Preacher: Michael Pagan

Big idea: The simple God calls you to a simple heart, simple trust, and simple worship.

1. Defining Divine Simplicity:

a. Definition = God has no parts

2. Proving Divine Simplicity:

a. It's biblical: 

Jer. 10:10 - truth;

Jer. 23:6 - righteousness;

John 1:4-5 - life;

John 1:9 - true light;

John 14:6 - truth and life;

1 Cor. 1:30 - wisdom and righteousness;

1 John 1:5 - life;

1 John 4:8 - love

b. It's logical

c. It's necessary

d. It's historical

3. Applying Divine Simplicity:

a. Simple Heart

b. Simple Trust

c. Simple Worship

Preacher: Dave Harvey

Dissecting Abraham’s Faith in His Promise-Keeping God:

1.  Believing the Promise

a. “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ”  Rom 10: 17

b. “There is always this naked element in faith. It does not ask for proofs, it does not seek them; in a sense it does not need them. Faith is content with the bare Word of God.” -- Martyn Lloyd Jones

2.  Embracing the Circumstances

3. Sustaining the Trust

a. “…these all died in faith, not having received the things promised"  Heb. 11:13

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Latin: A se = From self, or of one's self -- Translation: Self-existence 

Big Idea: God's self-existence, and creation's absolute dependence on Him, is glorious news for all.

1. Biblical Teaching of God's Aseity

a. Being self-existent, God has life in Himself (Exodus 3:15; Psalm 36:9; Isaiah 42:5, John 5:26, 8:58)

b. Being self-existent, God is Creator of all things (Genesis 1; Acts 17:22-26; Revelation 22:13)

c. Being self-existent, God reigns as Lord and Owner of all things (1 Chronicles 29:10-16; Psalm 50:10-12; Romans 11:33-36)

2. Theological Implications of God's Aseity

a. Life → Eternal Life

b. Creator → Cosmology

c. Lordship → Independence

3. Life Application of God's Aseity

a. Life → Eternal Life → Embrace your dependence

b. Creator → Cosmology → Embrace the binary

c. Lordship → Independence → Embrace humility

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: It is incumbent upon a disciple of Jesus to live sent. 

1. Catch the Scripture’s theme of sending

2. Console your heart with God's peace

3. Consider the similarities of the Son’s sending

4. Commit to living as one sent

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Stand firm in the freedom Christ has called you to by serving one another.  

1. Why does serving help us remain in our Christian freedom?

a. Because serving is the freedom to be ruled by God, not the flesh (v. 13)

b. Because serving is the freedom to love others, not use others (v. 13b)       

- Serving to get in return

- Serving to be appreciated

- Serving when it's convenient

- Serving when it fits my gifts 

c. Because serving is the freedom to do God’s will, not deny it (v. 14) 

- Motivated by gratitude, not guilt 

- Motivated by joyful obedience, not forced obligation

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Your work in life is a calling from God to be lived out faithfully.

1. The plan of vocation

2. The purpose of vocation

3. The problems with vocation

4. The promise for vocation      

5. The practicals of vocation  

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Christians are to be committed members of a local church.

1. Place yourself under the care of respectable leaders (v. 12)

2. Persevere in loving your leaders superabundantly (v. 13a)

3. Pursue peace within the local body (v. 13b)

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: We all have a direct part to play in building a God-glorifying church culture.

- Please and build up your neighbor in light of Christ (v. 1-3)

- Grow in hope by gathering under the instruction of the Word (v. 4)

1. What is a Doxa Small Group?  

a. Disciple-making in community.

b. The primary outworking of the one-anothers. 

c. Word, Fellowship, and prayer together. 

2. 53 Small Groups with 7 more preparing for launch

- What is the need?

a. Prayerfully consider getting trained to launch a Small Group this Fall

b. Ask God for gospel-informed like-mindedness (v. 5-6)

c. Welcome one another for the glory of God (v. 7)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Healthy spiritual disciplines are training habits founded upon the Gospel, for the purpose of godliness unto the goal of God Himself. 

1. Gospel truth is the foundation (v. 6)

2. Godliness is the purpose (vv. 7-8)

a. Reasons we struggle: 

i. Laziness

ii. Inconsistency

iii. Opposition

iv. Ignorance

3. God is the goal (vv. 9-10)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

1. Elements  

a. The Word

- Sing (the Word)

- Pray (the Word) 

- Preach (the Word) 

- Read (the Word)

- See (the Word)

b. Baptism

c. Communion

2. Outcome

a. Fellowship

3. Application

a. Commit to the corporate gathering

b. Prioritize

c. Prepare

d. Participate