PVCC Podcast

When Faith and Doubt Meet

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:57:06 -0700

Simply God
When Faith and Doubt Meet
Genesis 15:1-6 May 20, 2012

Understand the Dynamics of Doubt (1-3)
1. Emotional letdown ____________________________. (ch. 14)
2. Fear __________________________.
3. keeps doubt alive.
4. grows doubt.
Look to God to Overcome Doubt (1-6)
1. Listen to the . (1a)
2. Rely upon . (1b)
3. Give voice to . (2-3)
4. It is “simply God” who . (4-5)
5. Live as an . (6a)
6. Trust God alone for Life, even . (6b)
Conclusion: Faith is !

Make the Most of Your Choices

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:49:27 -0700

Make the Most of Your Choices
Genesis 13:1-18
Know When to Choose (1-7)
1. When __________________________. (1-4)
2. When relationship ______________________________. (5-7a)
3. When our _______________________________________. (7b)
Know How to Choose (8-13)
1. Abram’s choice:

1. Lot’s choice:

Know Why you Choose (14-18)
1. Because God _____________________________. (14a)
2. Because God can be trusted to ___________________. (14-15)
3. Because God creates ______________________________. (16)
4. To enjoy the __________________________________. (17-18)

Be Real

Sun, 6 May 2012 11:27:47 -0700

Learning To Walk

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:39:57 -0700

Genesis 12:10-20
Anticipate ____________ (10)
• Having arrived does not mean_________________________.

Manage your _______________________ (11-13)
• Don’t worry, ________!

Live to __________ (14-17)
• Our actions open the door for ________________.

Trust __________(18-20)
• Grace is __________________________________.

Engaged For The Journey

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:57:17 -0700

Engaged for the Journey
Genesis 11:30-12:9

God engages _____________________. (11:30)

Disentanglement _____________________________________. (11:31-32)

Faith ___________________________________. (12:1-3)

A Pilgrim’s commitment sustains the journey (12:4-9)
• The safe place will ____________________________. (4)
• We obey _________________________________________. (5-6)
• We _______________________________. (7b-8)
• We are committed to __________________________. (9)

A God With A Heart

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:52:41 -0700

Genesis 6:1-9:17
The Only Sovereign (6:1-4)
• Another attempt to ______________________.
God in Distress (6:5-7:12)
1. Judicially ___________________.
2. With a _________________________.
3. Noah __________________________________.
God Recovering (8:20-9:17)
1. Hope __________________________________. (8:20-22)
2. The image of God ________________________. (9:1-7)
3. Unqualified _____________________________. (9:8-17)

Resurrection Revolutionizes Life

Sun, 8 Apr 2012 10:44:41 -0700

Resurrection Revolutionizes Life
1Corinthians 15:1-11

Creating Kingdom Agents (1-2)
1. By engaging ______________________. (1a)
2. By affecting __________________. (1b)
3. By inspiring ____________. (2)
Providing Power to Live (3-4)
1. We live always for _________________________________. (3)
2. We can overcome the __________________________. (4a)
3. The resurrection leaves ______________________. (5)
Providing Life Transformations (5-11)
1. Despair becomes ____________. (Cephas)
2. Fear becomes _______________. (the twelve)
3. The aimless _______________________. (the five hundred)
4. Proud self-righteousness ________________________. (James)
5. Enemies __________________________.(Paul)

The Danger of Disengaged Living

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 10:56:03 -0700

Genesis 4:1-16

A disengaged heart….
Diminishes Worship (1-5a)

Guts Relationship (5b-8)

Resists Mercy (9-16)

Contending For Life

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:58:19 -0700

Genesis 3:8-24

Call for Confession (8-13)
1. Love always _________________________. (8-9)
2. The first instincts of fear are _______________________. (10-13)
Inspire Hope (14-19)
1. In the conflict now engaged ____________________. (14-15)
2. Life becomes ______________________.
3. Relationship becomes ______________________.
4. God instills hope by _________________________________.
Promote Faith (20-24)
1. Declare _____________________. (20)
2. Accept ______________________. (21)
3. Live ___________________. (22-24; cf. 4:1)

Making Good Choices

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:03:12 -0700

Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-7
Love Chooses Loyalty (2:16-17)
1. Every command of God _____________________.
2. The question inherent in love is, ___________________?
3. Love always ______________________________.
Seduction Thrives on Doubt (3:1-6)
1. Be mindful that _______________________. (1a)
2. Understand the strategy of seduction: (1b-5)
• Appeal to _________________.
• Plant the seed of doubt by _________________________.
• Wrap contradiction _____________________.
1. Don’t linger when ___________________. (6)
2. Our strength can be __________________. (6)
Poor Choices are Killers (3:7)
1. Shame is magnified and _______________________.
2. Transparency is compromised because __________________.
3. Instead of God, ______________________________.