New Day Christian Church - Weston, WI

Sent Part 3: Comfortable as the Army

Matthew 16:17-18 (NASB) 17  And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona [or son of Jonah], because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18  "I also say to you that you are Peter [GR: petros], and upon this rock [GR: petra] I will build My church [GR: ekklesia]; and the gates of Hades [or Hell] will not overpower it.

Sent Part 2: Baby it's Cold Inside

 

Matthew 24:12 (NLT)  Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.

Jonah 4:10-11 (NLT) 10  Then the LORD said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. 11  But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

Sent: For God So Loved the World

Jesus Himself is the ultimate Christmas gift, and to receive Him changes everything. Before Jesus, worship was centered around the temple in Jerusalem and led by the priests. After Jesus, Peter calls the gathered believers a “spiritual temple” and a “royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:5,9). That’s a high calling for us to live up to today.

John 3:16-17 (NLT) 16  “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17  God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

John 20:21 (NLT)  Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

Living in the Upper Story

Every once in a while it’s important to take a step back and see the bigger picture.

 

Overview of 4.12 Youth Ministry

1 Timothy 4:12 says "Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young.  Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith and your purity." We will hear what God is doing in the lives of our youth students and leaders, and why this verse is an important part of 4.12 Ministry.

Come and see.

Come and follow me.

Come and be with me.

You will remain me.

God Time > Me Time

People striving to live as disciples of Jesus all know that personal time spent with God is important, but how do we find time in our busy lives? We’ll hear the stories of four types of people and how they can experience the truth that “God Time” is greater than “Me Time.”

Power: Part 8

There is a modern proverb that says, “Knowledge is understanding that tomatoes are technically a fruit; wisdom is not putting them in a fruit salad.” That’s true, but it doesn’t tell us much about the Spiritual Gifts of Wisdom and Knowledge, and how God uses those gifts to empower His church. We’ll go to Scripture for that.

1 Corinthians 12:9-11 (NLT) 9  The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10  He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11  It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.     

 

Gift Lists in Scripture: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31, 1 Peter 4:9-11

 

Three ways to leverage your Spiritual Gifts.

1. Experiment with different areas of service.
   1. Plug into a Sunday morning ministry by marking your Communication Card (including contact info). Rachael Allen will follow up to let you know about open positions.
   2. Participate in your Small Group service projects.
   3. Connect with Service Initiatives like: monthly reviveWISCONSIN outreach events (second Saturday each month), New Day’s Community Christmas Eve Worship Service, Good Friday Blood Drive, Backyard Missions.
2. Use an online gifts assessment tool.
   1. Spiritualgiftstest.com is a good one. No single assessment is perfect.
3. Ask others what gifts they see in me.

Power: Tongues

The Gift of Tongues has been a divisive issue in the recent history of the worldwide Church. Before the Church was even born, the prayer of Jesus was that all the believers would experience unity with one another. Even though the worldwide Church hasn’t always been great at this, we can still expect the prayer of Jesus to be answered, and we can humbly work towards unity in our generation. We can unify around God’s saving grace, and His call for us to love Him and love our neighbor. In unity, there is power!

1 Corinthians 12:9-11 (NLT) 9  The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10  He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11  It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.     

 

Gift Lists in Scripture: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31, 1 Peter 4:9-11

 

Three ways to leverage your Spiritual Gifts.

1. Experiment with different areas of service.
   1. Plug into a Sunday morning ministry by marking your Communication Card (including contact info). Rachael Allen will follow up to let you know about open positions.
   2. Participate in your Small Group service projects.
   3. Connect with Service Initiatives like: monthly reviveWISCONSIN outreach events (second Saturday each month), New Day’s Community Christmas Eve Worship Service, Good Friday Blood Drive, Backyard Missions.
2. Use an online gifts assessment tool.
   1. Spiritualgiftstest.com is a good one. No single assessment is perfect.
3. Ask others what gifts they see in me.

Power: Manifestation Gifts

We all have limitations. We all have imperfections. We are all broken in a variety of ways. The amazing promise of God is that His limitless, perfect, unbreakable power is displayed in us. Today we’ll look at the Spiritual Gifts of Faith, Healing and Miracles, and we’ll hear about God at work in Nepal.

1 Corinthians 12:9-10a, 11 (NLT) 9  The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10  He gives one person the power to perform miracles... 11  It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.    

 

Gift Lists in Scripture: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31, 1 Peter 4:9-11

 

Three ways to leverage your Spiritual Gifts.

1. Experiment with different areas of service.
   1. Plug into a Sunday morning ministry by marking your Communication Card (including contact info). Rachael Allen will follow up to let you know about open positions.
   2. Participate in your Small Group service projects.
   3. Connect with Service Initiatives like: monthly reviveWISCONSIN outreach events (second Saturday each month), New Day’s Community Christmas Eve Worship Service, Good Friday Blood Drive, Backyard Missions.
2. Use an online gifts assessment tool.

1. 1. Spiritualgiftstest.com is a good one. No single assessment is perfect.
2. Ask others what gifts they see in me.

Power: Serving Gifts

It’s easy for us to point out what is wrong in the world: violence, injustice, abuse, division, war, famine… As disciples of Jesus, our call is to do more than point out the wrong; God’s power within us--all of us together--shines a light in the darkness.

Romans 12:6-8 (NLT) 6  In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7  If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8  If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.   

Gift Lists in Scripture: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31, 1 Peter 4:9-11

Three ways to leverage your Spiritual Gifts.

1. Experiment with different areas of service.
   1. Plug into a Sunday morning ministry by marking your Communication Card (including contact info). Rachael Allen will follow up to let you know about open positions.
   2. Participate in your Small Group service projects.
   3. Connect with Service Initiatives like: monthly reviveWISCONSIN outreach events (second Saturday each month), New Day’s Community Christmas Eve Worship Service, Good Friday Blood Drive, Backyard Missions.
2. Use an online gifts assessment tool.
   1. Spiritualgiftstest.com is a good one. No single assessment is perfect.
3. Ask others what gifts they see in me.