Generations Church Sermons

Acts 2:42-3:26 "The Church" The Church is a place of Grace and Healing

Acts 1:12–2:41 The Church is empowered by the Holy Spirit to be witnesses of Jesus.

THE CHURCH: Acts 1:1-11 The church exists because Jesus is alive.

Generations Giving: Malachi 1:6-11, 3:6-12 Jesus calls us to give our best in all areas of our life (worship, service, finances, etc.). As a response to His sacrifice for us, we give to the work of the gospel.

GENERATIONS SERVING: 1 Corinthians 12 Jesus saves you into his family, the church. Every believer needs the church. The church needs every believer. And Jesus calls the church to love one another as he has loved through service & sacrifice.

Ephesians 4:1–16 : Generations Community Jesus calls us to live in true community with one another as a response to the gospel. This is what belonging to a community groups is all about.

Generations Worship : Nehemiah 8-9 Gathering together corporately allows us to hear from God, offer our sacrifice, confess and be forgiven, and share God’s goodness through Christ Jesus with one another.

Death to Life: Easter 2018 - Romans 5:12 - 6:14 The Easter message is that Jesus has gone from death to life, and invites us to do the same. In a world so filled with death, we need life.

Good Friday - 2018 - Passover/Communion God passes over our sin and shame rather than taking judgement on us because of Jesus died on the cross.

“Relationship to the World” : Proverbs 19 Jesus calls us to live in such a way that others see Jesus in us, and want to follow Him as we do.

PROVERBS: A LIFE ROOTED IN GOD’S WIDSOM If Jesus is Lord of our hearts, then Jesus is Lord of our homes. Proverbs 17, 23, 30

Being a Wise Disciple : Proverbs 13 A disciple’s relationship to wisdom begins in a posture of humility. Jesus calls every one of us to be pliable and teachable.

“Relationship to God” - Proverbs 2:1-20 The key to a life marked by wisdom is the heart. A life deeply in love with God will result in a life of wisdom and faith.

Proverbs 31 : A Godly Woman A godly woman is a follower of Jesus, a lover of her husband, and a faithful mother to her children. Her beauty, value, and image, are found in Christ alone.

PROVERBS | A LIFE ROOTED IN GOD’S WIDSOM The manhood of Proverbs is marked by character, strength, and action (Proverbs 4:1-13, Proverbs 15:18-33, Proverbs 28:18-28). Yet our aim is neither manhood nor wisdom but Jesus Christ, “the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24).

“Godly Speech” - Proverbs 15:1-4, 18:2-21 We are to steward our speech as a God-given instrument that reflects the gospel, and be responsible for what our speech causes in others.

“Wisdom in Behaviors” - Proverbs 23:15–35 Wisdom guides our behaviors in the freedom God gives us without abusing that freedom (which is sin). Stewardship is wise living.

Stewardship describes life in relationship with God. He is a good father who shares his wisdom with us, shepherds our hearts not just our behavior, and shapes our hearts to pursue what matters most.

“Godliness or Wealth?” Proverbs 3:9-23 & 27:21-27 God and wealth are not mutually exclusive, but they are frequently incompatible because the tendency to worship money. Having a right heart about finances is the key to the wisdom we need.

“Your Plan or God’s Plan?” - Proverbs 3:1-12 and 16:1-9 As sons and daughters of God we are given His wisdom, and His desire is that we are wise in our hearts and include him in our planning for 2018.

Living in God’s Spiritual Kingdom frees us to pursue God’s holiness in our lives and in the lives of others.

Communion reminds us that Jesus has come. The advent of Jesus resets our picture of humanity, restores our everyday experience, and redeems our sin & brokenness.

God’s love revealed in Jesus’ coming is covenantal, unconditional, adoptive, affectionate, personal, sacrificial, present, secure, initiating, and practical. Advent is a season of preparing room in our hearts for Jesus by rehearsing the gospel story each day. It can be a season of renewal and recalibration as we reorient, and reset life to revolve around God’s Story. Some call this ‘re-storying ou...

ADVENT: JOY Following Jesus does not guarantee a life free from pain or struggle, nor does it mean living now just waiting for eternity. Faith in Christ means finding our joy in Him no matter what life looks like.

The coming of Jesus is a message of God’s peace by God’s grace through God’s promised one who transforms his people into followers of Jesus who graciously pursue peace with others.