Sermon: 1 Peter: Blessed to Bless
[1 Peter 3:8-12] We are the Blessed Community. We are called to bless others. We are motivated to bless.
[1 Peter 3:8-12] We are the Blessed Community. We are called to bless others. We are motivated to bless.
[1 Peter 3:1-7] While Peter’s instructions may sound “old fashioned” to some, God is providing valuable principles for us as we live together in families inside the family of God.
[1 Peter 2:18-25]
Speaker: Darrius Hubbard
[1 Peter 2:11-17] Followers of Jesus are called to SUBMIT.
[1 Peter 2:4-10] Jesus is the Cornerstone. To Follow Christ is to Align with Him. God is Building Us into an Awesome House.
[1 Peter 1:22-2:3] Love each other deeply
Guest Speaker: Bryce Langley
[1 Peter 1:13-21] What does it mean to be holy? Are you more holy than you were 5 years ago?
[1 Peter 1:3-12] God’s great salvation and man’s response.
Speaker: Dan Moose
[1 Peter 1:1-2] Who you are determines how you will think and act in a given
situation.
Rather than just telling everyone that they need to be saved, we get to help them take one step at a time toward Jesus.
B – Begin with Prayer, L – Listen with Care, E – Eat Together, S – Serve with Love, S – Share your Story
[Acts 2:42, 46, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 19:1-10, Luke 7:34] Eating meals together was important in the Bible.
[Isaiah 53:5-6, John 3:16-17] We have been BLESSED with the GOOD NEWS.
Speaker: Drew Deas
[1 Peter 3:9, Genesis 12:1-3, John 17] We are called to bless others. Go and be a blessing. Jesus began with prayer.
What has God been teaching us through this season of transition?
Speakers: Joel Love, Sydney Deas, Tom Flage
[2 Corinthians 4:1-7] Holy inadequacy, holy motivations
Speaker: James Christenson
[Exodus 33:1-17] The Allure of the Destination, the presence of God in our lives, the presence of God in the church body and our desire for God’s presence.
Speaker: Sam Schreiner
[Matthew 28:1-9] “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!”
[1 Timothy 6:11-21] Paul’s final thoughts to his young protégé, Timothy.
[1 Timothy 6:2-10] The idol of the love of money and the idol of arrogance.
[1 Timothy 6:1-2] What kind of “slavery” is Paul talking about?
[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.
[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.
[1 Timothy 4:11-16] The New Testament calls each of us to Build Up the church upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. “This is why we labor and strive…”
[1 Timothy 4:1-10] Paul makes it clear that the church stands strong on the solid foundation of Jesus in 3:14-16
[1 Timothy 3:14-16] How does holding tightly to this sacred truth, that Christ came in the flesh, protect our doctrine? Guest Speaker: Herb Bloomquist
[1 Timothy 3:8-13] Paul is affirming God honoring lines of authority in these chapters.
[1 Timothy 3:1-7] In chapter 2 Paul talked about God’s ordained order in government, in the gospel, and in our worship. Now he talks about order in church oversight.
[1 Timothy 2:8-15] Worship for men and women, order for teaching and authority, and statement about being saved through childbearing.
[1 Timothy 2:1-7] God calls us to honor lines of authority. God calls us to pray for our leaders.
[Luke 2:8-20] The night Jesus was born, angels made a startling pronouncement to the shepherds. What God did for them is what God does for us!
[Luke 2:22-35] A Thought: Christmas is about Jesus. A Formula: Jesus + Nothing = Everything. A Challenge: Shine the Light of Jesus
[1 Timothy 1:12-20] The Apostle Paul had a testimony that was shocking and startling!
[1 Timothy 1:1-11] Paul has assigned Timothy to be the Pastor of the church in
Ephesus.
Stories of God’s faithfulness.
Guest Speaker: Jeremy Adelman, River City Church
Ruth 4 shows us 3 Different Kinsman – Redeemers.
[Ruth 3] God has been showing kindness to Naomi in a way that is softening her bitter heart and teaching her to trust Him again.
[John 21] Guest Speaker: Peter Dybvad
[Ruth 2] Ruth believed God. She displayed an Active Faith. She actually made choices that gave evidence to her faith. When she stepped out in Faith, God met her with Kindness.
[Ruth 1:6-22] We’ve met Naomi. Now we meet Ruth. These two women are both bound together, but it’s the differences that we see.
[Ruth 1:1-5] This is the story about refugees.
[Psalm 96:1-6] Continually worship with a fresh heart, turn worship into witness of the Gospel and share your stories of His grace & goodness.
[Hebrews 10:19-25] Speaker: Dan Moose
[2 Corinthians 12:7-10] The Apostle Paul doesn’t want to boast how he’s a better Apostle than the others based on his credentials. Rather, he points to his suffering as the evidence of God’s grace and strength in his life.
[2 Corinthians 2:12-17] Like showing our favorite pictures, we get to display JESUS in the way that we live. A yielded life shows Christ’s Victory!
We’ve seen how Paul prayed for his believing friends in several of his letters. Today we will see how Paul asked them to pray for him!
[Ephesians 3:14-21] Paul prayed for the growing believers in Ephesus.
[Ephesians 1:15-23] The Apostle Paul prayed for the believers in the Ephesian church, that their eyes would be open to spiritual realities that would help them know and trust Christ more.
[Philippians 1:9-11] Pray for people to love smart, love more, think clearly, live for Jesus. Our LOVE should overflow with the fruit of the Spirit.
This is a gospel prayer. Paul prays for us to grow confident in three things so that we might bear good fruit.