Northpoint Church
June 27, 2021
Biblical Worship of God
Locations & Times
Northpoint Church
988 W Ontario Ave, Corona, CA 92882, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
In-person and Virtual Services
We are honoring the guidance provided by local, regional, and national authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, we are allowed to gather in person inside our Worship Center. We do so at <b>9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings</b>. We also live are streaming that service <b>on Facebook and YouTube (Find links below.) </b> While we are physically distant, we are socially and spiritually connecting through the technological platforms available to us!
View the New NP Online Care Card
<b>Stay Connected with the Northpoint Family.</b> We all ache to gather again. Being separated is tough, but during stressful times, it is even harder not to have face to face fellowship and the strength that comes from physically being together. Even so, we can still connect with each other. One way is to fill out the new confidential NP Care Card (See link below.). Once submitted, the card will be reviewed by the Northpoint Care Team. If you so indicate on the card, someone from the team will contact you.
http://tiny.cc/626rtzProgram (Resource Folder)
Download to find one document with today's resource folder, sermon notes, and song sheets.
http://tiny.cc/1zn2uzLoving One Another: Patience, Forgiveness, and Thankfulness
Ephesians 4:2, 32; 5:19
Taylor Mendoza, Pastor of Students and Young Adults
Overview: For three whole chapters, the apostle Paul has been laying out God’s vision for world history. Through Jesus Christ, who died for sinners and was raised from the dead, God is creating something entirely new. All of humanity, as enemies of God, are reconciled in Christ, a fractured humanity is united in Him, and a new humanity—a new creation, the church, is being created (Ephesians 2:8-10; 14-16; 19-21). Chapter 4 begins Paul’s teaching of what is to be expected in the church. God calls the people of God to be patient and forgiving of one another when they are provoked and sinned against, and He calls them to be thankful for their brothers and sisters. Patience, forgiveness, and thankfulness should lead the church to love one another better, prioritize gathered worship, and confront the cultures of favoritism, bailing, and skepticism.
1. What did you hear from the sermon that challenged or comforted you? Feel free to share.
2. What does Ephesians 2:14-21 teach us about who the church is? What themes or truths about who the church is challenges your thinking about the church the most?
3. Out of patience, forgiveness, and thankfulness, which one do you struggle with most? Why? (Take a moment to acknowledge that no one is perfect when it comes to patience, forgiveness, and thankfulness.)
4. How is the unity of the church the root of patience? What do you think of the statement, “We work from unity, not towards unity?” (See Ephesians 4:1-5 for help.)
5. How is your ability to forgive one another an indicator of how well you understand the kind of forgiveness God has for you?
6. How does your reverence for Christ lead you to be thankful for others?
7. How do patience, forgiveness, and thankfulness apply to the way you approach worship and the cultures of favoritism, bailing, and skepticism?
For Further Reading:
<b>Scott Sauls, <i>A Gentle Answer: Our “Secret Weapon” in An Age of Us Against Them</i> (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2020). </b>
https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Answer-Secret-Weapon-Against/dp/1400216559/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+gentle+answer+scott+sauls&qid=1624684135&sr=8-1Join us Live on YouTube Each Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWF0mktM_NOauJ6khBvDbAJoin us on Facebook Live Each Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
https://www.facebook.com/northpointchurchcoronaGiving
As a part of our worship we are called to cheerfully, generously, and sacrificially give (2 Cor 9:7). Your faithful partnership in and support of the ministries at Northpoint Evangelical Free Church allows us to impact the lives of thousands, both locally and globally, for His Kingdom.
https://northpointcorona.org/giving/Find Out More About Northpoint Church
<b>OUR MISSION:</b> Making Disciples Who Make Disciples. A disciple is a person who has been reconciled into a right relationship with God through new birth by faith in Christ and is consequently growing in love for God, love for others, and in joyful obedience to all of Christ’s commands.
https://northpointcorona.org/about/who-we-are/