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How does the world respond to the events happening in our world today with racism and diversity?

Pastor Kern shares on the beauty of diversity and unity in the Body of Christ through God's Holy Spirit.

If the church is the living organism through which the living Christ carries out his purpose & performs his work in the present, there are some great truths that we need to accept & practice.

Some are strong relationally and other are strong intellectually; but, which of these strengths are most valuable in the church? Ephesians 4:1–16 provides a fitting answer thereby showing what it looks like for us to cooperate as the body of Christ, despite our differences.

Alastair talks about Paul’s advice to the Corinthians on spiritual gifts and encourages us to offer our gifts for God’s purposes.

Alastair speaks about 1 Corinthians 16 and the challenge of bringing a diverse church together in community, family and relationship through the power of the Gospel.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Back in the 1600's William Lantan was the captain of a ship headed for Barbados. A thousand miles off the coast his vessel sprang a leak, and he had the crew take refuge in their longboat. They had a plentiful supply of bread, but little water. After 18 days of drifting they were…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Back in the mid 1800's a light-colored moth was very common in the industrial city of Manchester, England. When these moths landed on the bark of the trees they blended in so well that the moth eating birds could not see them, and the result was that they multiplied rapidly. Some…

30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” 32 But they did…

Gifts in Diversity: The Body of Christ 1Corinthians 12 May 25, 2003 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 Introduction: As if the Corinthians couldn’t think of enough things to be divisive about, Paul now addresses the issue of spiritual gifts. In the last chapter we discussed solutions for the differences…

Reading: Romans 12:3-5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5 (NIV) I. Don’t Overestimate yourself A. You’re not a Superman/woman 1. I/you aren’t more important than others 2. I/you can’t do everything! 3. It’s not your/my job to save the world!…

The Pillars of Community XV: Community & Unity Philippians 2:1-11 April 19, 2009 Prep: · Sermon 11, Cecil’s conflict sermon · EDASC notes, notes · All passages, unity verse (in leftovers) Intro: Importance of unity · We are back in our series on community, driven by our mission statement, which I should…

The Gospel of John XXXIV: Commissioning Prayer John 17:1-26 October 4, 2009 Prep: · 079 (Glory), 086 (Persecution), 065 (Engage) · Leftovers: Sprg “why left here”, “Apprnc,” Driscoll · Phil 2:1-11 Scripture reading: JOhn 17:15-21 Intro It is ironic that last week I got on a soapbox about preaching directly…

Introduction: I. What Are The Gifts Of The Spirit? A. Unity In Diversity. 1. Ignorance of the Gifts of the Spirit. a) The Ignorance Occurs on Both Sides of the Issue. & Some lack the understanding that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are for today. & Some lack of knowledge concerning their proper scriptural…

Launch: Summit Like a Sherpa Jeff Jones, Senior Pastor November 2/4, 2007 Acts 10:1-46; Acts 11:2-3, 18 Everest Bumper Introduction Today we continue our series on the book of Acts called Launch, how God helped that church take off and how we too both as a church and as believers fly the mission God…

Reading: Romans 12:6-8 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. Romans 12:6 (NIV) I. God gives us Variety A. By grace God gives Different gifts 1. These gifts are distinct from each other a. Don’t gloss over the…

A SUBTLE INTRUSION Sunday, 7/21/07 A.M. PPHC Text: Matt. 24: 3-4 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them,…

Acts 20:28-31 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among…

Acts 20:28-31 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among…