Fusion City Church

Our trust of anyone is dependent on their ability to repeatedly come through. The story of God's faithfulness in Exodus is a picture of His grace, His provision, and His awareness of the plight of His people. Knowing that God knows, that He cares, and that He will faithfully move on behalf of His people is a great reminder of why we can trust Him. Today, we'll see a bunch of examples of how God always comes through as we continue to Binge the Bible.

Are you intimidated by the Bible? It's a lot pages, a lot of history, and lot of commands, and a lot of information about an invisible, but all powerful God. Do you feel like the Bible is important, but confusing? If so, then our new series is for you! We are going to do a flyover, book by book through the Bible. Much like your favorite shows on TV, we are going to do so in seasons, starting today with Season 1.

More often than not during His earthly ministry, Jesus shattered the expectations of onlookers and listeners. Lucky for us, the same was true regarding His death. As miraculous as the resurrection of Jesus is, it does not matter if it doesn't matter to you. Today, we'll celebrate our Risen Savior, but we will also confront ourselves with the question regarding the resurrection...what now?

Easter is just one week away and a lot of prep work needs to happen in just a few days... Jesus starts preparing TODAY for Easter Sunday and so should we. Join us this morning as we look at Palm Sunday in 33 AD as Jesus makes his triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

As long as you think your spouse owes you, your marriage will be all about keeping score. That destroys intimacy. It destroys love. But what are we supposed to do about our hopes, dreams, and desires? First, we have an honest conversation about those things, and then we invite God into the relationship to help. God has a stipulation, though, before He will get involved. Today, we'll find out what that is, and how God can help.

If there is one part of scripture read at weddings more than any other it is definitely 1 Corinthians 13. It is most commonly referred to as the "love chapter." How ironic would it be if you were to find out that getting married actually makes it harder to love your spouse in the manner described in that chapter? Well, it's true. It's true because of a shift that takes place early in every marriage. If you would like to know how that could be true, and why that is true, we're going unpack it all in week 2 of our series For Better or Worse.

There is a simple question that many or most married couples never consider, yet not knowing the answer is catastrophic to their marriage relationship and, by proxy, to their family. Here is the question: what is the purpose of marriage? If someone cannot answer that question, is it not safe to say they should not get married? Yet it is happening, and has happened countless times. So, what do we do? We consult the one who thought the whole thing up, so we can know its original design, and as a result reap its full effect and benefit. That is exactly the purpose of our new series starting today called, For Better or Worse.

Our lives consist of innumerable decisions. There are limited number of hours in our day, dollars in our accounts, and loyalties to be dispensed. As a result, we are required to choose where our limited quantities of resources are placed. Each decision is a trade, one thing for another. When God offers to us a relationship with Him, it comes with a trade. We trade our old fears for a new fear. So today, we'll seek to answer the question: what are you afraid of?

Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." If the goal of following Christ is to align our hearts with His, wouldn't there be a problem if our treasure did not find its way to all the places and people who had Jesus' heart? Of course Jesus loves us as well, but how much stuff is too much when there are so many that do not have enough? More importantly what is the impact on our relationship with Christ when we ignore what He says is of high importance? Chances are the answer is more dire than many of us realize.

Just because something is important does not necessarily mean that it gets our full attention. Just about everyone agrees that diet and exercise are important, but not everyone eats well and exercises. Why is that? With that as a framework, is it not possible that Jesus could tell us something is of the upmost importance and we agree that it is important only to do nothing about it? It is not just possible, it is prominent. Today, we'll take a look at a command of Christ and work to develop a sense of urgency around what Jesus said was important.

Do we really, actually, authentically care about the lost? If we're honest with ourselves, how much do we REALLY think about it? When we do think about them, how much does it REALLY affect us? Chances are we do not think about them very often, and when we do the truth of their reality makes a surface level impact on us. Today, we'll take our cue from Jesus to see if our awareness of and response to those who do not know him are aligned.

To do the right thing for the wrong reason always produces, at best, a half-hearted celebration from those who hear of it. We are glad of the good done, but disturbed by the motivations behind it. When our following of Christ is reduced to a list of tasks to complete and boxes to check we are, in fact, doing the right things but from the wrong motivations. In no uncertain terms, Jesus completely removed the option of just checking boxes as a means of being His disciple. Somehow, our modern version of Christianity managed to slip the boxes back in. Today, we'll discover what following Jesus truly requires.

With so many religious beliefs that include Jesus (Christian, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, etc) and then denominations among some of those religions, it is obvious that the Bible can be interpreted differently. The truth of the matter is that there is only one correct interpretation of everything in the Bible. Lots of churches, and lots of well-meaning people have lots of differing ideas of what it means, and what it looks like to follow Jesus. Does it not make sense, though, if we are going to commit to following Jesus that we maybe check with Jesus about what HE says that entails? Starting today at Fusion City Church we are going to walk through the Gospels and some teachings of Jesus to determine if what some would call Radically Christian, might, in fact, just be Christian.

Each of us have days in our lives that live in infamy. The reason for their significance could be good or bad. They are days or moments where life after them will never be the same. When a 19th century atheist wine merchant read the words of Luke 2 about the birth of a miracle baby, he penned a poem that called that day holy. Something occurred that day that would not just live in infamy for those involved, but change the world forever. Thousands of years later that holy night is still providing a "thrill of hope" that changes the lives of people who see and understand its significance. If "thrill" is not how you would characterize your current situation, then perhaps an opportunity to reflect on the hope of that O Holy Night could be just what you need. That is exactly what we'll focus on together this morning at Fusion City Church.

Every year the Christmas season seems to usher in lots of changes. From decorations, to just an overall increase in things like joy and generosity. It even has its own soundtrack and a whole genre of music dedicated to this time of year. This is true in the church as well as outside. God's people have always been a singing people. However, it is important for us to know why we sing what we sing. In a new series starting today, we will look at two popular Christmas Carols and unpack why and how the words of these should impact our lives all these years after they were written. Today, we'll unpack the carol O Come, O Come Emmanuel. God's people were promised a coming King, a Messiah; and 700 years later he arrived and walked among us. But why so long between the promise and the fulfillment? Could it be because God is at work even in our waiting? In our impatience and "have it now" culture, we can miss what God is up to between the already and the not yet.

A few years ago we learned a truth about gratitude that is universal: Gratitude doesn't seem like gratitude until there is an expression or proclamation of it. In other words, you will not appear to BE grateful until you SAY you are grateful. While true, this practice is entry level gratitude. There are two additional "levels" of gratitude in which we can and should participate. So, in this week leading to Thanksgiving, if you are interested in some graduate level gratitude then you should join us at 9:30 for the third and final message in the series Reclaimed

Projection is the process of attributing our thoughts or beliefs onto another. We assume that our opinion is their opinion. We can do this regarding our relationship with God. We can assume wrongly in both directions. We can think too highly or too lowly of ourselves and assume that God thinks the same. Our seat at God's table reverses our projection as it teaches us to see ourselves, and others, as He sees.

What if there was a practice that could improve nearly every part of your life? It improves relationships, overall health and happiness, academics for children, and saves you money. If there was such a thing, would you be interested to have it? You are in luck, because today at Fusion City Church, we are beginning a new series all about that very practice, and it has not been too long ago in our American history that it was regular part of most families. It's time for us to return. Join us for week one of our new series: Reclaimed