PPT-Bethel United Church of Christ

September 25 th 2016 19 th Sunday after Pentecost No matter who you are or where you are on lifes journey you are welcome here Big Spender Responsive Call to Worship L Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High. be the Church. Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. . Winter 2012-2013. 1. I. S. T. H. I. S. A. C. H. U. R. C. H. ?. What is a CHURCH ?. “A place where people worship Jesus.” - 10 year old . '. Being disciples of Jesus together - making disciples of Jesus together'. We aim to make Christ known through our love, our joy, our words and our activities and to bring new people into the Kingdom of God.. We will look at many of the church fathers who fought against heresies . Many things that we will look at are relevant to today and heresies that are still around . Keep in mind! During everything we will go over there was great persecution going on. The Modern Age 1789-Present. Larry . Fraher. For Discussion. What do you know about the ‘enlightenment’?. What is positive?. What is negative?. The Enlightenment. Reason becomes the measure of all. YEARS OF SEEKING,. LOVING, AND WALKING. PROCESSIONAL HYMN. Please stand. VOICES UNITED . 375. “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness”. Spirit of Gentleness. Words and Music: James K. Manley (1975). Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,. Timed Round Robin. Go around in a circle.. Each person shares for 20 seconds. Do not go to the next person until the time buzzes. Name a mark of the Church and say what it means. . One. Rooted in the unity of the Trinity. 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, 3:1-9 . p. 1052, 1053. . 1 Corinthians. Conforming to Christ. . Corinth & Today. Paul jumps right into the issue.. The reason for “chopping up” Paul’s reasoning:. We want to understand the word to the Corinthians. A united church will be a growing church.. We must be united in our . attitude.. We . are united by the one and only Spirit of God. .. That unity must be kept through the bond of peace. .. Peace is found in truth.. !. Ephesians 5:23-33. 1. Ephesians 5:23-27. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the . saviour. of the body.. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.. PURPOSE. To help the children understand that Jesus Christ’s church was taken from the earth because of apostasy and had to be restored to the earth.. We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet . 1. We thank thee, O God, for a prophet. Unit 4. Document . #: TX005571. Body of Christ. Together, we form the Body of Christ. . This . is the most prominent image in Paul’s letters and the only one with no Old Testament equivalent.. Christ the Head rules and . The Bible contains diverse images that represent spiritual and theological truths. For example, water in John 7:38, wind in John 3:8 and a column in 1 Timothy 3:15.. There are several biblical images of unity in the New Testament that demonstrate the integral role unity plays in the nature and mission of the church.. Lesson 9 for December 1, 2018. UNITED IN CHRIST. UNITED IN RECONCILIATION. UNITED IN PRACTICE. UNITED IN THE DIFFERENCES. UNITED IN MISSION. When we accept the salvation that Christ offered at the cross, we are united in Him in a covenant. We are reconciled with God and with men. Our lives are transformed. The believers unite in a common mission, setting our differences aside.. “Let’s Be As Prepared As We can Be”. What we Pray that We Might Begin to do Today…….. What we Pray that We Might Begin to do Today….. . -Be Prepared. . -Be Non-Anxious Leaders. The Way Forward will most likely not occur through General Conference Legislation. No matter what is decided or not decided, the actual way forward will be directed by gifted, prepared, and non-anxious clergy and lay leadership who center on Christ and lead with resultant confidence in the coming UM storms and squalls..