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 - April 9, 2023
Reality Recentered
Christ has impacted this world in many ways, but none more forcibly or more definitively than in His resurrection. The ancient world was utterly struck by the sheer power and beauty, irony and clarity, simplicity and depth of this event. Nothing in the whole realm of reality remains untouched by it. Nothing in all of religion, philosophy, or science can contend with it. Radiating from this epic event of one man, in one place, at one particular point in time streams the light of immortality and the warmth of an invigorating hope. The gospel of Christ’s death and resurrection reorients life. For those who have tasted its power, reality is recentered—an emphasis most needed in every age.
Scripture References: 2 Timothy 1:8-10
