Series: BLESS Title: Begin With Prayer
Justin takes us through Luke 3:23-4:2. We look at the B from BLESS which stands for Begin with prayer. Let's continually lift our neighbors and friends up to God in prayer.

Justin takes us through Luke 3:23-4:2. We look at the B from BLESS which stands for Begin with prayer. Let's continually lift our neighbors and friends up to God in prayer.
Jake starts a new sermon series called BLESS. He takes us through Genesis 12 and Galatians 3 showing how God blesses us for us to bless others.
Jake takes us through Matthew and Acts showing us how to live out the way of Jesus.
Jake takes us through Matthew 6:9-10 and Mark 1:15 showing us why we should pray for the kingdom of God to come to Austin and how to participate in it.
Danny Box (Jake's dad) takes us through Psalm 61 and speaks about surviving stress by relying on God's power, remaining in his presence, and resting on his promises.
Justing takes us through Psalm 130 showing us three aspects of the passage, a cry for mercy, a declaration of hope, and a call to action.
Matt takes us through Psalm 110 showing how Jesus brings unity to some paradoxes. Jesus is both human and divine, different than God and equal to God, and he is both king and priest.
This past week Jake took us through Romans 8:18-30 showing the hope we have in Jesus through suffering.
Psalms of Summer. Josh takes us through Psalm 86.
Psalms of Summer. Alice takes us through Psalm 84.
Psalms of Summer. This week Justin takes us through Psalm 141.
Jake takes us through John 17:20-26 showing that the Bible tells the story of God restoring our communion with him, with one another, and with all of creation.
Today Justin took us through John 17:6-19 where we see that God sets us apart and sends us for the honor and glory of God himself.
Matt continues our Upper Room series picking up where we left off, John 17.
Each aspect of the Sabbath day: stopping, resting, and delighting is meant to help draw our hearts and attention toward Him in worship.
The Sabbath is a day to Delight. We delight in God's world, our lives, and God himself.
The Sabbath is not just a day when we stop and rest. It's also a day meant to remind us why we can stop and rest.
The Bible encourages us to "Keep the Sabbath holy" yet we struggle to stop in our success-driven culture. This week we remember that keeping the Sabbath reminds us we have limits, our value is not based on what we do and God is good.
Jesus told us to expect trouble and crisis of faith while we are in the world, but he invites us to take heart and see our faith grow in such times by remembering that he has overcome the world.
When facing grief we must know that one way to joy is through grief. Jesus is the source of ultimate joy and in Jesus, joy is certain.
John 16:1-15. Jesus tells the disciples to expect opposition as they bear witness to him, but he promises to give them a Helper, the Holy Spirit, to speak to and through them and convict people of their sins and their need for a Savior.
Luke 7:36-40. How we relate to Jesus is determined by what we believe about who he is and how he relates to us.
Luke 24:13-24. Jesus's followers lost hope after his death, and we, too, suffer from a lack of hope. But Jesus reveals his resurrected self to his followers to give them hope, just as he does to us. His resurrection is our ultimate source of hope.
Mark 14:22-25. The Lord's Supper meal communicated the meaning and purpose of Jesus's death when he made the Passover meal about himself, the sacrificial lamb.
Luke 5:27-32. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, and he did so by eating and drinking with people. He was happy to share a meal with anyone, and his followers should do the same.
Psalm 103. It's too easy to remember the negatives in life and forget the benefits of God, which is why this Psalm calls us not to forget the God who has loved us without condition.
Psalm 66. God turns our troubles into testimonies. Those with troubles should cling to the promises of God and cry out to him in prayer. Those with testimonies should praise God and tell others what he has done for them.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18. Praying unceasingly with a constant awareness of God's loving presence leads to our joy, which we can learn to do by having fixed times of prayer each day.
II Corinthians 3:18. We can enjoy being with God in prayer by recognizing God's presence, reflecting on God's beauty, and resting in God's love for us. When we do, we'll want to be with God more and become more like God.
I Samuel 3:1-10. God still speaks, and we can learn to hear his voice more and more, making prayer a two-way conversation.