Teaching by Tag: Next Generation Church
The Next Generation Church: Lives Generously
Our natural tendency is to believe that it is always better to receive than it is to give, and so we typically feel guilty when addressed about generosity. But in 2 Corinthians 8, scripture gives us an equation for generosity that is only possible through the grace of Christ Jesus: Great Trial + Tremendous Poverty = Joyful Generosity. Guilt leads to temporary giving. Gratefulness leads to a lifestyle of generosity.
Watch / ListenThe Next Generation Church: Reaches Globally
As an extension of knowing Christ, making Him known, and loving locally, the next generation church must also reach globally, beyond their immediate borders. Pastor Mike looks at the unlikely parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) as a basis for global missions and the advancement of the gospel throughout the nations.
Watch / ListenThe Next Generation Church: Loves Locally
As we continue our series on The Next Generation Church, Pastor Mike looks at the aspect of loving locally. Loving locally as a church is a direct expression of the generosity of the people of God.
Watch / ListenThe Next Generation Church: Makes Christ Known
Pastor Mike draws lessons from the apostle Paul’s debate with the philosophers at Mars Hill to demonstrate how the next generation church can make Christ known. To help others know Christ requires us to know the culture and to recognize that "church" goes beyond just a Sunday meeting.
Watch / ListenThe Next Generation Church: Knows Christ
Pastor Mike begins a series that will look at the next generation of our church. What will Reston Bible Church look like as we move forward in stewarding all that God has given us? The greater intimacy we have with Jesus, the greater the impact our story will have for His glory.
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