from Matthew 16:24-26
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 4:1-21
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from John 21:1-19
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from Matthew 18:13-28
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from Luke 5:1-11
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from John 20:19-22
The wrap up of our Mission Celebration Weekend. What next? How do we live out this call to be Jesus in the world around us?
w/ Laura Byrch
from John 1:35-42
The journey of following Jesus begins with a step…and that first step often begins with an invitation…Come and See.
Who have been your “Andrews?” Who is God calling you to be an Andrew for?
w/ Ed Glaize and Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 23:1-4
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 18:31-19:8
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Anders Holmen
from 2 Samuel 12:1-13 and Psalm 51
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 7:1-17
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 1:17-24
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Samuel 25:32-35
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Ed Glaize
from 1 Samuel 24
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Samuel 18:1-4
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Samuel 17:38-50
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Samuel 16:1-13
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 2:1-21
The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is one of the most powerful displays of the presence of God recorded for us in the New Testament. And yet, for many the work of the Holy Spirit remains a mystery. Is the Holy Spirit still present today? If so, what are the ways the Spirit of God is at work? Should one expect tongues of fire, the sound of wind, and the speaking in other languages?
Perhaps more difficult and dangerous than an overemphasis on the phenomena of the Spirit is to ignore the Holy Spirit altogether. There are key moments in Luke’s account of the Holy Spirit’s coming at Pentecost that might just help us see the ways in which the Spirit is still at work and how critical that is for a life spent following Jesus.
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 9:26-31
While there are a number of places that we seek to root our hope in this life: people, policy, institutions, the pursuit of wealth…all of them will at some point come up short. In the Easter Season, we are reminded, however, that of the hope of the Cross and the Resurrection of Jesus that not only bears up under the weight of hope we place upon Him, but transforms our lives in the process.
This hope is a gift…it is nothing we’ve earned…and not something we get to keep for ourselves. The question becomes, then…how are we stewarding the gift of hope we’ve been given…and what are those things that keep us both rooted in that hope, and propel us to share it with those we come in contact with every day?
For these 5 weeks we will look at the first 9 chapters of Acts and consider the role that Prayer, our Presence, our Gifts, our Service, and our Witness within our own lives and through the life of the church might just be used to transform us and the world around us.
w/ Ed Glaize
