Journey Weekly

Summer Book Club | Rooted

BIG IDEA: God wants to plant us in the soils of DEVOTION, SERVICE and the INTEGRITY OF COMMUNITY. TEXT: 1 Samuel 8

Summer Book Club | Unexpected

BIG IDEA: With God on our side, we don't have to fear the unexpected. We can move forward with unwavering faith because we know that He is in control. TEXT: Daniel 3, James 1:2-4, Romans 5:3-4

Summer Book Club | Un/Offendable

BIG IDEA: Pray for your enemies and forgive as God forgave you. TEXT: Matthew 18:21-33

Authentic Community

BIG IDEA: Make-Believe Can Really Hurt. We can’t pretend we can do life alone. TEXT: Romans 12:9-10; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

What Lies Within | Father Wounds

BIG IDEA: Our earthly mothers and fathers are imperfect, flawed, and wounded themselves. God, the only perfect Father, wants to heal these wounds that may have been caused by our parents and help us to forgive them. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

What Lies Within | Financial Strongholds

BIG IDEA: We will put our trust in God, not in riches. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

What Lies Within | Addictions

BIG IDEA: Don’t be condemned; be changed by the power of the Holy Spirit. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Easter | The Resurrection of Jesus

BIG IDEA: Jesus has risen from the dead. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15:3-7, 14-17; Matthew 28

Miracles| Water Into Wine

BIG IDEA: Jesus has the power to change our lives. TEXT: John 2:1-12

Miracles | Delivered

BIG IDEA: If you’re in Christ, you have authority over darkness in the name of Jesus. TEXT: Matthew 17:14-18; Ephesians 6:12, 13

Joshua | Thrive At 85

BIG IDEA: What if your best days are ahead of you and not behind you!? Because Caleb had a different spirit, his life had a different ending. TEXT: Joshua 14:6-12

Joshua | Sun Stand Still

BIG IDEA: If the size of the vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God. TEXT: Joshua 10:7-14; Mark 5:35-49

Joshua | Failure Is Not Final

BIG IDEA: Everyone fails. God's grace allows us to get up and keep going. TEXT: Joshua 8

Joshua | Jericho

BIG IDEA: Believe God so much by praising Him as if He’d brought down something that’s still standing in your life. TEXT: Joshua 4-6

Asking For A Friend | What If I Don't Go To Church?

BIG IDEA: The church is the hope of the world and God’s plan is for us all to be in community as part of it. TEXT: Acts 2:42-47

Asking For A Friend | What If I Am Invited To A Gay Wedding?

BIG IDEA: We’re called as believers to be marked by LOVE and GRACE, despite our differences. Not just love and grace for a subject matter, but for people. TEXT: Genesis 2:18-25; I Corinthians 10:13

Asking For A Friend | What If I Gamble?

BIG IDEA: Don’t give in to the lie of legalism - because if you go that route, you’ll miss out on what grace alone offers you. TEXT: Proverbs selections

Asking For A Friend | What If I'm Depressed?

BIG IDEA: You are not alone. There are countless men and women throughout the Bible and throughout church history who had moments and seasons of deep despair. But God offers us hope. And hope has a name; Jesus! TEXT: 1 Kings 19:1-8

Offering Hope

BIG IDEA: The Gospel is meant to be Declared and Demonstrated TEXT: John 17:20-21 - That we would be one so that the world would believe in Him (As we Demonstrate Compassion together, we offer hope to those in need)

Open Heaven | Prayer

BIG IDEA: God does profound things when His people pray often. TEXT: Ephesians 1:3-11

Kingdom Builders | Vision 2019

Open Heaven | Generosity

BIG IDEA: Hearts that drift away from God stop tithing; hearts that move toward God, tithe. TEXT: Malachi 3:7-10

Open Heaven | Vision

BIG IDEA: God blesses ‘doing’ people. TEXT: Psalm 1; Ephesians 2:1-5; Deuteronomy 28:1-6

How Should We Respond To Racism?

BIG IDEA: Racism isn’t a SKIN issue. Racism is a SIN issue. TEXT: John 4:1-42

Are Christians too Hypocritical?

BIG IDEA: Christians will disappoint - Jesus won’t. Our failure to live the way Jesus lived has nothing to do with Jesus. TEXT: Matthew 23:25-28

Why All The Evil

BIG IDEA: Evil in a world made in the image of God isn’t supposed to be part of creation, and yet it is. We instinctively know that isn’t right - and that’s the imprint of God on our lives. The Gospel points to a species who have made the wrong choices and who need a Savior to rescue them from evil, suffering and death. TEXT: Genesis 3

Taboo

Games | Go Fish

BIG IDEA: It’s your calling and privilege as a Christ-follower to fish for other followers. TEXT: 2 Kings 7:3-18; Mark 1:14-19

Simon Says

SPEAKER: Jon Brown BIG IDEA: The phrase that changes everything: “Because you say so, I will!” We need to move from “Simon says” to “Because YOU say so, I will.” TEXT: LUKE 5:1-11 -- Luke 5:5 ‘“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But because you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.

Operation

BIG IDEA: God still heals, but His primary goal isn’t our healing; it’s for His glory. TEXT: Acts 3:1-10