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Life Groups: Priesthood of All Believers

28 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Life Groups, Messages, Wednesday Night Life

TITLE: Life Groups: Priesthood of All Believers
PREACHER: Mark Meeske
DATE: 22 AUGUST 2012 – Wednesday PM

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In Part 3 we looked at how Life Groups function in the life of a church, using Cornerstone Bedfordview as an example. Now, this aspect of our Life Groups course focuses on the “Priesthood of all Believers” and their role in the church.

Priesthood of all believers?

The term “priesthood” can sound very religious and that often makes us lose the essence of what it means. And what it means is that God has got a calling and ministry for every believer in the church that lines up with what He has called the church to do – not just pastors/elders or deacons, but everyone. In the Bible, all Christians are called saints and ‘priests’. It’s the priests that cause the church to live in its fullness.

Cultivating Community in a Growing Church

20 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Blog, Messages, Other Messages

TITLE: Cultivating Community in a Growing Church
PREACHER: Mark Meeske
DATE: 19 AUGUST 2012 – Sunday AM

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Life Groups: Life Groups in Cornerstone

20 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Life Groups, Messages, Wednesday Night Life

TITLE: Lifegroups in Cornerstone
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 15 AUGUST 2012 – Wednesday PM

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Life Groups

Part 3: Life Groups in Cornerstone

The audio version of this teaching can be downloaded at http://www.cornerstonechurch.co.za/lifegroups-in-cornerstone/

In Part 2 we looked at the emphasis the Scriptures place on meeting in homes, starting from the ministry of Jesus to the life of the early church, including the letters, which give us more clues to God’s heart for church life.

Now we’ll look more closely at why Life Groups are important for us today and how Life Groups are practically worked out in the life of a church, using Cornerstone Bedfordview as an example.

Life Groups: Homes, House-to-House and Households

14 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Life Groups, Messages, Wednesday Night Life

TITLE: Homes, House-to-House and Households
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 8 AUGUST 2012 – Wednesday PM

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Part 2: Homes, house-to-house and households

In Part 1 of this series on Life Groups, we looked at Acts 1 & 2 and examined how the early church started and how they met. Acts 2:42 and vs 43 shows us that they devoted themselves to the Apostles’ teaching (the Word), the breaking of bread, the fellowship and prayers. Verse 43 shows us that the met both in large corporate meetings (at the Jewish Temple) and in their homes. It even says they did this day by day!

Now we’ll look at the emphasis the Scriptures place on homes, starting from the ministry of Jesus to the life of the early church, including the letters, which give us more clues to God’s heart for church life.

Recapturing Your Awe for God

13 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Messages, Other Messages

TITLE: Recapturing Your Awe for God
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 12 AUGUST 2012 – Sunday AM

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Revelation 3v14-22: The Letter to the Church at Laodicea

7 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Messages, Revelation

TITLE: Revelation 3v14-22: The Letter to the Church at Laodicea
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 5 AUGUST 2012 – Sunday AM

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Put Your Family Before Your Career

4 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Messages, The Exchange

TITLE:Put Your Family Before Your Career
PREACHER: Louella Humphrey
DATE: 3 AUGUST 2012 – Friday AM

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Life Groups: Living in the Kingdom from House to House

4 August, 2012/0 Comments/in Life Groups, Messages, Wednesday Night Life

TITLE: Living in the Kingdom from House to House
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 1 AUGUST 2012 – Wednesday PM

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Part 1: Living in the Kingdom from House to House

Why We Meet the Way We Do

It’s always been God’s desire that we co-labour with Him. We see this when we look at Jesus’ ministry. For three and a half years as he goes around from village to village, city to city, he calls a group of twelve to Himself, trains them and sends them out to continue His work.

But how should they continue His work? After he has faced the cross and overcomes and is resurrected, He tells them to wait. Simply to wait. He promises that they are going to receive something that will let them be His witnesses even to the ends of the earth (Matt 28: 19, 20).