In this final sermon of "The News is Good" series, we explore the concept of restoration in God's redemptive plan. Scripture's story comes full circle from creation to restoration, with Revelation 21 showing God's promise of a new heaven and earth where death, pain, and tears will be no more. Drawing parallels between Genesis and Revelation, we look at how true faith perseveres by trusting Christ for past, present, and future salvation. The message highlights how the "not yet" of restoration gives meaning to our present suffering and how believers should find strength for today's challenges by looking back at what God has done, trusting Him in the present, and looking forward with hope to His promised restoration. Remember: He has saved us, He is saving us, and He will save us completely.

Question for Consideration

How might viewing your current struggles through the lens of God's completed work (what He has done) and His promised future restoration (what He will do) transform your ability to persevere through difficult seasons today?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

In this Easter sermon, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, underscoring it as the cornerstone of our faith. This event, witnessed by hundreds and marked by an empty tomb, affirms Jesus' victory over sin and death. The sermon explores the narrative of biblical history through four acts: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration, emphasizing redemption today. Jesus' resurrection is not just about a historic event; it’s about personal transformation, offering forgiveness, new life, and restored relationship with God.

QUESTION FOR CONSIDERATION

How does the reality of Jesus’ resurrection influence your daily life and interactions with others, considering the forgiveness and new life it promises?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

This weeks sermon explores the Fall of Man from Genesis 3, contextualizing it within the arc of redemptive history. Join us Pastor Orrin examines how the perfect paradise of Eden was shattered by humanity's rebellion against God. He highlights Satan's strategy of distorting God's Word and humanity's desire to be sovereign like God. The Fall resulted in total corruption of human nature, bringing shame, fear, and death into the world. Yet even as God pronounced judgment, He immediately promised redemption in Genesis 3:15. The sermon contrasts Adam's inability to achieve righteousness with Christ's success, emphasizing that the gospel was not "Plan B" but God's deliberate plan from the beginning to save humanity through Jesus' perfect sacrifice.

Question for Consideration:

How might recognizing the depth of our fallen condition change our understanding of God's grace and the significance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

In today's sermon, we embark on a new series titled "The News Is Good," exploring the good news of the gospel and its arc through redemptive history: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Despite cultural confusion over identity, Scripture reminds us that our identity is not self-created but received from God. We are made in His image, originally designed for goodness and purpose. Through Jesus Christ, who embodies and restores true humanity, we are offered redemption and an understanding of our identity as God's children. As we approach Easter, this series emphasizes the importance of finding our identity and wholeness in Christ.

Question for Consideration:

How does understanding the biblical arc of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration reshape your perception of personal identity and purpose in today's world?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

In this final message of the "Picture This" series, we explore how believers are called to be ambassadors for Christ based on 2 Corinthians 5:11-21. As ambassadors, we don't speak our own words but faithfully represent our King. Our ambassadorship begins with a proper fear of the Lord - a reverential awe that motivates us to persuade others because we understand the eternal consequences at stake. Christ's love compels us to live differently, no longer for ourselves but for Him who died and was raised. Through faith in Christ, we become new creations, completely transformed, and are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation. We carry this message not because others deserve it, but because we received unearned grace ourselves.

Question for Consideration:

How might your daily interactions with neighbors, coworkers, and family members change if you truly embraced your identity as Christ's ambassador, recognizing that God has strategically placed you where you are to represent Him and share His message of reconciliation?

In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 5:1-11, we explore how our earthly bodies are like temporary tents while heaven is our permanent home. Using camping as a metaphor, Pastor Orrin explains that just as we long for home comforts after camping, believers should long for our eternal dwelling with God. The Holy Spirit serves as a guarantee of this future home, giving us courage to endure present trials. This eternal perspective should create a holy discontentment with our temporary existence and motivate us to share the gospel with others. Our mission is to invite neighbors to meet and follow Jesus, recognizing that nothing else matters if we get this wrong.

Question for Consideration

How might viewing your body as a temporary tent and heaven as your permanent home change the way you approach both daily challenges and your interactions with those who don't yet know Christ?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

As we explore 2 Corinthians chapter 4, we see that our lives are like fragile clay jars carrying the priceless treasure of the gospel. I invite you to consider how God uses our weaknesses and challenges to reveal His surpassing power. Our suffering and afflictions serve a purpose—demonstrating that even amid trials, the eternal promise and hope of Christ endure. Embracing our limitations allows us to share the transformative power of the message, strengthening our faith and boldness in ministry.

Question for Consideration - In what ways can acknowledging your own weaknesses empower you to share the hope and transformative truth of the gospel with others?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

Join us as we explore how the gospel of Jesus Christ is like a radiant light penetrating the darkness of our world. Paul's teaching in 2 Corinthians 4 reveals that God's truth powerfully dispels darkness. We'll reflect on our critical role as bearers—not creators—of this illuminating message, the necessity of leaning on God’s grace when sharing our faith, and the importance of trusting God to open the eyes of unbelievers. Discover practical ways to live out and share the life-changing hope found in the good news.

Question for Consideration

- How can you intentionally rely more fully on God's grace and power, rather than your own skills or methods, when sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those around you?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

This week’s message focuses on 2 Corinthians 3, exploring the themes of comfort and transformation brought by the Spirit. Paul contrasts the old covenant of the law, which brings condemnation, with the new covenant of the Spirit, which brings life and freedom. The sermon emphasizes the sufficiency of God over human efforts, the surpassing glory of the new covenant, and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives. Through the indwelling of the Spirit, believers are being continually transformed, experiencing freedom from the law's condemnation and bondage to sin.

Question for Consideration:

How can we actively embrace and reflect the freedom and transformation brought by the Spirit in our daily lives, ensuring that our lives truly display the glory of God to those around us?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions

Join us this week as we continue an extended study through 2 Corinthians, centering on the themes of comfort and affliction. Addressing the doctrine of suffering, we see that suffering draws believers closer to God, teaching reliance on His strength over self. Comfort, as the other side of the same coin, is grounded in God's faithfulness, His promises, and restorative forgiveness among believers. Through the example of Paul’s dealings with the Corinthian church, we are called to pursue confession, extend forgiveness, build restoration, and cling to the eternal hope of God's victory through Christ. True comfort is found in God's character and His unchanging promises.

Question for Consideration

How does understanding suffering and affliction transformyour perspective on personal hardships or challenges?

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Music: On Our Own Again by Blue Dot Sessions