Sermon Tone Analysis

The gathered people of Christ at FBCR seeks to cultivate an authentic biblical community () that cultivates mutual sanctification () and disciple everyone to serve the church () and reach the world ().

cultivate an authentic biblical community ()

The Heart

that fosters mutual sanctification () and prepares

We believe that God cares most about our desires and motivations, and that the heart fuels behavior.

Therefore, rather than focusing on mere external actions, we seek to cultivate the inner man, including both our heart affections for Christ and our sincere love for one another.

students to serve the church () and

that the heart fuels behavior.

Therefore, rather than focusing on mere

reach the world ().

external actions, we seek to cultivate the inner man, including both our

heart affections for Christ and our sincere love for one another.

Relationships

We believe that holy and loving relationships are both an evidence of spiritual maturity and an instrument of spiritual growth.

Therefore, we seek to cultivate relationships characterized by the “one another’s.”

spiritual maturity and an instrument of spiritual growth.

Therefore, we

seek to cultivate relationships characterized by the “one another’s.”

Restoration

We believe that God responds to our sin with fatherly discipline and loving restoration rather than mere authoritarian punishment.

Therefore we seek to cultivate an atmosphere of openness, confession, repentance, and restoration.

loving restoration rather than mere authoritarian punishment.

Therefore

we seek to cultivate an atmosphere of openness, confession, repentance,

and restoration.

The Church

We believe that the church is the family of God, the body of Christ on earth, and the headquarters for God’s mission in the world.

Therefore we seek to cultivate a community that values the local church, serves the local church, and prepares for life and ministry in the local church.

earth, and the headquarters for God’s mission in the world.

Therefore we

seek to cultivate a community that values the local church, serves the

WELCOME!

local church, and prepares for life and ministry in the local church.

NOW

Welcome to the NOW Retreat!

The church has transformed, we know that we are to make disciples by loving one another and being on mission with God… now what?

The NOW Retreat was created to answer that question, to prepare us for the next step, and to encourage us onto success as we begin our new season of life at FBR.

NOW Retreat was created to answer that question, to prepare you for the

next step, and to encourage you onto success as you begin your new season

However, the aim of these next twenty-four hours is not just to gain more knowledge about our church direction, but to start relationships with old friends and hopefully with new friends, to get to know your leaders, and to begin one of the most important goals we have established for you: to cultivate an authentic biblical community that fosters mutual sanctification in order to prepare you to be a healthy and effective member of a local church, and through the church, reach the world.

of life at Boyce College.

However, the aim of these next twenty-four hours is

not just to gain more knowledge about Boyce College, but to start relationships

with new friends, to get to know your professors, and to begin one of

the most important goals we have established for you: to cultivate an

authentic biblical community that fosters mutual sanctification in order to

prepare you to be a healthy and effective member of a local church, and

through the church, reach the world.

NOW is the time to learn

Establishing a Biblical Worldview through Rigorous Study of God’s Word

NOW is the time to live

Flourishing within an Authentic Biblical Community

NOW is the time to grow

Living the Gospel at FBR and Beyond

Your leaders are here to serve you.

We have been praying and preparing for “such a time as this” and we are, with great anticipation, watching and expecting the God who brought us together,

praying and preparing for “such a time as this” and we are, with great

anticipation, watching and expecting the God who brought us together,

“...to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us-”

the power that works within us.”