I MUSTACHE YOU A QUESTION Part 1 – 10-12-14 Pastor Chuck Bernal
QUESTION 1: W HERE DID GOD COM E FROM ? Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, forever and ever, You are God. (Psalm 90:2 – NLV) Before the mountains were born and before you created the earth and the world, you are God. You have always been, and you will always be. (Psalm 90:2 – NCV) “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” (Revelation 1:8 – NLT) Your throne is set up from long ago. You have always been. (Psalm 93:2 – NLV) Your throne, O LORD, has been firm from the beginning and you existed before time began. (Psalm 93:2 – GNB)
FACT: God has existed _____________________________________ FACT: He has no ___________________________ or _____________ FACT: God’s _____________ can never be fully com prehended by hum ans with ____________ m inds and ___________ understanding ___________________________
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QUESTION 2: ARE TATTO O S AND PIERCINGS W RO NG? Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. Do not practice fortunetelling or witchcraft. Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards. Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD. (Leviticus 19:26-28 – NLT)
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ISSUE: ___________________________ - ASK: W ill this honor God? So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31 - NLT)
ISSUE: ___________ - ASK: W ill this help pointe people to Christ? No man has any hold on me, but I have made myself a slave to all. I do all of this so I might lead more people to Christ . . . Everything I do, I do to get the Good News to men . . . (1 Corinthians 9:19, 23 – NLV)
ISSUE: ______ - ASK: Am I doing this to feel better about m yself? You are beautiful in every way . . there is no blemish on you. (S O S 4:7 – GWT) I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. (Psalm 139:14 – NCV)
ISSUE: _______________________ - ASK: Am I doing this to fit in? Do not follow the crowd . . . (Exodus 23:2 – NIV) Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God remold your minds from within. (Romans 12:1 – Ph)
ISSUE: ______________________ - ASK: Is this a wise thing to do? Only fools would trust what they alone think, but if you live by wisdom, you will do all right. (Proverbs 28:26 – CEV)
ISSUE: _________________ - ASK: W ho does m y body belong to? You are not the owner of your own body, you have been bought, and at what a price! Therefore bring glory to God both in your body and your spirit, for they both belong to him. (1 Corinthians 6:20 – Ph)
QUESTIO N 3: IS THERE A CO RRECT W AY TO PRAY? Once Jesus was in a certain place praying . . . one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1 – NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything . . . Always keep on praying. (Philippians 4:6. I Thessalonians 5:17 - NLT) Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need. Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. (Matthew 6:9-13 – GNT)
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PRAYER INGREDIENTS: ___________________________
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FACT: God has existed forever FACT: He has no beginning or end FACT: God’s greatness can never be fully com prehended by hum ans with finite m inds and limited understanding Eternity Infinity Transcendence Self Existance Spiritual M oral Cerem onial Civil Cultural ISSUE: Content- ASK: W ill this honor God? ISSUE: W itness- ASK: W ill this help pointe people to Christ? ISSUE: Esteem - ASK: Am I doing this to feel better about m yself? ISSUE: Conform ity - ASK: Am I doing this to fit in? ISSUE: Perm anence - ASK: Is this a wise thing to do? ISSUE: Ownership - ASK: W ho does m y body belong to?
PRAYER ESSENTIALS: Faith Perseverance Consistency Obedience PRAYER INGREDIENTS:
Adoration Petition Confession Intercession