Blueprint Church

Jesus is not only the True High Priest who intercedes for us with the Father. He is also the True Brother who involves himself with us in this life.

As we prepare for the New Year, Pastor Dhati seeks to influence the family of Blueprint to become the type of friend that they seek to have. This sermon is a prelude to the upcoming series in the book of Hebrews, High Priesthood | Deep Brotherhood.

We are encouraged and challenged to rejoice at the coming of Jesus. Rejoice because our joy is not rooted in circumstance but in the identity, and the person and work of Jesus Christ.

How Christ came explains why He came.

As we begin our Joy to the World series, we're encouraged with the reality that Christmas is what God has been preparing the world for, for all of human history. Pastor Jorge dives into a thorough comparison of the birth of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus in Luke chapter 1. Jesus, the Almighty, the Sovereign, and Holy God, who is greater and above all of mankind, came and humbly entered humanity for the sake of sinners.

As we come to a close of our Among Wolves series, Pastor Dhati reminds us in Matthew that sharing the burden of Jesus' cross is not compared to the blessings He shares in His crown. Like Christ, we too will wear the Victor's crown, if we indeed hold on until the end.

Jesus reminds us that though the cost of following Him is great, the reward He promises is greater.

As believers, it is natural for us to ignite with fear as we minister as sheep among wolves. With this reality in mind, Pastor Dhati challenges us to manage our fear in the face of persecution.

As Jesus sends us out to do ministry among wolves, He challenges us to prepare, preach, and persevere with the reality of persecution in mind.

As John Martyn shares his last sermon at Blueprint Church, he encourages us to fight for joy in the midst of trials and persecution. He takes us through several scriptures that remind us that everything is a loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ.

The fundamentals of Christian mission: We go out in Jesus' world, sent by Jesus to do his will, his way, in his power, and for his glory.

The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Though we are commanded to pray for more laborers, seldom do we look at ourselves as chosen candidates. We are the laborers that Jesus commands to go and make disciples. In Matthew 10, Jesus affirms this in his warning that we will be sheep among wolves. He commands us to go; to respond with courage and compassion, even as we face persecution, because at the end of the day, we are victorious through Him.

God's goodness in our lives is meant to be a billboard advertising God's ability to extend His goodness to others. Spiritual pride reverses this purpose, and pleads for God's unwillingness to extend His mercy and grace to others.

God is so holy that our sin kindles His anger and yet so loving that our condition breaks his heart. The Gospel is God's way of satisfying justice and embracing us in love.

After a time of great failure there is usually great vagueness about the future. What now? How will things be? Jonah faces these kinds of questions after being vomitted out of the great fish. In his search for answers, God graciously gives Jonah a new opportunity to fulfill his mission.

As Jonah is swallowed into the belly of the whale, we are taken into the heart of God's grace. There we learn that though God may not be always safe, He is always good.

We are familiar with the God who stills our storms. But he is also the God who speaks storms into our peace. He stills storms in order to calm and comfort our hearts. He speaks storms into our lives in order to conform our hearts to his. For even though the winds and waves obey him our hearts often don't. Yet God is too loving to leave his people in such a place and pursues with great passion.

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In conclusion of our One Thing series, Pastor Dhati reminds us that the one thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love. He also charges us to embrace humility while following Paul's command to boast only in the Lord.

Pastor Dhati reminds the Church that we are God's workmanship: created for God's work. This work is demonstrated through the power of the Holy Spirit and made clear in healthy and fruitful relationships within the body of Christ.