Won’t You Be My Neighbor? - Sharing Ministry with Other Congregations in Your...semnsynod
Presentation by Pam Vig at the 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly as part of a workshop on communication.
More on the workshops and the synod at http://semnsynod.org/assembly/workshops/
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? - Sharing Ministry with Other Congregations in Your...semnsynod
Presentation by Pam Vig at the 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly as part of a workshop on communication.
More on the workshops and the synod at http://semnsynod.org/assembly/workshops/
Members of One Another - Wtih all our differences (culturally, regionally, maturity, etc.) it is a testament to the Lord at how he is able to keep us all together as "one body" in Him. Conversely, such differences challenge our faith, and as such, we must heed the divine exhortations (Romans 12) if we are to grow in unity.
Paul describes a vision for Christian community in which people form one another in character and faith through their interpersonal relationships and examples.
Relationships is very key to human existence. God will judge us based on: 1. Our relationship with Him; 2. Our relationship with one another; and 3. Our relationship with His creation. When you miss the ultimate, your relationship with God, you spoil the other two...because it is the foundation of any good, healthy relationships and being. A people who commit suicide, enter into depression, etc have a challenge in building relationships.
This is a highlight on Building Healthy Relationships.
Members of One Another - Wtih all our differences (culturally, regionally, maturity, etc.) it is a testament to the Lord at how he is able to keep us all together as "one body" in Him. Conversely, such differences challenge our faith, and as such, we must heed the divine exhortations (Romans 12) if we are to grow in unity.
Paul describes a vision for Christian community in which people form one another in character and faith through their interpersonal relationships and examples.
Relationships is very key to human existence. God will judge us based on: 1. Our relationship with Him; 2. Our relationship with one another; and 3. Our relationship with His creation. When you miss the ultimate, your relationship with God, you spoil the other two...because it is the foundation of any good, healthy relationships and being. A people who commit suicide, enter into depression, etc have a challenge in building relationships.
This is a highlight on Building Healthy Relationships.
The case for speaking in tongues 7 – Corinthian Considerations.Dan Wooldridge
After far too long a wait this is finally finished. Years ago I was asked by a fellow preacher to write a book concerning the teaching and doctrine of the fullness of the Holy Spirit and the liberty of speaking in tongues.
It went on the back burner, I could never see the importance of published books and I'm still faintly bemused by the fact that I had a perfectly good set of working notes on the subject of "How to Say It" which was about the skill of putting a message together for effective preaching. Hardly anybody showed any interest in the working notes until another friend of mine published it in a hardback cover. I never cease to be amazed at the gullibility of us all who tend to look on the outside and not at the heart of the matter.
Once I got interested in multimedia presentations and the effects of social media style ministry I decided, as unto the Lord, that I ought to publish some plain scriptural content concerning the revelation of The Gift of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues in general.
This is number seven in the series and it looks at the implications of the teaching of the Word of God in the first book of Corinthians and how many have come to wrest the word of God to the loss of many and the confusion of most. Here is to letting a little plain scriptural light into the dimness of our understanding in the hope that we will be flooded with joy and power upon realising that this gift is for us and our children and for as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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By God’s design, Christians are genetically wired to reproduce. More than married couples long to see a baby naturally born, every Christian longs to see sinners supernaturally saved and fills them with the spirit for this purpose.
If you find a Christian who is not leading men and women to Christ, something is not right! It’s not possible! Somewhere along the line, we have laid Christ commandment aside and redefined his assignment becoming spectators.
Are you reproducing? Do you passionately Desire to reproduce? Is Christ in you? Do you really believe his WORD? 2 Cor 13:5
Do you have a personal disciple making plan for this year? Let’s do this together.
The Purpose of The Church #2 FellowshipRick Peterson
The Purpose of The Church #2 Fellowship
Jeffery Anselmi http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=60357&Sermon%20The%20Purpose%20of%20The%20Church-%20Fellowship%20by%20Jeffery%20Anselmi
Part three in the series on Spiritual Gifts. Taken from Roman 12. Consecration Theology and Gift Theology. This is often referred to as Creational gifts for God as our father.
What does Christian unity really look? Why is it needed? Is unity always good? This Bible study outlines what the Bible says about unity within the Body of Christ.
6. Introduction
Ps. 92:12-14 (NIV)
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green.
13. Community
• God Himself thinks Community.
• Community appears 85 times in OT
• Community = Church in the NT
14. Max Lucado
Community
•“Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into
hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes
courage through community; he dissipates doubts
through fellowship. He never deposits all knowledge in
one person but distributes pieces of the jigsaw puzzle
to many. When you interlock your understanding with
mine, and we share our discoveries, when we mix,
mingle, confess and pray, Christ speaks.”
24. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one
another on toward love and good deeds,
not giving up meeting together, as some are
in the habit of doing, but encouraging one
another—and all the more as you see the
Day approaching
29. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
Forgiving each other
Colossians 3:12-14
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly
loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each
other and forgive one another if any of you has a
grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave
you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds
them all together in perfect unity.
31. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
Admonishing each other
Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you
richly as you teach and admonish one another
with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and
songs from the Spirit, singing to God with
gratitude in your hearts.
34. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
• Designed for application of truth
• Designed for discipleship
35. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
• Designed for application of truth
• Designed for discipleship
3Is – Include, Invest, Invite
36. Life Groups
• Designed for relationships
• Designed for application of truth
• Designed for discipleship
3Is – Include, Invest, Invite
3Bs – Believe, Belong, Become
37. Life Groups
Francis Shaffer
•“Our relationship with each other is the criteria
that the world uses to judge if our message is
truthful, Christian community is the final
apologetics.”
40. What’s NEXT?
1. If already part of a Life Group
• Thank and Appreciate your Life Group Leader.
41. What’s NEXT?
1. If already part of a Life Group
• Thank and Appreciate your Life Group Leader.
• Take up a role in your Life Group – organizing,
serving, hosting etc.
42. What’s NEXT?
1. If already part of a Life Group
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to
acknowledge those who work hard among
you, who care for you in The Lord and who
admonish you. Hold them in the highest
regard in love because of their work.
43. What’s NEXT?
1. If already part of a Life Group
• Hebrews 13:17
Have confidence in your leaders and submit
to their authority, because they keep watch
over you as those who must give an
account. Do this so that their work will be a
joy, not a burden, for that would be of no
benefit to you.
45. What’s NEXT?
2. If yet to be part of Life Group
• Visit a Life Group this few weeks.
46. What’s NEXT?
2. If yet to be part of Life Group
• Visit a Life Group this few weeks.
• Be engaged for a season to be planted.
47. John 13:31-35
•When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of
Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. If
God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in
himself, and will glorify him at once. “My
children, I will be with you only a little longer.
You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews,
so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot
come.
48. John 13:31-35
•“A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one
another. By this everyone will know that you
are my disciples, if you love one another.”