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 - September 12, 2021
Stewards of Grace to the World
Increasingly, the church appears irrelevant to the western world. Deprecated. Outdated. A vestige of vintage times. Yet, in all time and creation, there is only one institution that has been charged with the high responsibility of knowing and making known the person and work of Jesus Christ. That one institution is His church. For this reason, the church stands above every other institution under heaven for the promotion of God’s glory and the joy of humanity for both now and forever. The church has been appointed a special, sacred, and serious stewardship. This is the first in a three-sermon series focusing on the local church as stewards of grace. In this message, the church is called to remember her Beloved and her identity in Him. Her stewardship begins here. From here she is called to understand her relationship to the world and steward the grace of God as a royal priesthood to the world.
Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:4-10
From Series: "Stewards of Grace"
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September 30, 2018
The Preciousness of the Church
Manny Pereira
Ephesians 1:22-23, 1 Peter 5:1-9-4
July 28, 2019
Obedience: How Christ's Church Deals with Sin
Manny Pereira
Matthew 18:15-17
