“Comfortable”
Expanding Our Comfort Zone
The world can be a very uncomfortable place—from the pressures at home and work to worldwide issues like poverty and war. So naturally, we seek out those things that will make us feel comfortable and secure. But true comfort isn’t necessarily found in lounge chairs and lattes. And when we focus solely on our comfort, we miss out on an enormous aspect of the life God designed for us. Sometimes we need to step out of our comfort zone. But how far do we step? And why would we want to?
In this 4-part series, we’ll look at the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone. And we see that the only way to experience the true comfort found in Jesus Christ is to make sure we get uncomfortable enough to do what he has called us to do.
October 4- Lazy Boy- Moving beyond the recliner approach to outreach
Recliners are the iconic symbols of comfort. They call to us and lure us to a life of relaxation and ease. And who wouldn’t want to be comfortable? After all, we live in an often uncomfortable world. But when it comes to the Christian life, comfort isn’t necessarily the goal. In fact, Jesus told his disciples to get out of their comfort zone and reach out to the world around them. He wanted them to get uncomfortable. In this message, “Lazy Boy,” we will take a unique look at being comfortable and challenge one another to get out of the recliner and begin to reach out to the world around us.
October 11- Tagged- Answering the question…”Why Am I Here?”
So many people wonder about the point of life. The philosophical question, “Why am I here?” is something that millions of people—Christ-followers and otherwise—long to answer. And we look everywhere for an answer. But in our search, we often miss what truly matters. Through Christ’s encounter with Zacchaeus, we will discover real meaning. And we see that the only way to really understand why we’re here is to get uncomfortable enough to say something, do something, and be something for those people far away from God. We are all going to spend forever somewhere—we’re tagged for eternity. And Christians must begin to see other people through that eternal perspective.
October 18- Godcast- Becoming fishers of men
“Follow me…I will make you fishers of men.” Those are some of the first recorded words of a seemingly simple carpenter from Nazareth . Yet with those words, Jesus Christ gathered together a group of ordinary fishermen and began to transform the world. Those same words resonate in our lives today. But so often, Christians forget the purpose of Christianity. So in this eye-opening message, we are reminded of the reason we are here. And as we reflect on Christ’s call on the shores of the Sea of Galilee , we realize the potential that comes when we simply learn to cast.
October 25- Friends- Friendship Evangelism
How simply being a friend can change someone’s life forever. The stories of those who found a savior through the loving and caring relationship of a friend.
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