Great Expectations – God Will Be With Us
The great expectation that God will be with His people is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the God-Man.
Isaiah 7:14; 8:5-10
Great Expectaitons – The Prince of Peace Will Rule
The great expectation that the Prince of Peace will one day rule is being fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 9:1-7
Great Expectations – The Virgin Will Conceive
The great expectation that a virgin would conceive and her Child would save us has been fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 7:14
Series Outline for ‘Called’
This series is an in-depth look at the doctrine of “calling” in the Scripture. It shows that contrary to the popular idea, not only missionaries and pastors are called. Instead, all of us have many callings from God – ways God works through us to serve others. In this nine-week series, we look not only at the meaning of calling but also take a look at specific areas of calling for each believer.
Called To Citizenship
Christians are called to serve God in their nation and culture, submitting to their leaders, and serving in the government and wider culture with unbelievers to promote the common good, always remembering that their true home is the new heavens and the new earth.
Romans 13:1-7; Jeremiah 29:4-7; Philippians 3:20-21
Called To Family
Christians are called to serve God in their families by loving and respecting their spouse, raising their children to love God and His kingdom, and honoring their parents, all with a view to being a blessing to the wider world.
Ephesians 5:22-6:4
Called To the Church
When Christ calls us through the Gospel, He calls us into local churches where we can be protected, strengthened and equipped by those whom Christ has saved and called to be leaders in the church. NOTE: THE LAST 20 MINUTES IS AN ORDINATION CEREMONY.
Acts 14:21-23
Called To Work – Part 2
God’s favor on our work does not come from doing a specific type of job, but from working with all our heart in the job to which God calls us, doing our best to please God and serve others through our labors.
Psalm 90:16-17; Colossians 3:23-24
Called To Work (Part 1)
As those made in God’s image, we were created and called to work, serving God and others through our labors in every realm of life and every corner of creation.
Psalm 90:16-17
The Local Church and the Universal Church
Christians are called to embrace a local church where they live out their faith, and the universal Church, which is the fulness of Christ and the focus of God’s great promises.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
Called To Many Callings
Each of us has received many callings – areas of responsibility where God works through us to serve others in every realm of life and every corner of creation.
Colossians 3:18-4:1
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Understanding Our Calling
Calling refers to the specific tasks and responsibilities given to us by God, through which God works to serve our neighbors and promote the common good, restraining the effects of the curse and bringing blessing to every realm of life and every corner of creation.
1 Peter 4:10-11; Jeremiah 29:4-7
Called To Be God’s Instruments In the World
God has called us to be His instruments in this fallen world, allowing Him to work through us to bring blessing in every realm of life and every corner of creation.
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:4-7; 2:15; 3:14-19
Called To Jesus Christ
God has called us to Himself so decisively in Christ that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is transformed as we live our entire lives in response to His call.
Matthew 4:18-22
Meditating On God’s Word
We are called to meditate deeply on God’s Word so that we might obey it and thus be truly successful.
Joshua 1:8
The Thanksgiving Meal
The Eucharist is the thanksgiving meal, where God’s people receive His grace anew and give thanks for His many blessings.
Matthew 26:26-29
Series Outline for The Walking Dead
This 3-week series looks at the metaphor of “walking dead” in Scripture. This includes our past – walking dead in sin; our present call – walking alive to God but dead to sin; and our future – walking alive forever!
Our Future – Walking Alive Forever
In eternity, we will be fully alive, free from the penalty, power, and even the presence of sin, as we glorify and enjoy God forever!
Revelation 21:1-5; 22:1-5, 20-21
Our Present Call – Walking Dead To Sin
Christians have been made alive to God but dead to sin in Christ, and are called to live in light of that reality.
Romans 6:11-14
Our Past – Walking Dead To God
All of us by nature were walking dead to God in our sin, but He has made His people alive to God in Christ.
John 5:24-25
Series Outline for Colossians – Christ Is All
This 14-week series is a verse by verse look at the book of Colossians. In this book, the Apostle Paul teaches believers that Christ is all we need, and in Him we have found the fullness God gives His people. In an age that many – even in the Church – believe that we need something other than Jesus, this book is a great reminder that in Christ we have found the fullness of God, and having found Him, we need nothing else.
A Christ Filled Team
The work of the kingdom is not done by a few superstars, but through the Spirit-empowered efforts of a Christ-filled team comprised of all believers.
Colossians 4:7-18
Christ Filled Prayer and Evangelism
A Christ filled life is one devoted to prayer and to seeing the Gospel go forth, making the most of the opportunities God gives us to share His good news.
Colossians 4:2-6
Relationships and Responsibilities in Christ the Lord
Our new status in Christ has not freed us from the relationships and responsibilities in our culture, but we now fulfill these under the Lordship of Christ.
Colossians 3:18-4:1
Communion
As we partake of Communion in faith, Christians are united in fellowship with Christ and His Body, the Church.
Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28