The Dynamic Church

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The Dynamic Church

• Preparing The Way
• Acts 1 Isaiah 40 1-9

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The Promise Of The Father

• Isaiah 40 1-9
• God will break in!
• Here is your God (v6)
• But First He must work in us to
• Fill the valleys
• Level The Mountains
• Make The Crooked Way Straight
• Make the Rough Places Smooth

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The Valleys Filled

• Some are always in the valley
• Doubt, Fear, Inferiority, Defeat, Failure,
  disappointment, Despair, Guilt, Dry Spiritually
  Bitterness
• Luke 24
• Disciples on the Emmaus Road
• God broke in!

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Mountains Levelled

• The problem of PRIDE
• Has many forms
• Arrogance, Domineering, Boasting, Love of praise
  Critical, Self righteous, Smugness
• Paul on Damascus Road
• God breaks in and brings him to his knees

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Crooked Made Straight

• God holds a plumb-line to my life
• Amos 78
• God wants HONESTY in words actions
• God is Holy

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Rough Made Smooth

• Proverbs 151
• Harsh words, thoughts, actions injure JESUS
• Why do you persecute ME?
• James/John Sons Of Thunder
• James died for his faith
• John Love one another
• GOD BROKE IN!

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God will come through

• WHEN
• Valleys have been filled
• Mountains have been levelled
• Crooked ways made straight
• Rough places made smooth