A Song Worthy Savior - Psalm 98
Sing dear family of God. Sing Sing because our great Father is the righteous terminator of sin, in us through the forgiveness of our Savior Jesus and outside of us, in every ounce of existance the Judge Jesus. Because he loves it. Sing it loud, sing it new, sing it with music, sing it with joy and gladness…. For our God is a consuming fire.
The Delivered Deliverer Delivers - Psalm 40:6-17
Psalm 40 showed us how perfect Jesus would be and would rely upon the Father as he navigated the true valley of the shadow of death so that we wouldn’t. And because he did that, we now can cry out to the Father in our need and know he will truly deliver us into joy and gladness and so we can rest in him now before he has delivered us.
Waiting With God - Psalm 40:1-5
In the end, we are people who wait with God through prayer, watching for every part of his response, taking note of them and telling one another and the watching world of the accounts of Gods faithful and loving answers to our prayers for God’s praise and for the hope that they too will see and fear and trust the Lord.
Race Killing Lameness - Hebrews 12:1-14
In the Kingdom life-race that God has given each of us, weights of life and sin war against our minds and hearts to slow us down or stop us. God calls us to fight against these obstacles and sin and to embrace his refining help for each of us in this. The question for you is “ Will I embrace God’s refining training he says I need and will truly want”?
The Sign of Jonah and God's Open Arms - Matthew 16:1-4
The Sign of Jonah calls all of us to acknowledge God's great power, our own sin, and the incredible gift of mercy and redmeption offered to us through Jesus Christ.
The Grace Of The Victorious Christ - Mark 16:1-8
In the most dramatic fashion, Jesus completed the work of redemption by rising from the grave, pursuing his disciples and demonstrating that he is the Messiah who always keeps his promises.
The Crucifixion Of Jesus - Mark 15:1-47
Jesus the innocent, intentional sacrifice and Jesus the excellent, gracious King who laid his life down out of love for us.
Jesus Claims His Divine Office - Mark 14:61-72
Though Jesus did not find it good to defend himself, he did find it worthy to gout of his way to make it abundantly clear by a 5 way statement that He indeed was the divine messiah. You cant have Jesus without embracing this claim of his.
The Catastrophe of the Second Garden - Mark 14:43-60
The Spirit and the apostles want us to know how humanity utterly failed Jesus after everything, either in wicked hatred or wicked failure and how excellently and beautifully Jesus handled Himself as he willingly chose to be put to death despite being blameless.
A Window Into Perfect Prayer - Mark 14:32-42
In watching Christ in his great hour of need we learn that much of our preconceived notions of prayer are fictional and often foolishly religious. As we watch Him here, he is leaving us an example of what perfection in prayer really looks like. It is earnest, communal, non boxed or formulaic but resting on the foundation of covenanted love with his… and now our…Father, who is all powerful, all wise and all loving towards us.
Our Treasured Covenant -Mark 14:22-31
Jesus cherished the delivery and celebration of his New Covenant to us wherein we could finally fellowship deeply with Him through the indwelling Spirit and gave us Communion to remember this and how it took the willing death of Jesus to accomplish it. Let us Cherish our Savior and His amazing covenant!
Mission Garden & Field - Luke 10:2
Anyone and any church that is centered on the Gospel of Christ then receives Christ’s commission to extend that gospel to the time and location He has placed them. He has extended it as a joy and honor for us… done from the foundation of relationship with him, embraced and done together, and done with the people of our lives and those He will lead us to by His Spirit… our mission garden and mission farm.
God’s Family - I John 3:1
As we continue in our vision series, we look at how God calls us his children, and adopts us into his family. Not metaphorically “like” his family, but actually brought in. Through the work of Christ we are adopted in. And because of this, we are called to live in light of this reality, in purpose, proximity, and with permission.
The Gospel Crux - Titus 2:11-15
The good news of Jesus is both the foundation and summary of who God is and who we are in Christ and the purpose for our existence and redemption. Therefore, the gospel must be truly clear, believed and be the fully functioning priority in every aspect of our individual lives and church. Our first priority and the foundation for all things is us being truly gospel centered.
Easter Sunday - Acts 17:16-18
Today is Easter… the celebration of the Savior rising victorious over all things… our sin and even over death. And not only that.. but Glorious, transformed resurrection with God is what he offers you today, not simply a guaranteed post death trip to an eternal perfect vacation.
All According To Plan - Mark 14:12-21
As Jesus’ earthly ministry is beginning to wrap up, he demonstrates that he is, in fact, in complete control of all things that are happening. He is not caught up in the whirlwind of events surrounding him, rather, he is directing them. And as he heads towards the passover feast with his disciples, he is clarifying that he is the once and for all sacrifice, the lamb who was slain for the sins of God’s people.
Two Glories, Two Values, Three Positions - Mark 14:1-11
Like this admirable woman… who brought pleasure to the heart of Jesus…. Truly Follow Jesus……Seek the pleasure… seek the honor of your Savior using the resources you have… despite the reactions of others.