The Sunday Sessions

Has it ever occurred to you that community – real fellowship – is messy, and sometimes ugly? Not one of us is perfect. We have bad days, bad weeks, and bad years. And yet, we are called into fellowship with one another.

The Bible is different from everything else you will ever read. If you approach the Bible like you are trying to master it, you will have a hard time hearing from God. You – and your agenda – will get in the way.

We’re going to take a look at how God has chosen to reveal himself to us, and how to think about and read the Word of God.

Our associate pastor, Joe Mahin, wraps up our long-term series, Z is for Zealous. Though Christians are zealous about good works, it is God who is the source of both our faith and our good works.

Our interim pastor, Sam Helgerson, continues our long-term series with Y is for Yoked. Everyone lives under a Yoke of some kind. Choose your Yoke wisely.

Every person – religious or rebellious, moral or immoral – stands guilty before a holy God. No one can save themselves. No one can boast. But because we’re justified by God’s grace through faith in Jesus, we have peace with God. Not just peace from God – but peace with Him.

Are you the kind of worker who could hold up your work to the light and not be ashamed? Are you cutting straight, handling things with care and accuracy, working with diligence? Or are you coasting, cutting corners, more interested in noise than substance?

A Christian isn't victorious because we never fail. We're victorious because Jesus already won.

Because God is stronger than you, cares more than you know, and is more trustworthy than anyone you've ever known, He will catch you when you fall.

A Christian tastes Jesus for themselves - surrendering to Him as Lord, praying to the Father through Him, and trusting Him with life.

Jesus doesn't wait for us to be fearless before He sends us - He calls us to show His love in how we live, tell others what He's done, and invite them to take a step toward Him.

The life of the faithful person is contrasted with the life of the faithless person.

Psalm 19 - The Discipleship Quick Start by Onalaska Church of Christ

It is summer, and we are in the Psalms with our guest Sam Helgerson.

Because God has generously entrusted every believer with gifts, opportunities, and resources, faithfulness to Jesus means investing what you've been given - not burying it - so that His Kingdom grows.

You are uniquely created by God to uniquely influence and invite others to Christ and His Church.

Our Helper by Onalaska Church of Christ

Being a fisher of people means we influence and invite others to Christ and His Church.

Repentance is not a one-time moment of shame but a daily gift of grace - the ongoing act of trusting Jesus enough to turn around and follow Him.

You are qualified for eternity and purpose not because of anything you've done, but because God sent Jesus to take your sin and give you his righteousness - making you fully fit to receive His inheritance.

Every Christian is a pilgrim - passing through this world with a clear destination to heaven - and the daily choice to follow Jesus rather than living for self.

A Christian is someone so filled with Jesus - the living water - that grace and truth naturally overflow into the lives of the people around them.

When you put your faith in Jesus, you become a completely new person. This means owning your identity, throwing off the old life, and intentionally putting on the character of Jesus every day.

When you become a Christian, you didn't just receive forgiveness and the Holy Spirit's presence in your life - you became a living, necessary member of Christ's body, the Church. And that membership calls you to belong (worship together), grow (in community), and serve (with your gifts).

Because Jesus is the light of the world, every Christian already carries His light - and we're called to own that identity, shine it openly, and stay close to the source so the world around us can find its way to Him.