What do you think the future will be like? Does the future cause you to fear or hope? Our future hope rests in God's eternal Kingdom which has been established by Jesus Christ.    I. Rest in God's Sovereign rule over kings and their...

What is the extent of your faith? Our faith in Christ is able to extend beyond all of our uncertainties.  Uncompromising faith requires our confidence in a Faithful Sovereign God (vv. 1-7). Choice we must make Dissolve into culture...

What does Jesus pray for us? We are God's gift to Jesus who prays we would be obedient disciples that multiply ourselves everywhere for his glory.  I. Jesus is glorified in his mission to give us eternal life.  II. Jesus is glorified when we...

How can we celebrate the way God does? We should rejoice like heaven when one lost sinner repents and is rescued by God' grace.    I. We should rejoice over every sinner who is rescued.  II. We should rejoice like our Heavenly Father over...

We please God when we live in light of the identity He has given us.  I. We are called to live with a holy identity.  Why do we struggle to live out our identity in Christ? 1. We don't believe we can change.  2. We think that knowledge is...

How do justice and mercy work together? When you encounter Jesus, you experience God's justice and mercy in perfect combination.

Who does God use to advance his mission? The mission of Christ is advanced through those who have encountered Jesus' restoring grace and counted the cost of following him.    1. God uses those who have experienced his restoring grace...

In what areas would you admit "I love this world too much"? When you encounter Jesus, you find something more precious and valuable than anything this world can offer.    From Mary's encounter with Jesus, we learn: - How we live...

To reject that absolute truth comes from an authority outside of yourself is to choose to govern yourself with lies.  What lies are guiding and governing your life? When we encounter Christ, we find absolute truth in a person who is to be believed...