PCI stands for People's Church International. The document discusses what God is building through making disciples. A disciple is someone who loves others as Jesus loved, bears spiritual fruit, and obeys Jesus' teachings even if it requires sacrificing relationships or possessions. God is building the church by using broken sinners as building materials and equipping them through spiritual gifts to strengthen one another and spread the gospel message.
We must be very careful that in teaching the gospel we do not teach a different gospel that leads souls away from Christ and salvation in Him. Paul warns of teaching a different Jesus, Spirit, and Gospel. This lesson examines the “different Jesus”.
It Is For Freedom: Religion Minus Grace Equals CaptivityCompassChurch
If you could work your way to heaven, if there was a bunch of hoops you had to jump through, then who really gets the glory? You do! But I have news for you, God isn’t interested in your glory. He’s interested in his own glory, because he’s the only one worthy of glory.
We must be very careful that in teaching the gospel we do not teach a different gospel that leads souls away from Christ and salvation in Him. Paul warns of teaching a different Jesus, Spirit, and Gospel. This lesson examines the “different Jesus”.
It Is For Freedom: Religion Minus Grace Equals CaptivityCompassChurch
If you could work your way to heaven, if there was a bunch of hoops you had to jump through, then who really gets the glory? You do! But I have news for you, God isn’t interested in your glory. He’s interested in his own glory, because he’s the only one worthy of glory.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "A Vision For The Church" sermon at New Life Christian Church on October 5, 2013. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
The Significance of Being A Christian - Living By FaithRick Peterson
Living By Faith is the third in a series of lessons on, "The Significance of Being A Christian." I found the outlines for this series of lessons at: http://executableoutlines.com/sig.htm
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "A Vision For The Church" sermon at New Life Christian Church on October 5, 2013. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
The Significance of Being A Christian - Living By FaithRick Peterson
Living By Faith is the third in a series of lessons on, "The Significance of Being A Christian." I found the outlines for this series of lessons at: http://executableoutlines.com/sig.htm
Preached at the Merritt Island church of Christ
http://www.MIchurchOfChrist.org
adapted from Raised With Christ by Thaxter Dickey
Of First Importance He Was Raised And Appeared
Florida College Annual Lectures 2013
The Powerpoint outlines for this series of lessons on The Great Commission were downloaded from the Duluth, GA Church of Christ website at: http://www.churchofchristduluthga.org/sermons.php
Preached at the Merritt Island church of Christ
http://MIchurchOfChrist.org
Adapted from Ferrell Jenkin's The Early Church
http://bookstore.floridacollege.edu/product/27437/EARLY-CHURCH%2C-THE/
Discipleship's Design part 3 of Marching OrdersEd Sullivan
When Christ ascended to heaven he left a series of commands for us. This is making disciples. A task often delegated to a certain few but that is not at all what it's supposed to be.
Discipleship's Design part 3 of Marching OrdersEd Sullivan
The final sermon on the last words of Christ to the Church before the ascension. We need to devote ourselves to Holy Spirit empowered discipleship way of life not just on Sundays.
CHRISTIAN SUPERNATURAL TEACHINGS, BIBLE CLASS LESSONS, GOSPELS BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU, THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER AND SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD, BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
The Significance of Being A Christian - A Person RebornRick Peterson
A Person Reborn is the first in a series of lessons on, "The Significance of Being A Christian." I found the outlines for this series of lessons at: http://executableoutlines.com/sig.htm
1 Cor 1:17-18 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
John 14:17-31, OT Church; Covenant Theology; Who is In You?; HS’s Ministry; I...Valley Bible Fellowship
John 14:17-31, The Spirit “Will Be In You” promises a different age/ administration/“oikonomia”; Is the church in the OT?; Dispensationalism vs. Covenant Theology; Wanna’ Get Closer To Jesus?; Who Abides In You?; The Holy Spirit’s Ministry, Purpose; Inerrancy, Verbal, Plenary, Inspiration; Illumination Of The Holy Spirit; Dominion Theology
Portraits of jesus physicican seth g january 312021Pacific Church
Jesus has been called the "Great Physician." We think of His miracles of healing. But those miracles of healing our physical bodies point to a far greater miracle--the healing of our heart and soul. He doesn't just mean physical life and death. He points to something greater--spiritual life and death, both in this world and the next.
Portraits of jesus thrist seth g january 24 2021Pacific Church
We can spend a lifetime looking for that which will fill our souls. We can look far and wide, with people, with events, with experiences, with acquisitions, and with just about anything else you of which comes to mind. But we will never touch the deepest parts of our soul until we find what Jesus called "living water." We will experience more of that living water as we become dispensers of living water, just like the woman we'll study this week!
Portraits of jesus divine teacher seth g january 17 2021Pacific Church
In John 3, Jesus teaches Nicodemus, a committed leader of Judaism, about the necessity of being born again. John 3 also lays out God's rescue mission of men and women who are lost, guilty, and without hope, in need of rescue! But most folks aren't interested, not believing they need rescuing, and certainly not interested in the remedy for sin.
Portraits of jesus son of man seth g january 10 2021Pacific Church
This week we'll study John 2. As we read about Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding, and Jesus cleansing the temple, let’s make some observations about our human nature that often come back to bite us in the "you know what" in our personal life, relationships, and our relationship with God.
Portraits of jesus son of god seth g january 3 2021Pacific Church
We are beginning a study of the gospel of John, this week. John 1 is a storehouse of information that tells us the identity of Jesus Christ. We will look at eight of them. What better way to start the new year than looking and studying the magnificent Jesus Christ!
Finding rest in strange places 6 seth gatchell december 27 2020Pacific Church
We so often hear the story of Mary this time of year, but it’s just as easy to gloss over the extreme cost it would have been to a young girl, to find herself graced with this ‘favor’ from God. What did it cost her in terms of her life’s plans? What did it cost her socially, with her family, with friends and neighbors? What does radical obedience cost us?
Finding rest in strange places 4 seth gatchell december 20 2020Pacific Church
In spite of the mess of the world, Jesus is King. He reigns, even here, even amidst the rubble of sin and the rubble of people’s lives. It is that assurance that provides us peace and a soul that can rest in the often fiery and unpredictable world in which we live. It matters that Jesus is King!
Finding rest in strange places 3 seth gatchell december 13 2020Pacific Church
It is likely during this time of COVID, that you have experienced a heightened sense of despondency. You've also likely experienced a heightened sense of loneliness, isolation, and being disconnected. Jesus experienced all of this as well. That He has experienced these things is meant to comfort you, lift you, and carry you along in during times like these. It's the HUMANITY of Jesus that surprises us with rest for our souls.
Finding rest in strange places 2 seth gatchell december 6 2020Pacific Church
The Christmas message clearly spells out the deity of Christ, but this is not just a theological issue with which to ponder. It is meant to jolt us out of our spiritual stupor (sleepiness) to obeying "Jesus Christ our LORD." If obedience in our daily lives is replaced by right theology, then the boat has sailed without us.
Finding rest in strange places 1 seth gatchell november 29 2020Pacific Church
The Christmas message clearly spells out the deity of Christ, but this is not just a theological issue with which to ponder. It is meant to jolt us out of our spiritual stupor (sleepiness) to obeying "Jesus Christ our LORD." If obedience in our daily lives is replaced by right theology, then the boat has sailed without us.
What christ offers, what we offer p 1 seth gatchell november 22 2020Pacific Church
Beneath people's veneer are hidden questions. "Do I matter? Do I matter to anyone? Does someone really care about me?" People hunger and thirst for real "life," that sense of satisfaction that comes from being deeply connected with God and others. That is what Christ offers us, and He offers this real "life" through us to others! What we all want to know, is how does this happen?
This week we are looking at understanding and interpreting the Bible. The Bible is composed of 66 Books in multiple genres written over thousands of years. It can be daunting, and sometimes hard to understand. This week we are taking a few steps to try and make it a little easier to understand.
Jeremiah was known as "the weeping prophet." In spite of his faithful and bold preaching, he watched helplessly as his beloved nation continued to slide toward destruction. Jeremiah paid a terrible price for his message. He faced ridicule, scorn, torture and suffering. What was most heart-breaking was watching the Babylonians break through the city walls of Jerusalem, burn the city to the ground, turn stone buildings into rubble, and drive 90% of the people into exile. IT DIDN’T HAVE TO END THIS WAY.
Our biblical worldview part 9 seth g november 1 2020Pacific Church
This 9-week series has been written to help you think biblically about the issues before us, and particularly the ideas and underpinnings of candidates' platforms and policy decisions. In our country, this is where the rubber meets the road. This week we'll look at some of the ISM's that drive secular politics and beliefs, and do a two day dive into the "hottest" and "newest" ISM, then compare it with the biblical worldview.
Work economy goverment our biblical worldview part 8 seth g october 25 2020Pacific Church
Work is work, and work takes work. Work is another introduction into the realities of life. But work is not just about work. There is the interplay of economics and government. It is important to have what the bible calls "understanding," not just about work, economics and government to have "understanding" about how these three entities should work together.
Gender our biblical worldview part 7 seth g october 18 2020Pacific Church
In our day there is growing confusion about gender. There is a secular movement of thinking that seeks to minimize or obliterate any differences between genders. In this secular way of thinking, gender is something that one feels or identifies as. This is like leaving a great sailing ship on the high seas without sails and a rudder. It will be carried along wherever the current wishes, adrift on the open seas. The unintended consequences of this thinking is to create greater confusion for young people who already struggle with their gender and confusing feelings of their identity, but there is a wondrous design to complementary gender that seeks to build intimacy in a marriage, deeper relationships with people, and reflects the wonder of our Trinitarian God.
Our biblical worldview part 6 seth g october 11 2020Pacific Church
What does the bible say about marriage? Up until 15-20 years ago this was not a "controversial" topic. Everyone knew the answer. Our secular culture continues to send its tsunami waves at our Judeo-Christian heritage, causing great confusion. How are we to think about same-sex marriage? What does the bible say? Before we address those questions we will spend time reviewing what makes a marriage a biblical marriage.
As we continue our conversation on a Christian worldview, specifically as it deals with thinking through this upcoming election we are diving deeper and deeper into different issues. This week we are looking at the sanctity of life. What it means to be made in the image of God, to have value, and to be worthy of life, no matter what stage of life you are in.
A Biblical Worldview - The Role of GovernmentPacific Church
Our task is to always learn God's eternal truths and apply them to our lives. This includes how God views government. What does the bible say about government?
How do the bible's stories illustrate the truth or foolishness of how government is done? How do we apply the biblical truths in our country? This requires wisdom, discernment, humility and what the Bible calls "good sense."
Connecting with your church part 5 seth g march 15 2020Pacific Church
We are a worshiping community. In that community our joys are magnified, and our sorrows shared. Unity, the experience of community that worships God together, serves together, loves together, and shares common purposes provides joy for the heart that cannot be found in isolation. We'll find five examples in the Psalms of Assent that illustrate our need for community and the opportunities community provides in a difficult world.
2. WHO IS PCI?
• Broken
• Beloved
• Belonging
• Building
• Bridging
3. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and said to
them, "All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. 19 Therefore, as you are
going make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
4. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
20 teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, to the close of the age."
5. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
• What is a "disciple" ?
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another; even as I have
loved you, that you also love one another.
6. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
35 Bythis all men will know that you are my
disciples, if you have love for one another.
7. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
John 15:8 By this my Father is glorified, that
you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my
disciples.
8. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
9. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher,
but everyone when he is fully taught will be
like his teacher.
10. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Luke 14:26 If anyone comes to me and does
not hate his father and mother, his wife and
children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even
his own life--he cannot be my disciple.
11. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Luke 14:27 And anyone who does not carry
his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
12. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Luke 14:33 In the same way, any of you who
does not give up everything he has cannot be
my disciple.
13. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
John 8:31 Jesus then said to the Jews who had
believed in him, "If you continue in my word,
you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will
know the truth, and the truth will make you
free."
14. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
"Baptizing them in the name …"
"teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you."
15. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me, "Lord,
Lord," but not do what I tell you?
16. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
• What are the building materials?
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is
upon me, because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted;
17. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
opening of the prison to those who are bound;
18. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
Ephesians 2:1 As for you, you were dead in
your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you
used to live when you followed the ways of
this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of
the air, the spirit who is now at work in those
who are disobedient.
19. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
3 Allof us also lived among them at one time,
gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature
and following its desires and thoughts. Like
the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.
20. WHAT IS GOD BUILDING?
John 8:34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth,
everyone who sins is a slave to sin."
21. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
Ephesians 4:11 And his gifts were that some
should be apostles, some prophets, some
evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to
equip the saints for the work of ministry, for
building up the body of Christ,
22. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
13 untilwe all attain to the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to
mature manhood, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ;
23. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
14 sothat we may no longer be children, tossed
to and fro and carried about with every wind
of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their
craftiness in deceitful wiles.
24. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
15 Rather,speaking the truth in love, we are to
grow up in every way into him who is the
head, into Christ,
25. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
16 fromwhom the whole body, joined and knit
together by every joint with which it is
supplied, when each part is working properly,
makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in
love.
26. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage
one another and build one another up, just as
you are doing.
27. CHURCH AS BUILDERS
Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house,
who dug down deep and laid the foundation
on rock. When a flood came, the torrent
struck that house but could not shake it,
because it was well built.