Church as Family   - 10/07/2007

Today marks our 25th anniversary as a local church

• Church as Family

• Ekklesia, Oikos

• Universal and Local
  

• Father, brothers, sisters

• Even better than being Irish

• Many different expressions

• Metaphors

• Danger of Institutionalism

• Church is God's Family

• Made by God

• Jesus draws

• History of NCCC

• Names and people

• Made for God

• Our story

• Relationship not Religion

• An invitation

• Homework - verses to consider
• Eph 2:19; Gal 6:10; 1 Pet 4:17; Col 1:2; Matt 6:13-18; Eph 2:19-22; Heb 2:9-11; John 12:32; Col 1:16; 2 Cor 5:19; Luke 15