Threshold Church

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📍3501 Antioch Church Rd, Matthews, NC 28104

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Wisdom begins when we stop treating life like it belongs to us and start learning to live every part of it before the Lord. You cannot live wisely in God’s world while pretending you are the center of it.

Visit us on Sundays!

📍3501 Antioch Church Rd, Matthews, NC 28104

Follow us on Instagram!

📱 @thresholdchurch

Connect with us, see our events, and get more resources on Church Center: https://thresholdchurch.churchcenter.com/home

SUMMARY: A public profession of faith is a joyful declaration that your life belongs to Jesus—marking not just a personal decision, but your entrance into a visible, committed community of believers.

SCRIPTURE:

Matthew 10:32–33

Romans 10:9–10

Acts 2:41–42

Hebrews 10:23–25

Joshua 24:15

Reflection Questions: Why a Public Profession of Faith?

Matthew 10:32–33

1. What does it mean to “acknowledge” Jesus before others, and in what ways might you be tempted to keep your faith hidden?

2. Why do you think Jesus connects our public acknowledgment of Him with His acknowledgment of us before the Father?

Romans 10:9–10

3. Paul connects believing “in your heart” with declaring “with your mouth.” Why are both the inward trust and the outward confession important?

4. What does the confession “Jesus is Lord” mean for your daily life, decisions, relationships, and priorities?

Acts 2:41-42

5. In Acts 2, those who accepted the message were baptized and added to the church. What does this teach us about the connection between personal faith and belonging to the visible church?

6. What can we learn from the example of the early believers as they immediately devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer?

7. Which of the four marks of the early church do you most need to grow in right now: biblical teaching, fellowship, communion/remembrance, or prayer?

Hebrews 10:23

8. What do you think it looks like to “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess” when life becomes confusing, painful, or disappointing?

Hebrews 10:24

9. How can believers “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” without becoming harsh, pushy, or judgmental?

Hebrews 10:24–25

10. Why is gathering with other believers essential to a persevering faith, especially for students and young believers?

Acts 2:41–42 and Hebrews 10:23–25

11. How does public profession of faith move someone beyond private belief into shared discipleship with God’s people?

SUMMARY: Sharing your faith is not about winning arguments or passing judgment—it’s about joyfully announcing good news: that in Jesus, forgiveness, freedom, and new life are available to all.

SCRIPTURE:

Matthew 28:18–20

2 Corinthians 5:17–20

Romans 1:16

1 Peter 3:15–16

Luke 15:1–7

SUMMARY: Baptism is a sign and seal of God’s covenant grace—pointing not to what we do for God, but to what God has done for us—welcoming believers and their children into the visible family of faith.

KEY SCRIPTURES:

Matthew 28:19–20

Acts 2:38–39

Colossians 2:11–12

Genesis 17:7

Acts 16:31–33

It's not about which denomination, it's about unity so that the world will believe! Each denomination has it's unique strengths. Deep dive on unique emphases of Reformed/Presbyterian tradition.

Speaker: Jonathan Mikes

SPEAKER: Gabe Swing

TEXTS: Psalm 42:1–2; Psalm 63:1; Psalm 62:5–8; Isaiah 43:1,4; John 7:37–38

THEME: True transformation comes not from eliminating our desires, but from redirecting them toward God, who alone satisfies.

MAJOR MOVEMENTS:

• Reclaiming our God-given thirst

• Redirecting our thirst to Christ

• Resting in God as our source

• Receiving our identity in Him

SPEAKER: Gabe Swing

TEXT: Jeremiah 2:13

THEME: We attempt to satisfy our deepest needs through false sources that ultimately fail us. These “broken wells” promise life but cannot deliver.

MAJOR MOVEMENTS:

• The well of approval

• The well of control

• The well of achievement

• The well of comfort

• The well of relationships

• The well of religion

SPEAKER: Gabe Swing

TEXT: Ecclesiastes 2:1–11; 3:9–11

THEME: The pursuit of pleasure, success, and possessions ultimately leaves us empty. God has placed eternity in our hearts, and nothing under the sun can satisfy it.

MAJOR MOVEMENTS:

• The pursuit of pleasure

• The pursuit of achievement

• The pursuit of possessions

• The verdict: chasing after the wind

• The reason: eternity in the human heart

SPEAKER: Gabe Swing

TEXT: John 4:1–26

THEME: The deep longing within us is real and personal. Jesus meets us in our thirst and offers something greater than anything this world provides.

MAJOR MOVEMENTS:

• Surface conversations and avoidance

• Jesus exposes deeper thirst

• The offer of living water