The Rock of KC

We Exist - To Love God, Part 1, Feb 5, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0600

Mark 12:28-34
- every other act is useless if you don't love God first - God doesn't just want our obedience, He wants our love.
- It is easy to think that religious ceremony and devotion are more important than love for God and our neighbor, but this isn’t the case. A thousand empty burnt offerings are not more to God than a single act of love done in His name.
Loving God involves:
1. Obedience (John 14:23 "If you love Me, you'll keep My commandments" - God's love language is obedience.
2. Self-Denial (Matt. 16:24)
3. Seek First the Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33)
4. From the Heart (Mark 7:6-7)
5. From a Passionate Heart (Matt. 24:12)

Beyond, Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, Jan 29, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0600

Genesis 50:22
- the back-story of Joseph's experience
- there's a huge difference between trying to be a believer and just being a believer
- beyond: the past, the offense, the pain, the judgement or justification of revenge or defense, the emotions. As a family, they had to make the decision that things would be different. That they would move beyond.
- we live in a world of whiners - Get Over It
Tools For Getting "Beyond"
1. Forgive - it's not optiona, it's a command (Matt. 6:16, John 20:23)
- unforgiveness causes us to retain the pain of the past
- it accomplishes nothing
- forgiveness is to cut loose the pain of the past and give your whole life to the love of Jesus
2. Forget (Phil. 3:13) - there are things ahead of us, that if we don't forget the past, we'll never be able to enjoy the life or the family God has planned for us.
3. Press On (Phil. 3:13-14, John 20:23, Ps. 45:1)
- it's possible for your life to be so full of regret, guilt, unforgiveness, and shame, that there's no capacity for us to really grab a hold of and experience not only the present but have vision for the future. We've got to get beyond those hurts because there's something greater at stake.
- I refuse to let my failures of my past control my future.
4. Looking Back (Gen. 50:20)
- because the past is real, then how do we view it? The same way Joseph did. We see the good and not the bad. We see the promise and not the pain, we see the family together, whole and enjoying life.
- Joseph and his brothers, and their families, got beyond their past.
- discontentment gets us stuck being held back. Godliness with contentment is great gain (1 Tim. 6:6)
- our families and home is a big deal. Don't take it for granted.
- learn how to release things like God forgives and forgets our sins

Giving Account, Part 4, Jan 22, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:11:11 -0600

Giving Account: Our Words and the Golden Rule
Matt. 12:22-37, 7:12 - golden rule
- every person will give an account of their words to God, whether they want to or not.
- Lev. 19:16-18 - God wants us to live out this life as Jesus did
- Rom. 14:11-12
- your words reveal your heart, God is God of the heart
- Rom. 7:12 - God is a God of action "Do to others..."
- Jesus requires that you show kindness to others
- speak evil of no man
10 principles to help us live out the golden rule:
1. If I have a problem with another person, I will go to him/her privately.
2. If someone has a problem with me, I want him/her to come to me privately, and I will be open to hear what he/she has to say.
3. If someone has a problem with me and they come to you, send them to me and I’ll do the same for you.
4. If someone hesitates to come to me, say, “I’ll go with you. I’m sure they’ll discuss this situation with you.” I’ll do the same for you.
5. Be careful how you interpret me. I’d rather do that. (instead of jumpint to conclusions, ask what they meant)
6. I will be careful how I interpret you.
7. If it’s confidential, I won’t tell, unless someone is harming himself/herself or someone else.
8. I won’t send or pay attention to unsigned letters or notes. Information should always travel with a person’s name so it can be cleared up, if necessary.
9. I will not manipulate; I will not be manipulated.
10. When in doubt, I will bring up my concern or question.

Giving Account, Part 3, Jan 15, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0600

Romans 14: 1-12
- everything I have is on load from God and I will give an account of how I've managed it.
- secret of contentment - Eccl. 6:9, Phil.4:12 - by nature, we tend to be discontent
4 Steps to Contentment:
1. Stop comparing yourself to others (2 Cor. 10:12) - we all have designer genes and we're all unique
- America's favorite sport is comparison
- Principles of contentment: I must learn to admire without having to acquire. I don't have to own it in order to enjoy it (Ex. 20:17)
- coveting is the uncontrolled desire to acquire
- if you own something you can't let go of, it actually owns you
- bring our desires under control of the Holy Spirit
2. Enjoy what you have (Eccl. 5:19) - God enjoys watching us enjoy what He's given us
- what do I have now that I'm not enjoying?
- get rid of "when and then" thinking (when this happens, then I'll be happy)
- it doesn't cost anything to be happy
- two ways to have enough: work more and want less (1 Tim. 6:17-19)
- ways to be wealthy and not materialistic:
- don't become proud of your wealth
- don't put your hope in money
- use it to do good
- share it with others - giving is an antidote to materialism
- tithing is the starting point of honoring God in our giving and begins to break the grip of materialism on my life
3. Remember life is not about things - the greatest things in life are not things
4. Focus on what whill last forever - (2 Cor. 4:18)
- truth: I can't have it all and I don't need it all to be happy
- my satisfaction is not in what I have, but Whose I am and Who I belong to (Ps. 17:15)

Giving Account, Part 2, Jan 8, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0600

- at the end of the day, we will all have to give an account of what we did with our time on earth to God
- Luke 16:1-14 - leverage your stuff for eternal purposes
- Luke 12:13-34 - where you treasure is, there your heart is also. Where ever you want your heart to be, start putting your treasure there.
- Law of Contentment - Prov. 14:30 - when it comes to health, it's not what you eat, but what eats you, Eccl. 6:9 - better to be satisfied with what you have

5 Damaging Effects of Wanting More:
1. More fatigue (Prov. 23:4) - the drive to get more, leaves us tired - even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.
2. More expenses (Eccl. 5:11) it always costs more to have more - my greeds are now my needs
3. More anxiety (Eccl. 5:12) - the more you have, the more you have to worry about - insomnia increases with income
4. More conflict (Prov. 15:27, 1 Tim. 6:9) - fatigue to expenses to anxiety = more conflict
5. More dissatisfaction (Eccl. 5:10) - we tend to think having more = more satisfaction, more love, more importance - why were we once thrilled with what we are now dissatisfied with?

"Through contentment, you and I can live a life of less fatigue, less anxiety, less conflict and less dissatisfaction" Solomon

Giving Account, Jan 1, 2012

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0600

Matt. 25:1-46
- would you live your life differently if you knew you had to give an account?
- Stewardship is about not being an owner but the manager of another’s property (Ps. 24:1-2, Gen. 2:15)
- "How can a loving God pass judgement?" He holds us accoutable for our actions. God is a God of perfect love and perfect judgement (2 Tim. 4:1, 1 Peter 4:5, Rom. 14:10, Heb. 13:4, Rev. 11:18, Heb. 9:27, Matt. 12:36)
- do believers really have to give account if 1 John 1:9 is true? Not for our sins but we will give account for what we did with our life. (Rom. 14:12, Heb. 13:17, 1 Peter 4:5)
2 Separate Judgements:
1. Believers Are Judged At: The Judgment Seat of Christ (Rom. 14:10-12, Eph. 2:8-9, 1 Cor. 3:11-15)
2. Unbelievers Are Judged At: The Great White Throne Judgment
- if you were born twice, you only die once; if you’ve only been born once, you die twice (Rev. 20:11-15, Gal. 2:16)
- true fellowship out of love for one another demands accountability.
- "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." James S. Hewett
- "My greatest thought is my accountability to God." Daniel Webster
- "What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself." Thomas A Kempis (1380-1471)
- "The essence of sin is the refusal to recognize that we are accountable to God at all." Oswald Chambers

What If Christmas Never Happened? Dec 18, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0600

Luke 2:1-7
What woud your life be like without Christmas?
- no family gatherings
- no Christmas gifts
- no Christmas traditions
- no decorations
- no Christmas trees
- No Jimmy Stewart’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Jesus' coming, changed history:
- we number our calendars by it
- largest religious celebration of the year
Luke 10:27
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote on all his songs "Soli Deo Gloria" (Soley to the glory of God).
Without Jesus coming, there would be:
- no God with us
- no victory
- no salvation from our sin (Isa. 53:1-12)
- no victory over satan (1 John 3:8)
- evil would win instead of Jesus (Isa. 9:6)
- no fulfilled prophecies
- no resurrection from the dead
- no hope for today or tomorrow (Luke 2:10-11, John 1:1-14, 2 Cor. 5:17)
- no new life - no starting over (John 1:10, 12, 3:16-17, 1 Peter 3:18, John 1:12)
Believe and receive the real Jesus, not the image or idea of Jesus

The Power of The Blood of Jesus, Dr. Don Crum, Dec 11, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0600

- we're on a mission to do what God has told us to do, just like Jesus was on a mission when He was on the earth
- when God's message is preached, miracles happen
- 1 Cor. 1:18 - Paul reminds us that the cross is the basis of Christianity

7 things about the blood of Jesus:
1. It's royal blood - not the blood of just any ordinary man
2. It's precious blood - Jesus is God's only Son (John 3:16)
3. It's holy blood - it was innocent (2 Cor. 5:21, Heb. 4:15)
4. It's redeeming blood (Col. 1:13-14) - redemption means to purchase or buy back. Jesus purchased me back from the enemy
5. It's cleansing blood (1 John 1:9, Ps. 51:10) - we need to walk in the cleansing foundain of Jesus' blood.
6. It's willing blood - not forced blood (Phil.2:8) - Jesus was willing to complete the mission.
7. It's powerful blood (1 Cor. 1:18) - Jesus' power is in His blood. When mixed with my faith by my action, nothing is impossible.

Porch Time, Dec 4, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0600

- porches represent where you sit and talk - sometimes have private moments

- Prov. 4:1-10,16:16 - get wisdom and understanding - it'll help you avoide pitfalls in life

- tender moments of discussion, when the walls come down and words are inadequet so you just sit and swing.

- Prov. 23:23 - take money and buy wisdom and instruction, especially if you're struggling with something

3 things we need to hear

1. Cherish what you have, while you have it

- when the Mona Lisa was stolen, more people went to the Louvre to stare at the blank spot than when it was there. There's Mona Lisa's all around us

- what is constantly granted is easily taken for granted

- stop to appreciate the Mona Lisa's in your life

- "some day" is not a day on the calendar

2. Get rid of the rodents (the rodents are worry, anxiety, cares of this life, etc.) Col. 3:1-3

- your "rodents" can't survive and sxist in the atmosphere of heaven so when I have my rodents, I need to take go higher and higher to the throne of Heaven

3. Strengthen the foundations (let it begin with prayer) Ps. 11:3

- Foundations of:

- the family

- marriage (How? God, make me the spouse that my spouse needs me to be)

- other relationships

- prayer life - line of communication

- golden rule

- love (Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. Love your neighbor as yourself) "God, make me the person you want me to be"

- it's amazing the things people will do for material things but won't do for spiritual things

Were There Not Ten? Nov 27, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0600

Luke 17:11-19
- ingratitude can be the source of many of our problems today
- lepers were an outcast of society
- Charles Brown gave some possible reasons why the nine did not give thanks:
*One waited to see if the cure was real
*One waited to see if it would last
*One said he would see Jesus later
*One decided that he had never had leprosy
*One said that he would have gotten well anyway
*One gave the glory to the priests
*One said, “Any rabbi could have done it”
*One said, I was already much improved

- things that will help us not slip into ingratitude:
1. notice the leper's condition
2. notice the leper's cry
- Rom. 5:6 - like lepers, we are helpless to stop our destruction in sin and cry out to Jesus for mercy
- grace is getting what you don't deserve...mercy is not getting what you deserve
- the leper's only hope was Jesus - the same is for us as sinners
3. notice one leper's celebration
a. note the perception of gratitude - note how blessed we already are. The leper noticed that he was cleansed
    - do we really percieve what God has blessed us with?
    - an ungrateful Christians is a defeated CHristian because they 've lost their joy
  b. note the priority of gratitude - the leper immediately turned around and ran back to give thanks
c. note the perfection of gratitude - v.15, in a loud voice
    - wholeness comes when gratitude is made to perfection and maturity and made a priority
    - he glorified God above all else

Where Do You Turn When Life Hurts Most? Nov 20, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0600

John 16:33 "I told you these things..." like "I am the vine, you are the branches, unless you abide in me...", "You did not choose me but I chose you to bear fruit", and "As much as the Father has loved me I have loved you"
- we're to bear fruit
- if I want peace in my life, I need to be a branch and daily abide in Jesus
- Jesus is saying, "I want you to know, if you want to be in Me, and you want this peace in the midst of this trouble, then you have to become a branch in the vine. You have to let your life become entwined with My life. You can't just add Me as an attachment."
- "In Me" you have peace, "In this world" you have trouble. We're living in two realities at the same time.
- we're to take heart - hold on, don't dispare, and turn to the cross
- Heb 6:13-20 - we must be anchored and focused on the cross where Jesus overcame

At the cross we see...
- that God loves us
- God allows freedom but He maintains control (God is in control yet He gives us freedom)
- God can use the worst for eternal good (the cross anchors us to this hope!)
- it is the bright shining piece that is part of the greater canvas that God is painting

Jesus on the cross is saying...
- I love you
- there is freedom but I have never lost control
- I will take the worst and use it for eternal good
- there is a canvas bigger than you understand

The cross reminds us...
- Jesus suffered loss
- Jesus suffered rejection
- Jesus went through pain
- Jesus suffered death

What the enemy means for evil - God will turn for good!

Got Fruit? Susan O'Reilly, Nov 13, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0600

Galatians 5:22-26 (Msg & Amp)
- the Holy Spirit is here to cause things to happen in our lives that bring us more in tune to God's purposes on earth
- the change in our character and way of life produces the fruit of the Holy Sprit
- abundant spiritual fruit also breeds hope and is well worth celebrating
- everyone wins with good fruit (Matt 7:17-20)

Saul - 1st king of Israel
- insecure - he was hiding out when Samuel announced that he was being anointed king (1 Sam 10:22)
- insecurity makes everything small
- insecure people are threatened by secure people
- insecurity also breeds immaturity
- insecurity brings control, security brings freedom
- disobedient (1 Sam. 13:8-13)
- disobedience will keep us from our destiny
- offended (1 Sam. 19:9-10)
- when we walk in offense agains someone, it's as if we put on glasses and can only see them through our offense

David - 2nd king of Israel
- secure - his security was not in what he had or what he could do
- David's security is identified in the Psalms. The Lord is my rock, my refuge, my deliverer, my fortress. He talks about exalting the Lord continually.
- fighting Goliath - he knew the battle belonged to the Lord (1 Sam. 17:17, 33-34)
- security is confident, it brings freedom and maturity
- obedient - David acknowledges Saul as king and he will not touch him (1 Sam. 24:1-11)
- forgiveness - David walks in mercy toward Saul (Ps. 86:5)

- Our fruit is for others. It brings nourishment, blessing to those in our world. It feeds others. (John 15:1-3)

Encouragement - Receive it // Give it

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:00:00 -0600

Started off with a clip from "Facing the Giants" (http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/facing-the-giants/death-crawl)
Deut. 1:38,3:28, Isa. 35:3-4, Acts 11:20-24
- You know you're in the Spirit when you are an encourager. That's a sign that you're walking with the Spirit.
- God has something for you to receive and somehting for you to give (Col. 4:5-8)
- sins purpose is to harden your heart (Heb. 3:12-13)
- discouragement is a thief, it steals vitality and contentment and brings self pity. It's a result of blindness.

Exhortations:
1. Get encouragement from God and His Word (Rom. 15:1-6)
- don't neglect the Scriptures which gives you encouragement
- God needs you encouraged so you can encourage others
- don't stop getting in the Word, and don't stop getting before God

2. Be confident in whom you have believed (2 Tim. 1:6-12)
- I'm not trying to get victory, I'm following the One that's already victorious

3. Stand (Eph. 6:10-18)
- "be strong in the Lord" - not myself
- stand in faith believing in the strength and armor of the Lord and pray

4. Keep on keeping on (Gal. 6:9, 2 Thess. 3:10-15)
- it doesn't matter the response of the world, my obedience to God remains the same - results are in the hands of God

5. Wait on the Lord and be patient (Isa. 40:25-31)
- something supernatural happens when you wait on the Lord
- "to wait" means to inter-twine - like a vine
- Heb. 6:10-12

Ended with the song "Refuse To Be Denied" by Desperation Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncM3bd_bv0g)

Special Guest Speaker Nancy Stafford, Oct 30, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Special guest speaker, actress Nancy Stafford talks about how God has worked in her life.

A Blessed Life, Part 5, Oct 23, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Acts 20:31-35, Deut. 28:1-20
- do you want to live a more blessed life? Be generous with more than just your money, but with your love, kindness, patience, and everything God's given you.

Truths about New Testament giving - 2 Cor. 8:1-14
- it's a grace (v.1-6)
- it can be exercised during poverty (v.2)
- it's a form of fellowship (v.4)
- it should be proceeded by the dedication of self (v.5)

Purposes in giving
- to abound in all aspects of Christian experience (v.7)
- to prove the reality of one's love (v.8)
- to imitate Christ (v.9)
- to help meet the needs of others (v.14)

Blessed life people:
1. start with the first fruit tithe (Jesus affirmed tithe and said it should not be neglected) Matt. 23:23, 6:24 - Tithing also helps defeat the control of money over your life.
2. give generously (Prov. 11:24-25, 2 Cor. 6:6)
3. give freely (Matt. 10:8, Luke 6:38)
4. give cheerfully (2 Cor. 9:7)
5. give sacrificially (2 Sam. 24:24, 23:13-17)

A Blessed Life, Part 3b (4), Oct 16, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Matt 5:3-12
- the beatitudes - supreme blessedness or happiness, Godly contentment
- they're all inter-related
- poor in spirit - convicted of our own spiritual poverty (Luke 18:13)
- mourn - do so in a specific sense: over one's own spiritual poverty, one's sinfulness (Ps. 51:3-4)
- meek - gentle, easy to be entreated, would rather suffer injury than inflict it (Ex. 32:19-20,30-34,Num.12:1-3)
- merciful - loving towards those in misery - good samaritan (Luke 23:24, Acts 7:60), forgiving those who've sinned against them
- pure in heart - honesty which has no hidden motive or selfish interest (Ps. 24:3-4)
- peace maker - devote their lives to make peace (Rom. 12:18-21,5:1)
- persecuted for righteousness sake

A Blessed Life, Part 3, Oct 9, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Guest Speaker Eddie Windsor, Oct 2, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A Blessed Life, Part 2, Sep 25, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

- in order to live a blessed life, I need to recognize that I am already blessed.
1. You're a seed (Gen. 8:22) - coming to church is sowing a seed. I'm sowing into my future harvest.
- if I have a bad attitude toward something/someone, I'm sowing a bad seed.
- God, show me where to sow what You've already given me
- rock or sand? (Matt 7:21-27) - v.22: people had works, and knowledge of God, but the practice of their life didn't please God and obey Him.
- how do I repsond to the Word of God? if I don't obey, I'm building my house on the sand. A blessed person is one who acts on what the Word of God says. "Bess those who curse you..."
2. Blessed people refuse to trust in the strength of man or take matters into their own hands (Jer. 17:5-11) - blessing comes when I put my trust and confidence in God, not man (v.7)
3. Blessed people refuses to lean on their own understanding (Prov. 3:5-10) - in John, Jesus washes His disciple's feet and He tells us to do the same.

A Blessed Life, Sep 18, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Why does God want to bless us?
1. To make us a blessing (Gen. 12:1-3, Rev. 5:9-10)
- I am blessed to be a blessing, giver, etc.
- to get the blessing may requires a leaving (Ps. 119:115)
- we're contantly sowing in our life and so we need to sow what we want to reap.
2. God wants to establish His covanent in your life (Deut. 8:1-20)
- v.17, avoid spiritual pride and forgetting God in your blessings. Why? v.18
- all our ability to do things is from God to bless our lives so we can bless other4s
- v.19-20, warning - pride is the greatest danger in the christian life. Satan fell due to pride
- the pride of face is obnoxious, the pride of race is fulgar, but the worst pride is the pride of grace
- pride will remove the blessing quicker than anything.

Dr. David Shibley, The Great Commission, Sep 11, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

- the greatest thing I can do is to love the people of the world like Jesus does.
The Great Commission, Matt 28:19, Mark 16:16, Luke 24:47-48, John 20:21, Acts 1:8
10 reasons for why we go to the ends of the earth:
1. we go because Jesus is worthy (3 John 7)
2. we go because the Father is longing (2 Peter 3:9)
3. we go because the Spirit is moving (Habakkuk 1:5)
4. we go because the harvest is ripe (John 4:35) - when it's harvest time, nothing is more important than harvesting until the season ends.
5. we go because people are lost (John 3:16, 2 Thess 1:7-9)
6. we go because nations are deserving (Rev. 15:4)
7. we go because we are commissioned (Matt 28:19)
8. we go because we will give an account before Christ (2 Cor. 5:10) - what am I doing with the resources God has given me?
9. we go because of the promises of God (Numbers 14:21, Habakkuk 2:14)
10. we go because we have a destiny (1 Peter 2:9)

More information about Dr. Shibley's ministry can be found at www.globaladvance.org

Rewired, Part 7, Sep 4, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:00:00 -0500

- make sure to get context when hearing a word or a sound bite. Be a Christian that thinks through things that are presented to you and vie3w the context of what's being said.
- Romans 12:13-21
- v. 13, practice makes perfect, but improper practice makes things imperfect. Practicing hospitality takes practice.
- v.14, retaliation is stuck in our mind, we need to get it out
- renew your mind, out of curse mode and into bless mode
- God's love in me isn't easily offended
- v.15, why is it so hard to rejoice when others are blessed, instead of feeling resentment, or jealosy?
- learn to mourn with those who mourn instead of trying to get them to get over it
- v.16, get along with everyone as much as it depends on you. Wait and honor one another.
- we're depraved when we think or show superiority above anyone else
- v.18, are you a peacemaker? Stop speaking for others and stop letting others speak for others.
- v.20-21, this is the heart of a Christian with a renewed mind
- Ps. 92:12-15, we need to take what we've learned from Romans 12 and plant it in our hearts so it can be nourished and grow. Otherwise, we won't grow as Christians and miss the best God has for us.

Rewired, Part 6, Aug 28, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Romans 12:1-14
- v.8 - giving is a spiritual issue, not a money issue
- Satan whats you to be fearful of money, but tithing is a trust issue
- giving generously is when you give more than your tithe
- you find freedom and blessings in giving
- v.13 - if I am the church without walls, I need to be hospitibal and introduce myself to those I don't know
- v.14 - "bless those that persecute you" is contrary to the world's values - same thing Jesus taught in Matt 5:38-42

Rewired, Part 5, Aug 21, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Romans 12:10-13

v.10 - be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Being devoted takes work
- honor - it's not a suggestion - it's also not a license to have people bully you
v.11 - it's my own responsibility to keep myself in tune wtih God
v.12 - joyful in my confident expectation, patient in my trials
- faithful in prayer - disciplined
v.13 - when you hear about a need, God probably wants you to do something, even if it's just to pray - quit making it all about you, it's all about Jesus

Rewired, Part 4, Aug 14, 2011

podcasts@rockofkc.com (Andrew Hodgins) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Rom. 12:1-11 - renewing your mind by digging into God's Word
v. 1 - we can react as either carnal man, natural man, or spiritual man
- everything I have belongs to God, I am to present it all to Him
v. 2 - being transformed - meditating on the Word, not just reading it (Prov. 4:5-6). Don't be conformed but have discipline
v.3 - grace has been given to every person. I'm not better than anyone else. The level of faith varies, but don't pass judgement. How can I help other's faith grow?
v. 4-5 - we all have different functions in the body of Christ. We can't all think our gift is the answer to every problem.
v. 6 - don't judge others, we all have different ifts and levels according to the grace given to each of us.
v.8 - most mercy people aren't cheerful (like Mary and Martha). Work hard to have a cheerful attitude.
v.9 - be sincere in love (not hypocritical or two-faced). A renewed mind forgives.
- must hate what is evil and cling to what is good (both) at the same time
v.10 - devoted - not a casual commitment. Honoring others above myself goes against the world's values. Renew your mind by honoring others.
v.11 - keep your spiritual fervor - take responsibility for my own spiritual growth, and ask for help when I need it.

Rewired, Part 3, Aug 7, 2011

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A Renewed Mind
Rom. 12:1-2 - through a renewed/rewired mind we can kmnow God's will
2 Cor. 10:3-5 - take every thought captive and make it obedient to God
Isa. 30:15, Phil. 3:19 - need spiritual discernment
- a non-conformed mind - not one that's out of touch with the people that need to hear God like the Pharisees were, but we use our mind to choose who to listen to. Not obsessed with outer beauty, but God' inward beauty in me.
- world: obsessed with consumerism, God is obsessed with giving
- world: focused on success, God is looking vor servanthood
- world: focused on revenge, God is looking for forgiveness
- world: focused on self-gratification and self-exhaltation, God is looking for humility and sacrifice

God's solution: Rom. 8:5-6 - have a spiritual mind
1 Cor. 2:9-16 - we have the mind of Christ
- Holy Spirit teaches us about God and His mind
- natural man doesn't receive things from the Spirit of God, doesn't have the capacity to understand. God help me to reach them through something they can understand
- spiritual man trust God - against human logic
- 1 Cor. 3:1-3 - christians can still walk as a natural man

Tag Team, July 31, 2011

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Five pastors of the Rock tag team in 6 minute messages on what God's been teaching them lately

Rewired, Part 2, July 24, 2011

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- Rom. 12:1-2 - need to give everything to God, it's only reasonable because of what He's done for us
- 2 Cor. 10:3-5 - taking every thought, belief, argument to God
- Satan's goal is to keep our minds unrenewed so we won't be transformed
- God's goal is to establish a stronghold of truth in our mind
- Satan wants to steal your identity and remind you of your past
- lost identity - be careful not to tie your identity into things that can change (job, relationships) but tie it to what God says you are - that never changes. In Christ is your real identity.
- 2 Cor. 5:17-21 "word of reconciliation" - we're called to reconnect others to God
-Before and after pictures of your life in Christ: Luke 15:24, Rom. 6:11, 2 Peter 1:19, 1 Cor. 6:9-11
- what if I don't feel different after bing in Christ? It doesn't matter if you feel different because your identity is now in Christ.
- God sees you as your old identity is gone, your new identity is eternal (The butterfly isn't a caterpillar with wings, it's a new being with a new identity. The butterfly is never going back to being a caterpillar.)
- you have been given the righteousness of God
- Make a Truth Card from a blank 3x5 card. Write on it:
Reject: (Satan's lie) "My worth = performance + others"
Accept: (God's truth) "My worth = what God says about me" 1 John 4:9-10
- I am complete forgiven and fully pleasing to God Rom. 5:1
- I am totally accepted by God Col. 1:21-22
- I am a new creation, complete in Christ 2 Cor. 5:17

Rewired, July 17, 2011

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The Problem - issue of both the heart and mind
Rom. 7:5-20, Heb. 12:1, Eph. 2:1-3,4:17-18
- limbic system: pain, pleasure, survival - we become hardwired
Biblical Solutions:
- renewing your mind (Rom. 12:1-2, 2 Cor. 3:18-19, Eph. 4:22-23) the mind has a spirit
- setting your mindset (Rom. 8:5-6, Titus3:5) need the Holy Spirit's power
- take captive every thought
- do some soul talking (Prov.23:7)
- "What you hang in your closet is what you will clothe yourself with. Your soul talk will affect who you are" Jennifer Rothschild from her book 'Self Talk, Soul Talk'
- emotion trumps reason every time
Let's Rewire:
- run to God for your pleasure (Heb. 4:12-16, Ps. 16:11, 46:1)