Gifts to the Church | The Pastor-Teacher - Ephesians 4:11-12
God has given various gifts to the leadership of the church. These gifts are still in operation today and together play a key role in establishing and equipping the Church to share Jesus. This message examines the role of the Pastor-Teacher, also referred to as an elder or overseer in the church.
What does it look like to be dependent upon Jesus
Mark 10:13-16 is usually a message about children or children's ministry. But Jesus said that if we don't receive the Kingdom of God like little children then we won't enter it. In this message, we will be looking at what's our response as those in Christ to being called little children.
Gifts to the Church | The Evangelist - Ephesians 4:11-12
God has given various gifts to the leadership of the church. These gifts are still in operation today and together play a key role in establishing and equipping the Church to share Jesus.
This message examines the role of the Evangelist, whose primary focus is to share the gospel, the good news, of Jesus as the answer to those who are still prisoners to death.
Gifts to the Church | The Prophet - Ephesians 4:11-12
God has given various gifts to the leadership of the church. These gifts are still in operation today and together play a key role in establishing and equipping the Church to share Jesus.
This message examines the role of the Prophet, whose job it is to build up, encourage, and comfort the body of Christ through lifting our eyes off of this world and back to Jesus and all that He has done.
How to say 'Yes to God' in the face of persecution
2 Timothy 1:5-14 is a plea from Paul to Timothy to not be ashamed and suffer willingly for the gospel. It is also a letter for us, which begs the question, "How do I say yes to God in the face of persecution and suffering?"
Looking at this passage we can see that Paul outlines the way to say yes to God and no to shame and how to release the right to retreat.
Gifts to the Church | The Apostle - Ephesians 4:11-12
God has given various gifts to the leadership of the church. These gifts are still in operation today and together play a key role in establishing and equipping the Church to share Jesus.
This message examines the role of the apostle to build, establish, and create a culture of a community of grace.
Gifts to the Church - Ephesians 4:7-12
The Church is united as One body in Christ. But within that unity, exists much God-given diversity.
God has granted various kinds of gifts to the church. Romans 12 lists gifts that are motivational in nature, 1 Corinthians 12 lists others that are a unique expression of the Holy Spirit, and then in Ephesians 4, Paul lists leadership roles within the Church. Roles that are to serve and benefit the church.
What's Your Name?
Names are very special in the Bible. They are more than just a way to identify a person, they give us insight into who they are. We see this in the names of God as well as the various characters we read about in the Bible.
But what about you? What is your name and how is that meaningful.
One for all and All for One - Ephesians 4:4-6
We live in a world of inequality. This inequality exists, and specifically an inequality of how we view one another, because people operate that the life, that we all need, is a limited commodity. It’s in limited supply. A zero-sum game where if you get some, that means I get less. And therefore, I need to be more deserving than you of life.
But because of what Jesus Christ has done and given to us, He has overcome this inequality by making us equal in Him. This is made clear through the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 4:4-6 where we discover the power of one for all and all for one.
Fight for It - Ephesians 4:3
Through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, He has made all believers into one new body - the Church. This unity is God's creation, but ours to preserve. Join Pastor Ross as he explains what unity is not, how it is attacked, and how we can fight for it in fighting for each other.