Witness

Dead Guy Eats Fish

"Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I..." - the Risen Lord

The Easter story is startling and news worthy. It changes everything.

For:

April 19, 2015

Luke 24:36-48

Easter 3

Miracles

Fish

Jesus

Witness

Old and Young

"This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many"- Simeon

God has intruded into our cycle of birth - innocence - rebellion - maturity - midlife - old age - and death. He has given us something eternal. What we see is not a generational division, but a timeless unity.

For:

December 27, 2020

Luke 2:22-40

Christmas 1

Sunday between Christmas & New Year's

Aging

Hope

Witness

Wait

[As they waited they] devoted themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus -Acts 1:14

What has our experience with the coronavirus been about? It’s been about waiting. In Acts 1:4, Jesus tells the disciples to wait. We will never be effective at anything in our lives unless we learn to wait.

For:

May 24, 2020

Acts 1:1-14

Easter 7

Living with Chaos

Jesus says, “By your endurance, you will gain your soul."

The Rock of Gibraltar for people in Jesus’s day was the temple in Jerusalem. Solomon had built the first temple and it lasted over 400 years. Jesus He says Herod’s temple won’t last 40 years.

For:

November 17, 2019

Luke 21:5-19

James 4:13-14

Pentecost 23

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Paul and Silas are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe.

There are many people today who once they become Christians, become less valuable to their employers, because they aren’t willing to lie or do things that are unethical at work anymore. Christianity is a dangerous thing. In Acts 16 Paul and Silas went to jail because of the gospel of truth and justice.

For:

May 28, 2019

Acts 16:16-23

Easter 7

Many ways to say, "See You Later"

Lo, I am with you always

There are 3 and 1/2 ascension storys. Why? Jesus says good bye to each person he met on this earth in a different way. Each group of people, each church, might need to hear something different.

Acts 1:6-9

Matthew 28:16

Ascension Day

Easter 6

Don't Bury the Lead

The disciples said to Thomas, “We have seen the Lord.” John 20:25

We live in a era in which it is not proper to speak about the deep mystery of Easter. Okay, Jesus' resurrection gets one day. Why can't we be more like Mary and the disciples, who keep saying , “We have seen the Lord” until even Thomas believes it.

For:

April 28, 2019

John 20:18-29

Easter 2

Resurrection

Eternal Life

Witness

Mission First, People Always

The US Army has a slogan: Mission First, People Always. It can be translated for the church as; Witness First, Be Disciples Always. In both the business world and the military, such slogans emphasize the priority of both developing a strategy to achieve your mission, as well as, building an organization that invests in its members. The strategic front-end of the slogan, prods leaders to compete, win the battle, and remain on task. The people-end of the slogan, prods leaders to build healthy organizations, channel resources into training, develop teamwork, and always serve the needs of your members.

There are 4 regions that a church can inhabit

Vectors

Witness

Discipleship

Top 5 Barriers to Evangelism

Zig Ziglar says that every sale [of a product] overcomes five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. This list deserves our attention; witnessing involves selling the church and our Lord. The five barriers translate easily into five problems that every congregation has to solve. For the average congregation trying to sell the Gospel of Jesus Christ to their unchurched neighbors, Ziglar’s list is in a rising order of importance.