Grace Hill Church - Collierville, Tn

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 NIV 1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless!Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain from all their laborsat which they toil under the sun? EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT JESUS Jesus gives meaning to our Work... 1 Corinthians 15:58 Jesus gives meaning to our Money...Matthew 6:21 Jesus gives meaning to our Life...John 10:10 Primary Sources: IVP Bible Background Commentary Living Life Backwards by David Gibson Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Expository Bible Commentary Enduring Word Commentary

13 Now all has been heard;here is the conclusion of the matter:Fear God and keep his commandments,for this is the duty of all mankind. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,including every hidden thing,whether it is good or evil. FEARING GOD IS TRUSTING GOD MORE THAN YOU TRUST YOURSELF KEEPING GOD’S COMMANDS SHOWS WHO’S IN COMMAND OF YOU Primary Sources: IVP Bible Background Commentary Living Life Backwards by David Gibson Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Expository Bible Commentary Enduring Word Commentary

1 Kings 18:1-21 NIV 1 After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.Now the famine was severe in Samaria, 3 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord. 4 While Jezebel was killing off the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.) 5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.” 6 So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another. 7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” 8 “Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is her

Genesis 15:1-6 NIV 1 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:“Do not be afraid, Abram.I am your shield,your very great reward.” 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.” 4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. WE DON'T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN OF GOD TO BELIEVE IN THE PROMISES OF GOD. Genesis 16:1-6 NIV 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep w

Galatians 2:11-21 NIV 11 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. 14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs? 15 “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 17

Mark 14:66-72 ESV 66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus." 68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them." 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept. John 21:15-17 ESV 15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to S

Luke 24:1-8 NLT 1 But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. 5 The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” 8 Then they remembered that he had said this. Psalms 103:1-19 NLT 1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. 2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;may I never forget the good things he does for me. 3 He forgives all my sinsand heals all my diseases. 4 He redeems me

21 Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus *said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha *said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.” John 11:21-28 JESUS WAS PERSONALIZING THE RESURRECTION IN ORDER FOR THEIR TO BE A RESURRECTION, THERE HAD TO BE A DEATH IN ORDER FOR THERE TO BE LIFE THERE HAD TO BE A SACRIFICE Primary Sources: IVP Bible Background Commentary Enduring Word Commentary The Bible Exposition Commentary ESV Study Bible

LEAD WITH LOVE 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 LISTEN WELL let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; James 1:19 When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:19 DARE TO FORGIVE 4 And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:4 12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:12-14 YOU AND I HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN OF SO MUCH 2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which

JESUS RAISED THE SEXUAL INTEGRITY BAR MUCH HIGHER THAN ANYTHING, ANYONE HAD EVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; 6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. 7 Fo

Don't miss the start of our series "Made" as Kelly Stockade (our NEXTGEN Director) kicks off this first week helping parents and grandparents gain a better understanding on how to talk about sexual integrity with their kids. TOPICS TO DISCUSS: God created sex and our sexuality (Gen 2:18-25) God sees sex as very good (Gen 1:26, 31) What the Bible says about adultry (Ex 20:14) What the Bible says about fornication (1 Thess 4:3) The Bible on the Union between one man and wife: one flesh (Matt 19:4-6) What the Bible says about the human body (1 Cor 6:18-20) Axis.org homeword.com

This was the start of a special series that we will return to throughout the year. On this day, we heard from various ministry partners both inside and outside Grace Hill Church.

WOULD JESUS BE ENOUGH FOR YOU?

MARTHA WAS DOING A GOOD THING MARY CHOSE THE BEST THING...JESUS

INTERRUPTIONS ARE OFTEN GOD’S INVITATION FOR SOMETHING MIRACULOUS

FIGHT WHAT COMES AGAINST YOU, WITH WHAT YOU PUT INSIDE YOU