Six:Eight

10 minutes to speak about 10 things learned in 10 years which will continue to inform & define our future as a church!

How does our World View affect how we see God & his interaction in our lives? What is the difference in a Biblical World View as compared to an Individualistic Western World View?

This week we look at the false teaching labeled the Faith Formula. The Faith Formula defines faith as ‘the human will to believe’; the dominant feature is its human-centeredness. Its focus has ceased to be on Jesus, the author & perfecter of our faith, shifting to the individuals ability to believe, and their own self-righteousness.

To say ‘God allows’, is to say we’re devoid of responsibility in our actions & choices & denies the evil forces at work in the world. Today we explore how Divine Determinism hamstrings our ability to, like William Carey said, “Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God!

Francis McNutt said, “When we say that God sends sickness or asks us to endure it, we are creating for many people an image of God they must eventually reject.” How can we begin bring our view on sickness & healing in line with how Jesus viewed it is our question to wrestle with in this sermon.

In this new year, let’s take off those things which are incongruent with the Life of Christ, and put on those which are reflective of Him. Let’s do this not only for our own spiritual formation, and intimacy with Jesus, but also for our witness to others!

Heaven & Earth meet in one divine moment at a certain time & place in history; the birth of Christ. Humility & Power co-exist in the same person, the person of Jesus declared to be the Lord of lords & King of kings.

Learning to love others isn’t about agreement on every little detail of life, it is rather about being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit & of one mind as Philippians 2:1-2 dictates. How can we learn to love well?

Joy by Six:Eight

We’ve talked about Humility leading to Hope, and we cannot talk about Hope without Peace - what does it mean to live in it, and practice it in light of the Gospel?