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Child Again
Manage episode 460788712 series 1195434
Innhold levert av East Charlotte Pres |. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av East Charlotte Pres | eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Sunday Worship
January 12th, 2025
“Child Again”
Nehemiah 8:13-18
Rev. Tyler Dirks
Sermon Outline:
- Delight
- Digging
- Dependence
Reflection Questions:
- When was the last time you felt like a child again?
- When was a time that you learned something vital from a child?
- As you survey God’s handiwork and storytelling …what is especially striking to you? What do you find to be remarkably creative, playful, and/or festive about God ways and workmanship?
- What do you have an insatiable and voracious appetite for? What’s something you dive into every chance you get? What’s something you dig down deep into because it’s your delight, and because you feel desperately dependent on it?
- Do you find the Bible to be rich, riveting, and radically relevant to your everyday life? Why or why not?
- How do you feel about the fact that God has designed you to experience delight VIA desperate dependence upon Him/His Word?
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Manage episode 460788712 series 1195434
Innhold levert av East Charlotte Pres |. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av East Charlotte Pres | eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Sunday Worship
January 12th, 2025
“Child Again”
Nehemiah 8:13-18
Rev. Tyler Dirks
Sermon Outline:
- Delight
- Digging
- Dependence
Reflection Questions:
- When was the last time you felt like a child again?
- When was a time that you learned something vital from a child?
- As you survey God’s handiwork and storytelling …what is especially striking to you? What do you find to be remarkably creative, playful, and/or festive about God ways and workmanship?
- What do you have an insatiable and voracious appetite for? What’s something you dive into every chance you get? What’s something you dig down deep into because it’s your delight, and because you feel desperately dependent on it?
- Do you find the Bible to be rich, riveting, and radically relevant to your everyday life? Why or why not?
- How do you feel about the fact that God has designed you to experience delight VIA desperate dependence upon Him/His Word?
The post Child Again appeared first on East Charlotte Pres.
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×Sunday Worship January 26th, 2025 “The One & Only” Nehemiah 9:6-21 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: The Company He Keeps His Compassion He’s Committed Reflection Questions: What are 3 things you tend to take for granted, and how does the simple act of pausing to acknowledge God’s creation and continual upholding of those things force you to be in awe? When you consider the people God chooses to pursue, which characters strike you as ‘especially odd choices’? (see Hebrews 11 for a rundown of characters). What is one account of God’s jealous love and robust compassion that staggers you? When was a time you were really bad (grumbling, complaining, nasty, selfish, mean, etc.), and nevertheless someone stood by you and loved you and remained committed to you? The post The One & Only appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship January 19th, 2025 “Godly Grief” Nehemiah 9:1-5 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Not Penance Unique Freedom longing Reflection Questions: How does the tyranny of penance linger in your life? When was a time you embraced the unique and emphatic freedom of admitting that you were wrong/wretched/villainous? (see 1Tim.1:15; Rom.7:24)? When was a time when you experienced godly grief? What spiritual disciplines (e.g. fasting, wearing sackcloth, putting dirt on your head, etc.) might you make use of to cultivate healthy longing? (check out the first paragraph or two of 2 Corinthians 5, and Matthew 9:15b). What books, films, or songs have especially helped you long for a better country (see Hebrews 11:16)? The post Godly Grief appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship January 12th, 2025 “Child Again” Nehemiah 8:13-18 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Delight Digging Dependence Reflection Questions: When was the last time you felt like a child again? When was a time that you learned something vital from a child? As you survey God’s handiwork and storytelling …what is especially striking to you? What do you find to be remarkably creative, playful, and/or festive about God ways and workmanship? What do you have an insatiable and voracious appetite for? What’s something you dive into every chance you get? What’s something you dig down deep into because it’s your delight, and because you feel desperately dependent on it? Do you find the Bible to be rich, riveting, and radically relevant to your everyday life? Why or why not? How do you feel about the fact that God has designed you to experience delight VIA desperate dependence upon Him/His Word? The post Child Again appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship January 5th, 2025 “The Joy Mandate” Nehemiah 8:9-12 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Good Grief Prevailing Joy Reflection Questions: When was a time you were truly convicted about YOUR sin? When have you genuinely felt guilty and grieved because of YOUR sin? Why is guilt and grief about YOUR sin so vital? Why is it crucial to let go of guilt and grief after it has been thoroughly utilized? When was a time you experienced the eclipsing and supplanting power of forgiveness and joy? How do the specific and substantial characteristics of God’s joy cause you to enter and enjoy it more thoroughly? (characteristics of God’s joy: forgiveness [Luke 7:47], fellowship [Luke 15:32], foreordained [Romans 8:28], future [Revelation 21:3-4]). The post The Joy Mandate appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship December 29th, 2024 “Esteeming The Word” Nehemiah 8:1-8 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Why Are You There? What Are You Focusing On? Incarnation & Giving The Sense Reflection Questions: What’s been your experience with church as a status-seeking society? Have you ever experienced Bible study as a performance (as opposed to an opportunity to be mystified by God’s scandalous mercy)? Do you think that there are some folks who attend church (or Bible study) for disingenuous, or duty-oriented, reasons? At church, or at Bible study, what are you most keenly focused on? When was a time someone showed up in your ordinary/“cheap seats” life and gave you the sense of what God was really cooking up? The post Esteeming The Word appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship December 22nd, 2024 “SHARING!” Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Who God Shares The Moment With Why The Shepherds Are Excited The Excitement Is Contagious! Reflection Questions: Do you imagine God as Someone(s) who gets excited? Or do you picture God as dour and austere? Read Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Nehemiah 8:9-12 and force yourself to fixate on this fundamental festive facet of God’s personality. How do you feel about the fact that God says that leaders should be followed in a way that makes them glad and joyful? (see Heb.13:17; 2 Cor. 2:1-2). Who do you joyfully listen to (even when they tell you that you’re wrong, and their leadership seems perilous and foolish)? Who is someone that Jesus hangs out with, and you have a problem with the fact that Jesus is hanging out with that person? (see Jonah 4 and Luke 15:30, 19:7). When have you felt verklempt with joy because God expressly chose to come hang out the ordinary and the odd? How have you recently reveled in the fact that God is excited to call you out of hiding and expose everything shameful you’ve ever done, and in so doing – envelope you in His joy and grant you freedom? (See John 4:29) The post SHARING! appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship December 15th, 2024 “He’s Where!?” Isaiah 11:1-9 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Where God Shows Up The Trend The Mountaintop Reflection Questions: What is something that doesn’t seem impressive, but God has called you to be impressed with it? (i.e. when and where have to you chosen to be excited about the stuff that God gets excited about?) What trends do you subscribe to? What are you chronically committed to? …What are God’s trends/chronic commitments (as you survey Scripture… what’s typical for God)? What is your pinnacle picture of WINNING!? …How does the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth fit with your preferred paradigm of winning? The post He’s Where!? appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship December 8th, 2024 “Christmas” Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Distracted Redeemed Distractedness Danger Reflection Questions: What are some things you’re regularly distracted by? Do you have any unhealthy preoccupations? Why do you think they’re unhealthy? What are you so obsessed with that you use all other things to get closer to this thing? As you ponder the obsession of the wise men from the east – have you ever experienced such a joyful infatuation like they did? What dangers accompany your infatuation? How do you engage with those dangers? How have you experienced lamentation and laughter amidst those dangers? The post Christmas appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship December 1st, 2024 “God’s Agenda” Luke 1:39-45 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: Disruptive Supportive Awesome Reflection Questions: When was a time God disrupted your life and recruited you to participate in something mysterious and surreal? How has God provided specific support for you in a time of need? When was a time you were truly awed by God’s agenda? The post God’s Agenda appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
Sunday Worship November 24th, 2024 “Giving” Nehemiah 7:66-73 Rev. Tyler Dirks Sermon Audio Sermon Outline: To What Who’s Giving Reflection Questions: What’s the most impressive thing you’ve ever been a part of? Read 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. How do you honestly feel about this? Think of some people that you truly view as foolish, weak, low, and despised, and then honestly ask yourself if you actually want to be on the same team as them. What (specifically) is it going to cost you, if you actually choose to team-up with the 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 crew? Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-7. Why are the Macedonians like this? How do you feel about Paul putting pressure on you to be like the Macedonians? Read Mark 12:41-44. What do you make of Jesus’ excitement over this penny donation? Read Luke 8:2-3. Do you find it astonishing or strange that the only named financial The post Giving appeared first on East Charlotte Pres .…
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