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To faithfully minister the gospel we must develop a culture of care in our churches by equipping our members to offers sinners a better Savior, and sufferers a better story.

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When the days are long and the work is hard- how do we persevere, how do we survive? During our first two years in Taiwan, when we met challenge after challenge, and difficulty after difficulty, Paul was my role model. I learned so many precious lessons from Paul about how to keep on keeping on. Ministry Survival Lessons Remember that ministry is done by faith The joy of the Lord is your strength Measure all things with an eternal perspective Preach the gospel often especially ___ _______

In and Around VS Up and Out Continuing in our mission series this week, we’re asking the big question of “how do we prepare or help others prepare for the field?” There are many good answers and important skills to learn to help us in the path to glorifying the Lord. But there is only one thing that is truly paramount. Come! Let us learn more of the call that the Lord has for each of us, whether we go or we send, so that we may faithfully offer our lives to Him.

Paul, on that road to Damascus, asked Jesus two questions, "Who are you?" and "What do you want me to do?" And Jesus answered, "I am the Lord your God.” Jesus is calling Paul into a life of world mission to the gentiles. Being a transformed man, this one man with a renewed mind wants to glorify God above everthing else by becoming a blessing to the nations. In Sunday's message, we want to understand a CALL that God has uniquely placed in our lives - To be a blessing to the Nations!

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Congratulations to our high school graduates!

“Do you know the way?” Most of us some time in our lives have asked or been asked that exact question. Whether traveling or at a shopping mall we have approached or been approached by a random person for directions. This question applies not just for navigating streets but also in life. Like “Do you know the way to get into a top 10 college?” “Do you know the way to parent better?” And even in the Bible, people asked, “Do you know the way to eternal life?” Jesus said, “I am the Way.” Join us this Sunday as we conclude our series “This is the Way!” based on 1 John. Come and see the freeing truth that Jesus is Life. “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” (1 John 5:11) The assurance of eternal life in Jesus frees us to live with a mindset that death is “not that bad.” “Christians who do the most for this present world are those who think most

True fellowship is knowing God’s love and choosing to love one another.

Do you have true fellowship with God? What does fellowship with God even look like? Join us this Sunday as Caitlyn continues our 1 John Series, “This is the Way” and explores what it means for us as believers to walk in the light of Jesus!

“You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” This popular proverb literally means “you cannot retain possession of a cake and eat it, too.” Once the cake is eaten, it’s gone forever. Another way to say this is “you can’t have it both ways.” In the early church, many early believers were treating their newfound faith in this fashion, where popular culture and false teaching were undermining Jesus’ way. That as long as my thinking was good, my behavior was no big deal; as long as my spiritual soul was good, the sins of my earthly body did not matter. The Apostle John in his letter, 1 John, warned the early church of this kind of bifurcated thinking. Today Christians can still be susceptible to this wrong kind of living. Sound doctrine goes hand and hand with sound lifestyle. Come explore together 1 John and see how Jesus wants us to be. This is the Way!

Did you know that the word "suffering" is mentioned mret in 1 Peter than any other books in the Bible? Peter also says to hold on to our heavenly hopes and repeatedly check the condition of our hearts, and a way of life, that only makes sense if we are absolutely sure that we will have a great reward in heaven. So in today's message, he admonishes us to finish well during tough times.

1 Tough Times develop an focused faith. 2 Tough Times develop an genuine faith. Types of “Hard Times” Persecution - Being harassed or oppressed because of ones faith in Jesus. Trials - evil, disease, broken relationships, natural disasters, accidents Moral Consequences - physical, emotional, moral affects of sinful and selfish actions How we think about “Hard Times” is ultimate how we view God

1 Peter Ch. 3 is addressing how you and I as Christians are observed by the outside world. We are being watched in our response to the government, to our bosses, and even how we treat our spouses. And because we are being watched, we need to be loving and compasionate which the world will accept but what happens when it doesn't? While we treat the world with a tendeheart but still receive harm for being followers of Jesus Christ? In today's message, Peter talks about when our goodness meets the world's grievnaces.....

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

People quite often say, "Your son is a carbon copy of you." I feel good when I hear those words. I'm sure God feels the same when people see our holiness and say, "Hey, are you a Christian? I know your Father." Holiness is a reflection, a family resemblance. Peter talks about 5 things that makes us further from this truth - "Malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and gossip" Peter challenges us to stay away from these and CRAVE only on spiritual food from God!

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

The end message to our Staytreat! On Luke 15.

Context of 1 Peter: What did this mean to the original hearers of this? What was their background? Who wrote it? When? Why? Themes of 1 Peter: Tough times - persecution and suffering Looking back - connects to the history of Israel. Look forward - reminding them of the big picture of God certain future Look through 1 Peter1:3-9: Start (vs 3-5) Look forward to a great inheritance & salvation Main point (vs 6) Tough Times are a reality “grief for a little while “ Ends (vs 7-9) Tough faith = genuine faith refined like gold & ultimate joy 1. We need a bigger story Looking forward and looking back at what God has done and will do salvation 2. We need hard times? Because everything gets stripped away and it’s just you and God? We have to contend for our faith He moves us our relationship out of being transactional = one dimensional 3. We need deep resilient tough faith Peter “your faith is proven genuine” & “you will receive honor“ What are the top two things i

We have the awesome opportunity to support CItyTeam as some of their guys declare their faith in God through baptism.