

Just as promised Jesus completed a new covenant, that was like no other. To accept it though, we agree with his right to judge and forgive. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Jesus prepares for the Palm Sunday parade knowing it will not end as it should. Just as he washes feet and offers communion to those who wont stand. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Diane Smith brings the message of a much needed peace So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


The end of Genesis is filled with instances of humans worrying and with God reassuring. There are to promises that God specifically makes to His people that He is Sovereign and that He is present. When we know Him, He is the place for us to take our worry and insecurities. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Forgiveness is more than forgetfulness. It is also restoration. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


We continue the discussion of the "line of Messiah" and how adjusted we need to be. Judah is on display this morning and his character has been adjusted, so much so now that Jacob and Joseph will believe him. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Nothing unforgiven ever goes away. It always comes back and then it and all its ancillary issues still need work. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Linda Colman brings the Sunday Message about praying...Just Pray So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Will changing your location or time heal what is going wrong or awry in your life? No, the truth isnt that time heals all wounds, but that we get scar tissue. It is God who heals all wounds. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


The story describes God at work implicitly. We get so excited when it is explicit action but mostly He works behind the scenes, but not really. Mostly, God works outside our perceptions and so we think behind the scenes, but really we need to adjust our vision to see Him. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Joseph is undergoing a jarring change in life. Will he be obedient? Will he rail at Gods injustice? Or will he find himself syncing with God? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Joseph falls into the hands of an undajusted Judah and it is as if he is devoured by a beast. Jesus is the lion of Judah, but there is a long distance between Judah in this text and the later adjusted into the line of Messiah So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


We rejoin the Jacob narrative with changes still needed in him. The text gives us some clues to think about this differently. What should we change in our lives? How should we be different? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


For the 4th Sunday of Advent it is apparent that the sweet baby Jesus doesnt care if hes in a feeding bin as long as those who receive him love him. His second appearance will have the same focus. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


The third candle of Advent is the Joy candle. It just might be that joy is not exactly what we thought it was. Listen in to decide how your second appearance might be different because of Joy. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Advent isnt like what we thought it would be like. It is the way that God wants it to be. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Bill Strite shares the message of Colossians and the need to share our faith. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


What if God resists casual faith and taking Him seriously was an actual thing? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Jacob and his family are in the land but their lives are not quite formed into godliness. It is a chance for this mirror to help the Spirit talk with our hearts. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Jacob is as yet not fully adjusted from his cheater days. God will "speak" to him in the only language hell understand. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


The antidote for most of what ails the Christian is thankfulness. If youre thankful and care for Jesus people you will search out His lost coins. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Idols from your previous life wreak your current life. Want to understand how and why? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Jacob and Laban exchange doing evil to each other. Is this here so we con learn these behaviors? No. But rather so that we will know that our pit, muck, mire and struggled are not beyond Gods redemption. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Life doesnt really leave us room to not acknowledge the difficult situations that we find ourselves in. How should we act? and How should we see God in these situations? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


"Do you have ears to hear?" in the Biblical story line this asks the question do you bear Gods image? Yes, empirically you do, but has it been restored by the Christ. If yes be aware and listen. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Jesus only does what he sees his father doing. He makes room for us. Genesis, Exodus, and then in the fathers presence. Do his adopted siblings also only do what they see their father doing? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Karen McCue stands in and brings a message on the need for transformation in our lives So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


God meets us where we live–with our feet on the ground. It is the only place we can meet Him and He comes to us...not on some mytho-poetic plane or sphere, but here on Earth. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


There is no such thing as a Christian who is not seeking forgiveness and seeking to forgive. It is an essential part of submitting to the work of Christ on the Cross. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]


Frances Adewale continues his discourse on the reason the church is so sad in todays world. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]