Disciplines of Grace: Feasting (Exodus 12-13, Psalm 104)

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In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of feasting, MC Pastor Stephen McNeill examines what feasting is about and how we can practice it in a spiritually beneficial way.

Disciplines of Grace:
Feasting
Exodus 12-13, Psalm 104

I. Feasting is about remembering
II. Feasting is about paying attention
III. Feasting is about enjoying with gratitude

Ground rules for everyday meals:
1. Sit at the table.
2. Leave your phones somewhere else.
3. Give thanks, and then talk.

Mike Cosper’s ground rules for feasts:
1. Turn off your phones.
2. Do not plan on counting calories, carbs, sugars, or any other nonsense.
3. The giant bowl of buttered noodles.
4. Conversations will be driven by joy.
5. Plan for abundance.
6. Lighten up.
7. Call attention to the feast.
8. Feasting is a practice.

Disciplines of Grace: What Drives Us to Get in the Word? (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

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In this sermon, guest preacher Lee Brand from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary examines what should drive Christians into God’s word.

Disciplines of Grace:
What Drives Us to Get in the Word?
2 Timothy 3:16-17

I. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GIFT of the Scripture. (16a)
A. The MOUTH that gave the Gift.
B. The MAGNITUDE of the Gift.
II. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GAIN of Scripture. (16b)
A. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of WHAT IS RIGHT. (DOCTRINE)
B. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of WHAT IS NOT RIGHT. (REPROOF)
C. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of HOW TO GET RIGHT. (CORRECTION)
D. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of HOW TO STAY RIGHT. (INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS)
III. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GOAL of Scripture. (17)
A. The goal of the Scripture is to move us to Spiritual MATURATION.
B. The goal of the Scripture is to move us to Practical MOBILIZATION.

Disciplines of Grace: Scripture Intake (Psalm 19)

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In this sermon, guest preacher Blake McCollough from Mercy Hill Church examines how seeking God through Scripture reveals the words of eternal life, communicates God’s glory, and causes our joy.

Disciplines of Grace:
Scripture Intake
Psalm 19

I. The wealth of the scriptures (7-9)
II. The worth of the scriptures (10)
III The work of the scriptures (11-14)

Disciplines of Grace: Solitude (Luke 22:39-46)

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In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of solitude, MC Pastor Stephen McNeill examines Jesus’s habit of solitude and how and why we should practice it.

Disciplines of Grace:
Solitude
Luke 22:39-46

I. Jesus's habit of solitude is worth imitating
A. Jesus commanded it
B. The Lord ministers uniquely in solitude
C. Solitude helps us process, recover, and prepare
II. Jesus's habit of solitude is formative
A. Prayer
B. Study
C. Contemplation

Conclusion:
-Daily solitude
-Little solitudes
-Extended solitudes

Disciplines of Grace: Generosity (Acts 4:32-37)

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In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of generosity, Pastor Brice teaches about the true marks of generosity as a calling for all believers.

Disciplines of Grace
Generosity
Acts 4:32-37

I. Barnabas is a model of generosity
A. He gave his resources
B. He gave his time and energy
C. He gave his life

Marks of Generosity
1. You understand generosity is a calling
2. You spend most of your giving to the church and those in your sphere of influence
3. You give sacrificially and cheerfully
4. You give secretly and consistently
5. You give to the glory of the Lord

Disciplines of Grace: Walking in the Way (Psalm 1:1-3)

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In this introduction to our summer sermon series “Disciplines of Grace,” Pastor Brice explains how cultivating spiritual disciplines makes us like the “tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season.”

Disciplines of Grace
Walking in the Way
Psalm 1:1-3

I. Blessed is the disciplined man
A. He is disciplined in the way
B. He is blessed on the way