This a local sermon from our Fort Worth campus.

God has designed the body of Christ as an interdependent system with each part playing its own role in the mission of making disciples.

We have been uniquely gifted by God to be participants—not merely spectators—in the work of building up the body of Christ.

As kingdom citizens, we’re called to reflect the gospel by living in humble imitation of Jesus.

The cleansing of the temple reveals Christ’s love for God’s presence, the temple and His people as He intervenes to restore holiness.

During the season of Ordinary Time, followers of Christ are on mission, making disciples as they witness to the ends of the earth by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As we end the sermon series, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost and we remember our union with Christ and the call to share Christ by the Spirit’s power.

As we await the future kingdom and a remade cosmos, body and reality, we must be on guard against misplaced hope. Where we place our hope is where we find our joy.