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Love Your Church- Week 5 – Romans 12:1-8 October 9, 2022 Big Idea: The church is at its best when the people of the church do the ministry of the church. Title: Serving: Gifts for the Common Good Purpose: To help us devote our whole lives to serving God and use our gifts in the church.

Love Your Church- Week 4 – Galatians 6:1-6,10 October 2, 2022 Big Idea: Our love for one another should include gentle restoration, burden bearing, and doing good to one another. Title: A Caring Church Purpose: To teach the church what love and care for one another should look like biblically.

Love Your Church- Week 3 – Acts 20:7-12 September 25, 2022 80th Celebration Service Big Idea: The church is both ordinary and supernatural. Title: 80th Celebration Service Purpose: To encourage believers to embrace both the ordinary and supernatural realities of life as a church.

Love Your Church- Week 2 – James 2:1-13 September 18, 2022 Big Idea: The church should be a welcoming people where worldly favoritism is forsaken. Title: A Welcoming People Purpose: To help us welcome others into our church family without favoritism.

Love Your Church- Week 1 – Ephesians 2:18-22 September 11, 2021 Big Idea: We have the privilege of belonging to the family of God through the work of Jesus. Title: Belonging & Barriers Purpose: To elevate our understanding of what the church is and help us overcome barriers to belonging.

Gospel of John: Now what? - Week 3 – John 21:15-25 September 4, 2022 Big Idea: Jesus calls us to love him and embrace the unique assignment he gives each of us. Title: Do You Love Me? Purpose: To help us see the centrality of love for Jesus and embrace the unique assignment he has given to each of us.

Gospel of John: Now what? - Week 2 – John 21:1-14 August 28, 2022 Big Idea: Jesus’ third resurrection appearance to his disciples, in the context of their mission ahead, reminds them that he is a powerful provider and gracious host. Title: The Last Breakfast Purpose: To help us see Jesus as a powerful provider and gracious host as we live sent.

Gospel of John: Now what? - Week 1 – John 20:19-31 August 21, 2022 Big Idea: The risen Jesus invites us to peace, mission, and belief. Title: Peace. Mission. Belief. Purpose: To help us experience peace, go on mission, and believe in the risen Jesus.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 27 – John 20:1-18 August 14, 2022 Big Idea: The resurrection confronts us both as a historical fact and a personal encounter with Jesus. Title: The Empty Tomb Purpose: To help us believe the historical fact of the resurrection and personally encounter the risen Jesus.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 26 – John 19:38-42 August 7, 2022 Big Idea: Even timid disciples can rise to courageous discipleship to Jesus. Title: The Ballad of Timid Disciples Purpose: To call us to identify with Jesus while leaving room for those still in process.

Text: John 19:28-42

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 24 – John 19:17-27 July 24, 2022 Big Idea: The cross of Christ, foretold by the OT, tells us who God is and what he’s like. Title: King’s Cross Purpose: To help people see what the cross reveals about God and how the OT pointed to it.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 23 – John 19:1-16 July 17, 2022 Big Idea: You become what you behold- so behold Jesus the king! Title: Behold Your King! Purpose: To help people see Jesus clearly as our king and learn to look to him in all of life.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 22 – John 18:28-40 July 10, 2022 Big Idea: Jesus is a different kind of king. Title: The King’s Trial Purpose: To help us see Jesus as a different kind of king, marked by truth and substitution.

FBC Sunday Service - 07.03.22 - Ian Ahlstrom by FBC Benicia

Andrae Robinson Preaching Passage: Isaiah 55

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 19 – John 18:1-12 June 19, 2022 *Father’s Day* Big Idea: Jesus is God: fully in control and willingly laying down his life for us. Title: Arresting God Purpose: To help us see Jesus as God: in control and willingly laying down his life for us.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 19 – John 17:20-26 June 12, 2022 Big Idea: Our unity in the gospel is a desire of God’s heart & powerful witness to the world. Title: A Call To Unity Purpose: To help us see the call to, result of, steps toward, & basis for UNITY in the gospel.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 18 – John 17:9-19 June 5, 2022 Big Idea: Jesus prays for his disciples to be kept from danger, kept in the world, and kept for mission. Title: Kept From, Kept In, Kept For Purpose: To help us understand Jesu’s heart for his disciples through his prayer to the Father.

Follow Me: The Gospel of John / Glory of God / John 17:1–8 Title: The Glorification of God When we listen to this prayer, we are seeing the glorification of God through Jesus Christ and His teachings and suffering on the cross.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 16 – John 16:25-33 May 22, 2022 Big Idea: The finished work of Christ gives us access to the Father and confidence in trouble. Title: Take Heart! Purpose: To encourage us with the truth and results of Christ’s finished work for us.

Preaching JOHN: Follow Me 16:16-24

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 14 – John 16:1-15 May 8, 2022 Big Idea: For our good, Jesus leaves and sends the Advocate who will convict and guide. Title: The Advocate Purpose: To help us understand the Holy Spirit’s role and thus be comforted.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 13 – John 15:18-27 May 1, 2022 Big Idea: Expect opposition because of who you are and who you follow. Title: Expect Opposition Purpose: To prepare us to understand and face opposition with loving witness.

Gospel of John: Follow Me- Week 12 – John 15:9-17 April 24, 2022 Big Idea: Life in the vine is marked by love, obedience, joy, friendship, and fruit! Title: A Basic Guide to Life in the Vine Purpose: To help people understand some of the basics of life with Jesus.