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Opportunities // Chris Mayfield 07/14/08
Journey Church we are being given many opportunities! As I was away this past week on vacation God allowed me to sit on the sidelines so to speak, and just watch our church from a distance. What I saw were so many opportunities that we have to impact people with the hope of Jesus Christ. Many ...Dominated by God's Call // Chris Mayfield 06/25/08
This Sunday we will be talking about God's call on our life, and how it should dominate us. Which means I need a vision for this so I can be rightly motivated and I can't help but to be drawn to the old hymn "Be Thou My Vision." Here are the lyrics: Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;Naught be ...Culturally Irrelevant // Chris Mayfield 06/22/08
It is funny, when most pastors talk about being culturally relevant, it is usually in regards to their message series and then they flippantly throw in 1 Cor 9:19-23. (Please read before you go on.) But when I look at what they're doing it is not culturally relevant at all. My point is that ...
As the Apostle John said, "We love him because he first loved us."
Loving God has its root in the gospel. The 'gospel' is the good news
that through Christ, the power of God's kingdom has entered history to
reconcile humanity to God. When we believe and rely on Jesus’ work and
record for our relationship to God the Father, that kingdom power comes
within us and begins to work through us.
As you go in the world preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15 We are a community of ordinary people who have been changed from the inside out. Christ has given us a new identity, rescuing us from both self-righteousness and selfcondemnation. Because of this, we don't condemn others who are not a part of our community. In fact, we seek to be welcoming and respectful toward those who do not share our beliefs as we seek to live out and proclaim the gospel.
"And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and
soul." Acts 4:32 In our hectic and splintered world, people often feel
alone and disconnected from one another. We believe a New Testament
church not only proclaims the gospel, but also provides community for
disconnected people. We believe that because of the power of the
Gospel, people can connect across racial, educational, cultural and
generational lines, to experience genuine Biblical community.
