Locally Grown
Locally Grown: Jesus Invented Church
Locally Grown – Jesus invented Church Eph. 2:4-6 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. COTR: As many people as possible experience the adventure of a living relationship with Jesus Somethings are better together 1 Cor. 12:7 Now to each one the…
Locally Grown: Inward and Upward
Locally Grown – Inward and Upward God’s desire is to build a family/a nation/a gathering Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! Church = Gathering Colossians 1:24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. The Gathering matters Our Christian faith is a team sport Somethings are better together Worship is Better…
Locally Grown: What is Church and Why Bother?
Locally Grown – Nov. 21, 2021 What is church and why bother? Jesus invented the church Church is the Gathering Matt. 16:16-18 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.…