A Commissioned Vision, Pt. 1

First Baptist Church, Angels Camp

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A Commissioned Vision, Pt. 1

The Mission of the Church

January 7, 2024 • Pastor Jeremy Dente • Acts 1:3–8, Psalm 16:11, Romans 10:14–16, Philippians 2:9–11, Matthew 28:16–20

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In part one of a series focused on the new vision that God has for FBCAC, we consider the mission for all Christians for all time - the Great Commission of Matthew 28, and how those marching orders given to the church by Jesus Christ himself help shape any and all visions that God may give to individual, local expressions of the body of Christ.

And because Christ has been given all authority, we go in and through his authority, we go with the responsibility to evangelize and disciple, and we go in the very presence of Jesus Christ!

A Commissioned Vision, Appendix B

February 25, 2024 • Derek Hogg • Ephesians 4:11–16

In this final message concerning the vision of FBCAC, we consider Paul's words in Ephesians 4 as he paints a thorough picture of the church. Specifically, how the church is a body consisting of different members with different spiritual gifts, all of whom play a part in attaining spiritual maturity and growing into the likeness of Jesus Christ. As the church begins to grow and mature through the practice and development of spiritual gifts, we build each other up in love, and the church as a result thrives.

A Commissioned Vision, Appendix A

February 18, 2024 • Pastor Jeremy Dente • Romans 12:4–6, Galatians 3:26–28, Ephesians 4:4–6, 1 Corinthians 12

In the first of two appendices to our series "A Commissioned Vision", we will examine Paul's teaching on the spiritual gift in 1 Corinthians 12. Here we discover the different characteristics of the gifts that will help us understand how they empower us to walk in the vision of the church. First, we learn about the theology of the gifts, and how they are rooted in the very identity of the triune godhead - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We will also learn about the nature of the gifts; that they are manifestations of the Holy Spirit and are intended to be used to edify and build up the body of Christ. Thirdly, we briefly discover the variety of the gifts, many of which, but not all, are mentioned in this passage. (We have provided a resource on our church app for further study of this topic.) And lastly, we discover the power and the beauty of unity that comes through the presence and activity of the gifts. Spiritual gifts remind us that no one is unimportant or insignificant to the body, and all members need one another in order for the body to function properly and effectively as a whole.

A Commissioned Vision, Pt. 6

February 11, 2024 • Pastor Jeremy Dente • Matthew 13:24–50

In the final examination of our vision statement, we come to big picture idea of building God's kingdom here in Angels Camp, CA and beyond. The call on the lives all Christians to walk obedient into the Great Commission is important to remember as we partner with Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to help build God's already-but-yet-kingdom here on earth! Certainly, this is affected by how we see the kingdom, the roles we play within that kingdom, and how our view of the last days will shape how we participate in kingdom activity today. In this message, we examine Jesus's parables in Matthew 13, in which he offers three parables about the corruption of the kingdom, and three parables about the blessings and value of the kingdom. In each parable, we learn about certain characteristics of the kingdom that should invoke certain responses and responsibilities in the lives of Christians as we partner with Christ to build his kingdom.