This is a summary of an 11 week sermon series that describes our values and our strategy to connect people to living out those values.
Glow Time
Bible Text: John 4:34-35, Acts 1:3, Acts 1:8, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | The life of a Disciple is nothing more or less then the life Jesus lived, except being lived now through the believer. Jesus was very passionate about expanding Gods kingdom. As we come to the closing message in our sermon series, we will see how this passion of Gods is lived out through His disciples today.
Group Time
Bible Text: Mark 3:13-14, Colossians 3: 12-17, Philippians 2:3, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46, Romans 12:18, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | The small group church community is a fundamental tool in growing the believer into a disciple. We can see examples of this in the life of Christ.
Gather Time
Bible Text: Luke 4:16, Acts 20:7, Psalm 95: 1-3, Psalm 95: 6-7, Hebrews 10: 24-25, 1 Timothy 4:13 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | The church is not an event we attend. The church is not a religious organization. The church is a family we belong to. When we gather together to worship, we come expecting God to manifest His presence.
God Time
Bible Text: Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | We have spoken a lot lately about how important it is to grow deeper in our relationship with God, and by now you may be convinced. But how do you do this you may still ask? By spending time with Him. We will talk about what spending time with the Lord looks like, and give you some great tips for spending some great time alone with God.
Heart Like Gods
Bible Text: Luke 4:42-44, Matthew 24:14, Mark 1:35 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | As we grow more mature in our relationship with Christ, our heart will long for the things God’s heart longs for more and more. The more God lives in us, the less attracted we become to the things that do not attract God, and the more passionate we become about the things that God is passionate about.
Glow
Bible Text: Romans 10:14, John 12: 45-46, Hebrews 1:1-3, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 5:16 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | One of the most important relationships in the life of a disciple is the relationship between us and the community of the lost around us. Therefore, a value of our church is its relationship with our neighborhood. We are called to be a light in the world, and we live in a dark world. Therefore, a disciple is one who will glow in the dark!
Fellowship
You belong to a spiritual family. The modern church is a fundamental part of Gods plan to grow us closer to him. We can not live in right relationship with God with out being in a relationship with Gods family.
Belong
Bible Text: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:18, Acts 2:41, Acts 2:47, John 1:12, John 14:15, John 15:12, 1 John 4: 20-21, Matthew 5: 23-24, Acts 2:42, 1 John 4:12 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | You belong to a spiritual family. The modern church is a fundamental part of Gods plan to grow us closer to him. We can not live in right relationship with God with out being in a relationship with Gods family.
Spending Time With God
Bible Text: Matthew 11:28-30, John 8:32, Romans 6:6-7, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Romans 5:2, 2 Peter 1:3, John 14:15, John 15:5, John 14:31, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | It is vital to our spiritual growth that we spend time with God. This means a whole lot more then just checking in at church once a week. Rather, it is like any other relationship we are in that we want to be healthy. It takes regular time spent in fellowship, even daily, to be in a healthy relationship with God.
Abide In God
Bible Text: Mark 3:13-14, 1 Timothy 2:3-4, Isaiah 59:2, 1 Timothy 2, Matthew 7: 22-23:5-6, John 17:3, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | This may be the most important sermon ever preached at our church. The message of this sermon is so important that if you miss this, you will miss everything in your Christian life.
It’s All About Relationship
Bible Text: John 17:3, John 17:18 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | We begin a series of sermons as we define our values and explore why God ordained that we start this church. We believe that Aurora does not need another Sunday Service. Aurora needs a church that is going to serve the community and raise up authentic disciples. We will define what it means to be a disciple, and what is our strategy for accomplishing Gods vision for our church.
