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Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 25 – 31, 2022 Title: "Merry Christmas: Be A Kid Again" Speaker: Doug Bridge 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Matthew 18:1-5 About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. "And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. Be A Kid Again! Turn from sin . . . Be HUMBLE Philippians 2:15 so that you may become blameless and pure, "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." Then you will shine among them like s...

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 18 – 24, 2022 Series: The Story Of Reality - Christmas Title: "Christmas Celebrated" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. God gave you a PERSONALIZED and WRAPPED gift Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Hebrews 10:5-7 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.' " Matthew 1:21 She...

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 11 – 17, 2022 Series: The Story Of Reality - Christmas Title: "Christmas Anticipated" Speaker: Jim Hammond Psalms 27:14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. I. While you are WAITING, God is WORKING Matthew 1:20-23 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). When God is silent, it doesn’t mean he is absent.  Galatians 4:4-5 But when the set time had fully come , God sent his Son, born of a woman, bor...

Verde Valley Christian Church Series: The Story Of Reality - Christmas Title: "Christmas Predicted" Speaker: Jim Hammond How many prophecies did Jesus fulfill? What are all of the prophecies fulfilled by Jesus? Isaiah 46:10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' I. You don't have to ABANDON your BRAIN to believe! II. We must use our MINDS to understand the SIGNS Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2022 Series: The Story Of Reality Title: "Reality Is a History of Prototypes" Speaker: Andrew Webb Genesis 22:1-19 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you." Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you." Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 20 – 26, 2022 Series: The Story Of Reality Title: "Reality Is A history Of Promises" Speaker: Jim Hammond Genesis 3:6-15 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?...

Verde Valley Christian Church Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2022 Series: The Story Of Reality Title: "Reality is Puzzling" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. The BEGINNING of they story Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Who? God Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Pagan religions believed matter was eternal and the gods shaped it.  Darwin believed matter was eternal and that evolution shaped it.  Big Bang Theory  II. What do you believe is REALLY REAL? The story of reality is the worldview that makes the most sense of everything. Jigsaw puzzle of a World 🗺️ Map. One side is God’s view and the other side is a different view. Picture on the box helps you put the world together and the other side has no picture to show you how to put it together.  III. Is reality a CLOSED BOX or an OPEN BOX? Causal agent? Sciencetism 

Verde Valley Christian Churchill KO n October 23, 2022 / "Who Am I Serving?" Series: I Am a Servant Title: "Who Am I Serving?" Speaker: Jim Hammond Joshua 24:14-15 "Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness . Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord ." I. Serving God is WORSHIP II. FEAR of the Lord is foundational Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. “...

Verde Valley Christian Church Oct 16 – 22, 2022 Series: I Am a Servantl Title: "Gotta Serve Somebody" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. There are two MASTERS in this WORLD Ephesians 2:1-3 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 2 Corinthians 5:15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. II. ONLY ONE is worth SERVING Romans 6:16-18 Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves...

Verde Valley Christian Church Oct 2, 2022 Series: I Am a Servant Title: Is It My Nature to Serve? Speaker: Jim Hammond 1. True serving is SELF-GIVING love Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." 2. Counterfeit serving is "SELFIE" service Matthew 6:2-4 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 3. SERVANT is our VERY NATURE Jesus not only taught us to serve, he saved us so that we are able to serve God and people according to our "very nature" as human beings. We were created to serve, and saved to serve as ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 18 – 24, 2022 Series: Set Free Title: Free To Change Speaker: Doug Freeman Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 1. Our FREEDOM Is a Spiritual Reality "True and absolute freedom is only found in the presence of God." ~A.W. Tozer Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 2. Our FREEDOM Is God's Will "God never commands us to do something that He doesn't also equip and empower us to do." Galatians 5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 3. Our FREEDOM Can Be Forfeited Galatians 5:7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? The Christian gospel is a message of freedom t...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 11 – 17, 2022 Series: Set Free Title: Free From Anxiety Speaker: Doug Bridge Week 1: Free From Enslaving Lies Week 2: Free to Change Week 3: Free From Plan B TODAY: Free From Anxiety Delight yourselves in God, yes, find your joy in him at all times. Have a reputation for gentleness, and never forget the nearness of your Lord. Don't worry over anything whatever; tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer, and the peace of God which transcends human understanding, will keep constant guard over your hearts and minds as they rest in Christ Jesus. Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good... (Phil 4:4-8) (J.B. Philips New Testament) Philippians 4:4-8 Always be joyful because you belong to the Lord. I will say it again. Be joyful! Let everyone know how gentle you are. The Lord is com...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 4 – 10, 2022 Series: Set Free - Week 3 Title: Free From Plan B Speaker: Jim Hammond I. "Plan A" is living God's WILL God's WAY Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. II. "Plan B" is living my WILL my WAY Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. III. "Plan B" brings big PROBLEMS Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, "The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said. Mark 10:6-9 "But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' 'For th...

Verde Valley Christian Church Aug 28, 2022 Series: Set Free Title: Free to Change Speaker: Jim Hammond I. A full VIEW of God's mercy will CHANGE you Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. II. You will HOLD nothing BACK from God Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. III. You will be set free from CONFORMITY Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his...

Verde Valley Christian Church Aug 21, 2022 Series: Set Free Title: Free From Enslaving Lies Speaker: Jim Hammond I. Jesus led the ultimate EXODUS John 8:31-32 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" II. Everyone who SINS is a SLAVE John 8:34 Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Sin will take you farther than you wanted to go. Sin will keep you longer than you wanted to stay. Sin will cost you more than you wanted to pay. John 8:37-41 I know that you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. I am telling you what I have seen in the Father's presence, and you are doing what yo...

Verde Valley Christian Church August 14, 2022 Series:   ReGen - Regeneration Makes Change Possible Title:    "You Can't Do It Alone" Speaker:  Doug Freeman Proverbs 27:5-6 AMP Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda]. https://bible.com/bible/1588/pro.27.5-6.AMP I.   We Are Created for Relationships Romans 8:29-30 MSG God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a sol...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jul 17, 2022 Series: HOW - Simple Instructions, Practical Steps Title: "HOW You Can Be Filled With Overflowing Joy" Speaker: Jim Hammond John 15:4-11 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. "I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father...

Welcome to Verde Valley Christian Church July 3, 2022 / / / How You Can Pray With Confidence Series: HOW - Simple Instructions, Practical Steps Title: "How You Can Pray With Confidence" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. WHY you can pray with confidence Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. Ephesians 2:13 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2022 Series: Center Stage Title: "Jesus Is Greater Than Expected" Speaker: Jim Hammond Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Week 1:Jesus Is Greater Than Moses (Today we discover Peter believed it!) Week 2:Jesus Is Greater Than David (Today we discover Peter believed it!) Week 3:Jesus Is Greater Than Expected (Today we discover that Peter had a lot more to learn!) I.Their greater EXPECTATIONS were too small Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" Matthew 16:14-16 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Pete...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jun 12 – 18, 2022 Series: Center Stage Title: "Jesus Is Greater Than David" Speaker: Jim Hammond Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I. One son of David would reign FOREVER 2 Samuel 7:12-13 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. II. Jesus was the THAT son of David Matthew 1:1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 22, 2022 Series: Fan Into Flame Title: "Be Courageous" Speaker: Jim Hammond BE COURAGEOUS: 1. There will be TERRIBLE TIMES ahead 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. 2 Timothy 3:13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:6-9 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just ...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 1, 2022 Series: Fan Into Flame Title: "Be On Guard" Speaker: Jim Hammond 2 Timothy 1:12 (KJV) … he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 2 Timothy 1:12 (ESV) … he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. I. What's the CONTEXT? 2 Timothy 1:8-14 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convi...

Verde Valley Christian Church April 24, 2022 Series:   Fan Into Flame Title:    "Take Your Baton and Be Faithful" Speaker:    Doug Freeman "I know of  nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death." ~C.H. Spurgeon "Intentionality is the measuring stick of faithfulness." Philippians 3:12-16 ESV <small><font color="#999999">12</font></small> Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. <small><font color="#999999">13</font></small> Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, <small><font color="#999999">14</font></small> I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Chr...

Verde Valley Christian Church Apr 3, 2022 Series: I'm That Fool Title: "I Vent My Anger" Speaker: Jim Hammond 1. I'm Wise In My Own Eyes 2. I Don't Like Discipline 3. I'm Defensive When Corrected 4. I Trust Myself 5. I Vent My Anger Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise person holds it in check. I. I SPOUT like a TEA KETTLE Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, James 3:5-6 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. II. My uncontrolled words are a WRECKING BALL Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. III. ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Mar 27, 2022 Series: I'm That Fool Title: "I Trust Myself" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. I AM THE FOOL THAT… A. TRUSTS In Myself Proverbs 28:26 The one who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe. B. Trusts My HEART Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable — who can understand it? Mark 7:21-23 For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a person.” Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. C. Leans on MY UNDERSTANDING Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Matthew 22:37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. D. IGNO...