Jun 12, 2016
Productive Living
By: Pastor David
Series: Stepping Through the Open Door
Titus 3:1-15
Our new living as Christians matches our new identity in Christ. Our inheritance determines
our future, and this affects how we live now. Paul calls Christians to devote themselves to
doing what is good.
Our God is a God of second chances! We may feel stuck and long for a new start. Good
news, God grants it! Our past does not define our situation, and it no longer determines our
future. Come this Sunday for our final sermon on Titus. Yet for all of us, it's not the end, but
because of God, it's a new beginning!
Titus 3:14 “Our people should learn to spend their time doing something useful and
worthwhile.”
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- Jun 12, 2016Productive Living
Jun 12, 2016Productive LivingBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorTitus 3:1-15 Our new living as Christians matches our new identity in Christ. Our inheritance determines our future, and this affects how we live now. Paul calls Christians to devote themselves to doing what is good. Our God is a God of second chances! We may feel stuck and long for a new start. Good news, God grants it! Our past does not define our situation, and it no longer determines our future. Come this Sunday for our final sermon on Titus. Yet for all of us, it's not the end, butbecause of God, it's a new beginning!Titus 3:14 “Our people should learn to spend their time doing something useful andworthwhile.”
- Jun 5, 2016Being a Character Witness
Jun 5, 2016Being a Character WitnessBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorTitus 2:1-10 Chapter 2 of Titus describes the kind of person God intends His followers to be. He describes the character of men, women, and those working for others. God wants to develop the character of His people to influence those around both in the church and also the wider community. God wants to develop our character. We are witnesses to others around us, both to other Christians, and to everybody else. How we live and what we do shows God to others. Come Sunday to hear about how God wants to develop you as a character witness to others around. How we live makes all the difference.Every day we are on the witness stand!!
- May 29, 2016Finding Your Way
May 29, 2016Finding Your WayBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorTitus 1:5-16Exploring how we live on the other side of the open door, the link between gospel belief and gospel behavior. He helps us reorient the gospel to the center of our lives. The Book of Titus helps lay out how to live according to God’s promises.Who has God placed in your life to help shape you, form you, encourage you? Who are your role models, spiritual guides, advisors? This Sunday we go back to the book of Titus to see how we link gospel belief and gospel behavior. God knows we grow best when we have spiritual mentors to help us grow spiritually. Come and learn about the mentors God has provided for you, and how you can be one, too!
- May 22, 2016Finding Your Way
May 22, 2016Finding Your WayBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorTitus 1:10-16How many doors are there in your life? Is your life a hallway of doors, each leading to a room that is a different part of our lives? Do you feel like you’re trying to juggle so many different parts, all the different compartments, all the different persons you are? This Sunday we begin our reading of the Book of Titus, written to help Jesus-followers see how to live on the other side of God’s open door. God intends for us to live unified, focused, centered lives. Come hear how to get your life together, aligning our behaviors with our beliefs. Time to live on the other side of the door!
- May 15, 2016Dry Bones Dancing Through the Door
May 15, 2016Dry Bones Dancing Through the DoorBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorEzekiel 37:1-14Ever feel dry and dead? Brittle and lack of life? Stuck, going nowhere? Come this Sunday to hear how God’s power comes down upon us–both individually and as a church–and makes us alive again. We have God’s Spirit, who sends us dancing through the open door!
- May 8, 2016I Could Not, Would Not, Should Not Go
May 8, 2016I Could Not, Would Not, Should Not GoBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorKnow what it’s like to run away from something God is calling us to? Sure! We all do. We wrestle with fear and stubbornness. Or, in language like Dr. Seuess, we say, “I could not, would not, should not go! I will not do what I am told. I will not ever be that bold! I will simply stay right here, even though the door is near!” Come this Sunday to hear how self-awareness is key to claiming the boldness to go forward. Oh yeah, and prayer, too!Jonah 1:1-3
- May 1, 2016Crossing the Threshold
May 1, 2016Crossing the ThresholdBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorProverbs 8:1-11Choices! Choices! Choices! How do we make decisions? There are so many options. What does God want us to do? Come this Sunday to learn how to seek wisdom from God that leads to discernment. Then we can go boldly through the doors open in front of us!
- Apr 24, 2016But Wait, There’s More!
Apr 24, 2016But Wait, There’s More!By: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorGenesis 3:1-8What color are the lenses of your glasses? I don’t mean your prescription glasses, or your shades, or fashion eyewear. I’m talking about the lenses you use to look at the world. How does the way you look at the world control what you see? The message this Sunday takes up the offer that God gives to each of us to look at the world differently, to see different possibilities, to see open doors that we can’t otherwise see. Come Sunday for a vision exam!
- Apr 17, 2016The Open Door
Apr 17, 2016The Open DoorBy: Pastor DavidSeries: Stepping Through the Open DoorGenesis 12:1-5Our lives are filled with open doors. Our problem is that we don’t know which ones to go through, or how to even work up the courage to give one a try. How do we decide? What if the risk is too great? How do we work up the courage to embrace change? How do we know? Don’t miss this Sunday as we learn how God opens doors in front of us, and our faith removes the paralyzing fear to actually go!