Faith Troy Sermons

A community of Jesus followers who are in community with one another and who are creating community for one another. The best understanding of what church its supposed to be is "one anothering" one another. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him. But pity the person who falls and has no one to help them up. Though one may be overwhelmed, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." "It is inevitable that stumbling blocks should come, but woe to that man, through whom they come." Matthew 18:7 The word Jesus uses as stumbling blocks literally means "a trap" Sometimes we stumble over ideas. For most of us, it's not ideas that cause us to stumble... it's people. Difficult times can also be a stumbling block. The church, the real Church is not someone sitting in an office some place. Even though you may be walking through the "Valley of the Shadow of Death" right now, God is