Summer Community - SERMON NOTES

Below are Pastor Ben's sermon notes from this past Sunday, in case they may be helpful for further study.

Intro: (1) annual rhythms — from shep groups to summer (2) two concepts — friendship, hospitality (3) intro GWCTD

Principle #1: Household: (1) Eph. 2:19 — strangers vs. members of the household (cf. practice of welcoming) (2) 1 Tim. 3:14-15 — behavior in the sight of God (cf. one another’s) (3) Heb. 3:5-6 — recognizing Jesus as the head of the house (cf. Scripture, communion) (4) role of GWCTD

Picture #1: Ruth: (1) Ruth 1:13, 21 — we are all broken/orphaned (2) Ruth 2:10-12 — God provides someone to take us in (3) Ruth 4:3-4, 9-10 — God has paid the price needed for us to be in his household (4) Ruth 4:13, 17 — we become part of God’s plan for others to come into the household

Principle #2: Family: (1) 2 Peter 1:3-8 — familial affection for one another part of sanctification (2) NT only place this word found outside of physical family context (3) other examples — Mark 3:31-35, 1 Cor. 13:4-7, John 13:34-35 (4) role of GWCTD

Picture #2: Philemon: (1) v.8-12 — former slave escaped, met Paul, placed faith in Christ, now being sent back (2) v.4-7 — Philemon commended for his love/affection (3) v.15-18 — appeal to Philemon to receive Onesimus as a brother despite the wrong he did to him — love developed through those who stretch us

Conclusion: (1) mechanics of GWCTD (2) Gal. 6:10 — importance of the calendar