Venture Church
crossroads - a decision to follow Christ or follow our culture
Matthew 16:1 NIV
Matthew 12:30 NIV
Matthew 16:4-6 NIV
I. Be faithful to follow.
Tension lets us know we haven't conformed.
Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV
Whose voice is loudest in your life?
Matthew 16:5-12 NIV
I. Be faithful to follow.
II. Make the main thing the main thing.
The disciples are worried about bread when they're inches away from the Bread Maker – the Miracle Worker – God Himself.
Where we put a period, Jesus puts a comma.
Jesus never misses a moment.
"Whenever you say 'yes' to something, there is less of you for something else. Make sure your 'yes' is worth the less."
- Lysa TerKeurst, "The Best Yes"
"Find that courageous 'yes'; fight for that confident 'no.'"
- Lysa TerKeurst, "The Best Yes"
I. Be faithful to follow.
II. Make the main thing the main thing.
III. Be on guard.
"leaven" - influence; something held over from the past and applied to the present
Jesus changed everything that was normal and expected to save us from ourselves.
I. Be faithful to follow.
II. Make the main thing the main thing.
III. Be on guard.
IV. Be brave.
"Your brave is someone else's breakthrough."
- Mark Batterson
Your God story has yet to be finalized – be faithful.