Sermon Notes: June 17, 2012

Title: Jesus is Building His Church: On the 250th Anniversary of the Constituting of the First Baptist Church in the City of New York

Text: John 17.6–11

Structure: the church is

1. Created by the Trinity

• The Father’s Gift (17.6–11)
• The Son’s Death (10.7–11)
• The Spirit’s Presence (14.15–17)

2. Created for Community

• A universal community (11.52; 10.16–17)
• An obedient community (10.26–29)
• A loving community (13.34–35)
• A fruitbearing community (15.1–11)
• A led community (21.15–17)
• A missional community (20.17–21)
• A penultimate community (14.1–3)

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