GretnaLife’s Sunday Gatherings

An UGLY Church - 4 Ancient Church Characteristics The World Desperately Needs Us To Have Today

As we read the Book of Acts, we are painted a picture of the Church that is dynamic, powerful, and world-changing. Join us as we discuss one such example in Acts 4, and ask ourselves if we are brave enough to be UGLY.
Text: Acts 4:31-37

21 Days - Week 3 - Heart For The World

We believe that the Lord loves the people of the world so much that he gave his Son’s life to save it.  It is the reason we who follow him are saved. Pray that we would be a body that sees people as the Lord sees them. Pray that we would look for and find the image of God in every person we encounter. Pray that our hearts will feel God’s pain in seeing someone - anyone - lost & separated from Him. Pray that we would have the love to speak life through the Gospel - because God first did it for us. 

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting -Week 2

Text: Matthew 6:19-21
Topic(s): A Heart for the House
Big Idea of the Message: What does it mean to have a heart for something? Having a heart for the House of God is to love His people (even if we don't like them), and His mission.
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21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Week 1

Text: Luke 10:38–42
Topic(s): Imitating Christ, Faithfulness
Big Idea of the Message: Prayer, Fasting, and Scripture Knowledge were critical to Jesus's life, and to ours as well.  During this series, we will look at impacts of these practices, and join together in living them out over the next 21 Days.
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Problematic Passages - Part 6

Week 6
Text: Luke 14:25–33
Topics: Discipleship, Love, Faithfulness
Big Idea of the Message: Christ reminds us that our love should first and foremost be for him, to such an extent that the love given to all other people in our lives seems insignificant in comparison.
Application Point: Pray for the relational idols of your heart to be revealed and to give your love foremost to God.

Problematic Passages - Part 5

Week 5: Millstones
Text: Mark 9:42–50
Topics: Sin, Righteousness, Judgment
Big Idea of the Message: Stop worrying about status, competition, influence, control and - frankly, getting what you want-  and start worrying about nurturing the “little ones” - because that’s the Father’s priority…do that, and you will surely be rewarded

Problematic Passages - Part 4

Text: Matthew 15:21–28
Topics: Faith, Perseverance, Humility
Big Idea of the Message: Christ has come to save not only the children of Israel but the entire world.
Application Point: How does your current pursuit of Jesus reflect this EPIC truth?

Problematic Passages - Part 3

Big Idea of the Series: This six-week series looks at some of the passages in the Bible that don’t sit well with most modern readers. Passages like the imprecatory Psalms, the story of Judah and Tamar, Jesus dismissing the gentile woman at the dinner table, and Jesus’s command to hate our families. By exploring several parts of Scripture that challenge our understanding of the Bible and of God, we can strengthen our faith and find unexpected blessings in his Word.
Text: 2 Kings 2:23–25Topics: Reverence, Worship, Holiness, WordsBig Idea of the Message: We must esteem God with our reverent worship and devotion in all aspects of our lives - including our words.