Church Planting Forum Recap
Rarely does a church see a mass exodus of people as a good thing- but on Tuesday night, 500+ people came to the Church Planting Forum to hear how they can be sent out as part of the mission of our church- and that’s a good thing. It was an amazing night: Pastor J.D. shared our vision and strategy for planting churches, and our church… Continue reading
About half of Summit Church is involved in a small group of some sort. That represents close to two thousand people, but we will keep working until half turns into all. In a big church like ours, it’s essential for believers to meet with each other throughout the week for discipleship and accountability; to know and be known as we walk through life in relationship with Christ.
Here’s… Continue reading
In January and February of 2008 JD preached on the mission of our church: to love God, love each other, and love our world. The sermon series came in a 5 week study of John 15, the scene of Jesus’ last conversation with his disciples before his death.
Many of us remember that sermon series as an important time for our church, as we began to understand the main… Continue reading
Here’s a note from our church planting team:
Audio from the October 8 Advance the Church Regional at Vintage21 Church is now available on the Advance the Church website. You can access it by clicking here. Or, you can listen to the audio and subscribe to the Advance the Church podcasts by clicking here. We hope that the audio will be a helpful resource for you and… Continue reading
Romans 10:14-15
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
Paul is making a… Continue reading
Romans 1:14-16
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Paul understood his… Continue reading
Romans 1:4-6
And (Jesus) was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Paul’s mission is… Continue reading
Acts 2:44-47
And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to
Acts 1:6-8
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all
John 12:23-26
And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but it it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves