FBC Sunrise Beach
Reviving Our Purpose

      • Psalm 122:1ESV

      • 1 Thessalonians 5:17ESV

      • Luke 9:23ESV

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      • Romans 8:32ESV

  • Your Mission should you choose to accept it is: Matthew 28:19-20
    Matthew 28:19–20 ESV
    19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

    1. Renewed Mission Mindset

    Romans 12:1–2 ESV
    1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
    Matthew 28:19–20 ESV
    19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
    This year I see our church renewing our mission mindset
    We as a church need to be transformed by the Lord and renewed within our hearts
    The mission should we choose to accept it
    As I spoke about a few weeks ago we have lost track of our mission
    The spiritual mission of the church
    we are empowered and transformed by the almighty God
    as Paul says here in Romans 12
    We are called to live to a specific standard
    Thus the if you are willing to accept it
    This is a powerful question
    This involves taking in the information
    assessing the risk of the situation
    deciding to follow and obey
    or deciding to reject

    2. Rooted Disciples

    Acts 16:1–5 ESV
    1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
    Acts 18:24–28 ESV
    24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
    Next the vision I have is that we become a church of rooted disciples
    We need to work on not just church discipleship
    but relational discipleship
    We are a body of believers called to build one another up
    This does not just happen at church
    It happens in homes
    at lunch
    at coffee
    in families
    in conversations
    it happens in everyday life
    This year we are going to work on building up disciples within the church
    promoting a structure of 1-1 disciple making and mentorship
    This will better equip us for the work of the Father in our community and help us to be

    3. Radiating Unity

    Acts 2:41–47 ESV
    41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
    There is no such thing as a perfectly unified church
    this side of heaven
    instead we have brokenness
    but the church of Acts 2 was the closest
    Whether you believe it or not there is no such thing as a perfectly unified church
    I am not saying we are ununified
    Instead I am saying we should not be satisfied with our unity
    We need to be striving for Christ
    Striving for unity as a body
    Working out our differences instead of running to the next place
    This is a body of believers that is supposed to be a family
    you don’t have to like each other
    our beliefs may even differ slightly on more minor issues
    but the reality is we must get along
    when the church cannot get along it bleeds outside the walls
    it negatively impacts the reach of that church
    We are all the church
    founded on the core principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
    How do we unify?
    Through the Spirit
    through moving past Sunday only attendance
    and moving into active involvement
    through praying and worshipping together
    through sharing one another's burdens
    through knowing one another instead of hellos in passing
    Working together for the benefit of the Kingdom of God!

      • Matthew 28:19–20ESV

      • Romans 12:1–2ESV

      • Matthew 28:19–20ESV

      • Acts 16:1–5ESV

      • Acts 18:24–28ESV

      • Acts 2:41–47ESV

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