ARCC Sermons

Daily Bread Life

Oh that we would be a people committed to a life of believing God day by day as we feast upon the Lord Jesus.

DNA Questions - Exodus 16:12-30; Matthew 6:16-34

Discover

What is God's primary purpose for only giving His people enough mana for one day?

Why do we need to recognize that everyone was able to gather enough?

Why does it honor the Lord when we rest?

Nurture

Is it more difficult for you to trust the Lord for yourself or for others? Why is this and how does it impact your life?

What aspect of Jesus do you feast on the most and where do you need to pursue more of Him in your life?

Why is it important that we would delineate between "today" problems and "tomorrow" problems?

Act

What would it look like for you this week to lean into God's promise of daily bread?

Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday get a lot of attention in the story of Jesus’ work in saving the world…redeeming a people for His own possession…bringing many sons to glory. However, we can often overlook the day in between. Saturday. They had laid their dead Messiah in a grave, one of their own had betrayed them all, their lives were in danger and the worst part of it all was likely the fact that they were left with so many questions, disappointment, disillusionment , and no path forward. Their hopes and dreams and excitement were buried with the One who had turned water into wine, fed 5,000, healed a man born blind, and brought a dead man back to life. After all that…what were they expected to do?…the same thing that they had been doing for the last 1500 years…nothing. God had commanded them to rest.

DNA Questions

Discover

Do you know the Kingdom of God when you see it?

Do you prepare to rest?

Nurture:

How is the finished work of Jesus actual Sabbath in your life?

What part of the kingdom of this world keeps you from seeking first His Kingdom?

What does the resurrection do for your hope when things don't go the way you had planned?

Act:

How would your week look different if you hoped for what you could not yet see?

The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people. It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him. We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted. In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

DNA Questions: Genesis 50:15-26

Discover

Why were the brothers scared?

What is significant about Joseph's response?

Why are Joseph's instructions regarding his bones recorded in Hebrews 11?

Nurture

What do you use to avoid needing grace?

How does Joseph shadow Jesus?

How does this story connect to the good news of Hebrews 7:25?

Act

What would it look like for you to live in His grace and kindness this week practically?

The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people.  It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him.  We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted.  In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

DNA Questions

Discover:

What strikes you the most about Jacob's blessing upon his sons?

Why is it important that Jacob be buried where his father and grandfather were buried?

From the text, is their "grievous mourning" a good thing?

Nurture:

What blessing of the gospel most comforts and strengthens you?

How does the gospel inform the way we handle death?

How does the gospel inform the way we grieve?

Act:

What is one way you could actively seek to bless those closest to you?

Consider something that you have lost or that has changed and what it would mean to process that.

The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people.  It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him.  We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted.  In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

DNA Questions

Discover

What is the significance of Jacob claiming Ephraim and Manasseh?

What do we learn from Jacob's blessing to Joseph?

What does Jacob mean when he responds to Joseph with: "I know, my son, I know"?

Nurture

How does God's fruit producing work in us parallel that of Jacob and Joseph?

What shadows of the gospel is Jacob giving to Joseph?

Why is it good news for us that God accomplishes all His purposes despite our efforts to accomplish our own?

Act

What does it look like for you to bless someone?

Is there someone in your life whom you are exhorting to believe God regularly?

The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people. It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him. We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted. In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

DNA Questions

Discover

How do you define success? Has that definition changed over the years?

Do you put much thought into your future? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

How would you describe a “sojourner”?

Nurture

What person has been the greatest blessing in your life? How?

How does being a disciple of Christ Jesus affect your view of success? The future?

Act

As a disciple of Jesus Christ, how can you uniquely be a blessing to those around you?

The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people.  It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him.  We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted.  In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

DNA Questions - Genesis 46

Discover

Why did God need to tell Jacob not to be afraid?

What is the significance of all the names?

Why is it important that they were shepherds?

Nurture

When was the last time you stepped out in obedience to God?

When was the last time you experienced God coming through for you?

How does the gospel empower you to be the truest version of yourself?

Act

What would it look like for you to build an "altar" in your home, work, and play?