Sermons About Serving
Salt and Light
In the eyes of the world, Jesus was a fool. He did not abide by the rules of the day; the people he associated with were shunned by society; his Sermon on the Mount reads like a primer on being left behind, stepped on and ignored. Being a ‘Christian’ is not some magical process by which we are automatically transformed into better people. We must train to become who God wants us to be. We are sinful, faulted beings. Our system fi les are corrupted and we need to reset our systems to the defaults that Christ has demonstrated for us. It begins with the reshaping of our minds ‒ how we think ‒ what we believe ‒ what we know to be true, and then beginning to live out that truth in practical ways in our daily lives. Key Passage: Matthew 5: 1-16
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A Well-Oiled Ministry Machine
The most powerful engines in the world are useless without the lubricating effect of high-quality oils, grease, or synthetic polymers. They would literally burn themselves up as the internal friction of the engine heated the motor to dangerous temperatures, and the engine seizes -- so too with the engine of ministry. Key Passage: 1 Peter 4:10
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Does Anyone Care
Better Together – 40 Days of Community “Does Anyone Care†Today’s Scripture: Matthew 5: 16 1. No one left alone We become acquainted Are new relationships worth the risk and the inconvenience? 1 Corinthians 13: Love allows no loop hole. 2. No one remains unchallenged We learn together Jeremiah 17:9 ‘The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.’ We all need help 3. Everyone learns to encourage someone We serve together Ephesians 2:10 ‘We are created in Christ Jesus for good works.’ 4. It takes leaders We set priorities 2 Timothy 2:1-2 ‘and the things that you have heard from me……. commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others.’
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Charisma
Oswald Chambers once said, "Never allow the thought, 'I am no use where I am.' You certainly can be of no use where you are not." In this week's message, Pastor Scott encourages each of us to discover, and step out, in the areas God has gifted us. Key Passage: Galatians 5:25, 26
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Vision Series 6: The Gospel Makes Us A Church For The City--- Isaiah 61
Vision Series 6: The Gospel Makes Us A Church For The City--- Isaiah 61
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Spirituality and Community
This group of Christ followers were not grasping the body metaphor Christ gave them to live. What does it mean to learn humility and find our place in the body of Jesus? In fact, aren't the two (humility & the body of Christ) dependent on each other?
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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Gifts
Pastor Larry talks about the aspect of the Gospel where God gives us gifts to bless others in our new spiritual family.
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The Church as Eucharist
A living Eucharist has to be worked out. It cannot be commodified. It cannot be lived off someone else for very long. The secret is that we have to let the body be put back together and the blood poured back in.
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