To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Sermons on Matthew (Page 2)
What should our outward witness look like?
- We have a God to announce
- We have a kingdom to embody
- We have a World to influence
- We have a people to help and to love
- We will be the method of hearing for those who God has prepared.
- We need to be prayerful
- We need to act in love and good deeds.
Competing Spirits:
The spirit of Individualism vs.The work of the Holy Spirit
- When Jesus spoke to the Church (Matt 16:13)
- Confessional (Matt 16:16, 1 Cor 12:3, 2 Cor 4:5)
- The relationship between Lord and Disciple (Acts 9:1-5)
- The One Body: Christ as Head of the body of believers (1 Cor 12:12-14,27)
- The Body: the relationship between Disciples
- Gathering together (1 Cor 1:2, 11:18-20)
- Seeking the common good (1 Cor 12:7)
- Implications
- A shocked fiancé
- Joseph is reassured by an angel of the Lord
- The fulfillment of a prophecy
- Joseph took Mary as his wife but he did not consummate their marriage until after the birth of Jesus,
- God has provided a Savior for all who are willing to accept this gift.