Sermons
The early church grew at a rapid pace. In Acts 2 Peter preaches a sermon that grows the church by 3,000 new people!
What happened in that early church to cause such rapid growth? How was the Spirit at work, and is he still at work in the church today?
In John 17 Jesus prays for his church—both his followers at the time and us. The prayer crescendos on a note of unity. “May they be one,” Jesus implores God.
This morning we think more deeply about Christlike unity. What does true unity look like (without being uniform)? Where does it come from? What is its goal? And is it possible to even approach this kind of unity?
If the Church belongs to Jesus, then Jesus gets to set the game plan. His plan is to make every Christian into a player, not a spectator.
What playing field has God called you to? How can you play most effectively on his behalf?
The essential mission of the church is twofold: Worship and Witness. This week we begin to examine these themes by asking, “Whose church is it?” If the church belongs to us, then we will operate one way. If it belongs to Christ, as he says, we will begin to look very different…
