Follow Me by Don Campbell

 Jesus Says

Father  -   Child
Vine  -  Branches
Shepherd  - Sheep

Jesus invited us to Follow Him. 

Matthew 9:9
"Follow me"

"Am I Following?"

Matthew 9:10
"Many tax collectors and sinners"

Matthew 9:11-12
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick"

Matthew 9:13
"Go and Learn what this means...." 

Pharisees
Change and you can join us

Jesus
Join us and you will change

Being a sinner doesn't disqualify you it is a prerequisite. 

Being an unbeliever doesn't disqualify you.
None of Jesus' early followers believed.

The invitation to follow is an invitation to relationship (not religion)

Following forces me to focus on where I am rather than where you are not. 

Am I Following?

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When God is'n't God: When God is Late by Don Campbell

Why doesn't God do something about THAT?

Inattentive, Uncooperative, Late.

John 11:1-6

“It is for God’s Glory”

John 11:7-10

A light in the times of darkness

John 11:11-16

“I am glad I was not there”

John 11:17-21

“This is your fault”

John 11:22-34

“I am Resurrection and I am Life”

John 11:35-36

“I understand”

John 11:37-45

“If you believe, You will See God’s Glory”

“If you believe, you will see the Glory of God”

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When God isn't God: When God is Uncooperative by Don Campbell

Inattentive

Uncooperative

Late

"Warning: When the Reality of Humanity bumps into Eternity beware of Temporary Insanity"

If God is silent then maybe God is absent. 

"Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of Me"

Matthew 11:6

ook back and remember.  Look outside your circumstances and reflect

God’s Lack of Cooperation is not an argument for or against His existence

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Thorn in the Flesh

“NO, but My grace is sufficient for you”

“My power is made perfect in weakness”

“I’m going to gain glory on the stage of your weakness not your success”

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When God isn't God: When God is Inattentive by Don Campbell

Inattentive   

Uncooperative  

Late

Mark 6:17-20

John imprisoned

Matthew 11:2-3

Are you the one?

"I lose faith when God is inattentive to MY happiness, not yours"

Matthew 11:4 -15

"Blessed is he who does not stumble because of me"

"Your personal circumstances do not necessarily coincide with how God feels about you"

Look back and remember.  Look outside your circumstances and reflect.

"Blessed is ANYONE who does not stumble on account of me"

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Losing Your Marbles (Part 4) by Don Campbell

Ephesians 5:15-17

"Making the Best Use of your Time"

Applied Time / Time = History

Time for Jesus/Time =  A Change the History of the World

Love / Time =  Worth

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Love Matters

While you are Losing Your Marbles don't forget to Invest Them!

When we give our Children and Teenagers Rules and Enforce Them,  We Prove that We Love Them.

Proverbs 13:24
"He who Loves his children is careful to discipline them"

"I Love You NO MATTER WHAT" Needs to be Demonstrated Daily"

Tribes / Time = Belonging

Tribes over time show us how we Belong

Proverbs 13:20

Who I spend time with, over time, matters.

"Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life"

Andy Stanley

"You are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with"

Charles Poliquin

Words / Time = Direction

Galatians 5:6
"The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love".

"Keep Eternity Before the Children"

James 3:3-6
The Power of Words

Words / Time = Direction

"Let there Be Light"

Prayer / Time = Positive Personal Change

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Losing Your Marbles (Part 3) by Don Campbell

Ephesians 5:15-17

"Making the Best Use of your Time"

Applied Experience / Time = Wisdom

Psalm 90:12
"...that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

Applied Time / Time = History

Make HISTORY one week at a time...one day at a time.

Time for Jesus/Time =  A Change the History of the World

Love / Time =  Worth

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Love Matters

While you are Losing Your Marbles don't forget to Invest Them!

When we give our Children and Teenagers Rules and Enforce Them,  We Prove that We Love Them.

Proverbs 13:24
"He who Loves his children is careful to discipline them"

"I Love You NO MATTER WHAT" Needs to be Demonstrated Daily"

Tribes / Time = Belonging

Tribes over time show us how we Belong

Proverbs 13:20

Who I spend time with, over time, matters.

"Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life"

Andy Stanley

"You are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with"

Charles Poliquin

We Need the Fellowship of Believers

This is a place where....
You are known.
You are welcome.
You are forgiven.
You belong.

The Smaller the Tribe, the Greater the Influence.

Tribes / Time = Belonging

Prayer / Time = Positive Personal Change

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Losing your Marbles (Part 2) by Don Campbell

Ephesians 5:15-17

"Making the Best Use of your Time"

Applied Experience / Time = Wisdom

Psalm 90:12

"...that we may gain a heart of wisdom"

Applied Time / Time = History

Make HISTORY one week at a time....one day at a time.

Time for Jesus/Time =  A Change the History of the World

Love / Time =  Worth

We were...

•       Created to need love
•       Designed to pursue intimacy    
•       Wired to connect.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Love Matters

While you are Losing Your Marbles don't forget to Invest Them!

When we give our Children and Teenagers Rules and Enforce Them,  We Prove that We Love Them.

Proverbs 13:34

"He who Loves his children is careful to discipline them"

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Losing Your Marbles by Don Campbell

Ephesians 5:15-17

"Making the Best Use of your Time"

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to # our Days

Psalm 39:4-5

"Let me know how fleeting my life is"

 "You are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes"

James 4:13-15

Applied Experience / Time = Wisdom

Time /  Time =  History

It takes Time over Time to make a history worth repeating.

Prayer / Time =  Positive Personal Change

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My Present Past by Don Campbell

My present will be my past.

But my past will be present in my future.

1 John 1:9

God is faithful to forgive

2 Samuel 12:13

David's sin was forgiven

 But David's Past was Present in his Future

2 Samuel 12:5

"Four Times over"

Galatians 6:7

God is not mocked

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Agape Sunday and Farewell to the the Gordons

Agape Sunday explores the ministry of Agape of Central Alabama efforts.  Also, it was the Worship Minister's last Sunday, so we've included special music.

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One with Community by Don Campbell

Acts 2:42-47

Enjoying the Favor of All the People

"The godless Galileans!  They take care not only of their own poor, but ours as well".

~ Emperor Julian

The church is God's "final apologetic" to a skeptical world. 

Go!  Be Christ!

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Identity (Part 2) by Don Campbell

Satan's primary temptation is to make us forget the Identity God has given us and to evaluate our standing by some other criteria

Comparison leads to two of Satan's favorite sins:

PRIDE or DESPAIR

My Identity and my Security is NOT in my Spiritual Progress

My Identity is in Jesus Christ Alone

1 Corinthians 2:2

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Identity (Part 1) by Don Campbell

Genesis 3:1-5

Identity Crisis

Matthew 4:1-7

The Identity of Christ

Satan's primary temptation is to make us forget the Identity God has given us and to evaluate our standing by some other criteria

Comparison leads to two of Satan's favorite sins:

PRIDE or DESPAIR

Pride leads to hardness of heart to God and hatred of others

Despair leads us to depression, fear and indulgence in our lusts.

"Satan starts with what you did, and tears down who you are.  The Holy Spirit starts with what Christ has declared over you, and helps you rebuild what you did" 

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The Gospel of Grace (Part 2) by Don Campbell

1 Timothy 1:5

The Chief of Sinners

First, I am a Sinner.  
Second, I am sinned against

Romans 12:19-21

Overcome Evil with Good

First, I am a Sinner.

Second, I am sinned against

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The Gospel of Grace (Part 1) by Don Campbell

Luke 12:48

To whom much is given, much is demanded

Mercy begets Mercy, Grace begets Grace

Matthew 18:21-35

"Shouldn't you have shown mercy just as I had on you?"

"Someone saturated in the Grace of the Gospel develops an almost insane ability to forgive"

~ J.D. Greear

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No Other Gods (Part 4) by Don Campbell

We worship whatever it is we deem to be most essential for life and happiness. 

If something becomes so important to me that it drives my behavior and commands my emotions, I am worshipping it.

"Things like worry, fear, sadness, and depression are 'smoke from the fires' rising from the altars of our idolatry."  

~ St. Augustine

Colossians 3:5-6

Idolatry = "Whatever belongs to your earthly nature"

James 4:3-5

Adulterous Prayers

We are adulterers to God when we demand that He give us things so we may find happiness, contentment, and security in them RATHER than in Him.

Anything we substitute for God leaves us yearning...
EMPTY

We weren't created for another human being, we were created for God

Isaiah 43:7
"Whom I created for my Glory, whom I formed and made"

Idols promise fulfillment but deliver disillusionment. 

Idols produce anxiety and fear not joy and peace.

Life expands or contracts in direct proportion to one's fear.

Philippians 4:6-8

For a better life, Choose Jesus

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No Other Gods (Part 3) by Don Campbell

We worship whatever it is we deem to be most essential for life and happiness. 

If something becomes so important to me that it drives my behavior and commands my emotions, I am worshipping it.

Extremely Disturbing Idolatry Detector Test

The Hebrew word for Glory is "kabod".   It literally means "weight". 

"Things like worry, fear, sadness, and depression are 'smoke from the fires' rising from the altars of our idolatry."  

~ St. Augustine

Colossians 3:5-6

Idolatry = "Whatever belongs to your earthly nature"

Ultimately idolatry is behind all of our sin; when we place greater weight on something other than God.

James 4:3-5

Adulterous Prayers

Adulterer =  someone who finds in another the intimacy they should be finding in their spouse.

We are adulterers to God when we demand that He give us things so we may find happiness, contentment, and security in them RATHER than in Him.

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No Other Gods (Part 2) by Don Campbell

We worship whatever it is we deem to be most essential for life and happiness. 

If something becomes so important to me that it drives my behavior and commands my emotions, I am worshipping it.

Extremely Disturbing Idolatry Detector Test

The Hebrew word for Glory is "kabod".   It literally means "weight". 

"Things like worry, fear, sadness, and depression are 'smoke from the fires' rising from the altars of our idolatry."  

~ St. Augustine

Colossians 3:5-6

Idolatry = "Whatever belongs to your earthly nature"

Ultimately idolatry is behind all of our sin; when we place greater weight on something other than God.

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No Other Gods (Part 1) by Don Campbell

Genesis 3:1-24

The original sin of idolatry

We worship whatever it is we deem to be most essential for life and happiness. 

If something becomes so important to me that it drives my behavior and commands my emotions, I am worshipping it. 

The Hebrew word for Glory is "kabod".   It literally means "weight".  

Ultimately idolatry is behind all of our sin; when we place greater weight on something other than God.

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The Model Dad by Don Campbell

Luke 15:11-31

Parable of the Model Dad

Free Moral Agency

Actions Have Consequences

Forgiving Father

Proactive, Involved, Intentional Parenting

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The Jesus Pattern by Don Campbell

 Luke 2:52

Growing like Jesus

2 Corinthians 2:14-16

The Aroma of Christ

2 Corinthians 3:18

Ever increasing Glory

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Heartguard by Don Campbell

“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life”
Proverbs 4:23

Your heart is extremely valuable.

Your heart is the source of everything you do. 

Your heart is under constant attack.

Guard your heart   -    Beware of sin   -  Receive what God's giving

Choose what's true   -  Love in all you do

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Fearcast (Part 4) by Don Campbell

"Life expands or contracts in direct proportion to one's Courage (or Fear)"

2 Timothy 1:7

The spirit of Fear is not from God

The Spirit of Power comes to those who recognize God as ADONAI (owner)

The Spirit of Love comes to those who recognize the Lord as the source of love (God is Love)

The Spirit of Self-Discipline comes to those who recognize Immanuel (God with us)

Matt. 1:22-23

Immanuel - God with us

Mark 4:35-31

Why are you so afraid?

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust - In all of your ways..

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Given to the Lord by Don Campbell

Your greatest contribution to the Kingdom of God might not be what you do, but who you raise.

2 Timothy 1:5, 3:14-15
"Now lives in you"

1 Samuel 1:28
Given to the Lord

Your greatest contribution to the Kingdom of God might not be what you do, but who you raise.

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The Patience Discipline by Don Campbell

Patience
waiting until later for what you want right now

Patience is a virtue

 Patience is a fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22
 

Patience is accepting a difficult situation without giving God a deadline to remove it.

Patience is also a discipline.

Patience is to endure discomfort without complaint

 Isaiah 30:18
“Blessed are those who wait upon the Lord”

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Fearcast (Part 3) by Don Campbell

2 Timothy 1:7

The spirit of Fear is not from God

"Life expands or contracts in direct proportion to one's Courage (or Fear)" 

1 John 4:18

Perfect love casts out Fear

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Love Never Fails

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Fearcast (Part 2) by Don Campbell

2 Timothy 1:7

The spirit of Fear is not from God

1 John 4:18

Perfect love casts out Fear

"Life expands or contracts in direct proportion to one's Courage (or Fear)"  

John 10:10

Abundant Life

YHWH  - Elohim  - Adonai

Exodus 4:10-17

Moses and his Adonai

Psalms 86:3-15

David's Adonai

Big Fear = Small Life

Small Fear = Big Life

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Fearcast (Part 1) by Don Campbell

1 John 4:18

Perfect love casts out Fear

2 Timothy 1:7

The spirit of fear is not from God

Easter 2013 by Don Campbell

The Empty Cross

Romans 5:6-8

The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-6

The Empty Shroud

Philippians 3:20-21

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The Model Prayer by Don Campbell

Matthew 6:5-15

 66 words

54% about God's Glory and Will

37% about our Spiritual Needs

9% about our Physical Needs

1st priority in Prayer - Praise

2nd priority in Prayer - Our Holiness

3rd priority in Prayer - everything else

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"Unless You Become Like One of These..." by Don Campbell

Matthew 18:1-6

A Challenge and a Warning

Proverbs 15:33

 Humility comes before honor.

Warning

Remember your Influence over Children.

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One with the One (Part 4) by Don Campbell

Romans 8:15-16

The Spirit of Sonship

1 John 3:1

 That is what we are!

Matthew 7:9-11

God the father is better than ANY earthly father

Luke 15:17

 Return to the Father

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One with One (Part 3) by Don Campbell

Many are willing to be God-Centered as long as God is Man-Centered

God's love for His Glory is Greater than His love for Us

John 3:16

for God so loved....

Acts 17:24

The "World" and Everything in It

Romans 8:19-22

We are living out a story that is bigger than "Man" 

John 12:27-32

Who was Jesus thinking of "Above All"

Isaiah 48:9-11

God will not yield His Glory to another

Acts 17:24-25

What does God Need?

2 Chronicles 16:9 - God 

vs. 

1 Peter 5:6-8 - Satan

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One with the One (Part 2) by Don Campbell

1 Cor. 2:14-16

The Mind of Christ

Many are willing to be God-Centered as long as God is Man-Centered

God's love for His Glory is Greater than His love for Us

Romans 15:6-9

Why did my Savior come to earth?

John 12:27

"For this very reason I came to this hour..."

Ephesians 1:6,12,14

 "To the Praise of His Glory"

Jeremiah 14:7, Psalm 79:9, Psalm 115:1

 "For YOUR Name sake"

"Hallowed be Thy name" is a petition to God to glorify God

Isaiah 48:9-11

God will not yield His Glory to another

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One with the One (Part 1) by Don Campbell

1 Cor. 2:14-16

The Mind of Christ

"No other gods before ME"

Greatest Command = Love God

Many are willing to be God-Centered as long as God is Man-Centered

God's love for His Glory is Greater than His love for Us

Psalm 24:1

God's World

Isaiah 6:3

Full of His Glory

Isaiah 43:7

For His Glory

Romans 9:20-24

Objects of Wrath or Mercy

Exodus 9:15-16, 14:4

 To Gain Glory

What am I doing to Glorify God?

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Under the Influence (Part 3) by Don Campbell

Matthew 5:13-16

Salt and Light

Salt

Keep others from going bad

Matthew 18:5-7

Woe to the man through whom they come!

Light

Allow others to see good 

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Under the Influence (Part 2) by Don Campbell

"Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life." 

- Andy Stanley

"You are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with."

- Charles Poliquin

The average American....

• Watches 4 hours and 39 minutes of TV each day
• Spends 2 hours and 47 minutes on the internet each day (non work related)
• Talks on the phone 32 minutes each day (non work related)
• Listens to radio/ipod 1 hour and 34 minutes each day.  (adolescents 2 1/2 hours each day)
• Awake 15 hrs and 45 minutes each day.  Nearly half of that time is spent using non-work-related technology. 
• The average adolescent is exposed to 84 references to explicit sexual behavior or drug use per day...591/week.....30,732/year
• 700,000 teen pregnancies each year and 25% of all female adolescents in this country have a sexually transmitted disease.

 Over Exposed and Under filtered

Who or what you listen to, will influence you.

Luke 6:45

"Heart Storage"

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Under the Influence (Part 1) by Don Campbell

"Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life."

- Andy Stanley

"You are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with."

- Charles Poliquin

2 Chronicles 18

1 out of 400

Who you listen to, will influence you

2 Cor. 6:14

Don't be yoked with unbelievers.  

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One by Don Campbell

Eccl. 4:9-11

We is better than Me

Me / WE = 1/3 = Division

We / Me = 3/1 = Multiplication

John 17:21-23

One with God

Proverbs 11:10

One with the Community

Ephesians 4:3-6

One with our Church Family

Unity is the Only Way to Victory!

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Fixing our Eyes on Jesus by Don Campbell

Determination

Deciding it is worth it to finish what you have started.

Colossians 2:19-23

"Will-Worship"

  

2 Cor. 4:16

Inward Renewal

Hebrews 12:1-2

Run with Perseverance

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