2024 Church Themes

[Pastor Matt]

Alright, what are your church themes for 2024.

Last year for us it was "Bring the Book" from Neh 8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.

This year for us it will be "I Shall Not Be Moved": from Ps 62-5-8 
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

[BrotherTony]

Our church seldom has a theme. I know we tried one when my wife and I first joined. I can't remember what it was, though.

[R Sauter]

There are a good number of challenges facing the Church and it will only become more challenging.

On one side, we have the "Shiny Happy People" and "Let us Prey" documentaries which expose some genuine issues within "Fundamentalist" Churches that are supposedly the ones that stand for truth.

On the other is the progressive "Woke-ism" (BLM, SJW, LGBTQIA+, Etc.) that is pervading mainstream evangelicalism.

Both are direct attacks upon the authority and sufficiency of the scriptures. The latter has pretty much cast it aside altogether while the former has "weaponized" the word of God for the purpose of manipulation and control never really going beyond "spring board" texts whereby men are up in the pulpits doing little more than hollering and shouting their own opinion of how they think things ought to be.

I would therefore be careful regarding anything that seem to project any personal "agenda."

My response to all of this is to focus upon teaching and preaching that is strictly expository in nature. Our Senior Pastor will be going through 1 Corinthians during the Wednesday night services and I will be leading a study through the book of Romans.

I like the theme "I shall not be moved." I believe the best way to get your congregation "Steadfast and unmovable" would be to focus upon expository teaching and preaching.

[Pastor Matt]

Each year our theme deals with an area that we need spiritual strenghting in.

Our preaching is done with mostly expository with some topical thrown in. 

On our pulpit we have the saying on it... "Just preach Jesus". I've heard preaching that was about opinions on both expository and topical preaching. If a pastor has an agenda, it will come out regardless of the type of preaching/teaching. 

[R Sauter]

15 hours ago, Pastor Matt said:

I've heard preaching that was about opinions on both expository and topical preaching. If a pastor has an agenda, it will come out regardless of the type of preaching/teaching. 

You are quite right there! I've see it masterfully done with really cunning sleight of hand. I also recall a well-meaning (but poorly trained) interim pastor preach through the book of Job and did little more than talk about himself and his "Revival Meeting" stories all the way through (he was a retired evangelist). I'll restate my point and say PROPER expository preaching where sound biblical doctrine comes through and the flock is actually fed.

Edited January 2 by R Sauter

[HappyChristian]

Our theme this year is "Giving the Lord More in 2024."  The "more" is non-specific in the theme but hubs will preach/teach specifics as the Lord leads him.

We also have a monthly memory verse as well as monthly topics. Hubs' desire is that folks learn the Bible, learn where things are found in the Bible, and hopefully grow to love the Bible more. January's topic goes along with the year's theme: Giving God Our Best. The verses for this topic are 1 Cor. 10:31, Col. 3:17, and 3:23. 1 Cor. 10:31 is the memory verse. 

 

[Napsterdad]

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh,

but by love serve one another.

Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.