Matthew 11:2–6
As we are on mission with Jesus, what do we do when the disappointment and discouragement of life seem to outweigh the good news? His response to John the Baptist in Matthew 11 is scandalously good news.
Extraordinary/Ordinary - Righteousness
Matthew 25:31–46
Those who follow Jesus in his extraordinary/ordinary ways, He calls "the righteous." What does that mean? What is "righteousness"? As we will see, righteousness is a major theme of following Jesus and a major theme of what it means to be human!
Extraordinary/Ordinary - Work
John 21:1–14
In John 21, the resurrected Jesus shows up at the workplace for Peter and six other disciples. When Jesus shows up at work, we learn a whole lot about how the extraordinary good news impacts our ordinary (work) lives.
Extraordinary/Ordinary - Presence
John 11:1–44
The pandemic has put the church in danger of losing one of its greatest gifts: the ministry of presence, in which you offer yourself through attentive availability. Through his interaction with Mary and Martha around the death of their beloved brother, Lazarus, Jesus shows us how to recapture this gift.
Extraordinary/Ordinary - Going
Luke 10:1–21
We have been given extraordinary good news which we are to make known through our ordinary everyday lives. In Luke 10, we see Jesus sends his followers on a mission with a message, but his greatest concern is their motivation.
How We Know We Are Growing Spiritually
1 John 2:12–14
No matter where you are in your walk with God, you are special and irreplaceable, and John makes sure that his readers know this fact.
A Living Hope
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.