Pastor Dale Benson
1 Corinthians 12
In 1963, a group of between 25-30 people gathered at Kingston School in Grove City, Ohio, and God brought to fulfillment a dream and vision for a church that would share the message of the full gospel with Grove City, Ohio.
They were a part of a holiness movement that believed a few things:
* God created a beautiful, good world and created man in His image.
* Through the disobedience of humankind, sin entered the world.
* Through the death, burial, and resurrection of his son, Jesus, God demonstrated His love for the world and His ultimate power of sin, death, and the grave.
* Through belief in His Son, our sins are forgiven.
* Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can live the life God created for us.
Our response to that story is to allow God to live in and through us so that we reflect Him to the world. That they too can know God fully and become a part of this story.
This is a story for all of us to enter. The is a story in which all of us can play a part.
Our story has included:
- Pastors
- Buildings
- Community
- Parades
- Home Visits
- Backpacks for Kids
The common denominator in all these stories is people. It is many stories that form into one giant story. It is a story of the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (NLT)
- There have been many building projects over the years. But the body is not the buildings. The body is the people, working together.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (NLT)
- We all share the same Spirit, and that Spirit is moved when the body is together. That Spirit moves among us when two or three of us are gathered. That Spirit moves among us when we take the time to pray together and acknowledge His presence. The church has been built on prayer sharing the story of Christ with others. That is when God moves.
1 Corinthians 12:14-17 (NLT)
- Often, the church has divided the body via ages. The Naz has excelled over the years in ensuring that children and families are a vital part of the mission. Those little kids grow into preschoolers, elementary kids, and teenagers. And they need help and guidance more than ever. We have known this, and that is why in 1989 we started Grove City Christian Childcare Center, to reach families in Grove City through their kids. As the kids began to graduate preschool in 1991, we had our very first class at Grove City Christian school. In 2003, we graduated our first class from the high school.
- Sports programs have grown to the point that we now have from GCCS headed on scholarships in NAIA and NCAA. If you go down the main entrance of the school you will see a wall of World Changers: Students who have moved on into the world of music, missions, or service as pastors or businesspeople as God has called them.
1 Corinthians 12:18-21 (NLT)
- Work and Witness
- Parachurch
- Refuge
- Jordan Rieser Foundation
- Lower Lights Ministries
- The Refuge for Women/Covering
1 Corinthians 12:21-26 (NLT)
- Sports Ministries
1 Corinthians 12:27-31 (NLT)
