Baptists Having a Potluck...Imagine That!!! :-)

Potluck Breakfast this Sunday....

                Bring on the food!!

Fusion: week of 5/18

FAMILY THEME: BELIEF

ONLY ONE WAY

John 14:1-27

After telling His disciples of His soon departure (13:33), Jesus

offered them comfort. Then, He said that He alone is the Way,

the Truth, and the Life - the only means by which we can get

to Heaven.

1.  We Believe Jesus Will Provide for Us a Place

     (John 14: 1-4)

     Jesus comforted the disciples' troubled hearts.

 
2.  We Believe Jesus Has Given Us an Entrance

     (John 14:5-14) 

     Jesus alone can connect us to the Father.

 
3.  We Believe Jesus Has Given Us a Helper

     (John 14:15-27)

     Jesus' presence would be felt through the Spirit in the future.

Fusion: week of 5/11

FAMILY THEME: SACRIFICE

THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

John 10:1-18

Jesus is the Good Shepherd. If we are His sheep, we will

know His voice when He speaks to us.

1.  We Follow Jesus as Sheep to a Shepherd

     (John 10: 1-5)

     The illustration of shepherd and sheep expresses the

     relationship of a leader and followers.

 
2.  Our Shepherd Leads Us to Life Abundant

     (John 10:6-10) 

     The sheep are safe and secure in the shepherd's care.

 
3.  Our Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for Us

     (John 10:11-18)

     The hireling flees from danger while the shepherd faces it.

Fusion: week of 5/4

FAMILY THEME: LIGHT OF THE WORLD

LIGHT UP THE DARKNESS

John 8:12-30

The chief priests and Pharisees were ramping up their

opposition to Jesus, but He wasn't backing away from

His claims. In fact, He intensified matters by claiming

to be "the Light of the World".

1.  We Must Follow the Light

     (John 8: 12-20)

     Jesus declared He is the Light of the World.

 
2.  We Must Believe the Light

     (John 8:21-24) 

     Jesus indicated that the time to receive Him is limited.

 
3.  We Must Obey the Light

     (John 8:25-30)

     Jesus' words are authoritative and should be obeyed.

Fusion: week of 4/27

FAMILY THEME: ETERNAL LIFE

BREAD THAT SATISFIES

John 6:25-58 

When Jesus said, "I am the bread of life," He was

challenging everything the people thought they

knew about Him and about God.

1.  We Must Pursue Jesus, Not Merely His Miracles

     (John 6: 25-34)

     The people misunderstood the point of Christ's miracles.

 
2.  We Must Believe in the Son, Not Merely the Man

     (John 6:35-42) 

     It's not enough to believe that a good man named Jesus

     lived; we must believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

 
3.  Our Faith in Jesus Must Go Beyond the Surface

     (John 6:43-58)

     Jesus intends His followers to have an intimate 

     connection to Him.

Reminder

There will be no Sunday School this week!

Fusion: week of 4/20

FAMILY THEME: RESURRECTION

DEAD MAN RISING

John 20:1-21 ; 11:17-27

Nothing demonstrated the power of Jesus more than the 

Resurrection. Through it He demonstrated that death isn't

final and we can have hope of eternal life.

1.  Christ's Resurrection is Empirical Fact - Believe It!

     (John 20: 1-9)

     Mary, Peter, and John saw something amazing: the

     tomb was empty.

 
2.  Christ's Resurrection is Good News - Share It!

     (John 20:10-21) 

     Jesus first told Mary Magdalene and then His disciples

     to go tell others.

 
3.  Christ's Resurrection is a Precursor to Our Own - Receive It!

     (John 11:17-27)

     Whoever follows Jesus will live again, even if he or she dies

     physically.