Sermons on Missions (Page 2)

The Messiah Sends, Part 2

Jesus continues His commissioning of the apostles to go boldly on mission for Him. Matthew 10:26-11:1 SERMON OUTLINE “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39) Sent with the Right Kind of Fear (10:26-31) Do not fear physical suffering Do have appropriate fear of God Living with real reverence and trust Sent with the Right Kind of Priorities (10:32-39) Acknowledging Jesus publicly in our lives Loving Jesus more…

Family in Christ

To close out our 2020 MissionsFest, we heard from our good friend, Dr. David Kasali of Congo Initiative and Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo. Dr. Kasali is continuing our theme of We’re Family by looking at the Biblical call found in 1 John and Romans 12.

Serving God in Hard Places

This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we concluded our annual MissionsFest. As we celebrate God’s faithfulness to us as a church for forty years, we heard from two of our long-term, international ministry partners on the theme of “Hard Places.” This second weekend, Rev. Canon Francis Omondi from Kenya spoke to us about the nature of life in the kingdom, beginning from the Sinai Covenant and the Exodus through the exile to Jesus and toward Revelation. SERMON OUTLINE Isaiah 61…

Seeking My Brothers

This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, we began our annual MissionsFest. As we celebrate God’s faithfulness to us as a church for forty years, we are hearing from two of our long-term, international ministry partners on the theme of “Hard Places.” This first weekend, Rev. Yousef Hashweh spoke to us from the life of Jesus and the story of Joseph about seeking after others in a message entitled “Seeking My Brothers.” SERMON OUTLINE Godly love draws the most attention, even…

Multiply: The ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’

The closing weekend of MissionsFest with a message from Senior Pastor Matt Erickson SERMON OUTLINE “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14) The ‘Product’ earth filled knowledge of God’s glory An Aside on Being “Witnesses” Three Key ‘Factors’ of the ‘Product’ ____________________________ to Christ (Seed) One-time Daily ____________________________ like Christ (Roots) Christ’s character in us Christ’s character from us ____________________________ with Christ (Fruits) Proclaiming…

Multiply

The opening weekend of our 2018 MissionsFest with Dr. Paul “Bobby” Gupta from the Hindustan Bible Institute in Chennai, India.  

Prayer as Mission: The Early Church

The early church spent a lot of time in prayer. Prayer was the fuel and guide for their outward mission in Jerusalem, Judea, and the further parts of the known world. Looking at their examples of prayer throughout Acts, we can learn how to let prayer shape our life on mission as a church. Sermon OutlinE “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.” (Acts 2:14) Prayer…

Sending

Jesus’ mission was tied to calling people and sending them out equipped for the work of God. We see that in three distinct episodes in Luke 9 and 10. SERMON OUTLINE “When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” (Luke 9:1-2) Sent, part 1 (Luke 9:1-6) Sent with power Sent…

Christ In Us

As a part of our 2016 Missions Fest, “Dwell,” Ken Katayama delivers a message of Christ IN us and what that means for us as disciples from 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.

Embodied Presence

Pastor Paul Bland of Milwaukee’s Oikos Church, kicks off the opening weekend of our 2016 Mission Fest with a message from John 1:14.

7 on Mission

A church that is becoming a reflection of Revelation 7:9-10 aims to grow externally through missional engagement. We are looking at missional church planting (e.g., missional communities, people moving into targeted communities), missional multisite, and increased opportunities for field-based community work (e.g., Bread of healing, Neighborhood Learning Center). Jesus summarized the church’s mission in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea…