Message Notes

Troublemaker: The Ascension

…"Why do you look for the living among the dead?  He is not here; he has risen!”... Luke 24:5-6Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." John 20:21…”Unless I see the nail marks in ...

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Troublemaker: His Final Week (Thurs-Sat)

(As the meal was being served) Jesus got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:4...

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Troublemaker: His Final Week (Sunday-Wednesday)

Say to the daughter of Zion, (to the people of Israel) see your King, the Anointed One, the Messiah, comes to you gently and riding on a donkey. Matthew 21:5 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it  and said, &l...

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Troublemaker: His Miracles

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.  Luke 5:12 When he (the leper) saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Luke 5:12 Je...

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Troublemaker: His Teachings

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst fo...

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Troublemaker: The Twelve

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging ...

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Troublemaker: The Religious System

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Then he rolled up t...

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Love God and Love Others

One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Mark 12:28 "The most important one,” answered Jesus...

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Troublemaker: Temptation

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,…was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil.  He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Luke 4:1-2 “...You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well...

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Troublemaker: His Birth to His Baptism

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near.  A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. Numbers 24:17 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the b...

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