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Seek 2026 - Part 1 What do you need to seek the Lord for this year? Fasting expresses humility and repentance“I need God more than I need comfort.” Fasting exposes what controls us true fasting reveals and reshapes the heart. Fasting trains us to deny the flesh Not led by cravings Fasting sharpens prayer and dependence Fasting doesn’t force God’s hand; it focuses ours. Fasting prepares us to hear...

Seek - Introduction Pastor Jeff Ford

Advent Part 4 Romans 7:18; 8:39 God’s love is His steadfast, self-giving commitment to our highest good and His glory, shown supremely in Jesus Christ. It is undeserved, sacrificial, faithful, and unchanging. Worldly love is conditional affection driven by self-interest, emotions, or benefit, given as long as it satisfies personal desires. 1. His love took my shame and delivered me from my sin. 2....

Advent 2025Part 3Biblical joy is deep gladness rooted in knowing, trusting, and delighting in God - not in circumstances. Worldly happiness is temporary pleasure or contentment based on external things like possessions, achievements, or circumstances, rather than on lasting spiritual truths or God. Happiness is contingent on external, and joy is an eternal spiritual condition. How do we have full...

Advent 2025Part 2Biblical peace is a state of being that is rooted in God's sovereignty, His unchanging character, and His faithful love and care for us. Worldly peace is simply an emotional reaction to whether we fell safe, in control, or comfortable in our circumstances. Shalom means far more than just "peace." It refers to wholeness, completeness, harmony, well-being, and flourish...

Advent 2025 Part 1 Advent means - Arrival... We will focus on - Hope - Peace - Joy - Love Biblical hope is the confident assurance of the promises and provisions of God. Worldly hope is the desiring wishful outcomes. Hope is light to us: 1. God showed up in our darkness. 2. God's hope came to deliver us from the consequences of our past rebellion. 3. God's hope provides light to navigate o...

Thanksgiving Celebration 2025 Acts 4:8-13 1. Testifying is seeing the opportunities and pointing others to Jesus. 2. Testifying is giving God the credit and clearly sharing the gospel. 3. Testifying is trusting in the equipping of the Holy Spirit and to boldly proclaiming truth. 4. Testifying is displaying a life that has been marked by Jesus.

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 13Matthew 28:18-20Biblical discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another. The Gospel saves us from our sinThe Gospel saves us for GodThe Gospel saves us into the local churchThe Gospel saves us to be on mission for GodAs disciple makers we should be focused on conversion and conformity1. Making disciples requires all of us.2. Making...

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 12Titus 3:8-11Biblical discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another.1. Listen to what is worthy of trust. The benefit of listening and following biblical truths - - It leads to life and blessing- It brings protection and guidance- It keeps you from sin and regret- It draws you closer to God2. Insist that true belief leads t...

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 11Titus 3:1-7Biblical discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another.1. Live ready for every good work. It requires- - Submission - Obedience - Seeing the bigger picture Every good work - refers to being ready for work God has planned each day. 2. Live showing Christ's character. It requires- - Gentleness - Mercy3. Live r...

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 10Titus 2:11-15The gospel trains us in both knowledge and practice What we have been given1. The gospel trains us to live with gratitude. How the gospel trains us to live with gratitude* The gospel reminds us that we didn't get what we deserve.* The gospel shifts our focus from what we lack to what we have received in Christ.* The gospel frees us from entitlement.*...

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 9Titus 2:9-11Our daily desire should be to reveal the beauty of the Gospel Biblical discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another. 1. Don't let status, feeling, or circumstances determine respect and submission to others. 2. Be a delight and blessing to others. 3. Filter your desire for opposition and resistance. 4. Be t...

Marking of the Church Acts 2:42-47 Pastor Matt Gay Local church - a group of saved and baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together in biblical community, to carry out the Great Commission. 1. The early church was marked by devotion to the Word. 2. The early church was devoted to each other. 3. The early church was devoted to praying. 4. The early church was in awe of God&#39...

The Call to Discipleship Part 8 Titus 2:6-8 Biblical discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another. 1. Call them to cultivate self-control Self-control is Self-surrender to the Lord For us to have self-control... - Know your vulnerability - Know God's solution 2. Call them to be examples of godly work Being an example is... - Living differently - Lo...

The Call to Discipleship Part 7 Titus 2:1-5 Teach sound doctrine. Mature Man: Live Spiritually Mature1. Be sober minded 2. Be dignified 3. Be self-controlled 4. Be sound in faith Mature Ladies: Live Spiritually Mature 1. Be reverent in behavior 2. Don't be slanderers 3. Don't be enslaved to substances 4. Teach what is spiritually good

The Call to Discipleship Part 6 Titus 1:10-2:1 Biblical Discipleship is investing God's Word and Christ's character in the life of another. - Prepare for the reality of opposition - Confront false teaching with the Truth - Know the culture and people that you're called to minister to - Correct with the goal of them turning and embracing God's Truth- Be faithful present Truth and tr...

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 5 Titus 1:5-9 What kind of leaders should we look for? - A person with Christ-like character - A person who leads their home in a biblical way - A person who lives with credible testimony - A person who keeps their fleshly desires in check - A person who reflects God's love - A person who hold's firmly to truth and willing to instruct others

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 4 Titus 1:1-4 - Are you living as a servant of God? - Have you embraced your new assignment given by God? - Is your life being lived for the spiritual benefit of others? - Are you proclaiming the gospel? - Are you producing any spiritual children?

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 3Deuteronomy 6- See yourselves as stewards of His Truth- Remember your heart towards God is the key to obedience- Remember living the way God instructs us leads to the blessed life- Teach them to love God wholeheartedly - Teach them to plant God's Word in their hearts and to share it through daily living- Teach them to let God's Word filter and direct their lives

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 21 Corinthians 3- Seek to discern their spiritual condition and feed them what they can digest- Lovingly call them out of fleshly living into spiritual living- Remember God is the only one that can produce spiritual growth- Be faithful with your roll in His work- Make sure the gospel of Jesus is the foundation- Remember your work will be tested

The Call to DiscipleshipPart 1The Gospel of John- A true disciple embraces Jesus' Identity- A true disciple abides in God's Word- A true disciple denies self and follow Jesus daily- A true disciple loves others sacrificially- A true disciple bears spiritual fruit- A true disciple stays faithful until the end