Mike “Big O” Owczarek defines the terms “righteousness” and “justification” in light of both Old and New Testament realities, explaining what it means that Christ is our righteousness and how that truth ought to play itself out in the lives of believers.
Yahweh Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness
Missions Week: Yahweh Sabboath
Mike Polley expounds on the reasons why Christians GO therefore into all nations and challenges listeners saying that, “you know too much to live an ordinary life!”
Relationships Week
In their message “To Know Christ and Make Him Known, One Marriage at a Time”, Matt & Lisa Reagan walk through a Biblical foundation for relationships, weaving in lessons they have learned from their own life experiences.
Yahweh Meqaddishekem “I Am Your Sanctifier”
Eric Lonergan discusses the meaning of sanctification; what sanctification looks like in the heart, mind and will of the believer; and how to pronounce “meqaddishekem”.
Yahweh Meqaddishekem: “I Am Your Sanctifier”
The theme of STP this summer is “Known.” Basically, we are spending the summer learning about the different names of God, what they reveal about Him and us, and seeing how the whole Bible is ultimately about the story of redemption through Jesus Christ.
The theme training talk on Monday night was about “Yahweh Meqaddishekem,” the name of God that means “I Am Your Sanctifier.” Elliot Stokes spoke about how sanctification is both a one-time defeat of sin and a progressive growth over the course of a lifetime. As Christians, we have been sanctified once and for all in God’s eyes through Christ’s death and resurrection and also are experiencing the progressive kind of sanctification right now.
Yahweh Jireh “I Am Your Provider”
Eric Lonergan explores what it means that God is our provider, as well as what God’s provision involves in our lives.
Yahweh Jireh: “I Am Your Provider”
Known Theme Introduction
Eric Lonergan introduces our theme for the summer, “Known”, based on John 1:18.
Yahweh
Eric Lonergan delves into the meaning and implications of God’s name “Yahweh”, discussing God’s control, authority, and presence ultimately manifested in Christ.
Yahweh
Heaven
Sobered to Self
Relationships
Awake and in Awe
Guarding Grace
Kick Off 2011
The Cost of Eternity
In the last training session before our departure from project, Matt Reagan shared about heaven. He encouraged us to live with our heads in the clouds, never giving up the hope for more we have in Christ. He illustrates the splendor of our new body and souls to encourage us to see that the prize is worth any cost. As a practical, he pushes us to play the “heaven game” on the way back with others to remind each other the hope we have.
Resolutions
Jon Saunders, the last of the RET speakers, tells us to grow up. Discipleship is not babysitting so we cannot approach it with an “I-deserve” mentality. “Long for Jesus and you will grow up.”
The Cost of Discipleship
“Discipleship is our mission.” Steve Discher talks on the significance of discipleship in the pursuit of Christ, both for disciples and for leaders.