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Welcome to Hope City Church!NEWIf you are new to Hope City text “Welcome” to 502-754-3212SERMON GUIDELimits Part 1: God’s LimitsBig Idea: You’ll never really embrace God’s limits until you receive God’s love.Matthew 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. 3During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” 7Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’” 8Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” 10“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” 11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.Matthew 16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”What are God’s limits?Why does God give us limits?How can we embrace God’s limits?Discussion Questions:1.Share some stories about your parents’ limits when you were growing up.2. Talk about an area in your life where you are wanting. 3. What is a God limit that you obeyed and found freedom and peace? 4. Do you find God’s limits burdensome and restrictive? Do you feel like God is keeping something from you? How can your group be praying for you?CONNECTConnect with us! Visit the Hope City Church website at https://realhopenow.com/ , connect through the Hope City Church Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/realhopenow or download the Hope City Church Louisville app from the android or apple app store.CAREIf you or a loved one is in need of prayer or care, we would love to help! Simply open the Hope City Church Louisville app, click on "Pastoral Care" or "Prayer Request" and fill out the form so that we can know how we can help. Or go to https://app.textinchurch.com/groups/webform/MjYxMDg4 and send us your prayer request.GIVEOur heart is to share as much hope with as many people as possible, and you make that happen because of your generosity. Click the link below to give.http://www.realhopenow.com/give/Thank you for tuning in to today's service. We'll see you soon!
