Sermon 12 Notes December 11, 2016 A Congregation of Crocodiles

I will build MY church,
and the gates of Hades
will not overcome it.
Matthew 16.18
The church should be a
CONGREGATION of CROCODILES BELIEVERS
where sinfulness is afraid to swim.
The church should reach out to the community,
share _____________ with them and help all to
Come Close to Jesus as _____________ and
_____________ .
The SEASONS of Life
Learning how to balance life between the Positives and
the Negatives.
READ: Ecclesiastes chapter 3
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What is the collective noun for various groups of animals,
birds and insects?
 Antelopes – A ____________ of antelopes
 ANTS – A ____________
 Apes – A ____________ of apes
 Badgers – A ____________ of Badgers
 Bats – A ____________
 Buzzards – A ____________ of buzzards
 Caterpillars – An ____________
 Clams – A ____________
 Cockroach – An ____________
 Crows – A ____________
 Dolphins – ____________
 Gerbils – A ____________
 Kangaroos – a ____________
 Mosquitoes – A ____________
 Parrots – A ____________
 Pelicans – A ____________
 Porcupines – A ____________
 Rattlesnakes – a ____________
 Wombats – A ____________
 Vultures – A ____________
 Baboons – A TROOP or FLANGE or ____________
 Crocodiles – A _______________ !!!
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What is the collective noun for a group of Christian
believers?
 A ___________________
In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David
sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite
army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged
Rabbah. But David _____________ in Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 11.1
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David _____________ in Jerusalem
David _____________ – He saw a woman bathing
David _____________ AGAIN – He saw she was very
beautiful
David _____________ 3rd TIME– He want to find out
about her.
David took a closer _____________ – He sends for her
David’s _____________ – He slept with her
David’s _____________ - she went back home.
David’s _____________ –she conceived and sent word
to David
I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not
overcome it. Matthew 16.18
___________ builds it
___________ owns it
___________ empowers it
___________ guarantees it
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Jesus is in _____________ – His authority is absolute!
_____________ to them
 Make disciples Of all nations
 This is our message to the _____________
 _____________ them
 Name of Father, Son, Holy Spirit
 This is linking new believers to _____________
 _____________ them
 To obey everything Jesus has commanded
 This is the ongoing purpose of the _____________
 Jesus is always _____________ to us - to the very end of
the very end
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REVIEW—Jesus’ Directions to HIS Disciples
 Jesus in _____________
 Message to the _____________
 Link them to _____________
 Grow & Strengthened in the _____________
 Jesus is always _____________
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent
them two by two ahead of him to every town and place
Luke 10.1
where he was about to go.
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the
Luke 10.17
demons submit to us in your name.”
He replied, “I saw ________________ ________________ ,
Luke 10.18
like lightning from heaven.”
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