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We are reminded that God graciously gives us one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. We are encouraged to act in a way that reflects the unity we have in Christ.

Life has rules I think you would agree that life comes with the guidelines (rules) and suggestions too. The bible is no different. Paul gives some general rules for Christian service in our passage today. First, we have already looked at how great God is (11:33-36) Second, we looked at the apostolic…

Equipping disciples for ministry Our series as you know by now is based of (Eph5:11-16). To help the church know the important work and the function of the body in the work of ministry (service). Our theme passage 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some…

Worship and Witness

Have you ever visited a really weird exhibit? You walk in, look at everything, and wonder why in the world you are there. The weirdest exhibit that I have ever been to was one on the human body. It was at a science museum in Dallas. For some reason, some scientist had decided to freeze two bodies, male…

Paul’s Friends In his time serving the Lord, Paul developed many meaningful relationships, and often in his letters he made sure to greet some of those who he knew, either as the evangelist and apostle to those who found Christ through his ministry, or those who he was a mentor to, or those he consider…

Ministry of the Holy Spirit As we grow in Christ we learn to mature through knowledge and appreciation of our God. We grow when we understand the body of Christ (the church) and it’s function personally but more importantly as a unified body through the Holy Spirit. Question: When you think of transformed,…

Wrathe delayed or diverted does not mean wrath denied.

Unity in Diversity 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given…

The End Times – Sermon #19 Revelation 7:9-17 A MULTITUDE NO MAN COULD NUMBER Intro: As we continue to move through the book of the Revelation, we are in the middle of a parenthetical passage. Chapter seven is inserted into the narrative to allow us to catch a glimpse of the grace of God at work during…

Why does Christianity continue to grow? What are the values that drive its culture-spanning history? How does it transform cultures and people into better versions of themselves, rather than forcing the one culture on everyone? The values of inclusion and diversity, which lie at the heart of Christianity, account for all these questions. But then why does the church struggle so much with the modern Western values of inclusion and diversity? Where did they come from? How are they different? Join us as we grapple with these questions in the hope that we can understand how, as modern, Western Christians, we can embrace the values of Christianity while reaching out to a broken world.

Unity in Diversity in Community 4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,...” “I hate people.” People make things messy. This proverb is an Metaphor We are the Oxen. Irritable, fat headed, & messy…

Ephesians 5:19 As human beings, we have been created in the image and likeness of God, which means that God made us to reflect his greatness and goodness through our attitudes, words, and behavior. One special way that we do this is through the ability God has given us to be creative and communicate…

I hope you don’t spend much time on the internet, but if you search on Yahoo for, “Why is the church so”, you get: And if you try, “Why are Christians so”, you get: Our culture perceives the church as useless and divided. Is that true? If it is, how does revival happen? If it isn’t, can we grow in our…

Ephesians 4:7–11 (KJV 1900) 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower…

The Body of Christ Paul wanted the church to know, to be informed, not to be ignorant (1Cor12:1) about the unity of the body that comes from the diversity of gifts within the body. Today we will look at his analogy and take a look at some of the gifts and set up for the bond that holds the gifts together.…

Introduction: This morning I’m gonna do something that may surprise all of you. I am giving all of you a gift. Well that may not surprise you too much, but this will. This morning I want to ask all of you to give me a gift. Not only me but I’m asking you to give everyone in here a gift and everyone you…

What is essential? Early on in the pandemic we had this question posed many of times; did we not? It was frustrating and liberating, at least to me, with some of the answers. Yes, it meant some of the things which were “important”, “crucial” and I would call “essential” ended up not being as essential…

I KNOW…I GET IT... Frustration is RISING... You JEWS - over HERE - thinking about your LIVES of sacrifice... Your lives of dedication to the Law Following its regulations DAY and NIGHT Thinking of ALL that you GAVE UP... For the SAKE of the Covenant! You JEWS - sitting over here - LOOKING at these Gentiles…

Growing up is hard As families grow tensions grow between siblings E.g. Jeremy & I fighting & throwing stuff out of rooms Teenagers dealing with changes & finding place in family & life can be tense Growing older brings its own challenges Every stage of life has difficulties If we’re not growing, something…

Intro: A little boy was sitting on the front steps of his home. His face was cradled in his hands, and he looked very upset. His father came home and asked him what was wrong. The sad son looked up and said, “Well, just between us, Dad, I’m having trouble getting along with that wife of yours.” We all…

Introduction: What comes to your mind when I say the word “hostility”? Maybe you think of a hostile environment, like trying to build a home in a dessert away from infrastructure. Hostile. Maybe you think of the political duality in our country where democrats and republicans seem to not just balance…