This Vision Sunday message sets the tone for the year ahead, calling us to live boldly and obediently in a cultural moment filled with both opportunity and challenge. As we reflect on the rising openness to the gospel across our nation and around the world, we’re reminded of the increasing call to stand firm in truth and grace.
Rooted in Acts 8:26–40, the sermon draws from Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch as a prophetic picture of how the Church is to position itself: led by the Spirit, obedient in the everyday, and ready to share Jesus with a searching world. From unexpected moves to desert moments, we’re encouraged to trust God’s hidden and obvious guidance.
Key themes include:
• Responding to cultural openness with courage and clarity
• Discerning distortions of the gospel in our time
• Embracing the cost and joy of obedience
• Positioning ourselves to hear and follow God’s leading
• Living as witnesses who bring the hope of Jesus to a broken world
As we begin a new ministry year, the invitation is clear: make way for the King, and walk in obedience that leads to transformation—not only in us, but in the communities around us.
