November 8, 2026, Sunday Worship Service, Sermon "Our Church is Bigger Than We Think!"

Worship Service, November 8, 2026

Sermon: “Our Church is Bigger Than We Think”

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Rev. Dr. Peter Moon

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When we think about who we are as a church, our thinking can be, if we are not careful, too small. Jesus gives the church the “keys to the kingdom." This doesn’t mean that we get to choose who goes in and out. It means we have all the keys to the entire house. The church lives at the intersection of the kingdom and this world. The church is the community of the kingdom, and our role as the church is to be a means and managers of expanding the kingdom in our lives and in this world. As such, we are ambassadors, stewards, expanders, and revealers of this kingdom. Though we don’t want to get big-headed, the church, indeed our church, is a big deal.

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References for our November 8 services:

“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”

From Hymns of Praise 2

Tune: EIN’ FESTE BURG

Music: Martin Luther, 1529

Arranged by Stan Pethel

© 2001 Choristers Guild

“No Church Completes Construction”

Text: Carl P. Daw

Tune: AURELIA

Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864

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