Our mission is to transform from individual believers into an authentic community of Christ followers through Biblical discipleship.
Pastors Max and Trish of Core Community Covenant Church
Part 2 on Listening Prayer covered the 5 levels of mature and authentic listening that Scripture invites us to practice. May we hear, obey, and share the heart of God through the voice of the Holy Spirit.
A key part of abiding in God involves communion through prayer. Specifically, we need to learn how to listen to the Shepherd's still, small voice as we pray rather than doing all the talking.
To abide in the Lord by being still is not a passive state but an active posture of surrender.
Our obedience reflects our faith but we need to make sure that we are obedient only to the Holy Spirit.
We abide to God through scripture. We do that by reading it, meditating on it and applying it to our lives.
To trust is to lean, is to live without worry, is to surrender.
Love is Faithful, Love is Kind. We look to how this aspect of love influence the way we treat the Body of Christ, His Church.
This sermon is an intro to the context and purpose of 1 Corinthians 13: how love is God's way to build unity in the Church.
Just as Christ is the embodiment of the Father's love, so are we to embody His love toward one another. Every facet of who we are and how we live should orient around His defining love.Steps to Embody a Concept (study the life of John the apostle!)Mind: Romans 12:2Understand the Concept: Begin by clearly defining the abstract idea or principle you want to embody. Conscious Application: Don't just acknowledge the concept; consciously decide how to implement it in life. Heart: Psalm 139:23-24 , Self-Reflection: Ask yourself questions to bridge the gap between understanding and living the concept:How will it change my thinking? How will it change my behavior? How will it change my understanding of the world? Body - 1 Corinthians 12:25-27Express Through Action: Use your words, body language, and behaviors to consistently express the concept. Develop Bodily Awareness: Pay attention to how the concept feels in your body and how your body responds to living by it. Soul - 1 John 3:18Integrate into Habits: Allow the concept to become ingrained in your identity, leading to changed habits and patterns. Be a Living Example: Ultimately, embody the concept means to be a symbol or expression of that idea or quality in your daily life
As we dive into the values of CORE, we discover truths that are universal for the people of God, including our calling to reflect God's purpose for us. There is a difference between function and purpose, our design reveals His intent for us to BE His people rather than DO anything for Him.
Obedience to God's Word sets us free as we act in love, believe with trust, and confess the Truth to the world.
This is the first in our new series on the values of CORE church:Centering God's GraceObeying God's TruthReflecting God's Purpose Embodying God's LoveToday we discuss how God's grace is the anchor of the Christian faith. His grace enables us to live the righteous life He desires so that the world may know Him.
God has given us so much in this world to expand His kingdom. Are we using what was given to us or just keeping it a secret. Remember that we will be held accountable.
The people of Kingdom of God must show mercy as our Heavenly Father shows us mercy.
Do not be jealous of God's grace and mercy.
Jesus is the one who found us dead in the ground and with joy went to the cross to pay it all for us.
From the small beginnings God can change the world.
1 There is an enemy, the devil2 There are imitators 3 There will be judgment
Jesus gives us a glimpse of what a Kingdom of God is like in Matthew 13. Before we can get into understanding the parables, we need to prepare ourselves for the word from God, the good seed.
Healthy fear of the Lord helps protect us through obedience and leads us toward holiness. We can approach the Lord with confidence only because of His grace.
In part one of this teaching, we look closer on how fear of the Lord is needed in our spiritual life. As the Holy Spirit guides us toward the fear of the Lord, it leads us to the worship God deserves from us.
Pastor Christina teaches us on 3 to important points of the power of resurrection. His resurrection fulfilled prophesy about the Messiah Our justification depends on itDeath is defeated and we will forever live in Him
Join our church family as we share the Passover meal. Learn how it tells the story of God's plan for our redemption through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit power helps us proclaim the kingdom of God, to be born again and be transformed into a life showing fruit of the Spirit.
The Holy Spirit comforts, guides, warns, and convicts as our divine Counselor.
As we continue to explore the various attributes of the Holy Spirit, we compare our human knowledge with the revelation that comes from God alone.
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.Ephesians 1:17
Building off of Isaiah 11:2 and symbols throughout Scripture, this new series highlights the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit. In this first teaching, the Word attests to His divinity and sevenfold nature (as seen in Revelation). Then we start with His first attribute, specifically as “the Spirit of the Father.”
Pastor Christina shares a timely word on trusting God when we are going through spiritual “winter” season.
The vine nourishes, supports and holds the branches together. We just need to remain through the Word, Love and Obedience.
Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of the Law, revealing the Way to, the Truth about, and Life with the Father. Rather than rules and rituals, He invites us to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit as the only true path home.
Without resurrection we have no faith
The only way we can be good leaders if we follow Jesus who is the only Good Shepherd.
We let the Bible tell us the story of the birth of Christ through the prophets of the Old Testament. We also take time to reflect on the Word with beautiful Christmas songs. Enjoy. We do not own the rights to the music or songs.
How do we identify toxic church leadership? In John 10, Jesus states that He is the Gate and the Good Shepherd. In this teaching, we discuss bad shepherds: the thieves and robbers who skip over the gate and harm the sheep.
This sermon wrestles with a hard teaching of Jesus as the living bread: sent by God from heaven and providing eternal life by offering up his own flesh and blood.
Join us as sister Cynthia teaches on the discipline of prayer.
The final attribute in the series points to God's justice. If He didn't judge rightly, all of His other attributes would be undermined.
Before we can know the great attribute of Gods forgiveness. We must understand what we are seeking to be forgiven for.
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