As we have been discussing these past several weeks the mission and vision given to us, His Church is very clear. We exist to know Christ and make Him known. This is our mission. In this, we are being led to our vision of becoming the forerunners of the transformation in our city, through the…
We have discussed why the church exists, what this looks like, and how we accomplish this purpose and mission God has given us. Now we turn to where. Where does this take us? What is the vision God has for us His church here in Exeter. As we round the corner of 110 years of…
Jesus gives us a clear cut warning and clear cut instructions in Matthew 7:15-20. In particular, He shows us. Knowing the truth and living in the truth is critically important in the life of the believer. Why? False teachers and false prophets abound in this world. How do we know them? By the truth? How…
THINK: About the importance of not only knowing the truth but applying the truth and living in the truth. For to not live in the truth we have received is not to receive the truth at all. KNOW: Only the truly wise learn how to apply the truth they have received and be transformed by…
How do we obtain knowledge of the truth? This is the question we seek the answer to today. THINK: About the nature of truth and how to know it we must receive it and if they are willing to do this. KNOW: Truth has been revealed to us. Truth is right before us. We must…
What is truth? Is it something internal to us, or is it something given to us? Is it what we simply believe really hard, or is it true even if we don’t see it as so? Is truth, truth no matter what? Today we examine the question of the ages asked by Pilate in the…
Today we are continuing and finishing a journey we began many weeks ago to discover the family rules of life and ethos’ there are in the family of God, and as we have addressed every week, these are simply a set of practices, relational rhythms, lived out as individuals and with one another day-to-day; customs,…
Humility is important, why? What is humility, and how exactly has God called us to live this out in His family? This is what we discuss in today’s exploration of the Word of God as we continue to look at the various one another statements found throughout the New Testament. Learning the family rules to…
THINK: About the command, we are given to love one another and ask sincerely in themselves what this means and looks like. More importantly, ask are they willing to do what it takes? KNOW: The way we treat one another the way we love one another is in direct correlation to how the world will…
Think: About the call and cost of unity in the body of Christ. About what happens when we are unwilling to pay the cost. Know: There is a calling in Christ to be one body, one family, that lives in harmony with one another. This is not up for debate but is expected and explicitly…