harvest baptist church

07 December, 2014

Advent Message 1

Before the
Two Comings
Tying Together
Christs Two
Advents

HOW CHRISTMAS GOT HER GROOVE BACK

Acts 2
THESIS
Christmas gets its groove back when Christians
have the ______ to develop a living-faith church.
AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
OUR MOST IMPORTANT BIRTHDAYS
1. Easterbecause of the _______________________
2. Christmasbecause of Gods ________
3. __________________because of our DNA

Point 1. When a church is blessed, the

____________ who comprise it are blessed.
Point 2. You get access to the power of Gods
Spirit as you acknowledge his presence by
praying in the Spirit, because that is how you get
________________ in your willing but weak flesh.

Point 3. The presence of Gods power makes this

church different from every other organization,
because at Harvest we are Spirit-______ and
Spirit-______.

DEVELOPING A LIVING-FAITH CHURCH

1. ____________access to power, 1-4
2. ________________________power in order to
testify, 5-13
3. __________________________testify in order to
disciple, 17-18
4. __________________disciple in order to lead,
22-24, 41-42
5. ________________lead in order to love, 25-28
6. _____________love in order to be liberal, 44-45
7. ____________be liberal in order to laud, 46-47
8. __________________laud in order to witness,
40-41,47

I Thes 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

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GODS ETERNAL
PURPOSE
To glorify God, by Jesus Christ, through
his body the church, as we preach the
gospel to the world (Eph 3:10-11,21)

THREE SIGNS OF A _______________

BASH
A. Noise
B. Fire
C. Talking
DEFINITIONS
Witnessing is simply your
testimony ____________________
the terms of the gospel
Point 4. God expects you to use
every ________________ you know
in a redemptive way with the
gospel, and then a
transformative way through
discipleship.
Point 5. If you rely on Gods word
you will be able to ______________
yourself to his word.

I. SHARING WORSHIP, 1-13

II. SHARING WITNESS, 14-41
III. SHARING WALK, 42-47
1 Cor 16:1-2 Now concerning the
collection for the saints, as I have
given order to the churches of
Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the
first day of the week let every one
of you lay by him in store, as God
hath prospered him,
2 Cor 8:7-8 Therefore, as ye
abound in every thing, in faith,
and utterance, and knowledge,
and in all diligence, and in your
love to us, see that ye abound in
this grace also. I speak not by
commandment, but by occasion
of the forwardness of others, and
to prove the sincerity of your
love.

FAST FACTS
Tonight 5:30P.M.
Sunday Night
Service
Missionaries the
Fyffes + Israel
update in the Gym!
HarvestKids Jr Choir
(open to all kids
K-5th Grade)
practices their
Christmas program
in the Sanctuary
Downloadable Prayer Diary
www.scribd.com/
doc/249343310
Sermon Video
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Pastor Alan Shelby
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BEFORE THE TWO COMINGS

Dec 12-13
Dec 14
Dec 17
Dec 21
Dec 24

Tying Together Christs Two Advents

HBC Junior Choir Christmas Program
An Expectation of Divine Invasion, Matt 1:18-25
AWANA Angel Tree Kids Christmas Party
Responses to Your Kings Coming, Matt 2:1-12
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Sundays 8:00, 9:00

and 11:00A.M.
Note!
The Gym floor will
be replaced
starting December
22 to January 12