Hugo Archtypes are useless

Okay, they’re not totally useless but they might as well be. I opted to use a shell script in a mise task to manually create the file with the information I needed.

Specifically, what I figured was an obvious thing was to run the command something like, hugo new content/posts/1767247204-sample.md --tile "Sample Post" --date "2026-01-01 00:00:04", otherise Hugo will insert a titlized version of the filename and the current date for the new post. This probably seems like niche issue but it’s important to me and it’s such an obvious option if you needed to back post something or perhaps you wrote it out on paper on one day and wanted it posted as that day not the current day the markdown was created.

Baptism: From God; For God

Scripture References

• Matthew 28:19–20
• Luke 3:21–22
• Romans 6:3–4
• Ephesians 1:13

Introduction

The group launched week 2 of an eight-week discipleship series that parallels Sunday sermons at Lake Pointe. Tonight’s focus: baptism—Is it something we do for God, or something God does for us?

Baptized in Water & Spirit

Scripture References

• Luke 3:1–22
• Malachi 4:5-6
• Romans 6:3-4
• Matthew 3:13-15
• Matthew 28:19
• 1 Corinthians 12:13
• Romans 8:9
• Luke 4:1, 14
• Luke 10:21
• Isaiah 61:1-2
• John 20:19-22
• Acts 1:4-5
• Ephesians 5:18
• Acts 2:38
• Acts 8:12-17
• Acts 19:1-6
• John 3:16

Introduction

• Series: “Boot Camp – Training for Team Jesus.”
• Year-long theme: “I am a disciple.” Congregation using a “Field Guide” to pray over one specific next-step in discipleship.
• Today’s focus: a disciple is “baptized in water and Spirit.”
• Humorous opening: video of young Caroline taking medicine, mimicking pastor’s salvation invitation count-down—illustrates responding in obedience.
• Setting: Luke 3 and the ministry of John the Baptizer—eccentric, fearless forerunner who prepared Israel for Messiah after 400 years of prophetic silence.

It is finished: Trusting the Completed Work of Christ

Scripture References

• Luke 1:1–4
• Luke 2:21
• John 19:30
• James 1:5 (alluded to in the “ask for wisdom” discussion)

Introduction

The group mirrored Sunday’s sermon on John 19:30 (“It is finished”), asking: “If Jesus really finished the work, is my life showing that I believe it?” Big idea: “If Jesus truly finished the work, trusting Him isn’t optional; it is simply what belief looks like.”

Tetelestai It Is Finished: The Starting Line of Discipleship

Scripture References

• John 19:28-30
• Genesis 3:15
• Ephesians 2:8-9
• 1 John 4:10
• 1 John 1:5-10
• 1 John 2:1-2
• Galatians 2:16
• Romans 6:23
• Revelation 12:10

Introduction

• Pastor Josh launches a new six-week series, “Boot Camp: Training for Team Jesus,” designed to raise—not lower—the bar of discipleship.
• Sets a military tone with an illustration of a blunt Marine recruiter: people long for a mission worth living and dying for.
• Lake Pointe’s vision: not crowds, but disciples who “come die with Jesus.”
• 2025 ministry recap: 11 church plants (total 90), 3,854 finished Rooted, 3,131 baptisms, new Sunnyvale campus (881 at Christmas). 2026 outlook: Roy City campus, two more in process.
• Practical tools distributed: “Field Guide,” tear-off “One More” evangelism card, 2026 church-family calendar, new Lake Pointe app with Bible-reading plan and Lift Read podcast.
• Series challenge: Each person asks, “What is my next step of obedience?"—then does it.

Confronting Hubris

Scripture References

• James 4:14–15
• James 5:1–12
• Matthew 5:3–12
• Job (general allusions)

Full Texts of Every Passage Read Aloud

James 5:1–6

1. Look here, you rich people. Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
2. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.
3. Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.
4. Listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
5. You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.
6. You have condemned and killed innocent people who do not resist you.

James 4:14–15

14. How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
15. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”

James 5:7–12

7. Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord to return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
8. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
9. Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
10. For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
12. But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath—by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.

Matthew 5:3–12 (Beatitudes)

3. God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
4. God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5. God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
6. God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
7. God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
9. God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
10. God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
11. God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
12. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.

Introduction

• The facilitator has spent the entire week burdened by the word “hubris,” convinced it sits at the root of fear.
• Tonight’s aim: let James 5:1-6 expose hubris in both material and spiritual “wealth,” then learn patience from 5:7-12.
• Context: Last week Mark covered James 4; the class is now in the penultimate session of the letter.

Fear Not

Introduction

• Pastor celebrates last week’s harvest (33,000 in-person; 692 salvations) and warns against treating holy moments as common.
• Begins Advent series built around the angels’ four-part proclamation: “Fear not, good news, great joy, all people.”
• Today’s focus: “Fear Not.” Acknowledges modern culture’s anxiety epidemic and media-driven fear.

Freedom from Loneliness

Introduction

• Series context: “Christmas at the Movies” — using modern films to illuminate biblical truths, mirroring Jesus’ parable method.
• Seasonal focus: the angelic proclamation that Christ’s birth brings “good news of great joy for all people.”
• Opening week emphasis: the “all people” element—God’s heart to reach every person wrestling with loneliness.
• Film illustration: Home Alone. Beneath its humor lies the universal ache of isolation heightened during Christmas.

Evidence of the Unseen Realm

Introduction

The speaker—an investigative journalist and former skeptic—opens with a humorous family story and then recounts Elisha’s servant in 2 Kings 6 whose eyes are opened to angelic hosts. This biblical episode frames the central question: Does a supernatural realm still break into our world today? Drawing from years of research for his new book, “Seeing the Supernatural,” the preacher promises evidence-based glimpses into angels, miracles, near-death experiences, and visions that strengthen faith.

Taming the Tongue

Introduction

• Leader opened with a real-life “home intruder” story to illustrate how one irreversible decision (pulling a trigger) parallels the permanent impact of spoken words.
• Group reflected on the gravity of life-and-death choices and transitioned to the greater spiritual issue: how words can destroy or give life.