THE PURPOSE OF THIS SERIES: To help you understand and become a part of the rhythms God designed for the Christian Faith. Oftentimes, people just embrace an idea or practice that was handed to them and don’t ask… Why are we doing this? // Where did this come from?// Is there a precedent for it?// […]
EVER WONDER WHY…? Jesus said, “…I will build my church…” (Matthew 16:18), making it clear that the Church is God’s. The first church is what we must measure ourselves by; we’re to be devoted to all the first church was devoted to. WHY WE PRAY? Jesus taught us to engage in with our Creator, Savior, […]
This series is about the foundational elements of our worship services. Why we do what we do as a church? We acknowledge our church as Jesus’ church and therefore pattern it after His plan. Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the Apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. […]
THIS WEEK, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRAYER. • Have you ever noticed how many times throughout a service we pray together as a church? o Between 5-7 times each service! • Define Prayer: In its simplest form, prayer is communicating with God. The question is “Why do we spend so much time devoted to prayer […]
WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC AND SINGING WORSHIP TOGETHER HELPS UNIFY US WITH OUR GOD AND EACH OTHER. “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to […]
EVER WONDER WHY… WE DO WHAT WE DO IN A WEEKEND WORSHIP SERVICE? Jesus said, “…I will build my church…” (Matthew 16:18), making it clear that the Church is God’s. The first church is what we must measure ourselves by; we’re to be devoted to all the first church was devoted to. TOGETHER, WE ARE […]
EVERYTHING WE DO POINTS TOWARD AND REMINDS US WHO GOD IS. THIS WEEK: WORSHIP Worship (singing) is one aspect of corporate worship in the church. We don’t get to pick and choose—it’s not a buffet, and it’s all needed. Jesus led His disciples to sing to God the Father. Some of us refuse to do […]
WHY DID, AND DOES, JESUS’ CHURCH BAPTIZE? βαπτίζω- baptizō to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk). Lexicon :: Strong’s G907 – baptizō1 Acts 2:36-38 (ESV) 36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 37Now when they […]
Acts 2:37-38 37Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” 38Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive […]
THE FULFILLMENT OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL IS IN PEOPLE’S RESPONSE. Acts 2:36–47 THEY WERE PIERCED TO THE HEART. THEY BELIEVED WHAT THE DISCIPLES SAID. What shall we do? Peter’s response: Repent. Turn away from self-rule and accept who Jesus is: the King. We are becoming a part of a Kingdom of choice. God offers us […]
1 Corinthians 16:1–3 (NIV) 1Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. 2On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections […]
WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE ACCORDING TO GOD? As followers of Christ, the good life isn’t what society and culture defines as the good life. It’s what God, through His word, tells us the good life is. God wants us to have a life that is good, rich, satisfying, pleasing, and full. Not a “prosperity […]
In the “Ever Wonder Why” series, we discussed why we do specific elements of our weekend service. One thing we didn’t talk about that we do every week is the giving of our tithes and offerings. We omitted that from the last series, knowing it would be a focus of this series. From the beginning […]
1. INVESTING IN THE GOOD LIFE IS NOT ABOUT ________________. Proverbs 23:4-5 (NLT) 4Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. 5In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle The word investment implies a return on […]
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NLT) 17Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be […]
THE GOOD LIFE IS: A life under the Son, which leads to fellowship with others. Really knowing God means you know His heart. Loving God, in return, means we obey. Love requires generosity. 1 John 1:5–7 (NLT) 5This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there […]