Portico Church in Oshkosh, WI
ABIDING and ENDURING they often go hand in hand, because there will always be challenges to our faith. Main Text: 1 John 2:18-28 1 John 2:18Matthew 24:4-51 John 2:19Psalm 55:4-5, 12-141 John 2:191 John 2:20-27ABIDEIntimacyBeliefsDecisionsActionsEndurance 1 John 2:281 John 2:24-25 Going Deeper Questions Ice Breaker Question: have you ever been betrayed or ignored by someone close … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Endurance (1 John 2:18-28) →
Message Outline 1 John 2:12-14 (reference) Children: You have real victory because your sins have been forgiven, and you know the Father. Young Men: You have real victory because you are strong in Christ through the Spirit of God in you. Fathers: You have real victory through Jesus, your first love. 1 John 2:15-17 1 … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Victory (1 John 2:12-17) →
Message Outline 1 John 2:1-11 1 John 2:3 Ginosko means to know from first-hand experience. Real knowledge of Jesus is demonstrated when we keep His commands. John 14:15, 21, 23, 24; John 15:10 1 John 3:11 John 15:12 The command that shows we really know Jesus is this: Love one another. All sin is a … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Knowledge 1 John 2:3-11 →
Message Outline Each Time John revisits a theme it amplifies the idea even more. 1 John 1:5-10 5 This is the message we have heard from him [Jesus] and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Light (1 John 1:5 – 2:2) →
1 John 1:1-4 Koinonia (fellowship) means partnership; sharing in participation together. What does REAL FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS look like?When we spend time with God, we get the real treasure: God himself! What does REAL FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS look like?MY joy can't be complete without you. And OUR joy can't be complete without each other. Challenge … Continue reading The Real Thing: Real Fellowship (1 John 1:1-4) →
Always Be Ready: The Sheep and the Goats
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Always Be Ready: The Oil and the Lamps
Always Be Ready: the rescue of the churchLuke 21:28-33Matthew 24:36-39Genesis 7:1, 4, 5, 7, 10Thessalonians 5:1-11Jesus is our “ark” and He will rescue us from the tribulation this world will face.Matthew 24:40-411 Thessalonians 4: 15-18John 14:3The day Jesus speaks of is when all the believers (the church) will be taken away from this world or … Continue reading Always Be Ready: the Rescue of the Church →
Always Be Ready: The Second Coming of Jesus
Always Be Ready: the time of tribulationMatthew 24:9-14What will be the sign of your coming?Matthew 24:15Daniel 9:21-27Luke 21:23-24Jonah 1:4-6Matthew 24:15-28 Every test and every trial and every temptation is an opportunity to confirm our faith by trusting Jesus in our actions and with our words.
Luke 21:5-36 What will be the signs of the temple's destruction (and when will it happen)?Luke 21:12-19Luke 21:12Matthew 24:9 Persecution of Christians is a very normal thing in the context of God's movement in the world.John 15:18-211 Peter 4:12-14, 16, 19 Luke 21:20-24Josephus QuoteBe ready for whatever comes next by learning and responding to Jesus' … Continue reading Always Be Ready: The Struggle Will Be Real →
Always Be Ready: The Beginning of the End
Living in the Moment: Don’t Get Up Yet
Matthew 6:25-34The Greek verb “merimnaó” is used in the New Testament to describe a state of anxiety or worry.Anxiety is perceived POTENTIAL trouble.Matthew6:32-34Stay focused on living in the moment.Pray about everything.Philippians 4:6-7Take every thought captive to the mind of Christ.Philippians 4:8-9Share your struggles with others.
How Can I Help?Matthew 19:28-30Matthew 19:30Matthew 20:16Matthew 20:17-21Luke 9:54Matthew 20:22-28Instead of striving for success, seek to serve.The greatest among us is the one who serves others like Jesus did.Are we doing the work of a servant?Do we have a servant’s heart? Jesus is looking for people willing to do the work of a servant, with … Continue reading Living in the Moment: How Can I Help? →
Luke 10:38-42(picture of Mount of Olives)Don’t be too busy for GodDon’t be too busy for God, er no?Luke 10:41-42Jesus highlighted the importance of prioritizing our spiritual nourishmentIn the midst of our busyness, don’t neglect the one thing that truly matters—our relationship with GodMary made a conscious decision that prioritizing Jesus in that moment was what … Continue reading Living in the Moment: Busy, Busy, Busy →
We often struggle to be present in the present.The past can paralyze the present.Isaiah 43:18-192 Corinthians 5:17The future is never more than a maybe.Luke 12:16-20James 4:14 A Better WayMatthew 11:28-30Exodus 20:8-11Matthew 23:2-4 Living in the present requires surrendering a past you can't change, and trusting God with a future you can't control. (Craig Groeschel)
Our Focus is JesusThe Gospel is CentralWe are a FamilyWe is Greater than MeWorship is a LifestyleGenerosity is Normal We are Kingdom PeopleColossians 1:13-14Philippians 3:20-21We live for something more.Matthew 6: 19-21, 33We look different than the world around us.Colossians 3:1-17We are part of something bigger than us.Acts 1:8We Endure with Hope1 Peter 1:3-9 Love is … Continue reading This Is Us: We Are Kingdom People →
Worship is a LifestyleRomans 12:1Worship Starts in the HeartMatthew 15:8-9Worship is Done in Spirit and TruthJohn 4:23We Worship What We Value MostPhilippians 3:8-9 Generosity is NormalMark 12:41-44Giving is not the same as Generosity2 Corinthians 8:1,2, 7Generosity Reflects His HeartRomans 8:32Generosity Reframes Our HeartMatthew 6:19-21Generosity Results in BlessingProverbs 11:24-25Luke 6:382 Corinthians 9:6Generosity Releases Our GripDeuteronomy 15:7-82 … Continue reading This Is Us: Worship is a Lifestyle →
His Light and Glory Waken us to Worship
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Light & Glory in the Christmas Story – John 1:1-16
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Commemoration: remembrance, typically expressed in a ceremony. Why is commemoration so important in our Christian lives? So We Don’t Forget Luke 22:19-20Deuteronomy 4:9Deuteronomy 4:23 So we remember who we are Psalm 103: 1-5 So we maintain relationship with him John 15: 4-8
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