Life Transforming means impacting, changing. Bears Fruit I am the true vine and my father is the vinedresser (Jn 15:1) Image of the vine was applied to the nation of Israel (Jer 2:21, Ps 80:9-16, Is 5:1-7, Ezek 15:1-8, 17:1-21, 19:10-14, Hos 10:1-2) Jesus is the real covenant nation/people. True branches bear fruit (Jn…
Heartfelt Worship (Ps 138) Worship is not about Form but Heart (Dt 6:7, Jn 4:24) Worship is our response to God’s self-revealing Worship includes Confession (Ps 51), lament (Ps 44), praise (Exo 15), thanksgiving (Ps 138), and adoration (Ps 8). Dancing (2Sam 6:14), Fasting and silence (Mt 6:16-18, Ps 46:10) Heartfelt – as an adjective…
A Healthy Church is Centered on God’s Word Intro Great Bible Memorizers What would drive people to read the word like this? What is Scripture It is Sacred (2Tim 3:15) It is God-breathed – (2Tim 3:16) It is Given to people (2Pt 1:20-21) Why do we have it? (2Tim 3:15-16) Make us wise for salvation…
What is a healthy Church? An Overview Sum of the parts Either whole is greater than sum of the parts Or the Whole is Less than the sum of the parts What is a Healthy Church A healthy church is a gathering of healthy Christians working with God in His world! Healthy means “pursuing Christ”…