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When God doesn't give people what they want, some see it as evidence that He doesn't care, or He's not there. This passage looks at some people who didn't get what they wanted from Jesus, and it helps us understand what God might be doing in our own lives when things don't go our way.
Luke 8:26-39
As Paul introduces himself at the beginning of his letter to Rome, we get to see what he believes defines his life, which draws us to ask the question: What defines your life? What is your mission statement?
Romans 1:1-7
Jesus chose a group of unlikely men to make an extraordinary impact. This message looks at the 12 He chose and what they teach us about how He might be working in our own lives today.
Luke 6:12-19
We live at a time when Christianity is facing increasing criticism and dissenting from our culture’s values brings consequences. Stephen’s martyrdom provides principles that dispel the myths that we have about how to cope when opposition looms.
Fears can keep us from following Jesus and serving Him. We fear what people might say. We fear what we might lose. We fear what we don’t know. This message looks at how Jesus meets us in our fears and how He builds His church in spite of them.
People around the world have found inspiration in Jesus’ Great Commission since He gave to the first disciples 2,000 years ago. Nick Helliwell shares insights he has gained from it as a missionary to Indigenous Peoples.
Most people assume that they’ve got things pretty much figured out. When they begin to learn about God, they figure with a few tweaks they’ll be good to go. Jesus explained why far more drastic adjustments are often needed. This message looks at when those changes are needed and the joy that can motivate them when they are.
Peter’s transformation from bystander to follower provides a case study in how Jesus seeks to work in our lives.
Luke 5:1-11 // [outline]
As pandemics and wars make our world feel more apocalyptic, we can begin to lose our way. Fears and doubts shift our attention from Jesus and His mission. This message looks at how to live when the end is approaching.
Today, sharing our faith involves all kinds of obstacles, but it’s never been more important. This message returns to principles embedded in the Great Commission to better understand how we can share our faith.
Our prayers often resemble shopping lists of things we want from a divine vending machine in the sky. And our relationship with God and His working in our lives are stunted when they do. This message looks at Solomon’s prayer when he dedicated the temple and how it should shape our own prayers today.
We can read the Old Testament as if it’s only about Jewish people and their concerns, but at the heart of the Old Testament Scriptures is a message of hope for all nations. It wasn’t always fully embraced by God’s people then and neither is it today. We need the message of this psalm now more than ever.
Paul's mission is also our mission. This Sunday we will learn about what your mission is and about its cost and glory.
