Church,
I sincerely hope you were edified and encouraged by the sermon on Sunday, July 12. I believe that our world needs to see a united Church more than ever and I believe The Mission Church can be a beacon of hope to the hopeless in a year full of disappointment, fear, uncertainty, and worry.
I pray that you will continue to meditate on the reality of being reconciled to God by the blood of Jesus Christ. I pray that you will also pursue unity with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as we Jesus has also made reconciliation possible within His covenant family.
Lastly, I hope and pray that we will be a united church that seeks to live out our calling to agents of reconciliation and ambassadors for Christ in the world. Remember, the Great Commission isn't an option to consider; it's a command to obey. How are you doing with that?
If you want to talk about any of these things, please know that I'm available to you. Please feel free to email me and we'll see up a time to chat about what's on your mind.
By the grace of God, we have a living hope in the person and work of Jesus!
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Brett Ricley
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Church Is a Team Sport shows proven ways to push believers, new and mature, toward growth as both Christians-and leaders. Through this powerful, thought-provoking volume, ministers both in the congregation and on staff will discover how to expand the church one soul at a time. Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman's message. The plan works. Caring for people, following up on stray sheep, and teaching what it means to love God and obey him. That's how Church Is a Team Sport transforms Christians from Monday-morning quarterbacks into dynamic players.
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Ephesians 2:14-22 ESV
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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Personal & Group Study Guide
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Need Help Studying the Bible?
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The Bible Study Essentials worksheet PDF is a simple and effective method that I recommend in order to train yourself in healthy bible study methods. If I can do anything to serve and equip you in your personal bible study please let me know what I can do for you. There are bookmarks available for this process as well. If you need a bookmark, please let me know!
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