Aug 20, 2018
Serve and Impact
By: Dr. Chris Moore
Series: 2018 Discovering VGBC
Acts 2:42-47
In this sermon we continue to look at our mission statement, and we focus on what it means to grow as disciples who serve and impact. We talk about ways you can serve at VGBC and we discover the ultimate motivation for not burning out in serving. We also discover ways you can impact at VGBC, and we explain our new emphasis on practicing biblical hospitality in order to make an impact for Christ.
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- Aug 20, 2018Serve and ImpactAug 20, 2018Serve and ImpactBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2018 Discovering VGBCActs 2:42-47In this sermon we continue to look at our mission statement, and we focus on what it means to grow as disciples who serve and impact. We talk about ways you can serve at VGBC and we discover the ultimate motivation for not burning out in serving. We also discover ways you can impact at VGBC, and we explain our new emphasis on practicing biblical hospitality in order to make an impact for Christ.Recommended Book:
- Aug 12, 2018Worship and ConnectAug 12, 2018Worship and ConnectBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2018 Discovering VGBCActs 2:42-47The second section of Discovering VGBC is “Our Statements.” Since we have covered our doctrinal statement in the sermon series called We Believe, we focus on our mission statement in this series. Our mission is to make disciples who worship, connect, serve, and impact. In this sermon, we discover what it means to grow as disciples who worship and connect at VGBC.
- Aug 5, 2018Our SalvationAug 5, 2018Our SalvationBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2018 Discovering VGBCWe begin this sermon series by talking about our salvation because our salvation is central and foundational to everything else we believe and practice. We go through select passages in Romans and summarize the gospel using the paradigm GOD, MAN, CHRIST, RESPONSE. After explaining the gospel, we talk about implications of the gospel such as regenerate church membership and salvation symbols (baptism and the Lord’s Supper).
- Jul 29, 2018Religious LibertyJul 29, 2018Religious LibertyBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveIn this final sermon in the series, we discover what we believe about religious liberty. We talk about the unique role of the state and the distinct role of the church. We also explore ways the church and state should be separate and how they should relate.
- Jul 22, 2018The Social Order & WarJul 22, 2018The Social Order & WarBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveIn this sermon, we talk about what role Christians should serve in society. We discover two extremes we should avoid: withdrawing from the world and losing sight of the central issue, the gospel. Being salt and light in our society requires us to address societal issues, and we learn that we should prioritize certain social issues because they are strongly connected to the gospel. We address the sanctity of all human life, sexual immorality, helping the helpless, and war.
- Jul 15, 2018Stewardship and CooperationJul 15, 2018Stewardship and CooperationBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveIn this sermon, we focus on what we believe about stewardship. We discover basic principles such as everything is owned by God. And we are responsible for stewarding what God has loaned us. We also learn that we should love God more than money and our giving reflects what we value. We see the ultimate motivation for why we should be good stewards and give sacrificially.
- Jun 24, 2018Evangelism and MissionsJun 24, 2018Evangelism and MissionsBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveActs 1:6-11In this sermon, we discover what we believe about evangelism and missions. We answer the big questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. The goal is for us to become more motivated to be involved in what God is wanting to do through us in our neighborhoods and to the end of the earth for Him.Recommended Resources
- Jun 17, 2018The FamilyJun 17, 2018The FamilyBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveIn this Father’s Day sermon, we focus on the family. What the Bible teaches about the family is probably under attack right now more than anything else we believe. We talk about ways the culture is opposed to God’s good design for the family. We discover what biblical family, marriage, and parenting look like and why we should be motivated to be the best husband, wife, father, mother, son, or daughter.Recommended Reading/Resources
- Jun 10, 2018The Kingdom and Last ThingsJun 10, 2018The Kingdom and Last ThingsBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We Believe1 Thessalonians 4:13-18In this sermon, we discover what we believe about the Kingdom of God and the end times. We learn two extremes we should avoid. One extreme is claiming to know more about the future than the Bible clearly reveals. The other extreme is ignoring what the Bible clearly teaches. We emphasize what the Bible emphasizes in order to be encouraged and motivated by Christ’s second coming.Recommended Book:
- Jun 3, 2018The OrdinancesJun 3, 2018The OrdinancesBy: Dr. Chris MooreSeries: 2017 We BelieveIn this sermon we talk about the Lord’s Day, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. We discover similarities and dissimilarities between the Lord’s Day and the Sabbath, and we learn about the meaning of the Lord’s Day. We also learn how baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two symbols of our salvation, and we discover how they both have a past, present, and future aspect.