SERMON NOTES

June 8, 2025

Summer Reading - It Really Matters

Stephen DeFur

The number one reason people avoid going to the doctor is they are afraid they will get ____________________ ____________________.

Every ____________________ ____________________ is heading toward the same fate.

What matters most is – how is my ____________________ health?

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." – Acts 2:42 NLT

There is a big difference between ____________________ and being ____________________.

Vital Signs of the soul:

1. Am I meeting God in the ____________________ on a regular basis?

2. Is God transforming my ____________________? (Matthew 7:12)

3. Am I continually ____________________ with God? (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

4. Am I sharing my ____________________ with others?

“Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried to talk him out of it. ‘I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,’ he said, ‘so why are you coming to me?’ But Jesus

said, ‘It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires. ’ So John agreed to baptize him. 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. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” – Matthew 3:11-17 NLT

Baptism is the ____________________ declaration of our commitment to ____________________ Jesus.