We’ll dive into this question through the words of John’s text, John 21:1-19, with the heart of the sermon being on John 21:15-19.

Using Luke 5:1-11, we will look at what it means to grow in Christ—to be a true disciple of Christ. It’s about what we do as followers of Christ outside of our weekly time in worship.

“This week we will look at the inward and outward character traits of Christians regarding hospitality. My sermon text comes to us from Romans 15:1-13, and it looks at Paul’s thoughts on what has been promised since God first chose Abraham to be made into a great nation. And as we look at the inward and outward nature of hospitality in Christians, we will live out a wonderful example in the confirming of eight young adults who will publicly remember their baptism and profess their faith at the 10:35 a.m. service. Many see confirmation as simply the day in which they join the church, but the real importance of Confirmation is in the accepting of the vows made originally in baptism—the confession of Jesus Christ as Lord of his or her life and the commitment to live as a disciple of Jesus.”

The sermon texts are Mark 10:35-44 and Philippians 2:5-11. In Jesus we find what it means to be a servant and to offer others loving, Christ-like service.