GCC
OUTREACH
in the
Community
GCC
OUTREACH
Ps John Kirkpatrick
Andrew Ramsbottom
Beth Harper
Sara Jane Elika
Steven Chen
Mission Statement
The GCC Outreach team exists to strategically
partner GCC with selected NZ based Christian
organisations actively building the Kingdom of God.
It is our desire to encourage the GCC family to
support these ministries through practical steps and
direct engagement.
The outreach team will oversee the recruiting,
equipping and supporting of GCC members to serve
these ministries in their areas of giftedness.
·
Criteria for Partner
Organisations
• Christian based
• Must directly connect with the unchurched in our community
·
Outreach Team is calling for any
proposals to be submitted by 2 May.
(Limit of four partnerships 2014)
40 Days
in the
Community
“Worship”
Come, let us bow down in
worship, let us kneel before
the Lord our maker.
Ps 95:6
“Worship”
God is spirit, and His
worshipers must worship
in spirit and in truth.
Jn.4:24
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your
bodies
.
as a living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
v.2 do not conform any longer
to the pattern of this world, but
be transformed by the renewing
.
of your mind. Then
you will be
able to test and approve what
God’s will is—his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
1. Offer your body
.
2. Renew your mind
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
. bodies
to offer your
as a living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore,
I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies
.
as a living sacrifice,
holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters,
in view of God’s
mercy,
.
to offer your bodies
as a living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies
.
as a living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies
.
as a living sacrifice,
holy and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies
.
as a living sacrifice,
holy
and
pleasing to God—this is your
true and proper worship.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies
.
as a living sacrifice,
holy and
pleasing to God—this
is your
true and proper worship.
1. Resolve to make lifestyle
worship a priority
.
2. Seek out ministry opportunities
3. Commit yourself to a healthy
lifestyle
1. Offer your body
.
2. Renew your mind
do not conform any
longer to the pattern of
this world, but be
v.2
transformed by the
renewing of
.
your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what
God’s will is—his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
• If you want something, get it
• People are stepping stones
• Public opinion defines truth
• Faith and work are not related
.
• Live for the moment
• Tolerance shows maturity
• Truth is not absolute
v.2 do not conform any longer
to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by
.
the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to
test and approve what God’s
will is—his good, pleasing and
perfect will.
“be transformed”
- Present tense
.
- A passive verb
- An imperative mood
1. Saturate yourself with godly
thinking
.
2. Increase time and scope in
the Word of God
3. Slow down
v.2 do not conform any longer
to the pattern of this world, but
be transformed by the renewing
of your mind. Then
you will
be able to. test and
approve what God’s will
is—his good, pleasing
and perfect will.