On this Sunday of Advent, we discussed how love lives courageously when life wants to run away. We did this by looking at examples of from the birth of Jesus. Especially the example of Mary. Love overcomes fear. How can we share the love of Christ to help others overcome this Advent? (Audio Only)
Joseph’s circumstances seemed bleak. His betrothal to Mary created the hope of a wonderful life with the one he loved, but it seems that only moments later, he received the worst news possible – she was pregnant, and not by him. His “yes” to a new life suddenly became a “no” to possibility. This first…
THINK: About the emotion and attitude they normally approach this season of the year with. Think about what the season of Advent and Christmas invokes in their minds. KNOW: In many cases, our hearts and minds are focused on everything but Jesus during this time, and this creates unnecessary anxiety and stress in a time…
THINK: About their life and whether their life demonstrates and shows the characteristics of a life that fully understands and believes Jesus to be enough and for Jesus to be worth it. KNOW: Jesus is so worth it, but the reality is the majority of people who claim to be faithful followers of Christ really…
THINK: About the troubles, we all face in this life, and whether God has ceased to be good. KNOW: Understand God hasn’t changed one bit, and He can use the most crummy, sad, and hard situations in our life to bring something good. Even if we don’t see it presently. We know who Jesus is,…
THINK: About how God truly answers prayer and how we have been invited to raise petitions before God. About how there is a great promise in all of the teachings on prayer Jesus teaches us. To think about, “How much more will God.” KNOW: Jesus intends for us to be sufficient in Him. To have…
THINK: About how God has called us to pray and if they have kept in mind who God is in their prayer and what God invites into our lives through prayer. KNOW: Prayer is a powerful and wonderful tool when approached with the right understanding of what prayer is. In particular, the act of prayer…
This is the beginning of our sermon series on prayer as we rapidly approach Ignition Week, which is a week we set aside for the purpose of igniting our hearts in prayer as a church. In particular, we look at two instances of Jesus’ teaching on prayer. One in the Gospel of Matthew 6:5-15 and…
THINK: About what Jesus’ will, desire, promise is for us His church. To be united and holy, and for what sake. The very sake He has for us in His Church in His Kingdom. KNOW: Jesus is the subject and He has sent us forth on a mission of reclamation. To continue in His work…
THINK: About being ready in how God is calling to us, how God’s calls come in a variety of shapes and forms if we are listening for His call, and in listening are we willing to answer yes. It doesn’t matter who we are and what we have done in the past. God is calling….