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  • Leading Courageously

    Jason Hardy
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    Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11, Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount)

    Over the past several weeks, we have been exploring what it means to Love Boldly, Serve Joyfully, and now, Lead Courageously. This final invitation reminds us that courageous leadership does not begin with confidence, influence, or having all the answers. It begins with a life rooted in God’s love. As we spend time in Scripture, prayer, worship, and spiritual practices that draw us closer to Christ, God shapes our hearts so that we are ready to respond when He calls us to lead.

    Jesus invites us to seek a different kind of righteousness, not one earned by following rules, but one that grows from hearts aligned with God’s own heart. When we hunger for justice, extend mercy, make peace, and love our neighbors, our lives begin to reflect Christ’s love in ways that quietly transform our homes, our church, and our community. Courageous leadership is not reserved for a few. It is the calling of ordinary disciples who trust God enough to take the next faithful step.

    Psalm 46 reminds us that even when the world feels uncertain, God remains our refuge and strength. Before we rush into action, we are invited to “be still and know” that God is with us. As Saint Matthew continues seeking God’s purpose in east Fort Worth, we are reminded that we do not lead alone. Christ goes before us, strengthens us when we grow weary, and calls each of us to participate in His work with faith, hope, and courage.

    Take Time to Reflect

    • How might God use your everyday acts of faithfulness to bring Christ’s love to someone else?n open hearts, open minds, and open doors. Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome here.
    • Where is God inviting you to take a courageous step of faith this week?
    • What spiritual practices help you remain rooted in God’s love and prepared for His calling?

  • Serve Joyfully: Living In The Ways of the Spirit

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    How do we serve joyfully when life feels anything but joyful?

    This Sunday, Rev. Mary Teague reminded us that joy is not pretending everything is okay. Grief, worry, pain, and life’s distractions are real. There are seasons when healing requires us to be still before God. Yet even in those moments, God has given us practices that gently draw our hearts back to Him.

    Drawing from Psalm 100:1-5, we explored how worship, gratitude, praise, and joyful service are more than spiritual disciplines. They are gifts God has woven into our lives for our healing. These practices do not remove the chaos around us, but they help keep that chaos from defining us by reminding us that we are God’s beloved children.

    In Colossians 3:23-24, we were encouraged to approach every task with wholehearted devotion, remembering that whatever we do, we ultimately serve Christ. Whether in worship, at work, or in caring for others, even ordinary moments can become acts of joyful service.

    The good news is that God has already created us to Love Boldly and Serve Joyfully. As we choose gratitude, praise, and faithful service, we rediscover the joy that has been there all along, waiting to draw us closer to God.

    Scripture: Psalm 100:1–5; Colossians 3:23–24

    Psalm 100 (English Standard Version)

    His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
    A Psalm for giving thanks.

    100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
    2     Serve the Lord with gladness!
        Come into his presence with singing!

    3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
        It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
        we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

    4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
        and his courts with praise!
        Give thanks to him; bless his name!

    5 For the Lord is good;
        his steadfast love endures forever,
        and his faithfulness to all generations.

    Colossians 3:23-24 (English Standard Version)

    23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

  • Clingwrap

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    Romans 12:9 New International Version

    Love in Action

    9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

    Psalm 63:8 New International Version

    8 I cling to you;
        your right hand upholds me.

  • A Formula from the Psalms

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    Psalm 37:1-11 New International Version

    Psalm 37

    Of David.

    1 Do not fret because of those who are evil
        or be envious of those who do wrong;
    2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
        like green plants they will soon die away.

    3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
        dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
    4 Take delight in the Lord,
        and he will give you the desires of your heart.

    5 Commit your way to the Lord;
        trust in him and he will do this:
    6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
        your vindication like the noonday sun.

    7 Be still before the Lord
        and wait patiently for him;
    do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
        when they carry out their wicked schemes.

    8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
        do not fret—it leads only to evil.
    9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
        but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

    10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
        though you look for them, they will not be found.
    11 But the meek will inherit the land
        and enjoy peace and prosperity.

  • 2351 – A Shocking New Hope

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    Psalm 130 New International Version

    A song of ascents.

    1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
    2     Lord, hear my voice.
    Let your ears be attentive
        to my cry for mercy.

    3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
        Lord, who could stand?
    4 But with you there is forgiveness,
        so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

    5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
        and in his word I put my hope.
    6 I wait for the Lord
        more than watchmen wait for the morning,
        more than watchmen wait for the morning.

    7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
        for with the Lord is unfailing love
        and with him is full redemption.
    8 He himself will redeem Israel
        from all their sins.