Current Sermon Series - Starts Feb. 14th
February 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under All Church, Pastor T's Blog
Join us for the current sermon series Authentic Community.
It is apparent that community is not some peripheral Christian teaching but is central to the outworking of God’s purpose in the world. God is glorified when He is properly reflected; by dwelling in unity, we rightly image our communal Maker. In being obedient to this calling, at The Compass Church we want to urge each member to be deeply involved in the lives of others, to “do life together.” Unfortunately, we have not always done a great job of explaining exactly what this phrase means. This sermon series, along with the 40 day devotional, will serve as a short introduction to the topic of biblical community and what it is that we mean when we commend “doing life together.”
Given the characteristics of community, what are the practical implications? While the list could be quite extensive, a large number of the requirements could easily be seen by doing a thorough search of the dozens of “one another” passages especially within the New Testament. Such passages tell believers to:
- Love one another (John 13:34, 15:12)
- Outdo one another in showing honor (Romans 12:10)
- Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16)
- Comfort and agree with one another (2 Corinthians 13:11)
- Serve one another (John 13:1-20; Galatians 5:13)
- Bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2)
- Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:32)
- Submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21)
- Be honest with one another (Colossians 3:9)
- Encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
- Confess to one another (James 5:16)
- Pray for one another (James 5:16)
It is these passages and many others we will be looking at over the next seven weeks to better equip and position us to live in authentic community.