Message 6: The churches as lampstands shining to the world The church’s purpose is to reach the world, not to merely make the members happy. This is why the church is called a lampstand, not a roman bath (or spa). The lampstand is the […]
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The local churches
Message 5: The local churches: a church in the city expressing the one Body In the New Testament there is one church in one city. This is what all Christians are, we just want to say what we are and live it out as the […]
The Church is the Body of Christ
Message 4: The Church is the Body of Christ The deepest relationship you will ever have is that as a fellow member of the body of Christ. Paul in Romans says “we are members one of another.” Other relationships you may have are unions with […]
Christ is building and we are building
Message 3: Christ is building and we are building Jesus declared to the disciples “I will build my church.” This is God’s great design. We must see that we can be a part of God’s building by building ourselves. That is why Paul describes the […]
The Church is a family
Message 2: The Church is a family We can’t see church as equal to college Christian meetings. It is so much more. Church is full of dads, moms, uncles, aunts, grandpas and grandmas, toddlers and babies. Even annoying junior highers! This is a family. […]
God’s Eternal Purpose – “I will build My church”
Message 1: God’s Eternal Purpose – “I will build My church” Jesus led His disciples away to a high mountain where He told them one of the most influential and consequential messages concerning His purpose—He said to them “I will build My church.” […]