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God wants a family and He created you to be a part of it. This is one of God’s purposes for your life, which He planned before you were born. The entire Bible is the story of God building a family who will love Him, honor Him, and reign with Him forever. The trouble is we often choose to live outside God’s plan. We experience troubles, hurts, and loneliness that may be self-inflicted. As a result we can miss out on the blessed relationships God intends for us. How then should we live as members of the family of God?
We are spending the first weeks of the new year exploring God’s core biblical purposes for every person and for every church. During week one we looked at worship. Your first purpose is to get to know and love God. Last Sunday we talked about how we are shaped by God to serve Him by serving others and we call that ministry. Next week we talk about how you are formed for God’s family. God wants you to learn to love other people and get along in His family, and the Bible calls that fellowship. Today we look at the biblical purpose of discipleship. We are created to become like Christ.
Today we will explore God’s purpose of each of us in ministry. Every follower of Jesus Christ needs a ministry in the church to the Body of Christ and a mission in the world to those outside the church. The worship hour will be abbreviated to provide time to explore our next steps in ministry at our Ministry Fair.
Today we begin a new series called NEXT. How do you know if you are growing in the areas God wants you to be growing in? This series will challenge us in what is NEXT.
How will your new year be different from the past year? While most Christians set goals related to their spiritual growth, most don’t ever get around to growing. As a result, we can miss the purpose for which God created us. How can we live our lives on purpose?
“Busy” is our favorite word to describe ourselves. We talk about the weariness and stress of our lives because of “busy.” Much of this pain is self-inflicted. An unintended consequence of busyness is the damage done to our relationship to God. Depth of relationship to God doesn’t come at the speed of “busy.” Be still.
The story of Christmas is a big deal. It is so much more than a warm, little Christmas story. In Philippians, the Apostle Paul tells us about the importance of the coming of the Christ
The biblical story of Christmas is familiar to most people but sometimes we miss key parts of the story. Today we will visit again the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.
During this season we celebrate the coming of God in the flesh. Some people like to keep Jesus in the manger. The Bible teaches us that Jesus didn’t stay a baby. In the Sermon on the Mount, we are challenged to move beyond being spiritual infants and on to maturity.
What if you had a chance at the greatest gift that was given to man? What if we told you that gift is just for you? Would you let it pass you by? The Greatest Gift is what we celebrated every year but so many of us get caught up in other things we miss it.