Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Word Made Flesh: Character DevelopmentPastor Kent Landhuis THEME - The character of Jesus developed to accomplish the purpose for which he came. TEXT - Matthew 2:1-18 1. Threatened. (Matthew 2:1-18) 2. Tempted. (Matthew 4:1-11)3. Tested. (Matthew 16:13-20)4. Trampled. (Matthew 26-27)5. Triumphed. (Matthew 28:1-10, Colossians 1:9-20, Philippians 2:6-11, John 1:14) NEXT STEPS·        Give thanks.·        Don’t lose heart -------------------------------------------2024 Theme: Abundant FaithA year of living with open hands. Do not forget to do good and to share with others. Hebrews 13:16a In the New Year, we will focus on the spiritual practice of giving. This kind of generosity involves so much more than simply giving money. All kinds of giving flow from gospel-transformed hearts touched by God’s lavish love. Radical, whole-life generosity flows from a grateful response to God’s generosity toward us - it is the overflow of Abundant Faith. Our goal is to grow generosity by growing an awareness of our dependence o