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CHURCH, STRIFE INCHURCH FIGHTS12 June 2010 DCFC English Worship – [Extreme Makeover: Church Edition] 1 Cor 3:5-17 Rethinking the Ministry
James Hewitt - Illustrations Unlimited It often seems that the church is a place for contention, which seems to turn some people away. But some see fighting in the church as a healthy sign that people care enough to invest the energy in fighting. A few years ago two ministers got into a fight about what they considered to be an important doctrinal matter. They settled the fight when the first minister told the second: “Look, what are we fighting over? We’re both striving to do the Lord’s work. You do it your way and I’ll do it His way!” CHURCH, STRIFE IN Making Music TogetherDate: 10/2007.101 14 Mar 2010 DCFC English Worship – [Building a Community in Christ] Eph 4:1-16 How does the Church grow? 2-4 Apr 2010 ACBC Revival Meeting (Mandarin) – [Growing in Love, Building the Church] Eph 4:1-16 The Growth of the Church Fresh Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching - Leadership Journal - Ed Rowell P106 The Atlantic Monthly (11/94) told about superstar tenors Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti performing together in Los Angeles. A reporter tried to press the issue of competitiveness between the three men. "You have to put all your concentration into opening your heart to the music," Domingo said. "You can't be rivals when you're together making music." That's also true in the church CHURCH, STRIFE IN Me Too!Date: 4/2007.101 Youth Specialties - Hot Illustrations 14 Mar 2010 DCFC English Worship – [Building a Community in Christ] Eph 4:1-16 How does the Church grow? 2-4 Apr 2010 ACBC Revival Meeting (Mandarin) – [Growing in Love, Building the Church] Eph 4:1-16 The Growth of the Church
Where to Take It from Here... To categorize and stereotype each other is to hurt each other. When we spend our energy looking for what makes us different, instead of recognizing that God loves us all, we ignore God's command to love each other as we have been loved by God. Regardless of the labels we wear, we are all God's children, created in his image.
Small group & CommunityThis desire to know and be known, this desire for community is something innate. It something we cannot deny because it is based on who God is. We are made in the image of God, the imago Dei. So what is God like? The very nature of God is the Trinity and that reflects community. Three persons with one essence that is the very essence of God and a doctrine that Paul repeats throughout his writings, especially in this book! Our identity as Christians, as the Church is build upon the Triune nature of God. So being made in the image of God, we too desire community and God has chosen the Church to reflect this community. Not only that, the incarnation of Christ, itself is an act of community. Christ became man, became flesh, became like us, to model community for us. So brothers and sisters, Church must be a place where you do not stand alone. It must be a place where you are held accountable. So it is absurd to view ourselves as individual Christians, relating only to Christ and not to each other. It is wrong to come to this place and not get connected with others – this is not Church! We aim to build authentic community through small groups. We believe in the small group, it is a place where you can connect and build genuine relationships, that is a place where you can know and be known, a place where you serve and are served, a place where you love and are loved. It will be such a waste, if you to this place week-in and week-out and never experience community and never experience Church. Church is family.
We are the churchDate: 10/2008.101 12 Oct 2008 DCFC English "We have a dream..." Eph 4:11-13 - Candle in the Darkness Craig Groeschel We love this church because it is convenient for us. We go to this church because our kids love the day care This church makes me feel better about myself "We are church shopping." Their words imply that they are consumers looking for some church to meet their needs. When they find a church they like, they join it. If one day this church no longer meets their needs, they leave, singing the national anthem of consumeristic church shoppers, "We're not getting fed! We are not growing!" Erwin McManus asked, "When will we realize that the church does not exist for us? We are the church and we exist for the world." Directory: cfs-filesystemfile.ashx -> key -> CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments -> General editors john baillie key -> Eternity! Eternity key -> Annotated Bibliography key -> [The first seventeen verses of Matthew consists of Jesus' family tree CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments -> A box of treasure by beverly carradine key -> The life and times — of — benjamin franklin, — by — joseph franklin, and key -> The flying inn key -> Abraham, or the Obedience of Faith CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments -> C cares, of the world Download 0.72 Mb. Share with your friends:
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