The Gospel is powerful to work in any broken person and in all forms of brokenness. -1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 8; Romans 8:11

 

*FYI: The audio quality goes pretty downhill around the halfway mark. #churchplantlife

As followers of Jesus, we don’t live in a bubble, but we do have a different ecosystem… our lives are shaped by a new kingdom and the world does not know how to properly engage that, so there are things that we need to deal with “in house”.

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1 Corinthians 6:1-8; John 13:34-35; Ephesians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Matthew 5:38-48; Romans 12:18; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 17:20-21

Someone claiming to be a follower of Jesus, yet living in unrepentant sin is not only unacceptable, but it damages the entire church. The remedy to sin in the body is to defend holiness and purity in our individual lives and in those in the church, and in grace, walk with those in sin, as a family, toward reconciliation.

1 Corinthians 5:1-13; Matthew 18:14, 15-20; Romans 1:24, 26; 1 John 1:9-10

The call on followers of Jesus is not to be critical spectators, but engaged participants in the advancement of the Gospel.

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1 Corinthians 4:6-21; Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 10:14; James 1:22-25

This is the audio teaching from Bert's sermon at Anthem Camarillo.

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Maturity is built on the foundation of the Gospel and God causes that maturity to grow, while people can contribute to that growth, they are not the heroes of the story.

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1 Corinthians 3:1-17; 1 Peter 5:2-4; Hebrews 13:17

Maturity is built on the foundation of the Gospel and God causes that maturity to grow, while people can contribute to that growth, they are not the heroes of the story.

On Vision Sunday, Bert shared a bit if where we come from, where we’re going, and how we’re going to get there.

The Gospel is simple in presentation, but complex and layered in its endless implications and can only be understood through the Spirit.

Christ crucified is the crux of the foolish Gospel. Your faith is not in the wisdom of men, first and foremost your faith needs to placed in Jesus or it will crumble.

1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5; Matthew 16:1-4; Ephesians 2:1-10

Christ is not divided, the Gospel is not designed to divide us into camps but to unify us for the purpose of mission.

John 17:20-21; John 13:34-35; Galatians 1:6-7; Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; Acts 18:24-28; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; Ephesians 4:1-6