We Are The Body Of Christ
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Primary Identity
Read moreSermon Notes Main Verses: Ephesians 2:11-22 Main Question: Shouldn’t Jesus and the Bible define what Church is? Final Question: How did the early church answer this question? A Few Things about Early Church History Its informative but not authoritative Its inspirational, but not inspired Its not the command of Scripture, but the application of Scripture […]
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Our Deacons
Read moreSermon Notes Main Question: Shouldn’t Jesus and the Bible define for us how to do church? Today we will dive into the origin story of deacons. One thing to notice is how the church responded to a crisis with adaptive leadership. This approach of handling problems led to the formation of deacons in the early […]
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Our Leadership
Read moreSermon Notes Main QuestionShouldn’t Jesus and the Bible define for us how to do church? Today we will examine how the early Church in the first century arranged the leadership structure of the congregations. We do so by looking at a series of passages where the stewardship of the church organization is discussed. Key Observations […]
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Our Care for the People Who are Different
Read moreSermon Notes Review, We Are the Body of Christ We go to church. We know people at church. And we know some things about church. But what is Church? The answers may surprise some. The first week we observed the behavior of Church in the beginning of Acts. We saw that the church was: Powerful […]
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Our Mission and Its Message
Read moreSermon Notes We Are the Body of Christ We go to church. We know people at church. And we know some things about church. But what is Church? The answers may surprise some. The first week we observed the behavior of Church in the beginning of Acts. We saw that the church was: Powerful in […]
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Our Mission and Its Method
Read moreSermon Notes Main Verses: (Mark 12:30-31, Romans 13:8-10) Introduction to We Are the Body of Christ We go to church. We know people at church. And we know some things about church. But what is Church? The answers may surprise some. Last week we looked at the behavior of the early church in Acts 2 […]
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What We Are
Read moreSermon Notes IntroductionWe go to church. We know people at church. And we know some things about church. But what is Church? The answers may surprise some. In this new teaching series, we will explore what the New Testament communicates to us about this community of people. We will study the central tenants laid out […]