Big Idea of the Series: This series aims to both focus our hearts on how we approach worship, and broaden our view of what worship can (and maybe should) look like.

Week 4

Text: Psalm 63:3-4, 65:7, 117, 145:4; Matthew 5:14-16

Topics: Shabach, Holy Roar, Celebrate

Big Idea of the Message: The final word of our study - shabach - embodies the concept of a Holy Roar.  To celebrate, and boast of our God not just on Sunday, but so that all the world might know how great He is!

Big Idea of the Series: This series aims to both focus our hearts on how we approach worship, and broaden our view of what worship can (and maybe should) look like.

Week 3

Text: Psalm 63:7, 148:1-5

Topics: yadah, halal, celebrate worship

Big Idea of the Message: The fact that a perfect God calls us His children is cause for celebration, especially in our worship of Him.

Big Idea of the Series: This series aims to both focus our hearts on how we approach worship, and broaden our view of what worship can (and maybe should) look like.

Week 2

Text: Psalm 100:1-5

Topics: zamar, tehillah, spontaneous praise

Big Idea of the Message: This week, Tina walks us through what it looks like to worship God spontaneously.

Big Idea of the Series: This series aims to both focus our hearts on how we approach worship, and broaden our view of what worship can (and maybe should) look like.

Week 1

Text: Psalm 100:1-5

Topics: obedience, celebration, reverence, joy, worship

Big Idea of the Message: When we worship the Lord, we are approaching and worshipping the King of Kings & the Lord of Lords. One we obey, the other we trust to carry us into eternity. The Lord is deserving of both.

This week, Lydia McCullough shares her story of challenge, change, and faith. We hope it will encourage and inspire you in your walk with Jesus!

As we read the Book of Acts, we are painted a picture of the Church that is dynamic, powerful, and world-changing. Join us as we discuss one such example in Acts 4, and ask ourselves if we are brave enough to be UGLY.

Text: Acts 4:31-37

We believe that the Lord loves the people of the world so much that he gave his Son’s life to save it.  It is the reason we who follow him are saved. Pray that we would be a body that sees people as the Lord sees them. Pray that we would look for and find the image of God in every person we encounter. Pray that our hearts will feel God’s pain in seeing someone - anyone - lost & separated from Him. Pray that we would have the love to speak life through the Gospel - because God first did it for us. 

Text: Matthew 6:19-21

Topic(s): A Heart for the House

Big Idea of the Message: What does it mean to have a heart for something? Having a heart for the House of God is to love His people (even if we don't like them), and His mission.

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Text: Luke 10:38–42

Topic(s): Imitating Christ, Faithfulness

Big Idea of the Message: Prayer, Fasting, and Scripture Knowledge were critical to Jesus's life, and to ours as well.  During this series, we will look at impacts of these practices, and join together in living them out over the next 21 Days.

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Week 6

Text: Luke 14:25–33

Topics: Discipleship, Love, Faithfulness

Big Idea of the Message: Christ reminds us that our love should first and foremost be for him, to such an extent that the love given to all other people in our lives seems insignificant in comparison.

Application Point: Pray for the relational idols of your heart to be revealed and to give your love foremost to God.