New Macedonia Christian Fellowship

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New Macedonia Christian Fellowship
Pastor Tommy Stewart

• Touching the Individual
• Transforming the Community
• Impacting the World

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Remembering Coretta.
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There is a spirit and a need and a man at the
beginning of every great human advance. Every one
of these must be right for that particular moment
of history, or nothing happens.
I'm fulfilled in what I do. . . I never thought
that a lot of money or fine clothes -- the finer
things of life -- would make you happy. My
concept of happiness is to be filled in a
spiritual sense.
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May God wrap you in his loving embrace as he
takes you home. The skies weep for the loss of
your presence here on this bitter earth, but our
hearts rejoice as we know you have gone on to
peace.. We love you Coretta.
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New Macedonia Christian Fellowship
Pastor Tommy Stewart

• Touching the Individual
• Transforming the Community
• Impacting the World

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Pastor Tommy Stewart
Renewing Our Minds and Hearts Daily Romans 121-2

• Touching the Individual
• Transforming the Community
• Impacting the World

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Pastor Tommy Stewart
Vision Series 2006
Seeing Beyond Your Storm Matthew 823-27
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Vision Series 2006

• Seeing Beyond the Storm- Becoming a people who
  look past the obstacles
• Seeing Beyond the Enemy- Becoming a people who
  look past their battles
• Seeing the Possibilities- Becoming a people who
  seek after the potential of God

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Our View of the Storm

• Katrina and its devastation
• Rita and its Power
• Wilma and its Suspense
• Alpha and its reoccurrence
• Each storm was seen well in advance on the radar
• Each Storm had a degree of predictability
• Each storm has a determined path
• Everyone in its way gets prepared to minimize the
  Storm
• Wait and see?

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A safe place in the Storm

• Beyond the destruction there is the Eye
• A place that is just beyond the fierce clouds and
  rain
• The place to rest beyond the power and the chaos
• The place that can only be achieved by going
  through the danger
• The place that is only safe as long as you are
  inside of it

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The perfect storm

• The right weather
• The right ocean water temperature
• The right barometric pressure
• The right wind
• The right Air stream
• Its intensity is determined by the conditions
  that make up the storm

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What about the storm of life

• What conditions need to be present?
• What is the temperature of your fellowship?
• What signs are there that suggest a storm is on
  the way?
• How often are you listening to Gods weather
  report?
• What role to did you play in creating the storm?
• How has our walk created the right atmosphere?
• How are you preparing for the storm?
• Do you have your disaster survival kit?

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Background on Matthew 8

• Jesus Heals the Leper
• Jesus Heals the Centurions servant
• Peters Mother in Law healed
• Demands of Discipleship
• Jesus is taking a nap after a hard days work.
• This is the first nature miracle that reflects
  the same attributes ascribed to God in Psalm 107

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Matthew 823-27
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Jesus had a reputation

• First 8 chapters Jesus has demonstrated His power
• In chapter 8 He has demonstrated miracles and
  signs of His authority
• The Disciples had watched him up close but yet in
  time of trouble they feared
• They did not look to Jesus and His power they
  looked to their fears
• A group of men on the boat, with no faith,
  complaining about the waves, speaking death to
  themselves and caught up in the negative
  circumstances of the time
• If you ever find yourself in a room of doubt,
  complaining, criticism, fear, unbelief,
  confusion, and chaos- Get Out

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Key Themes
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Seeing Beyond The Storm

• The Storm Is Temporary
• I Can Rest In The Storm
• Call For Help
• The world will be amazed

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The Storm Is Temporary

• 2 Corinthians 417-18 (NKJV)
• 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a
  moment, is working for us a far more exceeding
  and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not
  look at the things which are seen, but at the
  things which are not seen. For the things which
  are seen are temporary, but the things which are
  not seen are eternal.
• Application See beyond the storm

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I Can Rest in the storm

• Psalm 48 (NKJV)
• I will both lie down in peace, and sleep
•      For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in
  safety.
• Acts 126 (NKJV)6 And when Herod was about to
  bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping,
  bound with two chains between two soldiers and
  the guards before the door were keeping the
  prison.
• Application Your REST must be dependant on
  your TRUST in the Lord

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Call For Help

• Isaiah 4110 (NKJV)
• Fear not, for I am with you
•      Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
•      I will strengthen you,
•      Yes, I will help you,
•      I will uphold you with My righteous right
  hand.
• Application Your faith calls Him, your belief
  moves him to your

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They will be amazed

• John 114 (NKJV)
• 4 When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness
  is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that
  the Son of God may be glorified through it.
• Application Jesus will allow the storm so that
  your survival will give Him the glory

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Seeing Beyond The Storm

• Your Storm Is Temporary
• You Can Rest In The Storm
• You Must Call For Help
• People will be Amazed

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Find Your Peace in the Storm
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We Care..

• Salvation I want to become a Christian
• Support I am praying for
• Strength I need help with
• Membership I want to be apart of this Fellowship