Today’s message is all about aligning our habits with God’s heart.

Scripture Readings: 1 Philipians 3:12-14, Jeremiah 50:33-34, 2 Peter 1:5-7, 1 Peter 4:2, Psalms 78:1-8, 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Proverbs 3:5-6, 1 John 2:15-17, Matthew 6:19-21, Hebrews 10:23-25, John 1:43-51.

In this first Sunday of the new year we hear from guest speaker Chris Hayes about how God is with us and refreshing us every day.

Scripture References: 

Isaiah 43:1-5

Psalm 73:21-28

Psalm 19:7-11

1 Samuel 30:1-6

Proverbs 3:7-8

Isaiah 40:31

Jesus provided a foreshadowing of His Eternal Kingdom when he established the Nation of Israel, and we can live in it now!

Scripture references:

Micah 5:2

Matthew 2:1-8

Psalm 32:6-7

One of the great themes of the God’s story is his ability and willingness to work His purposes out, even though we so often rebel against his directions and even while allowing the enemy to appear to have the upper hand.

Scripture: Matthew 11:13-15, Romans 5: 6-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Jesus created in such a way to guide our hearts toward trusting him. Consider how abundant with life our existence is, so long as we choose life!

Scripture: Isaiah 40:25-31, Isaiah 40:9-11, Isaiah 40:1-5, John 1:19-23, John 1:1-14, Psalms 19:1-4.

Fellowship with God requires holiness from us. Uh oh, that’s a massive problem, because even the best of us are a long ways from being Holy. However, God has had a plan to make us Holy from the very beginning!

Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:6-10

Astonishingly, God desires to have fellowship with us. We have a limited understanding of fellowship, but what we do know of it causes us to stand in awe of God’s desire to share it with us.

Luke 19: 1-10, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:7, Isaiah 7:14, Hebrews 4:15, John 3:17, Isaiah 53:5, John 15:13, Luke 19:5, Jeremiah 29:13, Psalm 42:1, 1 John 1: 5-10.

Before God began creating, he had it all mapped out - the good stuff, the bad stuff, and especially the Jesus part. So many of our questions about God are answered as we discover that He has been working out a plan that was well established before He began.

Revelation 13:8, 1 Peter 1:20, Col. 1:15-22

See what it looks like for a Christian to share Jesus with others.

Colossians 4:5-6, John 4:3-5, John 4:10-13, John 4:35