Acts 13:1–12 Why are Christians compelled to live on mission? Jesus sends us into a dark world where the truth of Christ brings salvation and freedom. Personal Burden • We go because we love the lost. Divine Commission • We go because we’re sent by Jesus. Spiritual Darkness • We go … [Read More…] Missional Motivations
You Become Like What Your Worship” Pastor Stephen Farish December 28, 2025 Psalm 115:4-8; 2 Corinthians 3:16 1. Two definitions a. worship: the right response of the human heart to God’s revelation of himself, which response involves loving God with all we have and all we are by, among other things, seeing, delighting in, treasuring, … [Read More…] You Become Like What You Worship
Luke 2:25–35 What sustains faith when we’re waiting on God? Beholding Jesus turns uncertainty into hope and transforms even death’s departure into peace. Awaiting • Living by faith means learning to wait. Beholding • Living by faith means trusting in the middle. Entrusting • Living by faith means surrendering in hope. … [Read More…] Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis
Like Zechariah, we wrestle with disbelief though God’s working in the quiet. Then Christ appears as our long-awaited Redeemer, King, and Peace. A New Exodus • Jesus is our Redeemer. A New Warrior • Jesus is our King. A New Freedom • Jesus is our Deliverer. A New Covenant • Jesus … [Read More…] Zechariah’s Benedictus
Joshua 4:21–22
Luke 1:46–55 When the proud prevail and hope feels thin, Mary sings of a God who sees the humble. Her Magnificat shows how His mercy and justice upends the world. God’s Delight • Our God honors the humble. God’s Strength • Our God fights for the feeble. God’s Justice • Our … [Read More…] Mary’s Magnificat
Acts 12:1–24 When darkness overwhelms and evil seems to win, Acts 12 shows us God is sovereign in the shadows. Trusting Him in the night is the very path He uses to deliver. Trust God’s Sovereignty • In the dark, our God is still King. Trust God’s Goodness • In the dark, … [Read More…] Trusting in the Dark
Mark 4:1–20 1. The Parable 2. The Parable Explained 3. The Part Left Unsaid: How Did the Good Soil Get Good? 4. How to Farm
Acts 11:19–30; 12:25–13:3 What happens when the Gospel reaches the least expected? Unlikely people become world changers through Christ. Unlikely Diversity The Gospel embraces the unlikely. Unlikely Unity The Gospel unites the unlikely. Unlikely Ministry The Gospel pursues the unlikely. Takeaway: The Gospel is for every unlikely one of us. … [Read More…] Unlikely Christians
Acts 10:1–11:18 Who can be in God’s family? Anyone saved by Jesus and sealed by His Spirit is welcomed by grace. The Setup God is setting up a meeting between Cornelius and Peter, proactively dismantling Old Covenant barriers. The Surprise The Gentiles are sealed by the Spirit in the New Covenant through … [Read More…] All in the Family
