Generations Church Sermons

Episode Notes JESUS THE MESSENGER Mark’s Gospel presents Jesus as the Messenger of God who has come to bring God’s completed message to humanity. Jesus brings us good news of salvation. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes IMAGINE YOU WERE CHOSEN What goes through your mind if you think about God choosing you specifically for an important role like this? Fear? Excitement? Unworthiness? For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes JESUS: BORN IN HUMAN FLESH The birth of Christ is about God becoming flesh and blood so that all humanity can be restored to God. For more information, visit https://genfamily.church Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes JESUS: CREATOR, ETERNAL, GOD. Jesus is far more than a baby in a manger, or a man on a cross. Eternal, with no beginning or end, He is the God of Creation, come to save us from our sin. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes REFORMED & REFORMING A Reformation slogan (1500s) “ Semper Reformanda! ” means always reforming.  Change requires constant focus because we fall backwards into sin so easily. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes WHEN THE TASK IS DONE As the wall is completed, a change occurs. The people don’t want to lose what God has returned. What have we learned that should change us as a church? For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes What is required to rebuild God's word For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes OPPOSITION As God’s people do the work God called them to they encounter opposition both from others and themselves. We can expect challenges as we follow Jesus “For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church .” Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Our calling Jesus calls the Church (us) to be His Witness in the world. We not only respond by being the people He calls us to be, but by doing the work He calls us to do. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Matthew 9:35–38 When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church. Find...

Episode Notes TRANSFORMATION What would it require to see major transformation sweep through Generations Church? Is it even possible? Do we even want to see change like that? For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes PRIORITIES What we truly value is evident in how we live and raise our families. Is being godly, raising a godly family, and being used by God, a value in our lives? Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes OVERCOMING OUR OWN SIN God exiled Israel for their idolatry, and then used idolatry in Babylon to test them again. How might God use our sin to test us in future times? For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes BEING CHRIST IN A CHRISTLESS CULTURE American Christianity must learn how to exist in a culture that is anti-Jesus. Our current model only works in “friendly territory” with benefits and no persecution. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes FEAR OF THE LORD Wisdom literature commonly speaks about having a the fear of the Lord. Christianity often waters this down and misses how it can shape our lives.  For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes LIVING WITH ETERNAL VALUES Scripture constantly reminds us to circle back to things that are eternal and not things that are of this world. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church.  Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Ecclesiastes 3-4 TIME God speaks to how wisdom guides our lives (values not rules) that when followed will organize and prioritize the seasons of life for us.  Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes WISDOM Christian wisdom is about applying God’s eternal truths to our everyday lives. Our goal should be to live a life that leaves a legacy that will last into eternity.  For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

2 Samuel 23: Kings & Prophets 25 Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

BORN AGAIN IN CHRIST Peter quotes the teachings of Jesus that Christians are “born again”. True faith means new life and a new purpose in Christ. For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

Episode Notes What will you do with Justice? (There is always a cost) For more information, please visit https://genfamily.church . Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

2 Samuel 18-19: Kings & Prophets 23 I. Leadership in a Time of Conflict (18-19) The greatest gift a leader can give others is making sense of our own stories. II. Leadership in a Time of Sorrow A Leader is always in the middle of their own sanctification. III. Leadership in a Time of Division True Leadership is expressed through Influence, not authority. Find out more at https://generations-ch...

2 Samuel 16-17: Kings & Prophets 22 Possibly the best thing we can be teaching our churches today, is how to suffer. Three kinds of affliction you will face from other people if you align yourself with Christ: •Slander •Persecution •Vendetta Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

2 Samuel 15: Kings and Prophets 21 GOD’S WILL OVER OUR LIVES Christians understand that God’s ways are better than our ways. We are called to be faithful and obedient to Him, even when it is difficult or costly to us. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co

2 Samuel 14: Kings & Prophets 20 FOCUSING ON OUR LIVES We often help other people “fix” their lives, but are unwilling to fix our own. Consider sin and forgiveness today, how we apply it to ourselves verses others. Find out more at https://generations-church-sermons.pinecast.co