http://www.waterschurch.com The Waters Church Podcasts en The Waters Church Podcasts The Waters Church no The Waters Church Sermons aimonecoo@yahoo.com ℗ & © 2009 The Waters Church 720 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/how-to-be-honored-by-god http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/june-21-2009.mp3 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:53:41 CDT Kelly Craighead 27:53 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/40-days-of-love-week-4 Sun, 31 May 2009 12:10:07 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love new_braunfels,texas,tx,schertz,cibolo,marion,church,sermon,swine,flu,love,40,forty,day,jesus,value,depend,deep,end,community,group,hydrate,pastor,kelly,craighead,jeff,aimone,theresa,tess,heyen,jakobison,water,church,... http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/40-days-of-love-week-3 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/may-24-2009.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 11:40:48 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love new_braunfels,texas,tx,schertz,cibolo,marion,church,sermon,swine,flu,love,40,forty,day,jesus,value,depend,deep,end,community,group,hydrate,pastor,kelly,craighead,jeff,aimone,theresa,tess,heyen,jakobison,water,church,... 27:22 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/40-days-of-love-week-2 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/may-17-2009.mp3 Sun, 17 May 2009 11:38:57 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love new_braunfels,texas,tx,schertz,cibolo,marion,church,sermon,swine,flu,love,40,forty,day,jesus,value,depend,deep,end,community,group,hydrate,pastor,kelly,craighead,jeff,aimone,theresa,tess,heyen,jakobison,water,church,... 44:32 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/40-days-of-love-week-1-relaunch Sun, 10 May 2009 11:33:02 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/special-message-from-kelly-due-to-swine-flu http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/pastor-kelly-videocast-05022009.wmv Sun, 03 May 2009 11:35:18 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/no-church-due-to-swine-flu Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:34:54 CDT http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/40-days-of-love-week-1 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/april-19-2009.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:16:34 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love 32:27 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/easter-countdown-to-40-days-of-love http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/april-12-2009.mp3 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:28:25 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love 14:31 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/easter-countdown-to-40-days-of-love http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/my-king.mpg Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:28:22 CDT Kelly Craighead 40 Days of Love 14:31 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/its-all-about-love http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/april-5-2009.mp3 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:16:16 CDT Kelly Craighead schertz,marion,new_braunfels,water,waters,church,the,sermon,love,all,basic,life,god,people,matthew,john,kelly,craighead,preach,pastor,cibolo 32:05 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/ready-set-grow Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:50:05 CDT Kelly Craighead Family Matters schertz,church,love,marion,grow,preach,cibolo,new_braunfels,texas,tx,colossians,chronicles,lewis,kelly,craighead,day http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/jumping-into-the-deep-end-community-groups http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/march-22-2009.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:27:39 CDT Jeff Aimone Family Matters social,group,small,people,god,acts_love,tx,texas,marion,church,sermon,serve,love,group,community,preach,teach,sermon,church,water,waters,goerke,new_braunfels,cibolo,scherttz 22:21 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/jumping-into-the-deep-end-community-groups http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/community-groups-not1.wmv Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:27:36 CDT Jeff Aimone Family Matters social,group,small,people,god,acts_love,tx,texas,marion,church,sermon,serve,love,group,community,preach,teach,sermon,church,water,waters,goerke,new_braunfels,cibolo,scherttz 22:21 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/family-matters-part-2 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/march-15-2009.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:22:04 CDT Family Matters schertz,goerke,sermon,church,marion,new_braunfels,cibolo,march,preach,family,matters,who,first,lot,story,love,texas,tx,san_antonio,78108,78154 37:04 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/family-matters http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/february-8-2009.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:26:20 CDT Kelly Craighead Family Matters 28:48 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/family-matters http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/one-life-to-love.avi Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:26:17 CDT Kelly Craighead Family Matters 28:48 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-8 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/march-1-2009.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:37:39 CST Kelly Craighead Happiness goerke,cibolo,schertz,texas,tx,new_braunfels,san_antonio,church,water,pastor,preach,kelly,sermon,beatitude,matthew,blessed,bless,happy,happiness 28:25 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-7 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/february-22-2009.mp3 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:23:42 CST Kelly Craighead Happiness 34:15 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-4 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:48:38 CST Happiness http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-3 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:26:31 CST Kelly Craighead Happiness http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-2 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/january-18-2009.mp3 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:19:56 CST Kelly Craighead Happiness god,happy,happiness,sermon,kelly,craighead,church,waters,goerke,marion,cibolo,new_braunfels,schertz,san_antonio,matthew,beattitudes,sermon,mount,casual,contemporary,worship,modern,young,hip,remember,trouble,mourn,sad,loss,... 23:02 HAPPINESS: So Easy a Caveman Could Do It Matthew 5:3-12 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 (NIV) 1. The popular idea of happiness: Having (Eccl. 2:1-26) (Solomon) "I said to myself, "Let's go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!" ..." (vs. 1 The Message) Dead Ends: * Accumulating (vs. 7-8) * Experiencing (vs. 3, 10) * Achieving (vs.4-6, 9) ". . . All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind." (vs. 17) 2. God's way to happiness: Having ______________________________ (Matt. 5:3-12) "The Beatitudes" – So Easy a Caveman Can Do It! Notes from Jack Parker Testimony: **Going Deeper: Starting this week you can go to www.waterschurch.com for a five day devotional study. Beneath the surface a world like no other awaits you: a world of splendor and stunning beauty. Come along, jump in and dive deep.** http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/happiness-so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-part-1 http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/january-11-2009.mp3 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:10:43 CST Kelly Craighead Happiness happy,happiness,matthew,blessed,bless,church,new_braunfels,cibolo,waters,texas,tx,schertz,goerke,preach,sermon,kelly,craighead,new,bible 34:16 RESTAURANT January 4, 2009 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47 (NIV) The Church Must Present the Food in a C reative and Purposeful Way Acts 17:22-31 . . . I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can. 23I do all this for the good news, because I want to share in its blessing. 1 Corinthians 9:22-23 (CEV) Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it! (The Message) The Nourishment from the Food Energizes us to Serve Others 1 Peter 2:2-3; Hebrews 10:25 The Bookends of Jesus’ Ministry: Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19 (NIV) “. . . Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20 The Church is Always in a State of Expansion Numbers Count: People are Important to God Acts 2:42, 4:4, 5:14, 6:7, 9:31, 11:21 It’s and Accurate Reflection of Heaven After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. Revelation 7:9 What’s Next . . . “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” Acts 2:27; Joel 2:28 (NIV) http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/restaurant http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/january-4-2009.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:58:15 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas church,restaurant,goerke,cibolo,schertz,marion,new_braunfels,texas,tx,church,acts,kelly,waters,craighead,contemporary,worship,bible,learn,teach 35:43 GROWING IN GRACE "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV) Growth is not how many Growth is how much "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) I. PUT OFF THE OLD "Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved." Matthew 9:17 (NIV) "It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace..." Hebrews 13:9 (NIV) "Who then will condemn us? Will Christ? No! For He is the one who died for us and came back to life again for us..." Romans 8:34 (TLB) * Trying to grow by doing good * Trying to grow by keeping rules * Trying to grow by feeling bad II. PUT ON THE NEW "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) "For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:3 (NLT) * We don't have to achieve our new life. * We don't have to keep our new life * We do have to put on our new life. III. BE RENEWED IN YOUR MIND "Do not conform any longer 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." Romans 12:2 (NIV) "Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?" Gal. 3:3 (NIV) 2 QUESTIONS Why does it take so long? Where do I get started? TRUST "... He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Phil. 1:6 (NIV) "for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." Phil. 2:13 (NIV) http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/growing-in-grace http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/december-28-2008.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:13:00 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas waters,church,marion,schertz,cibolo,jeremiah,lord,jesus,non-denominational,love,god,plans,listen,pray,different,plan,life,story,peter,foolish,spirit,try,goal,trust,romans,old,gone,new,start,attention,proverbs,psalm,... 34:15 God’s Gifts at Christmas Part 3: When God Messes Up Your Plans “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 Three reasons why God messes up your plans: 1. God wants to get your attention “But my people would not listen to me . . .” Psalm 81:11 (NIV) There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 16:25 (NIV) 2. God has a different plan for your life “I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11 (Message paraphrase) i. God’s plan is BIGGER than our plan ii. God’s plan is GREATER than our plan iii. God’s plan is more REWARDING than any other plan in life “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT) 3. God wants you to trust him And without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6a (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV) i. God has a plan and purpose for your life ii. God will be with you no matter what you face iii. Trusting God is the most relaxed, rational, sane way to live You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever . Psalm 138:8 (NIV) Thank you for being a part of The Waters this Christmas. Our Christmas prayer is that you may more fully know the love of God and his purposes for your life. MERRY CHRISTMAS! http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/when-god-messes-up-your-plans http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/december-21-2008.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:33:47 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas waters,church,marion,schertz,cibolo,jeremiah,lord,jesus,non-denominational,love,god,plans,listen,pray,different,plan,life,christmas,story,attention,proverbs,psalm,know,care 25:07 God’s Gifts at Christmas Part 2: God’s Gift Exchange . . . he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Isaiah 61:3 (NLT) I. When we give God our WORRY, God gives us his PEACE “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV) “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) “I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 (TLB) How? Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) II. When we give God our HURTS, God gives us his HEALING “From a sea of troubles I call out to You, Lord.” Psalm 130:1 (CEV) “He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted.” Isaiah 61:1 (NKJV) “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.” Nahum 1:7 (NIV) (Mary said) “He cares for me, His humble servant.” Luke 1:48 (CEV) How? “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV) III. When we give God our GRIEF, God gives us his JOY “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.” Psalm 30:11 (NLT) “. . . weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning..” Psalm 30:5 (NIV) “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.” John 16:20b (NIV) How? “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.’” Luke 2:10-11 (NIV) “. . . he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.” Isaiah 61:3 (NLT) http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/gods-gifts-at-christmas-part-2-gods-gift-exchange http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/december-14-2008.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:52:05 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas god,gift,christmas,isaiah,matthew,peter,john,cibolo,schertz,goerke's,marion,new_braunfels,texas,tx,new,non-denominational,bible,preach,learn,sermon,pray,sunday,peace,care,worry,stress,mind,heart,world,heal,hurt,nahum,... 25:58 God’s Gifts At Christmas Part 1: Messy Gift Wrapping Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Romans 7:15-19 Wrapping Paper is Not the Gift—Holiness is the Gift! . . . we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Hebrews 10:10 And we . . . are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Misunderstanding Messy Gift Wrapping • Spiritual Apathy • Spiritual Performance “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.” Matthew 23:2-3 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” Matthew 23:27-28 Unwrapping the Beautiful Mess 1. Thank God that you’re in PROCESS Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 2. Trust God in your UNFINISHEDNESS . . . being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 3. Pursue God with FAITHFULNESS “Set yourselves apart for a holy life. Live a holy life, because I am GOD, your God. Do what I tell you; live the way I tell you. I am the GOD who makes you holy.” Leviticus 20:7-8 (Msg) . . . pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/gods-gifts-at-christmas-part-1-messy-gift-wrapping http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/december-7-2008.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:28:49 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas 3009,weil,steele,goerke's,universal_city,air_force,afb,randoph,preach,sermon,kelly,pastor,worship,marion,church,schertz,cibolo,holiness,mess,paper,wrapping,faithful,unfinish,god,trust,mess,1103,sunday,youth,servie 29:25 God’s Gifts At Christmas Part 1: Messy Gift Wrapping Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Romans 7:15-19 Wrapping Paper is Not the Gift—Holiness is the Gift! . . . we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Hebrews 10:10 And we . . . are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Misunderstanding Messy Gift Wrapping • Spiritual Apathy • Spiritual Performance “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.” Matthew 23:2-3 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” Matthew 23:27-28 Unwrapping the Beautiful Mess 1. Thank God that you’re in PROCESS Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 2. Trust God in your UNFINISHEDNESS . . . being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 3. Pursue God with FAITHFULNESS “Set yourselves apart for a holy life. Live a holy life, because I am GOD, your God. Do what I tell you; live the way I tell you. I am the GOD who makes you holy.” Leviticus 20:7-8 (Msg) . . . pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/gods-gifts-at-christmas-part-1-messy-gift-wrapping http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/surviving-christmas-messy-wrapping-paper.wmv Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:28:46 CST Kelly Craighead God's Gifts at Christmas 3009,weil,steele,goerke's,universal_city,air_force,afb,randoph,preach,sermon,kelly,pastor,worship,marion,church,schertz,cibolo,holiness,mess,paper,wrapping,faithful,unfinish,god,trust,mess,1103,sunday,youth,servie 29:25 An Attitude of Gratitude A Four-Step Stress Management Strategy Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Step One: Worry About Nothing Do not be anxious about anything . . . v. 6a Do not fret or have any anxiety . . . (amplified) Research on Worry: % never happen % concern the past % needless about health % insignificant/petty issues % legitimate concerns “Therefore day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 Insight: In order to relieve stress live one day at a time. Step Two: Pray About Everything . . . but in everything, by prayer and petition, God. V. 6b Petition: Specific and detailed request. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 concern. Step Three: Thank God for All Things . . . but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, God. V. 6b will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Insight: There is always something to be grateful for. Step Four: Think About the Right Things admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—As a man thinks in his heart, so he is. Proverbs 23:7 Insight: Whatever I think about is what I am becoming THE RESULTS: Experience the peace of God And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, and your minds in Christ Jesus. V. 7 And the peace of God will be with you. V. 9b http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/an-attitude-of-gratitude-a-four-step-stress-management-program http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/november-30-2008.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:46:47 CST Kelly Craighead Thanksgiving 2008 stress,worry,management,strategy,phillipians,attitude,gratitude,pray,anxiety,prayer,petition,1_peter,thanks,thankful,thank,god,right,lovely,peace,experience 26:36 An Attitude of Gratitude, part 2 Staying on the Mountain Philippians 3:1-11 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Philippians 3:1 Three Guardrails to Keep You on the Mountain of Joy 1. RESIST legalistic attitudes (attitude determines altitude) Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh. Philippians 3:2-3 Guardrail: LIVE EACH DAY BY GRACE For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 2. REEVALUATE your priorities But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ . . . Philippians 3:7-8 Guardrail: KEEP YOUR PRIORITIES IN PERSPECTIVE "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Luke 12:15 3. REFOCUS your ambitions I want to KNOW Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death . . . Philippians 3:10 For my determined purpose is that I may KNOW Him that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly . . . (amplified version) 3 Ways to Grow in Knowing Christ (the 3 “T’s”) 1. 2. 3. http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/staying-on-the-mountain http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/november-23-2008.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:16:35 CST Kelly Craighead Thanksgiving 2008 guard,gratitude,heart,phillipians,ambition,priorities,grace,refocus,reevaluate,attitude 28:09 An Attitude of Gratitude Philippians 1:12-26 “. . . so I rejoice. And will continue to rejoice.” Phil. 1:18 NLT The Secrete to an Attitude of Gratitude: JOYFUL LIVING 1. I need a perspective to live from (vs. 12-14) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him . . . Romans 8:28 When I face problems joyfully: it (v. 13) it (v. 14) LESSON: God has a purpose behind every one of my problems. 2. I need a priority to live by (vs. 15-18) . . . in all your ways acknowledge him (put God first), and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6 LESSON: Focus on what really counts. 3. I need a power to live on (vs. 19-20) I can do everything through him (Jesus) who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 LESSON: With God’s power nothing can devastate me. 4. I need a purpose to live for (vs. 20-26) . . . Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:13-14 LESSON: Jesus first Others second Yourself third http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/an-attitude-of-gratitude http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/november-16-2008.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:14:22 CST Kelly Craighead Thanksgiving 2008 joy,joyful,give,giving,prize,jesus,others,yourself,give,goal,prize,heaven,phillipians,toward,purpose,live,remember 24:34 Recipe #6: Caring For Your Mate THE SECRET TO CARING FOR YOUR MATE: **SERVING** Wives serve by submitting. “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:22 Husbands serve by dying. “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…” Ephesians 5:25 1] STEP ONE: Make sure your heart is filled with God’s Love. 1 John 4:7-9; Ephesians 5:1, 2; Galatians 5:13 2] STEP TWO: Keep your heart open to your mate. Ephesians 4:2 3] STEP THREE: Create security so your mate keeps their heart open to you. Matthew 12:25; Philippians 2:3-4 4] STEP FOUR: Respond (give) to the desires of your mate. “The greatest among you will be your servant.” Matthew 23:11 “Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-6-caring-for-your-mate http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/november-9-2008.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:57:18 CST Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage mate,caring,care,servant,serve,love,respect,spouse,husband,wife,joy,love,least,most,matthew,phillipians,submit,submission,dying,love 33:06 I PROMISE to listen and communicate with love. I will value every word you speak as a window to your heart. I will honor your opinions, feelings, needs, and beliefs so that you will feel free to speak honestly and openly with full security in my love for you. I will be open with you in communicating my heart and will consider your feelings and needs in all my words. I will help you solve every disagreement with me until you feel like a winner. Six Levels Of Communication 1.) Small Talk 2.) Facts 3.) Opinions 4.) Feelings 5.) Needs 6.) Beliefs THE SECRET TO COMMUNICATION THAT WORKS: UNDERSTANDING SECRETS TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-5-communication-that-works http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/november-2-2008.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:54:35 CST Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage i_promise_to_listen_and_communicate_with_love._i_will_value_every_word_you_speak_as_a_window 27:50 Recipe #4: Winning Fights: You Both Can Win—Every Time! “First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.” Matthew 7:5 5 PATHS TO LOG REMOVAL 1. Call a Time Out. **“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:19-20 **“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6 2. Cry out to God. **“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 **“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 3. Commit to Forgiving Your Mate. **“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32 4. Choose a different Reaction. **James 1:21-25 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does. 5. Create Judgment Free Zones. **James 4:11-12 Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? TO YOUR MATE: I PROMISE to find God’s best in every trial. I give you the security of knowing that the negative things that happen in our marriage will not destroy my love for you. I will not expect perfection from you, but will use even the irritations between us as opportunities to see my blind spots and foster my personal growth. I will call on the power of Christ to root out my weaknesses. (Romans 8:28, James 1:12, Romans 5:3-5) http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-4-you-can-both-win-everytime http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/october-26-2008.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:55:14 CDT Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage judgment,promise,fight,win,christ,love,respect,both,james,matthew,zone,time_out,log,removal,commit,forgive 24:49 Recipe #3: A Strong Foundation The WRONG Questions: Will my needs get met? What’s in it for me? Will I be happy? The RIGHT Question: Am I demonstrating the image and character of Jesus Christ? 1. Promise your mate that you will not expect them to meet all of your needs. “My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 2. Promise your mate that you will learn to love God “with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” Mark 12:30. 3. Promise your mate that you will look to God alone to charge your battery to full. (vs. 16-19 on screen) “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” Eph.3:16-20 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another . . And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:15-17 4. Promise your mate that you will take 100% responsibility for your journey. “It is not good for the man to be alone,” he said. “I will make a helper suitable for him” Genesis 2:18 “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it” Genesis 3:12 5. Promise your mate that you will assist him or her on their journey. “conformed to the likeness of his Son” Romans 8:29 “the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed” Genesis 2:25 “This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:32-33 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-3-a-strong-foundation Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:52:25 CDT Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage marriage,ephesians,foundation,god,help,equal,love,respect,how Recipe #2: Realistic Expectations 1. I create security when I stop working on my mate and I start working on myself. ”For we are each responsible for our own conduct." Galatians 6:5 (NLT) “And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?” Matthew 7:3 (NLT) 2. I create security when I start working on MY heart. My heart determines my actions. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) “For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34 “As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.” Proverbs 27:19 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) "Don't you understand?" Jesus asked him. "Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes out of the body. But evil words come from an evil heart and defile the person who says them. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands could never defile you and make you unacceptable to God!" Matthew 15:19, 20 (NLT) My heart needs to be examined. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139:23 (NIV) My heart can change. For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. Romans 10:9, 10 (NLT) Jesus: “I'm here inviting outsiders, not insiders--an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out.” Luke 5:32 (MSG) http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-2-realistic-expectations http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/october-12-2008.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:51:53 CDT Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage heart,change,life,save,guard,security,love,heart,responsible,real,realistic,expect,expectations,realistic_expectations,heart,determine,matthew,proverbs,galatians,psalm,romans,lukeexamine,search,confess,mouth,saved,jesus,... 32:52 RECIPE #1: CREATING SECURITY 4 INTRUDERS TO YOUR MARRIAGE “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” Song of Solomon 2:15 (NIV) 1. Escalation 2. Harsh Language 3. Retreat 4. Assumption “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?” James 4:1 (NIV) “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6 3 KEYS TO A SECURE MARRIAGE KEY #1 - SAFETY Suspend JUDGMENT "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults--unless, of course, you want the same treatment. 2That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. 3It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. 4Do you have the nerve to say, "Let me wash your face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? 5It's this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.” Matthew 7:1-5 (MSG) KEY #2 - HONOR Recognize Your Mate’s Incredible VALUE "Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous... You were there while I was being formed... You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe." Psalm 139:14-16 (LB) KEY #3 - COMMITMENT Resolve To STAY 3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?" 4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Matthew 19:3-6 15 Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. 16 "I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.” Malachi 2:15-16 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/recipe-1-creating-security Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:40:54 CDT Kelly Craighead A Recipe For A Great Marriage love,wife,husband,spouse,mate,honor,value,assumption,retreat,humble,proud,harsh_words,escalation,honor,stay_judgment,commitment,trust,security,marriage Third Day, Take My Life Testing To Upload Kelly's Sermons http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/third-day-take-my-life Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:51:32 CDT Kelly Craighead Third Day, Take My Life Testing To Upload Kelly's Sermons DNA of The Waters Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 1. We are Devoted to Jesus (Isaiah 6:1-7) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 2. We are Not ashamed of Jesus (Isaiah 6:9-10) It's news I'm most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him, starting with Jews and then right on to everyone else! Romans 1:16 3. We are Available to go for Jesus (Isaiah 6:11-13;8) Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 http://www.waterschurch.com/sermon/dna-of-the-waters-church http://www.waterschurch.com/mediafiles/sermon-sept-28-2008.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:22:22 CDT Kelly Craighead Waters Church First Weeks isaiah,isaiah_6,dna,church,available,send_me,not_ashamed,jesus,here_i_am,acts,acts_2:42,devoted,devoted_to_jesus,lord,voice,apostle_teaching,breaking_bread,prayer 21:14