12/15/2024 Luke 2:4-20

12/08/2024 Mark 4: 35-41     James 1: 2.  Jesus is our Peace!

God may not calm the storm around you, but He can calm the storm within you.

Storms are not something to get through, they’re something to grow through.

Finding peace in Jesus means spending time with Jesus.

This is not something we would choose, but it’s something God will use for our good and for His glory.

The pursuit of peace is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. The lesson in the storm is to realize that we need to focus on Jesus, not the storm. We need to be concerned with how we conduct ourselves during the tough times in our lives.

12/01/2024 Isaiah 9:2 & John 1:1-5

Jesus’ arrival brings hope - a Light into our darkest circumstances.

By faith in Jesus, we can have

1. Hope in the waiting

2. Hope in the darkness

3. Hope in our future in Christ

11-10-2024 Giving God Our First Fruits

Hebrews 11:4; Genesis 4:2-10

We tend to give the Lord our leftovers and not our first fruits.

We are stewards of what God blesses us with, not owners.

11-03 2024 Romans 16

As Christ followers, committed to being the church, together for the glory of God, building the kingdom of God, we must remember;

1. Relationships matter. Your relationship with God matters. How we treat people matters.

2. The Gospel matters. God’s good news, promised in the Old Testament, centered on Jesus, designed to bring all people to the obedience of faith for the sake of Christ”s name, transforming everyone who believes.

3. Unity matters. 

Have you responded to the life-changing Gospel message by faith?

10/27/2024 Romans 15:14-33

Christ followers are called to live a life on-mission that’s surrendered to the Lord, for His glory, building the Kingdom of God.

Being Christ followers who live on purpose means:

1. Having clarity of mission (vv14-21).

2. Having a willingness to be interrupted (vv22-29).

3. Having a commitment to community (vv30-33).

10/20/2024 Romans 15: 1-13

When we come together as Christ followers with one voice, we can experience the hope and encouragement that God intends for us.

Being Christ followers who choose to live in unity, despite our differences, means bearing burdens with other (vv 1-2), following Christ’s example (vv 3-4), choosing unity for God’s glory (vv 5-6), accepting one another (vv 7-9), and reflecting hope for all people (vv 10-13).

10-13-2024 Romans 14

Christ followers need to choose love over being ‘

right’ in the process of driving unity within the Body of Christ.

Biblical commands and principles ALWAYS outweigh our personal convictions and preferences.

Love ALWAYS trumps liberty.

10-06-2024 Romans 13:11-14

Christ followers need to recognize the times as live as children of light in a dark world.

In order to live as Children of Light, Christ followers need to:

Wake Up, Clean Up & Suit Up.

09/29/2024 Romans 13:8-10

The only debt that we will never exhaust is the debt to love people.

Christ followers are called to love all people as we have been loved.

Luke 10:25-37

Matthew 22:34-40

Galatians 5:22