The Church - Compelling Community

We Advance the Gospel is a part of our churches mission, not because it is a catchy church statement, but because it is built into what it means to be a Christian. This Sunday we will unpack what Advance the Gospel means. 

Deep inside of each of us is soul level unrest, a longing for pleasure.  At Trailview we call the thing our souls long for Delight.  Through the ministry of Jesus we see two things, first, the two common ways that we seek to satisfy this longing for delight.  Second, that the delight of our souls is found in God alone.  This week we will launch a sermon series diving into who we are as a church and start with the first part of our mission, “we delight in Jesus”.

Easter is all about celebrating life, specifically the resurrection of Jesus from death to life. This is the very core of our faith. The resurrection is not just the core of our faith, but it also gives hope to every aspect of our lives. You see, sin brings death. Yes, sin has caused actual death, but sin also spreads death throughout all areas of life. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the conquering of death once for all who believe, the hope of our resurrection, and the hope of the restoration and redemption of areas of our lives now that feel like death. On Easter, we look to Jesus, the resurrection and life, and find hope now for all of eternity.

Jesus is king over the life of every Christian. He sets the direction of your life. As we conclude the everyday missionary series, we set out from this day forward on mission to share the gospel message with non-believers in our lives!

Everyday Missionaries must follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.  How do we become more in tune to the voice of the Holy Spirit?  In Acts 16 Paul and Silas are on a missionary journey traveling from town to town Peaching the gospel, gathering believers, and planting churches.  There was a point in the journey where they wanted to go to one region but the Holy Spirit prevented them from going or preaching there.  The Holy Spirit gave Paul a vision of a man in Macedonia who was asking them to come preach there gospel to them.  So Paul and Silas detoured from their plans to Philippi the largest city in Macedonia.  Through this story we see that God leads us by the Holy Spirit to share the gospel message. Through Paul and Silas’s obedience the church at Philippi is planted in the Macedonia region. Like Paul and Silas we much be in tune to the voice of the Holy Spirit and have the faith to be obedient to his leading even when we cannot see the end game. 

Deep within all of us is an emptiness and longing, a soul-level thirst.

Jesus sees this deep within all of us and came to satisfy that longing. In John 4, Jesus has an intentional conversation with a woman who feels the emptiness of her soul. There are two things we should take from this.

First, that Jesus is the only one who can satisfy the longing of souls.

Second, as followers of Jesus, we should have these type of intentional conversations with our non believing friends and neighbors.

How does someone become a Christian? The Everyday Missionary needs to know this because it determines the work we do. The power of God that brings salvation to the non-believer is faith in the Gospel message. The word Gospel means good news. This good news is essential for salvation; there is no salvation apart from faith in the Gospel. So, for the everyday missionary, knowing and sharing the Gosepl message is at the very core of our responsibility. We must open our mouths and share the gospel message with non-belivers. When we do, God works by His Spirit to bring them to faith. Without faith in the Gospel message, there is no forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

Everyday Missionary 02.22.2026

Everyday Missionary