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Video podcast of worship services at Mountain View Church of the Nazarene
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Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here. www.mvcnaz.org/live
With Pastor Mike Curry.
We Share Our Gifts with One Another
Acts 2:42–47
INTRODUCTION: All these people! All these gifts!
1. Miraculous Gifts (confirm and bear witness to the Word)
• Apostle, Tongues, Interpretation, Miracles, Healing
2. Enabling Gifts (qualities possessed rather than activities performed)
• Faith, Discernment, Wisdom, Knowledge
3. TEAM Gifts (functional job-, activity-, ministry- or task-oriented gifts)
• Evangelism, Prophecy, Teaching, Exhortation, Shepherding, Serving, Mercy-showing, Giving,
Administration.
MAIN IDEA: Everyone is a gift with gifts to share.
OUR GIFTS ARE MADE TO SHARE…
1. We are called to do life with others.
• We will live life in a community and not in isolation.
2. We are called to share what we have been given. • We will be generous with our gifts.
3. When we share our gifts, multiplication happens. • We will witness God grow our community.
ACTION POINTS:
Faithfully and consistently gather in community and fellowship with other believers.
Be generous with the gifts that God has given you and allow others to be generous with you.
Be prepared to praise God for growing your community and bringing people to salvation in him.
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here. www.mvcnaz.org/live
With Pastor Mike Curry.
We Grow Our Gifts Together
Acts 9:1–31
MAIN IDEA: God uses others to help grow our gifts.
GOD USES OTHERS IN OUR LIVES TO GROW OUR GIFTS:
1. God uses others to help you see clearly. (v. 10–18)
Truth: We help others discover their gifts.
2. God uses others to help clear the way. (v. 23–27)
Truth: We use our gifts to help protect and propel the gifts in others.
3. God uses others to keep us on mission. (v. 28–31)
Truth: We grow our gifts together to grow the Church.
Action Points:
• Consider and list practical ways you can use your gifts to protect and propel the gifts of others.
• Take a faith-filled risk to include someone who others may view as an inconvenience to the Church and help them see they belong.
• Take the SHAPE Assessment to begin to discover and grow the gifts God has given you. Click the link below, complete a paper copy from the welcome center and return to the office.
https://tinyurl.com/mvcnazshape
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here. www.mvcnaz.org/live
With Pastor Mike Curry.
We Use Our Gifts Together
Acts 18:1–8
MAIN IDEA: We are better together.
OUR GIFTS ARE BETTER TOGETHER…
- When we share our gifts with others. (v. 1–3)
- When we use our gifts for believers and nonbelievers. (v. 4–6)
- Because when we use our gifts together, the Kingdom expands. (v. 7–8)
Action Points:
- Consider and list practical ways you can work with others to make a bigger impact than you could alone.
- Partner with other Christians in using your gifts to reach people outside of your faith community.
- Partner with God in using your gifts to reach people outside of your faith community.
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here.
With Pastor Mike Curry.
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Everyone Is a Gift with Gifts
Romans 12:3–8 NLT
MAIN IDEA: Everyone is a gift with gifts.
GOD HAS GIVEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE DIFFERENT GIFTS…
- It is wise to evaluate your gifts. (v. 3)
- Realize that different people have different gifts. (v. 4–5)
- Your gifts have a unique and specific function. (v. 6–8)
HOW DO WE RESPOND TO BEING GIVEN GIFTS:
- Evaluate what gifts you have been given. (v. 3–5)
- Recognize where our gifts come from. (v. 6a)
- Use your unique gifts. (v.6b–8)
ACTION STEPS:
- Do a thorough evaluation of the gifts that you have. Combine this reflection with the results of your SHAPE Assessment and conversations with those closest to you.
- Recognize how your gifts can be best used in your life (among your family, vocation, community, church, etc.).
- Thank God for his benevolence in giving you gifts.
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here.
With Pastor Mike Curry.
Everyone Is a Gift
Ephesians 2:1–10
INTRODUCTIONS: Caricatures
MAIN IDEA: Our view of God shapes how we see ourselves and others.
CONFIDENCE IN GOD’S CHARACTER…
- Confidence in God’s character changes our relationship with God. (v. 4–9)
- Confidence in God’s character changes our response to others. (v. 1–3)
- Confidence in God’s character changes our relationship with ourselves. (v. 10)
THREE RESPONSES TO GOD’S CHARACTER:
- We recognize ourselves as gifts from God. (v. 5b–6)
- We realize others are gifts from God. (v. 1-3)
- We respond to God’s goodness and share our gifts. (v.7–10)
ACTION STEPS:
- Adjust your view of God's character
What adjustments do you need to make to the way you see and respond to the character of God?
- Identify lies about your identity and others
As people who are made in the Image of God, when we have a warped image of the character of God, it begins to create in us a warped self-image. Can you name lies that you may believe about your identity based on a wrong view of God’s character? What about lies that you believe about others?
- Discovering and use your unique gifts
Knowing that God has a plan and a purpose for each of our gifts, take time to discover your unique gifts and how to steward them. (Take your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment – Coming soon!)
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here.
With Pastor Mike Curry.
“Unyielding Faith in the Fiery Trials”
Daniel 3
Introduction: Chippee the Parakeet
- The King’s Command (verses 1-7)
- Universal Command: (vs. 4-5).
- Exodus 20:4-6
- Universal Consequences: Do it or be thrown into a fiery furnace (v. 6)
- Universal Compliance: All fell down (v.7)
- Romans 1:20-25
- Defiance of the King’s Decree (verses 8-18)
- The tale of the tattletales (vs. 8-12).
- The King’s furious assertion (vs. 13-15)
- “…what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
- Courageous defiance (vs. 16-18).
- Matthew 10:22, James 1:12
III. Trial by Fire (verses 19-23)
- Seven-times hotter = the fullness of the trial (v19)
- Subdued by strongest soldiers (v. 20-22)
- Falling into the fire (v. 23).
- James 1:2-4, Isaiah 43:1-3a
- Divine Deliverance (verses 24-30)
- A fourth in the fire! (v. 24-25)
- Salvation realized (v. 26-27)
- Praise be to the Most High God (v. 28-30)
- “…no other god can save in this way.” (v. 29)
Action Points
- Resist Compromise
- Make a stand with unwavering faith
- Trust God’s Protection
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Find Sermon Notes and the Bulletin here.
With Pastor Mike Curry.
“Facing Your Giants”
1 Samuel 17:1-58
Introduction
Main Point: We all encounter “giants” in our lives—obstacles, fears, and seemingly
insurmountable challenges.
HOW CAN WE FACE OUR GIANTS WITH FAITH?
1. Identify Your Giants (vs. 4-7)
• Goliath was intimidating
• Our Modern Giants
o fear of failure, addiction, relational struggles, financial burdens, etc.
• Action: Identify the giants you’re currently facing.
2. Follow David’s Approach: He Chose Faith Over Fear (vs. 26, 34-37)
• David’s Confidence: God would deliver him from Goliath.
• David didn’t rely on his own strength but on God’s.
• Action: Replace fear with faith.
o Philippians 4:6-7
3. Choose Your Battle: Use Wisdom (vs. 45-47)
• David’s Purpose: defending God’s honor.
• Discern your battles.
• Action: Fight for God’s glory, not personal gain.
o Colossians 3:17
Conclusion
• Face your giants with courage, knowing that God is your ultimate strength.
o Psalm 46:1
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Including Pastor Les Moore reporting on work in Africa.
With Pastor Mike Curry.
“Hannah’s Journey from Barrenness to Blessing”
1 Samuel 1:9-28
Introduction: A Life-Changing Accident Hannah’s Journey
I. Hannah Takes Action – God Hears
a. She stood up (v. 9)
b. She wept and prayed (v.10)
c. She made a vow (v. 11)
i. vow – a voluntary promise to God to perform some service or do something pleasing to him, in return for some hoped-for benefits
II. Hannah Trusts God – God Moves
a. She kept praying (v. 12-16)
b. She received a blessing (v. 17)
i. Her demeanor changed (v. 18)
c. The Lord remembered her (v. 19)
III. Hannah Responds to God – God Accepts
a. She gives birth to a son – Samuel “asked of the Lord” (v. 20)
b. She dedicated him fully to the Lord (v. 28)
c. Hannah Praises God – 1 Samuel 2:1-11
IV. Application:
a. We must take action!
b. We must trust God.
c. We must respond to God.