Messages that Build a Christ Connection
40 Days of Purpose
No matter who you are: rich or poor; famous or not; woman or man; single or married; child, teen, or adult; preacher or lay person – everyone one of us wants to know “Why am I alive? Does my life matter? Is there a purpose in my life? And where do I find the answers to these questions?”
Our church went through “40 Days of Purpose” using Rick Warren’s book “Purpose Driven Life”. We explored what the Bible has to say, for it is our owner’s manual from the One that created us and loves us.
September 8 “What on Earth am I Here For?” Audio Text
September 15 “You Were Planned for God’s Pleasure” Audio Text
September 22 “You Were Formed for God’s Family” (delivered by Myra Wheeler due to illness) Audio Text
September 29 “You Were Created to Become Like Christ” Audio Text
October 6 “You Were Shaped for Serving God” Audio Text
October 13 “You Were Made for a Mission” Audio Text
A Study of the Book of Revelation
What are you scared of? What frightens you?
Spiders? Snakes? Bats? Dark rooms? Loud noises? Thunderstorms?
Revelation?
There are a bunch of people afraid of the Book of Revelation. It’s frightening. It’s confusing. It’s dire. Best just to stay away from it.
But the Book of Revelation is the only book in the Bible that promises a blessing to those who read and obey it’s message.
We looked at the Book of Revelation from a Wesleyan perspective and found the praise, predictions, and purpose in the book, then strengthen for the days ahead.
June 9 “I Can’t Understand It: An Introduction” Audio Text
June 16 “Christ Has Conquered” Audio Text
June 23 “Christ’s Message to the Churches” Audio Text
July 7 “Worship in Heaven” Audio Text
July 14 “The Lamb Who Was Slain” Audio Text
July 21 “The Judgments Come – Part 1” Audio Text
July 28 “The Judgments Come – Part 2” Audio Text
August 11 “Where Are We?” Audio Text
August 18 “Evil Personified” Audio Text
August 25 “The Final Battle” Audio Text
September 1 “The End and the Beginning” Audio Text
“Spiritual Metamorphosis”
Kathy Kitchel shared a message from Ephesians 2:4-9.
August 4 “Spiritual Metamorphosis” Audio
Beloved of God
Many Christians read their Bible, and when they find a verse that really speaks to them, they will underline or highlight the verse, in part as a marker of Scriptural truth, as well as a reminder of God’s revelation to them. John 3:16 – oh, yeah, that’s underlined, and a host of others.
Read the book of 1 John, and you will find a host of Scriptures that speak straight to the heart of the believer. And why? These are words to the Beloved of God.
We studied this short, but incredible book, to discover who we are in God’s eyes, and what we must do in response.
May 5 “Finally Seeing the Truth” Audio Text
May 12 “Truths for the Beloved” Audio Text
May 19 “The DNA of the Beloved” Audio Text
June 2 “Characteristics of the Beloved” Audio Text
The Disciples’ Journey to Easter
With our personal self-denial and repentance during Lent, we are on a journey towards the Cross and the Resurrection. We do this as we reflect on the events nearly 2,000 years ago.
But there was a group of people at actually walk that path towards that fateful Friday and glorious Sunday. They were the disciples. And though they really didn’t understand what was going on at the time, it was a completely life-changing experience.
We joined the journey with the followers of Jesus during our series “The Disciples’ Journey to Easter.” We examined each of the disciples to discover that Jesus is teaching us through them.
March 10 “Matthew and James the Less” Audio Text
March 17 “Thaddeus, Simon, and Nathaniel” Audio Text
March 24 “The Women Who Followed Jesus – Part 1” Audio Text
March 31 “The Women Who Followed Jesus – Part 2” Audio Text
April 7 “James and John” Audio Text
April 7 “Branches” Lenten Service message Audio Text
April 14 “Philip and Andrew” Audio Text
April 18 “Judas” Audio Text
Growing
I don’t know about you, but I want to grow: grow mentally for myself, relationally with my wife, and spiritually with God. I want to be that child of God for whom is said when I die, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” And that takes commitment.
For two weeks, we committed ourselves to the spiritual topic of “Growing.” We spent time getting serious about our spiritual growth as we approached the season of Lent.
February 17 “The Benefits of the Blessed” Audio Text
February 24 “It Starts with Faith, but it doesn’t Stop There” Audio Text
March 9 “While There is Still Time” Audio Text
Fishin’ with Jesus
We looked at how things change when we go fishin’ with Jesus as Peter, Andrews, James and John did in Luke 5.
February 10 “Fishin’ with Jesus” Audio
Becoming God’s New for You
It’s a New Year, and often the New Year helps us think about what changes we want to see in our lives, our habits, our hobbies, and our future. The New Year helps us focus on what’s more important than what we have allowed to rule our life in the past.
God has a new you in mind. That’s right. God has a new you in mind, a you that looks more and more like His Son Jesus. And we know how much God loves the Son.
As we began 2019, we focused our message series on this: Becoming God’s New for You.
January 6 “What to Get Rid Of” Audio Text
January 27 “What to Take On” Audio Text
February 3 “Essentials of Becoming God’s New for You” Audio Text