Title: Get Set, Mind Text: Mark 8:31-38 Today’s Topic – How to live a Godward instead of manward life 1. Understand the mission of God 2. Recognize satanic influences pulling you away 3. Perform a cost-benefit analysis of the situation 4. Go D.E.F. for God May you follow Christ forward and upward even when it’s awkward…
Series: A Time to Turn Title: Ripped and Torn Text: Joel 2:12-27 Today’s Takeaway – When you realize you are wayward, return to the Lord 1. Remember the Lord’s character and tendencies 2. Rend your heart instead of your clothes 3. Relinquish your whole self to the Lord 4. Receive both grace and justice from…
Series: A Time to Turn Title: Blesséd Calamity Text: Joel 1:1-20 Today’s Takeaway – Embrace the good outcomes of calamity in this world 1. Calamity is a fact of life for us in this cursed cosmos 2. Calamity always calls for a godly response from us a. Wake up b. Lament c. Be ashamed d.…
Series: After God’s Own Heart Title: Seek God’s Provision Text: Philippians 4:4-7 Today’s Takeaway – To be a church after God’s own heart, we must seek His provision by seeking Him in prayer 1. When our heart seeks God’s heart in prayer, the peace that fills His heart will fill our heart 2. God and…
Series: Jesus Is Greater Than Title: The Difficult Race of Life Text: Hebrews 11:1-12:17 Jesus > the Difficult Race of Life Today’s Task – What keeps us going forward to the finish line? 1. The promises of God with us 2. The crowd of witnesses around us 3. The crucified and risen Christ before us…
Series: Jesus Is Greater Than Title: Milk Text: Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Jesus > Milk Jesus is both the milk and the meat, but we must grow past being a baby Christian 1. God has mature plans for you 2. Remaining a baby is dangerous 3. God expects you to bear good fruit 4. Growth produces assurance of…
Series: Lampstand Letters Title: The Lukewarm Church Text: Revelation 3:14-22 Today’s Topic – How to avoid being vomited out Jesus’ mouth 1. Know your spiritual temperature 2. Find everything you need in and through Jesus 3. Keep an open door for fellowship with Jesus May we in all ways be pleasing to the taste of…
Series: Lampstand Letters Title: The Persecuted Church Text: Revelation 2:8-11 Today’s Task – How should we respond to the crucible of persecution? 1. Bear persecution as a part of Christianity 2. Know persecution is not unnoticed 3. Recognize the satanic influence behind persecution 4. Advocate against persecution 5. Endure persecution by focusing on the person…
Title: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Text: Proverbs 4:10-27 Today’s Topic: How to be a world-changing mother 1. Teach the way of wisdom to the next generation 2. Call out folly to the next generation 3. Endure in encouraging the next generation May the mamas in this room rise up to raise up a godly generation!
Title: Sticks and Stones Text: Proverbs 18:21 1. My tongue has a powerful impact on others 2. My tongue affects the outcome of my life 3. My tongue is tough to tame Today’s Takeaway – My tongue must come under the lordship of Jesus Building Loving Encouraging Soothing Spirit-filled Condemning Unloving Ridiculing Sharp Evil May…