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Prophecy and Speaking in Tongues
March 24, 2024

Prophecy and Speaking in Tongues 1 Corinthians 14 NIV God brought order out of disorder so He could be with His people… (MULTILINE) Prophecy = Declaring the Word of the Lord (MULTILINE) Speaking in tongues = the Spirit-empowered ability to speak in languages unknown to the user (MULTILINE) Why proph …

The Prologue of Eternity
March 17, 2024

Dysfunctional Church | The Prologue of Eternity Jacob Bouvier • 3.17.24 1 Corinthians 13 NIV (MULTILINE)  Bulletin Notes: (MULTILINE) Love: the Prologue of Eternity The Priority of Love (MULTILINE) The Nature of Love (MULTILINE) The Preeminence of Love (MULTILINE)    (MULTILINE)   Prayer Points:   P …

Body Language
March 10, 2024

Body Language 1 Corinthians 12.1-31a Patrick Mitchell • 3.10.24 Outline (MULTILINE) E Pluribus Unum – Out of man, one (MULTILINE) Issues of division in Corinth Spiritual gifts: understanding and application (MULTILINE) 1 Cor 12 (MULTILINE) vv.1-3 (MULTILINE) vv.4-6 Different gifts…same Spirit Differ …

Head Coverings and Gender in the Church
March 3, 2024

Head Coverings and Gender in the Church 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 NIV Notes: (MULTILINE) When we encounter difficult passages of Scripture… (MULTILINE) Look at it in context. Look at in light of Scripture as a whole. Don’t build a primary doctrine around it. (MULTILINE) God’s intention for gender in the …

Who is This Man? Luke 5.17-26
February 25, 2024

Who is This Man? Luke 5.17-26 Outline Our hearts become cluttered to the point God’s will and ways cannot be carried out in us or through us. (MULTILINE) Luke 5: v.17 Pharisees (MULTILINE) Jesus’ debates with the Pharisees would “be better seen as torrid insider debates between different versions of …

Jesus and the Lonely Place
February 18, 2024

Jesus and the Lonely Place Luke 5:12-16 (MULTILINE) 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed… Luke 5:12 The lonely place is the place of… Knowing  You can know about God and have a heart that is far away from God. “My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.” …

Week 12: From Death to Life
February 11, 2024

From Death to Life Luke 5.1-11 NIV Outline: Conversion vs. Discipleship “The church gets obsessed with making a convert and hoping discipleship will happen rather than making disciples, thus creating a true convert.” Dallas Willard (MULTILINE) Luke 5 vv.1-3 (MULTILINE)  vv.4-5a (MULTILINE) Jesus app …

Week 11 • Jesus, Demons, and Disease • Luke 4:31-44
February 4, 2024

Jesus, Demons, and Disease Luke 4:31-44 “Left to ourselves we tend immediately to reduce God to manageable terms… We want a God we can in some measure control.” A.W. Tozer (MULTILINE) In this passage, Jesus demonstrates authority over… Interpretation of Scripture Demons Disease Implications of Jes …

Week 10: Good News for the Broken
January 28, 2024

Good News for the Broken Luke 4:14-30 NIV When Jesus doesn’t meet our expectations, we can… Adjust our expectations, or… (MULTILINE) Dismiss reality (MULTILINE) ‘You expect judgment for the Gentiles? God is bringing grace.’ ‘You want vengeance for your enemies? God is bringing grace.’ Who is Jesus? …

Week 8: Testing in the Wilderness
January 21, 2024

Testing in the Wilderness Luke 4:1-13 NIV (MULTILINE) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15 (MULTILINE) 1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan a …

Clearing the Way
January 14, 2024

Luke 3:1-38 NIV TAKE NOTES: (MULTILINE)

Losing Jesus
January 7, 2024

Losing Jesus Luke 2:40-52 (MULTILINE) Jesus’ priority was (and is) the Father’s business. (MULTILINE) Jesus’ job is not to fit in to our agenda. He has His own agenda. (MULTILINE) Jesus understood submission to human authority as a way of submitting to His heavenly Father. (MULTILINE) Jesus is simul …

Simeon and Anna | My Eyes Have Seen Salvation Luke 2:21-38
December 31, 2023

Bulletin Notes: How Simeon & Anna teach us to “see salvation”: Simeon and Anna… (MULTILINE) Sought the Savior (MULTILINE) Positioned Themselves in God’s Presence (MULTILINE) Served and Shared the Good News with Others (MULTILINE)

Christmas Eve: Where God Makes His Home
December 23, 2023

Christmas Eve: Where God Makes His Home Luke 2:1-20 NIV 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. …

Breaking the Silence
December 17, 2023

Breaking the Silence Luke 1:57-80 NIV   It’s enough to drive a man crazy; it’ll break a man’s faith It’s enough to make him wonder if he’s ever been sane When he’s bleating for comfort from Thy staff and Thy rod And the heaven’s only answer is the silence of God — Andrew Peterson (MULTILINE) Hold o …

Mary’s Song
December 10, 2023

Mary’s Song Luke 1.39-56 NIV Outline Music –  “Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen (MULTILINE) The Nature of Mary’s Song Not your typical Christmas carol (MULTILINE)  The Prelude: Luke 1.39-45 Elizabeth declares Mary’s blessedness (MULTILINE) The Melody: vv.46-55 Her song is b …

The Sound of Surrender
December 3, 2023

The Sound of Surrender Luke 1:26-38 NIV 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greeti …

Sure and Certain: Intro to Luke
November 26, 2023

Sure and Certain: Intro to Luke Luke 1:1-25 (MULTILINE) 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have …

Freedom and Responsibility
November 19, 2023

Freedom and Responsibility | Benjamin Kisoni 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 NIV Take Notes: (MULTILINE)

You Need a Role Model 1 Corinthians 10:1-22 – Larry Nees
November 12, 2023

TAKE NOTES: (MULTILINE)

The Main Thing
November 5, 2023

The Main Thing 1 Corinthians 9 NIV (MULTILINE) (MULTILINE) (MULTILINE)  

A New View of Freedom
October 29, 2023

A New View of Freedom 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 (MULTILINE) Do not let learning be more important than loving. (MULTILINE) We have great freedom in Christ. Freedom grows as understanding Freedom must be surrendered for the sake of love. (MULTILINE) Decision-making…. Am I free in Christ to do this? (mind) …

Sex, Singleness, & Other Stuff
October 22, 2023

Sex, Singleness, & Other Stuff 1 Corinthians 7:1-39 Marriage is a good thing, but it ain’t everything. (MULTILINE) Being single is a legitimate and fulfilling way of life. (MULTILINE) Meaningful community is not confined to biological family. (MULTILINE) Both singleness and marriage are about so …

Your Body, Christ’s Body, and Sex
October 15, 2023

Your Body, Christ’s Body, and Sex 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 NIV  Outline Slogan of the day: I have the right to do anything. “The sexual latitude allowed to men by Greek public opinion was virtually unrestricted. Sexual relations of males with both boys and harlots were generally tolerated.” – Charles T …

Inside Out Spirituality
October 8, 2023

Inside Out Spirituality 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 NIV Don’t handle family matters with non-family members present. When Christians make private disputes public, we undermine the credibility of the Gospel. Put the collective mission over your personal interests. Christians do not have to get even. Be who …

Mirrors and Windows
October 1, 2023

Mirrors and Windows 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Ways Christians relate to “the world”: Against Away Above Absorbed In But Not Of 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not ofthe world, just as I am not of the world…  18 As you sent me into …

Fools on Parade
September 24, 2023

Fools on Parade 1 Corinthians 4.8-21 NIV Outline: Themes in 1 Corinthians 1-4 True wisdom True leadership True self-evaluation   1 Corinthians 4.8-21 v.8   v.9   vv.10-11   v.12a vv.12b-13a    v.13b “Paul’s actual ethical instruction as it appears in his Epistles rarely uses the language of Jesus as …

A Life Well Lived
September 17, 2023

A Life Well Lived Matt Murphy • 9.17.23 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 NIV  2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful… “Success, according to Scripture, is becoming the person God calls you to become, and doing what God calls you to do – in His way, and according to His ti …

God’s Greenhouse Effect
September 10, 2023

God’s Greenhouse Effect 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are stillworldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Spiritual growth is not automatic. The church is full …

Out of This World Wisdom
September 3, 2023

Out of This World Wisdom 1 Corinthians 2 NIV Demonstration of the Spirit’s power   v.6   “The life, death, and resurrection of Christ have transformed the timeline. The things of the end time have already broken into human history and have relativized all purely human values, wisdom, and structures. …

Foolish Wisdom & the Wisdom of Fools
August 27, 2023

Foolish Wisdom & the Wisdom of Fools 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 NIV 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Absurd: ridiculously unreasonable or incongruous.   God helps those who CAN’T help t …

How to Kill a Church
August 20, 2023

How to Kill a Church • Matt Murphy • 8.20.23 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. John 17:20-21 10 I appeal to you, brothers and …

All God’s People Got Problems
August 13, 2023

All God’s People Got Problems 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 NIV 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people… 8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.    We are sinners, and we are sai …

Vision Sunday
August 6, 2023

Vision Sunday John 4:1-26   Our previous vision: What God has done:   Two types of sets…….   A bounded set approach to church produces…… Legalism Judgment Apathy A centered set approach produces…… Humility Mission Unity Our vision……….. What this means for us: John 4:1-26 Christ is life! Jesus loves …

Laodicea: The Half-hearted Church
July 30, 2023

Laodicea: The Half-hearted Church Revelation 3.14-22 NIV Outline: “Sort of” usually means nothing. But other times it means everything. Laodicea   Revelation 3   v.14 Jesus is the Amen/truth personified   Ruler… Colossians 1.16b v.15 Hot or Cold (Hierapolis / Colossae) v.16     v.17a “We are half-he …

Baptism Sunday
July 23, 2023

Baptism Sunday Matt. 28:19, Rom. 6:3-7 NIV Baptism is a picture of……… Our identification with Jesus             The story of our salvation             Our victory over sin We are meant to see the picture together! Our role: Witness Welcome Worship

Philadelphia: The Persevering Church
July 23, 2023

Philadelphia: The Persevering Church Revelation 3:7-13 NIV Bulletin Outline: The promises of Jesus… Justice Protection Presence Hold on to Jesus. Know Jesus is holding on to you.

Sardis: The Dead Church
July 16, 2023

Sardis: The Dead Church Revelation 3:1-6 NIV Bulletin Outline: Spiritual reputation  spiritual reality Wake Up!   Remember   Hold fast   Repent    We never grow beyond the Gospel. Wake us up. And start with me.  

Thyatira: The Worldly Church
July 9, 2023

Letter to the Church in Thyatira Revelation 2:18-29 – The Worldly Church – -These days when you watch the TV or go on social media; when you are engaged in a conversation with other people or listen to different speeches, one word comes up frequently: TOLERANCE or its opposite intolerance.

Pergamum: The Resilient Church
July 2, 2023

 Pergamum: The Resilient Church Text: Revelation 2:12-17 NIV Notes: 

Smyrna: The Afflicted Church
June 25, 2023

Smyrna: The Afflicted Church Revelation 2.8-11 CSB 6.25.2023 Outline “The very thing that made me who I am today was the very thing that destroyed him.”- Arnold Schwarzenegger Smyrna – in Asia Minor Known for beauty Known for loyalty to Rome The Church in Smyrna Afflicted Persecuted Impoverished v.8 …

Ephesus: The Distracted Church 
June 18, 2023

Ephesus: The Distracted Church  Revelation 2:1-7 NIV 6.18.23 • Larry Nees  

Everyone Serves a King
June 11, 2023

Everyone Serves a King Judges 17-21 CSB Outline: The Quest for Peace Judges 3-8 The land was at peace when God’s people were faithful. Every soul longs to be at rest and peace. You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you. ~ St. Augustine   Judges 17-21 I …

Mysterious Means
June 4, 2023

Mysterious Means Judges 6-8 CSB Outline: Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. – John Maxwell Judges 6.11-12 Gideon: valiant warrior? vv.14-16 What excuses or hesitations keep us from taking steps forward? God does not ask your ability or inability. He asks only your availability. – M …

Same Test, Different Day
May 28, 2023

Same Test, Different Day Judges 2.20-3:7 CSB Outline: Compound Interest (and other compounding effects) Money, health, etc… Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. ~ Edmund Burke   Recap of Judges Cycle: sin – suffering – supplication – salvation Exodus 23.30-33 God’s plan for the land …

A Familiar Cycle
May 21, 2023

A Familiar Cycle Judges 2.6-19 CSB Outline: Context of Conquest and Settlement Joshua 23.12-13 Judges 2.6-10 A sobering thought that one generation or two is all it takes… Judges 2.11-13 Every turning away is a turning toward. Baal and Ashtoreth: Canaanite deities Massive distinction between the God …

The Wise and Foolish Builders
May 14, 2023

The Wise and Foolish Builders Matthew 7:24-29 NIV Bulletin Outline: Everyone builds. We build by doing. The stakes are high. Be with Jesus to learn from Jesus how to be like Jesus.

Three Warnings
May 7, 2023

Three Warnings Matthew 7:12-23 NIV Bulletin Outline: Take great care to… come to Jesus. listen to Jesus know and obey Jesus

Ask, Seek, Knock
April 30, 2023

Ask, Seek, Knock Matthew 7:7-11 NIV Bulletin Outline 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks …

What Jesus Says about Judging
April 23, 2023

What Jesus Says about Judging Matthew 7.1-6 CSB Outline v.1 Agreeing to Terms Judging: Divine: God’s judgment (Hebrews 9.27 and Romans 14.10) Human: analyzing or evaluating Dismissing, demonizing, distancing, categorizing, marginalizing   2 – Luke 6.36-37   Do you hope God will be more gracious towa …

Do Not Worry
April 16, 2023

Do Not Worry Matthew 6:25-34 NIV Bulletin Outline “Do not worry….” God is abundantly good and gracious. You are not in control. Today is all you have.     When we worry……..   we over-estimate our problem and our ability to fix it   we under-estimate the goodness and faithfulness of God

Sunday’s Coming
April 8, 2023

Sunday’s Coming John 11:1-44 NIV Matt Murphy • Easter 2023 Bulletin Outline: On Holy Saturday…. What does Jesus do? Weeps Works        What do we do? Trust Sunday’s coming!

Treasures in Heaven
April 2, 2023

Treasures in Heaven Matthew 6.19-24 & 1 Timothy 6.17-19 CSB Jesus is an equal opportunity offender…he will step on all our toes equally! Matthew 6.19   We are an accumulation nation. Why is this ridiculous? Because moths and rust destroy. v.20   If you aim at heaven, you get earth thrown in. If …

What Kids Teach Adults
March 26, 2023

   

The Lord’s Prayer
March 19, 2023

The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 4:1-4  Movements of the Lord’s Prayer: Praise – orients our hearts toward God Intercession – asking on behalf of others Petition – asking on behalf of ourselves Spiritual Warfare – engages the enemies of our souls

Giving From the Heart
March 5, 2023

Giving From the Heart Matthew 6:1-4 NIV Bulletin Outline 1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in …

Love Your Enemies
February 26, 2023

Love Your Enemies Matthew 5:43-48 NIV Bulletin Outline The Enemy-Making Machine (our current social dynamic according to David Fitch) We define ourselves via a position. In doing so, we define ourselves against someone (an “other”) via our position. Our motivations and desires get aligned with our p …

Jesus and Rights
February 19, 2023
Patrick Mitchell

Jesus and Rights Matthew 5.38-42 CSB Rights Consider… What happens when rights are in opposition? What if the expression of your right is experienced as a slight? Matthew 5.38-42 CSB Two Limitations This is about responsibility with principles, not particulars. This is about individuals, not governm …

What Jesus Says About Oaths and Divorce
February 12, 2023

What Jesus Says About Oaths and Divorce Matthew 5:31-37 Bulletin Outline 33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s thro …

What Jesus Says About Sexual Desire
February 5, 2023

What Jesus Says About Sexual Desire Matthew 5:27-32 Bulletin Outline The Bible’s vision for sex…… Sex is good. Sex is not essential to a good life. Sex has the capacity to do great damage. We are all sexually broken. Jesus loves sexually broken people. Submitting your sexual brokenness to Jesus is w …

What Jesus Says About Murder
January 29, 2023

What Jesus Says About Murder Matthew 5:21-26NIV  Bulletin Outline:  Jesus is exposing what’s underneath. Jesus is revealing the seriousness of what’s underneath.    Jesus is inviting His followers to deal with what’s underneath. Restoring broken relationships is… more important than you know. more u …

Who and What are Disciples?
January 22, 2023

Who and What are Disciples? Identity and Responsibility Matthew 5:13-20 NIV

The Sat On, Spat Upon, Ratted On
January 15, 2023

The Sat On, Spat Upon, Ratted On Matthew 5:3-12 NIV Bulletin Outline 2 Important Interpretive Keys: These statements are in the context of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. They are made to an audience filled with broken and unimportant people. 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the k …

The Greatest Sermon Ever
January 8, 2023

The Greatest Sermon Ever Matthew 5:1-2; 7:24-29 NIV Bulletin Outline Why it’s difficult to listen… We think it’s not for us.  We determine what’s right and wrong.  We confuse hearing with listening. Questions to contemplate: Do I believe that these words of Jesus are for me? Do I see myself as being …

Best Year Ever: A Mindset for Growth
January 1, 2023

Best Year Ever: A Mindset for Growth Romans 12:2 NIV Neuroplasticity – The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Fixed Mindset: people more readily call it quits; avoid new ventures for fear of failure; resist change; feedback or constructive critici …

A Tale of Two Kings
December 24, 2022

A Tale of Two Kings Matthew 2:1-11   King Herod lived in a palace. King Jesus was born in a cave. King Herod was ruled by fear. King Jesus rules with love. King Herod lived trying to avoid death. King Jesus died to give us life. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary …

David and the Warrior King
December 18, 2022

David and the Warrior King 1 Samuel 16-17 NIV Isaiah 42:13 NIV Matt Murphy • 12.18.22

Joshua and the Promise
December 11, 2022

Title: Joshua and the Promise Text: Joshua 4:1-7 Joshua 24:14-15 Hebrews 4:8-11 Hebrews 8:6-8 Outline: When we encounter problems in the “promised land”… Remember Renew Rest

Jeremiah and the New Thing
December 4, 2022

Jeremiah and the New Thing Jeremiah 31 NIV; Hebrews 8 NIV; John 13 NIV Sermon Outline: The tension between old and new… Matthew 16.14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Parallels between Jeremiah and Jesus: Jeremiah was pr …

The Tabernacle and the Presence
November 27, 2022

The Tabernacle and the Presence Exodus 25 NIV, John 1:14 NIV Lessons from the first Tabernacle… God deeply desires to be with His people. God is utterly and indescribably holy. Like the Tabernacle, Jesus is the means by which God can dwell with and among His people. How is Jesus, the true Tabernacle …

Thanksgiving & The 9 Who Missed It
November 20, 2022

Thanksgiving & The 9 Who Missed It Luke 17:11-19 NIV Matt Murphy • 11.20.22 Bulletin Outline: What was the difference between the Samaritan and the others?   He SAW something the others did not see. What blocks our vision? Entitlement Comparison Focusing on the Negative He SAID something the oth …

Moses and the Gap
November 13, 2022

Moses and the Gap Matt Murphy • 11.13.22 Exodus 14 NIV.  Exodus 32 NIV.  Numbers 20 NIV  Jesus rescues us not just from physical slavery but spiritual bondage. Jesus perfectly intercedes for us, not just for a time but for all of time. Jesus leads us not just out of spiritual bondage but into the Pr …

Joseph and the Betrayal
November 6, 2022

Genesis 37-50 NIV New Testament: Luke 23:34, John 13.26-30, Matthew 26.31-35 Patrick Mitchell • 11.6.22 NOTES:    

Abram and the Great Descent
October 30, 2022

Abram and the Great Descent Genesis 12; Philippians 2:6-8 Matt Murphy • 10.30.22 Jesus… went to a land he did not know… to share a blessing he did not see… because of a people that he loved.

Adam and the Test
October 23, 2022

Adam and the Test Genesis 3:1-6 NIV Romans 5:12-17 NIV Matt Murphy • 10.23.22 Take Notes:

Living in the Love of God
October 16, 2022

Living in the Love of God Matt Murphy • 10.15.22 Romans 8:31-39 NIV TAKE NOTES:  

God is For Your Good
October 9, 2022

God is For Your Good Romans 8:28-30 NIV Romans 8:28 may well be the hardest promise in all of Scripture to believe. But it holds the power to change your life now and forevermore. Caution: What happens when verse 28 is separated from vv.29-30? Verse 28: This is a promise of God. works = synergy This …

Love In Action
October 2, 2022

Love in Action 1 John 3:16-18 NIV Love is what gives our faith feet Action is what makes our love real.

Groaning and Glory
September 25, 2022

Groaning and Glory Romans 8:17-27 NIV Matt Murphy • 9.25.22 Bulletin Outline: We are destined for glory! In the meantime….. the world groans believers in Jesus groan the Spirit within us groans Life is painful. God is present.

The Father You Always Wanted
September 18, 2022

The Father You Always Wanted Romans 8:12-17 NIV

Winning the War Within
September 11, 2022

Winning the War Within Romans 8:5-11 NIV Patrick Mitchell • 9.11.22 Followers of Jesus are called to recognize in ourselves the guiding narratives that are more aligned with the flesh than the Spirit. Two Dominant Realms of Influence: Ideas and Images (2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV … “we take every thoug …

No Condemnation in Christ
September 4, 2022

No Condemnation in Christ Text: Romans 8:1-4 NIV Jacob Bouvier • Sept. 4, 2022 Outline: There is no condemnation in Christ. You are set free to be made alive. You are set free to live.  

What to Do with a Broken Heart
August 28, 2022

What to Do with a Broken Heart Psalm 31 NIV Matt Murphy • 8.28.22 What to do with a broken heart….             give your feelings             give your desires             give your trust

The Surprising Gift of Fear
August 21, 2022

The Surprising Gift of Fear Psalm 56:1-13 NIV   3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. – Psalm 56:3 The gift of fear is faith….             God is on my side.             God knows my distress.             God has been faithful in the past.

How Can I Leave Loneliness Behind?
August 14, 2022

How Can I Leave Loneliness Behind? Patrick Mitchell • August 14, 2022 Psalm 34 NIV Situations: Actions:

When Life Goes Dark
August 7, 2022

When life Goes Dark • Psalm 88 NIV God wants the mess. cry honestly plead desperately stay with God

Why Do We Do That? • Serving
July 31, 2022

Mark 10:35-45 NIV Seek not to be served but to serve….. Reject the world’s way of pursuing greatness. Reject the world’s definition of success. Embrace serving as a core part of the spiritual life.

Why Do We Do That? • Baptism
July 24, 2022

Why Do We Do That? • Baptism Romans 6:1-8 NIV   

The Space Between
July 17, 2022

The Space Between Acts 15:36-41 NIV Titus O’Bryant • July 17, 2022 Transitions are common but uncomfortable. Transition leads to transformation. Invite God into your transitions. Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory  https://www.stress.org/holmes-rahe-stress-inventory-pdf Visit pauseapp.com to download and …

Why Do We Do That: Communion
July 10, 2022

1 Corinthians 11:17-26  New International Version Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper 17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to s …

God on a Leash
July 3, 2022

Larry Nees • 7.3.22 Jonah 4 NASB  Jonah’s Displeasure Rebuked 4 But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry. 2 Then he prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not [a]what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I fled to Tarshish, since I kne …

Waking Up in Ninevah
June 26, 2022

Jonah 3 NIV

In Deep Trouble
June 19, 2022

  In Deep Trouble Jonah 2:1-10 NLT   Your trouble is…    complicated in its cause.    about something bigger than you.    your opportunity for growth.

God’s Grace for Those Who Run
June 12, 2022

Jonah 1 ESV TAKE NOTES:

WHO IS YOUR ONE?
June 5, 2022

WHO IS YOUR ONE? Mark 5:1-21 ESV June 5, 2022 • Larry Nees NOTES:  

Turning up the Heat
May 29, 2022

Turning up the Heat Mark 10:35-40 NIV May 29, 2022 • Titus O’Bryant   Your pain is…   not an indicator of your position with God.   temporary.   full of purpose.

The Most Important Thing Ever
May 22, 2022
Matt Murphy

The Most Important Thing Ever Luke 10:38-42 NIV Bulletin Outline   Make knowing Jesus the supreme priority of your life. Why we struggle….. 1) We fill our lives with distractions and self-imposed demands. 2) We value doing for God more than being with God. 3) We believe we already know all ther …

Calling Down Fire
May 15, 2022

Calling Down Fire Luke 9:51-56 NIV The disruptive grace of God…               exposes               confronts               transforms     Make room for the disruptive grace of God.  

Let the Children Come To Me
May 8, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

May 8, 2022 Titus O’Bryant Let the Children Come To Me Mark 10:13-16 NIV Children are…    briefly childlike.    a shared stewardship.    our teachers.

In the Eye of the Storm
May 1, 2022
Matt Murphy

Matthew 14:22-33 NIV TAKE NOTES:

On-the-Job Training
April 24, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

April 24, 2022 Mark 6:30-44 NIV Jesus does his best work…      during interruptions.      when you’re overwhelmed.      receiving what you give.      to create abundant life.      out of his great love.

Death’s Defeat
April 16, 2022
Matt Murphy

Death’s Defeat  1 Corinthians 15:54-57 NIV  Matt Murphy • Easter 2022  CLICK BOX BELOW TAKES NOTES:

The Triumphal Entry
April 10, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

Matthew 21:1-11

GREATER: Ordinary Heroes
April 3, 2022

Ordinary Heroes Colossians 4:2-18 TAKES NOTES:  

GREATER: No Man is an Island
March 27, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

No Man is an Island Colossians 3:18-4:1 Christ’s message connects and fills us through…    families in need of grace.      culture in need of redemption.      work in need of perspective.  

Dressing the Part
March 20, 2022

Greater: Dressing the Part Colossians 3:12-17  TAKE NOTES: 

GREATER: Life is Like…
March 13, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

Colossians 3:1-11   To live the resurrection life…         pursue heavenly objectives.         bury deadly tendencies.       be God’s new creation.

GREATER: The Real Thing
March 6, 2022
Matt Murphy

The Real Thing Colossians 2:16-23 Matt Murphy • 3.6.22

Greater: Growing Up
February 27, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

Shape your life around Jesus.   Don’t forget where you were.   Remember who you are.

The Blazing Center
February 20, 2022
Matt Murphy

The Blazing Center   Christ is…..             the key to spiritual maturity             the power for Christian ministry               the path to greater wisdom

First Things First
February 13, 2022
Matt Murphy

First Things First Colossians 1:15-20 ESV Jesus is supreme in…..              revealing (v. 15)              creating (v. 16)               sustaining (v. 17)               reconciling (v. 18, 20)    Embrace a bigger Jesus.

That Song in Your Head
February 6, 2022
Titus O'Bryant

That Song in your Head Colossians 1:1-14 Titus O’Bryant   God completes his work by…             coming near to us               working for and in and with us               inviting us to grateful dependence.