True Greatness
Sunday's message was a call for us to pursue greatness, true greatness, the way God has defined it. The Bible says of the Bereans in Acts 17:11......
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Good Friday Communion Guide
Some of the sweetest times for small groups/gatherings or families are when they can participate in the Lord’s Supper together. The Bible stresses the importance of unity in Communion, which is why taking Communion with those you do life with on a regular basis can be powerful....
To Love and To Cherish
We are in this together, but no one is as close to you as your spouse. Let’s cultivate our marriage so it will stand this test. Our prayer is that the marriages at Metro will bring great glory to God and be an outstanding example for our children. They are watching and learning by our example....
Faith And Financial Preparedness
We must understand that our choices place us in the bounds of responsibility. If we acquire much, we will have the responsibility to care for much. If we choose to live a minimalist life, our responsibilities will be minimal. With our individual choices of “things,” we must be responsible as believers and prepared to cover their costs during guaranteed hardships. That is Proverbial wisdom....
Being Light in the Darkness
We’re in a time when people are tempted, and instructed, to care for themselves and their families above all else. I’m not saying don’t prepare and care for your families, but in our effort to do so let’s not neglect to bear fruit as believers. These are the times when the opportunity to point people to Jesus is almost at every turn....
Voices From the Church During the Crisis: A Doctor's Perspective
God is completely in control of this globe of his. He loves us – we're his own. There is absolutely nothing new under the sun: no virus, no medication, no DNA or RNA mutation … nothing that he does not completely understand. It is his and he is King. And while I may not always understand the Why in my life, I do know the Who....
How to Care for Your Children During Times of Uncertainty
We not only want to help equip our children to process information informed by the promises of scripture, but we also want to provide a platform to share their thoughts, emotions, fears, concerns, indifference, apathy, etc. Ask them. Don’t assume you know their answers. Give them time to process and think out loud. Affirm that they are sharing in a safe environment....
Equipped to Respond
It can be easy to say "be on mission" or "love your neighbor" at times like this, scripture tells us to be ready to give a "defense for our faith" (I Peter 3:15), but where might we even consider staring? Here are some practical ways you can be equipped to respond when most helpful, it's a "round-up of resources" so to speak. Let's begin with Prayer......
Expecting God to Move
I hope you all are having a blessed week! The accent from Sunday's message from Acts 13:1-3 is that we would all expect God to work in us and through us for the advance of his kingdom. What a glorious privelege! ...
Keep ReadingDeacons - Same Priorities, New Structures
Yesterday's message was aimed at establishing a clear way forward for diaconate ministry at Metro Life Church. Why in the course of a year would we devote three messages to this topic?...
Keep ReadingThe Spirit Brings Life!
"What does it mean for God, through the Holy Spirit, to do beyond what we could ask or imagine? Below is a quote from this weekends sermon. May it inspire you!...
Keep ReadingThe End of Prejudice
"I sometimes think that we live in fear and call it wisdom. But we live in fear - fear of the negative influences of the world. We live as though we have far more to fear from the "world" than they have to fear from us. ...
Keep ReadingFaith That Expects
On Sunday we looked at two amazing miracles and the subsequent advance of the gospel in Acts 9:32-43. It is exciting to see the early church being used as instruments of the healing and saving power of Jesus....
Keep ReadingTransformed By The Risen Christ
This past Sunday we studied Acts 9:1-31 together. In the message we looked at how Saul, later named Paul, never moved on from his conversion story. Here is how he reflected on his conversion in 1 Timothy 1:13-16:...
Keep ReadingI've Been Neglected!
I have heard from many dear members of Metro about the message, "When Neglect and the Gospel Intersect." Wow,...
Keep ReadingBoldness - How's It Going?
We have been hearing a lot in these early chapters of Acts about the boldness of the early church. So far we have seen it primarily through the Apostles, ...
Keep ReadingMega Grace, Is It Possible?
I read Acts 4:32-5:11 again this morning. I was stirred again by the life the early church was enjoying, all because of Jesus!...
Keep ReadingLife Together
I'm still thinking about that key word in the passage from Acts 2:42-47...devoted. There really is no replacement for the time and intentionality that it takes to build a community that is devoted to one another. ...
Keep ReadingProclaiming Jesus
This past Sunday we studied Acts 2:1-41 together. What a passage! How kind of God to not leave us as orphans, to send the Holy Spirit so that now, everyday, Jesus is with us!...
Keep ReadingAre You Thirsty?
Last week in our Alive meeting and this past Sunday in our first message in our Acts series we have been talking about thirst. In his book, "Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health," Donald Whitney begins the book with a chapter on thirst. May the following excerpt encourage your thirst today!...
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