Series: Every Crossroad: Launching Our Next 100 Years Title: Investing Text: Luke 12:48 Mission: Guiding generations to pursue Christ at every crossroad Measure 1: Communing – How is communing with Christ daily preparing me for obedience at every crossroad? Measure 2: Building – How am I building genuine relationships inside and outside the faith? Measure…
Title: Glory and Peace Text: Luke 2:10-14 Today’s Takeaway – See and rejoice in the Bethlehem baby’s two-pronged purpose 1. His Heavenly Purpose – To maximize God’s glory 2. His Earthly Purpose – To broker man’s peace May God’s glory be high and man’s peace be wide through the Savior this Christmas!
Title: The Conclave of Great Commissions Text: Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:45-49, John 20:21-23 Today’s Task – What can we learn from a combination of the Great Commissions found in the four Gospels? 1. We, as Christians, have been sent out… 2. to the whole world… 3. with a message… 4. and a mission……
Series: Incarnate: the Glory of Christ at Christmas Title: How Will This Be? Text: Luke 1:34 Today’s Takeaway – Marvel at the glorious surprise of Jesus’s incarnation 1. The miracle of His conception 2. The nature of His person 3. The regality of His purpose May the surprise of Christmas freshly fill you with…
Series: I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title: Appraise Text: Luke 14:25-27 Today’s Truth: Loving my church requires appraisal 1. Jesus > your family 2. Jesus > your possessions 3. Jesus > your life May we value Jesus more than anything on this earth!
Series: Strengthen Our Core for 100 More Title: Bursting the Wineskins Text: Luke 5:37-39 1. New realities are wasted by old containers 2. New realities need room to grow to flourish 3. New realities are too often and too easily refused Today’s Takeaway – Embrace our new reality by updating to a new container to…
Series: After God’s Own Heart Title: Search for the Lost Text: Luke 19:10 Today’s Takeaway – To be a church after God’s own heart, we must search for the lost so that they may be saved. 1. Understand what Jesus means by “the lost” 2. Let their reality burden and break your heart 3. Search…
Title: Magnify Text: Luke 1:46-55 Today’s Takeaway – Christmas is your opportunity to magnify Jesus… 1. For the mercy shown in Him 2. For the blessing to the humble and needy by Him 3. For God keeping His promises through Him May your celebrations elevate Jesus above all else so that your Christmas is a CHRIST-mas
Title: Unto You Is Born This Day Text: Luke 2:6-20 Today’s Task – What do we learn about Jesus from His birth announcement? 1. He is the savior of the world 2. He is the anointed prophet, priest, and king 3. He is the Lord God in the flesh May you run like the shepherds…