Luke 10:38-42

There are many things in life that pull us in 100 directions and get us anxious and distracted. But Jesus is cutting through all that to give us the one thing we really need – himself—the one thing that fills us up even as the world empties our tanks with over-filled schedules and countless concerns. Listening to Jesus and his Word is the one thing needed to counteract all that. As we make that one thing needed our highest priority, we come to see that listening to the Word of Jesus is all about what we’re receiving. It’s not about more stuff we need to do or priorities we need to keep in order to have a fulfilled life. It’s about what’s been done for us to have fulfillment in the life and the work of our Savior.

Acts 14:21-28

This is maybe the most important missionary motto of all - Commit souls to Christ. We give all credit to God when the work of the gospel takes root in a heart and we also take comfort that we do what we can to reach people while we can and then commit people into God’s gracious hands. This is not an excuse to be lazy in gospel sharing work but it is a huge comfort when it seems we can never do enough. We can work as missionaries like it all depends on us but trust that it in reality it all depends on God and his Word.

Acts 14:19-22

If there’s anything we’ve learned so far in this series on Paul’s first mission journey it’s that every step of the way Paul and Barnabas faced hardship in their work of spreading the gospel. The apostle Paul knew better than anyone that we must go through many hardships.

This isn’t just a first century thing, or a Paul and Barnabas thing. It’s a Christian thing. We too must go through many hardships. Hardships are part of being a Christian. And because Christ has gone through every hardship of this world on our behalf we can see hardships in a new light—signs that we are on the path to heaven.

Luke 7:11-17

Jesus clothes his power with compassion as he raises the widow of Nain's son from the dead. He clothes his power with compassion for you and me too.

Acts 14:1-7

Acts 13:13-16, 32-39

Outreach is simply connecting with people in order to connect them with the good news of Jesus. God has not left us with a complicated solution to the world’s problems and our own problems – just Jesus. He does all the work of forgiving, justifying, and giving resurrection. Keep it simple. Just proclaim Jesus to your own soul and to others

Acts 13:4-12

“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” In our God’s eyes every soul matters. He sent his Son to die for every person on earth. And so as God’s people we also share his view, that every soul is worth fighting for. The devil wages a battle for people’s souls but as God’s people, equipped with God’s Word, we also fight the battle for the souls God has placed around us. We tell the all-powerful gospel message which has the ability to transform hearts and win souls for heaven through the work of Jesus.

Genesis 3:1-15

The question that the devil asked Adam and Eve is the same one he tries tripping us up with today. “Did God really say…?” We look to our God who has every answer for us to combat the serpent and his temptations.

Romans 5:1-5

We all want to have good standing in our communities and at our workplaces. We want to be in good standing with our spouses, parents, friends or children. But what we crave most is good standing with our God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We want to know where we stand with God. There might not be a better section of verses in the Bible to explore where we stand than in the first 5 verses of Romans chapter 5.

John 17:20-26

Rather than eliminating differences among the Church's members, the Church's unity is built on truths that transcend those differences. The Church truly is a communion of saints. Differences in our world often lead to division. Therefore, when the world sees the unity in diversity that characterizes Christ's Church, it will recognize something unique and special about Christians.