July 27, 2025
Guest – Tim Homa, Executive Pastor – Community Bible Church
Hebrews 12:1-2 ""Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.""
TENACITY THAT PUSHES FORWARD
Genesis 6:9 ""Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.""
Psalm 27:13-14 ""I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.""
We anchor in God’s Word.
We pray like we mean it.
We trust God’s timing.
Habakkuk 2:3 ""Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.""
TEAMWORK THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER
Ephesians 4:16 ""From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.""
Acts 6:1 “In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.”
Spiritual Maturity doesn’t mean you never feel offended. It means you know what to do when you are.
1 Corinthians 1:10 ""I appeal to you, brothers and sisters… that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.""
Celebrate our differences.
Forgive quickly.
Colossians 3:13 ""Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Serve side by side.
A MISSION THAT CHANGES THE WORLD
Matthew 28:19-20 gives it to us straight:
"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
Acts 1:8 ""You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.""
Reach Our Community.
James 2:17 ""Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.""
Invest in the next Generation.
Psalm 78:4 ""We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord.""
Go beyond our Borders.
Philippians 3:14 ""I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.""