Ministries of the Reynoldsburg Church of Christ and how you can be involved.

Someone once said that every story from the beginning of time until today is trying to answer one question: Who am I?

On this day when we as a nation celebrate our independence and our freedom, let those of us in God's family remember that we are ultimately created to use that freedom to submit to God, to deny ourselves and to seek what God desires.

The art of being intentionally inclusive.

Then I heard the voiced of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Elijah’s ministry is a message of repentance. It is a call to God’s people to turn back to God, to submit to God’s plan to turn their hearts back again to Him. The repentance Elijah preaches is not simply a decision of the mind, it is an authentic turning of one’s heart. When our hearts are turned, we are ready to embrace God.

Seeing what God sees.

God's mission for our church must remain the focal point of our story as a church.

In times of quiet reflection, or maybe as the year comes to a close, we have this nagging thought, "this is your life - but you were meant for so much more."

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Let's pray, together, and for one another.

Relationships run on the currency of time and conversation. Same goes for our relationship with God.

The Holy Spirit was poured out on the church on Pentecost - celebrated today throughout the world - and is still poured out on the church today, as evidenced in a small part by the work done at Central Ohio Work Camp 2019.

Is God really morally capable of keeping alive to torment forever those who reject him? Or does the destiny of the wicked look a little different than what we've always been told?

Read more about Conditional Mortality and Hell.

The turning point in becoming a church that attracts and retains younger people is priority and commitment. Growing Young takes everyone. It means we have to strengthen what is working, and identify and implement areas of change.

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In case you hadn't noticed, the American political climate is a raging dumpster fire on social media. When was the last time someone actually changed their mind because of a Twitter rage, or a Facebook tirade?

Are the words of Jesus to "do to others as you would have them do to you" needed now more among Christians in our current climate?

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God allow his children (whom he claims to love) to suffer when he could remove their suffering? Where is God when it hurts?

How do you deal with being disappointed with God? Is it wrong to be disappointed with God?

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

The story of the Exodus highlights to tension in our human condition. Even after the Lord displayed his miraculous might, the people were prone to want to return to oppression. Today, we display the same lack of faith and trust.

What's your baptism story? Do you remember how it felt? Do you remember feeling freed from sin? Do you remember feeling freed from burdens? Do you remember feeling alive? Do you remember feeling like you were going to change the world? Do you remember feeling so close to God?

Let's look at the reason our baptisms are so significant.

Values or Vision Goals:

• We Love God and We Love Each Other
• We Love people and desperately want to see people fall in love with Jesus and decide to follow him and become disciples
• We desire to be a church where young people can connect, find meaning and purpose in the kingdom of God.
• We want to be a blessing to our community by demonstration the love of God through meaningful service and ministry

What does it take to produce twelve happy homeowners who have had their houses painted for free by Central Ohio Work Camp? In short, a lot. It takes a lot of manpower (teenpower?), supplies, time, money, prayer and selfless dedication of God's people to believe that he can take our acts of service and change the hearts and lives of people in our city.

We were created in the image of God, and we are meant to connect in the image of God. This can only happen when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable with each other. Vulnerability is difficult, but it's also necessary to create sacred spaces and welcome God into our relationships.

Do we know who we really are? Do we allow ourselves to be defined by the world and its values, or do we hear how God defines who we are?

When it comes to young people, Jesus gets serious. And as followers of Jesus, we should be serious about how we treat our children and children in the community.

How do we go from mere resolutions to actual achievable goals? Let's get SMART.

What do we do with unanswered prayer? What happens to our faith when God doesn't move our mountain?

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We are so often caught up in our own lives that we miss what's right in front of us. One of Jesus' last encounters on earth reveals his passion for the lost and an overwhelming response of faith.

Sometimes Jesus calls people to do great works. Sometimes he simply says, "Return home and tell how much God has done for you."

How should we handle it when we see things in our lives that the Lord hates?

As we work together, God can accomplish great things through our humble offerings.

We're not meant to be "fixers" (which is how our society works), we're meant to be in relationship. And relationship means things like empathy, validation, listening - simply being WITH people. Which is hardest when that involves pain. And it's hardest when we can't fix it.

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As we stand on the verge of a new year, it's only fitting to ask "Where have we been?", and maybe more importantly, "Where are we going?". Whatever the answers, the uncomfortable truth remains: we will have to change.

Our distractions are legion. We are constantly bombarded with a myriad of media that vies for our attention. News, popular culture, family, work - they all have their time and place. But where does God fit into our modern lives? Where and when do we take a stand to choose to be focused - and to love?

God can use many tools to empower recovery and restoration over our weaknesses.

In this final sermon of 2014, we go to Mount Nebo. From this mountain Moses saw the Promised Land and this would be the last sight he would see. Moses died and the conquest of the land would commence. While it is beneficial to look back and remember, that cannot overshadow that God is moving us forward into new lands and new territories. Key Text: Deuteronomy 34

Grace is not a new thing or a new phenomenon or a New Testament innovation. It is the very nature of God.

What does YOUR list look like? Are you dotting all the 'i's and crossing all the 't's? How often does Satan remind you of your failure to do what is right? Let's take a look at whether we can know if we're good enough. Primary text(s): John 6:22-40; Micah 6:8; Amos 5:15; Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Galatians 5:19-21; Romans 3:10-20; Romans 7:14-25; Romans 8:1-4; Romans 8:31-39; Ephesians 2:1-15.

God's Dream

1. To prepare God's people for works of service
2. We all reach unity
3. Attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ
4. Speaking the truth in love
5. In all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ
6. As each part does its work

Will our church put on even footing the command to love God and the command to love one another? It starts right here in the body as Paul encouraged the church to always do good, especially to those in the family of God. Key Passage(s): Galatians 6:1-10

Looking at Jesus' time between the palm branches and the cross - and how we are faced with similar options today.

Primary text: Mark 8:34-37

A look back at the tragedy of 9/11on the tenth anniversary, with spiritual reflections of hope and healing.

 

A look at the apostles Jesus selected, their diversity and their enduring mission and message to the contemporary church.

⁵ So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him...
¹¹ Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating."