Rumors of a Savior (Genesis 3:15)
Key Idea: Let Christmas encourage your hope by reminding you of the relentless faithfulness of God. Two reasons Christmas encourages when we have a hope deferred: Christmas demonstrates God will always be faithful. Christmas demonstrates God’s plan is always best.
A Thrill of Hope (Matthew 1:1-17)
Key Idea: Three ways the Christmas story provides real hope Hope for outsiders cultural outsiders social outsiders Hope for sinners Hope for sufferers The faithfulness of God’s plan The fullness of God’s plan
A Purpose Greater Than Your Suffering (John 9:1-12)
Key Idea: To embrace our sufferings we must believe that God’s purpose is greater than the suffering itself. 1. To embrace suffering you must have faith in the greater story of God 2. To embrace suffering you must have faith in the purposes of God
Avoiding an Empty Life (1 Corinthians 15:58)
Key Idea – A life that matters is one lived FOR the gospel, because we live IN the Gospel. Gospel Ministry – Ministry that pursues the expansion of the gospel in the hearts of believers and in the salvation of unbelievers. I. A Life that is Wasted Our premises lead to our purposes. The wasted […]
Baptism Testimonies
Baptism Testimonies – 11/10/2019 Kevin Garcia Emily Jin (starts at 3:19) Marissa Cheung (7:08) Emily Zheng (10:51) Viet Truong (14:10) Paul Kim (17:55) Dhony Solis (21:34)
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Galatians 2:20)
Life & Death (John 8:48-59)
Key Idea: Jesus is the center of life and the defeater of death. Jesus, the Center of Life Jesus, the Defeater of Death
Hard Truths and Genuine Belief (John 8:37-47)
Two hard truths about false assurance Two signs of genuine belief
Freedom in Christ (John 8:31-36)
Theme: How our freedom in Christ provides clarity in our fight against sin I. How we fight II. What we fight Application conversations: a. Evaluate the slave master driving your sin b. Evaluate the other prisoners of your sin c. Evaluate how you abide in Christ III. Why we fight
Learning from the Master: Lessons from Jesus on Faithful Evangelism (John 8:21-30)
Three fundamental components of faithful evangelism Faithful evangelism identifies the real problem Faithful evangelism identifies the real solution Jesus’ death Jesus’ resurrection Faithful evangelism asks for a real response
