Pastor David McGee's teaching references for 08/28/2016

Ephesians 4:1-23 - We All Need Friends

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

You are part of the body of Christ because God loves you and forgives you.

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

Guard and weed your heart. Don't make excuses for weeds, weed them.

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

Peter, James and John, even the three disciples closest to Jesus, had to learn to walk in the Spirit.

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

It takes young men with vision, to accomplish the dreams of older men.

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

Vision dies without provision.

Life Lesson (verse Ephesians 4)

God will always call you and ask you to do something that you cannot do without God's help.

Luke 9:51-56 NLT

51 As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. 53 But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. 54 When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?" 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 So they went on to another village.

Matt 16:23 NKJV

But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

Luke 4:8 NKJV

And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"

Eph 4:14-20 NLT

14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. 17 With the Lord's authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. 19 They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that isn't what you learned about Christ.

Acts 2:17-21 NKJV

17 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
21 And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.'

Acts 2:17 NKJV

17 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.

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