KEY POINTS: Doors of Opportunity Jesus Teaches Us How to See People Our Call to Continue Jesus’ Ministry of Righting, Reconnecting, and Reconciling People to God We Need to ReConnect with Lost and Needy People Sermon Questions to Stir Discussion: If God is alive and always at work then what gets in the way or…

KEY POINTS: The Genesis of the Poor What Does it mean to be Poor and Needy? Financially Poor … Emotionally Poor … Physically Poor … Relationally Poor God’s Heart is for the Poor Our Heart for the Poor and Needy Questions to Stir Discussion:  What is your definition of a poor person? What is your definition…

Key Points: Exploring Faith Emphasizing Faith in Christ Alone Faith’s Benefits Questions to Stir Discussion: Name a time when someone you trusted let you down … what did that do to your faith/relationship with them going forward? What in your life gets the most of your time and energy? What gets the least? Where is God…

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) Key Points: Re-Affirming the Authenticity of Scripture Re-Establishing the Authority of Scripture Recommitting to Anchoring Ourselves in Scripture Rejoicing in the Acuity found through Scripture Re-storing an Aptitude for Scripture Questions…

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”  Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) KEY POINTS: Luther’s Path to Finding Grace Ladder Climbing & Lifeless Living Jesus’ Demonstration of Grace A Long Look…

“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.”  1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (NIV1984) KEY POINTS: Be a Balcony Person – Barnabas Tools of Disciple Making Questions to…

“Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.”  Matthew 28:19-20 (CEV)  “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.…

“Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men…

The Discipleship Difference, Chapters 1, 2 & 4 “Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of…

Chapter 31, The Story: ‘The End of Time’ – Revelation 1-5; 19-22 KEY POINTS: The Time and Purpose of Revelation – Wrong Motives, Warning, Watch, Witness Messages to the Seven Churches!! A Victorious Picture of Jesus A Window into Heaven – What Heaven Is NOT … What Heaven Is … Questions to Stir Discussion: When…