An ideal family portrait

Getting a perfect family picture can be difficult, especially if you don't have a vision for what the picture should look like. And even if you do have a crystal-clear vision for what you are looking for in that family portrait - it doesn't always come out just so! But that doesn't mean you give up and abandon the vision!

When you 'confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.' [Romans 10:9], you become part of a forever spiritual family; when you find and join a Bible-believing church, you become part of a local family that is called to be a small-scale example of the global church. As a local (...and global!) family of believers, we have a vision of what the picture of our family snapshot should look like - it's described in the Scriptures! Though we will never be a perfect family on this side of Heaven, we can and should do our utmost to work toward the vision, with the hope that all people might come to love our Father and follow His Son, Jesus! Our pastor just did a wonderful three-week series on what that ideal family picture looks like for our church; if you're curious what you'd find if you visited us, please listen here:

Sermon #1: Who We Are {09/01/2013}

Sermon #2: How We Behave {09/08/2013}

Sermon #3: Why Are We Here? {09/15/2013}

Our church 'family portrait' may not look exactly like yours, but if you attend a Christ-following, Bible-preaching church, there are likely to be quite a few things we have in common! And even though there are differences in convictions, we can extend grace in those areas and know that we are still part of the same big, eternal family in Christ!

If you've got questions about what you've heard in these sermons, ask them! Honest, respectful questions (even if they are difficult!) are always welcome! How is your local church (if you attend one) similar? different?

Part of God's family,

for His glory!

~Lisha :)

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