Church of Hope

9.21.14 // Hello My Name is Healer

Hello My Name Is – Part 3
Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

Exodus 15:26 - “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

Psalm 6:2-3

Body: Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
Soul: Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
Spirit: My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?

GOD HEALS ALL OF US

1. God Heals Us Emotionally

Psalm 34:18 - If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath.

Psalm 30:5 – For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the

Psalm 43:5 – Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

2. God Heals Us Physically

Isaiah 53:4 – Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows [can be translated pain or sickness]; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. [5] But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

Matthew 8:14 - Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. [15] So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. [16] When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, [17] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”

1 Peter 2:24 - [Jesus] bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

3. God Heals Us Spiritually

Ephesians 4:4 – But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, [5] even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), [6] and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 4:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, [9] not of works, lest anyone should boast.

9.14.14 // Hello My Name is Almighty

“Hello My Name Is” – Part 2

Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

Exodus 6:2 – And God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord [YHWH]. [3] I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My name Lord [YHWH] I was not known to them

Genesis 15:7 – Then He [God] said to him, “I am the Lord [YHWH] , who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.”

WHAT WE CAN LEARN

• It is possible to hear a name of God but not grow to know God any better.

• You don’t have to know God completely to live by faith.

• Some people know God better that others.

• Knowing God’s names helps us to know God better.

THE MORE YOU KNOW GOD IS ALMIGHTY …

1. You Will Live In God’s Promises

Genesis 17:1 – When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said to Abram, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence with integrity. [2] I will give you my promise, and I will give you very many descendants.” (GW)

2. You Will Multiply In Blessings

Genesis 35:11 - Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

3. You Will Trust In God More

Psalm 91:1 – He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. [2] I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

9.7.14 // Hello My Name Is LORD

Hello My Name Is” – Part 1

Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

1. You Connect To The Creator

Genesis 2:4 – This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens … [7] And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

2. You Are Directed By The Commander

Genesis 2:16 – And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; [17] but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

 3. You Walk With The Communicator

Genesis 3:8 – And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LordGod among the trees of the garden. [9] Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

4. You Receive a Covering

Genesis 3:7 – Right away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leavestogether to make something to cover themselves. (CEV)

Genesis 3:21 – Then the Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for the man and his wife. (CEV)

Romans 10:9 – If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

10.18.14 // Hello My Name Is Victory

“Hello My Name Is” – Part 7
Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

Exodus 17:15 - Moses built an altar and named it “The Lord (Nissi) Gives Me Victory.” (CEV)

FOUR KEYS TO VICTORIOUS LIVING

1. Go Higher

Exodus 17:9 - Moses said to Joshua, “ ... Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.” (NIV)

Psalm 121:1 - I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? [2] My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (NIV)

2. Go Together

Exodus 17:12 - When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. (NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. [10] If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. (NLT)

3. Go Long

Exodus 17:11 - As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. (NIV)

Exodus 17:12 - Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. [13] So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army ... (NIV)

4. Go Surrendered

Psalm 63:4 - I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. (NIV)

1 Timothy 2:8 - I want everyone everywhere to lift innocent hands toward heaven and pray, without being angry or arguing with each other. (CEV)

1.5.14 // Looking at Jesus

A Fresh Look At Jesus – Part 

And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. (Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT)

WHY ARE PEOPLE RELUCTANT 

TO LOOK AT JESUS

1.His Brightness Challenges Our Lives

(Jesus said) “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  (John 8:12)

2.His Deity Threatens Our Freedom

If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life. (Luke 9:24 NLT)

3.His Church Is So Unlike Him

Everyone will know that you are my disciples because of your love for each other. (John 13:35)

WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT JESUS?

1.He Is A Healer And Savior

Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 

(Matthew 19:2) 

“Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! For I must be a guest in your home today.” (Luke 19:5 NLT)

2.He Makes God Real

Whoever sees me sees the One who sent me.

(John 12:45 NCV)

3.His Life Is Perfect 

(Jesus) faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin. (Hebrews 4:15 NLT)

4.His Power Overcomes Evil

Jesus called the twelve apostles together and gave them power and authority over all demons and the ability to heal sicknesses. He sent the apostles out to tell about God’s kingdom and to heal the sick. (Luke 9:1-2 NCV)

5.His Love Is Complete 

Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. (John 13:1)

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34)