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Sep 15, 2024

What is the Big Deal about Being Committed to The Church?

What is the Big Deal about Being Committed to The Church?

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What Is the Big Deal About Being Committed to the Church?

 September 15, 2024

PRINCIPLE: God’s heart desire is not for you to just attend church; it’s for you to to and to the church.

Matthew 16:13–18
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
1 Corinthians 1:1–3
1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

PRINCIPLE: There is no such thing in the New Testament as a believer that exists in some sort of random, independent, and free-floating lifestyle that is not fully in a local church.

Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
The Bible Teaches Us

1. God to the Church.

2. God speaks the Church.

3. The Church is the of the world.

Acts 2:41
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Acts 5:14
Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.
Acts 11:24
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were added to the Lord.
Hebrews 13:17
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.

QUESTION: Would I want to be a part of a church if it was made up mostly of people with my level of ?

5 Foundational Truths

1. Jesus the Church.

Matthew 16:18
…I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

2. Jesus the Church.

Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

3. Not actively belonging to a church is that something is wrong with you spiritually.

1 John 2:19 (NLT)
These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.

4. Church is not just a place to ; it’s a place to participate and belong.

5. Not only is church important for you, it holds the power to impact the world and to come.

What is my response to all of this?

myself in the local church and actively .

Psalm 92:12–15
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, 15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.
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