Faith Community Fellowship

On-ramp to engagement: Connect, Serve, Give, Invite Connectivity is not the same as community. Matthew 4:18-22 Matthew 9:9-10 Matthew 10:1-4 Matthew 20:20-24 Acts 2:42-47 Acts 4:32-35 Acts 5:1-6 1, Community is non-optional in following Jesus. We are designed for and defined by our relationships. 2, Community is the context where we are transformed. Your shadow side: the damaged, but mostly hidden, version of who you are 3, Community is not the same as a group of friends. 4, Community is the byproduct of commitment. 5, Community takes time and intentionality.

Members of the 2018 Guatemala Mission team share stories from our mission in November. See our highlight video here: https://vimeo.com/315121934

1 Kings 10:1-13 How can we show that we are laced with grace? - praise & magnify Jesus - be sensitive to the Spirit's leading - forgive, love, encourage, lift others - learn more of the immensity of God's grace A great response to very little opportunity - vs - very little response to great opportunities Our Lord Jesus is GREATER!

ekklesia: assembly, gathering Matthew 16:17-18 Acts 1:6-8 Acts 2:22-24, 32-41 This is a movement that must move! **To hear more teaching on our Membership Covenant, listen to this teaching from January 2017: https://bit.ly/2D56SXz

Joshua 3:5 Consecrate: to make or declare sacred to set apart for the service of deity Many times, it's not God holding back... it's us holding on!

We take the light for granted. Could you be taking Jesus for granted? John 1:1-5 Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 How has Jesus impacted you? It's easy to take the light for granted until all you have is darkness.

God has made an appearance! John 1:12... to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. Luke 1:26-33 Matthew 1:18-21, 24-25 Luke 2:1-19 Do you believe in?

Daniel 4:4-9 Daniel 5:5-12 What we know about the Magi... The gifts: - GOLD... kingship on earth - FRANKINCENSE... priesthood and Deity - MYRRH... death and sacrifice

Philippians 4

**Be sure to download the summary (under "resources") Open-hand | closed-issues Two types of church leaders are given special attention in the New Testament: deacons and elders. - Responsibilities - Qualifications Women in leadership in the church... The New Covenant brought new attitudes and customs concerning the intrinsic value and beneficial involvement of everyone… including women. Galatians 3:26-28

Who is my neighbor? Luke 10:25-37 We need to be FOR our community. ...who we are when we GATHER and who we are when we GO #1, Be FOR four families #2, Create better spaces FOR people #3, Be FOR our community partners #4, Be more intentional in our inviting #forhancockcounty

Revelation 19:11-16 1, Jesus exemplifies "semper fidelis", vs 11 2, Jesus exemplifies sacrifice, vs 12-13 3, Jesus exemplifies service, vs 14-15 4, Jesus exemplifies sovereignty, vs 16

Genesis 11:31-12:5 What causes us to settle for less? 1, fear 2, sorrow 3, satisfaction Too many Christ-followers settle so far from where He calls them to be. Have you... settled for less?

On-Ramp #1: Connect Circles are better than rows! On-Ramp #2: Serve John 13:1-17 Following Jesus into radical servanthood is the sure pathway to fullness of life. Acts 2:42-47 On-Ramp #3: Give Be an owner. On-Ramp #4: Invite Luke 15:1-24 Are you searching? Invest-and-Invite

Luke 12:13-31 Generosity will add an element of richness to life for more gratifying than money. Any time our expectations get too specific, we are in danger of frustration and disappointment. We should let God be God.

God values relationship with you! Intimacy with God: fully known, fully accepted We tend to trade intimacy for the sake of control... and what we end up with is religion. And, God becomes a stranger. Revelation 21:1-4 Your final destiny is intimate relationship with God.

John 14:1-6 1, Trust in My Presence 2, Trust in My Promises 3, Trust in Me The solution to a troubled heart is still, and always, the same... Trust Him

Acts 8:25-40 Q 1, Do you understand what you are reading? Q 2, How could I understand unless someone guides me correctly? Q 3, Please tell me, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself or about someone else? Q 4, Look! Water! What forbids me from being baptized?

Ephesians 5:21 SUBMISSION Submit: to place yourself under someone's authority John 15:12-13 John 5:30 John 10:11 Ephesians 5:1-3 1, Be careful, vs 15 2, Be filled with the Spirit, vs 18 3, Submit to one another, vs 22 Ephesians 5:22-25 Ephesians 6:1-9 MUTUAL SUBMISSION 1, It is never my responsibility to help you learn better how to submit to me. 2, Never submit to the point of sin. 3, Beware of friends who will not submit to clear authority.

Galatians 6:1-3 The agenda is restoration. When someone you're in relationship with sins, it surfaces in you pride, insecurities and fear. When you see something wrong in someone else, examine yourself (Matthew 7:5). The key to restoration is relationship. Ask: How can I help? Commit to the process. Examine our own hearts. Share the burden.