UNITED–Leaving Me Behind

Robby BradfordChurch life, community, discipleship, ecclesiology, New Testament, spiritual maturity, unityLeave a Comment

The hardest thing about unity is leaving ourselves behind, sacrificing our preferences, our point of view for the greater unity of the group we’re in. This message deals with the impact of living with the right attitude toward authority, letting leaders point the way, and the results of spiritual maturity.  Check it out now and follow us on Livestream at … Read More

UNITED: Worship & Prayer

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Yesterday’s time in worship and prayer followed this message on what is happening when we worship and pray together.  Leaning heavily on Acts 4:23-31 and Revelation 4 & 5, this message considers what the nature of worship and prayer is and how it is that heaven and earth sometimes overlap and interlock. Check it out and pray with me for … Read More

UNITED: How to Have a Good Church Fight

Robby BradfordActs, Church life, community, conflict, conflict resolution, confrontation, discipleship, early Christianity, ecclesiology, First Assembly Community Ministries, interpersonal conflict, New Testament, unity, wisdomLeave a Comment

Last Sunday’s message picked up the early church’s story of conflict found in Acts 15 and led us to a very helpful system for dealing with conflict in the church today. Few messages are filled with the kind of practical, concrete plan this one is.  Enjoy!

UNITED Outline Week 2

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In case you missed this morning’s services, here is the outline from today’s message.  Next week, we’ll walk through the powerful words of Romans 14 given to the weak and the strong that have everything to do with how to maintain unity. UNITED:  How to Have a Good Church Fight BIG IDEA:  Resolving conflict biblically is the well-handled skill of … Read More

UNITED: Jesus’ Prayer for Us

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This past Sunday’s message focused on John 17:20-23 and Ephesians 4:1-6.  Jesus spent time in his final season of prayer before his betrayal praying for the unity of his people and pointed to the power that comes when his followers are unified. Take some time to listen to the message in the video below and thinking about how you might … Read More

UNITED: Week One Outline

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If you missed the message today or the outline, here it is.  I think it gave us all plenty to ponder. UNITED:  Jesus’ Prayer for Us John 17:20-23  “20My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me … Read More

UNITED–July 2014 Series

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I’m fired up about the series we’re starting this Sunday for the month of July at First Assembly Community Ministries!  It’s all about the unity the Church is supposed to be experiencing and so often falls short of.  It’s about the implications of belonging to the Church and how no spirituality with Jesus can happen meaningfully apart from being a … Read More