1 Peter 1:3–5
In the face of whatever comes our way, Peter tells us we have been 'born again to a living hope.' When we understand the reason, the reward, and the reality of this hope, that's when life is really worth living!
The Lord's Prayer: Living Into the Prayer (It's Not Rocket Science)
Matthew 6:5–15
In wrapping up the series on the Lord's Prayer, there are a few remaining questions to address so that we might live into the wonderful reality Jesus teaches us to pray.
The Lord's Prayer: Lead Us! Rescue Us!
Matthew 6:5–15
This sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer is the most difficult petition to pray. Difficult because, at first glance, it doesn't make sense. Also because, in the face of temptation, it's not the first thing that comes to mind. But Jesus knows this is a petition the Father longs to answer.
How Then Shall We Love?
Matthew 22:36-40
In the 'greatest commandment,' Jesus teaches us that love is more than words or actions. Love is a lifestyle we live out every day of our lives and on into eternity.
The Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Relationships
Matthew6:5–15
It has been said that to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner is you. When we pray the Lord's Prayer, we realize just how freeing kingdom relationships are!
The Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Provision
Matthew 6:5–15
Bread for today. That's a pretty basic prayer. Pretty straightforward. And yet, when we begin to understand what Jesus is teaching us to pray, this actually becomes the most comprehensive prayer we could ever bring before the Father.
The Sending Capacity of a Local Church
Acts 13:1–3
As we saw this past summer in our series in Acts, during challenging times like now, God invites us back to the roots of what it means to be the church. Acts 13 tells us of one ordinary church participating in God's extraordinary mission.
The Lord's Prayer: Bring About Your Good Pleasure
Matthew 6:5–15
If the second petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come," is the boldest, then the third is the most comforting. Who wouldn't want to pray for the Father's will, His 'good pleasure,' to come on earth as it is even now in heaven?!
The Lord's Prayer: Your Reign Unveiled
Matthew 6:5–15
The second petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come," is the boldest petition of the six. When we understand what Jesus is inviting us to pray, we will need to brace ourselves for some explosive results!
Sermon Notes
The Lord's Prayer: Make Holy Your Name
Matthew 6:5–15
The Father Jesus knows and wants us to know is very close at hand. Jesus wants us to know the nature and character of the Father so that His nature and character are central to our lives. To bring that about, the Father does all He can to include our lives in His life and to eliminate from our lives everything that keeps us from His life. Father, make holy Your name.
The Lord's Prayer: Pray Like This...
Matthew 6:5–15
At the center of the Sermon on the Mount is the Lord's Prayer. Kingdom living is centered on kingdom praying. Jesus teaches us to "pray like this," and in so doing, we are given the great privilege of changing the world... on earth, as it is in heaven.
All Things: Together in All Things
Colossians 4:7–18
As Paul draws his letter to a close, he makes mention of a sister and brothers in Christ whose lives demonstrate that Jesus is Lord of All Things. We would do well to consider the four qualities these lives exhibit.
All Things: Walk in All Things
Colossians 4:2–6
Colossians 4:2–6 is one of Paul's last exhortations in the letter. Paul urges for the church to be alert in prayer, praying for doors to be opened for the gospel, and for their lives to proclaim Jesus in how they live and speak to outsiders! Join us this Sunday as we dive deep into how to apply this to our lives!
All Things: The Household and All Things Pt 3
Colossians 3:18–4:1
We need to remove our "cultural lenses" in order to see clearly what the Bible says about the relationship between slaves and masters. And when we do, we see the subverting and transforming power of the Gospel in all areas of life.
All Things: The Household and All Things Pt 2
Colossians 3:18–4:1
Your position in Christ has implications for the practice of your life. Christ shapes your character and your character gets lived out in relationships. This is most especially true in your relationships at home. In the home is where it all gets real, especially with the kids!
The Coming of the Day: The Bright Morning Star
Revelation 22:16
In the darkest part of the night, when it seems foolish to hope that the dawn will ever come, the bright morning star appears faintly in the sky. The darkness is still so deep, but we can be sure that the star's appearance pulls the morning in behind it.
The Coming of the Day: The Day is at Hand - Let's Finish Strong!
Romans 13:11–14
2020 has been a year of challenges for everyone and the Church body has not been immune. We have been challenged (and probably failed) in many ways to love “our neighbor” (Rom. 13:9-10), and that is an important concept that we must come to understand. You see friends, we are closer to the end; closer than we have ever been before (vv. 11), and we need to be on guard so we can finish strong.
The Coming of the Day: We're Not in the Dark about the Day
1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
These seem to be some pretty dark days of anxiousness and uncertainty, but the apostle Paul assures us that the living God doesn't leave His people in darkness. The Light shines on how we should live.
The Coming of the Day: The Day of Singing
Zephaniah 3:14–20
Who doesn't love a feel-good Christmas movie on a cold winter's evening? But what makes you feel good once the movie ends? The prophet Zephaniah anticipates a day of singing that transforms the whole of who you are for the whole of your life.
Sermon Notes
The Coming of the Day: The Sun of Righteousness
Malachi 3:16–4:6
The four weeks of the Advent season call our attention to the "Coming of the Day." If asked which day, most people would likely say, "Well, Christmas day, of course!" Ok, but that's not all. Christmas remembers a day that has come and we also await a day that will come!