Holiness in the Wilderness: True Worship in a Dry Land
Sub-Topic: True Worship in a Dry Land
Holiness transforms worship from ritual to relationship.
Scripture Reference: John 4:23-24
Speaker: Min. Marvin Johnson
Sub-Topic: True Worship in a Dry Land
Holiness transforms worship from ritual to relationship.
Scripture Reference: John 4:23-24
Speaker: Min. Marvin Johnson
Sub-Topic: True Worship in a Dry Land
Holiness transforms worship from ritual to relationship.
Scripture Reference: John 4:23-24
Speaker: Min. Marvin Johnson
Guest Speaker: Dr. Russell Pointer Sr., Central Church of Christ, Minneapolis, Mn
Text: Exodus 19:1-10 NKJV
Speaker: Marvin Johnson, Minister
Text: Exodus 3:1–6
Big Idea: Holiness begins when God redefines familiar ground as sacred space
Guest Speaker: J K Hamilton, Minister Community Church of Christ, Dallas, Texas
Hebrews 10:14 NKJV
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Primary Text: Leviticus 20:7–8
Supporting Text: Exodus 34:6–7
Big Idea: God’s call to holiness flows from His merciful character.
Movement:
1. God redeems before He requires
2. God reveals His name before He gives His law
3. Holiness is a response to mercy, not a path to it
Narrative Emphasis:
Israel is already redeemed when Leviticus begins. God’s holiness instruction flows from relationship, not rescue anxiety.
Primary Text: Isaiah 6:6–7 (NKJV)
Hiding God’s Word: Hebrews 12:14
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.”
Theological Emphasis:
God provides cleansing by grace, but calls His people to pursue holiness intentionally.
Movement:
👉 God cleanses what He calls and calls us to walk in what He has done.
Primary Text: Isaiah 6:5 (NKJV)
Hiding God’s Word: Romans 12:1–2
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice…”
Theological Emphasis:
Encountering a holy God demands a whole-life response, not partial adjustment.
Movement:
👉 God’s holiness confronts and reorients the heart.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson, Minister
Primary Text: Isaiah 6:1–4 (NKJV)
Emphasis: Holiness begins with who God is, not what we do.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson, Minister
Text: John 20:21 — “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
Secondary Text: Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 2:1–14 (Advent narrative)
Connection:
Christmas is God’s ultimate good work — the sending of His Son.
Because God sent Jesus, Jesus now sends us.
Incarnation becomes mission.
Nativity becomes purpose.
Good Works Emphasis: We carry the light into the world in the same manner Jesus came into the world—humbly, compassionately, sacrificially, joyfully.
Outcome: We celebrate His coming by going where He sends us.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson, Minister
Scripture Text: Titus 3:1–8; Micah 6:8
Focus: Paul teaches believers to be ready for every good work, gentle, peaceable, and fruitful.
Connection to The Christmas season: Jesus came in gentleness, humility, and mercy — and we reflect Him when our service carries the same spirit.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson
Scripture Text: Romans 12:1-2 NKJV
Key Thought: Jesus did not come offering things — He offered Himself. We honor Christ’s incarnation when we offer our lives in obedient service.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson, Minister
Scripture Text: Ephesians 2:8-10 (NKJV)
Key Thought: As believers, we are not simply saved from something — you are saved for something. Ephesians 2:10 declares you are God’s poiēma — His masterpiece, crafted to walk in works He already prepared.
Speaker: Marvin Johnson
Scripture Text: Colossians 3:15-17 (NKJV); Colossians 3:15-19 (NKJV)
Key Thought: What does gratitude do once it fills the heart? The answer is simple: Gratitude goes.
It moves. It acts. It serves. It blesses. It becomes a witness. Psalm 92:1 helps us see why and how.
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