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6 yrs ago when Kel and I moved back to San Diego to start a church, we had a vision to reach our friends in the South Coastal area. In fact, we wrote it into the mission statement of our church. I would’ve never guessed that 4 1/2 yrs. into it there would be two new churches practically a stones throw from ours doing similar things. When I first heard of SouthCoast Community...I immediately called Steve. Told him about our office complex, invited him to the ministers fellowship…. We’ve been friends ever since, surfed together….leading up to today….and eventually our surf contest. I’ve known from that start that the way we reach people for Christ is through our combined efforts as churches. It’s not about individual church growth, it’s about God’s kingdom growth. We talked about God’s kingdom in church last week... it’s anything that has to do with God, things he would be pleased with. I think God is pleased with this combined service today…. So, what does God’s kingdom look like in a “flesh and blood”, tangible way? It’s what you see right before you, it’s God’s people living in a godly way. Specifically, it’s what Romans 14 talks about….
What is really important?
Can we make it our goal to live righteous in every area?
What should we be trying the hardest to do? (vs. 19)
Just like I mentioned at the start, these are the kinds
of things that make it obvious we are kingdom people,
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