The Generous Heart - Part 3
True Generosity | Mark 12:41-44
Big Idea: Generosity is marked by sacrifice, not selfish gain.
Key Question: What marks true generosity?
1. It's seen by God (vv. 41-42)
2. It's measured by sacrifice (v. 43)
3. It's motivated by faith (v. 44)
The Generous Heart - Part 2
Who Owns You? | Luke 12:13-21
Big Idea: Generosity protects us from being owned by the things we own.
Key Question: How do we guard against being owned by our stuff?
1. See the danger (vv. 13-15)
2. Check your motives (vv. 16-19)
3. Turn from greed (vv. 20-21)
The Generous Heart - Part 1
The Generosity of God | John 3:16
Big Idea: God gave us His best, so we should give Him our best.
1. God gave because of love (and so should we)
2. God gave His very best (and so should we)
3. God gave so that we might live (and so should we)
Adopted for Life | Ephesians 1:3-6
Big Idea: In Christ, we are adopted sons and daughters of God
1. God's fatherly love (vv. 3, 4a, 5)
2. God's restorative power (v. 4)
3. God's glorious grace (v. 6)
In Christ - Part 7
Captivated by God's Beauty | Various texts
Big Idea: Beauty is from God and points to God because God is the source of all beauty.
1. The Beauty that Ultimately Satisfies Is the Lord's
2. God Is the Source of All Beauty in Creation
3. God Concealed His Beauty in Christ, So We Can Gaze upon His Glory Forever
In Christ - Part 6
Transformed by God's Goodness | Various texts
Big Idea: In Christ, we receive and respond to God's goodness.
1. Functional Goodness
2. Moral Goodness
3. Relational Goodness
In Christ - Part 5
Anchored in God's Truth | Various Texts
Big Idea: In Christ, we see and live by the truth God has revealed.
1. We Love God's Truth
2. We Proclaim God's Truth
In Christ - Part 4
Made for Mission | Matthew 28:16-20
Big Idea: In Christ, mission is the expression of our identity towards the world.
1. We go with His authority. (vv. 16-18)
2. We pursue His purpose. (vv. 19-20a)
3. We carry His presence. (v. 20b)
In Christ - Part 3
Made for Community | Acts 4:32-37
Big Idea: In Christ, community is the expression of our identity toward one another
1. We share one heart and soul
2. We give with open hands
In Christ - Part 2
Made for Worship | Romans 12, Hebrews 13:15-16, Revelation 7:9-10
Big Idea: In Christ, worship is the expression of our identity toward God
1. Worship is rooted in who we are in Christ (Romans 12:1-4)
2. All of life is worship (Hebrews 13:15-16)
3. A life of worship is practice for eternity (Revelation 7:9-10)
In Christ - Part 1
Remade in Christ | 1 Peter 2:9-12
Big Idea: In Christ, we find our true identity and mission
1. Know what God did.
2. Know who you are.
Dwell - Part 5
Non-Anxious Days | Psalm 91:9-16
Big Idea: Dwelling in the Lord is a non-anxious life
1. Assured of Protection
2. Confident of Victory
Dwell - Part 4
Secure Days | Psalm 91:1-8
Preaching: Derek Banker
1. God Secures with His Presence
2. God Shields with His Faithfulness
3. God Saves with Justice
Dwell - Part 3
Satisfied Days | Psalm 90:13-17
Preaching: CT Eldridge
Big Idea: Dwelling in the Lord makes life ultimately redemptive
1. God Provides Relief in Our Struggles
2. God Provides Joy in Our Days
3. God Provides Meaning in Our Work
Dwell - Part 2
Numbered Days | Psalm 90:5-12
Preaching: CT Eldridge
Dwell - Part 1
Eternal Days | Psalm 90:1-4
Preaching: CT Eldridge
You Are Here - Part 5
Parenting | Deuteronomy 6:1-25
Big Idea: God saves us to love Him and teach our children to do the same.
1. We must respond in faith
2. We must love Him wholeheartedly
3. We must talk about Him with our children all the time
You Are Here - Part 4
Dating and the Gospel | Various texts
You Are Here - Part 3
Singleness and the Gospel | 1 Corinthians 7:25-38
Big Idea: Singleness is a gracious gift of God.
1. Singleness avoids certain worldly troubles (v. 25-31)
2. Singleness enables undivided devotion (v. 32-35)
3. Singleness experiences God's empowering grace (v. 36-38)
You Are Here - Part 2
Honoring the Other in Marriage | 1 Peter 3:1-7
Big Idea: Spouses are called to mutually honor one another
1. Wives, follow your husband with respect (vv. 1-6)
2. Husbands, lead your wife with love (v. 7)