Message: “Gideon | The Battle Within Pt. 4” from Tim Harms

A message from the series “Gideon: A Time to Arise.” “This week, we’ll be entering back into the story of Gideon, exploring what this ancient tale might teach us today. Just like Gideon, we’ve had the profound privilege of receiving our identity from God: his beloved child. And like Gideon, we’ve all received a daunting and yet compelling call on our lives: to see a life-giving, reproducing church planted in San Francisco. But before Gideon gets to jump into the action, there’s something else God has for him to do… right in his own home.
The story of Gideon might just reveal that before we jump head-first back into church-planting post-COVID, God has some other work for us first.” -Tim Harms

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Message: “The Power of Your Presence” from Tom Shaw

A message from the series “Northgate Equipping Sessions.” (Northgate Building)

The Northgate Equipping Sessions | Session 3

Luke 6:12-19, 40, John 14:12 & 2 Cor. 3:2

The primary lense through which to view reality is a relational one. More than the lense of success, wealth, health or anything else. RELATIONSHIPS MATTER MOST & in which case your PERSONAL PRESENCE is paramount.

Today Tom explored 3 Qs:

1). What do I mean?

2). Why is this important?

3). How can we take some steps forward?

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Message: “Success” from Tom Shaw

A message from the series “Northgate Equipping Sessions.” The Northgate Equipping Sessions | Matthew 28

Questions and Response:

1. What would Jesus say is success for Sanctuary?
Making disciples. Disciple being someone who is following the Rabbi. Relationship progression with Him as key success in the “Up” alongside relationship in the “In” & “Out” (city around us.)

2. What to do in response?

First step is measuring and treasuring every step we make in the ‘Up, In and Out,’ which overcomes the voice of shame that focuses on not being enough. In contrast, Jesus/Heaven celebrate each and every step we/others take in the ‘Up, In and Out.’

Discussion Questions:

What steps can you celebrate you’ve taken in the ‘Up, In and Out’ recently?

Which of these 3 dimensions do you feel most encouraged by? Which most challenged?

What effect do you feel when in your mind body and soul when you start to measure and treasure these steps you’ve taken?

What steps might Jesus want you to take in partnering with Jesus in His discipling of others?

The Scouts were used as illustration of an organization that seems both clear on its metric of success (being prepared) and good at both measuring and treasuring small stepson the way to that vision (badges and cheering each other on as they are given out.)

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