Posted Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM
"For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come." (Hebrews 13:14)
This week we continue the
church-wide study based around the book, "
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream". Join the discussion as we explore how risky a life we as Christians are challenged to live.
Your Assignment: Read through Chapter 8 and pray about its implications for you before Sunday morning. Also, if you are interested, the passage of scripture that we'll be studying is Matthew 10:24-39.
Additional Resouce: Sermons by David Platt corresponding to this topic.
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Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM
As a life group, we are designating the fourth Sunday of each month to meet and eat for lunch after church. You don't have to make a reservation, but we will coordinate a casual restaurant (with plenty of high chairs) where you order when you get there, sit, eat, and can feel free to move around and visit the different people who come.
This Sunday: Rosa's Cafe View Larger MapNOTE: If you have any suggestions of where we can meet in the future, we'd be happy to hear them. Just leave a comment on this post.
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)
This week we continue the
church-wide study based around the book, "
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream". Join the discussion as we are reminded that God made a way of salvation solely through Jesus.
Your Assignment: Read through Chapter 7 and pray about its implications for you before Sunday morning. Also, if you are interested, the passage of scripture that we'll be studying is John 14:1-6.
Additional Resouce: Sermons by David Platt corresponding to this topic.
LINK
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 2:34 PM
Hope everyone's week is going well. I wanted to follow up on our discussion this past Sunday morning and more concisely drive home the main point: if we say we trust Jesus for our salvation, then our response is one of outward love and compassion. We are to love God (Matt. 22:37), we are to love others (Matt. 22:39), and we are to love our enemies (Matt. 5:43-47). We talked this past week that disciples of Jesus are most known by their love for one another (John 13:34-35). More specifically, the most evident work of faith in us is our compassion toward the least of our brothers and sisters in Christ (Matt. 25:31-46).
Though the Matthew passage we covered this past week dealt more specifically for our outward expression of love and compassion for needs of our fellow Christians, but we are encouraged throughout scripture to assist the poor, sick, orphaned, and widowed, among others. I hope each of us individually identify this as something that we need to be doing and that as a group we can encourage and challenge each other to give of our time and money as a result of the faith in Jesus that we have.
Also, I know there was some discussion about being able to research organizations so that we can be better stewards of our resources, specifically money. Charity Navigator is the website that I mentioned as just one resource that I know is out there.
If you know of any other resources for researching charitable organizations, or if you know of any reputable organizations that are extending God's glory globally, feel free to leave in the comments here or on facebook.
Posted Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 5:21 PM
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’" (Matt 25:40)
This week we continue the
church-wide study based around the book, "
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream". Join the discussion as we explore what our responsibility in meeting the needs of the afflicted in this world.
Your Assignment: Read through Chapter 6 and pray about its implications for you before Sunday morning. Also, if you are interested, the passage of scripture that we'll be studying is Matt 25:31-46.
Additional Resouce: Sermons by David Platt corresponding to this topic.
LINK
Posted Friday, April 1, 2011 at 7:32 PM
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them ina the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matt 28:19)
This week we continue the
church-wide study based around the book, "
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream". Join the discussion as we explore what multiplying community is and what it means to make disciples.
Your Assignment: Read through Chapter 5 and pray about its implications for you before Sunday morning. Also, if you are interested, the passage of scripture that we'll be studying is Matt 28:16-20.
Additional Resouce: Sermons by David Platt corresponding to this topic.
LINK
