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• God's love and redemption through Jesus Christ |
• Praise and worship of God's love and character |
• Introduction of a special offering for Cascade Christian Counseling |
• Gratitude and thanks given by the speaker |
• Discussion about school and summer activities among children |
• Explanation of the blessing ritual and need for adult assistance |
• Council meeting notes discussed, including: |
+ Welcome of new council members |
+ Training on roles and responsibilities as elders, deacons, and council members |
+ Review of town hall meeting on young adult position |
+ Vote on young adult ministry position scheduled for October 2nd |
• Announcement of package with information on proposed young adult position |
• Thanking of Josh for his work in the young adult position |
• Discussion of staff review and upcoming budget requests |
• The church celebrated the three-year anniversary of the Murad family's arrival |
• Hadil Murad graduated from high school and will attend Langara College |
• The Agile family marked five years in the community with their citizenship test completion |
• The Nehmer family is being sponsored by the church for resettlement |
• Community concerns were shared, including the drug crisis, gang violence, mental health, and faith waning |
• The church reflected on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II |
• Prayers were offered for guidance, leadership, and hope in difficult times |
• Current events, such as Ukraine's conflict and environmental disasters, were mentioned |
• The congregation is in a new ministry year series called "This Is Our Church" and are exploring what they are as a church. |
• They discussed how they are a church that loves to sing and have opportunities for worship. |
• They also mentioned their involvement with safe church ministries and sponsoring refugees. |
• The pastor referenced the church's mission statement: "gather, grow, and go" and began discussing the second part of this, which is "grow". |
• He used examples from his personal life to illustrate how growth can be visible or invisible and intentional. |
• The sermon will focus on Ephesians 4:11-16. |
• The purpose of the church is to equip its people for works of service, building up the body of Christ until unity in faith and knowledge is reached |
• Christ is the foundation and ultimate goal of the church's growth and maturity |
• Churches should not be built around personalities or traditions, but on a living faith in Jesus |
• Tradition can be helpful when it serves as a foundation for growth into the future, rather than being focused solely on past practices |
• The church should reflect the multi-ethnic reality of its community, gathering people from diverse backgrounds to become one body in Christ |
• Personalities and ethnic identities are not the defining characteristics of a healthy church. |
• The church needs to prioritize its mission and not just focus on social programs and service projects |
• The primary task of the church is to open and close the kingdom of heaven through preaching and church discipline |
• The church has specific offices such as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers that are given by Christ for the equipping of his people |
• Jesus is the one who gives growth and equips his people through these offices and spiritual gifts |
• Growing in faith and becoming part of Christ's body is unavoidable and happens when drawing near to Jesus |
• Christians grow and are transformed by the renewal of their minds and the power of the Holy Spirit into the image of Jesus Christ. |
• The work that God is doing in and through believers is to equip them for works of service, which means serving others as a way of growing in faith. |
• The word "service" (diakonia) refers to servanthood or being a servant, specifically a table servant who provides food for others. |
• Growth and serving go hand in hand, with practice of service leading to growth in faith. |
• Ways to serve include volunteering, joining small groups, helping in the nursery, and participating in programs like GEMS. |
• The ultimate goal is not just individual growth but also building up the body of Christ through serving others. |
• The importance of spiritual growth and maturity in becoming like Christ |
• Growth means Jesus is real to the individual and active in their life |
• Connection to Christ is necessary for producing fruit and spiritual growth |
• Deconstruction, instruction, and reconstruction are steps towards spiritual growth |
• Spiritual growth involves becoming mature and fully-formed as a Christian |
• The importance of truth and love in speaking and living out faith. |
• Traditional orthodox Christian faith and its influence on people who grew up in it |
• Exvangelical movement: people leaving the faith they were raised in and becoming evangelists for secularism or de-churching |
• Deconstruction: a modern movement of questioning and challenging traditional beliefs, especially among young people |
• Difference between deconstructionism (philosophy) and evangelical version of deconstruction |
• Importance of critical thinking and taking responsibility for one's own beliefs, particularly in the context of social media influence |
• Deconstructing old religious norms and understanding they are products of social constructs |
• Importance of face-to-face discussion and community engagement in deconstruction |
• Relaunching a book study group called Roots and Routes to facilitate discussion on various topics |
• Reading "The Secular Creed" and its relevance to the conversation on deconstruction and social constructs |
• Applying critical thinking and questioning to one's own beliefs and the creeds of their culture |
• The importance of growth through confrontation with difficult conversations and questioning |
• Replacing old beliefs requires holding onto a new or correct belief |
• Understanding "speaking the truth in love" as receiving an instruction that is both true and compelling |
• The need to sit under preached word, allow for transformation by the Holy Spirit, and study scripture |
• Recognizing that media and social platforms are not neutral and shape one's vision of reality |
• Discerning whether one receives instruction from worldly "sages" or from Jesus, the "true rabbi" |
• Considering what shapes one into a kingdom of heaven or a self-made kingdom |
• Discipleship as growth in every respect to become the mature body of Christ |
• Deconstruction, instruction, and reconstruction as a rhythm of discipleship |
• Transformation and growth over time through community support |
• Asking hard questions and wrestling with faith together |
• Prayer for growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ |
• Prayer for heart change, renewal, and love to surround the speaker |
• Seeking knowledge of God's love and seeing Him face-to-face |
• Renewing the mind to live according to God's will |
• Blessing of God being invoked |
• Reassurance against fear and encouragement to serve the Lord |
• Prayer for spiritual fire and worship |
• Praise and adoration of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ as King and Comforter |
• Repetition of thanksgiving and praise throughout the transcript |
[0.00 --> 2.00] Oh |
[6.16 --> 8.16] Chase down my |
[17.68 --> 19.68] You create |
[21.12 --> 25.24] Out of the world abandoned in darkness to |
[30.00 --> 34.00] And as you speak |
[36.00 --> 40.00] A hundred billion things disappear |
[43.00 --> 48.00] Well you lost your life so I can find it here |
[50.00 --> 55.00] If you left the grave behind you so alive |
[55.00 --> 62.00] I can see your heart in everything you've done |
[62.00 --> 68.00] Every part designed in the work of God |
[69.00 --> 70.00] Call my heart |
[71.00 --> 77.00] If you're glad that you'll surrender so will I |
[77.00 --> 84.00] I can see your heart and fill you different away |
[84.00 --> 86.00] Every precious one |
[86.00 --> 89.00] A child you died to save |
[90.00 --> 94.00] If you gave your life to love them so loud |
[94.00 --> 100.00] If you gave your life to love them so loud |
[101.00 --> 108.00] Like you would again a hundred billion times |
[108.00 --> 114.00] But what measure could amount to your desire |
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