Creekside Bible Church Online

Praying Together for Our Church - Week 4 Emphasis - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-07-25T19:48:00Z

Creekside Bible Church
Praying Together for Our Church

This Week’s Focus – Church Unity and Focus
Silent Prayer Guide

Adoration
My mouth is filled with Thy praise, And with Thy glory all day long. Psalms 71:8 (NASB77)

Take a moment to praise God for His character, His creation and His concern for us…Ask the Holy Spirit to place on your heart prayers of adoration.

Confession
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For Thou art my praise. Jeremiah 17:14 (NASB77)

Take a moment to confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind.

Thanksgiving
…but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 (NASB77)

Thank the Lord for His goodness and for the ways He has blessed your life.

Supplications
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NASB77)

Specific Prayers:
Ask the Lord to give us the strength and wisdom to fellowship together in unity

Pray God will help us love one another as we love ourselves

Thank the Lord for the impact Creekside has already had on our community

Ask the Lord to give us a passion to serve one another in love

Pray the Lord will help us understand our obligation to work together to share the Gospel

Ask the Lord to make our small groups a place of joy and intimacy

Pray that Creekside would become a church where everyone participates on Sunday morning, is involved in serving each other and is involved in outreach

James 2:25-26 - - Betting on God - - Pastor Chad Harms

2010-07-25T19:45:00Z

James 2:18-20 - Demons Don't Play Show and Tell - Pastor Chad Harms

2010-07-12T00:12:00Z

Creekside Bible Church
Praying Together for Our Church

This Week’s Focus – Touching Lives in Our Community
Silent Prayer Guide

Adoration
Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him.
For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. Psalms 95:1-3 (NLT)

Take a moment to praise God for His character, His creation and His concern for us…Ask the Holy Spirit to place on your heart prayers of adoration.

Confession
All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. Isaiah 53:6 (NASB77)

Take a moment to confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind.

Thanksgiving
Therefore I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Thy name. 2 Samuel 22:50 (NASB77)

Thank the Lord for His goodness and for the ways He has blessed your life.

Supplications
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. Psalms 4:1 (NASB77)

Specific Prayers:

Thank the Lord for blessing you, so that you might be a blessing to others

Ask the Lord to help you live each day “on mission” for Him

Pray that God would help you reach into the lives of others

Ask God give you a passion to see others trust in Jesus

Pray that God will give you opportunities to make disciples, baptize and teach

Ask the Lord to give you the Holy Spirit’s power to evangelize and share

Thank the Lord that Creekside is fulfilling the Acts 1:8 commandment

Faith That Works, Works - James 2:14-17 - Pastor Chad Harms

2010-07-05T19:11:00Z

Faith That Works, Works - James 2:14-17 - Pastor Chad Harms

Creekside Bible Church

This Week's Prayers:

Asking God to Deepen Our Faith

Adoration
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Psalms 106:1 (NASB77)

Take a moment to praise God for His character, His creation and His concern for us…Ask the Holy Spirit to place on your heart prayers of adoration.

Confession
^“…and I said, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to Thee, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.” Ezra 9:6 (NASB77)

Take a moment to confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind.

Thanksgiving
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
1 Chronicles 16:34 (NASB77)

Thank the Lord for His goodness and for the ways He has blessed your life.

Supplications
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Thy faithfulness, in Thy righteousness! Psalms 143:1 (NASB77)

Ask the Lord:

To give us a greater passion for Him and His ways

To encourage us to spend more time searching scripture and in prayer

To increase our Love for one another

To increase our passion for non-believers to hear about the love of Jesus

To give greater depth of study, prayer and fellowship to our small groups

For personal and corporate spiritual renewal, revival and focus

For the Holy Spirit to place upon your heart prayers for a deeper faith at Creekside

“We Will Be A People of Prayer” - Ephesian 6:18 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-06-28T23:39:00Z

“We Will Be A People of Prayer”

^“With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints…”
Ephesians 6:18 (NASB77)

All Times – “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit…”

All Types – “…and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition…”

All Together – “…for all the saints…”

Personal Application and Prayer -

"Seeing People for the First Time" - Mark 8:22-26 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-06-20T18:36:00Z

“Seeing People for the First Time”

“Can you see anything now?” The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.” Mark 8:23-24 (NLT)

Restoration – “Then again He laid His hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.” Mark 8:25 (NASB77)

Faith – “And taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes, and laying His hands upon him…" Mark 8:23 (NASB77)

Purpose – “…He asked him, "Do you see anything?" And he looked up and said, "I see men…" Mark 8:23-24 (NASB77)

Personal Application and Prayer -

“The Power of Humbly Seeking God” - Ezra 8:21-23 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-06-15T01:36:00Z

“The Power of Humbly Seeking God”

“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.” Ezra 8:21 NASB

Humble Ourselves – “Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.” Ezra 8:21 (NASB77)

Seek God – “For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, " The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him." Ezra 8:22 (NASB77)

Receive His Favor – “So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.” Ezra 8:23 (NASB77)

Personal Application and Prayer -

Creekside's Arrangement of "How Great is Our God" by Chris Tomlin

2010-06-06T19:29:00Z

A rough recording with a small digital recorder of the great worship song "How Great is Our God" by Chris Tomlin.

“Who Will Carry On?” - Ezra 8:15-20 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-06-06T19:27:00Z

“Who Will Carry On?”
Ezra 8:15-20

“Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there.”
Ezra 8:15 (NASB77)

The Work is Plentiful – “Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Matthew 9:37 (NASB77)

The Work Requires Urgency – “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” James 4:14 (NIV)

The Work Requires Extra Effort – “Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.” Romans 12:11 (NLT)

The Work Requires Workers – “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:38 (NIV)

Personal Application and Prayer -

Just Another List of Names? - Ezra 8:1-14 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-05-24T00:17:00Z

Just Another List of Names?
Ezra 8:1-14

“Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes…” Ezra 8:1 NASB
Timeline Review -

Comfort – "But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.” Luke 6:24 NASB

Concern – “If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.” 1 John 4:20 NASB

Cost – “And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Mark 8:34 NASB

Calling -

Willing to be Willing -

Strengthened By the Good Hand of God - Ezra 7:11-28 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-05-17T00:22:00Z

Strengthened By the Good Hand of God
Ezra 7:11-28

“…Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me…” Ezra 7:27-28 NASB

Ezra’s Devotion (Review Ezra 7:10) -

Authority (vv. 11-12, 25-26) –

Liberty (vv. 13-14) –

Subsidy (vv. 15-26) –

Ezra’s Response (vv. 27-28) -

Application and Prayer:

“To Be Motherly Is To Be Godly” - Selected Verses - Pastor Chad Harms

2010-05-09T18:19:00Z

Rejoice - Ezra 6:13-22 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-04-20T00:46:00Z

Rejoice - Ezra 6:13-22

“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22 NASB

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Ezra 6:15 NASB

Acts 16:6-9: Keep trying to move forward…
Hebrews 12:1-2: Fix your eyes on Jesus…
Matthew 25:21 – Take Good Care of What God Has Entrusted to You…

Dedicate Your Life to the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16 NASB

God's purposes become our priorities
Our dedication to God should be wholehearted
Even small things can be acts of devotion

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” Ezra 6:22 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Dedicate - Ezra 6:13-22 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-04-13T01:14:33Z

Dedicate - Ezra 6:13-22

“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22 NASB

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Ezra 6:15 NASB

Acts 16:6-9: Keep trying to move forward…
Hebrews 12:1-2: Fix your eyes on Jesus…
Matthew 25:21 – Take Good Care of What God Has Entrusted to You…

Dedicate Your ________________________ to the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16 NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” Ezra 6:22 NASB

Application/Prayer:

The Ressurection - Luke 24:1012 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-04-07T00:36:00Z

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate - Ezra 6:13-22 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-03-26T20:55:00Z

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate - Ezra 6:13-22

“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22 NASB

Consistent - Credit - Joy

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Ezra 6:15 NASB

Acts 16:6-9: Keep trying to move forward…

Hebrews 12:1-2: Fix your eyes on Jesus…

Matthew 25:21

Dedicate Your ________________________ Unto the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16 NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” Ezra 6:22 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate (Week 2) - Ezra 6:13-22 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-03-15T21:05:00Z

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate - Ezra 6:13-22

“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22 NASB

Consistent: 1-----------------------------------------10
Credit: 1-----------------------------------------10
Joy: 1-----------------------------------------10

Remain __________________________ in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Ezra 6:15 NASB

Acts 16:6-9: Keep trying to move forward…

Hebrews 12:1-2

Matthew 25:21

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” Ezra 6:22 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate - Ezra 6:13-22 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-03-09T03:31:00Z

Complete, Dedicate, Celebrate - Ezra 6:13-22

“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22 NASB

Consistent: 1-----------------------------------------10
Credit: 1-----------------------------------------10
Joy: 1-----------------------------------------10

Remain __________________________ in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.” Ezra 6:15 NASB

Acts 16:6-9

Hebrews 12:1-2

Matthew 25:21

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” Ezra 6:22 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Ezra 5:6-17 - Don’t Be Intimidated - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-02-21T22:02:00Z

Don’t Be Intimidated
Ezra 5:6-17

“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NASB

1. Don’t Be ______________________ of the God You Serve
“Thus they answered us, saying, 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth…” Ezra 5:11a NASB

2. Don’t Be Ashamed of the ________________ You Are On
“…and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.” Ezra 5:11b NASB

3. Always Be Ready to Share Your _____________________
“'But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.” Ezra 5:12 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Someone to Watch Over You - Ezra 5:1-5 - Pastor Greg Miller

2010-02-16T00:11:00Z

Someone to Watch Over You
Ezra 5:1-5

“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.”
Ezra 5:5 NASB

1. God Watches Over _________________________________!
“Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness...” Psalm 33:18 NASB

2. God Equips ________________ To Watch Over Me
“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ…” Ephesians 4:11 NASB

3. I Am _____________________ To Watch Over Others
“But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…” 1 Peter 2:9 NASB

Application/Prayer: