Part 2 of John Stumbo’s message on the current pandemic. How do we as a church, the people of God, respond to the current situation due to the Coronavirus? Here is a very important and encouraging message by John Stumbo, the president of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
Read MoreHow do we as a church, the people of God, respond to the current situation due to the Coronavirus? Here is a very important and encouraging message by John Stumbo, the president of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
Read MoreWe are a people who praise and pray. We praise and pray to witness to the living God, to proclaim Jesus Christ, and invite the nations to worship God. We engage in missional praise and missional prayer.
The last sermon in our series—”Be Courageous! Living as God’s People in God’s World.” This series is based on and follows the outline of Christopher J.H. Wright’s book, The Mission of God's People : A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2010).
Read MoreGod’s people are a people who worship the living God. Worship is the goal of mission. Worship is also the means of mission.
The second to last sermon in our series—”Be Courageous! Living as God’s People in God’s World.” This series is based on and follows the outline of Christopher J.H. Wright’s book, The Mission of God's People : A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2010).
Read MoreWhen we suffer because we are persecuted for Jesus’ sake we should rejoice because we are blessed—the Kingdom of heaven is ours and we know our faith is real. We rejoice by revering Jesus Christ as Lord and following his example. We rejoice by praying, loving and serving.
Part of our sermon series—”Be Courageous! Living as God’s People in God’s World.” This series is based on and follows the outline of Christopher J.H. Wright’s book, The Mission of God's People : A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2010).
Read MoreWhen we live as God’s people in the world, and when we confront the world, we are called to suffer because of Jesus.
Read MoreGod’s people are called to engage the world constructively because this is God’s world. They are in the world. But they are also called to confront the world courageously because this world is in rebellion against God. They are not of the world. To confront the world they are called to be holy, that is to be different, and to stand up and speak out.
Part of our sermon series—”Be Courageous! Living as God’s People in God’s World.” This series is based on and follows the outline of Christopher J.H. Wright’s book, The Mission of God's People : A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2010). For this sermon these two sources were also used—Michael Anthony, A Call for Courage : Living with Power, Truth, and Love in an Age of Intolerance and Fear, (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2018); and Ed Stetzer, Christians in the Age of Outrage : How to Bring Our Best When the World Is at Its Worst, (Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2018).
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