Big Idea: A weekly pattern of rest can help us delight in and depend on the ultimate person of rest
1) The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath (Mark 2:27)
2) The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath (Mark 2:28)
Do So More and More (1 Thes. 4:1-12)
Big Idea: Disciples of Jesus, as we reflect His image more and more, always have a next step.
You know what to do. You’re already doing it. Do so more and more. (v1-3)
Take a next step to conquer sin in your private life (v3-8)
Take a next step to love others in your public life (v9-12)
Gospel + ∅ (Part 5) Philippians 3:1-9
Big Idea: Confidence in our union with Christ frees us to rejoice in the Lord
1) The Poison: Legalism (Phil 3:2)
a. Dogs… defile by ignoring the gospel (Phil 3:2a)
b. Evildoers... enslave through deception (Phil 3:2b)
c. Mutilators... manipulate for their own glory (Phil 3:2c)
2) The Antidote: Confidence in our union with Christ (Phil 3:3-9)
a. We worship by the Spirit of God (Phil 3:3b)
b. We glory in Christ Jesus (Phil 3:3c)
c. We put no confidence in the flesh (Phil 3:3d-9)
3) The Response: Rejoice in the Lord (Phil 3:1)
A new source of joy…
Performance of Paul… a joy that’s fleeting, momentary, counterfeit.
Person of Christ… a joy that’s enduring, lasting, genuine.
Application: A Christ-confident Christian is tenaciously disciplined…
a. But not self-righteous
b. But not self-condemning
c. But not self-sufficient
Strategic Church-Planting (2 Timothy 2:22)
Big Idea: Strategic Church Planting isn’t really about church planting. It’s about Multiplication
1. Multiplication is an invitation into the creative work of God (Get 9:1; 17:6; 35:11)
2. Multiplication is tethered to, but dependent upon, our obedience (Jer 23:3)
3. Multiplication is about Jesus (Luke 9:1-2; 10:1)
4. Multiplication is a work of the Spirit (Acts 1:15; 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 14:23)
5. Multiplication happens in and through the Church (2 Timothy 2:2)
What does this mean for Monday?
a. Invest with us
b. Give with us
c. Live Sent
Biblical Preaching For Living Sent (Acts 17:16-34)
Big Idea: Biblical preaching propels us to live sent.
Biblical preaching…
Consider the audience (v16-21)
Communicates the truth (v22-31)
Connects the heart (v23, 28, 32-34)
God’s Word For God’s Glory (2 Timothy 3:16-4:4)
God’s Word For God’s Glory (2 Timothy 3:16-4:4)
BIG IDEA: The words of scripture function like no other words and we need them like no other words.
Scripture changes us to glorify God (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Scripture needs to be communicated (2 Timothy 4:1-2)
Scripture competes with our cravings (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
Walking in Christ (Colossians 2:6-7)
Walking in Christ (Colossians 2:6-7)
BIG IDEA: “You began in Christ alone. Keep going in Christ alone. Christ is everything.
We walk in Christ by looking back at who and what we received (v 6)
We walk in Christ firmly rooted and continually built on a secure foundation (v 7a)
We walk in Christ with overflowing and increasing gratefulness for grace (v 7b)
Discipleship Podcast Ep. 8 - Radical Disciples
Jesus’ call to follow Him in the Bible sounds pretty intense and even radical. But is that because we have excused away His words and settled for a more comfortable version of discipleship? If we honestly look at what Jesus said, what seems “radical” should really just be normal Christianity. Anything less just isn’t discipleship.
