Evangelism
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I Belong Even When the World Seems Out of Control
Read moreSermon Notes Verses: Isa. 9:2-7 We are very familiar with the historical characters around the manger (the shepherds, the wise men, etc.) But some may not be as familiar with the backstory of Christmas. In this background, one of the most uplifting passages predicting Christ’s arrival came at one of the lowest points in Israel’s […]
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Living Generously – The Tyranny of Debt
Read moreSermon Notes Ecclesiastes 4:4, Proverbs 25:28, Deut. 28:12, Proverbs 22:7 Key Thought: There are basically two ways to raise your standard of living. One is to save your way to a better standard living. The second is to debt your way to a better standard of living. But only one of these helps us avoid […]
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Vision Sunday
Read moreTitle: Vision Sunday Main Verse: (Acts 16:9-15) Key Thought: Following Jesus requires us to think both creatively and strategically. This has always been true, but in today’s context, creative thinking is absolutely essential for a church to survive. Today we will note how the Paul the Apostle demonstrates this mission-mindedness. The big lesson we can […]
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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 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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Difficult Neighbors
Read moreSermon Notes Neighboring Well – We are asking you to open up your life to other people, so you can look for opportunities to share God’s love. Here is what we know about the island of Crete (where Titus was a pastor): Greek word for liar (“kretizo”) – to be or act like a Cretan […]
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Flexible Thinking
Read moreSermon Notes Neighboring Well – We are asking you to open up your life to other people, so you can look for opportunities to share God’s love. We must be rigid with meaning of the gospel.We must be flexible with the messaging of the gospel. Key Passage – 1 Cor. 9:12-23Key Question – Are you […]