Ephesians 5:1-17 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In chapter 5:1, Paul urges us to imitate God. Be like God. Paul tells us in other places to imitate him, as he imitates Christ (1 Cor 4:16; 10:31-11:1; Phil 3:17; 1 Thess 1:6; 2 Thess 3:7, 9); and he tells congregations to […]
As I mentioned on Sunday, we’re going to push the pause button on our Ephesians series, and resume it in February. When we return to this study, we’ll cover some important content on marriage, parenting, vocations, and spiritual warfare (Eph 5:18-6:24). December is our Advent series: “Word Made Flesh.” We kick it off on Sunday, […]
The ‘Christ of Christmas’ Concert is only 10 days away! IDC Members & Regular Attenders, please make sure to buy your tickets ($5) and pick up fliers to give away at the info table this Sunday! Guests and out of town friends, please email Clint@idcraleigh.com to reserve your tickets as there is limited space! We […]
Ephesians 4:17-32 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We’re talking about a new set of clothes in Eph 4. Paul uses this metaphor, of “taking off and putting on” (clothes) to talk about what happens when you become a Christian.Of course, he’s not talking about physical clothes, but spiritual clothes – […]
Ephesians 4:1-16 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In Ephesians 4, Paul describes the body of Christ. We should not be like my uninterested third period health class when we cover this material! We should listen closely to Paul for we are part of this body as Christians! And should pay […]
By Pastor Tony I really enjoyed Everyday Church: Gospel and Communities on Mission by two of my favorite authors on the church: Steve Timmis and Tim Chester. As I was reading, the authors included a list from my friend Jonathan Dodson, “Eight Ways to Easily Be Missional.” This was an older blog post that I missed and […]
Members of IDC, The Elders wanted to write to you about the coming year and the reason behind the Thursday night events. IDC is committed to a simple church structure. This means we do not want to create a bunch of events for our people to attend, but rather prioritize our Sunday gathering and time […]
Ephesians 3:14‐21 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] A lot of believers only pray when they have no other option. Oh, they may have some routine prayers that they pray – like at meal times, or on a Sunday – but when it comes to actually seeking God with desperation, they […]
IDC would like to make you aware of two upcoming events… 1) The Ordination of Nate Akin, Donnie Hollis, and Matt Sigmon – This Sunday (Nov. 4) at 6pm three of our Elders will be ordained. This will be a special time as we commemorate their role as shepherds at IDC. Although the NT does […]