by Eric Spivey | Nov 16, 2023 | Divine Community
November 19 – Ephesians 2:11-22 Main Focus: To sustain a multi-ethnic community, we must practice reconciliation. The last few verses of this passage supply a vision for the church, while the rest of the passage explains the work that it takes to get there. All...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 9, 2023 | Divine Community
November 12 – Acts 13:1-3 Main Focus: To grow into a multi-ethnic community, we must be relationally strategic. In Acts 13:1-3 we read about the church in Antioch, which is a great case study in the practices of a multi-ethnic church. In the first century,...
by Eric Spivey | Oct 26, 2023 | Divine Community
November 5 – Acts 1:6-8 Main Focus: Gospel advancement, meaning discipleship, is the strategy for multi-ethnic community. Discipleship is not merely a ministry of the church, it is the ministry of the church. In Acts 1:6-11, Jesus charges, indwells, and empowers...
by Eric Spivey | Oct 26, 2023 | Divine Community
October 29 – Luke 10:25-37 Main Focus: Love is the fuel for multi-ethnic community. We’re now transitioning to the second portion of our series, the practical outworking of all we’ve discussed thus far. Over the past ten weeks we’ve established that God is...
by Eric Spivey | Oct 16, 2023 | Divine Community
October 22 – Matthew 1:1-17 Main Focus: Multi-ethnic inclusion is a necessary and intentional ingredient for and outcome of the gospel. In his Gospel, Matthew sets out to prove that Jesus is the promised Messiah-King of Israel, and he starts by tracing Jesus’s...
by Graham Michael | Oct 9, 2023 | Divine Community
October 15 – Psalm 117 Graham Michael is a beloved lay elder at Vintage Church Downtown. Main Focus: The Lord’s faithfulness warrants multi-ethnic praise and worship. Psalm 117 is not only the shortest of all the psalms, but it’s also the shortest chapter in the...
