- Something Old, Something New
- Gospel-shaped Church (1:1-17)
- A holy community (1:1-3)
- A located community (1:2a)
- A catholic community (1:2b)
- A graced community (1:4-9)
- A unified community (1:10-17)
- Gospel-shaped Ministry (1:17-31)
To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Sermons on God's Kingdom
- Daniel – Chapter 2, Chapter 7
- Mark – Chapter 1, Chapter 2
- Implications for us:
- A call to resist
- A call to repent
God is giving us reason to trust His rule, so we can serve Him
God is demonstrating he is able to tell the future by revealing what’s hidden in secret
- Compare and contrast
- What the dream reveals
- Who will you serve?
- Jesus is the Light, Mark 4: 21-25
- He makes it grow, Mark 4: 26-29, 1 Cor 3:1-9
- Growing it big, Mark 4: 30-34
- “My kingdom Come” is the problem
- “Your kingdom Come” is the solution
Introduction – Being ‘Australian’ and being ‘human’
To be truly human is to magnify God’s majesty by:
- Praising Him verbally (1b-2)
- Viewing ourselves humbly (3-4)
- Caring for the Earth responsibly (5-6)
Do you have the mind of Christ?