We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - November 18, 2018
Christ's Model Prayer - Part 2
The sermon seeks to transition from the God-entranced richness of hallowing our heavenly Father's name to the express humility of a crying dependency upon Him for our temporal and eternal joy. In a stunning economy of words, our Lord guides us from highest theology to humblest thinking. He teaches us a vast spectrum of priorities in just three simple petitions. The Creator-creature relationship is here accentuated with unmistakable clarity. Not only this, but the gospel of grace is implicitly extolled and calls for a distinct relational nature between both man and His God and man and his fellow man. Every essential need, hope, and satisfaction for life and flourishing is here embodied in this simple yet profound model prayer.
Scripture References: Matthew 6:11-15
