Relevant Church - Chattanooga

The New Testament Church was vested in each other, dedicated to taking care of each other through the ups and downs of life. 

We continue our message series about the beginning of the New Testament Church in Acts 2:44-47, with a conversation about the priority of togetherness. 

 We kick off our summer series, a conversation about the beginning of the New Testament church 

 In this message, we consider the perspective of the older brother in the story of the Prodigal Son 

The story of the Prodigal Son is a description of God's heart towards sinners in Jesus' own words 

 In our introduction to the Prodigal Son story, we talk about the context of this story and what prompted Jesus to share it 

 A conversation about Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of the cross 

 Pictures of God's grace on display in the ancient story of Abraham and Lot 

Pictures of God's grace on display in the story of Hosea and Gomer 

Pictures of God's grace on display in the story of David 

 Pictures of God's grace on display in the story of Esther 

 Pictures of God's grace in the story of Samson 

Pictures of God's grace in the story of Daniel 

 The story of Naomi and Ruth  

 The story of Jacob 

 We value the priority of building each other up in love. 

We value the home that we find together in God's family. 

 The value of trusting God that we share together is a commitment to a journey of faith together. 

The first value of Family Church is BEHOLDING, we believe that as we fix our eyes on Jesus, we are being transformed.  

 The vision of Family Church 

We wrap up our series "Losing my Relgion" with a conversation about the author of Galatians, the Apostle Paul.  

 2024 Family Church Christmas Service

(Galatians 6:7-10) The promise of the gospel is that in due time, all that we go through and experience will be more than worth it...in due time. 

 (Galatians 1:6-10) Paul contrasts our need for the approval of others with the favor that we already have from Jesus.  

 Jesus fulfilled our obligation to the Law so that we can be joined to Him 

 We have the inheritance of God, because He has us 

It's great to aspire to possess the fruit of the spirit, but who do these qualities describe?   

(Galatians 2:20-21) The Apostle Paul gives us an extremely helpful litmus test for distinguishing between the gospel and religion. 

(Galatians 3:19-29) The purpose and the intention of God's Law.  

 (Galatians 5:7) What does it mean to run the race of our life, in such a way that we win.  

 What's the difference between the gospel and religion? We're taking a few weeks to consider these two approaches towards God and life.  

 (Galatians 5:1-6) While religion turns us in on ourselves, the gospel turns our attention to others 

(Galatians 5:1-14) Religion is an endless list of things that we must add, achieve, improve upon and acquire.  

The Apostle Paul's powerful letter to the churches of Galatia 

Series Conclusion 

 Remember who you are 

You're already complete 

 Treasure Map 

 Continue in the faith, firmly established & steadfast 

 Jesus + Nothing = Everything 

 The gospel is constantly bearing fruit and increasing 

 Introduction to Colossians 

 Deeply Rooted (1/2) 

 Guest Speaker - A.J. Davis

 Faith expressing itself through love 

 What if we're not bearing fruit?  

 The Fruit of the Spirit 

 Abide  

 How do you define success?  

 Series Conclusion  

 Who deserves grace?