God Is - My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
God Is - My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Because my Shepherd is leading me, I have all I need (1-3)
Because my Shepherd is with me, I have no reason to fear (4)
Because my Shepherd is inviting me, I enjoy Him (5-6)
God Is - Great and Good (Psalm 145)
God Is - Great and Good (Psalm 145)
BIG IDEA: "Worship His greatness. Share His goodness."
God Is - Unchanging (Hebrews 13:8)
God Is - Unchanging (Hebrews 13:8)
BIG IDEA: "Keep your eyes on our unchanging Savior because He will always be who He's always been."
Jesus is the Ultimate Man we look to
Jesus can always be trusted because He is always the same
Transform Your Thinking - Call to Mind the Lord (Lamentations 3:21-24)
Transform Your Thinking - Call to Mind the Lord (Lamentations 3:21-24)
Game-changing CHOICE (21)
Game-changing TRUTH (22-24)
Game-changing RESULT (24)
Transform Your Thinking - Hope & Holiness (1 Peter 1:13-16)
Transform Your Thinking - Hope & Holiness (1 Peter 1:13-16)
BIG IDEA: "Thinking with the right perspective leads to the right actions"
Intentionally think about your hope (13)
Imitate your Father's holiness (14-16)
Transform Your Thinking - Love God With Your Mind (Matthew 22:37)
Transform Your Thinking - Love God With Your Mind (Matthew 22:37)
BIG IDEA: "The ultimate purpose for your thinking is to know God so that you can love God."
Know the purpose for your mind
Love God with all of your mind
Transform Your Thinking - By Renewing Your Mind (Romans 12:2)
Transform Your Thinking - By Renewing Your Mind (Romans 12:2)
BIG IDEA: "When you think biblically you will live differently because you will be able to discern rightly what God wants for you."
Think biblically
Discern rightly
Live differently
Titus - Getting Gospel Work Done (Titus 3:9-15)
Titus - Getting Gospel Work Done (Titus 3:9-15)
BIG IDEA: "There's an urgency to keep getting gospel work done here and around the world!"
Avoid foolish arguments (vv.8-9)
Discipline divisive people (vv.10-11)
Keep a Kingdom mindset (vv.12-15)
Titus - Rehearsing the Gospel (Titus 3:3-8)
Titus - Rehearsing the Gospel (Titus 3:3-8)
BIG IDEA: "We need to constantly rehearse the gospel to ourselves"
3 reasons why...so that you will:
Have compassion on other sinners (v.3)
Place your confidence in God's work in you (vv.4-7)
Be careful to do good works (v.8)
Titus - Citizens & Neighbors (Titus 3:1-2)
Titus - Citizens & Neighbors (Titus 3:1-2)
BIG IDEA: "The gospel calls us to be good citizens and neighbors in our community.”
Be a submissive citizen who works for the good of our community (v. 1)
Be a kind neighbor who loves everyone in our community (v. 2)
Titus - Living in Light of the Gospel (Titus 2:11-15)
Titus - Living in Light of the Gospel (Titus 2:11-15)
BIG IDEA: "The gospel teaches us how God wants us to live and why.”
Say “No!”
Say “Yes!”
Say “Come!”
Say “Thank You!”
Say “Let’s Go!”
Titus - Your Role in a Gospel-Shaped Community (Titus 2:1-10)
Titus - Your Role in a Gospel-Shaped Community (Titus 2:1-10)
BIG IDEA: "You have a role to play so that our community is shaped by the gospel and reaches our culture with the gospel."
Your life can influence others in the church
Your life can reach unbelievers outside the church
Titus - False Teaching (Titus 1:9-16)
Titus - False Teaching (Titus 1:9-16)
BIG IDEA: "If we're going to be a community shaped by the gospel, our elders have to call out any message that contradicts the gospel!"
We have to know what is false teaching
We have to know how to deal with false teachers
Titus - Why Do We Need Elders? (Titus 1:5-9)
Titus - Why Do We Need Elders? (Titus 1:5-9)
BIG IDEA: "Elders lead by example so that the church is a community shaped by the gospel"
We need leaders who care (v. 5)
We need to be examples of godly families (v. 6)
We need to be examples of godly character (vv. 7-8)
We need to be taught sound doctrine (v. 9)
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.
Titus - Preaching for Your Faith & Godliness (Titus 1:1-4)
Titus - Preaching for Your Faith & Godliness (Titus 1:1-4)
BIG IDEA: "A growing church is a community shaped by the gospel. So we have to preach the gospel!"
We preach the gospel so that you will believe
We preach the gospel so that you will be godly
We preach the gospel so that we will be a loving community
Habakkuk - Trusting in the God Who Saves (Habakkuk 3:1-19)
Habakkuk - Trusting in the God Who Saves (Habakkuk 3:1-19)
BIG IDEA: “No matter what you’re going through, you can grow in your faith when you humble yourself and trust that God is your salvation”
Get low in worship (vv.1-2)
Remember while you wait (vv.3-16)
Trust Him no matter what (vv.17-19)
Habakkuk - You Don't Want to Be On That Team (Habakkuk 2:6-20)
Habakkuk - You Don't Want to Be On That Team (Habakkuk 2:6-20)
BIG IDEA: “Learn your lesson now from God’s coming judgment on all the proud and unrighteous!”
You have the assurance of God’s victory
You have to learn to humbly trust Him
Habakkuk - Wait in Faith (Habakkuk 1:12-2:5)
Habakkuk - Wait in Faith (Habakkuk 1:2-2:5)
BIG IDEA: "Sometimes we just have to wait and have faith that God's plan is perfect."
Wait for it
Live by faith