Series: Bless Our 20 Title: Lost Sheep Text Luke 15:1-7 Today’s Truth: Many of the Father’s lost sheep are in our 20 1. Leave the 99 awhile to pursue them 2. Search for them until you find them 3. Carry them home once they’re found 4. Rejoice like crazy when they arrive 5. Expect some…
Series: Bless Our 20 Title: Go and Tell Text: Luke 14:12-24 Today’s Takeaway – Adopt a “go and tell” mentality that meets people where they are in our 20 1. Expect some to make excuses 2. Prioritize those who are hungry 3. Refuse to be satisfied with empty seats May we go and tell so…
Series: Bless Our 20 Title: Persistence Text: Luke 18:1-8 Today’s Takeaway – Pray over our 20 persistently with full faith in God 1. Persistence in prayer pays off 2. God’s heart is inclined to you 3. Faith in God fuels our intercession How might we pray for our 20? May we never lose heart in…
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…