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The Great Adventure Pt. 6: Pastor Kevin Cooley

Acts 1:8
1. Chase the Chariot
Acts 8:26-29
A witness tells the truth, the whole truth “so help me God!”
Witnesses answer questions
1 Peter 1:9
We have to be willing to move……..to chase people
2. Catch the Chariot
Acts 8:30
Boldness springs from a confident assurance of the will of God
An excuse is the skin of a reason stuffed in a lie.
Proverbs 11:30
3. Capture the Attention
Acts 8:31-34
Be tactful and kind
Your life is interesting!
4. Communicate Christ
Acts 8:35
Romans 10:14-15
Acts 8:1-8
1 Corinthians 15: 3-4
5. Consummate the Conversion
In sales it isn’t enough to pitch your product-you’ve got to seal the deal!
Acts 8:36-39
Ask the question: Would you like to pray? or May I pray for you?
Romans 10:8-10

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The Great Adventure Pt. 5: Taking Paths

Proverbs 4:10-18 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:26 (KJV)
The sooner you evaluate your path the better off you will be
Evaluating your path regularly leads to safety and increases your likelihood of hearing from God.
The biblical record shows that Jesus wove into the fabric of his every day life the disciplines of prayer, solitude, reflection and worship. When faced with major decisions,His pattern was to withdraw from the crowds around Him and devote time to solitude and prayer.
Jesus practiced the power of the pause. He would pause and then take purposeful, intentional action.
Proverbs 5
The Path of the Wicked
It leads to a stumble and a fall. Its leads to you giving your honor to another and your years unto the cruel.
Wicked: Something that violates your morals.
Morals: A persons standard of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
Proverbs 5:3-4 (KJV)
It looks sweet but ends bitter.
Genesis 13:12-13 (KJV)
1. Pitched his tent towards Sodom
2. Finds himself in Sodom
3. Finds Sodom in himself
4. Finds Sodom in his family
He took the path of the wicked. He gave his honor to another. He gave his years to the cruel.
1 Kings 11:2
1 Kings 3:1
2 Chronicles 8:11
1 Kings 11:1
1 Kings 11:3-8
1 Kings 11:11-12
Solomon gave his honor to another. He gave his years to the cruel.
The Path of the Just
Ephesians 2:1-10 (KJV)
Ephesians 2:10 (AMP)
JESUS is The Path of the Just

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The Great Adventure Pt. 4: Mike Van Buskirk

This should be an adventure for the whole family
King Solomon
2 Chronicles 8:11 (NLT)
Solomon in his heart had to separate family life from ministry life.
Jesus wants to be the center of everything.
Jesus is not in competition with your spouse
Jesus is Lord of all
Family
Friends
Fellowship
These are some of the most important parts of our lives.
Romans 5:5 (NLT)
When the Holy Spirit came, the love of God came.
He brings the fruit of the Spirit
Love
Joy
Peace
Gentleness
Goodness
Kindness
Self Control
Patience
Supernatural gift of speaking in tongues
It’s the gift that the Holy Spirit brings

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The Great Adventure Pt. 3: Near to Hear

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV)
Spirit
Soul
Body
Spirit=Conscience
Body=Feelings
Soul=Reason
Proverbs 20:27 (KJV)
Ezekiel 36:26-27 (MES)
Exodus 3:1-6 (NAS)
1.You must draw near
It’s the near who hear
God will initiate, but you must participate in order for Him to communicate.
Revelation 3:20 (KJV)
Are you going through the motions or are you pressing in?
Kenneth Hagin: The more time you spend waiting before the Lord in the word and in prayer, the more sure you will be of the next step to take. In God’s presence, what is not of God in your life will gradually fall away.
2. Take off your shoes
God speaks on Holy ground. Holy ground is hearing ground.
Holy=Wholly

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The Great Adventure Pt. 2: Follow the Flame

Numbers 9:15-23 (KJV)
The children of Israel had one key job: Stay under the pillar of fire.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV)
John 16:13 (AMP)
Acts 2:1-3 (AMP)
Acts 8:29 (KJV)
Acts 11:12 (KJV)
Acts 16:6 (KJV)
Your spirit is alive to God.You are His tabernacle. The fire of God is symbolic of the will of God and when you are under it, your heart knows it.
Ease
Rest
Peace
Unease
Stirring
Uncomfortable
Exodus 3:1-4 (NLT)
God didn’t speak through the Fire until Moses came to get a closer look.

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The Great Adventure Pt. 1: The 3rd Son

Philippians 1:23-25

It’s better to be used by God than to be blessed by God.

3 John 1

The two most important things to find and stay connected to in this life are:
1. God the Father
2. God’s plan for your life

Luke 15:21-22
Luke 15:25-28

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

It’s wrong to have the entire focus of our Christianity to be the elimination of sin and the pursuit of the best. Jesus desires to give us a grace for both of those things, but also an unbridled passion for the reconciliation of the lost and hurting.

Safest place to be in all the will of God.

Jesus didn’t come to make us safe, He came to make us meaningful.

Hebrews 11:32-38

Is it safe?

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