Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith
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CG Coaching Video "Letters" Week #3
"The Gospel and Church
Leadership" (1 Timothy 2:11-3:7)
Sunday, June 19th at Both
Campuses
Heritage Park (Michael
Hearn) Felida (Rob Anderson)
Growing DeeperRead I Timothy 2:11-3:10
When you look outside and see creation, one thing that stands out is how everything works together, from how the earth revolves around the sun to how things grow and reproduce. When you study God in the Scriptures one thing that becomes apparent is how God is a God of order. When it comes to the church, why do you think God has structured the church the way He has? Why is order and structure so important in the body of Christ?
What is the role of Elders? See I Timothy 3:1-7, Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:1-5.
The qualifications for an Elder fall into two categories—character and ability. How do the qualities mentioned in these verses divide into these two categories? (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
Why is an Elder’s family an important indicator of leadership potential or problems? How is leading a church similar to leading a family? (1 Timothy 3:4-5)
Why is spiritual maturity so important for church leadership? (1 Timothy 3:6, 10)
The qualifications for Elders as found in 1 Timothy 3 are essentially describing a mature Christian.
Which qualification presents you with the greatest challenge? How might your small group encourage you to grow in this area?
“An overseer must be above reproach.” Do you feel you are worthy of respect? Do you know your own weaknesses well enough to avoid situations that would compromise your integrity?
“Husband of one wife.” If you are married, are you faithful in mind and deed to your spouse? If single, how do you seek to control your sexual thoughts and desires?
“Not addicted to wine.” Are you prone to use alcohol or prescription drugs in excess?
“Not pugnacious, but gentle, not contentious.” Is your life characterized by irritability, bad-tempered speech or actions? How do you deal with others when they fail or let you down?
“Manages his own household well,” “having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.” What aspects of household management hold the greatest potential to mar your testimony as a Christian leader?
“Must have a good reputation.” How are you perceived by those outside the church? Do they see Jesus in you?
Group Prayer Time
Last week we asked people to text in prayer requests during our gathering. Over 50 people texted various requests. So many people are in need of wisdom, provision, and direction in their lives and families. Please take some time to pray for the body of Christ at Summit View and for God to continue to direct and protect the Elders as they lead our church.
CARE Group Coaches
Steve DeRoos
Mike Hughes
Dave Williams
Rick Hooks
Summer Activities at Summit
View Church
“Summer XP” K-3rd grade
Sport Camp
June 20th-23rd
“Grit” Middle School Summer Camp
June 29th – July 3rd
June 20th-23rd
“Grit” Middle School Summer Camp
June 29th – July 3rd
All Church
Summer BBQ - Sunday, July 17th
“Great Escape” High School Summer
Camp
July 24th – July 29th
July 24th – July 29th
“Fusion” 4th & 5th Grade Summer
Camp
August 5th – 7th
August 5th – 7th
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Congratulations to missionaries Steven and Joy Sakanashi on the birth of their second son!
I'm so excited to share this update from my friend and former seminarian, Steven Sakanashi. Him and his wife Joy are missionaries over in Japan. I'm praising God for the birth of their second son and I'm so encouraged by their faithfulness and effectiveness on a difficult mission field.
I would highly encourage supporting Steven, Joy and their growing family as well as the incredible work their doing with the Megumi Initiative, church planting and community outreach.
Love these guys!
Their news letter update is posted below and you can get on their mailing list and follow them at the link below.
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The Mission, the Message and the Mistakes (1 Timothy 2:1-10)
Summit View Church is in the second week of our summer sermon series called “Letters” in which we're working through the letters of 1 & 2 Timothy in the New Testament. The context is almost as important as the content because these letters were written by the older Apostle Paul to his younger pastoral apprentice Timothy.
Paul had started the church in the major city of Ephesus and left Timothy there to build the church by teaching the sound doctrine, raising up leaders and dealing with internal problems. Timothy is overwhelmed, timid, fearful and ready to quit. He is having to deal with heretics and nut jobs, false teaching and ageism – People don’t want to listen to Pastor Timothy because he is a kid in his 20's. Timothy wants to hit the eject button and go do something else with his life…. Apparently (1 Timothy 5:23) Timothy is having stomach ulcers, stress induced panic attacks and trouble sleeping from all the pressures of pastoral ministry in Ephesus. So Paul write this letter to encourage and instruct Timothy.
Paul is going to call Timothy’s church in Ephesus to the mission of praying for all people, remind them of the message of the Gospel and caution them against certain mistakes happening in the church. I’ve entitled this sermon: The mission, the message and the mistakes.
Big Idea: “We’re called to live prayerful, powerful and godly lives”
1. The Church is to Pray for Peace (1 Timothy 2:1-4)
2. The Church is to Testify about Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5-7)
3. The Church is to Exemplify Godliness (1 Timothy 2:8-10)
"I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or quarreling;" 1 Timothy 2:8
Questions for personal reflection and small group discussion
The Church is to pray for peace (1 Timothy 2:1-4)
1. What kinds of people do you typically pray for and which do you typically
not pray for?
2. How can you stretch yourself to pray specifically for people outside of your
family this week?
3. What kinds of prayers should you pray for politicians you don’t agree with?
How can you be praying during the current election season?
4. What advantages do we currently have in our country to live a vibrant
Christian life because of the faithful prayers of other believers?
5. What challenges currently facing Christians should we be praying about?
The Church is to testify about Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5-7)
6. How would you respond to someone who says that all religions are the
same? What makes Jesus unique among all the religions of the world?
7. How would you express a person’s responsibility for his own actions in the
light of God’s sovereignty?
The Church is to exemplify godliness (1 Timothy 2:8-10)
8. How does our culture’s constantly changing view of sexuality, gender, liberty
and empowerment affect the church’s view of modesty, purity and sexual
ethics?
9. What experiences have you had of people purposely drawing attention to
themselves during a church gathering?
10. How can older men and women follow the example of Paul to teach, train
and model purity, modesty and biblical sexual ethics to younger men and
women?
Thursday, June 9, 2016
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Can You Be So Gospel-Centered You Neglect Jesus?
Gospel-Centered theology focuses on justification by faith alone which produces gratitude. If we don't believe in justification, we make other things such as money, relationships and work into idols that "save" us.
9Marks Conference Tripp Lee on Perseverance
The challenge of perseverance is to be venerable with others. Leave no dark corners in your life in which you can still continue to hide. Don't pretend to be someone or something you are not. It's not heroic to lead others at the expensive of your own soul. We're not to big to fail. Get honest.
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