John 18:1-27 • Peter Fails

Holy

Exodus 3 • “Holy" We are going to linger in God’s presence with Moses at the Burning Bush this Sunday. We are going to see God’s Holy… 1 • Fire 2 • Ground 3 • Mission 4 • Name 5 • Grace Ponder this as you prepare for Sunday—a simple, ordinary desert bush was made extraordinary by the presence of God and His holy fire upon it. This is just like the disciples in Acts 2, as the Spirit comes upon those simple, unqualified, uneducated, country-hick boys, and they are made into remarkable vessels of the Gospel Message, turning the world upside down. I’m praying for all of you simple desert (or mountain) bushes—that God’s fire comes to rest upon you, setting you aside as holy for His use. ~Jeff

Exodus 1-2 • First, Fear God

Satan loves the “Moral Dilemma” strategy—where he puts God’s people in impossible situations, where they must choose between obey God and disobeying the Government, which God says we must submit ourselves to. Satan tries to create a “lose–lose” scenario, but God has a way of flipping it around, making it a “win–win.” That is the story we see in Exodus 1&2—Pharaoh tries to institute a genocide, but God's faithful find ways to prevail. May God grant us wisdom as the devil tests us the same way! Looking forward to an amazing Sunday morning with y’all. ~Jeff

John 21 • Follow Me!

This Sunday we are wrapping up the book of John —unpacking the beautiful chapter 21. The title is “Follow Me!” Jesus says this to Peter in a sweet moment of restoration, after Peter’s tragic denials of his Rabbi on the night of Jesus’ arrest.   The key thing is—this isn’t the first time Jesus told Peter to follow Him! Three years earlier, Jesus told Peter to follow Him, and He’d make Peter a fisher of men.   Peter needed to hear this again. Perhaps even, again and again.   What about you? Are you in need of restoration? Have you fallen out of step with Rabbi Jesus? Do you need to pray, as King David did, Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation? ~Jeff

Get Off The Fence!!!

GET OFF THE FENCE!!! This is the title of the message for this Sunday. Where am I going with this? We’ve heard some really great messages from Pastor Jeff these past couple of months. How are you doing with the application part? I’ve been asking myself the same question. Psalm 37:5 says, “Commit your ways to the Lord; trust Him and He will act.” Do you see where I’m going with this? Are you ready to see God act in your life? Our time together this Sunday will be spent reminding ourselves of the purpose of the Bible, what Pastor Jeff has been teaching us from the Book of John, and how we can apply it. We’ve been learning a lot on Sunday mornings…so much great teaching. But it’s time for a brake check as we pause and consider a spiritual growth point or two for our lives as a result of what we’ve heard. Our time in church is wasted if we walk away unchanged. The result of our time in the Word should find each of us maturing spiritually, better trained and ready to do God’s work for His glory and kingdom. Are you ready? We’ll find out! See you in church. In His Grip, Scott

John 19:23-42 • The Cross Speaks

The Cross speaks to our greatest needs in life. We have much to unpack in this most critical passage of the entire Bible!