Gospel Identity: Commissioning Service
- Matthew 28:16-20
- Vintage Faith Community
- Oct 16, 2011
- Series: Gospel Partnership (Fall 2011)
God rescues broken people. Jesus did not come to save those who are doing well in life, but instead he came to save the hurt and wounded. As Jesus rescues people he adds them to a family. This family is called the church. This week we did something different. We didn't hear a usual sermon from Steve, but instead we called up the nearly 40 leaders of Vintage to hear how they are being the church. Each leader shared a snap shot of their community. We got to see how they are caring for their community. We got to hear how they are openly repenting of the self righteousness and judgementalism. We got to witness stories of transformation. This overview of each little community is probably the most accurate picture of our church spread across the city. After we got to see a snap shot of each community two of our leaders shared some important news. Matt and Cyla's have decided to step down from elder-ship. They showed unprecedented vulnerability and humbled themselves before the congregation. Listen in to hear the whole story.
God rescues broken people. Jesus did not come to save those who are doing well in life, but instead he came to save the hurt and wounded. As Jesus rescues people he adds them to a family. This family is called the church.
This week we did something different. We didn't hear a usual sermon from Steve, but instead we called up the nearly 40 leaders of Vintage to hear how they are being the church. Each leader shared a snap shot of their community. We got to see how they are caring for their community. We got to hear how they are openly repenting of the self righteousness and judgementalism. We got to witness stories of transformation. This overview of each little community is probably the most accurate picture of our church spread across the city.
After we got to see a snap shot of each community two of our leader shared some important news. Matt and Cyla's have decided to step down from elder-ship. They showed unprecedented vulnerability and humbled themselves before the congregation. Listen in to hear the whole story.