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Becoming: 8/2/09 August 2, 2009, Sunday

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Becoming a people of…

  1. Vision
  2. Prayer
  3. Compassion
  4. Stewardship

Today we are focusing on VISION.

John 9

A lack of vision leads to the following:

  1. Distorts reality
  2. Skews Judgement
  3. Results in poor choices Proverbs 14:12

Proverbs 29:18

John 8:12

Walk in the Light… John implies the need for vision.

The Darknesses We Must Avoid

  1. The darkness of limited thinking: John 9:2

2 myths of limited thinking..

  • Someone had to have sinned for this to happen
  • God causes bad things to happen when we fail Him
  1. The darkness of missed opportunities: John 9:4
  • Why are you here?
  1. The darkness of blind legalism: John 9:14-16

Becoming… July 26, 2009, Sunday

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This is the second week of rolling out our vision at Grace Fellowship Church

Becoming…An intentional community of Christ’s followers

This vision is rooted in Philippians  3:12

“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.”

Here are some highlights from today’s service:

  • God’s people are always called to be a people of vision
  • In order to have vision we must have light… Jesus is that light
  • When we are obedient God floods our lives with His light
  • Vision is inseparably tied to faith
  • “for we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor 5:7

  • Faith allows you to visualize what has not yet happened, and the question is: will we trust in God in those things that we cannot yet see?
  • Our problem is not having sight, it’s that we don’t use our sight

Saw 8 kids and 2 adults get baptized today, and that’s what it’ all about!!!

The Way: Week 7 June 28, 2009, Sunday

Posted by Kyle Black in Bible Study, Church.
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Paul preached out of Acts 4, focusing on verses 10-12:

What’s in a name:

  • Peter was the 1st person to speak of Jesus as a “rock” v 11

Who is the Way?

  • Jesus is!!! John 14:6
  • He is the cornerstone of the true house of God.
  • His ministry went against the religious current.

- Judaism was centered in a building – Temple

- “Concentric circles of sacred space.”

- Jesus is the place where God and Humans meet.  Not in anything that we have done ourselves.

- Jesus erased the lines between sacred space and secular space. . . are you trying to draw them again?

- Who follows the way?

  • A people, A Family,
  • More than Christians by identity, we are the WAY- Jesus-Followers by practice.