Notes from the 1st Rally Grace Communities by Eugene
Speaker: Bernard Lee
DNA 1. GRACE COMMUNITIES
· Grace is the basis on which God has chosen to relate to us
· God wants to engage with us!
– Heb 2:11
So now Jesus and the ones He makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.
– John 1:16-17
Out of His grace
– Gen 2:18
It is not good for man to be alone…
– Matt 22:37-40
We cannot love God without loving others
· Do-able
§ Live and serve under God’s grace - Salvation by grace through faith
– Acts 17:25a
– 1Cor 15:10
§ Find a group and be committed to the people in it
– Eph 4:3-4 – Spirit flows thicker than blood. Don’t quit
§ Sharing honestly and be real
I’m not okay, you’re not okay, but that’s okay!
§ Look for something that you and a few others can do together
DNA 2. WORLD VISION
· Impacting the world!
· God’s heart is for the world
– John 3:16
· The seed of the world vision
– Gen 1:26-28
DNA 3. INVESTING IN INDIVIDUALS
· Our God is a personal God
· The most do-able ministry
· The most powerful ministry – multiplication
DNA 4. SPIRIT AND WORD
· *The Fullness in the life of Christ
· Life from the Spirit
– John 7:37-39
§ The indwelling of the Holy Spirit, but not the overflowing of the Spirit
– John 20:22 – receive the Holy Spirit
– Acts 2 – baptism of the Holy Spirit (to dunk, immerse)
· Life from the Word
– Proverbs 18:21
§ The bible is the word of God
DNA 5. PARTNERING OTHERS
· Without the Body of Christ we will never mature
– Eph 4:11-13
· Without unity the world will never be convinced of the reality of Jesus
– John 17:20-22
· Without unity we will never get God’s full blessing
– Psalm 133
