Nate Bush

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abide | April 15

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Series – Abide

Summary -  “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:1-5

Resources - CG Guide

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abide | April 8

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Series – Abide

Summary -  “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.John 14:1-14

Resources - CG Guide

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Made New | Easter

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Series – Made New

Summary - But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. John 20:11-18 

Resources - CG Guide

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Made New | March 25 | Palm Sunday

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Series – Made New

Summary -  "The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!” John 12:12-15

Resources - CG Guide

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bread of life & living water | February 25

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Series – BREAD of life & living WATER

Summary - On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:37-38 

Resources - CG Guide

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bread of life & living water | February 11

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Series – BREAD of life & living WATER

Summary - Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. John 6:10-13

Resources - CG Guide

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the Pre-Game | February 4

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Summary - We are imperfect people, being courageous, believing in the power of Jesus to make all things new. The church is not an event you attend, it’s a people you belong to. We don't “go” to church, we "are” the church. We gather on Sunday and we scatter throughout the week. Sunday morning is not the playing field, Sunday morning is the pre-game.

Resources - CG Guide

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believe. | January 28

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Series – believe. 

Summary - At the beginning of a new year, it feels like you get a fresh start. The page had turned and a new chapter, with new stories, has begun. What story does God want to write in your new year? The power of belief is in the object, and not the subject, of belief. In other words, what you believe in matters.

Resources - CG Guide

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believe. | January 14

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Series – believe. 

Summary - At the beginning of a new year, it feels like you get a fresh start. The page had turned and a new chapter, with new stories, has begun. What story does God want to write in your new year? The power of belief is in the object, and not the subject, of belief. In other words, what you believe in matters.

Resources - CG Guide

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church in the city | 1 Corinthians 16:1-24 | November 19

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Series – Church in the City 

Summary -  The Corinthian church was succumbing to the pressures and the cultural norms of its surrounding culture. Paul is writing to confront the behaviors that are not in step with the gospel and to encourage the church live out her distinction as a holy temple in and for the world. 

CG Guide - Church in the City | week 12

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adoption and resurrection | November 12

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1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

CG Guide - Adoption and Resurrection

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church in the city | 1 Corinthians 15:1-28 | October 29

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Series – Church in the City 

Summary -  The Corinthian church was succumbing to the pressures and the cultural norms of its surrounding culture. Paul is writing to confront the behaviors that are not in step with the gospel and to encourage the church live out her distinction as a holy temple in and for the world. 

CG Guide - Church in the City | week 11

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church in the city | 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 | October 22

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Series – Church in the City 

Summary -  The Corinthian church was succumbing to the pressures and the cultural norms of its surrounding culture. Paul is writing to confront the behaviors that are not in step with the gospel and to encourage the church live out her distinction as a holy temple in and for the world. 

CG Guide - Church in the City | week 10

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church in the city | 1 Corinthians 12:1-13:13 | October 15

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Series – Church in the City

Summary -  The Corinthian church was succumbing to the pressures and the cultural norms of its surrounding culture. Paul is writing to confront the behaviors that are not in step with the gospel and to encourage the church live out her distinction as a holy temple in and for the world. 

CG Guide - Church in the City | week 9