Many of us feel a sense of discontent. It’s natural for us to feel like there should be something more for our lives. Jesus said that he came so that we could have an abundant life. During this study of Ephesians, we will learn how discovering our purpose. This week we shift our focus to our unique personal calling that makes us different from every other person on earth. The first element of our unique calling—the BE element in our framework—is our unique identity or how we are uniquely made.

Many of us feel a sense of discontent. It’s natural for us to feel like there should be something more for our lives. Jesus said that he came so that we could have an abundant life. During this study of Ephesians, we will learn how discovering our purpose. If we look at all of our current relationships we can see where we have the most influence to make disciples. How do we claim a mission field where we are to model the characteristics of disciple making?

God desires for us to come to worship with the expectation of the worshiping Him in Spirt and in Truth. We must come to worship expecting great things to happen - expecting to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Expecting for God to be powerfully present. Expecting for our hearts to be filled. Expecting to claim the victory in Jesus' name. Just showing up to worship is not an option.     

Many of us feel a sense of discontent. It’s natural for us to feel like there should be something more for our lives. Jesus said that he came so that we could have an abundant life. During this study of Ephesians, we will learn how discovering our purpose. God calls us to play an active part in His mission for the church. That mission is to carry the fullness of Jesus into all corners of society. We need to learn to see myself as a missionary of God’s mission and commit to play my unique part.

Many of us feel a sense of discontent. It’s natural for us to feel like there should be something more for our lives. Jesus said that he came so that we could have an abundant life. During this study of Ephesians, we will learn how discovering our purpose. As a child of God we are called to weigh the cost of surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus and putting Him fully at the center of our lives. Our core identity is found in surrendering to Jesus, being His disciple, and becoming more like Him.

Many of us feel a sense of discontent. It’s natural for us to feel like there should be something more for our lives. Jesus said that he came so that we could have an abundant life. During this study of Ephesians, we will learn how discovering our purpose. There are three questions that each of us must answer. These next seven weeks will help us understand how to answer them for ourselves. Who am I created to BE? What am I created to DO? Where am I created to GO?

Christmas is a season for seeking.  It seems that everywhere we turn these days we find someone who is searching and looking and trying to locate something.  “Where is he who is born king of the Jews?  We’ve come to worship him.”  Matt. 2:2.  That is what the Wise Men said.  Each year we make this journey to the manger.  It doesn’t matter when the Wise Men – What matters is why.  What is the reason we come to the manger?

This Christmas, we will be re-telling the greatest story every told, the Christmas Story. While the message hasn’t changed in over 2000 years, it’s a message that will change your heart. We will be looking at the story from the perspective of the different participants in the original story. As we see the first Christmas through their eyes, we hope to learn how to see Christmas this year through God’s eyes.

This Christmas, we will be re-telling the greatest story every told, the Christmas Story. While the message hasn’t changed in over 2000 years, it’s a message that will change your heart. We will be looking at the story from the perspective of the different participants in the original story. As we see the first Christmas through their eyes, we hope to learn how to see Christmas this year through God’s eyes.

During the Christmas season, people seem to be drawn to the eternal. We seem to be pulled toward the supernatural. Most of us down deep are tired of living in the natural world and when we think about Christmas and the miracle of Jesus Christ, we are drawn to it. The angels had two jobs. Today, we focus on those two jobs and how we can be like angels is we accept and focus on those two jobs.