Intro to Grace 2010 revised April 2010
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INTRODUCTION TO GRACE CHURCHWelcome !
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History and Mission
SESSION ONETHE GRACE CHURCH STORY
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Mission Planning and Gathering
A NEW CHURCH FOR SILICON VALLEY
2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
April 2001– above Knuckle’s sport bar
WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
Nixon Elementary School / Small groups
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RUF
BUILDING A BASEChildren’s Ministries
Leadership Training
The JLS Cafetoriu
m
2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Organization Service Elected Servant-leaders
ESTABLISHING A CHURCH
Gunn High School GraceTeen
Serving the Community
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BEGINNING TO MULTIPLY
2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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MISSION STATEMENT
To be a Christ-centered community
that worships the Trinity and loves our neighbors by applying the Gospel
to all areas of life.
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CORE VALUES
gospel centrality
community
mission
transformationrestoration
vocation
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PASTORAL STAFF
DREWVisionPreach
CG SystemPastor
Network
BOBGraceTeen
GraceUCG CoachWorship
Discipleship
LUKEMusic
OutreachCG Coach
Church Life
Discipleship
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MINISTRY COORDINATING STAFF
JESSEMinistry
CoordinationSunday
Bookkeeping
LAURAGraceKidsInfants - K
DONNAGraceKids
1-6th
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•First steps to the future •Communicate vision•Reorganize staff and structure
Foundation
•Grow SJ and PA•Quality of worship•Quality of groups•Stewardship
Site Stability
•Lay leadership training•Clarifying roles•Inspiring creativity
Leadership Development
•Assess growth areas•Additional learning environments•Guidance and direction
Spiritual Maturity
FOUR GOALS FOR 2010
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GROUP QUESTIONS
Spend a few minutes learning the names and background of your group members.
What has been one unique aspect of Grace Church that you’ve noticed ?
What do you hope to learn about the church today?
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What Do We Believe? Key Doctrinal Issues
SESSION TWOGOSPEL CENTRALITY
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THREE CIRCLES OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF
Historic Christian Churches
EvangelicalProtestants Reformed
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OUTER CIRCLE: ALL CHRISTIANS
Apostle’s CreedWho Is God? Unique. Creator. Infinite. Trinity.Who Is Jesus? Fully God. Fully Man.
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EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT CIRCLE
What is the Bible? Revelation. Canon. Clarity.Who is Mankind? Image of God. Fallen. Sinner by nature and choice.What is Salvation? Reconciliation. Restoration.
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REFORMED CHURCHES
Sovereignty of GodCentrality of Christ’s WorkCovenantal view of ScriptureComprehensive worldview
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WHY AM I A CHRISTIAN?
1 2 3 4
How do I know that God has saved me? John 6:37
Father:Rom 9:11-13
Romans 3:10-12Deut 6/Rom 9:23
Eph 1:1-14
Son:Eph 5:25-27John 10:15
John 10:26-29John 6:39-40
Holy Spirit:Romans 3:23
John 6:442Tim 2:25John 3:3
Preservation:Phil 1:6
Rom 6:11-14Rom 12:1-2
Eph 2:9
creationpre-creation
new creation
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COVENANT AND REDEMPTION
One Covenant of Grace
Creation Fall No
ahAbraham
Moses
David
New
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Q&A ABOUT OUR BASIC BELIEFS
Doctrinal Statement = PCA Confession of Faith:The Westminster Confession
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BREAK !
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Fellowship, Membership and Life Together
SESSION THREEGOSPEL COMMUNITY
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GOD’S CALL TO COMMUNITY
Christian community = redemptive relationships
Each person is a “minister”
Developing real community takes effort,moving friends from outer to inner cicles >>
Public
You
Circles of Relationship
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GRACE CHURCH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Serves as the Social > Close Friends bridge
Our Community Group System provides systematic pastoral care through groups, enabling Christian growth
Each group develops a primary Christian community where lives are transformed by the Gospel through mutual ministry
Worship| Study | Prayer | Fellowship | Service
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MEMBERSHIP IN A LOCAL CHURCH
Why church membership? Church membership is different: a
provider, not a consumer Biblical community and commitment
(Heb 3:13) Oversight and care by spiritual leaders
(Jer. 17, Hebrews 13:17) Use of spiritual gifts in ministry
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MEMBERSHIP VOWS1. Do you acknowledge yourself to be a sinner in the
sight of God, justly deserving his displeasure, and without hope except through his sovereign mercy?
2. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
3. Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes a follower of Christ?
4. Do you promise to support the church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
5. Do you submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the Church, and promise to strive for its purity and peace?
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ACTIVE CHRISTIAN INVOLVEMENT
DAILY WALK
W/GOD
WEEKLY WORSHIP
COMMUNITY
GROUP
MINISTER TO
OTHERS
STEWARDSHIP
BRING AND
INCLUDE
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HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER?
1. Membership Seminar2. Membership Application / Interview
Contact a pastor to set up an appointment
3. Session Approval4. Take Public Vows (+ Baptism, if
needed)
Do I Have To Be A Presbyterian To Join?NO!
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INVESTED AND CONNECTED TOGETHER
Belong
ServeRetreats
Leadership
Community
Groups
Sunday Teams
Pastoral Care
GraceCares
GraceGlobal
Grace@Work
Sunday Classes
Events
MeetWorship
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GROUP QUESTIONS
What does community look and feel like to you?
Where at Grace Church have you already participated? How did that help you get involved?
Have you connected to a community group? Share a highlight of that group.
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Living Out the Gospel For Others
SESSION FOURGOSPEL MISSION
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“MISSIONAL CHURCH”
What compels us since our launch? Not for ourselves but for others Stay ‘simple’ and focused on mission Speak in plain language, avoid “us/them” Not embarrassing to your friends “Success” = gospel changed lives Enter into the world around us Live radically changed and surprising lives
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MISSIONAL: CHRIST CENTERED CHURCH LIFE
Community Centered Around Jesus,Not the “Boundary” Entry
Church Focused on the “Boundary” MarkersAnd Not Focused on the Core Gospel
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‘Restarted’
Grace
Extends gospel
Focus on
mission
Reach neighbors
Develop leaders
Leverages staff
MULTI-SITE AND NEW CHURCHES
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ONE CHURCH IN MANY LOCATIONS
GRACE CHURCHSILICON VALLEY
Vision, Mission, Admin, Preaching/Music
Leader Development, Staffing
San Jose Site
• Worship• Community
Groups• Outreach
Palo Alto Site
• Worship• Community
Groups• Outreach
Future
SitesFutur
e Sites
Stanford RUF
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GLOBAL MISSIONS
RESTARTING a new emphasis on mission in 2010
Supporting missions in other cities – SE Asia, Mexico, Africa, Bulgaria, Pakistan
Sending short-term teams from Grace to help church plant networks (ex: Saltillo)
Helping foreign church planting and training local leaders
Concern for physical needs of developing nations and issues of justice: Compassion, Chalmer’s Center, Kiva, IJM
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WORSHIP IN MISSION
First: God’s GloryWorship at Grace Church connects Christians to God
Second: Expanding God’s GloryWorship at Grace Church connects other people to God.
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STEWARDSHIP IN MISSION
All Money is God’s Money Giving Must Be In Significant Proportions.
10%+ Evaluate your heart with regard to money
What do you most enjoy spending money on? What percentage of your income is going to: God's causes, people in need. How close is it to 10% of your income?
Giving Must be Regular and Consistent Prayerfully distributed among Christian
causes as God directs
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LUNCH BREAK !
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Becoming like Jesus from the inside - out
SESSION FIVEGOSPEL TRANSFORMATION
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LEGALISM AND RELATIVISMLegalist/ Moralist/’Religious’
“Truth without grace.” Says or implies that we must obey the truth in order to be saved.The religious only repent of sins.Moral and religious people are sorry for their sins, but they see sins as simply the failure to live up to standards by which they are saving themselves.Without a knowledge of Christ's completely satisfying life and death, the knowledge of sin crushes us or moves us to deny and repress it.
Relativist/ Hedonist/Irreligious
“Grace without truth.”Says or implies that we are accepted by God regardless of what is true.The irreligious don't repent at all.Irreligious people aren’t sorry at all, or at most they are sorry for some of the bad consequences of their sins which go against their ability to enjoy life to the fullest.Without a knowledge of our extreme sin, the payment of the gospel seems trivial and does not electrify or transform us.
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GOSPEL TRANSFORMATION
Gospel brings a new relationship with God:Not boss/employee, but father/child
Change from the inside out: New identity united in Christ Jesus. Real change is deeper than behavioral change
Idolatry is the root sin: a functional savior that’s not Jesus.
Examples: Despair, guilt, fear, anger, manipulation, lust, hopelessness… evidence of idolatry
Worshiping the Real God, loving Jesus more, leads to greater holiness
Christians continually grow by grace, through faith, in deepening circles
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TRANSFORMING GRACEAdoratio
n
Aware of Sin
Despair
Repentance/Faith
Sanctification
Dynamic of Spiritual Transformation: Faith / RepentanceOn New / Off Old >>
Means of Grace Private Prayer, Bible Worship, Sacraments Preaching, Teaching Fellowship Service Study Meditation, etc.
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THE CHRISTLIKE LIFE (GOD’S LAW)
Why Commandments? God's law expresses his character, i.e.
what he is like, what he loves, what he hates.
Since we are created in his image, we can only find fulfillment in a life of law-keeping. The law expresses what we were both made and redeemed for (Exodus 20:1-2).
Law and Love Sinless Perfection, or a Lifetime of
Repentance? Christian Ethics in the Public Sphere
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CASE STUDY: GRACE IN CONFLICTMatthew 18:15-17 Conflict resolution. Colossians 1:19-20
Focu
s on
sel
f
Focus on God
Focus on ‘enemy’
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4 STEPS OF FORGIVENESS
Glorify God Get the log out of your eye Gently show your brother his
fault Be reconciled
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PEACEMAKING IN THE CHURCH
Informal Discipline (below the surface)Self-examinationSitting under ScripturesGeneral interaction among believers. Personal conflict resolution.
Formal DisciplineFor non-repentanceElders and PastorsWhole church
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PURPOSE OF CHURCH DISCIPLINE
1. Maintain the honor and glory of God(Rom. 2:23-24)
2. Maintain and promote the purity of Christ's Church (1 Cor. 15:33-34)
3. Restore the fallen to a life of godliness(Gal. 6:1)
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SESSION SIXGOSPEL RESTORATION
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CITIES AND CULTURES
Broken Design: Separation, class
and danger Competition and
inhumanity Cultural gods
dominate(tallest buildings = home for the ‘gods’)
God’s Design: Refuge for the weak
and safety Culture making and
creativity Spiritual center for
God’s glory
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SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE WORSHIP PROBLEMS
Societal “Functional Saviors” Wealth Race/ethnicity State Reason/education Progress/technology
Leads to injustice, violence, strife, dependency, intolerance
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ALREADY / NOT-YET: NOW + FUTURE
Not Yet•Begins with Jesus•Hope and power•New Heavens and Earth
Already
•Begins in the Garden•Continuing sin•Continuing effects of sin•Ends at the Return
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GOSPEL IS NEITHER LEFT NOR RIGHT
Brings Hope to Hopeless, Humility to Powerful, Unity to Separated, Bond of Common Grace
Mercy partners Community Pregnancy Center CityTeam Hope for a Child Compassion International Leland House (with RUF) New Ministies… plus personal and group ministries
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Participating in Grace Church
SESSION SEVENGOSPEL VOCATION
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GOD’S KINGDOM PURPOSES
Redeeming the World: New Heavens and New Earth
Your Whole Life is for God’s Glory and to serve his Kingdom
Gospel: You have been saved for a purpose
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CALLING IN CHURCH AND LIFE
Where Do I Serve Best?
ABILITY AFFINITY
OPPORTUNITY
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WHO DOES WHAT IN A CHURCH?
MEMBERS
MinisterOne Another
Outside
STAFF
GuideEquip
Connect
PASTOR
LeadsVisionUnity
ELDERS
GovernShepherdSupport
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CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Multiple Officers
Elders
Diaconate
Selection/Ordination
Assemblies
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CHRIST’S CHURCH
Ed Clowney, The Church
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ELDERS AT GRACE CHURCH
Shepherd (Individually)• Prayer + Care
Govern• Accountability + Vision
Approval
Support• Encourage + Resource
Tyler MartinTom OliveriLloyd TaylorJoe Weber
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HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE?Church: Elders
Churches: Presbytery Presbyteries: General Assembly
Congregation
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NEXT STEPSCONNECT to
a Community Group
CONTACT a Pastor
ENGAGE in Ministry
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HANDOUTS
Notes and Resources
Membership
Application
Peacemaker Brochure
Involvement
Financial Details