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Miracles and Misunderstandings | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 20
Big Idea: Jesus is easy to miss. Jesus fed the 5000 after His disciples returned from being sent out. (6:30-44) Jesus responded to the crowds with compassion, (6:34) ...
Purpose in the Pain | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 19
Big Idea: is Pain is often for your growth or God’s glory. Causes of our Suffering and Pain We live in a fallen world. Self-inflicted. Caught in the backwash. 5 ...
Sexuality | True Identity | Week 4
Big Idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. Me must make the shift from a societal sexual ethic to a sanctified sexual ethic. Two Ways our Identity in Christ ...
Race | True Identity | Week 3
Big idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. God’s Dream for One New Humanity. Galatians 2:11-14 The Problem with our GospelIt’s IncompleteIt’s highly individua...
Politics | True Identity | Week 2
Big idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. Where does our Identity in Christ leave us politically? We are Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven first. - Philippi...
Your True Identity | True Identity | Week 1
Big Idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. The Traditional View: Your identity is assigned to you by your role in the community and your sense of worth comes ...
The Possibility of a New Life | Holy Week 2024 | Easter Sunday
What is one word that describes your life right now? The Resurrection and the Possibility of New Life. New life starts with a willingness to step out of hiding (19:38-...
The Tears of a Revolutionary | Holy Week 2024 | Palm Sunday
The Tears of Jesus and His Palm Sunday Intentions He rode in as Messiah. Zechariah 9:9 He rode in as a revolutionary (:41-42) Luke 13:34 Lessons in Responding t...
Equipping Disciples for Ministry | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 18
Big Idea: You have been called and sent.Three critical resources for living on mission: Calling Partnerships Spiritual Authority How to Live Out Your Kingdom callingLe...
Dealing with Disparaging Critics | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 17
Big Idea: walking with Jesus will always include disparaging critics. Some Lessons in Dealing with Critics Following Jesus will always be offensive to some (6:1, 3)Don...
From Fear to Faith | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 16
Big Idea: Jesus wants to lead us from fear to faith.Context:Theme: Son of God/ Son of ManLiterary Markan “sandwich”A Study in Perspectives:Character Profile: JairusSta...
Reaching those on the Other Side | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 15
Big idea: there are people in your life who need to hear your faith story. Three Reflections from today’s text: When Jesus redeems your life, you have a story to tell ...
Sleeping Through the Storm | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 14
Get caught up at www.whoisgrace.com/mark Four themes Son of God/ Son of Man Cosmic ConflictDiscipleship Failure Ordinary Heroes Big Idea: Jesus uses storms to demonstr...
Embedded Influencer | Future Church | Week 5
Big idea: As an embedded influencer, I understand how God has purposefully gifted and positioned me to multiply His work in the world. John 20:19-22 Reminders from thi...
Intentional Friend | Future Church | Week 4
Mission statement: Following Jesus as we live out God’s story every day everywhere. Dream Disciple Compassionate StorytellerSavvy FollowerIntentional FriendEmbedded In...
Savvy Follower | Future Church | Week 3
Dream disciple. Compassionate StorytellerSavvy FollowerIntentional FriendEmbedded Influencer. Big idea: As a Savvy Follower I will discern God’s voice and follow his l...
Compassionate Storyteller | Future Church | Week 2
Mission: following Jesus as we live out God’s story every day, everywhere. Dream Disciple:Compassionate Storyteller: I know God’s story, my place in it, and am motiva...
The Future of the Church | Future Church | Week 1
Some Shifts in our Church Remodel: Less attraction more mission. Less big more small. Less new more old. Less telling more training. Less counting attendance more coun...
The Danger of Distraction | Resolved | Week 2
Distraction = the temptation to give the focus and energy needed for something highly important to something that is often quite insignificant.Big idea: This year let’...
Getting Close to God is Possible | Resolved | Week 1
4 Truths about Getting Close to God. God’s desire is for you to be close to Him (Jeremiah 24:7) You sabotage closeness with God by hiding (Genesis 3:8-10) God does...
It Looks Like Family, But We’re Fractured | Christmas Behind the Curtain | Week 3
Big Idea: Invite the light of Christ into your family this Christmas. The perfect outfit for a peaceful family Christmas. PUT ON: Compassion: a deep sensitivity to ...
It Looks Impressive, But I’m in Over my Head | Christmas Behind the Curtain | Week 2
Big idea: Invite the light of Christ into your EXPECTATIONS this Christmas. What is Biblical hope? The confident expectation that God will fulfill His promises. 4 ...
It Looks Like Joy, But I’m Not OK | Christmas Behind the Curtain | Week 1
Big Idea: Invite the light of Christ to your emotions this Christmas Runaway emotions Insecurity Guilt Anger Sadness. Isaiah 9:1-7 Four Titles that Bring True ...
The Kingdom of God is Here | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 9
Big Idea: The Kingdom of God is here… what are you doing with it? The truth of Jesus’ parables are meant to be revealed. (Mark 4:21-23; 33-34) The terms Kingdom of G...
Why Some People Never Get it | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 8
Why Some People Never Get it 11/19/23 | Pastor Derek | Mark 4:1-20 The structure of today’s passage the parable itself a section about the mysterious nature of the...
A Disciple's Job Description | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 6
Big Idea: Disciples tell His Story. A Pattern in God’s Story = Creating, Calling, Sending Components of a Disciples’ Job Description: To be WITH Jesus (Mark 3:14) Pr...
Following the Rules and Missing Jesus | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 5
Big idea: You can keep religious rules and still miss Jesus.Blinded by Narratives: A case study in how to miss Jesus01. On how to respond when being threatened. Legali...
The Gift of Sabbath | The Gospel of Mark: A Movement of Misfits | Week 4
Legalism vs. LicenseBig idea: Jesus is Lord of everything, so you can rest easy. 3 Markers of LegalismLegalists add their own rules to the scriptures. Legalists appoin...
