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Introduction: How many of you enjoy a game of Hide and Seek?   Do you enjoy hiding or seeking more?   Throughout Scripture, we see the idea of hide and seek.   So because it is the Hide N Seek program today, I plan to share a few Scriptures to remind us of our HNS Theme Verses: Keep me as the apple of your eye; HIDE me in the shadow of your wings, (Psalm 17:8) & 33  But SEEK first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33) Hide-- Throughout Scripture, God Hides Us ·          When was the first mention of hiding in the Bible?   In the garden, after Adam and Eve sinned. Despite their sin, God found them and shared the gospel for the first time (Genesis 3:15-he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel) ·          All of us are tempted to hide when we sin.   But God through Jesus has made a way ...

Introduction: What is deception?   The fact or state of being causing a person to believe what is not true; misled, ensnared, tricked.  I want you think about a time when you were deceived.   What attracted you? What lie did you believe? Why did you keep believing?   What changed? Deceived in Deeds (3-5) ·          Vs. 3-Hint of sexual immorality (fornication, unchaste) or impurity (unclean)   or greed o    Vs. 1-2-Imitators of God, dearly loved children, live a life of love, Christ loved us and gave himself up for us o    any sexual indulgence outside of marriage [1] o    Paul turns from ‘self-sacrifice … to its very opposite, self-indulgence’, from genuine ‘love’ to that perversion of it called ‘lust’. [2] o    James Bryan Smith describes how God’s good gifts can be used in the wrong way. “Desire becomes sin when it moves from being something we enjoy ...

Introduction: On the banner behind me, we have an image of how we at Hesston MB “Make disciples who make disciples” It includes head, heart and hands.   Matthew 4:19-DiscipleShift by Jim Putman & Bobby Harrington ·          “Follow Me”- Head -is following Christ (KNOW) ·          “And I Will Make You”- Heart -is being changed by Christ (BE) ·          “Fishers of Men”- Hands -is committed to the mission of Christ (DO) This is not pick one of the three.   It is all three.   All are important. However, based on personalities and giftedness, we normally are stronger in one more than the other. I would like you take a minute this morning to pray and ask God, which of these am I strongest in?   Then on your notes page, write down in order your strongest, middle, weakest one. Here is my theory: we are not strong in all...