Full of Wonder (Part Three)

Big Idea: Jesus is our greatest SOURCE of HOPE in the world.

Our hope WAITS.

Our hope is HEARD.

Our hope does not LOSE HEART.

Our hope is ANCHORED in a greater WORK.

Full of Joy (Part Two)

Big Idea: A relationship with Jesus that is missing JOY is incomplete.

Our hearts can be full of JOY when our lives are full of SORROWS

Our hearts can be full of JOY when our lives are full of STRUGGLES

Our hearts can be full of JOY when our lives are full of STRESS

Our hearts can be full of JOY when our lives are full of SUCCESS

Join us as we kick off our Full of Wonder Christmas series with a panel of pastoral staff.

BIG IDEA: The pathway to God is a passage of truth

* The war on truth will attack it aggressively
* The war on truth will avoid it at all costs
* The war on truth will adjust it continually

BIG IDEA: We are called to be humbly dedicated to living for His glory instead of trying to win our own.
 
Dedication One: We don't serve to deserve something. We deserve to serve for someone.
 
Test One: Do I find myself complaining about where I'm not or content with where I am?
 
Dedication Two: Our humility is best tested when someone other than us is succeeding.
Test Two: Do I find myself comparing or celebrating when someone else succeeds more than me?
 
Dedication Three: We are called to be faithful not first in the kingdom of God.

Test 3: Do I find myself competing or cooperating?
Is it possible that in my attempt to be first that I am competing with God for the place He deserves.

Our 100 year Celebration Sunday Message.

BIG IDEA: There are incredible blessings of and responsibilities to spiritual community.

Characteristics of Spiritual Circles:
- All assigned by individual design.
- All together in unity, not uniformity.
- All included, no one excluded.

BIG IDEA: The Kingdom culture of celebration invites us to continually life up and uplift.

Kingdom Ethic of 'Lifting Up': To declare God's wonder, worth and works.

Kingdom Ethic of 'Uplifting': To declare your approval & affirmation of someone else's performance or personhood.

BIG IDEA: Everybody is going to be offended, nobody has to stay offended.

1. Our heart is in trouble if seeing someone troubles our heart.
2. Many offences have more to do with us.
3. Offended people give the worst advice.
4. The spirit of offence will eventually reverse your fortunes.