Central Assembly
Pastor Jim Bradford | May 1-2, 2021
Ephesians 4:16 NIV
PURPOSE
=> Every person needs purpose in life
“...grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
* Each one of us is unique
* The Spirit that God gives us wants to flow through us
* You don’t have to be a pastor to be a minister
* Each of us has a PURPOSE that makes us all stronger
PEOPLE
=> Every person needs to love and be loved
“...joined and held together by every supporting ligament…”
* Encouragers
* Empathizers
* Exhorters
CHRIST
=> Every person needs God“
From him [Christ] the whole body...”
Ephesians 1:22-23 NIV
Colossians 1:18 NIV
Colossians 2:9-10 NIV
John 14:6 NIV
Putting it all together, we are about . . .
* Connecting to God
* Connecting to people
* Connecting to purpose
1 Corinthians 10:16-17 NIV
Worship in the Early Church, Christian History, Issue 37...
“In the first century, the Lord's Supper included not only the bread and the cup but an entire meal. As part of the meal, neighbors who had quarreled made peace again.”
1 Corinthians 11:26 NIV