1-15-2017
"Did You Get A Call?"
Ephesians 4. 1-16


DID YOU GET A CALL?
Ephesians 4. 1-16
1.  YOU HAVE A __________TO PURSUE-  V. 1
*A Relationship with _______- by His   grace we are saved...
*A Spiritual Maturity to work towards
                                 B.  Spiritual Maturity involves more than just                                                    ourselves…also how we act towards others. 
2.  YOU HAVE A UNITY TO __________  vss. 2-6
                                 A.  Relationship with others…involves unity
                                 B.  Humble, _____­­­ , patient, overlooking faults
3.  A SERVICE TO _______ OR A MINISTRY TO PER           FORM  (V. 7 & 11-13)
                                 A.  Gifts - God given spiritual qualities for                                                      use in serving, ministering, or leading.
           B.   Ministry- can be seen from different
                      perspectives
           *Some do their ministry as a leader…out in            front, others as a ________ or a     behind the            scenes person.
4.  YOU HAVE A LIFE RACE TO _____- WHICH INCLUDES:
                                 A.  Personal _________ Growth
                                 B.  STORMS to prepare for and to  withstand
                                 C.  Part of the race is having A HERITAGE TO                                       _______ ON
                                 D.  Part of the race is the final GOAL (Heaven)
5.  DID _______ GET A CALL? 
                                 A.  If Jesus is your Lord & Savior- then you have                                             been called! 
                                 B.  What Do I Want you to do?
           1.  Pursue your Life’s calling
           2.  Work towards Unity
                 3.  Run YOUR Race of Life…with faith in the                       One who Called.
1-8-2017
"How to Celebrate the Lord's Supper"
1 Corinthians 11. 17-29



HOW TO CELEBRATE THE LORD’S SUPPER
1 Corinthians 11. 23-29


I.  WE CELEBRATE THE LORD’S SUPPER TODAY-
A.  We desire to do so in a way that is God honoring, and
B.  Several things were being done in Corinth that were ________
C.  As we read Paul’s reprimand to the Corinthians, there are lessons for us about How to Celebrate the Lord’s Supper.


II.  SO HOW SHOULD WE CELEBRATE THE LORD’S SUPPER?

A.  _____________- the Lord’s Supper in about you and Jesus
*It IS for BELIEVERS

B.  Proclaim/Announce- Jesus Died on the Cross for your ______.
*Without the shedding of Jesus blood there is no forgiveness, and no promise of Eternal Life, and no reason to hope for his coming again.

C.  Examine- if you take of the Lord’s Supper UN____________ you sin against Jesus body and blood
*It is about your ___________ towards THE BODY- OTHERS- THE CHURCH.

III.  YOU’RE INVITED TO:  Join Us As We Celebrate The Lord’s Supper
1-1-2017
"Prayers for the New Year"
James 4. 13-17