Focus Church Sunday Night Gatherings

it's easy to forget that the life we live in Christ is lived by faith through the Grace of God just as we received Him.  We are tempted to look for the advanced class of Christianity where we get to boast in our efforts, but Paul reminds us here that as we started so we should live.  We can depend on only one thing for our hope of Glory; Christ in us, through the Gospel of Grace.  N...

Paul begins to explore the "riches of the mystery" which is the "hope of glory."  What this means is amazing and encouraging and explains Pauls devotion and passion.

Every now and then we realize we just need something central to hold everything together.  WE long for such integrity to pull together the parts of our dis-integrating lives.  Paul tells us the key is in the Gospel 

We begin the book of Colossians as we continue to explore how to make this the year of Eternal Things.  There is at least one thing, says Paul, which will lead to greater faith and love...

Lets help each other make this the year of eternal things.  Let's be there to help each other stay focused on the things which will never disappoint.

This episode we wrap up our exploration of Peter and introduce our next two months as we enter a Season of Celebration and Service. 

Peter's strength is also his weakness.  What can we learn from both?

Why is Simon renamed the Rock?  Who exactly is the foundation and authority of the coming church?  

What turned the Son of Thunder into the Apostle of Love?  The answer is both the essence of the Good News and the most important message of the Bible. 

Why are James and John called the Sons of Thunder?  What Changed them from the men they were to the men they became?

What made Matthew willing to give it all up?

Andrew is almost always identified to in the Gospels as "Simon Peter's brother."  Maybe you can relate to that.  Feeling small and unimpressive, invisible?  Perhaps that makes Simon Peter's brother uniquely qualified to teach us something important about God and ourselves.

Who is Philip?

Let's learn about Thomas AKA The Twin, AKA Doubting Thomas

In this intro to our new series on the twelve apostles we look at the calling of each apostle where the information is available. 

Jesus summarizes for the apostles and leaves them with one final encouragement for the day.

Is it possible Jesus was saying something even more radical than it first appeared?

What do the mustard seed and the yeast have in common?  Not only their size.  

Jesus acknowledges that weeds and wheat will intermingle but what are we supposed to do about it?

The Parable of the Sower explained by Jesus.

AS we begin our series on the Kingdom of Heaven seen through the parables of Matthew 13, we first ask the question who is Matthew and how does this inform his perspective on the Kingdom of Heaven?

You made it all the way through.  And now the author takes some time to indicate what a thorough understanding and conviction of the things in this letter should lead you to look like in your daily life.  This series was recorded from home during the pandemic lock down and as a result, while definitely listenable, sometimes the audio quality does suffer a bit. 

"See to it that no one misses the grace of God.  After all, Grace is all we've got and all we need. " This series was recorded from home during the pandemic lock down and as a result, while definitely listenable, sometimes the audio quality does suffer a bit. 

The key to being holy!  This series was recorded from home during the pandemic lock down and as a result, while definitely listenable, sometimes the audio quality does suffer a bit. 

It's all about faith, says the author of Hebrews.  And always has been.  Here's some examples!  This series was recorded from home during the pandemic lock down and as a result, while definitely listenable, sometimes the audio quality does suffer a bit.