Lamar Family Ministries Center Sermons

Speaker or Performer: Ben Selby Date of Delivery: June 9, 2019 Invincible LoveLove is what shows people that we are Christians.Matthew 22:37-40 NKJVJesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’This is the first and great commandment.And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”John 13:34-35 NKJV A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”John 13:34-35 TPT“So I give you now a new[r] commandment: Love each other just as much as I have loved you. For when you demonstrate the same love I have for you by loving one another, everyone will know that you’re my true followers.”Romans 13:8-10 NKJV Owe

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: June 2, 2019 Has God Failed Me?“I love you Jesus, but I have a low grade hesitation in my spirit now that’s an unperceived offense.” - Mike BickleGenesis 4:1-8 NASNow the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord. Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. Then the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen, Caleb Petersen, & Julie Petersen Date of Delivery: May 26, 2019 Complete TrustLet’s look at a situation that invokes an understandable response:Matthew 8:23-26 NASU When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, Save us, Lord; we are perishing! He said to them, Why are you afraid, you men of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.How Fear WorksThe brain is a profoundly complex organ. More than 100 billion nerve cells comprise an intricate network of communications that is the starting point of everything we sense, think and do. Some of these communications lead to conscious thought and action, while others produce autonomic responses. The fear response is almost entirely autonomic: We don't consciously trigger it or

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen, Caleb Petersen, & Julie Petersen Date of Delivery: May 19, 2019 The 9th CommandmentThe 10 Commandments from Exodus 20You shall have no other gods before Me.You shall make no idols.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.Keep the Sabbath day holy.Honor your father and your mother.You shall not murder.You shall not commit adultery.You shall not steal.You shall not bear false witness.You shall not covet.Witness (Hebrew) ed (ayd); witness, testimony; specifically, a recorder2 Timothy 3:1-5 KJVThis know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.Perilous (

Speaker or Performer: Daryl Boucher Date of Delivery: May 12, 2019

Speaker or Performer: Daryl Boucher Scripture Passage(s): 1 Samuel 30 Date of Delivery: May 5, 2019

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: April 28, 2019 Burst OutMatthew 24:37-39 NASUFor the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.GENESIS 7:11 NASBIn the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.Here is the last days flood:Habakkuk 2:14 AMP But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.God’s part of the last days flooding:Acts 2:17 NASU..and it shall be in the last days,' God says, 'that I will pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind; and your son

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: April 21, 2019 Building Our FaithFaith is talked about in three ways:Our Christian walkAs in 1 Corinthians 16:13 “stand fast in the faith”What causes us to take actionMark 5:34And He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.'Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an arkWhat causes usNOT to move in times of trials or testingLuke 8:24-25Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, 'Where is your faith?'♦Where does faith come from?♦Romans 12:3God has allotted to each a measure of faith.Romans 10:17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.1 Corinthians 12:9ato another faith by the same Spirit“You don’t have any troubles, all you need is faith in G

Speaker or Performer: Andy Boswell Date of Delivery: April 7, 2019 Being a Good Co-Laborer1 Corinthians 3:8-9 NASBNow he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.Matthew 11:28-30 VOICECome to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Put My yoke upon your shoulders—it might appear heavy at first, but it is perfectly fitted to your curves. Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. When you are yoked to Me, your weary souls will find rest. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.Philippians 2:12 NKJVTherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.Proverbs 3:5-12 MSGTrust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: March 31, 2019 Seek UnderstandingProverbs 4:5-7 NKJV Get (NAS=Acquire, Hebrew=purchase) wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you.Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.Hosea 4:6aNAS:My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.YLT:Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge.Hosea 4:6bNAS:Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest.Rejected (Hebrew) ma'ac (maw-as'); to spurn; also made to disappearKJV: abhor, cast away (off), despise, disdain, (become) loathsomeUnderstanding (Webster’s Dictionary)a mental graspthe power of comprehendingthe power to make experience intelligible by applying concepts and categoriesProverbs 9:7-10 NLTAnyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects th

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen, Andy Boswell, Seth Petersen, Caleb Petersen, & Julie Petersen Date of Delivery: March 24, 2019 Driven by HungerProverbs 16:26 GWA laborer's appetite works to his advantage, because his hunger drives him.All of the things that bring a move of God:► Unity► Prayer fasting► Resistance to sin► Getting free► Witnessing to loving on othersAll of these components are propelled by HUNGER!Our born again spirit cries out for more of every aspect of God.Luke 6:21 TPTHow filled you become when you are consumed with hunger and desire, for you will be completely satisfied.We will never be satisfied by anything else but seeing God manifest.Hunger (Dictionary): To have a strong desire or craving for.WHAT CAUSES HUNGER?Matthew 5:3 NASBlessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Revelation 3:15-21 NAS 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot n

Speaker or Performer: Kevin Hall Date of Delivery: March 17, 2019

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: March 3, 2019 Grace for Change1 John 3:7-10 NIV Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.God has been revealing our value to Him.God told me that this must because He needs to show us strong truth to change us.There must be change or there is no growth.There is no change without the recognition of the need to change through dysfunction.The law came before grace.Many today have only known grace.Grace cannot flow like it needs to forward us without the backgrounding of obedience to the law.Many are using grace as a covering for disobedience or do

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: February 24, 2019 Exposing UnbeliefUnbelief = Lack of FaithMark 9:23 NKJVIf you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.Matthew 13:54-58 NAS He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things? And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household. And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.Familiarity Breeds Contempt► Definition:The longer one knows someone, the more likely that he or she will discover negative things about the other person.Some determine worthiness or ability based off of perceived piety or p

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: February 17, 2019 Faithful to Obey⇒ THE LAWS OF GOD ARE NOT DICTATORIALLY FORCED ON US.Matthew 5:17-19 AMPDo not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until the sky and earth pass away and perish, not one smallest letter nor one little hook [identifying certain Hebrew letters] will pass from the Law until all things [it foreshadows] are accomplished.Whoever then breaks or does away with or relaxes one of the least [important] of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven, but he who practices them and teaches others to do so shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.Romans 3:31 NLTWell then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.Hebrews 10:16-18 NKJVTh

Speaker or Performer: Ben Selby Date of Delivery: February 10, 2019 Powerful PursuitWhy Powerful Pursuit?Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-controlWhat is Powerful Pursuit?Powerful Pursuit is a consistent, ever-growing, intentional, relational, pursuit of who God is and who He says you are.Powerful Pursuit is when your pursuit of God is based on your conscious choice and not on your feelings or the pushing of others.What Does it Mean to be Powerful?A Powerful Person is a person who is governed by the world within them, not the world around them.When we allow the world around us to dictate how we feel, we become slaves to our circumstances.Anytime our sense of “power” comes from others, we are actually powerless. You cannot have unconditional love until you become powerful. Common Excuses Not Pursue God:An excuse is often something that we use to shift responsibility from us to our circumsta

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen & Nelly Griffitt Date of Delivery: February 3, 2019 Raising Kingdom KidsFirst, this is not to condemn or shame.Our goal is to raise our kids to graduate them to1. Operate in this world successfully2. Operate in our Father’s kingdom and prosperThe stages of development we will cover are:1. Birth to Self-aware(0-14 months)2. Self-aware to Puberty(14 months-10)3. Puberty to Teen(10-14)4. Teen to Adult(14-18)Everything that happens to a child during their childhood shapes their entire life.Look at how God values kids:Matthew 19:13-15 NAS 13 Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. 15 After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.belongs to (Greek):exists for these childrenLiterally put it says, “God’s kingdom e

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen & Nelly Griffitt Date of Delivery: January 27, 2019 Raising Kingdom Kids Pt. 3⇔First, this is not to condemn or shame.⇔Our goal is to raise our kids to graduate them to:1. Operate in this world successfully2. Operate in our Father’s kingdom and prosperThe stages of development we will cover are:1. Birth to Self-aware(0 - 14 months)2. Self-aware to Puberty(14 months - 10)3. Puberty to Teen(10 - 14)4. Teen to Adult(14 - 18)1 Timothy 3:1-7 NAS 1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity 5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen & Nelly Griffitt Date of Delivery: January 20, 2019 Raising Kingdom KidsThe stages of development we will cover are:1. Birth to Self-aware(0 - 14 months)2. Self-aware to Puberty(14 months - 10)3. Puberty to Teen(10 - 14)4. Teen to Adult(14 - 18)STAGE 3:Self-aware to Puberty(14 months - 10)The child should start to experience unpleasant repercussions to negative actions as soon as the child shows a knowledge of right and wrong.This is usually before the age of one.If a child hasn’t been disciplined by the age of two you will be behind and need to catch up.Heart issues with child raising:Lack of personal discipline.We live vicariously through our kids.Kids can tell when love is issued based on performance.We want to relive our school days through our kids.Offense when our child incurs the repercussion of their actions throughanother person or entity.When our children break rules at school or with the law we become angry with the police officer or teacher

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen & Nelly Griffitt Date of Delivery: January 13, 2019 Raising Kingdom KidsFirst, this is not to condemn or shame.Every parent has and will make mistakes and must receive grace for the past mistakes as well as grace for future parenting.Our goal is to raise our kids to graduate them to:Operate in this world successfullyOperate in our Father’s kingdom and prosperMany raise their children according to:Natural or carnal wisdomParent’s comfortChild’s comfortIt takes complete faith in the word to follow what it says about child raising.Using the principles in the bible will always work.Boundaries With KidsAs we did workshops on our original Boundaries material one thing became obvious to us, adults with boundary problems had not developed those problems as grown-ups. They had learned patterns early in life and then continued those out-of-control patterns in their adult lives, where the stakes were higher.The sections of development we will cov