.

Sermon- Revive: The Crisis

There are times that we become complacent because we think there won't be any crisis
Move from complacency to revival- renewed interest after complacency
It's easy to become complacent about the things of God
Isaiah 6:1-8
v1 in the year king Uzziah died
The crisis changed everything. (i.e. 9/11) 2chronicles 26:1-5, 16-23 Uzziah was king for 52 years, the people were comfortable. Uzziah sinned and God gave him leprosy. In that moment everything changed.
We are not exempt from spiritual complacency, all we have to do is nothing.
It is very possible to look religious,  but be complacent.  Isaiah1:10-15 going through the motions is detestable to God mt15
Our culture is bent toward spiritual complacency
At some point, God will shake us from our complacency

Sermon: when you fast Mt6:16-18

Fasting is a biblical expectation Mt9:14-17
Fast while we are waiting for Christ to return
Fasting-voluntarily giving up food for a time in order to increase my hunger for the things of God
We are more hungry for the things of the world, and have such little hunger for God
Fasting helps us with our "buts" - helps us learn to put God first, in front of all the distractions
Phil3:18-20 eagerly await his return
Eccl2:11-12 we chase the things of the world
1Cor9:24-27 run to get the prize
1Pet2:11 abstain from sinful desires which wage war against your soul
Col2:21-23 don't fast for the wrong reasons; fasting is not about us, it's about God! Zech7:5
Right reasons: center our focus on God Isa58:1-14 tells us God's kind of fast- to set us free, break our addictions, make us more generous, heal us, make us more righteous, God will have my back and will be our help, he will strengthen and refresh us

Sermon: Abba, Daddy

Prayer begins with 'Daddy', "Our Father"
Our Father knows our voice and exactly what we need
Praise Him,  "hallowed be his name"
Job 1:21
"Your kingdom come, your will be done" it's not about us and what we want. God, change us to want Your will, not ours
"Give us this day our daily bread" our requests Jas 4:1-3,
"Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" Forgive! Love others! Ps. 103:11-13
"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" there is an evil one and he wants to mess us up