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November 24th, 2024– Believe: An Action Word (Eph 6) – We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the sixth chapter of Ephesians where we read:
Ephesians 6:10 MSG
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
When threatened, it makes good sense to armor up. However it takes foresight and intentionality to strap on the correct armor. If we simply armor up on default, there is a very good chance it will be the wrong stuff. Come this Sunday as we ponder the armor of God in contrast to nifty substitutes.
November 17th, 2024– Believe: An Action Word (Eph 5) – We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the fifth chapter of Ephesians where we read of non belief and solid belief:
Ephesians 5:5 MSG
[5] You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them—the usual variations on idolatry—will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God.
…this is not living out of believing.
Ephesians 5:1-2 MSG
[1-2] Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.
…this is living out of the freedom belief brings.
Our focus will be the difference belief makes.
November 10th, 2024– Believe: An Action Word (Eph 4) – We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the fourth chapter of Ephesians where we read:
“Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.
Our focus will be believing and living in the freedom Christ brings. It is appropriate to ponder freedom on this Sunday, the day before Remembrance Day.
Sunday, November 3rd – Believe: An Action Word (Eph 3)
This Sunday we will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the third chapter of Ephesians where we read:
[18] And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. [19] May you experience [taste and see] the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. [20] Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [21] Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
Our focus will be the amazing, incredible, ongoing, love of God that nothing can separate us from. As we truly believe this in a deepening, life altering way it shapes what we do and think and how we approach God and each other. We will never experience it until we take a step!
October 27th, 2024 – Believe: An Action Word (Eph 2) – Pastor Scott speaking. We will continue our focus on “Believe” worked out in the second chapter of Ephesians where we read: Ephesians 2:1-6:
[1-6] It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.This is true of all of us. Reflect for a moment. What do you remember of yourself before Christ? Our theme will be Before Christ / After Christ – keeping in mind it’s a process, not an end point.
October 20- Glenn Erskine (guest speaker) Knowing vs. Believing
October 13 – Thanksgiving Sunday – Pastor Scott speaking. Today our focus will be on gratitude as we celebrate the goodness of God in all its various forms. Who knows, maybe there will even be a chance to share some of that goodness with the rest of the congregation. Looking forward to be thankful together. For the past few Sundays we have been deepening our understanding of “Belief: An Action Word.” As promised, our practicum of that deeper understanding will be a slow reading – we’ll start today – through a letter written to a group of Jesus followers in Ephesus. There is a lot to be thankful for in this letter!
October 6 – Guest speaker Glenn Erskine
September 29th – Believe: It’s a Choice (John 5:24) Receive the gift – Pastor Scott speaking. Say “I do.” Surrender to the auto-belay. Sign the consent form. Get on the plane. Embrace doubt. Take a step. This Sunday we will explore the connection between the choice of belief and its connection to all those little sentences. Join us as we continue the dialogue.
September 22 “Believe: Removing Blocks from Belief” – Pastor Scott Speaking (John 11:38-44) – Sometimes there are some real blockages keeping us from believing. Some of them make pretty good sense and require us to open our minds to a whole new way of thinking. Mary tried to explain to Jesus that what He was inviting her toward, was really not a good idea.. Let’s think through how to handle similar situations.
September 15 – “Believe: An Action Word“- Pastor Scott Speaking (Various passages of Scripture) – The word “believe” is a verb or action word. In a biblical sense, the action of the word “believe” is much more than simply an action within our minds – the act of believing. What we believe will be evident in the visible, noticeable actions of our lives – the acting out of our believing. Today and in the following Sundays we will engage with this very important, foundational word. In preparation, the next time you are going for a walk or sitting in quiet ask yourself, “What do I believe? How does what I believe affect my living?” Then join us at Truro Alliance as we ponder it together.
September 8 – Brokenness – Pastor Scott Speaking (Luke 7:36-50, 18:9-14) – After we’ve done something wrong, it is one thing to be upset that we got caught, it is quite another to be broken over our own wrongdoing. David said after coming clean before God after he had done something wrong, “The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.” Though painful and humbling, brokenness is the path to oneness with God and fulfilling relationships with others. It is not a path toward death, it is a path toward life. Let’s chat about it on Sunday and travel that path humbly together.
September 1 – “Calculated” – Pastor Scott speaking (Colossians 1:9-10) – A few leaves are already starting to turn color. As fall approaches, let’s be very calculated in what we put into our schedules. We don’t want them empty. We don’t want them burdensomely overfilled. I trust we want to include stretching, relaxing, working, learning all in healthy rhythms. We can’t solve it for you, but we can provide encouragement toward that end and pray together as we choose, in a calculated way to make the most of the time with which God has blessed us.
August 25 – Pulling Together – Pastor Scott speaking
August 18 – Guest speaker Mike M.
August 11 – “Be one to lead one, one step closer to Christ. But, which one?” (Luke 15) – Today also “Martha” an international worker with the Christian and Missionary Alliance will join us.
August 4 – Guest speaker – Mike M
July 28 – Guest speaker D. Webb
July 21 – Celebrating Gotcha Day (Romans 8:14-18, Jeremiah 29:11) – Pastor Scott speaking. Sometimes adopted children not only celebrate their birthdays, but also celebrate Gotcha Day – the day they were scooped up into a family. This Sunday we will hear stories about and read Scripture about spiritual Gotcha Days – the day of being scooped up into God’s family.