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1 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe, Belong, and Become The Big Idea: God Is Calling Cornerstone Community Church to Be a Christ-Shaped Church

2 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe, Belong, and Become The Big Picture: The Bowen Center

3 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe, Belong, and Become

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5 In Christ Alone Cornerstone Community Church: God Is Calling Us to Be a Christ- Centered Place to Believe In Christ Alone of Christ Jesus in Christ “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus…to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse” (Colossians 1:1)

6 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Joyfully in Christ’s Victory rescued us brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loveswe have redemption forgiveness of sins “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves in whom we have redemption the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:13-14).

7 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Joyfully in Christ’s Victory from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven “Because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints: the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth the gospel” (Col. 1:4-6).

8 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Joyfully in Christ’s Victory from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven “Because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints: the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth the gospel” (Col. 1:4-6).

9 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Joyfully in Christ’s Victory We’ve Read the End of the Story: Christ Wins!

10 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Richly in Christ’s Supremacy

11 Christ + Nothing = Everything!

12 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross” (Col. 1:15-20).

13 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe Richly in Christ’s Supremacy just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord continue to live in him as you were taught “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” (Col. 2:6-7).

14 Cornerstone Community Church: God Is Calling Us to Be a Christ- Centered Place to Belong to Christ and the Body of Christ

15 “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”

16 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Head of the Church the head “Christ is the head of the body, the church” (Colossians 1:18).

17 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Head of the Church Not Christ We Must Build Our Church Not from the Pastor Down, But from Christ Up, Down, and All Around!

18 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Head of the Church from Epaphrasdear fellow servant “You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant” (Col. 1:7). one of you “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings” (Col. 4:12).

19 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Head of the Church to prepare God’s peopleworks of service “…God gave pastors and teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Eph. 4:11-12).

20 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Father’s Forgiven Family enemies But now reconciled you “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation” (Col. 1:21-22).

21 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Father’s Forgiven Family Withoutenemies Without Christ, we are God’s enemies; Infamily In Christ, we are God’s family!

22 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Father’s Forgiven Family “I could dismiss half of my patients tomorrow if I could assure them that they are forgiven.”

23 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Father’s Forgiven Family holy in his sightwithout blemish free from accusation “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation” (Col. 1:21-22).

24 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Belong to the Father’s Forgiven Family Let’s be a church that crops Christ and the cross back into the picture!

25 Cornerstone Community Church: God Is Calling Us to Be a Christ-Centered Place to Become Like Christ

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27 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Help One Another Become More Like Jesus “We proclaim Christ, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me” (Col. 1:28-29).

28 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Help One Another Become Like Jesus Every Christian Is Capable of Becoming More Like Jesus!

29 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Help One Another Become Like Jesus Every Christian Is Capable of Being a Disciple-Maker: Helping Others to Become More Like Jesus

30 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Help One Another Become Like Jesus as you teach and admonish one another “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God” (Col. 3:15-16).

31 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Help One Another Become Like Jesus labor, struggling his energy so powerfully works “To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me” (Col. 1:29).

32 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Become Ambassadors for Christ outsiders full of grace how to answer “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone” (Col. 4:5-6).

33 My Christ-Centered CCC 2014 Resolution _____ I resolve in 2014 to remind myself and others of Christ’s victory—We’ve read the end of the story—Christ wins! _____ I resolve in 2014 to know Christ deeply by studying and applying the riches of God’s Word. _____ I resolve in 2014 to be a member/attender like Epaphras—committed to doing the work of the ministry now while we wait for our next pastor.

34 My Christ-Centered CCC 2014 Resolution _____ I resolve in 2014 to crop Christ back into the picture—reminding myself and others that in Christ we are forgiven, welcomed home, and cleansed. _____ I resolve in 2014 to join my fellow members/attenders at Cornerstone Community Church in becoming more like Jesus by speaking the truth in love to one another. _____ I resolve in 2014 to be an ambassador for Christ by wisely and lovingly sharing Christ with my friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers.

35 Cornerstone Community Church: A Christ-Centered Place to Believe, Belong, and Become The Big Idea: God Is Calling Cornerstone Community Church to Be a Christ-Shaped Church


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