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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
As James concludes his letter to exiles, he does so with one final exhortation regarding how a Christian community should care for those who have fallen away from the faith.
Paul Confronts Peter approx. AD 40 Peter was eating with a group of Gentile believers - maybe a church picnic. He had shared the gospel with Gentiles and had received confirmation from the Holy Spirit that salvation is for them too. Some guys from James came to the same picnic - these guys where ...read more
Scripture: James 5:19-20, Psalm 119:11, Galatians 2:11-14, 2 Samuel 12:1-15
Denomination: Baptist
We need to go from being single as Christians to acting and living in the plural.
Our Community in Our Intimacy Unity, Harmony, and Community – Part 4 John 17:20-26 We have been talking about unity, and harmony for the last couple of weeks. We discovered that we must be in unity in our belief. This means that we all believe not just in God, but also in His Son Jesus Christ – to ...read more
Scripture: John 17:20-26
New Testmanet Church dynamics and authenticity in principle and practice.
AUTHENTIC NEW TESTAMENT COMMUNITY Acts 2:41-47 Pray - Read There are many intriguing things that catch my eye, many clever ideas that engage my mind, many well thought through presentations that grab my ear. Very few of them, if any, will change my thinking or affect my living. Much to my shame I ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47, John 17:23
Denomination: *other
Believe week 16 looks at Biblical Community
BELIEVE 16: Biblical Community February 8, 2015 Acts 2:42-47 You may or may not have been happy with the results of last week’s Super Bowl. If you were a Seahawks fan you were tasting victory, only to have a crazy play take away your victory. The opposite was true for Patriots ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
The importance of reaching our community for christ
Reaching Your Community for Christ Acts 1:8ff; Mark 16:15ff; Matthew 28:18ff We’re called upon to get involved in our communities. Community:- 1. a) All the people living in a particular district, city, etc. b) The district, city, etc. where they live. 2. A group of people living together as ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Our God has called us to engage the community around us and it will be a fight!
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY: IT IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT EXODUS 17: 1-17 FEBRUARY 20, 2005 INTRODUCTION: BEYOND REDEMPTION? There are about 600 inmates who await execution in the state of California. A dozen of these are women. All of them have committed heinous crimes. But that doesn’t stop Ann Baker, a ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 17:1-17, Exodus 17:17
This sermon explores the Lord's Supper as a means of grace, fostering unity and reinforcing faith, urging believers to deeply understand its significance.
Good morning, family in Christ. We are gathered here today as brothers and sisters in the Lord, bound by the love of Christ and united by the shared understanding of His grace. We are here, not because of any merit of our own, but because of the unmerited favor of God, who has called us out of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-24
Topics: Fellowship
This sermon explores the importance of fellowship and relationships in our faith journey, emphasizing that we are intentionally designed for connection and communal living.
Welcome back church! Today we’re going to jump into week 3 of our 4 week sermon series, Known. As we get started I want to reiterate that to know and be known are two of our deepest needs as relational beings. We were made for life-giving relationships and fellowship with one another. The communal ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-5, Matthew 16:18
Topics: Kingdom Connections, Fellowship, Life-Giving Relationships
Sermon Series: Known
The more closely I am tied to the Christian community of a local church the more hopeful I will be!
Connecting with Community Provides Hope – 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Part 2 of 4 in the series “A Time for Hope!” We’re glad you’re here today as we continue our series on hope. Hope is a vital part of life. Once you start losing hope your life becomes more challenging. You’re more easily ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-19
What you say, reveals what you are.
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY I. OUR WORDS REVEAL OUR CHARACTER. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. (Proverbs 10:11 KJV) A. THE LORD DETESTED HYPROCISY. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 12:18
The Church is the Body of Believers IN CHRIST, with many similarities, but also with much diversity.
One Body in Christian Community Romans 12:4-6a We are getting into the “nitty-gritty” of being a follower of Jesus Christ in Romans 12. We are looking at the heart of the matter of being a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:4-6
One of James' final instructions to the exiled believers is on the topic of prayer.
Introduction In his profound book on the importance of prayer in the life of a congregation, John Onwuchekwa shares this quote - which is attributed to several different people including Martin Luther: To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. Martin ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-18
God gives the Lord’s Supper both to proclaim the reality of an alternative community and to produce it.
Scripture Introduction [Teri’s and Shelley’s stories from the chapter, “The Crisis of Loneliness,” in Anderson, Signs of Warning, Signs of Hope.] Teri and Shelley are typical 30-something adults. Teri was surrounded by friends in high school and college, but her network of friends began to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Expository sermon dealing with attitudes toward one another, circumstances, and the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Clip from movie "Ice Age" illustrates attutudes toward one another.
Healthy Attitudes for a Spiritual Community I Thessalonians 5:11-28[1] 11-14-04 Intro If you had only one minute to tell someone how to help their church be healthy and spiritually vibrant, what would you say? What issues would you address? What would you tell them to do—with only one minute ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28
Denomination: Charismatic
The building blocks of a community...
Becoming a Community Pt. 2 I used to have these books for teen small groups that would give you discussion starter questions. These were questions that ranged from silly to serious and were designed to get your thoughts going and to encourage dialogue in our group. I remember there was one ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:44
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
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