EPISODE · Dec 28, 2025 · 29 MIN

Refined Focus: Identity and Mission

from SLO City Church · host Brent Bramer

Welcome to SLO City Church Online! Wherever you are, we're excited to gather for worship together. Please note: to view/listen to the song mentioned at the end of the sermon, please go to https://youtu.be/Xvp6p_hPCbo?si=6szFbevPuAm-2UILAs we close out the year, we often find ourselves reviewing the “receipts” of our lives—what we spent time on, what shaped us, and what truly mattered. In this message, we look to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Matthew 3 and discover how obedience, identity, and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit shaped His path forward. As Jesus is baptized, He begins not with platform or power, but with surrender—grounded in obedience, affirmed in His identity as God’s beloved Son, and sent with strength by the Spirit. As we step toward a new year, this sermon invites us to ask honest questions about who we are, where we’re headed, and what we want our future receipts to say.(https://slocity.church/im-new) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new(https://slocity.church/this-week) - Click here to jump into community(https://subsplash.com/slocitychurch/app) - Click here to download the app and stay connected(https://slocity.church/give) - We dream of being a generous church that trusts God fully and makes a difference. If God has put it on your heart to give, click the link above.