CONNECT-GROW-SERVE

Great Sunday with the church family at GBF this week!
I'd like to remind you (inform you if you missed) of some changes that we have made.
1. We are changing the start of our worship service time from 9:00am to 9:30am. This, in an effort to make it easier for folks to get there on time so that we can all enjoy worship TOGETHER and also to be sensitive to those that may be with out a church home and seeking one in the area. I know, I know, you don't have to tell me "we'd be there if we had our worship service at 5 am in the snow, because we love JESUS." :) Well you don't have to, 9:30 will be fine, enjoy the 30 minutes of extra snooz :)
2. We will still have second hour small group time following corporate worship, but we will now refer to it as Community Group rather than EKG (Empowering Kingdom Growth). We fear that we were scaring some people by inviting them to an EKG after worship service (YIKES). It was a good name for it, just left too much to be explained.

Our sermon this week was over Ephesians 4:11-16 with emphasis on vs 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. We discussed how a person who is equipped is one who is CONNECTED to Christ and other believers, GROWING in their knowledge and relationship with God, and SERVING with all that God has given them. Here are some notes and references that you might find useful:

CONNECT with Christ - Ephesians 1:18-2:10

“Come As You Are…” Rom 15:7 “Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God."

CONNECT with one another – Ephesians 4:15-16, 1 Corinthians 12:12-26, John 13: 35

GROW in our knowledge and relationship with God – Ephesians 4:13-14. Hebrews 5:11-14, Colossian 2:6-7

SERVE with all that God has given - Eph 6:6, Gal 6:10, 1 Thess 5:15, Rom 12:20

CONNECT, GROW, and SERVE