Sermons on Outreach

Sermons on Outreach

The Essentials: Outreach

We have been working through the mission of our church, and the priorities that must be in place if we are going to carry out that mission. If we say that we are calling all people to receive, demonstrate, and declare God’s transforming grace through Jesus Christ, then we have to have a biblical understanding of what that will look like. We have worked through the…

The Gospel as a Group Effort

It is a wonderful thing when the body of Christ comes together. It’s a reminder that God brings people who have every reason to be separated together through the work of the Spirit. It is powerful to see people bring their various gifts and talents together for the building up of the body. Those blessings of doing ministry together are exactly how Paul closes his…

Acts 1 – Be the Seed

Sunday is a special day as we hear from Steven Hervey, former pastor and current US Navy Chaplain who attends CEFC. I have grown to appreciate Steven, his heart for the Lord, and his service to our country. It will be a great opportunity to hear of this important ministry and a message from God’s word. Read Acts 1 for good preparation to the message and be ready for a…

A Case for Christ

For most of us even the thought of making a case for Christ rattles us. We get even more shaky when we feel like we need to make the case to ourselves! This week in John 9, we look at a man who had never seen Christ, who with little knowledge, no theological training, no discipleship classes, and even with little or no regular attendance at synagogue made a case for…