This Is US: Finale
8 Key Ideas:
Jesus is Our Focus
The Gospel is Central
We are a Family
We is Greater than Me
Worship is a Lifestyle
Generosity is Normal
We Are Kingdom People
Love is Or Best Asset
Final Thought: We Can Rest When We’re Dead
John 9:1-7 text
Hebrews 4:1
Hebrews 4:9-11
Hebrews 10:32-39
This Is US: Love is Our Best Asset
John 13:34-35
Loving Others is a Command
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love Needs to Be Learned
You Can’t Love Without an Open Mind
You Can’t Love Without an Open Heart
You Can’t Love Without Open Eyes
You Can’t Love From a Distance
You Can’t Share What You Have Not Experienced for Yourself
Love Can Change the World
This Is US: We Are Kingdom People
Colossians 1:13-14
Philippians 3:20-21
We live for something more.
Matthew 6: 19-33
We look different than the world.
Colossians 3:1-17
We are part of something bigger.
Hebrews 13:3
We endure with hope.
1 Peter 1:3-9
This Is US: Generosity Is Normal
Mark 12:41-44
Giving is not the same as Generosity
2 Corinthians 8:1-7
Generosity Reflects God’s Heart
Romans 8:32
2 Corinthians 8:8-9
Generosity Reframes Our Heart
Matthew 6:19-21
Generosity Requires Our Trust
2 Corinthians 9:10
Generosity Results in Blessing
Proverbs 11:24-25
Luke 6:38
2 Corinthians 9:6
Generosity Releases Our Grip
Deuteronomy 15:7-8
1 Timothy 6:18-19
This Is US: Worship Is a Lifestyle
Worship starts in the heart
Matthew 15:8-9
Matthew 7:21-23
Worship is done in Spirit and Truth.
John 4:19-26
We worship what we value most.
Philippians 3:8-9
Philippians 1:20–21
“Nothing magnifies God more than a group of people who are genuinely convinced that nothing will bring satisfaction to their aching hearts besides God. This conviction creates a community of people who go hard after Him. ~John Piper
This Is US: We Is Greater Than Me
Mission of Portico Church (based on Matthew 29:18-20):
IMPACT our world with the truth, hope and love of God
LEAD those around us to become passionate followers of Jesus
GROW together in faith as a worship community
Romans 12:1-8
We Sacrifice Our Lives
We Maintain Our Humility
We Embrace Our Diversity
We Use Our Gifts
We Give Our Best
This Is US: We Are a Family
A family is a group of people who are united by certain convictions or have a common affiliation among them.
A family is a group of individuals living under one roof and under one head in the household.
A family is any social unit differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family.
We Need Each Other
Ecclesiastes 4:7-16
We Need to Pursue Each Other
John 15:8-17
Real Love is Really Messy
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This Is US: The Gospel is Central (part 2)
The Gospel is Our Priority.
Matthew 28:18-20
The Gospel is Our Point.
Romans 10:9-13
The Gospel is Our Purpose.
Romans 10:13-15
The Gospel is Our Privilege.
Romans 10:15-17
The Gospel is Our Power.
Romans 1:16