Sermon Big Idea: Because of God’s constancy, we can trust him so that our generosity will be costly.

Sermon Big Idea: God answers our doubts about His justice not with explanations, but with His refining presence.

Big Idea: Before God ever accepts your ACTS of worship, he inspects your HEART in worship. 1st takeaway: Worship is a way to give God our best, not our leftovers. 2nd takeaway: Empty, apathetic worship offends God. 3rd takeaway: Our priest, Jesus, transforms our hearts as we worship.

Big Idea: God’s love doesn’t change, even though our circumstances around us change. 1st takeaway: God’s covenant love is an irrevocable love. 2nd  takeaway: God’s covenant love is an electing love. 3rd  takeaway: God’s covenant love is a far-reaching love.

Sermon Big Idea:  Participating in the new way of Jesus is about multiplication, but it won’t happen by accident—it requires intentionality. Outline: The Vision of Multiplication, Myths of Multiplication, and the Mindset of Multiplication Overview: Pastor Jason begins by grounding discipleship in union with Christ—a new identity where believers are “in Christ” and Christ dwells in them. This union brings an infinite supply of spiritual resources and incorporation into the Body of Christ (the Church), marked by baptism, communion, and membership. The focus shifts to Christ’s mission: multiplication. Using Matthew 28:16–20, this clarifies that the Great Commission’s core command (“make disciples”) isn’t contingent on crossing foreign borders or engaging in cross-cultural missions, but on reproducing faith wherever believers are. The sermon highlights the American church’s “discipleship gap” that has prioritized conversion over lifelong obedience. This is in contrast to the global Church’s remarkable growth in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where disciples multiply despite facing persecution. Five myths hinder discipleship: (1) only professionals can disciple, (2) requiring perfect biblical knowledge, (3) demanding excessive time, (4) viewing it as a “gift” rather than a command, and (5) assuming it happens naturally. The final section explores the necessary Mindset of Multiplication, which is exemplified by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:9–10. Paul's intentionality was rooted in a profound grasp of God's grace: "I worked more than any of them, yet not I, but God’s grace that was with me." Remembering his past as a persecutor made God's grace so astonishing that it compelled him to work harder than anyone else, precisely because he didn't want that grace to be ineffective or wasted. The key takeaway is that the effort and intentionality required for multiplication must be a response to, and not a means of earning, God's grace. Simply stated, disciple-making should be marked by a grace-driven intentionality as we deliberately participate in Christ's mission of multiplication. The sermon closes by urging believers to embrace multiplication not as a burden but as a response to Christ’s grace, working “harder than all” yet relying wholly on the Spirit. This means we must prioritize relational discipleship over programs and reclaiming the cost of obedience (Luke 14:27–33) as central in our own personal discipleship journey.

This month, we are taking a deep dive into exploring what it means to rediscover our journey of following Jesus. It is very easy to overlook some key aspects, doctrines, principles, and practices that are vital for our ongoing process of being formed into the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29).  Join us as we begin to explore what it means to be joined to Christ, joined to the body of Christ, and then joined to the mission of Christ.   TEXT:  1 Corinthians 12:12-27 BIG IDEA: The ‘new me’ belongs to the ‘new we,’ to help grow and mature body of Christ 1st Takeaway: We belong to each other NOT as independent, but as interdependent members. 2nd  Takeaway: We belong to each other NOT as self-focused, but as empathetic members. 3rd Takeaway: We belong to each other NOT as one-sided, but mutually committed members.

This month, we are taking a deep dive into exploring what it means to rediscover our journey of following Jesus. It is very easy to overlook some key aspects, doctrines, principles, and practices that are vital for our ongoing process of being formed into the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29).  Join us as we begin to explore what it means to be joined to Christ, joined to the body of Christ, and then joined to the mission of Christ. For more information visit: www.gc2church.org

This month, we are taking a deep dive into exploring what it means to rediscover our journey of following Jesus. It is very easy to overlook some key aspects, doctrines, principles, and practices that are vital for our ongoing process of being formed into the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29).  Join us as we begin to explore what it means to be joined to Christ, joined to the body of Christ, and then joined to the mission of Christ. For more information, visit: www.gc2church.org

Discover the hidden beauty of Psalm 119 - it's not just the longest chapter about God's Word, but a deeply personal journey of transformation. It’s written from a place of fierce struggle and deep suffering, yet we hear a poet walk along the pathway of change. When Scripture moves from the page and is ingested into your heart, God promises real change will happen.  SERMON BIG IDEA: God and His Word promise to change you through honest “I-To-You” communication.”

Psalm 103  shows how we must actively recall the steadfast love and benefits of God, and to resist the spiritual amnesia that so easily creeps into our lives. Life is full of distractions, and the gravitational pull is always toward forgetfulness, not just in our daily routines but in our spiritual walk as well. This is not a new problem—ancient Israel was repeatedly warned to remember the Lord and not to forget His works. The antidote to this forgetfulness is intentional self-talk, as modeled by David in Psalm 103: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” This is not just a poetic exercise, but a spiritual discipline that rewires our hearts and minds toward gratitude and praise. SERMON BIG IDEA:  We bless the Lord through recalling his steadfast love, which leads to praise.  

Big Idea: As we navigate life we must learn to embrace wisdom’s community of influence, hear wisdom’s call, and be warned of the consequences.

Have you ever thought, “Why do victimizers so often seem to get off the hook? Or wondered, “Why does evil seem to triumph?” Psalm 10 is for any victim who’s been violated and wronged, with no justice in sight. Where do we cope? We find inner strength as we surrender our pain to the God of justice. SERMON BIG IDEA: When we become a victim of an injustice, this can lead us to take genuine refuge in the God of justice.

This series will focus on the deep relevance and necessity of the Psalms for our spiritual lives. The Psalms are not just ancient poetry, but a mirror reflecting the full spectrum of human emotion—joy, sorrow, anger, hope, and everything in between, as the great Reformer John Calvin famously said. They give voice to our experiences, offering language for both our praise and our pain. In a world that often feels confusing and hopeless, the Psalms ground us in God’s truth, inviting us to process our emotions honestly before Him. BIG IDEA: Through the cross, we who’ve traveled on the way of wickedness can finally cross over by grace onto the path of righteousness. 1ST Application: By grace, Jesus extends forgiveness so we can keep walking on his path of righteousness. 2nd Application: By grace, Jesus invites us to tap into his nourishing root system to stay on his path of righteousness. 3rd Application: By grace, Jesus promises eternal security to those found on his path of righteousness.