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Intro We have a prayer sheet that goes into the bulletin each week. It’s a list of ways that you can be praying for each other. Sharing prayer requests is something many of us are familiar with. Some of us keep our own list of things that we pray for — things that we ask God for. One of the things we’ve…

Good morning and welcome to Mission Church. Our mission is to partner with God to see His kingdom come in Las Vegas as it is in heaven and we accomplish this as we Love Jesus, Live like Jesus, and Lead others to Jesus. This morning, we continue our pilgrimage through Paul’s beautiful letter to the Ephesians.…

Unity...Why the enemy is trying to destroy it. Jesus prayed, "that they will all be one, just as you and I are one— as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me." How do you live out the saying, "in essentials unity, in non-essentials freedom and in all thing love in our offendable world?

I have a confession to make. I am not a gardener. I have never been good at it and I do not think I will ever be good at it. If you are going to be a good gardener, I imagine it requires several things. First, it starts with an investment of time. If you are going to have a beautiful garden, it is a…

Opening prayer, dedication Baby Dedication Karter Corbier Music ministry 2 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing 349 Trust and Obey (1,2,3,5) 213 Because He Lives Word of God - Liturgist 14 I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you have…

Application Discipleship is not just for knowledge it is for application. This series has been learning or being reminded of being a disciple (follower through application) of Jesus Christ. Today we are looking at a major theological application that promotes unity and calls for protection of the unity…

One In Christ

The Body of Christ Paul wanted the church to know, to be informed, not to be ignorant (1Cor12:1) about the unity of the body that comes from the diversity of gifts within the body. Today we will look at his analogy and take a look at some of the gifts and set up for the bond that holds the gifts together.…

Unity in Diversity in Community 4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,...” “I hate people.” People make things messy. This proverb is an Metaphor We are the Oxen. Irritable, fat headed, & messy…

Context Context matters, as we look at this section, it is important that we know what Paul is addressing, why Paul is addressing it, and how does this passage fit into the bigger picture. This chapter, and our passage before us this morning can be a challenge to understand, unless you keep things in…

Unity Unity (noun) the state of being united or joined as a whole. Jesus is the One who brings unity, commands unity, tells us to pursue unity, protect unity and then we can proclaim unity. So guess what, It is Christ, the way of unity that we are looking at today. In our series thus far we have looked…

Gifts to the Church From spiritual gifts to the church (Eph4:7-10) Paul gets into describing some of the gifts for the church (v.11) and then the reason why (v.12-13) and the results (v.14) when applied (v.15-16). Tonight we are going to briefly look at the gifts for the church to start with. 11 And…

In Ephesians 4 Paul starts to explain how all the amazing truths he has shared up to now translate into everyday life for the Christian. He starts by showing how the church is both unified and diverse, and how we need humility, love, patience and respect for both one another and the different gifts God gives each of us to grow into mature children of God.

Unity of believers I think by now you have gotten the idea that discipleship includes the unity of the believers. Our message tonight will continue on that path of unity, in our oneness in Christ and in the Father. (insert Unity of Believers-1 picture Here) Unity of believers through need of one another…

See and speak Did you see that, did you hear that, do you believe that? Some good questions, and it was a time of miracles that lead to discipleship of Jesus Christ in Spirit and Truth. Pentecost had come (Act2:1) 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. The people heard…

Introduction Good evening! Please open your bibles with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 1. We are in the second week of our mini-series entitled, “Why Only Some Believe.” Last week, we looked at the fact that God destroyed the wisdom of the humanly wise and used what fallen humanity deemed to be foolishness,…

We need spiritual health alongside physical, mental and emotional health. Only by trusting in Jesus and receiving the Holy Spirit into our hearts can we have that health. Once we do so, we need to walk in the Spirit, keeping step with the Spirit. We ought to have the "fruit" in our lives, not legalism or judgmentalism. Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/Yd-qukE4SJ4

Have you noticed that there is a plethora of churches and religious organizations out there? It can be overwhelming the variety even among those that claim to be based upon the Bible. How is one church supposed to relate to other churches? That's the issue we will be addressing in this message, to study what the scriptures teach concerning the unity and purity of the church.

What did the Holy Spirit come to do at Pentecost? We explore this through the lens of Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

Introduction Have you ever desired something where the process of achieving the result was hindered in some fashion? In our society we have a variety of reality talent-type shows on TV. Each contestant works extremely hard for their performance. They passionately seek it and for many it literally is…

"Christ crucified". This is the heart of Paul's message. But what a message! "Christ crucified" really is the dividing line. It reveals the human heart and its orientation toward reality--life itself. "Christ crucified" tells us whether we live under an "Ecclesiastes Cloud"--where life is meaningless, or do we live in God's reality--that the world is his and all who dwell therein. Where do you live? Under the Ecclesiastes Cloud? Or in God's reality? Come with the Grace United crew as we seek to answer the question: "Christ crucified": Useful or Captivating?

What did the Holy Spirit come to do at Pentecost? We explore this through the lens of Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

The ambasssdors of Christ who are called give the world the message , be reconciled unto Christ, are also called to give this same message to those causing conflict inside the church. In love and endurance, with boldness yet great gentleness and humility implore those in conflict to be one in spirit and mind!

What makes a perfect church? Maybe you have an idea or two. Is it the sanctuary space? The music? The prayers? The latest technology? The programs? The mission? The people? We always think church is lacking something. Not enough stuff for kids. Not enough for older adults. Not enough classes. Not the…

When one is saved, God's plan is to add them to the Body of Christ. When one is added in the body, their spiritual gift provides stability to the body, the church.