Vision Quest Finale: “A House of Prayer for All Nations”
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21, 40-47
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we conclude our Vision series, “Cherishing and Commending Christ to the World,” we will see that God brought the nations to Jerusalem for God’s appointed time to birth the Church. In a similar way could God be preparing us for a kairos moment to bless the nations by bringing the nations to our doorsteps? May God open our eyes and convict our hearts to move beyond ourselves to all that God has for us that we would truly cherish and commend Christ to the world!

Overcoming the Idol of American Ethnocentrism to Bless the Nations
Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4
Tom Lin
Currently, Tom serves as InterVarsity’s Vice President of Missions and Director of the Urbana Student Missions Conference. He leads a world-class team which oversees short-term urban projects, long-term collaborative partnerships, recruitment and training of students and staff in missions, new global initiatives, and Urbana. Tom graduated from Harvard University and has served in various roles in the ministry from leading and planting InverVarsity chapters to missions in Mongolia. Tom is happily married to Nancy, his Korean-American wife of 12 years. Together they love going on world adventures with their two daughters, Abby (6) and Olivia (4).

Vision Quest Part 5: Do You Love Your Neighbor?
Scripture: Luke 10:27-37
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue articulate and understand our vision to Cherish and Commend Christ to the world, Jesus unveils to us the all important connection of loving our neighbor as our expression of loving God. May God grant us revelation and transformation by the power of the Holy Spirit to truly love God by loving our neighbors!

Vision Quest Part 4: God’s Love Language
Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-2, John 14:15-21
Pastor Daniel Kim
What is your love language? The truth is, all of us feel love in different ways. As we continue to unpack and understand our vision to Cherish and Commend Christ to the world, we will see that God too has a love language. Come journey with us as we look into the very heart of God to see how He is to be truly loved.

Vision Quest Part 2: To Cherish Christ with your Mind
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 4:8
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue in our quest to understand and unpack the vision of Cherishing and Commending Christ to the world, we will look to understand what it means to Love God with our minds and how that plays out in our daily life. May God illuminate and transform our minds by the power of the Holy Spirit to cherish and treasure Jesus with every thought for His glory!

Vision Quest Part 1: To Cherish Christ
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-12, Matthew 13:44-46
Pastor Daniel Kim
The wise man said that without prophetic vision, the people perish. Vision is of the utmost importance! Today we embark on a journey to clarify and articulate God's vision for Karis Community Fellowship. May God grant us wisdom and discernment to hear God’s voice and to see all that He has planned and purposed for us. May God burn in our hearts a deep love for Jesus to cherish and treasure Him above everything for His glory!

Fishers of Men Finale: Ordinary People, Extraordinary God!
Scripture: Mark 1:14-18, Acts 8:1-8
Pastor Daniel Kim
One of the greatest myths in the church today is that you have to someone special to share the good news of Jesus risen. But as we conclude our series, Fisher of Men, we will see that God uses everyday ordinary people just like us to do great things for His Kingdom! May God set our hearts ablaze to cherish and commend Jesus Christ to those that God has placed in our lives and to the ends of the earth!

Fisher of Men: The Power of Inclusion
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue to seek to become fisher of men, we will look to God's word to see the powerful principle of inclusion exemplified in the life of the first church. May God open our minds and convict our hearts to be a church that includes everyone God places within our doors and in our spheres of influence.

Fisher of Men Part 4: The Art of Invitation
Scripture: John 1:43-51
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue to seek to become fishers of men, we look to God's word to learn the art of inviting those that we are interceding for and investing in to come to see and experience all that God offers in the life that is saved and surrendered to Jesus. May God grant us wisdom, discernment and the passion for inviting people both near and far to taste and see that Jesus is truly all that we need and worth living for!

Fisher of Men Part 3: The Power of Investment
Scripture: Psalm 67, Matthew 6:19-21, John 12:23-26
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue to seek God's transformation to be fishers of men, we will learn the powerful principle of Investment. May God open our hearts and minds to the reality of eternity and grant us a passion to strategically invest into the lives of those God has placed in our midst and on our hearts bearing much fruit for His glory!

Fisher of Men Part 2: Intercession for our Generation
Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30-31, Colossians 4:2-6
Pastor Daniel Kim
John Wesley once said "Prayer is the real work, evangelism is just the mopping up" As we continue in our series on Fisher of Men, we will see the all importance of prayer in evangelism and missions. May God set our heart ablaze with passion for His name transforming us into a mighty people of prayer interceding for generation, that God would be mighty to save for His glory!

Fisher of Men Part 1: A Request or A Requirement?
Scripture: Mark 1:16-18, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:6-8
Pastor Daniel Kim
First words are important and last words are the most important. As we begin a new series on evangelism today, we will see that Jesus in his first and last interactions with his disciples stressed the important of making disciples. May God open our minds and hearts to His heart for people and bless us with a passion priority of sharing the Good News of Jesus with the people that God has place in our lives.

Lord, Please Send Someone Else
Scripture: Exodus 4:10-17
Pastor Michael Clark
In our prayers and conversations with God, we ask God to do many great miracles in our lives. However, when God makes His request for us to do a task, we begin to find excuses on why we cannot answer His call. When we fully trust God, He always provides the plan, the tools, and the resources for His glory to be shown for the entire world to see!

Firm Foundation Part 5: Everything Will be Shaken!
Scripture: Hebrews 12:22-29
Pastor Daniel Kim
The signs are all over the world. From the natural disasters and the spiraling world economy to the unrest in the Middle East, as Jesus foretold, these are but just the beginning of the signs of the end. As we conclude series on the Firm Foundation, we will look to God's promises and of what is to come, asking that God would grant us a heart of worship in the reassurance of a life place in trust and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ our Firm Foundation for all eternity.

Firm Foundation Part 4: Objection Your Honor!
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Pastor Daniel Kim
One of the biggest objections people have when it come to trusting the Bible as the inspired and inerrant word of God is how the Bible came to us. As we continue in our series on the Firm Foundation, we will examine God's word looking to understand and overcome this objection. May God bless us with revelation and illumination in faith to trust and obey God's word for His glory and our delight!

Firm Foundation Part 3: My World View
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Pastor Daniel Kim
When a master builder looks to lay a solid foundation, quality materials are of the utmost importance. In the same when one looks to build one's life on a firm foundation, a solid biblical world view is of the utmost importance. Join as we continue to look to God's word to establish a firm foundation for our lives to last for eternity!

My Testimony
Carol Jenkins

Firm Foundation Part 2: Building Families on the Rock
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
Pastor Daniel Kim
Happy Mothers Day! As we celebrate our moms today, we will continue in our series, Firm Foundation, looking to God's word to glean principles and insights to build families on the solid rock of Jesus Christ. May God bless our families with joy, unity and reconciliation that we would His blessings to the ends of the earth!

Firm Foundation Part 1: Wise vs. Foolish
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29
Pastor Daniel Kim
The most important thing in anything is the foundation. Whether it's a building, an organization, or most importantly, life; the foundation is of the utmost importance. Today we begin a new series of messages centered on the theme The First Foundation examining God's words to glean truth principles to build our lives upon. May God grant us revelation, wisdom, and discernment to examine our hearts and lives in light of His Word to build our lives for eternity on the solid rock of Jesus Christ!

A New Creation!
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Pastor Daniel Kim
Praise God! Jesus is Risen! Happy Resurrection Sunday! As we celebrate Jesus' victory over sin and death we will receive God's invitation to a fresh start as His new creation in Jesus Christ. May God in his kindness open our hearts and minds to lead us to the cross and the empty tomb that we may begin our lives anew again in the hope and power of the resurrection, sweetly surrendered to God and all that He is for us!

Don't Faint Just Yet
Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10
Pastor Michael Clark
Pastor Michael Clark serves as an associate minister at the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lawrenceville. He is committed to be a God-inspired leader focused on preaching and teaching the uncompromising divine Word of God with passion. He studied theology at Liberty University and Computer Technology at Purdue University. He is married to his beautiful wife, Kathleen and they are blessed with 5 children and 1 grandchild. In his free time, Pastor Michael enjoys eating great food and spending time with his family.

The Cross: All That We Need
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we prepare our hearts for Passion Week and the Easter Celebration, we fix our eyes on the message of the cross of Jesus Christ: the power of God for us who are being saved! May God grant us a fresh revelation of the good news of the Gospel renewing our hearts to love, praise, and adore God through a life of wholehearted and passionate worship!

Spiritual Discipline Part 9: Abiding in Christ
Scripture: John 15:1-8, Galatians 5:22-25
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we close our series on the Celebration of Discipline we look to God words to hear Jesus' gracious and mind-blowing invitation to come and abide with Him. May God grant us discipline and the joy of abiding with Jesus leading us to intimacy and maturity bearing much fruit for His glory!

Spiritual Discipline Part 8: Set Free to Worship
Scripture: Exodus 7:16, Psalm 100, Matthew 11:28-30
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue to seek God through our series on Spiritual Discipline, we will examine the all important and all encompassing thing we call worship. May God set us free from all that burdens and hinders us that we may love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul mind and strength through a life of worship!

Spiritual Discipline Part 7: The Power of Confession
Scripture: James 5:13-16
Pastor Daniel Kim
The three most difficult words for people to say are "I am sorry" and the second most difficult are "I forgive you". But as we continue in our series on Spiritual Discipline we will see the amazing power of confession and forgiveness. May God transform our community to be a safe haven for genuine authenticity in confession and forgiveness opening the pathway for God's healing in our lives.

Spiritual Discipline Part 6: God's Remedy for Worry
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we press on to know the Lord through a spiritually disciplined life we see how God desires to free us from a life of worry and stress. May God speak to our hearts drawing us nearer by His grace and kindness setting us free as we seek His Kingdom and Righteousness!

Studying Goals
Scripture: Ezra 7:10, 2 Peter 3:17
Pastor Sam Pack
Our eternal well-being depends heavily upon our attitudes toward the revealed Word of God. And while the process of letting God's Word dwell in us richly involves more than simple Bible study, the Word of God must be applied through our daily lives through prayer, meditation, and obedience. The focus for this message will be upon the objectives of studying the Word of God and how it functions in relationship to our other disciplines.

Spiritual Discipline Part 5: Fasting for Breakthroughs
Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-9, Mark 9:14-29
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue to pursue God's best for us through a spiritually disciplined life we will turn our attention to the discipline of fasting. As we dig into God's Word we will see that the discipline of fasting is the pathway to spiritual breakthroughs. May God open our hearts to challenge and convict us to seek him in fasting to see the mighty wonders of God in and through us that we may be set free and empowered to be His blessings for His glory!

Spiritual Discipline Part 4: The Desperate Need for Prayer
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14, Ephesians 6:10-18
Pastor Daniel Kim
As Richard Foster points out, "Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us." Today as we continue our series on Spiritual Discipline we will see the desperate need for prayer in our day. May God grant us a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit to break our hearts and bless us with the gift and discipline of prayer to usher in a new season of revival empowering us to be His blessings to the ends of the earth!

Spiritual Discipline Part 3: Transformed by the Renewing of your Mind
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue in our series on Spiritual Discipline, we will see God's blueprint for transforming our lives into His image, restoring and renewing us to be His blessing to those that God has placed in our midst. May God bless us with the power of the Holy Spirit to dive into God's words on a daily basis in passion, hunger, and discipline for His glory and our good!

Spiritual Discipline Part 2: The Word of God
Scripture: Psalms 1, 19
Pastor Daniel Kim
As we continue in our series on Spiritual Discipline, longing for intimacy with God, we will see that the discipline of taking in God's Word is the first and foundational discipline on which all others are built upon. May God open our hearts and minds by the power of the Holy Spirit to see the beauty, worth, and excellence of God's Word to raise up a generation that passionately and consistently dives into God's Word to grow and be His blessings here and to the nations!