McDonough Christian Church

Psalm 100:4 – Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Ingratitude = an indicator that at best you don’t understand what you have in Jesus, and at worst you don’t even know Jesus. If you woke up today with only the things that you thanked […]

1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had […]

CARRY out the mission of Christ. 1. Carry out the Mission of Christ. 2. Celebrate the Gospel of Christ. 3. Connect to the Father and His Family. 4. Contribute our time, talent, and treasure. Matthew 28:16-20 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when […]

C – Contribute When it comes to membership in the church, it’s not about OUR benefits. It’s about HIS blood. 1. We are not consumers. We don’t go to Church, we are the Church. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, […]

CONTRIBUTE ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭8‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so […]

CONNECT The Christian life is personal, but it was never meant to be private. 1.God’s words to us: Scripture. 2. Our words to God: prayer. Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” Praise. “Your kingdom come, your will be done…” Purpose. “Give us […]

MEMBER The first Christians did not merely join the church. They became the church. Acts 2:42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:43-47  And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 […]

Because words leave the mouth in seconds, but they can live in somebody’s heart for years Proverbs 16:27–28. A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.” 1.The worthless man  – “A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is […]

Proverbs 14:30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. 1. What is Jealousy & Envy ? Jealousy –  distorted attachment to self-perception, position, or power, stemming from a failure to trust God as the ultimate source of security and significance. Jealousy is the fear of losing something you […]

Proverbs 27:12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. Prudent – Arum  (ah-room) – crafty, wise, sensible. Having commendable foresight. Simple – pthiy (peth-ee) – open, impressionable, unformed in judgement. Morally untuned, rather than mentally deficient. “Trouble is remarkably good at finding me!” 1. What keeps […]

John 16:25 John 16:26-27 John 16:28 John 16:29-30 God is calling you to see Him for who He really is instead of who you want Him to be. We have partially yielded expectations of what life is supposed to be like once I start following Jesus. John 16:31 John 16:32 John 16:33 Take Heart – […]

How long? “A little while.” John 16:16 A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” John 16:17-18 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, […]

John 16:12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 3 Roles of the Holy Spirit 1. He will guide you into all truth. (vs13) 2. He will declare to you all the things that are to come. (vs 13) 3. He will glorify Christ (vs 14) 3 […]

John 16:1-2 I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. John 16:3-4 And they will do these things because they have not known […]

The Conflict We’ll Face – (18-20) The Cause Behind It – (21-25) The Courage We’ll Receive – (26-27) The “Why” Behind The warning (16:1) “You are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world.” If our lives never create friction with the world, maybe we should ask whether our witness has […]

Three Questions- What love does? Who we are to Jesus? Why we were chosen? What Love Does- John 15:12-13 Love one another as I have loved you. Whose good is costing you something? If our love never costs us anything it doesn’t resemble the love Jesus Describes here Who we are to Jesus- John 15:14-15 […]

James 1:5  “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” Galatians 1:23-24 “They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.” 3 takeaways: The destructive […]

GET STUFF DONE Connection precedes production 1. The Father Prunes (vs1-3) 2. The Son Gives Life (vs4-8) 3. The Disciples Fill with Joy (9-11) John 15:1-3 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does […]

John 14:30-31 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here. If you understood why it’s happening you […]

Life doesn’t look like what I thought it would. John 14:25 If Jesus leaves, what does that mean for me? Pax Ramona (Roman peace) was won by the sword and conquering. The Jews messianic peace was rumored to be even greater. Instead, it was secured by an innocent man who suffered and died at the […]

John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 1 John 14:19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. John 14:20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, […]

RESPONSIBILITES & ABILITIES “DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?” “Let not your hearts be troubled.” Christ’s 3 Promises for a troubled heart The promise of home (14:2) The promise of hope (14:12) The promise of Help (14:16)   1.The heart of obedience 2.The help of the Spirit 3. The hope of Truth 1: The Heart […]

John 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and […]

Theme: Love That Makes Christ Known Text: John 13:31–35 Wisdom Nyador   Introduction question? What is the greatest evidence that we Belong to Jesus.   Jesus Loved Through Action (John 13:31–32) Jesus demonstrated His love through sacrifice. He went to a place we could not have gone and did what we could not have done […]

Cleansing & Calling John 13:1 Now before the Feast of thePassover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. “I’ll love you to the end” John 13:2 During supper, when the devil had alreadyput […]