As Jesus stands before Pilate, the question that is up for grabs
is, “What is Truth?” Jesus has come to testify to a truth and a Way that is not
of this fallen world. Options are set before us and decisions need to be made.
What is it we will choose, the way of the world or the way of Christ? Barabbas
or Jesus?
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Monday, July 10, 2017
Luke 6:12-16 B.L.E.S.S.: "Begin with Prayer"
This week we continue
our Evangelism Initiative by unpacking the first letter of the B.To reach,
restore, reproduce and release people into mission we begin by praying about
who
God wants us to bless
each day and how He particularly wants us as individuals to bless our world.
Monday, July 3, 2017
John 4:1-42 “The Jesus Mission”
This Sunday we
begin a new six-part evangelistic series that we will visit on the
first Sunday of each month for the next six months. In this week’s
intro to the series we’ll discover how Jesus’ Mission is our Mission. we
discover that the Jesus mission is made up of 3 life changing and
world-changing elements: Reaching, Restoring and Reproducing. We’ll see these
principles at work in Jesus’ encounter with the Woman at the Well.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
John 18:15-27 "Roosters and Reflections"
While Jesus is on
trial, his disciple Peter is tested as well. Peter struggles with revealing his
true identity while Jesus refuses to be anything but who he is. In this passage
we will learn about living out of our true self that is founded in God. This will
take reflection. God gives us rooster crows in life that are opportunities to
look at who we are and to consider whether or not we are operating out of our
identity in him.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
John 18:1-14 “Where He Leads Me”
As we move into
chapter 18 of John’s Gospel, we see Jesus embracing God’s plan for his life.
The plan includes some very difficult experiences, but Christ chooses to accept
the bad with the good and trust the Father for the ultimate outcome. The same
can’t be said for Judas and Peter, one who will have a poor ending while the
other will ultimately learn to trust through this life experience. This trust
will ultimately lead to complete redemption.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
John 17:20-26 “Bridge Builders”
When I was a kid and
harboring on something too long, my father was known to say, “Build a Bridge
and Get Over It.” What stands in the gulf between us and unity with others? As Jesus
prays for the unity of all believers, we are called to be Bridge Builders. In
fact, it is the defining mark of a genuine disciple of Jesus.
Monday, June 5, 2017
John 17: 6-19 “In the World, Not of the World”
In this message we’ll
see Jesus’ intimate prayer to the Father, for the disciples. He is leaving the
world, but they will remain in the world. Jesus asks the Father to watch over
the disciples, that they do not get pulled back into the world. Instead, they
are to be ‘set apart’ and ‘unified’ that they may glorify God in the world.
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