Rediscovering Church: The Commitment - Sam Gibson

Church of the City New York

COTC NYC

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🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This Sunday, Pastor Sam Gibson finished out our Rediscovering Church series with a teaching from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 on Jesus and His Church. As we look to and learn from the early church, we must be careful not to elevate them above the person of Jesus. The Church throughout time has always experienced difficult relational dynamics, because humans, in all of their brokenness, are involved. However, as the Bride of Christ, the Church is still called to operate in a different way. We must gather as the Body to exalt Jesus in the present, establish His Kingdom where we are, and look together toward our eternal future.

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0:00.0	Giddy folks. Welcome to the Church of the City, New York podcast. Good to have you with us.
0:09.8	This summer we are going to be in a series called Rediscovering Church. It is going to be a verse-by-verse
0:15.1	teaching through the book of one Thessalonians. This is a beautiful book, short book,
0:20.1	potent book,
0:21.2	with a ton of implications for how to follow Jesus
0:24.3	in a world like ours.
0:26.0	If we can serve you anyway,
0:27.5	please jump on our website, church.n.yc.
0:30.5	And as always, hope you're doing well, peace.
0:36.5	Now we ask you brothers and sisters to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you
0:42.4	in the Lord, and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.
0:49.5	Live in peace with each other and we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive.
0:56.0	Encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
1:00.0	Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
1:07.0	Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances circumstances for this is god's will for you in
1:13.8	christ jesus do not quench the spirit do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all
1:19.9	hold on to what is good reject every kind of evil may god himself the god of, sanctify you through and through.
1:28.3	May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:35.3	The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
1:38.3	Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
1:40.3	Greet all God's people with a holy kiss.
1:43.3	I charge you before the Lord to have this letter
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