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The Avenue
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
Locations & Times
The Avenue Church
6057 W Andrew Johnson Hwy, Talbott, TN 37877, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
VIBE - The impression other people pick up from you.
People should NOT just HEAR about the love of Jesus IN the Church…
They should be able to SEE the love of Jesus FROM the Church!
They should be able to SEE the love of Jesus FROM the Church!
The problem with believers today is that we’ve developed a Sunday Morning Christianity.
We think that coming to Church on Sunday is a scapegoat to live how we want the rest of the week!
We think that coming to Church on Sunday is a scapegoat to live how we want the rest of the week!
At The Avenue…
We believe that the LOCAL CHURCH is the HOPE of the WORLD!
We believe that the LOCAL CHURCH is the HOPE of the WORLD!
Your VIBE should be JESUS!
It’s time that we STOP ACTING like a Christian…. and START BEING one!
It’s time that we STOP ACTING like the Church… and START BEING the Church!
Some people want nothing to do with God and the Church because they’ve seen people who claim to be Christian… behave worse than them!
If we claim to be a Christian…
then our lifestyle should be different than the world!
It’s time that we STOP ACTING like a Christian…. and START BEING one!
It’s time that we STOP ACTING like the Church… and START BEING the Church!
Some people want nothing to do with God and the Church because they’ve seen people who claim to be Christian… behave worse than them!
If we claim to be a Christian…
then our lifestyle should be different than the world!
LOVE:
The GREEK word used here for LOVE is “AGAPE”.
-It’s the selfless kind of love that cares for others.
-It promotes what is best for others without a hidden motive of personal gain.
-It’s an UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
Love is the greatest of all the fruit.
It’s a love FOR GOD… and a love FOR PEOPLE!
The GREEK word used here for LOVE is “AGAPE”.
-It’s the selfless kind of love that cares for others.
-It promotes what is best for others without a hidden motive of personal gain.
-It’s an UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
Love is the greatest of all the fruit.
It’s a love FOR GOD… and a love FOR PEOPLE!
1. REAL LOVE for God CHANGES the WAY you LIVE in the WORLD
A REAL LOVE for God will LEAD you to CHANGE your LIFE because of what He did for you on the CROSS!!
Some people try to see how much of the world they can experience… and still follow Jesus!
Some people try to see how much of the world they can experience… and still follow Jesus!
Some people are TOO CHURCHED to really ENJOY SIN.
While at the same time… TOO SINFUL to really ENJOY JESUS!
If you’ll develop a RELATIONSHIP with God…
It’ll become a JOY to GIVE UP things you may love for SOMEONE you love more!
While at the same time… TOO SINFUL to really ENJOY JESUS!
If you’ll develop a RELATIONSHIP with God…
It’ll become a JOY to GIVE UP things you may love for SOMEONE you love more!
2. REAL LOVE reaches ALL TYPES of PEOPLE
If we DON’T LOVE one another… what are OTHERS picking up about the CHURCH?
We should love other CHRISTIANS!
And… we should love other CHURCHES!
WE should REALLY love SINNERS… Because JESUS loves SINFUL PEOPLE!
And… we should love other CHURCHES!
WE should REALLY love SINNERS… Because JESUS loves SINFUL PEOPLE!
At The Avenue…
WE REALLY LOVE SINNERS!
At The Avenue….
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
WE REALLY LOVE SINNERS!
At The Avenue….
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
What kind of perspective do you have towards people?
We can’t afford any more Christians who just want to act cute and go home!
The Church needs Christians who possess a perspective of faith that says...
“EVERYBODY HERE NEEDS JESUS!”
We can’t afford any more Christians who just want to act cute and go home!
The Church needs Christians who possess a perspective of faith that says...
“EVERYBODY HERE NEEDS JESUS!”
JOY:
The GREEK word used here for JOY is “CHARA”.
-It’s a strong inner sense of gladness that is NOT based on circumstances.
-It’s based on the love, grace, blessings and promises of God that belong to those who follow Christ.
All of the world’s solutions to help you find JOY will always wear off.
The GREEK word used here for JOY is “CHARA”.
-It’s a strong inner sense of gladness that is NOT based on circumstances.
-It’s based on the love, grace, blessings and promises of God that belong to those who follow Christ.
All of the world’s solutions to help you find JOY will always wear off.
1. KNOWING JESUS produces REAL JOY
Having Jesus in your life GIVES you REAL JOY…
and there should be something DIFFERENT about you!
and there should be something DIFFERENT about you!
KNOWING JESUS is the sole REASON why you can have REAL JOY in the MIDDLE of the worst situations!
You can have REAL JOY… because you KNOW JESUS!
And if you KNOW JESUS… then you know that He knows how to work things out for you!
And if you KNOW JESUS… then you know that He knows how to work things out for you!
2. REAL JOY is the RESULT of a RIGHT CHOICE
At The Avenue….
WE CHOOSE JOY!
WE CHOOSE JOY!
People should LOOK FORWARD to seeing you COME… instead of PRAYING that you’ll just WALK AWAY!
HERE’S THE BIG IDEA…
When you EXPERIENCE the REAL LOVE of God… you have ACCESS to a JOY that will forever CHANGE YOUR LIFE and the LIVES of those AROUND YOU!
When you EXPERIENCE the REAL LOVE of God… you have ACCESS to a JOY that will forever CHANGE YOUR LIFE and the LIVES of those AROUND YOU!