Friday, July 10, 2009

Preaching/Blogging Experiment part VII: The One Church of Jesus Christ

...We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins...

When we say that we believe in one “catholic” church, we mean to say that it is universal. Since the time of the Apostles, the church has spread from a tiny area in the Middle East to the entire world. We are part of this universal body of Christ that takes so many wonderfully different shapes all over the world. As you ponder that think about…
What do you think it is that all churches are called to as parts of Christ’s body? What is special about our church? What special ministry are we called to?

Ephesians 1:17-23 1st Corinthians 3:1-11 1st Peter 2:1-11

This sermon will be preached on July 26th !
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Feel free to comment/discuss on the questions and scriptures posted for the sermon next week. That information is still online and posted on the Narthex bulletin board.

Preaching/ Blogging Experiment part VI: The Holy Spirit in the Church: Spiritual Gifts


...[The Holy Spirit] has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic Church...


This week we are looking at the power of the Holy Spirit in the Church, in particular we’re focusing on Spiritual Gifts; that is the special talents, abilities or passions that God has given each of us for ministry. Read the below scriptures.

Ephesians 4:1-8, 11-14 Romans 12:1-8 1st Corinthians 12

Think about your talents and passions. Think about how God has worked in your life. Think about your work in the church. Ponder for a while. What might your spiritual gifts be (they need not be those listed in the above scriptures)?

This sermon will be preached on July 19th !
Remember to comment and discuss either by blog (you can use the username "faithaccokeek" and password "faithumc") email (beib185@verizon.net) or by paper (“Q&A box” in narthex)

Feel free to comment/discuss on the questions and scriptures posted for the sermon next week. That information is still online and posted on the Narthex bulletin board.