Authenticity

I think I got the sniffles handled for this week, which was nice. And I'm sure for those of you actually listening to these messages, you'll appreciate not hearing "snnssssnnffffff" every 10 seconds. Anyway...

As we continue to talk about a healthy church, today's topic was being real, that we need to be authentic and genuine both as individuals and as churches, and that hypocrisy is our enemy. We don't want to admit that we're messed up sometimes because we are afraid of what people will think of us or we are ashamed, but God already knows everything about us. And, if we're honest, we realize that everyone needs help, everyone needs the support and love of the body of Christ.

There's more to ponder about all of this, so take a listen, and feel free to leave comments if you like! And, if you have problems, you can email me at pastor.ed79@gmail.com.

Sermon, June 28

Meaning and Purpose

Our primary passage today was Ephesians 2:1-10, which has all sorts of great stuff in it. This sermon was mostly intended to give support to why we are to live out the Christian life, and why we are Christians at all. Salvation is truly a gift, it is from God's love, not because of anything we do. Real fulfillment comes from understanding what verse 10 says, that we are His workmanship!

Sorry about the sniffling on the recording. There is something over at the church that just makes my nose run like crazy, and hopefully I can take care of that by next week ;-)

There is no recording from the evening service this Sunday. Sorry!

Sermon, June 21

How the body works together

This Sunday we talked about how the church is supposed to work. Unity is everyone having a common goal and common mindset, but the diversity in the body of Christ means each person has a different role to play. Just as our bodies are made up of many members working together harmoniously, so the church is to work together, with people from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures forming a cohesive whole, much greater than the sum of its parts.

The evening service dealt with the biggest barrier to working well as a part of the body: pride. If we don't have the right perspective about ourselves, we won't be able to serve Christ effectively or serve with others in a pleasing way. Click on the links to download the messa

Morning Sermon, June 15 2009
Evening Service, June 15, 2009

Unity in the local church

We're working through a series of passages that (I hope) have bearing on how a healthy church should work. The first one was on each member examining themselves with the Word, and then bringing their lives into conformity with it, not the other way around. This second sermon has to do with what true unity is, at least in part. Unity can be very confusing for us because often we mix in modern concepts such as tolerance and peace. Not that we don't need those things sometimes, but our world has defined those differently, and not necessarily Biblically.

So, have a listen, feel free to leave comments, and let's work on real, Christ-like unity in our own lives and churches!

Sermon, June 7 2009

Greetings!

Welcome to the Kendrick Bible Church blog! You'll be able to get sermon audio here, as well as post comments and ask questions. In the future, we'll try to have upcoming events and links to other sites of interest. Let Pastor Ed know if you have any comments or questions, and feel free to pass the address on to others if you like!

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Messages for May 31, 2009
Morning Sermon: Healthy Church Part 1
Evening Message: Communication