VISION & VALUES: Developers

February 25, 2007
"Commitment Day at the Orchard Church"

RECAP
**VISION “share the love of Jesus…”
**O is our words.
**R-doing is our actions.
**C is our example.
**H is our power.
**A is our guide book.
**R-building is our support structure.
**DEVELOPERS are the glue.

MOST PEOPLE THINK THE CHURCH LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
**is a top-down model.
**is a corporate or military structure of leading.
**God's in charge.
**the pastor or board runs the church.
**the staff answers to the pastor.
**the teachers answer to the staff.
**the church members answer to their teachers.
**THIS IS NOT RIGHT!

EPHESIANS 2:19-22
“So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.”

THE BIBLE DESCRIBES CHURCH LEADERSHIP WITH 2 ILLUSTRATIONS:
**a body (1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4)
**a house (1 Corinthians 3)

COMMITMENT DAY
1Corinthians 3
2Corinthians 9:6-13
I will build up the community.
I will support the community.
I will serve the community.

HOLY SPIRIT'S ROLE
Organic ~ Gives us words: Matthew 10
Relationship Doing ~ Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5
Community ~ Brings unity: 1Cor. 12
Holy Spirit ~ God’s power & presence!
Answers ~ Guide, teacher, reminder. John 14:17 & 26
Relationship Building ~ Gives us love. Colossians 1:8
Developers ~ Gives us strength/power to serve the gospel of Jesus... Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, 2Timothy 1:14, 1Peter 1:12

VISION & VALUES: Relationship Building

February 18, 2007
"Relationships building others up."

1Peter 4:8-11
“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.”

V&V RECAP
•VISION “share the love of Jesus…”
•O is our words.
•R is our actions.
•C is our example.
•H is our power.
•A is our guide book.
•RELATIONSHIP DOING is our support structure.

EXTREME RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TAKES...
1.Extreme Unity ~ Ephesians 4:1-7
2.Extreme Leaders ~ Ephesians 4:11-16
3.Extreme Motivation ~ Hebrews 10:23-24
4.Extreme Accountability ~ Matthew 18:15-20
5.Extreme Caution ~ Romans 15:1-4
6.Extreme Commitment ~ Ephesians 4:16

HOLY SPIRIT'S ROLE
•Organic ~ Gives us words: Matthew 10
•Relationship Doing ~ Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5
•Community ~ Brings unity: 1Cor. 12
•Holy Spirit ~ God’s power & presence!
•Answers ~ Guide, teacher, reminder. John 14:17 & 26
•Relationship Building ~ …the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you. Colossians 1:8

VISION & VALUES: Answers

February 11, 2007
"The Answers to Life's Questions"

HEBREWS 4:12
“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”

ANSWER BOOK
**VISION “share the love of Jesus…”
**O is our words.
**R is our actions.
**C is our example.
**H is our power.
**ANSWERS is our guide book, our instruction manual, our voice, our checks and balances, and so much more!
**The ORCHARD Church is a relational community. Our most important relationship is to our heavenly Father. Relationships are built on communication. Conversation is never one sided. God’s words are written for us. The more passionate we are about reading, the more we talk.

THE HOLY SPIRIT'S ROLE
**Organic ~ Gives us words: Matthew 10
**Relationship Doing ~ Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5
**Community ~ We have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit & we all share the same Spirit : 1Cor. 12
**Holy Spirit ~ God’s power & presence!
**Answers ~ Our counselor who leads us into all truth, teaches us everything & reminds us of Jesus’ teaching. John 14:17 & 26

VISION & VALUES: Community

February 4, 2007

"A Radical Community"

VISION

**If our vision is to share the love of Jesus at the coffee shops, in living rooms and with families, then...

**Organic is the words that we use.

**Relationship Doing are our actions we use.

**Community is our entire church being an example to the community around us of how to share the love of Jesus on a daily basis with one another.

SCRIPTURES

**Acts 2:42 - 4:47

**Acts 4:32 - 37

**Acts 5:12 - 16

**Acts 5:17 - 42 Boldness in the face of suffering.

WE BECOME A "Radical" COMMUNITY WHEN...

**Our worship changes our community.

**Our generosity changes our community.

**Our boldness changes our community.

HOLY SPIRIT'S ROLE

•Organic ~ Gives us words: Matthew 10:20

•Relationship Doing ~ Fruit of the Spirit’s transformation in our lives: Galatians 5:22-26

•Community ~ Unites us as one body: 1Corinthians 12

•Holy Spirit

•Answers

•Relationship Building

•Developers