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Why is Trent preaching on "Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary" this Sunday?



We believe our journey from campus ministry to church planting is following a path that God is wonderfully clearing. The current steps in our journey are:
1. Build a base of prayer and financial support
2. Engage as a pastor in our mother-church, for a season
3. Adapt to and serve the Parkside neighborhoods
Prayer walking the belt-line by the Park

So, right now, I am mainly focusing on step #1, building a base of prayer and support so that Emily and I reach outreach and lead so that a Christ-centered, community focused, and mission minded church can be planted in an area that greatly needs one. (And, I might add, an area that, with such a church, could be a great blessing to Atlanta and the world!)

Occasionally, I will have to opportunity to delve into step #2, engaging as a pastor at City Church Eastside. For example, I am attending some church staff meetings and I am preaching on occasion, including, Sunday July 1st, 2012. 
Trent and Scott Armstrong, the lead pastor at City Church Eastside

We are going through the historic Apostles Creed, in a series of sermons titled, "This We Believe."Scott, the lead pastor at City Church, and a great friend and partner in ministry, decided on this series because he realizes that what we believe has enormous impact on how we live. My sermon explores what it means to believe that Jesus Christ was "conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary."

It took me a bit of time reflecting on the importance and relevance of my assignment before I really had a point of view worth preaching. But the more I thought about where the conception and birth of Christ fit in to the story of Christ, the more I realized that it really is essential to real, fruitful Christian faith. If you want to know why, join us Sunday or come back to the website later to get the link to listen to the sermon.
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
Highly recommend for children and grown ups!

If you are able to join us this Sunday, you might prepare yourself for the sermon by reading the two Gospel accounts of Jesus' conception and birth, Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke chapters 1 and 2. 

Also for further study (these books are available for purchase at City Church Eastside)
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, Book two, "What Christians Believe"
A Summary of Christian Doctrine, Louis Berkoff, pages 71-82
The Jesus Story Book Bible, Sally Lloyd Jones, pages 176-182

Grace,

Trent 


 

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