Stronger Together

The tower: working to a common goal

In the army we worked toward the common goal of finishing basic training, If our goal is the salvation of souls for the Kingdom of God, should we be working together.

United in the Love of Christ

John 17:20–23 ESV

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

One of the greatest evidences of the power of the gospel results in the unity of the church, for when people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages, and dispositions are united by the Holy Spirit in Christ, the world notices. ~Mark Finely

Christ’s name was to be their watchword, their badge of distinction, their bond of union, the authority for their course of action, and the source of their success. Nothing was to be recognized in His kingdom that did not bear His name and superscription. ~ Ellen White

Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers [meeting] together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become ‘unity’ conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. ~A.W. Tozer

United in the Message of Christ

John 17:17 ESV

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

Acts 2:41–42 ESV

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

A chorus of ecumenical voices keep harping the unity tune. What they are saying is, ‘Christians of all doctrinal shades and beliefs must come together in one visible organization, regardless. . . . Unite, unite!’ Such teaching is false, reckless, and dangerous. Truth alone must determine our alignments. Truth comes before unity.“Unity without truth seems hazardous. Our Lord’s prayer in must be read in its full context. Look at verse 17: “Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth” (KJV). Only those sanctified through the Word can be one in Christ. To teach otherwise is to betray the gospel. ~Charles Spurgeon

United in the Mission of Christ

Acts 4:20 ESV

for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 5:42 ESV

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.

Acts 8:4 ESV

Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

The clear focus, the overriding purpose of the first-century church was winning the lost to Christ. This one thing triumphed over personal ambition, the desire for supremacy, and human strivings for position or power. They were willing to sacrifice their cherished ambitions to maintain a unified focus on soul winning. The New Testament church was united in Christ with a passion for His passion—saving lost people. For them, church organization stimulated this unity by providing a structure to grow in the truth of His Word and foster the proclamation of the Word. ~Mark Finley

As of 2016

21,730 People

Conservative Evangelical Christian 38.60%

Consider Myself A Spiritual Person 45.50%

Important to Attend Religious Services 20.10%

My Faith is Really important to Me 16.30%

YOU ARE ENTERING THE MISSION FIELD

Communion Service

Open Communion and explanation

Foot Washing

Communion Service

God’s Fingerprints

Bread

1 Corinthians 11:23–24 ESV

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Roger

God’s Fingerprints

Wine

1 Corinthians 11:25–26 ESV

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Mike

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