Title Slide “JESUS AT THE CENTER”
Pastor Darren
Sunday April 19, 2026
Colossians 1:18 (NLT)
“Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.”
If Jesus is not first, something else is.
JESUS IS NOT PART OF THE MISSION — HE IS THE MISSION
Acts 4:12 (NLT)
“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
Jesus wasn’t included—He was central.
GOSPEL IS NOT JUST THE DOOR — IT IS THE FOUNDATION
1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (NLT)
“ I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.”
Then the cross is not optional. It is the foundation of everything.
A BRIGHT FUTURE BELONGS TO A SURRENDERED CHURCH
Luke 9:23 (NLT)
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.
THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK MOMENT
Ephesians 4:16 (NLT)
He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
If Jesus is FIRST Then serving Him is not optional.
WHEN JESUS IS CENTRAL, NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT GOD BUILDS
Matthew 16:18 (NLT)
“Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”
Then what He builds cannot be stopped.
1. RE-CENTER YOUR LIFE ON JESUS
2. REPENT AND LIVE TRANSFORMED
3. GET IN THE GAME
4. BRING PEOPLE WITH YOU
Pastor Darren
Sunday April 19, 2026
Colossians 1:18 (NLT)
“Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.”
If Jesus is not first, something else is.
JESUS IS NOT PART OF THE MISSION — HE IS THE MISSION
Acts 4:12 (NLT)
“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
Jesus wasn’t included—He was central.
GOSPEL IS NOT JUST THE DOOR — IT IS THE FOUNDATION
1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (NLT)
“ I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.”
Then the cross is not optional. It is the foundation of everything.
A BRIGHT FUTURE BELONGS TO A SURRENDERED CHURCH
Luke 9:23 (NLT)
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.
THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK MOMENT
Ephesians 4:16 (NLT)
He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
If Jesus is FIRST Then serving Him is not optional.
WHEN JESUS IS CENTRAL, NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT GOD BUILDS
Matthew 16:18 (NLT)
“Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”
Then what He builds cannot be stopped.
1. RE-CENTER YOUR LIFE ON JESUS
2. REPENT AND LIVE TRANSFORMED
3. GET IN THE GAME
4. BRING PEOPLE WITH YOU