A Heart for Service
This week we conclude our message series looking at the beginnings of the
Christian Church in the early chapters of the Book of Acts. In Acts
chapter 6 we see that the Church was meant to be service-based, where
everyone exercises his or her God-given heart for ministry. As a church, if
we want to “do good works” in Jesus’ name—to serve more people in more
places—we need to help believers discover and employ the gifts God has
given them to serve others. At Redeemer we speak of Worship – Grow – and
Serve. We have a heart for service because Christ in us compels us to be
His hands and feet to a world in need.
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- Feb 15, 2015A Heart for ServiceA Heart for ServiceThis week we conclude our message series looking at the beginnings of the
Christian Church in the early chapters of the Book of Acts. In Acts
chapter 6 we see that the Church was meant to be service-based, where
everyone exercises his or her God-given heart for ministry. As a church, if
we want to “do good works” in Jesus’ name—to serve more people in more
places—we need to help believers discover and employ the gifts God has
given them to serve others. At Redeemer we speak of Worship – Grow – and
Serve. We have a heart for service because Christ in us compels us to be
His hands and feet to a world in need.
- Feb 8, 2015The Shared LifeThe Shared LifeThis week we continue our message series looking at the beginnings of the
Christian Church in the early chapters of the Book of Acts. Toward the end
of Acts chapter 4 we read: “All the believers were one in heart and mind.
No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared
everything they had.” From this we learn that the Church of God is called
to be a life-sharing community. What does this mean? For one thing it
means that the gathering of the Body of Christ is unlike anything other
gathering in the world. When we come together in Christ’s Name, we do more
than just share the same space – we join our hearts and minds. Further, we
bear each other’s burdens. With whom are you gathering?
- Feb 1, 2015An Empowering PresenceAn Empowering PresenceThis week we continue our message series looking at the beginnings of the
Christian Church in the early chapters of the Book of Acts. In Acts
chapter 4, after Peter and John were released from prison, where they went
is important. They went straight to their own people—the Church. In our
challenges, we come to church. However, we don’t come to escape the world
but to encounter God—to turn to Him and hear from Him and be shaped by Him
in light of what happens in this life.
- Jan 25, 2015An Unstoppable ForceAn Unstoppable ForceThis week we continue our message series looking at the beginnings of the
Christian Church in the early chapters of the Book of Acts. In Acts
chapter 4, after Peter had preached a powerful sermon, he and John were
arrested by the religious authorities who felt threatened. Though they were
ordered not to speak in the name of Jesus, Peter and John responded that
they could not help speaking about what they had seen and heard. Should
the Church be content simply to gather in worship, learn, serve and pray?
- Jan 18, 2015The Transforming WordThe Transforming WordIn this new sermon series, we’ll be looking at the early chapters in the
Book of Acts – as the Christian Church had just been birthed, and the first
followers of Jesus were still living and leading the Church. In Acts 3,
the Apostle Peter heals a lame man outside of the temple. Instead of
summoning more people to be healed physically, Peter takes the opportunity
to preach to the crowd there. Peter wants everyone to know that the healed
man was not just physically healed, but his life was transformed. Did the
transforming power of the Church die with the Apostles, or is it still
active today?