Step+

because simple steps guided by Jesus accelerate the impact of new life

“You feed them…”   How do you respond to an overwhelming challenge?  Jesus gives us a pretty compelling answer:  “Bring them here.”  Today we are invited to bring what we have to Him.  That’s the very next step.  The results will be staggering. Text: Matthew 14:13-21

Ordinary+  because ordinary people connected to Jesus share in Christ’s extraordinary mission.

“Peter fell to his knees…”  “The woman was surprised…”   

It’s amazing what we can do when we covenant with each other.  We can do great things when we work together.  We can accomplish much when we’re intentional. 

As a church we have been intentionally focused for the past 3 years on pursuing our vision “One Church. Regional Impact.”  Many of us have participated during these three years in a Vision Campaign called 1impact.

We press on…until Madison is transformed.  Until no one is thirsty for Good News.

Jesus is looking for individuals to make an impact- 1 person, 1neighborhood, 1region at a time. Will you make an impact?    Text: Philippians 3:10-21; John 6:39

Some of us have been sent to Fitchburg, some to Verona, some to East Madison.  All of us to “connect people to life in Jesus.”  As each of us responds to the questions we’ve been asked over the past three weeks (Will you choose to be a friend?  Will you choose to be a leader?  Will you choose to be a giver?) new communities will emerge as mission fields that we labor in with the Lord.  Jesus is looking for 1more community to impact.  Will you choose to join Him?  Texts: Luke 10:1, Jeremiah 29:5-7; 11-13; John 10:16; Luke 4:43; Acts 2:42-47

We are saved by God’s generosity alone.  The command to give, to be generous in no way saves us or makes us right with God.  We are already made right with God through Jesus.  Yet, by learning generosity, we claim the benefits of life in Jesus in greater fullness.  When I clutch, I strain.  When I give, I am set free.  When 1more person chooses to be a giver, people get to experience the generosity of God.  Jesus is looking for 1more giver.  Will you choose to be a giver?   Text: 1 Timothy 6:17-19