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SONG &
SWORD
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Song and Sword Exists to Proclaim Jesus with a
“Song of Grace and the Sword of Truth.”
Our name originated from Psalm 149:6 where it says of the Lord’s people,
“Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands.”
This dual reality of Christ followers reflects the God we serve.
Our ancient brothers sang, “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love” (Psalm 145:8 – song of grace).
He is a God of Mercy.
At the same time He wields ultimate justice and truth with his word being the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).
He is a God of Truth.
We pray that the Spirit will create in us a fellowship, that like our Lord was “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
what
we
believe
We believe in the Trinity-God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit as revealed in scripture. One God. Three distinct persons.
We believe that Jesus, fully God and fully human, was sent into the world to save us from our sins. We follow him as Christ and Lord and the only way to God the Father.
We believe in the bodily death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
We believe that God the Holy Spirit dwells in, gifts, and empowers all Christ followers.
We believe that the church is the body, bride, and building of Jesus. The worldwide church, and therefore every Christ-following congregation of believers is the expression of Jesus in the world today.
We believe that the Bible is God’s written word. Since all of it testifies to the Living Word Jesus and is inspired by the Holy Spirit, we define sin and righteousness by the Scriptures alone.
We believe that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and not by any works we can do on our own. As such we maintain a loving and inviting posture towards
all people.
We believe in the resurrection of our earthly bodies and that Jesus will return for both the living and the dead who have put their trust in him, and that we will spend eternity with him.
We believe that we are on mission to make disciples, teach Jesus, and baptize people from all nations beginning in our respective locations.
We believe that God designed marriage from the beginning for a man and a woman to enjoy an equal, complementary, and loving relationship where two become one.
sunday sermon
TOGETHER “Variety in the Body” – 1 Corinthians 12:1-6
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If you are new to Song & Sword Church and want to know more about what it means as a Church to follow Jesus “Together” We would love to see you at our upcoming Membership Class. Follow the link below for an inside look!
https://www.songandsword.com/together
Join Us Online or Live Every Sunday and at The Chateau In Bloomington IL at 9 & 10:30AM
Register Your Child for Song & Sword Kids:
https://tinyurl.com/SongandSwordKidsRegistration
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Spiritual Gifts
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
OUTLINE:
THIS PASSAGE INFORMS CHRIST FOLLOWERS ABOUT SUPER-NATURAL SPIRITUAL GIFTS (“Now concerning spiritual gifts…I do not want you to be uninformed” – v. 1)
o The “spirit” of mute idols
o The Spirit of God (*I John 4:2-3).
BY DESIGN, THE CHURCH IS THE PLACE OF DIVERSITY (v. 4-6)
o Variety in the Trinity (3 in 1)
o Variety in the body (many in 1)
Variety of gifts
S.H.A.P.E. (Tool by Rick Warren)
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Variety of service (Acts 6:1-7)
Variety of activities
