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: Come Alive: The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians Title: Bigger than Us Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-12 Today’s Truth: To abound in the work of the Lord, a church must remember the Kingdom is bigger than itself. 1. Give sacrificially to causes beyond our walls 2. Send strategically to reach the unreached 3. Invest intentionally in…
Series: Come Alive: The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians Title: Stung No More Text: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Today’s Truth – The sting of death has been removed forever for those in Christ 1. What is the sting of death? Sin intensified by the law 2. How is the sting of death removed? a. Christ’s victory over…
Series: Come Alive: The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians Title: A Horrifying Hypothetical Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Today’s Takeaway – Consider the saddest “what if” ever: What if dead people can’t rise from the grave? 1. Then Christ is still dead in the grave 2. Then our preaching is a waste 3. Then our faith is…
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…
Series: Every Crossroad: Launching Our Next 100 Years Title: Building Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 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?…
Series: To a Land I Will Show You Title: It Is to Laugh Text: Genesis 17:1-8,15-19; 18:1-15, 21:1-7 A. God made a God-sized promise to Abraham and Sarah B. Abraham and Sarah laughed at God C. God, in His grace, brought His promise to pass anyway D. Abraham and Sarah laughed with God Today’s Takeaway…
Series: Peculiar People Title: After a Little While Text: 1 Peter 5:10-14 Today’s Truth – God’s eternal dominion and grace will bring about your… 1. Restoration 2. Confirmation 3. Strengthening 4. Establishment May God empower us with everything needed to endure this exile until the end!
Series: Peculiar People Title: The End of All Things Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Two life-changing truths: 1. The end of all things is at hand 2. The end of all things is God’s glory Therefore… 1. Be self-controlled and sober-minded 2. Love one another earnestly 3. Show hospitality gladly 4. Maximize your gifting May you…
Series: Peculiar People Title: No Matter the Circumstances Text: 1 Peter 1:1-5 Today’s Takeaway – Be be hopeful and faithful no matter the circumstances because God 1. God works out of His great mercy toward us 2. God has caused us to be born again to a living hope 3. God guards the fullness of…