GretnaLife’s Sunday Gatherings

Week 3: A Made Bed
Text: Genesis 16:1-5
Key Words: Trust, Choices, God's Will
Big Idea of the Message: Sarai makes a mistake many of us do - trying to out think God. Why is it that we seem surprised when our plans don’t work out for the best?

Week 2: The Tougher Question
Text: Job 22
Key Words: Karma, Contract or Covenant, Faith, Grace
Big Idea of the Message: How much control do you have over your life circumstances? Certainly following the Lord can help us avoid some potholes we might step into, but there is so much of life that we can't understand - let alone control. How do we get through?

Week 1 - Tethered Freedom
Text: Genesis 2:15-18Keywords: Tethered Freedom, Sin, Reactance, GratitudeBig Idea of the Message: God designed us to be constantly connected to Him, yet humans are prone to pulling away. In doing so, we give up the freedom the Lord intended us to have in Him.

Text: John 10:7-10Key Words: Reason For The Season, Abundance, Life, Jesus Came, Good ShepherdBig Idea of the Message: Jesus Came To Give Life In Abundance. The Thief works hard to steal our joy and purpose, Jesus restores those things as God intended.

Text: John 14:44-50Keywords: Salvation, 2nd Death, Sin, LoveBig Idea of the Message: Jesus came to save us from our sins, remove the sting death, and restore us to life in Him right now!

Text: John 18:33-40Key Words: Truth, Grace, Freedom, The Way, Light in the DarknessBig Idea of the Message: Jesus came to testify to the truth that the Lord is in charge. He is the King the world needs, and He seeks to reestablish peace in a struggle that humans started.

Text: John 6:38-40
Key Words: Believe, Hope, Survival Mode
Big Idea Of the Message: Do you feel like you are living in "survival mode" day in, and day out? Jesus's arrival and message calls us out of that mode - restoring our eternal hope, and freeing us from the bondage of our current circumstances.

Text: Matthew 5:13-16Key Words: Bridge, Jesus, Witness, Mission, PurposeBig Idea of the Message: As our gaps with Jesus and each other close, we are strengthened and empowered to live out the mission we have been given in our community and beyond.