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Introduction: This morning I’m gonna do something that may surprise all of you. I am giving all of you a gift. Well that may not surprise you too much, but this will. This morning I want to ask all of you to give me a gift. Not only me but I’m asking you to give everyone in here a gift and everyone you…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

How will our bodies be changed in the resurrection? Will we be the same person we were on Earth? Will we know each other in Heaven?

Scriptures Considered 11 Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 4 How happy I was to meet some of your children and find…

It's a fact that "Your Best Life Now" has taken the world by storm. Mr. Joel Osteen has given Seven Principles by which we can attain maximum potential in this life, to indeed live the best life. But does this notion square with Scripture? After all, the Scripture is what Christians are to compare everything to. What does God say about the best life? What has he provided to give his people the best life? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover the "when" of our best life.

While this world is no longer the one that “God pronounced very good,” Romans 8:18-27 states we as Christians can experience unspeakable joy while living on this earth when we allow our groaning to focus not on our current suffering but on the glory we are about to receive!

God was going to make a nation of them and that required the Law, a priest and sacrifice. Each of us is known and loved. Each of us is precious to our Savior. But above all, that which made a priest a priest was the time that he spent in the presence of the Lord. It is the same for us.

9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing…

Mutual Respect

Baptism of the Spirit One Spirit many believers (One body many parts) Unity in the Spirit

We have a saying in our Church culture, 80% of those who show up to church are the watchers while 20% of those who show up are the doers. We constantly question, how do we get these who are not involved to be involved? I'm going to put forward this question; Are we equipping them to take part? Or might we be stifling them, inhibiting them from taking part in our church because of our modern ideas and opinions on how God uses the Gifts of the Spirit?

Let faith in God's mercies motivate a life of ministry.

As we conclude our series, we see how all these factors come together, and forms a community that is unlike anything in all the world.

Paul and Peter both refer to our bodies as our "tabernacle". How does this idea affect us in our lives and walk with the Lord?

Sermon There is a story of a woman who was given a seed to grow at her job. I’m not sure who I am supposed to credit it to, as I’ve been unsuccessful in finding its author, but I think it is worth sharing this morning. This woman worked in a department of about a dozen people, and their boss had given…

As Christians, we should be noticeably different from the world around us, even while we blend in. Paul calls us Ambassadors - citizens of heaven but living in and representing spiritual reality in the world. We are part of God’s new creation who are working with Him to transform the old creation. So, let’s learn what is means to be “in the world, but not of the world.” We represent the Kingdom of God in this world.

As Christians, we should be noticeably different from the world around us, even while we blend in. Paul calls us Ambassadors - citizens of heaven but living in and representing spiritual reality in the world. We are part of God’s new creation who are working with Him to transform the old creation. So, let’s learn what is means to be “in the world, but not of the world.” We represent the Kingdom of God in this world.

The church is the people called by God, who are united by their faith in Christ and by their common life in him. Various descriptions and metaphors emphasise the continuity between the people of God in the OT and NT.

Through the Holy Spirit God has composed an orchestra of people to play His song in concert with one another.

Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life and the only answer for all our sin.

The future event of finally being raised to glory with Jesus Christ. Believers may rest assured that, on account of their faith, they will share in the resurrection and glory of Christ and be with Him forever and that our service to Him is not in vain.

Jesus was careful to show his disciples that he was physically raised from the dead; he was not a spirit. Today, we still believe in the resurrection of the body and value the physical universe as good and redeemed by God in Christ.

Sermon on Paul's declaration that to live is Christ and to die is gain.