Chris Wall • Philippians 1:1-11

It is right to understand that every believer is part of something much larger than themselves, the global body of Christ. Yet, it is equally right to see that God has placed each of us right here in this church family where our faith is formed, love is practiced, and lives are transformed. In Philippians 1:1–11, Paul reminds us that the local church is the place where God’s people experience the greatest spiritual growth and the deepest unity. Our church provides the greatest opportunity for your life to make the greatest difference. God’s plan has never been for isolated believers but for a connected body, standing firm like a mighty army, advancing the gospel in our city. When we stay unified in our mission, to Know God and help people follow Jesus here, there, and everywhere, we will certainly live well and enter heaven with no regrets. Today, we will see that the church that lives unified becomes unstoppable for the glory and praise of God.

Chris Wall • Philippians 1:1-11

Our mission as a church is To know God and help people follow Christ here, there, and everywhere. This mission is grounded in the core value of living every day as AMBASSADORS for Christ. The Ambassador call moves our church to represent Christ in every circle of our lives. We represent Christ to our families, neighbors and co-workers. We represent Christ as we engage in our hobbies, sports teams, and our day-to-day shopping.  And of course, we represent Christ to the strangers who cross our path. God’s people representing Christ is the historic plan for the spread of the gospel. It is the one on one, life on life, day by day gospel adventure set apart for Christians in every generation. By the time Paul wrote the letter to the church at Philippi, it was established and growing. The beginning of this letter is filled with a great deal of gratitude and joy because this entire church partners in the gospel. This is the essence of being an Ambassador for Christ. Followers of Jesus represent Christ until the race is over or the world comes to its proper end. As we come back into a newly remodeled worship center, it is timely for our church to flesh out what it means to live as Ambassadors representing Christ in the very place God planted each one of us.

Chris Wall • Galatians 5:16-26

One of our core values as a church is to be led by the Holy Spirit daily. Walking by the Spirit is not a one-time event but a lifelong journey of continuous spiritual growth. At the moment of salvation, the Holy Spirit not only saves, but seals, teaches, and moves the believer to live in step with God’s will. This work moves us to starve the flesh and feed work of the Spirit. This is evident both individually and as a church body. Surrender to the leadership of the Holy Spirit moves us to recognize His voice, follow His Word, and join God where He is working. This core value calls us to embrace the blessing of conviction and pursue life in step with the Spirit so that together we can KNOW GOD and HELP PEOPLE follow Jesus here, there, and everywhere.

Chris Wall • Colossians 1:24-29

We are a church devoted to reading, understanding, and meditating on God’s Word. Scripture is our guide for life, shaping both how we think and how we live. We view the world through the lens of God’s revealed truth. The Bible is inspired, inerrant, and the perfect revelation of God to man. It is a divine treasure—with God as its author, salvation as its goal, and truth without error in every part. Therefore, God’s Word is trustworthy, eternal, and remains the unchanging standard for our lives.

The Challenge today is grounded in these questions: Do you understand God’s Word? Are you taking intentional steps this week to go deeper in study. Are you living it? Are you surrounding yourself with godly people who will help you apply His truth every day.

Chris Wall • James 1:1-4

James opens his letter with a bold challenge: “Count it all joy when you meet trials of various kinds.” He’s writing to believers who are scattered and suffering, yet he calls them to see trials not as interruptions, but as invitations. God uses hardship to grow us up in Christ. Trials test our faith, but they also produce endurance, shape our character, and forge a deeper trust in God. This passage invites us to re-focus our view of hardship, not as something to escape, but as the very workshop where Christ builds us into people who are mature, complete, and lacking nothing.

Chris Wall • John 15:1-10

Chris Wall • Acts 1:1-11

The writings of Luke makes up up over one-fourth of the entire New Testament when taking both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke gives a vivid description of the the radical life-change that took place among the post-resurrection disciples. Acts specifically fills in the gap between the Gospels and the Epistles. This revelation of God provides the transition of the gospel becoming a world-wide faith. This first chapter in Acts portrays the power of God at work in the church through the Holy Spirit delivered to the world after the ascension of Christ into heaven. This work of the Holy Spirit continues until His glorious return that it certainly on the horizon.

Chris Wall • Ephesians 6:10-13

Our Mission to KNOW GOD and HELP PEOPLE follow Jesus here, there, and everywhere puts us right in the middle of the spiritual battle in Tulsa. We have to be aware of the spiritual battle. In fact, living our lives unaware of the spiritual battle around us is dangerous. Jesus taught us to not only be mindful of the spiritual battle, but we are to take our stand against the schemes of the devil. This week part of our RE-FOCUS is learning to STAND TOGETHER against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6 teaches us how to do that well.

Chris Wall • Matthew 9:35-38

As we Re-focus, the revelation of salvation and God’s purpose of grace is critical to keep the MISSION in our SIGHTS. We believe that a person is made right with God by His grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. This describes the experience of being BORN AGAIN. Saving faith is not just mentally agreeing that Christ, the Cross and the Resurrection took place in history. Saving faith occurs when one is born again. This is the moment of transformation. When God brings about a sanctifying life, guided and empowered by the HOLY SPIRIT resulting in a relying on Christ work on the cross. Every person must face the reality that no one can meet God’s standard on their own, no matter how moral they may be. The narrow gate cannot be entered by partly trusting ourselves and partly trusting God. The gospel calls us to depend completely on Christ alone for salvation. This summarizes the MESSAGE and MISSION God has entrusted our church here, there, and everywhere. Nearly 2,000 years after Jesus’ prayer, we stand as a direct answer, called to be workers in His harvest field. Let's get to work in OUR HARVEST FIELD by keeping this mission always in sight.

Chris Wall • Matthew 16:12-20

This church was God’s idea and He is the one who called us together. It is Christ who made us…A light to the Word. (Matthew 5) Like a city that is on a hill that cannot be hidden. He calls us a body working together in unity. (1 Corinthians 12) He told us in John 17:20-21 – that it is in our unity that the world would believe that God the Father sent Him. It is the unity of the church that helps the world recognize Christ is Lord (John 17). It is the gathered church where the only hope for the nations is found (Matthew 28). It is the gathered church the gates of hell will not defeat (Matthew 16). It is the church where Jesus builds a living body put into action impacting society (1 Corinthians 12)