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Bible Text: Romans 12:1-8 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Best Use of Our Time

Since whole-hearted commitment to Jesus is inextricably connected to commitment to his community, we must invest in the local church.

Romans 12:1–8
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Gospel as An Ethic of Bearing Our Neighbors Burdens

Bible Text: Galatians 6:1–5 | Preacher: Nick Whitaker | Series: Galatians: The One and Only Gospel

Bear one another’s burdens, but keep a watch on yourself.

Galatians 6:1–5
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. 5 For each will have to bear his own load.

The Unity of God’s People

Bible Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 | Preacher: Reed Jolley | Series: One Body: Living Into the Unity the Gospel Provides

Social researchers tell us loneliness is on the rise and it has devastating impacts. Our families, neighborhoods, and work places are fractured—and that’s all before we entered a global pandemic that forced us to stay at home. Does the Christian church have a role to play in bringing disparate people together? This Sunday we study the uncommon family that is the Church of Christ.