Big Idea: The more comfortable our lives become, the further we move from the calling that God has for us. How do we move from comfort to calling? 1. Consistently do something that creates a righteous discomfort. I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit— 2 I […]
IntroductionNew series— “We Can’t Stay Here”— and the whole premise is that there are things in our lives that there are things that absolutely keep us from moving forward as we follow Jesus. Usually, we think of big things- Lust, Greed, being a fan. But often times it is the subtle shifts in life, the […]
The Exhale of RELIEF This exhale comes at the end of something— long day of work, perhaps at the end of a long hard season, maybe at the loss of something or someone— it’s the exhale that looks like this {example}. And it isn’t so much that you’re finding “relief” from pain or difficulty or […]
Two major themes of the bible: promise and fulfillment. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me […]
Luke 1:46-56 Two ways to approach life- look at God from the perspective of your problem or to look at your problem from the perspective of God. Mary said, ‘My heart declares that the Lord is great, My spirit exults in my savior, my God. He saw his servant-girl in her humility; From now, I’ll be blessed by all peoples to come. […]
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee… Luke 1:26 Am ha-aretz, “people of the land.” …to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. Luke 1:27 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you […]
Introduction Starting a new series this morning called ADVENTure— It’s Christmas season!— love, hate, tolerate What if Christmas this year could be some thing more—enjoyed, not enjoyed, endured This series is about understanding that Christmas, the season of Advent, becomes an adventure in our lives when we open ourselves to God’s plan in the midst […]
The Theology of Children Luke 18:15-17 People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such […]
“Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin […]
