On Sunday, September 3, we began a new sermon series entitled “Pillars.” We pray and work that our Church be marked by four features and qualities. These are pillars that, when happening together, help us live into the calling to be a biblical and God-honoring local church.
Worship: we glorify God. “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name” (Psalm 96:8). The final end of all we do, in word or deed, is to bring honor and praise to God.
Community: we gather in the name of Christ. “So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another” (Romans 12:5). The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone, but in joyful and committed fellowship with other believers.
Discipleship: we grow more like Christ. “Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). The Christian life is not stagnant, but a process of transformation, as the Spirit and the community of believers help us become more like Jesus.
Mission: we go for Christ. “As the Father sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:21). Christ sends us into the world to continue God’s mission, centering upon making Jesus known as the life of the world, the bread of life, the living water, to a world longing for true satisfaction.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
the Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
the Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson
SundAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
the Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson
Sunday, September 3, 2023
the Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson