On Sunday we looked at Matthew 16v13-20, where Jesus states that the work of the Church is to reflect heaven on earth. God is reconciling all things to himself through the Church who binds and looses on earth what is bound and loosed in heaven.

This means that the Church functions as an alternative society here on earth. One where countless individuals, filled with God’s Spirit, put His will on display as they walk through life together.

Throughout the Scriptures, God uses the few to get to the many. We encourage you to find out what God is up to in your life so that you can partner with Him in the reconciliation of all things.

On Sunday, we began our Fall vision series “I will build my church” - based on Peter’s confession of the Messiah in Matthew 16v16-17.

Jesus is building his church by inviting humans into the very life of the Trinity. It’s a divine dance of love that we are invited to participate in. We are given the Spirit in order to acclimate to the culture of Trinity here on earth.

From Trinity we learn that there is other and union. We live in a culture that has tried desperately to eliminate friction in life; however, the call of the Christian is to do life together with real people who are different than you, and by the grace of the Holy Spirit to love them! This is how he will build his church.