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We are reminded that God graciously gives us one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. We are encouraged to act in a way that reflects the unity we have in Christ.

Life has rules I think you would agree that life comes with the guidelines (rules) and suggestions too. The bible is no different. Paul gives some general rules for Christian service in our passage today. First, we have already looked at how great God is (11:33-36) Second, we looked at the apostolic…

Equipping disciples for ministry Our series as you know by now is based of (Eph5:11-16). To help the church know the important work and the function of the body in the work of ministry (service). Our theme passage 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some…

Have you ever visited a really weird exhibit? You walk in, look at everything, and wonder why in the world you are there. The weirdest exhibit that I have ever been to was one on the human body. It was at a science museum in Dallas. For some reason, some scientist had decided to freeze two bodies, male…

Worship and Witness

Introduction I like to build things. Over the years of our marriage I have made a bed, some shelves, a climbing wall and a few other projects. In some of these projects I would talk to Jess about how I needed a new saw to make the project easier. Her response was often the same. Can’t you do it with…

Introduction I have here two pieces of wood that I need to hold together. I also have some bolts. If I put this bolt through the wood, will it stay? For a little while. Right? It depends on how we apply pressure. What if we switched out the bolt? Would that make it hold? No. We would have the same problem.…

Why does Christianity continue to grow? What are the values that drive its culture-spanning history? How does it transform cultures and people into better versions of themselves, rather than forcing the one culture on everyone? The values of inclusion and diversity, which lie at the heart of Christianity, account for all these questions. But then why does the church struggle so much with the modern Western values of inclusion and diversity? Where did they come from? How are they different? Join us as we grapple with these questions in the hope that we can understand how, as modern, Western Christians, we can embrace the values of Christianity while reaching out to a broken world.

A special set of reflections on Romans chapter 12 designed to complement our Arts Team's arrangement of all the text in the chapter.

God’s plan to bring salvation to the world is far bigger than we can imagine. It includes people from every tongue tribe and nation. As a result, the Christian community is one of unity in diversity. Pastor Brown explains to us how the church can operate in unity with such an array of diversity.

How does the world respond to the events happening in our world today with racism and diversity?

Pastor Kern shares on the beauty of diversity and unity in the Body of Christ through God's Holy Spirit.

If the church is the living organism through which the living Christ carries out his purpose & performs his work in the present, there are some great truths that we need to accept & practice.

Some are strong relationally and other are strong intellectually; but, which of these strengths are most valuable in the church? Ephesians 4:1–16 provides a fitting answer thereby showing what it looks like for us to cooperate as the body of Christ, despite our differences.

Alastair talks about Paul’s advice to the Corinthians on spiritual gifts and encourages us to offer our gifts for God’s purposes.

Main Point: God is at work among us, and we (different as we are) need each other.

Focus Statement Division and barriers isolate us from one another. Christ, through faith, breaks down hostilities and moves us into new community and connection with one another. Point of Relation As a kid, I desperately wanted to fit in, especially in sports. But I wasn't athletically gifted, and that,…