Bluffton Community

Primary Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: To call people—regardless of background, struggle, or perceived worth—to approach Jesus with persistent, trusting faith, knowing that true satisfaction is found in His mercy, not in status or entitlement.

Primary Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: The Pharisees pursue righteousness through rules and traditions, yet their hearts remain far from God. Jesus exposes the danger of substituting external religion for internal transformation. Jesus calls His followers to embrace the truth of God’s Word over man-made systems, reminding us that satisfaction is found in a heart...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: This passage reveals that circumstances test where we seek security and satisfaction. Fear grows when trust fades, but peace comes when eyes remain fixed on Christ. Jesus proves Himself tried and true—not by removing every storm, but by meeting His people in the middle of them. Lasting satisfaction is found in trusting His...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: Following their return from ministry Jesus takes his disciples into a desolate place. It is in the desolate place that he helps them see that he is enough, alone. When we have what we need we tend to rely on ourselves, but when we lack the proper resources Jesus shows his true power in providing abundant satisfaction. Where...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: This passage reveals a sobering truth: power gained apart from God never brings peace. Human authority cannot quiet a guilty conscience, cover sin, or satisfy a restless soul. True satisfaction is not found in control, but in surrender to the truth, something John the Baptist embodied and Herod rejected.

Primary Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20What this message hopes to accomplish: to remind the church that making disciples is not a suggestion but a direct command from the risen King. The sermon explains that biblical discipleship begins with Jesus’ authority and is more than simply gaining knowledge—it is a costly, life-surrendering commitment to follow Christ, deny oneself daily, and help others do t...

Primary Scripture: Luke 9:23-27What we Hope this Message Accomplishes: Jesus calls us to make disciples, but what is a disciple, and how do I become one? In Luke 9, Jesus clearly teaches to be a disciple was a costly venture. True disciples deny themselves, take up their cross (daily), and follow Him. In this message we look at what it means to do these three things and most importantly why it&#39...

Primary Scripture: Romans 12:1-2What we hope this message accomplishes: We are called to surrender to God and resist Satan and his schemes. Paul reminds us that we can choose to present our bodies as a living sacrifice rather than conforming to the patterns of this world. In this message we are encouraged to "take inventory" of God's faithfulness to help us choose surrender!

Primary Scripture: Acts 4:23-31What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: Bluffton Community has always valued praying BOLD prayers. This message hopes to shed light on what praying BOLD prayers looks like. From the passage in Acts we see that bold means plain, honest, blunt prayers. God does not require deep, impressive, theologically rich prayers he simply wants us to talk to him praying bold praye...

Primary Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: God reminds Joshua in chapter 1 verse 8 that remaining obedient to God's word leads to enjoyment. The goal of this message is to help people see that spending time in the word of God leads to a deeper relationship with their creator and is one of the best things they can engage in every single day. This message also aims to hel...

Primary Scripture: Luke 3:23-38 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: People would understand that God’s timing and our timing are often very different. God was willing to wait hundreds and thousands of years to accomplish His plan through Christ. He is still patient today. This understanding would lead people to allow the Holy Spirit to grow His patience in them as they trust God daily in their...

Primary Scripture: Luke 2:1-20What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: People would have a fresh perspective on what happened at Christmas: God gave us his word! Jesus is the Word of God and by coming He proved that God always keeps his word. When the shepherds encountered the angels and heard the angel chorus they didn't celebrate the angels, they went to experience the word of God that had be...

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: People would see the specific promises God made regarding His Messiah and how He fulfilled them in Christ. This message should highlight God’s faithfulness to keep His word, but also that He is able to keep His word. Understanding this would lead people to trust God in other areas of their lives where God has made promises. Wha...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 1:21 What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: People would know that the primary reason Jesus came to earth in the flesh was to save us from our sins. There’s quite a bit to unpack with this truth. From there, we hope seekers would cross over into genuine faith. We also hope that believers would rejoice in God’s salvation and enjoy what Jesus has provided for them.

Primary Scripture: Matthew 1:22-23What We Hope This Message Accomplishes: People to know that God is near—not far off and distant— and to sense that in their own lives and feel His nearness. People far from God would want to draw near through faith in Jesus Christ. Believers would be equipped with biblical practices to maintain a close relationship with God daily. What causes people to sense the c...

Primary Scripture: John 20:31Thank you for joining us for a panel discussion about sharing our faith with others and inviting them to follow Jesus as we enter into the Christmas season!

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58Summary: Jesus went to Nazareth, teaching in the synagogue. Some people were amazed. Others took offense at Him. Jesus did not do many miracles because they lacked faith. Key Themes: Responses to Jesus, Honor, FaithDesired Outcomes: People would see that what they believe about Jesus is central to saving faith. People would want to know who Jesus is from the Bibl...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:47-52Summary: Jesus told one more parable to His disciples about letting net down into the lake to catch fish. The fishermen separated the good fish from the bad fish. This represented the end of the age when the angels separate the wicked from the righteous. Then Jesus made a striking statement: teachers of the law who become disciples are like people who rediscover...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46Summary: Jesus told two more parables. One was about a treasure found in a field and the other about a pearl found, presumably in a market. The response was the same: selling all a person had to purchase it. Key Themes: Parables, Searching, Joy, Total SurrenderDesired Outcomes: People would see the value of walking with God through faith in Christ. People would s...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43Summary: Jesus shifted from talking to the crowds to talking with the disciples in a house. They asked him to explain the parable of the weeds in the field. He did. Jesus described what appears to be a time of judgment. Key Themes: Parables, Final Judgment, End TimeDesired Outcomes: People would understand that believers understand some things that not-yet believ...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35Summary: Jesus told two more parables to the crowd: about a mustard seed and yeast. Mustard seeds begin small but grows into one of the largest garden plants. A small amount of yeast can affect a large amount of dough. Matthew explain that Jesus used parables to fulfill an Old Testament prophecy. Key Themes: Parables, Small to Large, Growth, Effect, ProphecyDesir...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30Summary: Jesus told a parable about a man sowing good seed and his enemy sowing weeds in that same field. The solution: let the weeds and wheat grow together until harvest time. Key Themes: Parables, Good/Evil in the World, JudgmentDesired Outcomes: People would see that God is patient and merciful. Not-yet believers would choose to say Yes to Jesus. Believers wo...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23Summary: Jesus told a parable about a farmer scattering seed and what happened to the seeds in different soils and environments. The disciples ask why He used parables. Then Jesus explained what the parable meant. Key Themes: Parables, Responses to the Good News, ProphecyDesired Outcomes: People would understand that the Good News requires a response. Believers wo...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 12:46-50Summary: Mary and Jesus’ brothers asked to speak with Jesus. In response, Jesus asked who His family was? “Pointing to his disciples,” Jesus answered His own question. Key Themes: Family, Obedience to GodDesired Outcomes: People would see that God is a believer’s first and greatest love. Believers would want to walk in alignment and obedience to God. Believers wo...

Primary Scripture: Matthew 12:15-37Summary: Matthew quoted Isaiah 42:1-4 showing that Jesus was God’s “chosen servant” prophesied about hundreds of years in advance. Immediately following is the account of the Pharisees attributing Jesus’ miraclesto the power of Beelzebul (Satan). They missed it. Key Themes: Miracles, Prophecy, Spiritual Realm, Jesus’ IdentityDesired Outcomes: People would learn t...