Apr 3, 2022
A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Justice of Jesus”
Scripture:  Matthew 12:18-21
 
Justice won’t be complete or perfect until Jesus returns. We will always have to live with some unfairness and injustice until then. That doesn’t mean we shrug our shoulders and accept it. Love acts.
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  • Apr 3, 2022A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Justice of Jesus”
    Apr 3, 2022
    A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Justice of Jesus”
    Scripture:  Matthew 12:18-21
     
    Justice won’t be complete or perfect until Jesus returns. We will always have to live with some unfairness and injustice until then. That doesn’t mean we shrug our shoulders and accept it. Love acts.
  • Mar 27, 2022A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Courage of Jesus”
    Mar 27, 2022
    A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Courage of Jesus”
    Scripture:  Romans 12:1-2, Luke 9:23-27
     
    We might think our lives would be changed if we had more friends, more money, or less stress. Transformation comes from changing our minds, not from changing our circumstances. A Jesus-shaped life requires a Jesus-shaped mind.
  • Mar 20, 2022A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Relationships of Jesus”
    Mar 20, 2022
    A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Relationships of Jesus”
    Scripture:  Ephesians 5:1-12
     
    Becoming like Jesus means taking on some of his traits and characteristics. There is one trait of Jesus that rises to the top of them all: love. Christlikeness shows up as love.
  • Mar 13, 2022A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Obedience of Jesus”
    Mar 13, 2022
    A Jesus-Shaped Life: “The Obedience of Jesus”
    Scripture:  Luke 6:46-49
     
    We are all tempted to say, ‘I know a shortcut,’ to God’s directions in our lives. There is a name for those shortcuts: sin. And Jesus told us it doesn’t end well. Rule-keeping is not God’s aim; transformation is his intent.
  • Mar 6, 2022A Jesus-Shaped Life: “Made for This”
    Mar 6, 2022
    A Jesus-Shaped Life: “Made for This”
    Scripture:  1 Thessalonians 4:3a, Galatians 5:16-17
     
    If you are a follower of Jesus, there is another force at work in your life-the power of the Holy Spirit. And he is shaping you into the image of Jesus.
  • Feb 27, 2022How to Really Change: “Abide”
    Feb 27, 2022
    How to Really Change: “Abide”
    Scripture:  Romans 7:4, John 15:1-8
     
    How do we experience true change? Jesus calls us to abide in him, to stay close to him, so that he lives through us and bears fruit through us. So the big secret to experiencing change is to stop focusing on changing ourselves, and focusing instead on staying close to Jesus.
  • Feb 20, 2022How to Really Change: “Die Before You Die”
    Feb 20, 2022
    How to Really Change: “Die Before You Die”
    Scripture:  Romans 6:1-10
     
    Over and over again, we find an exhortation in the New Testament: to die to self. Knowing what that means and how to do it is a big key in how to experience true change.
  • Feb 6, 2022How to Really Change: “The Heart of the Problem”
    Feb 6, 2022
    How to Really Change: “The Heart of the Problem”
    Scripture:  Romans 7:15-19
     
    We have all experienced the frustration of trying to change ourselves, and not being able to do it. But when it comes to the most serious things about our lives that are causing chaos, what if the problem is not simply that change is hard, but that we are enslaved to sin? In this series, we will look at the freedom that Jesus has bought for us, and how we can live into that freedom for our lives.
  • Jan 30, 2022By Design: “Pursued for a Purpose”
    Jan 30, 2022
    By Design: “Pursued for a Purpose”
    Series: By Design
    Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12
     
    Because God is our all-powerful and all-living designer, God also is always with us, whether we feel His presence or not. God is always pursuing us to fulfill His purposes in us, and God gives practices and church community as means to allow His work to shape us.
     
  • Jan 23, 2022By Design: “The Hidden Word”
    Jan 23, 2022
    By Design: “The Hidden Word”
    Series: By Design
    Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16
     
    God gives us the gift of Scripture to guide us and to align us with His will and His ways. That is how we live into His design of us.