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Introduction:
A New Year means new beginnings, and even though you desire to move forward, it can sometimes feel like you have fallen short of your goals and expectations. Whether it seems like life’s circumstances are piling up, your mind can’t get through a mental block, or your emotions are paralyzing you, you can pick yourself back up and move forward this year.
God can help you align your focus so that you can take your spiritual growth to the next level.
“The Lord helps all who fall; he raises up all who are oppressed.” —Psalm 145:14
This collection will help you reset your priorities for the new year. This collection of talks will include:
January 5th/8th Lifting Your Prayer Time
January 12th/15th Lifting Your Discipleship (Dr. David Nelms, TTI)
January 19th/22nd Lifting Your Bible Study
January 26th/29th Lifting Your Serving
February 2nd/5th Lifting Your Generosity
February 9th/12th Lifting the Vision: Super Vision Weekend
Text: Joshua 4:19–24 (CSB, Old Testament)
Today’s Takeaway: Obedience dictates God’s blessing.
Week 6 - Lifting the Vision
OUR VISION: To see New England transformed by making disciples and planting churches to multiply the kingdom of God.
OUR MISSION: To lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, resulting in MORE disciples and churches.
I.
PEOPLE - MOBILIZATION
“Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:18-20
Pray that God will call one family from our church in the next four years to
Pray that God will call one family from our church in the next four years to commit to international
Pray that God will strengthen and
Pray that we will see
Pray that we will baptize
Pray that we can
II.
PEOPLE – MULTIPLICATION
“And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers, 12equipping the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. 14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.” —Ephesians 4:11-14
We commit to helping you grow
We commit to helping you grow in your
We commit to providing you with opportunities to
https://cityunited.church/serve
4. We commit to resourcing you as you
“But if it doesn’t please you to worship the LORD, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship — the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living? As for me and my family, we will worship the LORD.” —Joshua 24:15
CONCLUSION: What steps do you need to take to help LIFT the Vision?
DEEP DIVE QUESTIONS:
Is God calling you to do something specific for Him in 2023?
How will you help us reach 100 people for Jesus this year?
Where do you need to grow spiritually and in your leadership?
Are you serving through City United? Are you sharing your faith?
Upcoming Events at City United
1. NEXT 2023 Annual Offering: We are a contagiously generous church! November 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Be praying about how you can make an impact locally and globally through our NEXT Annual Offering. As we enter our second year of our church’s 5-year vision, we will be laser-focused on what is NEXT for us, staying outreach-focused and intentional on reaching people for a more significant Gospel impact in our community, New England, and around the world. For more information on our 5-year vision, visit www.cityunited.church/future. Over this next year, we will be focused on enlarging, equipping, encouraging, and executing a flexible plan to make a significant Kingdom impact. For more information on the ministry initiatives that this year’s annual offering will fund, visit www.cityunited.church/next.
2. Guatemala 2023 Team Meeting: February 19, 11:45am-12:45pm
If you are part of the 2023 Guatemala team whether in-country or at home, join us for this meeting. We will meet upstairs in Room 1 in Building 3 immediately after the 10:30a.m. gathering. If you have any questions, please email Alyssa Eaton at alyssa@cityunited.church.
3. Night of Prayer & Worship - Let’s prayer over our 2023 vision! February 19, 6:00 - 7:30pm
Join us on the City United Campus in the Chapel of building 1 for a special night of prayer and worship as we get ready to kick off a new year and pray over our God-given vision for 2023. Let’s kick off the new year worshiping our great God together!
4. Membership Sunday - I’m All In! - February 26, 2023
Membership Sunday is a time when we honor those who have taken their Next Steps and are ready to make City United Church their church home. We will be recognizing them at the end of our online and campus gatherings, and we will have a special time of prayer with them. If you would like more information on taking this next step, please email the church office.
5. Baptism Sunday - Let’s celebrate life change! - February 26, 10:30 - 11:30am
We will have baptisms during the 10:30 a.m. on-campus gathering. If you would like to sign up to be biblically baptized or if you have questions about what it means to be biblically baptized, visit www.cityunited.church/baptism.