Mark 4:26-29⎪The Seed Growing

Damian Grateley (2025-10-5)

POINTS:

  1. The growth of God's kingdom is inevitable

  2. The growth of God's kingdom is incremental


Matthew 13:31-33⎪The Mustard Seed

Damian Grateley (2025-9-28)

POINTS:

  1. Are you thinking small enough?

  2. Are you thinking big enough?


Matthew 18:21-35⎪The Unmerciful Servant

Damian Grateley (2025-9-21)

POINTS:

  1. Something about ourselves

  2. Something about God

  3. Something about grace

  4. Something about change


Matthew 13:24-30⎪The Weeds

Damian Grateley (2025-9-14)

Points:

  1. A more sovereign king than we expect

  2. A more patient king than we expect

  3. A more just king than we expect


1 Timothy 3:8-13⎪What Deacons Should Be

Damian Grateley (2025-9-7)

POINTS:

  1. Who deacons should be


Acts 6:1-4⎪Ways Deacons Support the Elders

Damian Grateley (2025-8-31)

POINTS:

  1. The work of elders

  2. The 7 pillars of the church

  3. 3 ways deacons support the elders

  4. Integrating deacons into the church


Acts 6:1-4⎪The Central Elements of Deacon Work

Damian Grateley (2025-8-24)

POINTS:

  1. The creation of the office of deacons

  2. The relationship between the elders and the deacons

  3. The administrative core of deacon work

  4. The skills necessary to be an effective deacon

  5. The relationship between a deacon and the Holy Spirit


Mark 4:1-20⎪The Sower

Damian Grateley (2025-8-17)

Points:

  1. What do we learn about the sower?

  2. What do we learn about the seed?

  3. What do we learn about the soil?


Matthew 20:1-16⎪The Last Shall Be First, and the First Shall Be Last

Yuta Miyahara (2025-8-10)

Theme:

Don't envy God's generosity, we believers who came first

Points:

  1. Because God is generous

  2. Because God invites both the first and the last into His kingdom


Mark 4:1-12⎪The Purpose of Parables

Damian Grateley (2025-8-3)

POINTS:

  1. Parables both reveal and conceal

  2. Parables require a biblical frame of reference

  3. Parables are about our response to God's Word


James 5:19-20⎪You Are Your Brother’s Keeper

Damian Grateley (2025-7-27)

POINTS:

  1. The church is a family

  2. The church is a community of truth

  3. The church is a community of sinners

  4. The church is a community of mutual responsibility


1 Samuel 23:14-18⎪Obedience to God's Choice

Yuta Miyahara (2025-7-20)

POINTS:


James 5:13-18⎪The Prayer of Faith

Damian Grateley (2025-7-13)

POINTS:

  1. Prayer Can Change How We Suffer

  2. Prayer Can Change How We Relate


James 5:7-12⎪Patience in Suffering

Damian Grateley (2025-7-6)

POINTS:

  1. What We Are Waiting For

  2. Waiting with Patience, Steadfastness and Integrity


James 5:1-8⎪A Warning to the Rich

Damian Grateley (2025-6-29)

POINTS:

  1. Understanding Wealth's Risks

  2. The Cries of the Oppressed

  3. Awaiting the Coming Justice


1 Corinthians 11:17-32⎪The Lord's Supper

Damian Grateley (2025-6-22)

POINTS:

  1. Understanding the Lord's Supper

  2. Preparing Ourselves for the Lord's Supper


Hebrews 13:7-17⎪Faithful Graciousness

Damian Grateley (2025-6-15)

POINTS:

  1. Re-envisioning Submission

  2. A Reciprocal Relationship

  3. Preserving Joy in Our Community


Deuteronomy 30:11-19⎪Discipleship and Dependence

Damian Grateley (2025-6-8)

POINTS:

  1. Embracing God's Commands with a Willing Heart

  2. Following Christ with Spirit-Filled Strength

  3. A Trinitarian Journey of Dependence


Deuteronomy 10:12-20⎪Discipleship and Devotion

Damian Grateley (2025-6-1)

points:

1.The Illusion of Choice

2.True Devotion

3.God's Devotion to Us Through Jesus


Ecclesiastes 3:9-15⎪Ecclesiastes 3

Greg Brennan (2025-5-25)

points: