Novation Church

Sabbath is a rhythm of creation “And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their heavenly lights.  By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested from all His work which God had created and...

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28-30 The Message “I came so that they...

“People do not live by bread alone,   but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 NLT “You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word.   You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.   For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn...

“Thus says Yahweh, “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16 LSB “This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask where the old road is. Ask where the good road is, and walk on that road. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves.” Jeremiah 6:16 ERV...

Working Definition of Hope: The expectation of coming good based on the person and presence of God. Reimagining The Christmas Story “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “...

“Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.” Matthew 1:6 NASB “…He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.” Acts 13:22 NASB 2 Samuel 11-12, Psalm 51 What Should We Do With Our Failures? Don’t keep them...

“Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. Jesse fathered David the king.” Matthew 1:5 NASB Naomi : The bitter and broken one “So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for&nb...

Genesis 29-30 What can we glean from this messy story? God does not reject us because of our messiness “Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world. He did not send him to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 ERV “The Son of Man came...

Genesis 24 A loving father “Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed him and everything he did. Abraham’s oldest servant was in charge of everything he owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, “Put your hand under my leg. Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to m...

“Sarah, too, had faith, and because of this she was able to become a mother in spite of her old age, for she realized that God, who gave her his promise, would certainly do what he said. And so a whole nation came from Abraham, who was too old to have even one child—a nation with so many millions of people that, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the ocean shores, there is no way to co...

Luke 3:23-38, Matthew 1:1-17 The making of a good story Premise Plot Character Prose Theme The Story Of Adam And Eve Is The Story Of Humanity “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea...

“ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked an opportunity to act. Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every...

“Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, true companion, I ask you also, help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement as well as the res...

Pursuing humility means Not having too much confidence in the flesh “Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who pu...

“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He hum...

“So then, my beloved,   just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own   salvation with   fear and trembling;   for it is   God who is at work in you, both to   desire and to work   for   His   good pleasure. Do all things without   complaining or arguments;   so that you will &nb...

“Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any   fellowship of the Spirit, if any   affection and compassion,   make my joy complete   by   being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.   Do nothing   from   selfishness or   empty conceit, but with humility   cons...

“Now I want you to know, brothers   and sisters, that my circumstances   have turned out for the greater progress of the   gospel,   so that my   imprisonment in   the cause of   Christ has become well known throughout the   praetorian guard and to   everyone else,   and that most of the brothers   and sisters,   trusting in the Lord beca...

“Paul and   Timothy,   bond-servants of   Christ Jesus, To   all the   saints in Christ Jesus who are in   Philippi,   including the   overseers and   deacons:   Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,   always offering prayer with joy in   my every prayer for you...

“We believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting Amen.” “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 NIV God wants us to live fully alive rather than just exist “…to live is Christ…” “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 NIV To live fully alive is to… Live with purpo...

“We believe…In Christ’s holy Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins.” How to live with God’s people Honor the Church because it is His Church “In Christ’s holy Church…” “I will build My Church…” Matthew 16:18               The universal church             &...

We believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He...

“We believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary.  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.” I – Jesus X- C...

We believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under ontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He w...