Family Matters

Prince of Peace

December 24, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Isaiah 9:6–7

The Christmas season promises peace, joy, and comfort; our lives, however, are often lacking in these very qualities, especially during the holiday season. How does Jesus, born on Christas Day, usher in true peace?

Formation IV: Marks of Life

November 26, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Ephesians 4:25–32

As we conclude our membership series, we meditate together as a community on the marks of life given to us in the grace of the gospel.

Formation III: The New Self

November 19, 2023 • Joel Maginnis • Ephesians 4:17–24

Formation II: Building Up

November 12, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Ephesians 4:7–16

Paul calls everyone who is a member of the church to build one another up in love. Church membership is not a spectator sport, and we participate in this holy calling to give and receive the truth in the love of God. In our mutual building up, we are strengthened and encouraged, and our witness goes far beyond our reach as a blessing to those around us.

Posture

October 29, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Ephesians 3:14–21

We are called to be filled with the fullness of God. In seeking Him, we must posture ourselves with worshipful hearts, thorough dependance, and a healthy expectancy of all God can do in and through our lives, for his glory.

Formation I: True Unity

November 5, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Ephesians 4:1–6

The Scriptures call us to the truest and deepest unity, a unity far greater than we could develop or imagine. God has made unity possible through his son Jesus, and it is our calling to strive earnestly to maintain this unity, by the Spirit of God and in the bond of peace.

Conflict

October 22, 2023 • Joel Maginnis • Romans 14

Family is complicated, and disagreements and conflicts are inevitable, even in the family of God. If we are called to be one unified body, how do we disagree to the glory of God and the good of those around us?

Forgiveness

October 15, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Matthew 18:15–35

In order to be the church community we all long to be, God asks us to have tender hearts towards one another in forgiveness. We must deal with sin in honesty and humility, striving for reconciliation and unity in the church that we may reflect the love and glory of God to all.

Generosity

October 8, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Malachi 3:6–12, 2 Corinthians 9:6–8

Jesus himself said that where our treasure is, there our heart is also. The gospel calls us to freedom in God and the worship of God; our response to his goodness affects our whole lives, even our finances. Our generosity is an act of response and worship to the God who gave everything to win us back from sin and death.

Humility

October 1, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Philippians 2:1–13

Our model for humility is Christ himself. If we are to be individuals and a community that exudes humility, we must share the mind of Christ, putting the needs of others before our own and considering others as more significant than ourselves.

A Portrait of Membership

September 24, 2023 • Andrew Clark • John 1:9–13, Luke 22:19–20

As we close out our four main teachings on church membership, we examine what membership looks like practically in everyday life. What are we promising to God and to one another?

The Light to Our Path

September 17, 2023 • Andrew Clark • 2 Timothy 3

This week, we focus on the word of God, which serves as the foundation for all we do as individuals followers of Jesus and as a church community.

Why Does Membership Matter?

September 10, 2023 • Andrew Clark • Romans 12:1–8

Church membership is not logistical accounting of who is in and out of a club. The reason for church membership is to capture, walk out, and lean into the heart of God for his church as shown to us by the Scriptures. We are to live out our new lives in Christ in the context of community, holding one another up and pointing one another to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.

The Heart Of Membership

September 3, 2023 • Andrew Clark • 1 Corinthians 12:12–31, 1 Corinthians 13

As we begin our series on church membership, we begin by examining the heart of membership. God’s desire for the church, in and through Christ, is a unified body, experiencing and sharing the grace of God as it grows.