Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Even a small faith in a glorious Christ is sufficient for every situation you face on the road to glory.

Like roots forcing their way to water, faith forces its way to Christ to aid: 

1. Your fight when temptation feels tiresome (vv. 1-3a) 

2. Your resilience when reconciliation needs are regular (vv. 3b-4)      

3. Your outlook when obedience seems impossible (vv. 5-6)

4. Your humility when servanthood meets success (vv. 7-10)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Wealth isn’t a sign of your standing with God but a test of it. 

1. The contrast in earthly lives (vv. 19-21)

2. The consequence in eternal outcome (vv. 22-26) 

3. The correction of a faulty assumption (vv. 27-31)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Riches are a trust and a test of your stewardship as a disciple.

1. A reverence test (vv. 10-13)

2. A righteousness test (vv. 14-16)

3. A revelation test (vv. 17-18)

Preacher: John Gomez

"Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden." 

Genesis 3:1-8

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Disciples, make shrewd use of what’s entrusted to you now in view of your eternal destiny. 

1. A squandering rascal (vv. 1-2)

2. A shrewd resolution (vv. 3-7)

3. A surprising response (v. 8) 

4. A stellar reception (v. 9)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Because of Jesus' work, there is no condemnation left and no one to condemn.

1. I'm assured by Jesus' death

2. More than that, I’m assured by Jesus’ resurrection

3. More than that, I’m assured by Jesus’ ascension 

4. More than that, I’m assured by Jesus’ intercession

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: A promise that puts the "good" in Good Friday. 

1. There is therefore  
2. There is therefore now    
3. There is therefore now no condemnation
4. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Your response to the Father’s lavish love is a surefire test of whether you’ve grasped grace yourself.

1. Scene 1: Sons lost (v. 12) 

2. Scene 2: Squandered life (vv. 13-19)

3. Scene 3: Stunning love (vv. 20-24)

4. Scene 4: Stubborn legalism (vv. 25-32)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Heaven celebrates when sinners respond in repentance and faith toward Jesus and so should you. 

3 movements of salvation that we might celebrate what heaven celebrates:    

1. The display of the sinner’s departure from God (v. 4, 8)

2. The Savior’s diligent search for the sinner (vv. 4, 8) 

3. The shared delight of the Savior’s discovery (vv. 5-7, 9-10)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Salvation is free. Discipleship is costly. Jesus is worthy.

1. The cost of discipleship places Christ above all (vv. 25-26)

2. The cost of discipleship comes with a cross (v. 27)

3. The cost of discipleship demands proper preparation (vv. 28-32)  

4. The cost of discipleship is all or nothing (vv. 33-35)