As we wrap up “Follow Me,̶1; Pastor Tim takes into 1 John 4:9-12 to consider what it looks like to follow Jesus into brotherly affection and love.
Jim Krenning lights the third (“Joy̶1;) candle as we continue through a special 52 Verses, 52 Books, 52 Weeks journey through Advent. Jim takes us to the Gospel of John to think about the joy Jesus offers each of us as a free gift.
Join us for a special New YearR17;s Day Steadfast broadcast we wrap up the journey through John 6 that weR17;ve been taking over Advent during our Sunday night series. Jim presents us with an important question: why do we want to do what we do at church?
As we wrap up our series in John 5, we are confronted with the most important question: do we believe His words?
Are we trying to light up our lives with our own glory or GodR17;s? Pastor Tim takes us back to John 5, looking at verses 41-44 in tonightR17;s Steadfast.
We can miss the more urgent thing because we get distracted by the immediate. As we begin exploring John 5, Jesus encourages us not to miss whatR17;s truly important.
Lots of things claim to be of value R12; but which ones really are? Which ones are just so much “Monopoly money̶1;? Pastor Tim explores the question as we continue in John 5 tonight.
John calls us to be vigilant to spiritual threats, offering a message that went against the flow.
The wisdom of the world says: “Get ahead at all costs.” In Mark 10:35-45, James and John tried that when they asked Jesus for a promotion: “When you take your throne, can we have thrones on each side of you?”. Jesus confronted their worldly attitudes by teaching them a crazy strategy for success: Instead of “Get ahead at all costs” Jesus told them to “Serve no matter the cost.”
GodR17;s vision church didnR17;t start with the church building, or even with Christian environments: it started with the world! In John 3:16 we learn that “For God so loved the WORLD…̶1;. Many times we view the world as broken, but, in reality, they are lost and wounded.