Semon in a sentence: "Christmas gives us one heart to worship one king."

Sermon in a sentence: "Christmas gives us one heart to worship one king."

Sermon in a sentence: "Christmas gives us one heart to worship one king."

Sermon in a sentence: "The good news of Jesus’ birth is for everyone, everywhere."

Action Steps: This Christmas, bridge a divide—offer forgiveness, reconnect, or show love to someone different.

In our last episode of 2024 for the Hometown Church Podcast, Pastor Tim Weber joins to wrap up our Spiritual Disciplines series. So far we taken a look at a number of inward practices, but to finish things off we wanted to look at some outward practices that can help you connect to God by loving people. Tim walks us through the B.L.E.S.S. lifestyle to help us learn who we can be a blessing to the people in our lives this next year.

Sermon in a sentence:

"Jesus heals hearts and homes."

Application:

1. How can you apply the gospel of Jesus Christ to my situation?

2. Would you be willing to see people through the eyes of Jesus?

This week Pastor Jeff Groen joins to talk about the practice of Sabbath and how he has implemented the practice into his life.

Sermon in a sentence: "God came near to us so we could be near to him."

Application:

1. Identify what distracts you from Jesus.

2. Take a step toward Jesus.

Luis Camacho joins to talk about fasting as we continue our series talking about spiritual disciplines to end the year.

Sermon in a sentence: "We are not identified by what we DO, but we DO out of how se see ourselves."

Action step:

View yourself as an ambassador: represent Christ well over the holidays. 

Verses used in this message:

2 Corinthians 5:20, NLT

1 Corinthians 12:12-14,27 NLT

1 Peter 2:5, NLT

1 Peter 2:9, NLT 

Revelation 1:6, NLT

Hebrews 10:19-22, NLT

1 Timothy 2:1, NLT