sermon slides about the body of Christ

1. God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. Perfect Together

2. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: New Creation Uniquely Gifted DNA LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate Nobody is Perfect God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world.

3. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: New Creation Uniquely Gifted DNA LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate Nobody is Perfect God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. 1 Corinthians 12 - the same Spirit, the same Lord, the same God… Ephesians 4 - one body and one Spirit, one Lord…one God… Romans 12 - we who are many form one body…

4. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: DNA LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate Uniquely Gifted God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. I am uniquely equipped to be a functioning part of the body of Christ.

5. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: DNA LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate Uniquely Gifted God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. J ESUS & the H OLY S PIRIT GRACE NEW CREATION ME US

6. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate DNA God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life. IN ENGLISH… Your DNA determines your genes. Your genes are the building blocks of you.

7. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate DNA God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. What Calvary looks like five years from now will be determined by the DNA Calvary builds today.

8. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: LIFEGroups Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate DNA God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. What is the DNA of the Church? Relationships Formative, Caring, and Missional Relationships Formative, Caring, and Missional Relationships

9. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate LIFEGroups God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. A LIFEGroup is a collection of individuals sharing their lives with one another for the glory of God.

10. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate LIFEGroups God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. Within every LIFEGroup the many become one. However, the uniqueness of each individual is not sacrificed. Rather, the gifts and abilities of each individual are embraced and utilized as building blocks crucial for the development of the group.

11. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Ownness vs. Oneness Perfect Together Celebrate LIFEGroups God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. The Ideal LIFEGroup… Assists every member in their formative journey to look like Jesus Christ. Cares for the needs of each of member, enabling them to experience the holistic healing of God’s grace. Equips and encourages each member to enact Jesus’ mission and message in the world.

12. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Perfect Together Celebrate Ownness vs. Oneness God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. 1) You are CALLED (Eph. 4:1) You have a New Identity. 2) You are GIFTED (1 Cor. 12:4) You have Necessary Tools. 3) You are GRACED (Rom. 12:6) You have Sustaining Power.

13. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Perfect Together Celebrate Ownness vs. Oneness God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. As those called to be God’s New Creation; As stewards of gifts, given by Jesus; As recipients of grace from the Holy Spirit; We must learn to SACRIFICE OUR OWNNESS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ONENESS

14. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Perfect Together God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

15. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Perfect Together God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

16. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: Perfect Together God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. John 17:20, 21, 23 I pray…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you….May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

17. NOW PLAYING: C OMING S OON: God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. CELEBRATE! You are uniquely equipped to be a functioning part of the body of Christ!