Fountain City KC

Guest Speaker Ian Johnston

Guest Speaker Doug Karst

Guest speaker Dave Robinson - Luke 7:36-50 -- Extravagant Love 

When we talk about Christianity or Jesus or the mission of the church, what should be our leading edge, our top priority, what we see as most important? Our passage is going to help us see there's one thing that rises to the top: who do we say Jesus is?

Christian leaders and pastors from several denominations recently have gathered to discern answers to difficult questions about how we, as Christians, should navigate the time and culture in which we live; and they'll all tell you: it’s hard. As a Christian, how do you faithfully and authentically be who you have been called to be in Christ, particularly in a time and place where you may not easily fit? This passage will help us see the two key elements to every answer: Truth & Grace.

A frightening reality of life is that at any moment we could find ourselves in the midst of a tragic event and that thought can leading us to wonder if we'd make it through. As a Christian we might ask, could I still hold fast to Jesus? If you faced the worst, what would give you hope, strength, help in the midst of it? Our passage is going to lead us to the answer we all want to hear: YES, you will. Because nothing can overcome God’s promise and his grace. 

All of us have difficult seasons in our lives and when we do, our natural reaction is to look to God and ask for his help. There are many reasons we do that, one of them is because God has made promises to us that we turn to in hard times. But what do we do when we feel like God has forgotten about us or his promises? How are we supposed to handle that? This passage will show us that we can wait on God with confidence because we know God will always fulfill his promises. 

Guest Speaker Adam Jones. Whether at school or the workplace, we've probably experienced cliques, polarizing perspectives, and favoritism. But what happens when these are present within our faith community? Writing to a church crippled by divisions, open sin issues, and theological confusion, Paul addresses the heart of the matter while teaching important principles for our life together. 

When you take inventory of the world today, our nation today, maybe your family today, how confident are you in our leadership's ability, your boss’s ability, or your ability to lead things to a good end? How confident are you that they or you will identify what is best, choose to pursue it, and have the capability to achieve it? The passage this week will remind us that when we ask these questions of God, everything changes. And that's good news.