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
- 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
“for we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor 5:7
Saw 8 kids and 2 adults get baptized today, and that’s what it’ all about!!!
The Way: Week 7 June 28, 2009, Sunday
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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.
The Way: Week 5 June 14, 2009, Sunday
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Today Paul taught about “Finding the Way — where the path begins”
our focus for todays message was Acts 2:36-38
In review:
- the way is not a religion, or any other human institution!
- It not a set of propositions to believe in!
- The Way IS a life pattern which = habits
- The Way has 2 aspects
1 – Salvation = beginning
2 – Stewardship = life style
1 – Repent = turning or changing ones course
- do not confuse repentance with being sorry . . .
2 – Baptized = An act of love and obedience
- being baptized does not save us . . . but it’s our first chance to publicly display our new found faith.
3 – Forgiveness = cancellation of the penalty
- “redemption” bought us back to usefullness
- Restored in relationship
4. Choice =
- the way requires choices Joshua 24:15
- the choices are not always between good and bad . . . but they always bare consequences.
* Are you living the Way? How?
