This Summer, we spent our Sunday mornings looking at key themes in the letters by the Apostle Paul. The series “13 Letters” gave us a chance to look at the astounding wisdom, experience, and hope Paul shared with his friends, churches, and, even now, with today’s followers of Jesus. These invaluable letters make up half of the Bible’s New Testament.
At the highest level, the letters provide us a compelling picture of what the early church looked like, what the first followers of Jesus wrestled with in their own lives, and how they lived in light of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Majors themes of faith, hope, and love are apparent. But as we listened on Sunday mornings, we also heard of the freedom, unity, and encouragement given to us through Jesus. Through our generosity, by living the Spirit, and in our relationships with one another, we can actually bring pleasure to God. We were challenged to embraced the mystery, to see Jesus throughout the entire story of the Bible, and to “honor the emperor” while remaining faithful to the true and better King.
A great resource to help you continue walking through the 13 Letters, and even the rest of the New Testament, is the “New Testament for Everyone” series of books from N.T. Wright (you can buy them individually or as a set). Also check out the great Bible Plans from the Bible App to help you make the Bible a daily priority. And of course, you can always go back and listen to these messages below or any past messages in our Series Archive.
Tyler Crandall - November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024
In the fourth and final message in our series "The Satisfied Soul," Pastor Tyler Crandall taught us about gratitude. We saw the differences between thankfulness and gratitude, mainly that thankfulness more or less shows up where you'd expect, but gratitude is sometimes harder. Gratitude is an attitude of appreciation in any circumstances. Gratitude is often a gritty, hard-fought thanksgiving. Today's sermon features several songs. A "Thanksgiving Medley" of the following four songs: 1. "He Has Made Me Glad" CCLI Song # 1493 © 1976 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing 2. "Fountain" CCLI Song # 7130856 Chris Renzema © Renzema Songs 3. "Saved my Soul" CCLI Song # 7073333 © 2016 CityAlight Music | Integrity's Praise! Music 4. "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" The sermon ends with "Hard Fought Hallelujah" CCLI Song # 7245804 © Brandon Lake Music | Music by Elevation Worship Publishing
From Series: "The Satisfied Soul"
A four-week series exploring what it looks like to have a satisfied soul and life.
