This was the first of two sermons preached by Marcos Moraes at our 2013 Church Retreat. In his sermon, Marcos shows us the characteristics of a Church that pleases God's heart.

Marcos showed us the description given of the church of Ephesus in  Revelations 2:1-5; a church that lost their first love. Marcos then explains to us what that first love really is.

As a continuation to Marco's last sermon in this series, Marcos shows us that we must continue walking towards the goal of reaching the likeness of Christ regardless of our past experiences. God has made every effort so that we may reach His purpose for our lives, we must be willing to press on to the goal.

God's Eternal Purpose of having a family of many children in the likeness of Christ has been in place since before the foundation of the Earth. How much has this purpose molded our lives? Are we slaves to this purpose? In his sermon, Marcos shows us that just as Christ was obsessed with fulfilling God's purpose, so should we.

When looking at God's Eternal Purpose, we can easily see how the state of the Church throughout the world does't conform to his purpose. Today the Christian church is divided by doctrine, power, customs, social classes, ethnicity and even skin color. These divisions are an affront to the person of Christ. We need profound repentance in our heart when looking at these sources of divisions.

This is the second preaching shared by Mario Fagundes at our 2012 Church Retreat.  Mario gives us a deep, yet clear exposition of the eternal purpose of God and our role within His purpose.

This is the first sermon shared by Mário Fagundes at our 2012 Church Retreat.  In his sermon, Mário shared about the five characteristics of a disciple and the application of these characteristics on a disciple’s life.