By Faith Vision Sunday (18 January)

Preacher: Daniel Erasmus

A Fresh Perspective – From Some To All (25 January)

Preacher: Jonathan Fontanarosa

Key Themes from Vision Sunday | BY FAITH:

1. Seeing with the Heart
   Vision is not just sight—it’s spiritual clarity. The message calls us to pray, like Paul in Ephesians 1:17–18, for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened, so we can see God’s hope, direction, and purpose.
2. Jubilee: Rest, Release, Restoration
   2026 is our Jubilee Year—a spiritual picture from Leviticus 25 of how God resets, restores, and brings freedom.
   For us, it means:
   • Rest – no longer striving in our own strength; returning to God’s presence.
   • Release – from fear, shame, scarcity, and the things that keep us stuck.
   • Restoration – God returning and rebuilding what was lost, broken, or stolen.
3. A Caleb Spirit: Wholehearted Faith
   As we step into new territory (a new campus, expansion, mission), we need a different spirit like Caleb—one that:
   • Sees God more clearly than the obstacles
   • Believes His promises
   • Moves in obedience even when the future is unknown

Key Themes from A Fresh Perspective – From Some To All:

1. God Is Doing a New Thing
   Isaiah 43 reminds us that God has moved powerfully in the past, but what He plans to do next will surpass it. We are invited to SEE with fresh spiritual perspective that His work includes all of us, not just some.
2. The Church Has Always Been God’s “Called-Out” People
   From Adam and Eve, to Noah, to Israel, to the Early Church, to generations of revival and reformation, God has always been forming a people set apart for His purpose. Jesus continues that calling today: We don’t just go to church — we are the church.
3. From Some to All: Everyone Has a Part
   God’s intention for the church has never been limited to a few people doing ministry while others observe. From the beginning, God has been forming a called-out people who live differently, think differently, and participate fully in His purposes.
   
   The sermon challenges us to move from a limited, institutional view of church to a biblical, participatory one:
   • From institution to body
   • From minister to every member as a minister
   • From recipients to participants
   • From giving something to offering everything
   • From pursuing the temporary to living for the eternal

At the heart of this shift is a core reordering of values:

• Obedience over outcomes
• Eternal over temporary
• Pattern over popularity
• Fear of God over fear of man

When the church prioritises outcomes, popularity, or comfort, it risks losing its power and purpose. But when God’s people choose obedience—faithfully living out His ways, even when results are unseen—the church becomes healthy, unified, and impactful.

This is the movement from some to all:

Not a church built around a few, but a body where everyone is included, called, and essential to what God is doing next.

Check-in:
Considering the “By Faith” vision emphasis for 2026 and Pastor Jonathan Fontanarosa’s Sunday message – A Fresh Perspective: From Some To All:

• Share one thing you’ve recently noticed God doing “already” in your life, even if it’s just the beginning.

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you sense God inviting you to see with your heart this year—about your faith, your purpose, or your next step? (What vision or hope is God awakening in you?)
2. Which Jubilee theme—Rest, Release, or Restoration—do you most need God to work in your life right now, and why? (Where do you need to surrender, be freed, or be rebuilt?)
3. Where is God inviting you to shift from a “some” mindset (others are called) to an “all”
   mindset (I am included in God’s purpose)? (What fresh perspective is God giving you about being the church rather than attending the church?
4. Point C of “From Some to All” refers to a reordering of our values. Which value shift speaks most strongly to you right now (for example: obedience over outcomes, eternal over temporary), and how might God be inviting you to live that out more fully in your everyday life? (How can you contribute to what God is already beginning among us?)
5. What would it look like for you to carry a “Caleb spirit” in 2026 as we step into By Faith together—at church, at home, or in your community? (What courageous, wholehearted obedience might God be asking of you?)

Check-out:
Complete the sentence: “In 2026, I am trusting God by faith for…”

Prayer Focus:
Pray for:

• A fresh ability to see with the heart and see the new thing God is doing
• Rest, release, and restoration in every person
• A fresh sense of calling for every person
• Courage for wholehearted, “Caleb type” faith as we step into BY FAITH!