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Resolved (Part 4) Sermon Preached by Chris Lewis on January 26, 2025 Foothill Church exists to glorify God by living as disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus. https://foothill.church Learn about our For the Sake of His Name 2-Year Discipleship Journey: https://foothill.church/FTSOHN→ Check out more sermons
God instructs and enables us as His people to be fruitful and multiply. And if growth means anything, it means... change! And transformative change is built right into the Big Vision and blessing of God. He brings people from all walks of life together through Christ for a new purpose. The people of God are gathered to shape, change, and bless neighborhoods, cities, and even entire nations. According to God's good plan, His church is helping others become all that God has designed them to be.
Strategy is often one of most ill-defined and ill-fulfilled facets of modern organizations—from businesses to nonprofits to churches. And it's not hard to see why: “strategy” is often comprised of vague cheerleading-style words that are not really very concrete or actionable. But, for the Christian, there no reason to be completely ill-equipped regarding strategy. Kevin's episode today begins and ends with seven bold words: you can't most fully understand strategy if… Come join in! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.
Since we live in the real world, each of us is aware of hampering chokepoints in supply chains—where an enterprise didn't get the necessary good or service delivered as promised or expected. We certainly experienced that in the Covid era! But what about your workplace and your church—do you experience unnecessary chokepoints in the mission of either of those two organizations? Join Kevin as we look into the kaleidoscopic and challenging world of chokepoints—including another amazing twist or two by God in His economy! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.
So, we know that Christians are called to ably communicate, telling neighbors and others what God can do in their lives—that's called the Great Commission! When the questioning Pharisee Nicodemus approached Him, Jesus immediately talked about being born again and seeing the Kingdom of God. (John 3) That is all part of the New Covenant, the “better covenant,” as the book of Hebrews calls it. So, just what are the American church, your local church, and even you marketing on behalf of God? Join Kevin as we talk marketing and the New Covenant…a better covenant! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.
Despite all the guff that goes on about celebrating individuality, something calls to the core of our being as people when we experience a sense of belonging. Core to our identity is who we are, but also 'whose' we are - to whom do I belong? Who am I and who is my tribe?It is a quest that calls to the heart of each of us and our sense of belonging. Where do you belong?A message by David Toscano.
Hey, we live in an era of amazing supply chains in a place like America…all we need do is to take deeply-informed look at a Walmart shelf or an Amazon delivery! In previous episodes, we've also discovered that the most stunning supply chain is God's! But wait…what's doubly stunning is God's providence of intertwining our supply chains, each and every day! Join Kevin as we look at the providence of intertwining supply chains! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.
Love drives our actions, including our relationship with God. Jesus calls us to make disciples—those who love, follow, and obey Him. Our journey with Jesus is a lifelong progression, where we move from being lost to becoming disciple-makers. As we obey and make disciples, we experience God's presence and see lives transformed. Jesus modeled invitation by reaching out to the lost, and we are called to do the same, sharing our faith intentionally and walking with the authority and power of Jesus.
Today guest speaker Jerin Thomas shares from Matthew 28:18-20 a sermon titled, 'All In On Mission'. If you need support or encouragement, or would like to learn more about how to begin a relationship with Jesus, please reach out to the church or email help@hhachurch.com.
The essence of discipleship is a love relationship with the Lord Jesus (Matt 22:37-38, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27). A true disciple loves the Lord and seeks to express that in his life by pleasing and glorifying Him. This is not a legalism, but the obedience of love. The keeping of commandments is an expression of love (John 14:15). Without the motivation of love our Christian life just becomes outward performance, and loses its meaning and excitement, but when we live in an overflow of love, it is all joy. The motivation of a true disciple is loving the Lord, so the heart must first be converted to Christ through the Gospel. The purpose and effect of the Gospel is to win our hearts to Christ, bringing us into a love relationship with Him, in which we receive His love, causing us to give our love (heart) to Him (Rev 2:2-5). Mary demonstrated this love, manifested in worship, when she anointed Jesus (Mark 14:3-6, John 12:3-5). He connected her act of extravagant love with the preaching of the Gospel (Mark 14:9), as it demonstrated its purpose - the total conversion of our heart, so that we give Him our heart, love, devotion, worship, surrender, and life. God's love for us is extravagant, excessive and uninhibited, so our only appropriate response is to return that same kind of love to Him, giving Him our whole heart. That is the response the Divine Lover desires from His Bride. His love for us is prodigal (over the top, excessive, plenty too much) - Luke 15:20. The joy to which Jesus looked forward, that sustained Him through the Cross, was to have our heart, so we would be united with Him forever (Hebrews 12:2). True discipleship (obedience to Christ and His Word) follows on and flows out from a converted heart of love for the Lord, the fruit of the Gospel. Its essence is loving the Lord. It is the outworking of our love relationship with Christ, in the details of our life. Once we love Him, we want to please Him, to be like Him and do what He says. A disciple is a dedicated follower of Christ and learner of His Word, which teaches us how to live a life that glorifies Him. All true believers are His disciples, which is why Christians were originally called Disciples. It is not an optional extra. You can't receive Christ without your life changing and starting on the life of discipleship. If you are not a disciple, your heart is unconverted, and you are unsaved. Without true conversion, there can be no true life of discipleship. The 2 STAGES of (1) the personal conversion of our heart to Christ, through the Gospel, followed by (2) a lifestyle of discipleship correspond to the 2 PARTS of the Great Commission: (1) preaching the Gospel (the Good News of His love) unto salvation (Mark 16:15-16), and (2) making disciples by teaching His Word (Matthew 28:19-20). (1) The Gospel is designed to convert hearts to the Person of Jesus, not to a religion. Conversion is sealed by water baptism, the first ordained response of a convert, by which he publicly declares his faith, love and commitment to Christ. (2) This initial act of obedience also officially marks him out as one who has entered into a new life as a disciple, who follows Christ, learning and obeying His Word. The 2 parts of the Great Commission are connected by baptism. Part 1 results in baptism, and baptism is the initial official act of part 2. The heart of the Gospel is the declaration, revealing God's amazing unconditional LOVE for us (John 3:16), designed to convert our heart to loving God: “We LOVE Him, because He first LOVED us” (1John 4:19, Rom 5:8). The more we realise how much He has forgiven us, the more we will love Him (Luke 7:47). Trusting in His saving love, results in us giving (surrendering) our hearts to Him, receiving Him as our Lord and committing our lives to Him. We are His beloved Bride (2Cor 11:2-3). This devotion is created by Christ declaring His wonderful saving love for us in the Gospel. When we believe in His love for us, it produces love in our hearts for Him, so that we want to be with Him, be like Him, serve Him, glorify Him, and be united with Him forever. FAITH in Christ begets LOVE for Him, both of which together produce HOPE, the vision of a glorious future with Him (1Cor 13:13, 1Thess 1:9-10). This love of God in Christ for us began in eternity past, when God chose (foreknew, set His love on us, Jer 31:3, John 15:16). He loved us from eternity and will love us forever. In His love, He predestined us to glory, and then effectually called us to Himself by the Gospel, so that when we received Christ, He justified us (forgave us, put us into right-standing with Himself, and declared us righteous, based on the imputed righteousness of Christ). Justification then put us on the path of sanctification, where His Spirit changes us to become more like Jesus, through His imparted righteousness and life, as we trust in Him and obey Him, which will result in our glorification, when we are fully united with God (Romans 8:29-30).
The essence of discipleship is a love relationship with the Lord Jesus (Matt 22:37-38, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27). A true disciple loves the Lord and seeks to express that in his life by pleasing and glorifying Him. This is not a legalism, but the obedience of love. The keeping of commandments is an expression of love (John 14:15). Without the motivation of love our Christian life just becomes outward performance, and loses its meaning and excitement, but when we live in an overflow of love, it is all joy. The motivation of a true disciple is loving the Lord, so the heart must first be converted to Christ through the Gospel. The purpose and effect of the Gospel is to win our hearts to Christ, bringing us into a love relationship with Him, in which we receive His love, causing us to give our love (heart) to Him (Rev 2:2-5). Mary demonstrated this love, manifested in worship, when she anointed Jesus (Mark 14:3-6, John 12:3-5). He connected her act of extravagant love with the preaching of the Gospel (Mark 14:9), as it demonstrated its purpose - the total conversion of our heart, so that we give Him our heart, love, devotion, worship, surrender, and life. God's love for us is extravagant, excessive and uninhibited, so our only appropriate response is to return that same kind of love to Him, giving Him our whole heart. That is the response the Divine Lover desires from His Bride. His love for us is prodigal (over the top, excessive, plenty too much) - Luke 15:20. The joy to which Jesus looked forward, that sustained Him through the Cross, was to have our heart, so we would be united with Him forever (Hebrews 12:2). True discipleship (obedience to Christ and His Word) follows on and flows out from a converted heart of love for the Lord, the fruit of the Gospel. Its essence is loving the Lord. It is the outworking of our love relationship with Christ, in the details of our life. Once we love Him, we want to please Him, to be like Him and do what He says. A disciple is a dedicated follower of Christ and learner of His Word, which teaches us how to live a life that glorifies Him. All true believers are His disciples, which is why Christians were originally called Disciples. It is not an optional extra. You can't receive Christ without your life changing and starting on the life of discipleship. If you are not a disciple, your heart is unconverted, and you are unsaved. Without true conversion, there can be no true life of discipleship. The 2 STAGES of (1) the personal conversion of our heart to Christ, through the Gospel, followed by (2) a lifestyle of discipleship correspond to the 2 PARTS of the Great Commission: (1) preaching the Gospel (the Good News of His love) unto salvation (Mark 16:15-16), and (2) making disciples by teaching His Word (Matthew 28:19-20). (1) The Gospel is designed to convert hearts to the Person of Jesus, not to a religion. Conversion is sealed by water baptism, the first ordained response of a convert, by which he publicly declares his faith, love and commitment to Christ. (2) This initial act of obedience also officially marks him out as one who has entered into a new life as a disciple, who follows Christ, learning and obeying His Word. The 2 parts of the Great Commission are connected by baptism. Part 1 results in baptism, and baptism is the initial official act of part 2. The heart of the Gospel is the declaration, revealing God's amazing unconditional LOVE for us (John 3:16), designed to convert our heart to loving God: “We LOVE Him, because He first LOVED us” (1John 4:19, Rom 5:8). The more we realise how much He has forgiven us, the more we will love Him (Luke 7:47). Trusting in His saving love, results in us giving (surrendering) our hearts to Him, receiving Him as our Lord and committing our lives to Him. We are His beloved Bride (2Cor 11:2-3). This devotion is created by Christ declaring His wonderful saving love for us in the Gospel. When we believe in His love for us, it produces love in our hearts for Him, so that we want to be with Him, be like Him, serve Him, glorify Him, and be united with Him forever. FAITH in Christ begets LOVE for Him, both of which together produce HOPE, the vision of a glorious future with Him (1Cor 13:13, 1Thess 1:9-10). This love of God in Christ for us began in eternity past, when God chose (foreknew, set His love on us, Jer 31:3, John 15:16). He loved us from eternity and will love us forever. In His love, He predestined us to glory, and then effectually called us to Himself by the Gospel, so that when we received Christ, He justified us (forgave us, put us into right-standing with Himself, and declared us righteous, based on the imputed righteousness of Christ). Justification then put us on the path of sanctification, where His Spirit changes us to become more like Jesus, through His imparted righteousness and life, as we trust in Him and obey Him, which will result in our glorification, when we are fully united with God (Romans 8:29-30).
Sunday Sermon 8:30 Rev. Robson Gomez September 18, 2022
Sunday Sermon 8:30 Rev. Robson Gomez September 18, 2022
Sunday Sermon 8:30 Rev. Robson Gomez September 18, 2022
Sunday Sermon 8:30 Rev. Robson Gomez September 18, 2022
In part 5, the final part of our What is the Gospel? series, we look at understanding all of the gospel as it relates to repentance and then determine what the eternal gospel is. We examine what John the Baptist, Messiah, and Peter all taught about the gospel as well as the Great Commission. We also see what is meant by the eternal gospel mentioned in Revelation 14 and how the fear of God plays into it. Join us as we conclude our journey through the Scriptures to understand what is the gospel and gain a fuller understanding of all of the gospel.
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Tuesday Evening 3/16/2021
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In this episode of "In the Word, On the Go," best-selling author and speaker Gloria Furman discusses Matthew 28:18-20. She reminds us that, "When we see that all authority has been given to Jesus, our response is going. Let's go. If he has all authority in heaven and on earth, there's nowhere we can't go." Special Guest: Gloria Furman.
We each have a personal mission that God has equipped and prepared us for. Today we are going to talk about your personal mission on Cell Life Church Live. Related Posts: Mission: Go The post Your Personal Mission appeared first on Cell Life Church Live.
We each have a personal mission that God has equipped and prepared us for. Today we are going to talk about your personal mission on Cell Life Church Live. Related Posts: Mission: Go The post Your Personal Mission appeared first on Cell Life Church Live.
We each have a personal mission that God has equipped and prepared us for. Today we are going to talk about your personal mission on Cell Life Church Live. Related Posts: Mission: Go The post Your Personal Mission appeared first on Cell Life Church Live.
Week 2 – Jeff Maness – February 16, 2020 Baptism is not just an event we do in the church, it is a profoundly meaningful and incredibly powerful spiritual practice. But we shouldn’t be baptized just because the church offers it or because it’s important. We truly need to understand why we should be baptized....
A discussion of Christian life in Pakistan. Presented by the founder of Shining Light International Ministry.
Joyful worship full of answered prayers, feasting at the Lord's table, and witness from our Youth Choir, Poland, and Philippi Mission Teams this morning at our One Table Service!
The final message in our series on church membership. The early church was devoted to evangelism.
First Church of New Knoxville, Ohio
How Jesus changed the world The one thing we must do Objections(?) Go Baptizing 3. ___________________
Guest Speaker: Rev. Todd Alewine, Around the Corner Ministries
Guest Speaker: Rev. Todd Alewine, Around the Corner Ministries
Get In The Game Rev. Ryan VandeLinde 08/28/2016
Get In The Game Rev. Ryan VandeLinde 08/28/2016
Get In The Game Rev. Ryan VandeLinde 08/28/2016
Get In The Game Rev. Ryan VandeLinde 08/28/2016
Some things the early church did
Jesus set the priority of the church before He returned to heaven. This is easy to lose in a multitude of other tasks. The most important tasks the church can do are those that only the church can do. Since we cannot do everything, we must do first and best that which no one else can do - lead people to Jesus and nurture them in Him.
Juan Carlos Ortiz said, "In Argentina we sometimes use this baptismal formula: 'I kill you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and I make you born into the Kingdom of God to serve Him and to please Him.' It's different, but it works much better." In this sermon we start to counter our problem with forgiveness by returning to the foundational call of Christ.