Personal worship is the high call of each and every child of God. If worshiping God is confined to one day per week, at one location, then you could probably use a little reorientation concerning this essential part of the Christian life. Worship is everything to the followers of Jesus Christ. We can actually worship Him with our entire being wherever we are no matter what we are doing. Just as the TV pitchman happily declares, “But wait… there’s more!”, we are also called to worship alongside of one another. Gathered worship is the gift of God to His family and far too many of us who name the name of Jesus have diminished the mandate of the New Testament. This message calls believers to reevaluate their commitment to the assembling of the saints. Without apology, Pastor Jeff confronts the notion that we are permitted to come and go as we please when it comes to living out our faith alongside of others. Worship is the lone activity which endures into eternity and the Book of Revelation never pictures worship as being done privately and individualistically. This is a family activity and it begins the moment one is saved and endures until the grand climax in glory.
Discovering Renewing Worship
Revelation 7:9-12
April 6, 2014 • Jeff Lyle
Love, Tell, Help Nations
June 8, 2014 • Jeff Lyle
Getting the gospel of Jesus Christ out to other people groups is part of the mission of the Church. After our conversion we begin to minister to those in our peer group, our family and our community. This message takes a panoramic look at why engaging in missions is essential to the history and future of the Church.
When Policy Undercuts Purpose
June 1, 2014 • Jeff Lyle
One day, Jesus Christ caused a scene in a synagogue, threw the order of service out the window, never finished his sermon and set a woman free from nearly two decades of spiritual and physical slavery. Sounds exciting, but the people in charge had a fit about it and the interaction between them and Jesus reveals that the Son of God did not come to earth to preserve religious preferences. Jesus came to transform people. This message gives you the opportunity to discover whether his or her own personal policies are undercutting the purposes of God in our generation.
Reaching the Elite
May 25, 2014 • Jeff Lyle
In 1990, billionaire Ted Turner received the Humanist of the Year Award from a group of atheists. The primary reason was because he had commented earlier that year to a group of reporters that “Christianity is a religion for losers.” We may be tempted to believe that the educated, successful wealthy people around us are not interested in spiritual truth. What is the Church of Jesus Christ doing to reach the elite?