From the Pastor | Church of Celebration

September 18, 2020

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (NO WAY THAT JUST HAPPENED!? - 1)

Do you believe in MIRACLES? Are you PRAYING for the IMPOSSIBLE to HAPPEN? You can chalk it up to coincidence or luck if you want… but we think there’s SOMETHING BIGGER GOING ON when the IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS! We believe it so much that we’re gonna spend a few weeks talking about the WONDER and JOY of when JESUS SHOWS UP AND SHOWS OFF – with a series we’re calling “NO WAY THAT JUST HAPPENED?!” It’s gonna be centered around APPRECIATING the FANTASTIC / CRAZY and OUTLANDISH MIRACLES that REALLY DO HAPPEN… and how we can learn how we can better RECOGNIZE the MIRACULOUS WORK of JESUS in our lives! I hope you’ll consider joining us…

Sunday Snapshot… (1) MIRACLES OF DELIVERANCE

Every wondered what a MIRACLE looks like...? (Well...) It's when an All-Powerful / All-Knowing and Ever-Present God… SUPERNATURALLY INTERVENES IN YOUR LIFE! (We need to start looking at WHERE GOD is SHOWING UP and SHOWING OFF... b/c He's doing it more often than we are seeing!)

MIRACLES OF DELIVERANCE start by us recognizing that CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A PLAYGROUND... it's a BATTLEGROUND!

There are Two Common Mistakes we make when it comes to Spiritual Warfare... OVERESTIMATING DEMONIC INFLUENCE and UNDERESTIMATING DEMONIC INFLUENCE! (Stop Making These Mistakes!)

KNOW YOUR ENEMY... (JOHN 10:10a) The THIEF comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY...

HOW do you LIVE/PRAY towards MIRACLES OF DELIVERANCE? DO WHAT’S NATURAL… THEN ASK FOR GOD TO DO THE SUPERNATURAL!

As a Follower of Jesus... YOU have the POWER and AUTHORITY to DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY! (Always Remember!) You’re not fighting FOR victory… You’re fighting FROM victory!

See You This Weekend Celebrators…

FACE/FACE LIVE SERVICE TIMES…

SUNDAY – 9a and/or 10:45a (MHS Performing Arts Center)

ONLINE SERVICE TIMES…

SUNDAY – 9a / 10:45a and 5p

COC ONLINE SERVICE SITES…

http://churchofcelebration.com/coc-online/

CCITY ONLINE SERVICE SITE…

http://churchofcelebration.com/ministries/celebration-city-birth-4th-grade/

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh

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September 11, 2020

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (#RELATIONSHIPGOALS - 4)

The #PerfectMarriage isn’t always as easy as it looks! People often look at happy images of marriages on social media and say… “I WANT THAT!” - but they don’t really know what “THAT” is!? The real secret to a Great Marriage goes far deeper than just a simple #HASHTAG! (With that being said…) We’ve been talking a little more in depth here at COC about what type of #GOALS you should actually strive for in YOUR MARRIAGE or YOUR FUTURE MARRIAGE! We hope you’ll consider joining us for the LAST WEEK this week - as we talk a little bit about #RELATIONSHIPGOALS!

Sunday Snapshot… (4) COVENANT-KEEPIN’

In many Relationships... OPPOSITES ATTRACT - but OPPOSITES also ATTACK! (So...) It's vital to have Biblical Goals to start with!

Three Main Approaches to MARRIAGES... CASUAL / CONTRACTURAL and COVENANTAL!

CASUAL APPROACH to MARRIAGE... Marriage/Sex are NO BIG DEAL! Most who approach Marriage this way have already Played House / Pretended to be Married and Practiced Divorce many times before the Real Marriage!

CONTRACTURAL APPROACH to MARRIAGE... Marriage is more of Debt/Debtor Relationship! You meet your requirements and I'll meet mine - but if you violate the "terms" then I'm suing you for Breech of Contract in Divorce Court!

COVENANTAL APPROACH to MARRIAGE... It's based solely on MUTUAL/UNCONDITIONAL COMMITMENT… MOTIVATED by SACRIFICIAL LOVE for the OTHER! (They know that their MARRIAGE MATTERS BIG TIME TO GOD!)

Your RELATIONSHIPS and MARRIAGE will only be AS GOOD AS YOU CHOOSE FOR IT TO BE! (CHOOSE WISELY!)