GretnaLife’s Sunday Gatherings

Guest Speaker - Nita Wikinson
Text: Philippians 3:3-11
This week, author & speaker Nita Wikinson challenges our tendency to seek comfort even when God is calling us to be bold & even AUDACIOUS in living out our faith in Jesus Christ.
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Big Idea of the Series: Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-week series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
Text: Galatians 1:1–10
Topics: The Gospel, Leadership
Big Idea of the Message: The message of the gospel is of the utmost importance.
Application Point: Paul’s passion reveals that the gospel is what he cares about most. If someone were to gauge what you care about most based on how much passion you have for it, what would they come up with?

Big Idea of the Series: The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
Text: Psalm 22:1–31
Topic(s): Jesus’s Suffering and Glory, Atonement
Big Idea of the Message: Psalm 22 shows us the suffering and glory of Jesus as the Messiah.
Application Point: Take time to mediate on Psalm 22 this week, and journal about the atonement and what it means for your life.

Big Idea of the Series: The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
This Week: 
Text: Psalm 98:1–9Topic(s): New Song, Christ’s First and Second ComingsBig Idea of the Message: Psalm 98 celebrates Jesus’s first coming and anticipates aday when we will celebrate his second coming.

Big Idea of the Series: The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
Text: Psalm 23:1–6; John 10:1–18
Topic(s): Jesus the Good Shepherd
Big Idea of the Message: Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and we are his sheep.

Big Idea of the Series: The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
Text: Psalm 1:1-6
Topic(s): Jesus as the Source of Blessedness
Big Idea of the Message: Read through Psalm 1 again, thinking of it as a description of Jesus. Which of Jesus’s good habits described there can you let rub off on you this week?

Big Idea of the Series: The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
Text: Psalm 110:1–7
Topic(s): Jesus as King, Jesus as Priest, Jesus as Savior, Jesus as Everything
Big Idea of the Message: Identify the areas of your life that you consider “your own,” the areas that you like to have control over. In what ways can you surrender these areas of control to Christ the King?

Shannon is Director of the Logan County Faith Coalition, a long time officer with Bellefontaine Schools, a Counselor, author, and radio personality.