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- Building Update #2
- 3 members of Church by the Bridge share their story
- Building Update #1
- A history of our church in 430 words
- Reaching those we know: “I went to church”
- Reaching those we know: Don’t lunch alone
- Reaching those we know: Cross-pollinate your social circles
- Reaching those we know: Throw out an invite to church
- Reaching those we know: Ask yourself the hard questions
- Reaching those we know: Honour God’s holy name
- 10 ways you can pray for SOUL
- Reaching those we know: Give them a DVD
- 10 practical ways we can love others at our weekly gatherings
- Reaching those we know: Be a Christian on Facebook
- Reaching those we know: Be reminded of the urgency
- Reaching those we know: Ask questions
- Seeing the crowds
- Reaching those we know: Introduce yourself
- The benefits of memorising Scripture (and a tool to help)
- May 2011 Offertory Information and YTD Expenses
- What do you thank God for?
- Are you converted?
- 3 ways you can serve the church family with Planning Center Online
- 8 reasons our church uses Planning Center Online
- The rupture of God
- What happens when you die?
- The launch of Sunday at 6pm (Lavender Bay)
- Core value 6: Maturity
- Core value 4: Church Family
- Core value 5: Mission
- Core value 2: Bible
- Core value 1: Christ-centered
- Introducing our Core Values
- This is our mission
- 2011: the year of reaching those we know
- Why join a Connect Group?
- Reading the Bible with regularity
- Christmas Message 2010
- 4 reasons for joy this Christmas
- Three updates for 2011
- Now is the time for the “Build”
- How to pray for the persecuted church
- An introduction to Hudson Taylor
- An introduction to Jonathan Edwards
- Seven resources to spur you on in thinking and living as a Christian
- Why do we read the Bible in church?
- Why do we sing?
- Why do we pray?
- Why do we meet together?
- Godly voting
- Bible Words: Holiness
- Introducing Stephen - our new Burmese mission partner
- 11 ways to pray for Kenny, Rose and Jenna Lloyd
- 5 ways to pray for the Chapman family
- Let our fellowship be like a family meal
- Introduction to Playtime by the Bridge
- God’s love shapes how we love
- Living an intentional life
- Mission Focus Weekend 2010
- 12 tips to sit regularly under the Word of God
- Who is Anglicare?
- Resources for responding to apologetics questions
- Spotlight on Vietnam
- Spotlight on Ecuador
- Mission at Church by the Bridge
- Opportunities to use technology in our Christian lives
- Preparing for Easter
- The dangers of using technology
- Preparing for the Annual Vestry Meeting
- Isaac Watts and emotions shaped by objective truth
- Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
- Money and mission
- Taking Jesus literally
- Two ways to act like the household of the living God
- Strong words from spiritual leaders on loving the church
- Explaining our core value
- The resolutions of Jonathan Edwards
- We believe in miracles!
- 5 ways to maximise Christmas
- Discerning the presence of spiritual pride
- Charles Spurgeon - a preacher passionate about Biblical truth
- Charles Simeon - a devout and zealous gospel preacher
- 10 tips for seeking to live as a follower of Jesus
- Jonathan Edwards - loving God with heart and soul
- Important words: adoption
- Important words: grace
- Luke - an orderly account of Jesus’ life
- Mark - the punchy gospel
- The delights and challenges of Matthew
- 10 books that changed my life
- Making the most of technology to serve God and each other
- How do we make good leaders and keep them going?
- Church membership involves attending church
- Church membership involves giving
- Church membership involves responsibility
- The implications of church membership
Core value 4: Church Family
“By his grace, God brings us together as a family of believers, indwelt by his Spirit, diverse yet united in Christ. God commands us to love one another deeply. We are committed to relationships marked by selfless love, integrity, openness, submission, accountability and genuine care & concern. We are committed to regularly meeting together and using the gifts God has given us to serve him and edify and encourage each other. (Eph 2:19-22, Eph 4:1-11, Heb 10:25).
This is our fourth Core Value: Church Family! Let me highlight 3 important areas flowing from this.
1) Unity. We are all united in our Lord Jesus Christ. God brings a diverse group of people together – with different gifts, personalities, and levels of Christian maturity. Of course we won’t always think the same on every matter. But we are deeply united, because of Jesus. We really are family – made one by the blood of Jesus!
2) Relationships. We are brothers and sisters in Jesus. So our church needs to reflect those kinds of familial relationships. This involves thinking of, and acting on the needs of others, respecting one another, showing genuine love and concern, encouraging one another and seeking out new relationships (our ‘friendship quota’ should never be full!)
3) Meeting together. We actually need to express our familial relationships by gathering together regularly. If you are part of this church family, we will miss you if you don’t attend regularly. The body will not function as well if one part is missing. We all need each other!
Why is church family important? Because it’s such a wonderful expression of the glorious gospel of God’s grace!
With love in Christ
Paul Dale (Senior Pastor)
