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December 16, 2024He’s Where!?
Sunday Worship
December 15th, 2024

“He’s Where!?”
Isaiah 11:1-9
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Where God Shows Up
The Trend
The Mountaintop
Reflection Questions:
What is something that doesn’t seem impressive, but God has called you to be impressed with it? (i.e. when and where have to you chosen to be excited about the stuff that God gets excited about?)
What trends do you subscribe to? What are you chronically committed to? …What are God’s trends/chronic commitments (as you survey Scripture… what’s typical for God)?
What is your pinnacle picture of WINNING!? …How does the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth fit with your preferred paradigm of winning?
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December 10, 2024Christmas
Sunday Worship
December 8th, 2024

“Christmas”
Matthew 2:1-12
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Distracted
Redeemed Distractedness
Danger
Reflection Questions:
What are some things you’re regularly distracted by?
Do you have any unhealthy preoccupations? Why do you think they’re unhealthy?
What are you so obsessed with that you use all other things to get closer to this thing?
As you ponder the obsession of the wise men from the east – have you ever experienced such a joyful infatuation like they did?
What dangers accompany your infatuation? How do you engage with those dangers? How have you experienced lamentation and laughter amidst those dangers?
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December 03, 2024God’s Agenda
Sunday Worship
December 1st, 2024

“God’s Agenda”
Luke 1:39-45
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Disruptive
Supportive
Awesome
Reflection Questions:
When was a time God disrupted your life and recruited you to participate in something mysterious and surreal?
How has God provided specific support for you in a time of need?
When was a time you were truly awed by God’s agenda?
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48min
November 26, 2024Giving
Sunday Worship
November 24th, 2024

“Giving”
Nehemiah 7:66-73
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
To What
Who’s Giving
Reflection Questions:
What’s the most impressive thing you’ve ever been a part of?
Read 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. How do you honestly feel about this? Think of some people that you truly view as foolish, weak, low, and despised, and then honestly ask yourself if you actually want to be on the same team as them.
What (specifically) is it going to cost you, if you actually choose to team-up with the 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 crew?
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-7. Why are the Macedonians like this? How do you feel about Paul putting pressure on you to be like the Macedonians?
Read Mark 12:41-44. What do you make of Jesus’ excitement over this penny donation?
Read Luke 8:2-3. Do you find it astonishing or strange that the only named financial
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45min
November 19, 2024The Metropolis of Mercy
Sunday Worship
November 17th, 2024

“The Metropolis of Mercy”
Nehemiah 7:5-65
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
God Is In The Mundane
God Is In The Misfits
God Is In The Recipients Of Grace
Reflection Questions:
How have you experienced God in the mundane stuff of life?
What are examples of God working in ordinary, everyday, ways mentioned in Scripture?
Who are the top 3 misfits mentioned in the Bible?
What is your favorite story of God working in, and through, misfits?
Where do you see God driving people mad with mercy in the Bible? Where are people mad at God because of His commitment to mercy? Where are people madly in love with God’s mercy?
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November 11, 2024Vigilance
Sunday Worship
November 10th, 2024

“Vigilance”
Nehemiah 7:-4
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Poets & Priests
People
Practical Stuff
Reflection Questions:
What’s your standard strategy for coping with stress? How might songs and stories of forgiveness be helpful when coping with stress?
Who are 2 or 3 people in your life that you truly trust? How can you slow down and savor the presence of those people in your life (i.e. give thanks and simply bask in the edification of such people in your life)? …How will you resolve to specifically rely on those people in the months ahead?
What are 2 or 3 practical things you could do to reduce stress in your life, but you simply haven’t embraced (or utilized) these practical things?
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November 04, 2024Therefore…Kindness
Sunday Worship
November 3rd, 2024

“Therefore…Kindness”
Ephesians 4:25-32
Rev. Sid Druen

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Sermon Outline:
The Footing for the Christian Life (vs 25)
Why and How a Christian Speaks with Kindness (vs 25, 29-30)
Why and How a Christian Feels Kindness (vs 26-27)
Why and How a Christian Acts out Kindness (vs 28)
The Rundown of the Christian Life (vs 31-32)
Reflection Questions:
How do you handle those moments when you struggle to start doing something good or stop doing something bad? (Is there something you want to do or rest in instead?)
Why do you think the church is often not known for its kindness?
What things would you start or stop doing, in in order to practice more kindness…In your family? With your friends? At your work or in your neighborhood?
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October 27, 2024How Winning Works
Sunday Worship
October 27th, 2024

“How Winning Works”
Nehemiah 6:15-19
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Opposition Is Integral
Insecure Opponents
Interminable Weakness
Reflection Questions:
How have you experienced opposition in your life?
When was a time you experienced opposition as an integral ingredient for success?
When was a time you experienced humiliation, and it was exactly what you needed?
When was a time God sent you a messenger of Satan to harass you to (a) keep you from becoming conceited, and (b) compel you to experience the paradox of His power and strength via weakness?
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38min
October 23, 2024Fear
Sunday Worship
October 20th, 2024

“Fear”
Nehemiah 6:10-14
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
Bad Fear
Good Fear
Reflection Questions:
What are 5 specific ways fear governs your life.
What sort of fears governed the Rabbis of Jesus’ day? How do you see Jesus not being governed by the typical fears of His colleagues.
How have you been enticed by illusions of safety & control?
In Psalm 25 David says, “The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear Him.” How have you experienced good fear/friendship with God? …What stories or analogies have helped you embrace this mysterious and munificent paradigm (e.g. Aslan)?
How have you embraced who God says you are (even if it has been extremely costly)?
How have you embraced who God says He is (even though He is overwhelming and inscrutably enigmatic …see Isaiah 55:6-9; Habakkuk 3; Romans 11:32-36)?
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47min
October 13, 2024Dealing With Deception
Sunday Worship
October 13th, 2024

“Dealing With Deception”
Nehemiah 6:1-9
Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Sermon Outline:
“Camaraderie”
“Concerns”
Clarity & Confidence
Reflection Questions:
What’s your experience with feigned friendship? Why is cheap camaraderie so pervasive and persuasive?
How did Jesus deal with the deception (or distractions) of courteous/cordial chaps like Nicodemus (John3:1-15) and Simon (Luke7:36-47)?
When was a time you experienced the deception or distraction of people’s “concerns”?
How did Jesus deal with the deception and distraction of His mom and brother’s concerns in Luke8:19-21; and/or Peter in Matthew16:21-23?
What choices & commitments can you make that are clearly consistent with 1 Corinthians 2:2?
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47min

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