The Mission: Praying for the Lost

Week 6: Praying for the Lost

11/23/2025

Main Passage: 1 Timothy 2:1-4

As we are on mission in the world it will not be the case that everyone we meet will immediately give their lives to the Lord.  We will face opposition.  But we must not lose heart!  The Lord calls for us to pray for the lost, just as He prayed for us before we were saved.  We must be consistent in praying for individual lost people, our city, culture, nation, and the world.  We se great examples of this in Simeon and Anna in the temple, Daniel in captivity, and Nehemiah in captivity.

Keywords: Lost, Evangelism, Witness, Search

The Mission: Showing the Gospel

Week 5: Showing the Gospel

11/16/2025

Hayes and Bethany Parnell leading with Kelly and Steven

Main Passage: John 13:34-35

We cannot simply speak the gospel.  If we have been transformed by Christ then this should change the way we live.  Jesus said that people would know we are his disciples by how we love one another.  Thus we should live out the gospel in how we love.  This starts with our Christian community in our local church.  From there it extends to all that we encounter.  But we must show the love of God in our lives so that people will be able to hear the gospel we speak.

Keywords: Gospel, Community, Love, Church, Membership, Spiritual Gifts

The Mission: Speaking the Gospel

Week 4: Speaking the Gospel

11/9/2025

Spotlight: Honoring Randy Overstreet

Main Passage: 1 Peter 3:14-17

Jesus has given us the gospel and it is our job to tell that good news to others.  We cannot simply live this out, it must be spoken!  But how do we do that?  We see many examples in Scripture of how to share the gospel and all are valid. But it must be spoken by all of us, not just those who are gifted evangelistically. Are we speaking the gospel to our neighbors?

Keywords: gospel, testimony, story, apologetics, defense, hope, evangelism

Missions Sunday

Week 3: Missions Sunday

11/2/2025

This Sunday we will step out of the series to do a retrospective on our missions efforts over the past 20 years.  We will have multiple partners on hand as well as video testimonies to share.

Main passage: Acts 1:6-8

Keywords: missions, two feathers, native American, ACFS, Romania, YUGO, IMOJ, Tanzania

The Mission: The Gospel

Week 2: The Gospel

10/26/2025

Main passage: Mark 1:14-15

Jesus always challenged people to repent and believe in the gospel.  How do we teach this to others.  Through the framework of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration we can clearly tell people the plan and will of God for them. These are also bedrock realities that shape our understanding of life.  We must understand these realities and then be willing to share it.

Keywords: gospel, good news, mission, salvation, Tyson, movie, creation, fall, redemption, restoration