Preacher: Dave Harvey

“Obviously since the thatched roof gone, God intends to give us a metal roof.” - Lalani

“Hebrews was written to a group of Jewish Christians whose world was falling apart.” - William Lane

Two Ways To Know If We Are Walking In Faith:
1. Faith Looks Up
2. Faith Looks Back

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: A mission of such magnitude depends on the promise and power of God in prayer.

1. The promise of prayer: mission necessitates connection to the vine

2. The power of prayer: mission necessitates connection to headquarters

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The call to make disciples flourishes best in a culture of generosity.  

1. Stems from our riches in Christ

2. Seen in the sacrificial giving of the church     

3. Starts in the life of every individual member

- Time

- Talent

- Treasure

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The call to make disciples is the call to send and be sent.

1. What do we send?

2. Who do we send?

3. How do we send?

Preacher: Scott Hamilton

"Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?" - Matthew 16: 24-26

1. Power: He has got this (v. 18)

2. Purpose: He is sending you (v. 19)

"Always had a roof above me

Always paid the rent

But I never set foot inside a tent

I couldn't build fire to save my life

I lied about being the outdoor type. ...

I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend

What if something's on tv, and it's never shown again?

Just is well I'm not invited

I'm afraid of heights

I lied about being the outdoor type

Never learned to swim

Can't grow a beard or even fight

I lied about being the outdoor type" -- The Lemonheads, The Outdoor Type

"The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed." - Hudson Taylor 

3. Promise: He is with you (v. 20)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: We are a church of maturing disciples who make disciples. 

1. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…in the home? 

2. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…in the church?     

3. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…of your neighbors?

 Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The Lord’s Prayer is the Christian’s template for present, powerful new era access to the Father as our Father through the Son by the Spirit.   

1. When you want to know, ask (v. 1)

2. When you pray, apply (vv. 2-4)

a. Ascribe 

b. Align 

c. Ask

d. Arm

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: Sitting at the feet of Jesus is the Christian's first - and highest - priority.

1. The setting around Martha and Mary

2. The most mundane story in Jesus' ministry

3. The application for every Christian:

a. Be wary of the right hospitality but the wrong agenda

b. Make the Word of Jesus the fuel for your ministry

c. Reject a demands-heavy prayer life

d. Let nothing keep you from your first and highest priority

e. Choose the good portion

Preacher: Joel Beeke

1. By His apparent silence

2. By His apparent rejection

3. By His apparent insult

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Mercy will not flow from us to our neighbor until it comes to us from Christ. 

1. Consider the context of the parable

2. Consider the content of the parable 

3. Consider how Christ is revealed in the parable 

4. Consider the parable’s claim on us