missio Dei: Falcon

Listening and Living in Response to Christ’s Voice
John 2:1-12
Outline:
The Place (2:1-2)
The Problem (2:3-4)
The Plan (2:5-8)
The Purpose (2:9-12)

Title: What’s the Point…Of Our Rest?
Scripture Reading: Gen. 2:1-3
Sermon Outline:
1. The gift of Sabbath and why we need it.
2. The misuse of Sabbath and how to protect it.
3. The point of Sabbath and where to find it.
Discussion:
What is your biggest barrier to rest? Why does our culture resist rest?
What has been your experience with sabbath? How have you struggled to sabbath? 
Imagine for a minute, what could a sabbath look like for you personally? What most excites you about the potential of this gift from God?
Supporting texts: (in order of use) 
1 Jn. 5:3b, Ex. 20:8-11, Ex. 20:11, Ex. 20:8, Ex. 16:29-30, Deut. 5:15, Ps. 121:1-4, Gal. 4:8-11, Isa. 58:13-14, Lev. 23:3, Mt. 11:28-30, Col. 2:16-17, Heb. 4:7-10

John Ortberg, 6 Signs of Fatigue:
1. Things bother you more than they should, you are easily annoyed. 
2. It’s hard to make up your mind, even with simple decisions. 
3. Your judgment suffers, and the decisions you do make seem to be the wrong ones. 
4. Impulses to eat, drink, and spend are harder to resist than they otherwise would be. 
5. You are more likely to favor things with short-term gains and long-term costs. 
6. You have less courage

7 Tips for Protecting Your Sabbath:
1. Set aside 24 hrs every 7th day (Preferably Sunday) 
2. Create a beginning and ending liturgy
3. Clear your day of anything that is not worship and rest
4. Resist the use of technology 
5. Prepare for it the day before 
6. Engage your family and community:
7. Make adjustments and rest in Jesus’ grace

Title: What’s the Point…Of Our Friendships?
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 17:17, 18:24, 27:5-6, 27:9-10, 27:17. (One or two slides if possible?)
Sermon Outline:
1. Friendship: 4 reasons we need it.
2. Friendship: 5 things it isn’t.
3. Friendship: 6 things it is.
Discussion:
What, in your experience, makes friendship difficult?
What have been some key characteristics of godly friendships you have experienced?
How do you need to mature in order to become a better friend? How does Jesus demonstrate that maturity to you already?

What’s the Point… Of Our Bodies?

Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 15:35-44

Discussion:
What is your “theology of the body?” Do you find places where you have slipped into false beliefs about the body and health? 
What are some ways that you’ve become sedentary in your love and serving? How does Christ’s love and bodily serving encourage you to love and serve differently?

Supporting Texts: (in order of use) 
Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 8:5-8, Genesis 3:16, 19, Romans 6:23a, Genesis 3:22, Psalm 139:16, Psalm 56:8, 1 Corinthians 15:35-44, Psalm 16:11, Revelation 21:4, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Timothy 6:18, Titus 2:7a, Hebrews 10:24-25

What’s the Point…Of Our Vocations?
(10-11-26)
Title: What’s the Point…Of Our Vocations?
Scripture Reading: Col. 3:22-4:1.
Sermon Outline:
1. The importance and appeal of work (Genesis 1-2).
2. The disillusionment of work (Genesis 3:17-19).
3. The redemption of work (Ephesians 6:5-9).
Discussion:
What is your vocation? How does your identity in Christ shape your view of your vocation?
What are some ways you can work for the wrong boss? What does that look like for you personally?
How does viewing Jesus as your boss enable you to do your work differently?

Supporting texts: (in order of use)
Genesis 2:1-2, 1:27-28, 2:15, Proverbs 10:4, 12:11, 14:23, Isaiah 2:4, Revelation 22:3, Genesis 3:17-19, Ecclesiastes 2:18-23, Ephesians 6:5-7, 6:8, Hebrews 6:10, Ephesians 6:9, Romans 5:8, 8:31-32.