Mark 2:23-28

I. Restlessness (vs 23): Our hearts are restless until they rest in God

II. Religion (vs 24) : A division of the world into good and bad seeps into us in the form of judgmentalism

III. Realism (vs 25 - 26): Behind shabbath is the true and better sabbath

IV. Revelation (vs 27): Jesus reveals a new revelation of gospel to sabbath

Romans 12:1-21 | Main idea: By the mercies of God, we’ve been saved for community, not for quarantine.

Psalm 95

What is worship?

Worship is giving attention to God’s worth, and responding in joyful, humble adoration and thanksgiving.

God Is: An Invitation to Wonder / Psalm 34

Main idea:

We don’t bless the Lord always because life is good always. We bless the Lord always because the Lord is good always.

1 John 4:7-21

I. God's love is unique (4:7-11); II. God desires us to experience his love (4:13-18); III. God desires to live out his love (4:19-21).

I. What is God like, at His very center? | II. How does God express His

mercy and grace? | III. How should we respond to what God is like?

1. Missional Church does Holistic Ministry (9:35) | 2. Missional Church is Compassionate (9:36) | 3. Missional Church Depends on God (9: 37-38)

I. God is holy, holy, holy. (Isaiah 6:1-4) II. The holy, holy, holy God has made you holy (if you follow Jesus). (Isaiah 6:5-6) III. Because God is holy, His children must be holy. (1 Peter 1:13-19) How do we be holy in all our conduct? 1) Store the Bible in your heart. 2) Put sin to death and leave it behind. 3) Prepare your mind to choose holiness.

I. Jesus will come to judge the world in righteousness (Rev. 19:11-16). II. Jesus will come to judge without favoritism (Rev. 19:17-18). III. Jesus will come to judge the beast and all who follow him (Rev.19:19-21).

Message from Matthew Parks on July 17, 2022