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WHAT IS THE LAW'S

1. Summary (Exodus 20:1-17)

2. Purpose (Romans 3:19-20)

3. Fulfillment (Matthew 5:17)

NEW CITY CATECHISM

Question 15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?

Answer: That we may know the holy nature of God, and the sinful nature of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. You shall have no other gods before me.

2. You shall not make for yourself an idol.

3. You shall not misuse the na...

Welcome, and thanks for joining us today! We’re continuing our sermon series, “What We Believe,” where we’re exploring the foundational truths of our faith through the New City Catechism. This week’s message will be brought to us by our Next Generation Director Bill Vesper. We’re excited to dive into this powerful question and discover more about the nature and character of God together!

WE GLORIFY GOD BY 

1. Trusting God (Prov. 3:5–6) 

2. Obeying God (1 John 2:3–5) 

3. Enjoying God (Psalm 16:11) 

New City Catechism Q6: How can we glorify God? 

A: We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law. 

 

Question 5: What else did God create? 

Answer: God created all things by his powerful Word, and all his creation was very good; everything flourished under his loving rule. 

GOD CREATED ALL THINGS... 

1. By His Powerful Word (Hebrews 11:3) 

2. To Be Very Good (Genesis 1:3-31) 

3. To Flourish Under His Rule (Ps.145:13, 16) 

 

Created in God's Image to... 

1. KNOW GOD (John 17:3) 

2. LOVE GOD (1 John 4:16,19) 

3. LIVE WITH GOD (Eph. 2:22) 

4. GLORIFY GOD (1 Cor. 10:31)

How many persons are there in God? 

ANSWER: "There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are the same in substance, equal in power and glory." 

THE TRINITY 

1. There is one true and living God. 

2. The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. 

3. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Spirit, the Spirit is not the Father. 

 

WHAT IS GOD?

1. God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything (Rev. 4:11)

2. God is eternal, infinite & unchangeable (Ps. 102:25-27)

3. God is perfect in power, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth (Ps. 18:30)

4. Nothing happens except through God and by his will (Eph. 1:11)

QUESTION 2: What is God?

ANSWER: "God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything. He is eternal, infinite, and unchangeable in his power and perfection, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth. Nothing happens except through him and by his w...

OUR ONLY HOPE 

1. That we are not our own (1 Cor. 6:19-20) 

2. But belong, body and soul, both in life and death (Rom. 14:7-9) 

`3. To God and to our Savior Jesus Christ (Tit. 2:13-14)

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 11th and final message in our Psalms Preaching Series. Preached by Manoa's very own Next Gen Director Bill Vesper entitled "The Five W’s Of Hallelujah".

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 10th message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Dean Weaver entitled "The Greatness of our God".

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 9th message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Keon Abner entitled "The Justice of Creation".

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 8th message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Tom Ricks entitled "Empty Promise or Firm Foundation?".

Psalm 63 

Wilderness Worship… 

1. Cries Out (v.1) 

2. Looks Up (2-6) 

3. Holds On (7-8)

"The Glory of the Groom & Bride" Psalm 45 Pastor Ryan Egli 

1: The Glory of the Groom 

2: The Glory of the Bride 

3: Beyond the Wedding 

 

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 5th message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Marc De Jeu entitled "Taste and See".

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 4th message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Michael Davis.

Gifts from the Lord in Psalm 13 

1. Prayer is a gift that we can use to express our frustrations and despair. V. 1-2 

2. Prayer is a gift that restores our discernment in life. V.3-4 

3. Prayer is a gift that brings back to our minds the great works of the Lord in our own lives. V. 5-6

Thanks for joining us! Check out the 2nd message in our Psalms Preaching Series by Manoa's Next Gen Director Bill Vesper.

TO YIELD SUMMER FRUIT 

1. Walk in the Right Counsel 

2. Delight in God's Word 

3. Meditate Day and Night 

4. Choose the Lord's Way

THE FATHER'S DAY PRAYER

1. Depends Daily (vv. 2-4)

2. Goes Anytime (vv. 5-8)

3. Asks Expectantly (vv. 9-13)

THE BETTER CHOICE IS TO 

1. Open Your Home to Jesus (v. 38) 

2. Serve Undistracted (vv. 40-41) 

3. Sit at Jesus' Feet (vv. 39, 42) 

 

THE GOOD SAMARITAN 

1. Who Should I Love? (v. 29) 

2. How Am I Loved? (vv. 33-35) 

3. How Shall I Love? (vv. 36-37)

Heavenly Joy is Unleashed by... 

1. Cosmic Reversal (vv. 17-20) 

2. Trinitarian Grace (vv. 21-22) 

3. Desire Fulfilled (vv. 23-24) 

 

Five Principles for Missional Ministry 

1. Pray for Laborers (vv. 1-2) 

2. Find Persons of Peace (vv. 3-9) 

3. Know When to Go (vv. 10-12) 

4. Speak for the Lord (vv. 13-16) 

5. Rejoice in Heaven (vv. 17-20)

MOTHERS, THE LORD JESUS... 

1. Sees Your Tears in the Crowd 

2. Draws Near with Compassion 

3. Visits to Touch our Pain

THE JOURNEY TO GLORY 

1. Faces the City of God (v. 51) 

2. Transforms Pilgrims (vv. 52-56) 

3. Follows Jesus First (vv. 57-62) 

 

LESSONS TO FAIL FORWARD 

1. Break from the Crowd (vv. 37-43a) 

2. Ask to Understand (vv. 43b-45) 

3. Descend to Greatness (vv. 46-48) 

4. Stop Tribalism (vv. 49-50) 

 

The Risen Lord Transforms 

1. TEARS into GLADNESS 

2. THORNS into GARDENS 

3. TOMBS into DOORS

Check out this special Palm Sunday message from our Next-Gen Director Bill Vesper!

CHRIST'S GLORY AWAKENS US TO 

1. The Ultimate Exodus (vv. 29-31) 

2. The Eternal Kingdom (vv. 30-32) 

3. The Mountaintop Mission (vv. 33-36)

CROSS BEFORE CROWN 

1. Denies Oneself for Christ (v. 23) 

2. Loses Life to Save It (vv. 24-25) 

3. Turns Shame into Glory (v. 26)

Check out this sermon from guest Pastor Ryan Egli of City Line Church.

JESUS OF NAZARETH IS...

1. Mistaken by Crowds (vv. 18-19)

2. Confessed by Disciples (v. 20)

3. Paradoxically Marvelous (v. 22)

The Savior Satisfies with(in)

1. DESOLATE PLACES (v. 12)

2. HEAVENLY BREAD (v. 16)

3. PERFECT PROVISION (v. 17)

Missional Ministry is...

1. HOLISTIC (vv. 1-6)

2. ATTRACTIONAL (vv. 7-9)

3. EXHAUSTING (v. 10)

Do Not Fear, Believe Jesus... 

1. Enters our Trouble (vv. 40-42, 49-50) 

2. Saves the Outcast (vv. 43-48) 

3. Raises the Dead (vv. 51-56) 

 

JESUS, THE SON OF GOD... 

1. Breaks our Bonds (vv. 26-33) 

2. Gives us Time (vv. 34-37) 

3. Sends us Home (vv. 38-39)

Victorious Faith Awakens in...

1. The Storms of Danger (vv. 22-23)

2. The Master of Peace (v. 24)

3. The Commander of All (v. 25)

GOOD SOIL GROUPS 

1. Illuminate our Lives (vv. 16-17) 

2. Guard and Give Grace (v. 18) 

3. Turn Crowds into Family (vv. 19-21)

Five Secrets to Win (Luke 8:4-15) 

1. Prioritize God's Word (seed, vv. 5, 11) 

2. Renounce the Devil (path, vv. 5, 12) 

3. Deepen Your Roots (rock, vv. 6, 13) 

4. Uproot Worldliness (thorns, vv. 7, 14) 

5. Patiently Persevere (soil, vv. 8, 15) 

 

GOOD NEWS WOMEN

1. Join the Mission (vv. 2-3)

2. Fund the Mission (v. 3b)

3. Finish the Mission (v. 1)

THE FRIEND OF SINNERS 

1. Cancels Many Sins (v. 47) 

2. Corrects Contempt (vv. 39-40) 

3. Connects Faith and Love (vv. 47-50) 

 

MAKE CHRIST KNOWN BY... 

1. Igniting Gospel Ambition 

2. Fortifying our Foundation 

3. Sending Gospel Preachers 

 

Check out this special message from Manoa's very own Next Gen Director Bill Vesper!

Merry Christmas! Check out a special Christmas message "Noel's Unending Light" Pastor Stefan Bomberger.

THE FIRST NOEL 

1. Love is Given (John 3:16) 

2. Love is Born (1 John 4:7-9) 

3. Love is Shared (John 8:42)

THE BIRTH OF JOY IS...

1. Anticipated (Isaiah 9:2-3)

2. Announced (Luke 2:10-11)

3. Achieved (Matthew 2:10-11)

The Prince of Peace Gives Us

1. HIS WONDERFUL COUNSEL

2. HIS DIVINE MIGHT

3. HIS FATHERLY CARE

NOEL SHINES A LIGHT ON: 

1. The Search for True Hope (v. 8) 

2. The Trouble with False Hope (v. 3) 

3. The Treasure of Christ's Hope (vv. 10-11) 

 

THE FIRST NOEL A... 

1. Carol is Born (vv. 13-14)

 2. Thrill is Born (v. 10) 

3. Savior is Born (v. 11)

Jesus is the One with...

1. Good News (vv. 21-23)

2. Great Purpose (vv. 24-30)

3. Lavish Wisdom (vv. 31-35)

CHRIST'S COMPASSION...

1. Sees the Poor (vv. 12-13)

2. Touches the Unclean (v. 14)

3. Raises the Dead (vv. 15-17)

Marvelous Faith is... 

1. COMPASSIONATE (vv. 2-3) 

2. HUMBLE (vv. 4-6) 

3. CONTAGIOUS (vv. 3, 6, 10)

TO DIG TO THE ROCK:

1. Call Jesus Lord (v. 46)

2. Come to Jesus (v. 47a)

3. Hear Jesus' Words (v. 49)

4. Do Jesus' Words (v. 47b) 

Thorns into Grapes (Luke 6:43-45): 

1. Our Thorny Problem 

2. God's Treasured Solution 

3. Christ's Good Fruit

To Overcome Spiritual Pitfalls:

1. Measure with Mercy (vv. 36-38) 

2. Train in Christ-Likeness (vv. 39-40) 

3. Remove Hypocrisy (vv. 41-42)

1. Who Empowers Forgiveness? (Luke 23:34)

2. When Should I Forgive? (Colossians 3:12–14)

3. How Can I Seek Forgiveness? (Matthew 5:24)

4. What if I Don't Forgive? (Hebrews 12:15)

5. How Should I Forgive? (Matthew 18:21–22)

G-O-L-D: 

(G) Great Sum 

(O) Others Focused 

(L) Love in Action 

(D) Displays Jesus 

 

RADICAL CHRISTIAN LOVE:

1. Reacts with Love (vv. 27-30) 

2. Acts with Love (v. 31) 

3. Loves without Return (vv. 32-35) 

4. Reflects God's Love (vv. 35-36)

JESUS' POWER & PREACHING:

1. Inaugurates Present Blessing (vv. 18-19)

2. Promises Future Blessings (vv. 20-23)

3. Warns of Future Sorrows (vv. 24-26)

TRANSFORMATIONAL GROUPS:

1. Practice their Preaching (12)

2. Pray & Rejoice Together (72)

3. Multiply for Mission (Others)

TO ESCAPE THE DEVIL'S SNARE: 

1. Purify False Motives (John 12:3–6) 

2. Flee Love of Money (Luke 22:3-6) 

3. Confess Your Sin (John 13:27-30) 

4. Walk in the Light (Luke 22:47-53) 

5. Seek Mercy not Death (Matthew 27:3-5)

JESUS MANIFESTS HIMSELF TO: 

1. Word-Keepers (John 14:22-23) 

2. Misguided Zealots (Luke 6:15d) 

3. The Little and Less (Luke 6:15c) 

 

The Good News Name is:

1. Close (vv. 5-8)

2. For everyone (vv. 9-15)

3. Contentious (vv. 16-17)

The Doubter Has: 

1. Dying Devotion (11:16) 

2. Valid Questions (14:1-6) 

3. Personal Faith (20:24-29) 

 

The Repentant Renegade is the: 

1. Chief of Sinners (v. 13b) 

2. Evangelist of Mercy (v. 13a) 

3. Friend of Jesus (vv. 9-10) 

 

THE GIFT OF GOD: 

1. Fulfills Spirituality (vv. 47-49) 

2. Overcomes Prejudice (v. 46) 

3. Opens Heaven (v. 51)

JESUS FINDS AND CALLS THE: 

1. Bean Counter (6:5-7) 

2. Timid Spokesman (12:20-22) 

3. Slow Learner (14:6-9) 

 

WE ARE BORN AGAIN TO: 

1. Personal Love (John) 

2. Abiding Love (1-3 John) 

3. Enduring Love (Revelation)

Peals of Thunder (James the Great)

THUNDEROUS SHOCK WAVES:

1. Crashing Greatness (Mark 10:42-45) 

2. Rumbling Rejection (Luke 9:51-56) 

3. Striking Suffering (Acts 12:1-3a)

To have a better relationship with God we need to practice:

Practice Rejoicing

Practice Prayer

Practice Praiseworthy Principles

We Honor Christ as our... 

A. Hearts Embrace Hope 

B. Minds Defend Hope 

C. Souls Spread Hope

Ephesians 1:1-11

BRINGS TO JESUS THE:

1. Rock of the Apostles (1:40-42)

2. Bread of the Boy (6:5-9)

3. Seekers of the Hour (12:20-23)

Jesus Changes the World through:

1. MOUNTAIN-TOP PRAYER (v. 12) 

2. ORDINARY PEOPLE (vv. 13-16) 

3. KINGDOM RENEWAL (v. 17a)

The Good Savior (Luke 6:5-11): 

1. Does What He Teaches (vv. 5-7) 

2. Defies Legalistic Harm (vv. 8-9) 

3. Restores the Withered (vv. 10-11) 

 

IN JESUS CHRIST...

1. God says Yes (v. 20a)

2. We say Amen (v. 20b)

3. God gets Glory (v. 20c)

Mothers of the church: 

1. The Blameless Barren (1:5–7) 

2. The Teen Mom (1:26–31) 

3. The Pious Widow (2:36–38)

THIS FIELD UNEARTHS: 

1. Spying Critics (vv. 1-2) 

2. True Priorities (vv. 3-4) 

3. Sabbath Renewal (v. 5)

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS:

 1. Makes Us Celebrate (vv. 33-35) 

2. Seamlessly Transforms (v. 36) 

3. Freshly Stretches the New (vv. 37-38) 

4. Saves the Best for Last (v. 39)

The Great Physician:

1. Calls the Sick (vv. 27-28)

2. Makes Home Visits (vv. 29-31)

3. Heals with Repentance (v. 32)

JESUS SEES THE HEARTS OF:

1. Faithful Friends (vv. 18-20)

2. The Party Police (vv. 21-24)

3. Paralyzed Sinners (vv. 25-26)

Jesus stretches out his hands with:

1. Touching Pity (vv. 12-13a) 

2. Departing Power (v. 13)

 3. Cleansing Proof (v. 14)

BIG IDEA: Christ's Resurrection causes us to be born again to a living hope!

Palms of Triumph

1. From the Nations (1 Mac. 13)

2. For the Nations (vv. 19-23)

3. Of the Nations (Rev. 7:9-10)

Jesus Catches Us With His

1. Deep Object Lessons (vv. 1-4)

2. Boatloads of Awe (vv. 5-7, 9)

3. Unforsaking Love (vv. 8-11)

Matthew 25:14-30

The Authority and Power of Christ

1. Astonishes Learners (vv. 31-32)

2. Silences Demons (vv. 33-37, 41)

3. Touches Sufferers (vv. 38-40)

4. Spreads Good News (vv. 42-44)

Belief in Jesus Accepts His: 

1. Messianic Identity (vv. 18-22) 

2. Mighty Works (v. 23) 

3. Truthful Words (vv. 24-28) 

 

Jesus Embodies & Spreads

1. The Spirit's Power (v. 14)

2. Kingdom Teaching (v. 15a)

3. Gospel Glory (v. 15b)

Overcoming Temptation (Luke 4:1-13) 

Overcomers Anticipate the:

 1. Spirit in the Wilderness (v. 1)

 2. Devil in the Details (vv. 2-12) 

3. Victory in the Son (v. 13)

JESUS IS THE...

1. Son of Man (vv. 23, 38)

2. Son of God (vv. 21-23, 38)

3. Son of Promise (vv. 31, 34, 38)

We Encounter Jesus in…

1. Small Groups (18:20)

2. Mercy Ministry (25:40)

3. Evangelistic Mission (28:20)

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1. Abraham moved into the unknown

(Hebrews 11:8-10)

2. Jesus moved intentionally

(Mark 1:38-39)

3. Paul moved to break barriers

(Acts 13:46-49)

Rechurching Strategy

1. Grow a Healthy Church

2. Equip Disciple-Makers

3. Send Trained Laborers

Members of Manoa

1. Belong to the Body

2. Strengthen the Body

3. Govern the Body

Faith Like A Child:

1. Courage Like A Child (Joshua 1:9)

2. Trust Like A Child (Proverbs 3:5)

3. Worship Like A Child (Deut. 6:5)

The Spirit of Christmas

1. Gifts Miraculous Birth

2. Rejoices in the Lord

3. Delights in Salvation

Hark! The Heavenly Hosts are...

1. Angelic Worshipers (Ps. 148:1–2; Rev. 7:11–12)

2. Divine Counselors (1 Kgs. 22:19–22; Job 1-2)

3. Mighty Warriors (Ps. 103:19–21; Rev. 12:7–9)

How are angels messengers? How does God use dreams to send messages? Find out in, "The Dream of Christmas", by Pastor Joe Kim