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

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:31:00 GMT

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

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:

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

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:00 GMT

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

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:11:00 GMT

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:

Strength When You’re Stuck - Ezra 4:6-24 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:14:00 GMT

(Because of technical problems there is no podcast for the message this week)

Strength When You’re Stuck
Ezra 4:6-24

“Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.” Ezra 4:24 NAS

1. There Will Be Times in Life When It Seems Like

Forward Movement Has Ceased!

2. We Feel “Stuck” For Various Reasons”
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3. God Will Supply Strength When We Feel Stuck

James 1:2 –

Psalm 23 -

Psalm 147 -

Application/Prayer:

Rev. Cecil Sims - Hebrews 12:1-4

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Enemies, Opposition and Frustration - Ezra 4:1-5 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:34:00 GMT

Enemies, Opposition and Frustration
Ezra 4:1-5

“Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle…”
Psalm 144:1 NASB

1. When We Follow __________________________________, We Will Encounter Enemies. Verses 1 & 2

2. We Need _______________________ to Determine Who is For Us and Who is Against Us. Verse 3

3. People Will Actively __________________________ Us From Doing God’s Work. Verses 4 & 5

Application/Prayer:

Responding With Worship - Ezra 3:10-13 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:17:00 GMT

Responding With Worship
Ezra 3:10-13

From Last Week: Understanding Resulted in Worship
The purpose of worship is to come before the Lord in obedience and praise Him, to hear from Him, to confess to Him, to commit our lives to Him.
The subject and object of worship is God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

People Respond with Worship in ___________________Ways
“Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy…” Ezra 3:12 NASB

Differences Test ____________________

1. Be _____________________ to One Another. Ephesians 5:21

2. Elders ___________________ the Youngers. Titus 2, 1 Peter 5

3. Youngers _________________ the Elders. 1 Timothy 5, 1 Peter 5

Application/Prayer:

Giving, Ministry and Worship - Ezra 3:7-13 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:19:00 GMT

Giving, Ministry and Worship
Ezra 3:7-13

_____________________________________ Resulted in Giving
“Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.” Ezra 3:7 NASB

_______________________________________ Resulted in Ministry
“…all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.” Ezra 3:8 NASB

_______________________________________ Resulted in Worship
“They sang, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, “For He is good, for His loving-kindness is upon Israel forever." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.” Ezra 3:11 NASB

Application/Prayer:

Luke 2:8-20 - Pastor Chad Harms

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:17:00 GMT

Luke 2:1-4 - Pastor Chad Harms

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:08:17 GMT

Luke 2

The Birth of Jesus

¹In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ²(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³And everyone went to his own town to register.

⁴So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

Exalt God Always - Luke 1:39-56 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT

“Exalt God Always!”

Luke 1:39-56
“And Mary said, "Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:38 (NAS

Mary’s Response: ________________________________________

And Mary said: "My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47 (NAS

My Response:

My Application:

My Prayer:

What is God asking you to do today?

Ezra 2 - Pastor Greg Miller - Unsung Heroes

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Unsung Heroes
Ezra 2

Unsung Heroes Live Lives of ___________________________

Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. Ezra 2:1 (NAS)

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 (NAS)

Unsung Heroes Live Lives of ___________________________

Some of the heads of fathers' households, when they arrived at the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation. Ezra 2:68 (NAS)

“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”
Romans 12:1 (NASB

Application/Prayer:

1. Continue to read “The Treasure Principle” by Randy Alcorn
2. Complete the “Steps” on the “Discovering Our Gifts, Skills and Abilities…” worksheet.

Ezra 1:7-11 / Ephesians 2:1-9 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:07:00 GMT

Ezra 1:7-11

7Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods… 11Sheshbazzar brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. (NAS)

1st Corinthians 1:10 - Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. (NAS)

True Ministry is Always a Team Effort

Galatians 2:1 - Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. (NAS)

True Ministry Always Involves Preparation and Feedback

1st Corinthians 9:22 - To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. (NAS)

True Ministry Considers the ____________________________

Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. (NAS)

True Ministry Centers On ______________________________

Application/Prayer:

Ezra 1:7-11 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Ezra 1:7-11

True Ministry is Always a Team Effort

Galatians 2:1 - Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. NASB

True Ministry Always Involves __________________________

1st Corinthians 9:22 - To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. NASB

True Ministry Considers the ____________________________

Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. NASB

True Ministry Centers On ______________________________

Application/Prayer:

Summer 2010 Mission Announcement - Chris Busby

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:14:00 GMT

In partnership with The Berean Way, Creekside is going to send a missions team to Uganda in the summer of 2010. Chris Busby made the first announcement about this exciting trip Sunday morning, October 25th. Listen to this recording of this important announcement...

Ezra 1:7-11 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:59:00 GMT

Ezra 1:7-11

Galatians 2:1 - Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. NASB

True Ministry Always Involves __________________________

1st Corinthians 9:22 - To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. NASB

True Ministry Considers the ____________________________

Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. NASB

True Ministry Centers On ______________________________

Application/Prayer:

Ezra 1:5-6 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Ezra 1:5-6

5Then the heads of fathers' households of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

6All those about them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle and with valuables, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering. (NAS

Isaiah 42:5

 Time is a __________________________ from God

James 4:14

 Time is ______________________________

Philippians 1:21-22

 Time Should be Invested in _______________________

Psalms 39:4

 Time Should Be Used ___________________________

Application:

Ezra 1:4 (Continued) - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Ezra 1:4
Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. (NAS

What Does God Say About Money?

 Do Not _________________________________ Money
“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” 1st Timothy 6:10 (NAS

 Have the Right _________________________________
“Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10 (NAS

 Understand the Importance of ____________________
“For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.” 2nd Thessalonians 3:10 (NAS

 Be Careful About ____________________________
“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave.” Proverbs 22:7 (NAS
 We Must Be __________________________________
“Ill-gotten gains do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.” Proverbs 10:2 (NAS

 There is Wisdom in ___________________________
“In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” Proverbs 21:20 (NIV)

 Always Be Prepared to ___________________________
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? 1st John 3:17 (NAS

Application:

Reading Assignment:
“The Treasure Principle” by Randy Alcorn
1. God Owns Everything, I am His Money Manager
2. My Heart Always Goes to Where I Put God’s Money
3. Heaven, Not Earth, Is My Home
4. I Should Live for the Dot, Not for the Line
5. Giving is the Only Antidote for Materialism
6. God Prospers Me Not to Raise My Standard of Living, But to Raise My Standard of Giving

Ezra 1:4 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:57:00 GMT

What Does God Say About Money?

 There is Wisdom in ___________________________
“In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” Proverbs 21:20 (NIV)

Application:

Ezra 1:3 - Pastor Greg Miller

Creekside Bible Church — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Ezra 1:3-4

'Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 1:3 (NAS

Ezra –

YAHWEH ELOHIYM –

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Application:

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