Luke 10:25-37 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We are in a short series on the nature of our mission at IDC called “Love Your Neighbor.” We see that command in this popular story typically referred to as “The Good Samaritan.” Part of the problem with talking about “love” is that […]
If you were with us for corporate worship last Sunday (Aug. 19) you know it was hard to find a seat. We had 308 people in the building, including 277 in the “big room” for corporate worship. Praise God it was crowded! We are grateful and humbled that God has brought so many new folks to our doors […]
Luke 14 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] People who have experienced Jesus’ gracious hospitality, should extend the same type of gracious hospitality. If you’ve experienced it, you should extend it. Don’t always think of mission as extraordinary. Jesus talked about having dinner with people here. He didn’t start a program, […]
Greetings Imago Dei Church, it’s about that time for Equip to launch! Equip is a discipleship training time that allows the Elders to get to know and begin equipping future leaders for roles that will take the gospel all over the world, and also to identify future Aspire interns. Equip will hold monthly training meetings […]
Titus 3:1-15 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Regeneration (Rebirth) radically changes us, inside and out, so that now we reflect that gospel-change to one another and the watching world! N.T. Wright says, “the creator of the World is a lavish host who has sent out a worldwide invitation to His […]
Beginning on August 19, we will begin a brief, five-week series called “Love Your Neighbor.” This series will focus on some central aspects of our mission at IDC. We will cover issues like mercy and justice ministry, hospitality and evangelism, and adoption and orphan care. On September 9, we will have our Imago Dei birthday […]
This is the final part to our series about what we’ve learned in the first year of Imago Dei. If you missed them, here are part one and part two. 9. Expect Support from Unlikely Partners Many church planters expect to get funding from mega churches, big time individual givers and large missions funding organizations (i.e. NAMB), and […]
Titus 2:1-15 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Godliness is not just about saying “No” to sin. You must say “yes” to God. You are not in neutral. You are going in one direction. You will not overcome sin or addiction by simply saying “no.” You must say “Yes.”So, grace teaches […]
We are in the middle of a three-part series sharing our journey over the past year as we’ve planted IDC Raleigh. If you missed part one, you can find it here. 5. Plant the Church You’ve Always Wanted to Go to This is the sagely advice of Larry Osborne. It might sound self-serving, but it’s […]
We launched our first public worship service at Imago Dei on September 11, 2011. Since that time, we’ve learned many important lessons. We want to share them with you in hopes that they may help future planters. Of course, we don’t have everything figured out. We aren’t experts. We often say, “We’re building the plane […]