Guest Speakers:
Diane Vaughan-Client Advocate for Thrive Pregnancy Resource Center
Barb Quigley-Director of Center for Bioethics and Culture
Joe Ortwerth-Executive Director for Missouri Family Policy Counsel
1 Peter 5:1-4
Those in the eldership are called to exemplify a life of sacrificial service for the benefit of others.
The essence of Christianity is found in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 27:4
Philippians 3:7-11
Luke 10:38-42
Matthew 9:35
John 3:16 –
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (NKJV)
1 John 2:15 –
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (NKJV)
Don’t these seem contradictory?
“World” used (or defined) in 3 different ways:
1) Creation: Everything God made
2) Man: Values/Morals/System of ideas
3) The unsaved: Those who are not a part of the Church.
Question: What did Jesus see when He looked at the world?
1) Souls made in the image of God
Matthew 16:24-27
2) Man in his need
Matthew 9:35-38
3) Man in his sin
Matthew 23:13-30 (Seven Woes)
Luke 18:18-30
4) Man in danger
Luke 13:1-5, 34-35
Acts 9
2 Corinthians 5
Community is:
1) costly
2) commanded
3) comforting
Members of the church who have adopted children speak about their experiences and the importance of adoption.