Series: Great Expectations Title: Imagine Text: Matthew 13:31-32 Today’s Takeaway – Expect God to do more than you ever imagined in “Our 20” 1. Nothing is small in God’s eyes 2. Everything has great potential in God’s hands 3. All are blessed through God’s provision May God take our mustard seeds of faith and sprout…
Series: Great Expectations Title: Harvest Text: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Today’s Takeaway – Expect God to bring a multi-fold harvest in “Our 20” if we will… 1. Embrace our calling as a gospel seed sower 2. Scatter gospel seed indiscriminately 3. Refuse to be discouraged by places of fruitlessness 4. Trust Him for the abounding…
Series: Every Crossroad: Launching Our Next 100 Years Title: Mission Text: Matthew 28:18-20 Today’s Takeaway – Embrace the Great Commission by making our mission your mission Our Mission: Guiding generations to pursue Christ at every crossroad 1. Christ → “All authority… to Me; in the name… of the Son; all… I commanded; I am with…
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: When You Pray Title: Preventing Pagan Prayers Text: Matthew 6:7-8 Today’s Truth – To prevent pagan prayers, avoid… 1. empty phrases 2. unnecessary words 3. inauthentic tones 4. manufactured emotion Instead, pray prayers that are… 1. thoughtful 2. simple 3. genuine 4. faith-filled May you pray like a Christian!
Series: When We Pray Title: Hoping to Be Seen Text: Matthew 6:5-6 Today’s Takeaway – Pray when nobody but God can see you 1. You should regularly pray 2. You should check your motivation for prayer 3. You should aim for the secret reward May you get alone with God and get rewarded by God…
Series: Incarnate: the Glory of the Christ at Christmas Title: Call His Name Text: Matthew 1:20-21 1. You are a sinner 2. Jesus is the savior a. His incarnation fulfilled the promise through Isaiah b. His incarnation kept the promise to David Today’s Takeaway – Receive the salvation brought through the Christmas incarnation…
Series: More Blesséd to Give Title: Lay Up Treasures Text: Matthew 6:19-21,24 Today’s Truth – I need to give financially to God A. Don’t water down this teaching by adding in stewardships other than wealth B. God doesn’t need me to give my wealth 1. It offers the better investment 2. It ties my heart to God 3. It guards my heart from idols May you fully…
Title: The Way of the Donkey Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Today’s Takeaway – Let the gentle and lowly presentation of Jesus draw you to receive Him and worship Him 1. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His birth 2. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His teaching 3. Jesus was gentle and lowly in His entry…
Title: Here’s Your Sign Text: Isaiah 7 1. Judah seemed to be in big trouble 2. Judah’s king, Ahaz, planned a worldlysolution to the trouble 3. God through Isaiah encouraged Ahaz to trust in a godly solution, even offering a sign 4. Ahaz ignored the offer, but God gave a sign of favor and protection…