This Sunday
Sermon Title: Don't Grow Weary
Do you feel worn out in your walk with Christ? As God stretches you and grows you, you need to get the presence, power, plan, and purpose in the right order. When we start messing with this, we feel depleted.
Sermon Points and Questions
1. What does it mean to you to grow in your faith?
2. What is one meaningful experience in your life where you would say your faith grew?
3. Do you spend more time talking about fishing... or do you go fishing?
4. Who is sending you out that you report to.. and who are you sending out that reports to you?
5. The goal of growing as a disciple extends far beyond the walls of the church. We want to support you in your ministry to the people where you live, work, and play.
6. When spiritual growth means focusing on others our natural tendancy is to put up walls and shut people out.
7. Where have you gotten the presence, power, plan, and purpose out of order?
8. We feel depleted when we try to accomplish our plans in our power.
My plans get my power. God’s plans get God’s power
9. Is your first instinct to invite other people to join you in something and help them succeed, or do you tend to try to do it yourself?
We must develop people.
Our hearts have to break for them.
We must stop just talking about fishing and actually fish.
We need to stop comparing our spiritual knowledge and start actually sharing what little we do know.
We must stop making judgements about people and start loving and serving people.
10. The Holy Spirit needs to be the power to make this happen. Learn to invite Him into your disicpleship relationships and you will grow.. while the focus is on developing others.
Luke 9:1-6, 10-11 NLT
9 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples[a] and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. 2 Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money,[b] or even a change of clothes.
4 Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. 5 And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.” 6 So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.
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10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida. 11 But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.
Also Luke 10, Acts 2, and Matthew 4:19
Connecting You To What's Next!
Your Next Step Group
- First Step after the service!
- Step Up! NEXT week at 9am in the room to the right of the stage! If you've been to First Step this is your next step.
- Engage Group finished it's four week run! The group will meet again when you sign up for it. Let us know you are interested! This group is 4 weeks long.
- Disciplemakers Group will meet in the elementary area (through the kids door off the lobby) at 9am. This is discipleship pathway group 4. We want to help you develop your abilities to serve and influence others to follow Jesus.
Upcoming Events
YOUTH GROUP Launch Party (For The Whole Church)
April 27, 2025
Time: After the service for 20-30 minutes
Location: Church Building- Lunch
Sign Up and plan to join for lunch and support the youth group getting started! Learn more about this vital ministry!
StepUp Is Just Getting Started
Sundays
Time: 9:00am-9:45am
Location: Church Building. Room the the right of the stage.
This group is the next step in the discipleship pathway after First Step or Popcorn with the Pastor. It's all about growing deeper in your faith and getting more connected with others.
Men's Ministry Event (Breakfast and Men's Study)
May 24, 2025
Time: 9:00am
Location: Church Building.
Also, next week we have the “Band of Brothers” breakfast at the church at 9:00am, we will eat breakfast (sausage gravy, biscuits and home fries) and then continue to view the series, “Stepping Up, A Call to Courageous Manhood”, Session 3, The Five Steps, part 2, Manhood, Mentor, and Patriarch
Membership Class
Learn more about ConnectUs Church and what it means to be a part of the mission! Sign up today! We will host the next class when we have a handful of people ready to go.
Small Groups and Bible Studies
- Family Group - Fridays 6pm at a home across the street from the church building. Led by Austin and Katherine.
- Women's Group - Experiencing God. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.
March 12. Ending May 28
6:00pm - 7:15pm
Location: Church Building
We will embark on a transformative journey together. This is an opportunity to deepen your faith and connect with others on a journey to experiencing God more intimately.
This is a women's study for all ages.
- Women's Ministry Next 3rd saturday of the month. (No event in April. Next event is May 17)
- Men's Ministry next Event (regularly on the 4th saturday of the month)
- A Youth Group for Middle and High School students is getting started and they first want to invite the whole church to learn more and support them...
- April 27 after the service will be a 20-30 minute lunch to launch the youth ministry. They would love it if you stuck around for a few minutes and joined in!
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