BULLETIN OUTLINE The Ultimate Journey: Your Next Steps Colossians 2:6-7 10.27.

13 Tom Oyler, Lead Pastor There is an essential beginning.

There is a continual focus.

There is a prevailing attitude.

LOOKING BACK The Ultimate Journey: Your Next Steps

Colossians 2:6-7
Any journey is made up of next steps. When it comes to the Ultimate Journey, so much is at stake, for us, for others within our sphere of influence, and for the progress of the gospel and the glory of God. Yet, it all comes down to next steps. Walk in Him. (Colossians 2:6) Thinking It Through

The righteous man is the one who lives for the next generation.
~Dietrich Bonheoffer ~Frank Shutts

One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.
~C.S. Lewis

If you wish to be disappointed, look to others. If you wish to be down-hearted, look to yourself. If you wish to be encouragedlook upon Jesus Christ.
~Eric Sauer Living It Out There is only one question we need to answer at this point: Based upon your exposure to the Ultimate Journey, WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?

LOOKING AHEAD Islam vs. Christianity Next Sunday we will revisit our Crucial Conversations series (topics regarding the intersection of faith and culture). This time we will focus on the rising conflicts between Islam and Christianity particularly in Muslimcontrolled countries. Recent years have seen an alarming increase in violence and persecution against Christians in these regions. What do we need to know about these current events? Why is Christianity the subject of Islamic persecution? How does it impact us and what should our response be? Looking It Up Read the following passages about persecution and suffering. Make some observations from these verses about the purpose and outcome of persecution, along with our attitude and responsibility. John 15:17-27 Romans 8:35-39 Romans 12:14-21 Philippians 1:12-14 1 Peter 4:12-16