“The Body of Christ: The Blessed Community”
July 26, 2020 | Bart Tarman | Message and Music
Pastor Bart Tarman delivers the message “The Body of Christ: The Blessed Community”, with music from Music Director Kathleen Sieck and Linda Tarman.
Sermon:
References and Resources:
Scripture:
1 John 1:5-7
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; 7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Ephesians 4:4-7, 14-16
4 Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God.2 Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, 3 and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together. 4 You are one body and one spirit, just as God also called you in one hope. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all. 7 God has given his grace to each one of us measured out by the gift that is given by Christ.
14 As a result, we aren’t supposed to be infants any longer who can be tossed and blown around by every wind that comes from teaching with deceitful scheming and the tricks people play to deliberately mislead others. 15 Instead, by speaking the truth with love, let’s grow in every way into Christ, 16 who is the head. The whole body grows from him, as it is joined and held together by all the supporting ligaments. The body makes itself grow in that it builds itself up with love as each one does its part.
Lyrics:
“Spirit Of The Loving God”
Daniel Iverson
Spirit Of The Living God,
Fall Afresh On Me.
Spirit Of The Living God,
Fall Afresh On Me.
Melt Me, Mold Me,
Fill Me, Use Me,
Spirit Of The Living God,
Fall Afresh On Me.
Book References:
A Testament of Devotion
by Thomas R. Kelly
Note especially the chapter called: ‘The Blessed Community.”