Extraordinary Jubilee Of Mercy declared by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has declared an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, beginning Tuesday 8 December 2015. Will you join in and make your life, your church, into a Jubilee of Mercy ?
Reconciliation & Transformation Act 6: Holy Spirit & Church
Alexander teaches on Act 6 in God’s Seven Act Drama of Reconciliation & Transformation. Act 6 is the Holy Spirit working in and through the reconciled and reconciling Church of Jesus
Forming (in) Community by Practicing Relationship – Part Two
To listen to the audio teaching of these notes click on: http://followingjesus.org.za/sermons/being-the-beloved-the-practice-of-family-relationships-part-24/ Recap on Church as Family – The Practice of Relationship While I was away for the past two Sundays Waynne...Following Jesus by Practicing Worship Part 4: Isaiah’s Three Movements of Worship
To listen to the audio teaching, go to http://followingjesus.org.za/sermons/being-the-beloved-18-the-practice-of-worship-part-4-2/ Intro: Isaiah’s worship in the midst of political crisis I’ve been teaching on the practice of Kingdom worship to live our highest value...TRANSFORMATION 1 – HOW GOD CHANGES US
“Transformation 1 – How God changes us” introduces the ‘praxis’ (practical application) of Being the Beloved. After a recap of the basic framework and practices of being free to love as Jesus loves, Alexander introduces how God transforms us into love.
Using Social Set Theory (esp. Centered-Set) in Doing Church
Comments on using and applying Social Set Theory (especially the Centered Set) in how we do church, clarifies some aspects of misunderstanding that has arisen.
The Dance of The Beloved
The Dance of The Beloved is about the mysterious beauty of God’s love in the Trinity, between Father and Son, by the Spirit, into which we are caught up in Christ
Prayer & Planning for the New Year – Part Two
Recap from last week: Why prepare for 2014? Because God is the God of second chances and new beginnings: “Don’t hold onto the former things… I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, don’t you perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:18-19). Thus we must PRAY to “attune” to God,...Post Resurrection Encounters – Peter’s Call Renewed (Part 2)
The text: John 21:15-23 (continue from previous sermon). The audio is available to listen online or download with notes. This is Peter’s story: the emotional drama of how Jesus tenderly restores him, renewing his calling to follow… to minister… and to lead. How does...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Session 6
SESSION 6: COMMITTING TO MEMBERSHIP WITH FOLLOWING JESUS Listen to the audio of the Sermon for Session 6 We have looked at: Jesus and his first community – to follow Jesus was to join his local group; The Early Church – initiation into Christian faith (in baptism)...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Session 5
FROM Session 4: Priorities and practices are what we actually do… what we do first, of most importance, before we do other things. They answer the question of What? we do, and How? we do them… i.e. our basic disciplines and skills that we learn to do and practice on a regular basis – in order to live out our core values, in pursuit of our vision, to fulfill our mission under God.
Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Session 4
SESSION 4: MINISTRY FRAMEWORK – HOW WE DO CHURCH AND MEMBERSHIP The Sociological Framework contrasted three models of ‘doing church’ and membership – we embrace the centered set with its values. We now examine the Ministry Framework through which we do church – key...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Notes Session 3
SESSION 3: MODELS OF (LOCAL) CHURCH AND MEMBERSHIP We’ve looked at a) Jesus and his disciple-community (following Jesus meant joining his community), and b) at belonging and ‘membership’ in the Early Church. What does this mean for our church? In answer to the...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus: Session 2
SESSION 2: THE EARLY CHURCH AND COMMITTED BELONGING We looked at following Jesus, which meant joining his community: Following Jesus… in community… for others (one reality in three inseparable values). Jesus told them to “go, make followers…” How did the early...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus (Notes)
As promised, here are my notes from session one of Exploring Membership with Following Jesus. The audio will available this week on www.followingjesus.org.za (or check www.valleyvcf.org.za). SESSION 1: INTRO TO FOLLOWING JESUS What does following Jesus have to do...Products
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