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Hope + Holiness
1 Peter 1:13-21 | After Peter's rich start to a rich letter, he gets into some practicals.
How should God's grace lavished on us impact and influence the life of the child of God? We'll find in this passage that someone who understands the inheritance waiting for them when Christ is revealed will have some practical handles on a life of hope and holiness.
So...looking for hope? Longing for growth in holiness? We'll look at the answer to these things this week.
1 Peter 1:13-21 | After Peter's rich start to a rich letter, he gets into some practicals.
How should God's grace lavished on us impact and influence the life of the child of God? We'll find in this passage that someone who understands the inheritance waiting for them when Christ is revealed will have some practical handles on a life of hope and holiness.
So...looking for hope? Longing for growth in holiness? We'll look at the answer to these things this week.
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May Grace + Peace Be Multiplied
1 Peter 1:1-12 | Peace. It's elusive. Especially when life is hard.
We start our study in Peter's letter to a group of believers spread across areas that make up modern-day Turkey. Six verses into the letter we find out that these believers are being grieved by various trials. They are feeling the effects of living for the kingdom in a world that isn't always friendly to that. Peter writes to them, reminding them of who they are, where their citizenship ultimately resides, and most of all, he reminds them again and again how good they have it because of the grace lavished on them by God.
See, when we have a big view of God's grace, we get a big dose of His peace. When we remember all we have been given by Him, it puts our hearts at rest even through grievous trials.
Edmund Clowney calls 1 Peter "a traveler's guide for the Christian pilgrim." Let's open this guide together to see how we live with a big view of God's grace and experience a big dose of His peace in this life as we journey toward the life to come
1 Peter 1:1-12 | Peace. It's elusive. Especially when life is hard.
We start our study in Peter's letter to a group of believers spread across areas that make up modern-day Turkey. Six verses into the letter we find out that these believers are being grieved by various trials. They are feeling the effects of living for the kingdom in a world that isn't always friendly to that. Peter writes to them, reminding them of who they are, where their citizenship ultimately resides, and most of all, he reminds them again and again how good they have it because of the grace lavished on them by God.
See, when we have a big view of God's grace, we get a big dose of His peace. When we remember all we have been given by Him, it puts our hearts at rest even through grievous trials.
Edmund Clowney calls 1 Peter "a traveler's guide for the Christian pilgrim." Let's open this guide together to see how we live with a big view of God's grace and experience a big dose of His peace in this life as we journey toward the life to come.
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Easter Sunday 2020
1 Corinthians 15:1-22 | RESURRECTION SUNDAY IS HERE! What more needs to be said? Our resurrection hope is in a resurrected Christ.
The change in venue this Easter doesn't change the reality of our worship of a resurrected Savior! Let's get our hearts ready for great worship of a great Savior. Happy Easter!
1 Corinthians 15:1-22 | RESURRECTION SUNDAY IS HERE! What more needs to be said? Our resurrection hope is in a resurrected Christ.
The change in venue this Easter doesn't change the reality of our worship of a resurrected Savior! Let's get our hearts ready for great worship of a great Savior. Happy Easter!
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The Savior We Need
John 12:1-50 | So many thoughts, opinions, ideas, reactions to the name Jesus. So many people have thoughts on who they want Jesus to be, but Jesus is ultimately the Savior we need Him to be.
The Palm Sunday crowds on the Jerusalem streets had a certain messiah they wanted riding in on a donkey, but Jesus knew the Messiah they needed. We can learn from these Palm Sunday crowds. Who is the savior we need? Have we in any way fallen prey to making Jesus into a savior we might at times want, but not the one we need and who He claimed to be?
Let's explore this together. Gather in your living room or with your small group for Palm Sunday worship this weekend.
John 12:1-50 | So many thoughts, opinions, ideas, reactions to the name Jesus. So many people have thoughts on who they want Jesus to be, but Jesus is ultimately the Savior we need Him to be.
The Palm Sunday crowds on the Jerusalem streets had a certain messiah they wanted riding in on a donkey, but Jesus knew the Messiah they needed. We can learn from these Palm Sunday crowds. Who is the savior we need? Have we in any way fallen prey to making Jesus into a savior we might at times want, but not the one we need and who He claimed to be?
Let's explore this together. Gather in your living room or with your small group for Palm Sunday worship this weekend.
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The Generations Must Know
Deuteronomy 6:4–25 | Every family is different. We all grew up with different traditions and different norms. Our childhoods taught us what was normal, what was expected of us, and even what to believe. We’re doing the same for our children. We’re teaching them by what we say and by what they observe in us. So what are they learning?
It is the responsibility of every generation of believers to pass their faith along to the next generation. This isn’t limited to parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. This is a responsibility that each of us have as followers of Christ. It’s a call to all believers in our church. So how do we help the next generation (either by age or by maturity), become like Christ?
This week we are going to see Moses instruct the people of Israel - and we’re going to listen.
Deuteronomy 6:4–25 | Every family is different. We all grew up with different traditions and different norms. Our childhoods taught us what was normal, what was expected of us, and even what to believe. We’re doing the same for our children. We’re teaching them by what we say and by what they observe in us. So what are they learning?
It is the responsibility of every generation of believers to pass their faith along to the next generation. This isn’t limited to parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. This is a responsibility that each of us have as followers of Christ. It’s a call to all believers in our church. So how do we help the next generation (either by age or by maturity), become like Christ?
This week we are going to see Moses instruct the people of Israel - and we’re going to listen.
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REDEEMED
Ruth 4:1–22 | We all love a good redemption story. The book that takes us on a journey from hopelessness and pain to hope and triumph. The movie that paints such a vivid picture of evil winning only to watch a redeeming conqueror flip the script.
The best redemption stories are the ones in real life, and of the real-life redemption stories, Ruth is at the top of the charts. From devastation in chapter 1 to full redemption in chapter 4... tune in to see the story completed this Sunday.
As we walk through this together, let’s be reminded that our God takes devastation and turns it into triumph. He takes the impossible to save and shows He’s mighty to save. Let’s worship together even though we can't physically meet together and watch God fully redeem what looked unredeemable.
Ruth 4:1–22 | We all love a good redemption story. The book that takes us on a journey from hopelessness and pain to hope and triumph. The movie that paints such a vivid picture of evil winning only to watch a redeeming conqueror flip the script.
The best redemption stories are the ones in real life, and of the real-life redemption stories, Ruth is at the top of the charts. From devastation in chapter 1 to full redemption in chapter 4... tune in to see the story completed this Sunday.
As we walk through this together, let’s be reminded that our God takes devastation and turns it into triumph. He takes the impossible to save and shows He’s mighty to save. Let’s worship together even though we can't physically meet together and watch God fully redeem what looked unredeemable.
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The Coronavirus, The Christ, And The Christian
1 Corinthians 15:1-22 | We are excited about the opportunity to gather together in homes to watch and worship. Gather as a family, reach out and invite small group members, have friends and neighbors over and worship together from home. This is a unique opportunity to remember that it’s not a building or a service that makes us the church, but we are a worshipping family on mission together meeting wherever to make much of Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:1-22 | We are excited about the opportunity to gather together in homes to watch and worship. Gather as a family, reach out and invite small group members, have friends and neighbors over and worship together from home. This is a unique opportunity to remember that it’s not a building or a service that makes us the church, but we are a worshipping family on mission together meeting wherever to make much of Christ.
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A Redeeming Hope
Ruth 3:1–18 | The best place to watch the sunrise at our house are the kitchen windows. One of my favorite parts of the day is to watch the very first rays of sunshine peek over the horizon and cut through the darkness. It reminds me the sun will always rise again to squelch the darkness.
Chapter 1 of Ruth was dark and hopeless, but then there was chapter 2. Chapter 2 gave us a glimpse of the light of the hesed of God in this darkness. And this week the sun will rise some more. The hesed of God in the horrors of life comes into a clearer focus. And as the focus becomes clearer we see a Redeemer.
So, if you need hope, let's gather together to see the Redeemer who shines the light of the faithful, covenant love of God in the darkest places and seasons of life.
Ruth 3:1–18 | The best place to watch the sunrise at our house are the kitchen windows. One of my favorite parts of the day is to watch the very first rays of sunshine peek over the horizon and cut through the darkness. It reminds me the sun will always rise again to squelch the darkness.
Chapter 1 of Ruth was dark and hopeless, but then there was chapter 2. Chapter 2 gave us a glimpse of the light of the hesed of God in this darkness. And this week the sun will rise some more. The hesed of God in the horrors of life comes into a clearer focus. And as the focus becomes clearer we see a Redeemer.
So, if you need hope, let's gather together to see the Redeemer who shines the light of the faithful, covenant love of God in the darkest places and seasons of life.
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Moving From the Horrors to the Harvest
Ruth 1:22–2:23 | When we last heard from Ruth and Naomi, they were leaving the land of Moab. After 10 years in the land, Ruth and Naomi were alone and without hope. Naomi’s husband died, as did her two sons (one of whom was Ruth’s husband). They leave Moab in absolute devastation.
All of us will eventually find ourselves going through periods of suffering. It’s not just a possibility, it’s promised (John 16:33, 1 Peter 4:12, among others). Knowing that such a time is coming (or for some of you, has already arrived), how do we as believers move through the devastation to the other side? How do we deal with the pain? How do we handle the heartache? How do we suffer well and honor God in the midst of it? How do we move from the horrors of life to the harvest?
Ruth 1:22–2:23 | When we last heard from Ruth and Naomi, they were leaving the land of Moab. After 10 years in the land, Ruth and Naomi were alone and without hope. Naomi’s husband died, as did her two sons (one of whom was Ruth’s husband). They leave Moab in absolute devastation.
All of us will eventually find ourselves going through periods of suffering. It’s not just a possibility, it’s promised (John 16:33, 1 Peter 4:12, among others). Knowing that such a time is coming (or for some of you, has already arrived), how do we as believers move through the devastation to the other side? How do we deal with the pain? How do we handle the heartache? How do we suffer well and honor God in the midst of it? How do we move from the horrors of life to the harvest?
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The Hesed of God in the Horrors of Life
Ruth 1:1-21 | The one thing we need to continue to gaze at with the greatest clarity we can possibly have is the beauty, majesty, and faithful loving-kindness of God. There is a Hebrew word all through the Old Testament on this faithful, loving-kindness of God and it is the word "hesed."
We start a 4-week series through the book of Ruth. This book is titled Ruth but it's not ultimately about Ruth. Or Boaz. Or Naomi. This is a book about the faithful loving-kindness of God - to His people in their specific circumstances and to His promise in the grand narrative of redemptive history. Ruth's hesed to Naomi and Boaz's hesed to Ruth all come in the shadow of God's hesed to His people.
And so for the next 4 weeks, let's dive into a study of the hesed of God - His loving kindness to each of us in the circumstances of life and to it's fullest understanding in His loving-kindness to us in the grand redemptive story of the coming of Jesus the Savior-King.
Ruth 1:1-21 | The one thing we need to continue to gaze at with the greatest clarity we can possibly have is the beauty, majesty, and faithful loving-kindness of God. There is a Hebrew word all through the Old Testament on this faithful, loving-kindness of God and it is the word "hesed."
We start a 4-week series through the book of Ruth. This book is titled Ruth but it's not ultimately about Ruth. Or Boaz. Or Naomi. This is a book about the faithful loving-kindness of God - to His people in their specific circumstances and to His promise in the grand narrative of redemptive history. Ruth's hesed to Naomi and Boaz's hesed to Ruth all come in the shadow of God's hesed to His people.
And so for the next 4 weeks, let's dive into a study of the hesed of God - His loving kindness to each of us in the circumstances of life and to it's fullest understanding in His loving-kindness to us in the grand redemptive story of the coming of Jesus the Savior-King.
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Witness: Living With Gospel Urgency
2 Corinthians 5:16–21 | Reconciliation is a beautiful thing. It's a beautiful word. It's beautiful when two friends reconcile. It's beautiful when two family members reconcile.
But you know what the best reconciliation is? Reconciliation to God!
When we come to faith in Christ, He reconciles us to God. We know the joy of being a new creation reconciled to our holy creator. But then God does something awesomely outlandish. He entrusts to us the ministry of reconciliation and of telling others that they too can be reconciled to God through Christ!
This week, we walk through 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 where we will understand and get excited about His ministry of reconciliation we are called to in Christ!
2 Corinthians 5:16–21 | Reconciliation is a beautiful thing. It's a beautiful word. It's beautiful when two friends reconcile. It's beautiful when two family members reconcile.
But you know what the best reconciliation is? Reconciliation to God!
When we come to faith in Christ, He reconciles us to God. We know the joy of being a new creation reconciled to our holy creator. But then God does something awesomely outlandish. He entrusts to us the ministry of reconciliation and of telling others that they too can be reconciled to God through Christ!
This week, we walk through 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 where we will understand and get excited about His ministry of reconciliation we are called to in Christ!
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Let's Get To Work
1 Corinthians 12:1–31 | Disciples of Jesus work for Jesus. What do we mean by this? It means all of us have been gifted by the Holy Spirit to serve the body of Christ in love.
If we are in Christ, we have gifts from Christ to serve the body of Christ. For any of us to not use our gifts in love will mean the family will suffer.
Let's come together to be encouraged toward working for Christ in the loving service of one another as we exercise the gifts given to us by God.
1 Corinthians 12:1–31 | Disciples of Jesus work for Jesus. What do we mean by this?
It means all of us have been gifted by the Holy Spirit to serve the body of Christ in love.
If we are in Christ, we have gifts from Christ to serve the body of Christ. For any of us to not use our gifts in love will mean the family will suffer.
Let's come together to be encouraged toward working for Christ in the loving service of one another as we exercise the gifts given to us by God.
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Walk By The Spirit
Galatians 5:13–26 | Over and over again in scripture, we find walking to be the picture used for the Christian life. We are told to “walk not as unwise but as wise.” We are told to “walk with the Lord.” We are told to “walk by the Spirit.” In this message, we will look at walking with Jesus and what it looks like for us to walk with Jesus together.
Galatians 5:13–26 | Over and over again in scripture, we find walking to be the picture used for the Christian life. We are told to “walk not as unwise but as wise.” We are told to “walk with the Lord.” We are told to “walk by the Spirit.”
In this message, we will look at walking with Jesus and what it looks like for us to walk with Jesus together.
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Worship
Romans 12:1–2 | What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read this word...
Ready...
Worship.
I bet something related to singing popped in your head. Maybe Sunday morning. Maybe a specific song. Maybe a worship band. And this is all good because one of the most important and commanded ways we express worship to God is by singing.
But worship is more than singing. God wants lives of worship. We worship when we go to church on Sunday, and believe it or not, we are worshipping something when we go to work and school and home and sporting events and the mall and on and on we could go.
So what does God call us to as worshippers? What does wholistic-life worship look like? How do we live a life of worship all week that simply overflows into a church service of worship on Sunday?
Romans 12:1–2 | What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read this word...
Ready...
Worship.
I bet something related to singing popped in your head. Maybe Sunday morning. Maybe a specific song. Maybe a worship band. And this is all good because one of the most important and commanded ways we express worship to God is by singing.
But worship is more than singing. God wants lives of worship. We worship when we go to church on Sunday, and believe it or not, we are worshipping something when we go to work and school and home and sporting events and the mall and on and on we could go.
So what does God call us to as worshippers? What does wholistic-life worship look like? How do we live a life of worship all week that simply overflows into a church service of worship on Sunday?
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To Simply Follow
Matthew 4:18–22 | "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men."
Simple yet profound.
The life of a disciple is to follow. To go where Jesus is going. To do what Jesus is doing. To hurt over what Jesus is hurting over. To rejoice in what Jesus is rejoicing in.
We must learn to follow. And as we grow to know and love Jesus and follow Him in all things, He equips us to invite more to follow Him as well. He equips us to be a master fisherman for the Kingdom.
Matthew 4:18–22 | "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men."
Simple yet profound.
The life of a disciple is to follow. To go where Jesus is going. To do what Jesus is doing. To hurt over what Jesus is hurting over. To rejoice in what Jesus is rejoicing in.
We must learn to follow. And as we grow to know and love Jesus and follow Him in all things, He equips us to invite more to follow Him as well. He equips us to be a master fisherman for the Kingdom.
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Understanding Church
Matthew 28:18–20, Acts 2:42-47 | This series is all about the Church. Our local expression of the church, the global Church, and how every single one of us has been invited into the powerful mission that Jesus gave His disciples. Every believer is a part of the Church and should seek to be an active participant in the Church.
Let's be a worshipping family on mission together.
Matthew 28:18–20, Acts 2:42-47 | This series is all about the Church. Our local expression of the church, the global Church, and how every single one of us has been invited into the powerful mission that Jesus gave His disciples. Every believer is a part of the Church and should seek to be an active participant in the Church.
Let's be a worshipping family on mission together.
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The Inner Ring
Ephesians 2:11–22 | We all desire to be in the inner ring, whether it is the cool table in grade school or the closed-door meeting at work. But what if the special communion that we share in these inner circles is just a shadow of a more profound desire for the ultimate inner ring. One problem, humanity has no way into this inner ring because we treacherously rebelled against God. Only God himself can do it, and it is only by our union with Christ that we are welcomed back into the ultimate inner ring: God's very own family!In Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul shows us how this gracious feat was accomplished and how its application changes everything.
Ephesians 2:11–22 | We all desire to be in the inner ring, whether it is the cool table in grade school or the closed-door meeting at work. But what if the special communion that we share in these inner circles is just a shadow of a more profound desire for the ultimate inner ring.
One problem, humanity has no way into this inner ring because we treacherously rebelled against God. Only God himself can do it, and it is only by our union with Christ that we are welcomed back into the ultimate inner ring: God's very own family!
In Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul shows us how this gracious feat was accomplished and how its application changes everything.
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Christ Is Preeminent
Colossians 1:15–23 | Preeminent: surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
Christ is preeminent. He has been since the beginning of creation. All things were created through Him and for Him and in Him, the fullness of God was "pleased to dwell."
But is He preeminent in your life? Is He seated on the throne of your heart? Let's take a deep look into the preeminence of Christ, and how that should bring us to all-out worship of our Supreme Savior.
Colossians 1:15–23 | Preeminent: surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
Christ is preeminent. He has been since the beginning of creation. All things were created through Him and for Him and in Him, the fullness of God was "pleased to dwell."
But is He preeminent in your life? Is He seated on the throne of your heart? Let's take a deep look into the preeminence of Christ, and how that should bring us to all-out worship of our Supreme Savior.
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Glory and Peace
Luke 2:14 | "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!"
The multitude of the heavenly hosts proclaimed this line over the shepherd in the field on the night of Christ's birth. This one sentence is full of riches that could be unpacked into eternity, but Sunday we take this one verse and let it orient our heads and our hearts heading into the Christmas week.
Luke 2:14 | "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!"
The multitude of the heavenly hosts proclaimed this line over the shepherd in the field on the night of Christ's birth. This one sentence is full of riches that could be unpacked into eternity, but Sunday we take this one verse and let it orient our heads and our hearts heading into the Christmas week.
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Changed By Glory
2 Corinthians 3:18 | Have you ever heard the phrase, "Show me your friends, I'll show you your future?" Basically meaning that who you spend time with you will become. However, in life, sometimes this statement doesn't always prove to be true. For instance, I can remember hanging around some really talented basketball players in my neighborhood growing up thinking that if I spent enough time with them maybe, just maybe I will be able to become like them. Yeah, well let's just say that a pair of Air Jordan's, countless hours of "chilling with talented people", and a whole lot of high hopes sometimes only results in fantastic comic relief. However, we will discover in this week's passage that Paul essentially says the same thing in regards to our spiritual lives, the difference being that it always proves to be true. - You will become what you behold. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
2 Corinthians 3:18 | Have you ever heard the phrase, "Show me your friends, I'll show you your future?" Basically meaning that who you spend time with you will become. However, in life, sometimes this statement doesn't always prove to be true. For instance, I can remember hanging around some really talented basketball players in my neighborhood growing up thinking that if I spent enough time with them maybe, just maybe I will be able to become like them. Yeah, well let's just say that a pair of Air Jordan's, countless hours of "chilling with talented people", and a whole lot of high hopes sometimes only results in fantastic comic relief.
However, we will discover in this week's passage that Paul essentially says the same thing in regards to our spiritual lives, the difference being that it always proves to be true. - You will become what you behold. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
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