FIVE39 Church

We’re more sinful than we realized and still more loved than we can ever dream.Church family,Last week we saw 8 people give their lives to Jesus. May this NEVER grow old to us! It is an honor to witness people make the biggest decision of their lives right in front of us.This week we're in Romans 8:31–39 with a message titled “A Love You Can't Lose.” This passage, and really this entire chapter, should be deeply rooted in our hearts as followers of Jesus. Every verse carries significant weight and has the power to change how we live every single day.“When I read this passage and think about the gospel, I'm overwhelmed by this thought: God loves us when He would have every reason to move on from us. Yet He doesn't give up on us. He secures us, seals us, and promises never to leave us. This is off-the-charts love! I'm praying that it becomes more real in my heart and yours every single day.”We'll spend time talking about love and fear, including why this series was chosen over a series on the fear of the Lord for this particular season of our church. We'll also wrestle with an important question: Does love give us permission to live as we please, or does it give us power to live in victory? It's such a rich passage!Maybe your life feels like a mess of sin, decisions you've made, or things that have been done to you. Maybe you're asking, "God, I know some of this is my fault, but can anything good come from this?" This message is for you. Paul will quote a song that carries far more meaning and emotion than we might initially see.“Preaching the gospel is what I’m called to as a preacher. Paul says in another letter, "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!" I feel that deeply. The gospel is for the sinner and the saint. May the Spirit of God continue to transform us day by day.”Can't wait to be with you this Sunday. You are LOVED!WEBSITE: https://five39.church/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/five39church/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five39church/PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/five39-church/

As beloved children, we have nothing to prove and no one to impress.We’re excited to report back to you on the results from our Multiply series. God has been very kind to us.This week, we start a new series called BE-LOVED. We believe it: this is the most important series we’ve done all year, both for our church family and for those who have yet to make the decision to follow Jesus.This week, we’ll be in Romans 5:1–11 with a message titled, “Who Can Stand?” Who gives us our right standing with God, how do we receive it, and how should that change our day-to-day lives as followers of Jesus?We’re often tired, exhausted from trying to meet other people’s expectations and our own standards. We don’t always know how to walk in the love God has for us as His beloved children. We might know and believe that Jesus saves us by faith alone, but we don’t always live in that reality daily. We drift from this love, and we’re contending that knowing and believing this truth would radically change how we experience the freedom, joy, and rest Jesus offers us.We’ll also talk about how to rejoice in suffering and what that really means. God’s Word is timeless on this subject, and it doesn’t just give us theoretical ideas; it shows us how to live them out.“What I love about this passage and this series is that the gospel is an inexhaustible well, and we need to go to the deep end! Our study of God must change how we experience and interact with Him on every level. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, a business owner, a student in 10th grade, an employee who dreads Monday, a pastor, or anything in between, the question is: Who can stand through this life? We’ve been saved, and God has left us here on earth for a purpose.WEBSITE: https://five39.church/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/five39church/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five39church/PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/five39-church/

It is both safe and best to live in a way that God must move or you fail.This week we wrap up our Multiply series by looking at the passage our church name comes from, Acts 5:39! We’re FIRED up to be with you. The title of this message is The Madness of Multiplying.When you look at this story and the story of how the gospel has advanced from a handful of people to where it is today, it almost seems crazy. They get beaten, threatened, and some killed, yet they keep going. They don’t stop sharing the gospel. They count it an honor and privilege to suffer for their Savior.“When my wife and I felt like God was leading us to name our church FIVE39, we didn’t know what would happen. But we did know this: we wanted to lead a group of people in such a way that if God was in it, we would be fine. If we heard Him wrong or got in the way of what He wanted to do, it would fail. We still believe that, and we still operate that way. We’ve had our share of suffering, both internally and externally, and we count it an honor to suffer, even in a small way, for our King!”But this story tells a much bigger story. The “it” is the gospel, and every church and follower of Jesus in the world today is a testament to the fact that the gospel has not failed. Here’s one lesson for all of us: It is both safe and best to live in a way that God must move or you fail. The fear of failure is a funny thing when you really think about it. It tells a much bigger story of the lies we believe.This Sunday, we asked everyone in our church family to make a commitment to God as we prepare to plant our Kent campus. We have an opportunity to commit to going to Kent, serving at Akron, or giving consistently to help make this church plant become a reality.Everyone is at a different place in their walk with Jesus and their journey at FIVE39. We simply want you to ask God what He wants you to do and then respond in obedience. One thing I’m more confident in than ever: If God is in this, we will be fine. If not… Well there is only one way to find out!WEBSITE: https://five39.church/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/five39church/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five39church/PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/five39-church/

We are continuing in our Multiply series and this week we will look at a somewhat popular passage found in Matthew 28:16-20.Matthew is finishing up his gospel with some of the most powerful and clearest words of Jesus. These verses are known as The Great Commission. These are the “marching orders” Jesus gave to His followers and they are words that still guidethe church and each believer today.We will talk about the disciples first reaction to seeing Jesus - some worshiped and some doubted. We will also take a closer look at Jesus’ statement about His authority and what that means to us today.The power in the text is the charge from Jesus to “Go and make disciples”! We will talk about what it means for us to “Go” and we will share some practical ways we can all “make disciples”.Please continue to pray and ask God what His plans are for you regarding the Kent Campus and “making disciples” in that city where 93% do not attend a church.WEBSITE: https://five39.church/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/five39church/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five39church/PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/five39-church/

This Sunday is Week 3, and we’re looking at the second most popular miracle Jesus ever did: the feeding of thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish. This miracle shows up in all four Gospels. It is rich with meaning and with lessons for us as individuals and as a church family—lessons about dependency, sacrifice, and God’s math.The disciples almost missed what Jesus was doing. They actually would have missed it on their own, but Jesus kept pressing them with questions. And as a church, we can miss the miracle where, in the middle of our sacrifice, God can multiply.We’ll talk about the faith of the unnamed boy who gave up his lunch, his parents who had to trust that their son would walk in the will of God and not stop him, and how, when a lot of people want to be fed, it’s not a bad thing. It’s actually a cool opportunity for God to show off and supply more than enough to draw people to Himself.Because, church, even if we have little, it is always enough in the hands of Jesus.If you read this story and don’t dig deep, you’ll miss the bigger picture. You really need to understand the timeline and the entire chapter of John 6. Trust me, Jesus wasn’t just trying to fill bellies; He was trying to fill heaven. They wanted Jesus to be king, and He would be their King, but not their physical one. We all want Jesus for personal gain at times.Every one of us is sitting in someone’s sacrifice. And for a lot of us, it’s just our turn. It’s your turn to go, serve, or give.What stories of faith will you tell your kids and grandkids? Not for fame or to be remembered, but to tell them how you gave Jesus what you had and how He multiplied it more than you could ever imagine.WEBSITE: https://five39.church/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/five39church/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/five39church/PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/five39-church/